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Neither Colleague Nor Client Is Safe From the Pen of Georgia Lawyer
Over the years, King & Spalding's Bob Steed has been one of the only lawyers in Atlanta who'll admit to using at least a few of his six-minute segments for public mockery of colleagues and even clients. Steed has prodded any number of sacred and profane cows, including televangelism, Alabama, and feminists, in newspaper columns and in six books. That's just part of what makes Steed special.Celebrated Ga. woman doctor turns 112
ATHENS, Ga. AP - Dr. Leila Denmark turned 112 last week, and had more than a few birthday wishes sent her way.Dr. Denmark practiced pediatric medicine in Atlanta and Athens until she was 103.But her thousands of patients and closest family hold Denmark with such high regard for her work and advice, not her longevity.Journalist's Defamation Claim Against AIDS Activist Is Dismissed
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Louis B. York ruled last week that journalist Celia Farber was a public figure for the purpose of the lawsuit and that her defamation claims against AIDS activist Richard Jefferys could not survive the heightened scrutiny required for public figures.Demonstrators, Campers Add to Atmosphere of Historic Event
Around the corner from the television cameras and the boisterous crowds in front of the U.S. Supreme Court this morning stood a long line of sober-looking men and women -- lawyers hoping to get a seat reserved for the Supreme Court Bar. The docile lawyers and the crowds, which were having a good old-fashioned First Amendment workout, agreed: the wait was worth it for such an historic event.Charlie Verhoeven from Quinn Emanuel helped to coordinate litigation in Nokia's global IP dispute with Qualcomm. Here, he talks about the patent litigation going global.
GC Mary Doyle Has the World in Her Palm
Silicon Valley veteran Mary Doyle came to Palm Inc. during a time when competitor RIM was locking horns with NTP in what would later culminate in a landmark $612 million patent settlement. Seeing increased risk for technology companies, Doyle led the way for a patent strategy that is still in place at Palm. Law.com recently caught up with Doyle to talk about Palm's legal department and her views on key patent issues faced by technology companies today.Judge Lucy Koh on Monday decided that she couldn't issue permanent injunctions against 26 Samsung products that a federal jury found violated Apple's patents. Her order applies a heightened standard established by the Federal Circuit that requires patentholders to show a direct link between lost market-share and a specific infringing feature of a competitor's product.
Attorneys Argue Over Toyota Venue
Plaintiffs' lawyers including Lieff Cabraser partner Elizabeth Cabraser convened in San Diego for a hearing in the Toyota litigation; a decision on the venue is expected within a few weeks.Supreme Court Asked to Take Aircraft Banner Case
An anti-abortion group claims Honolulu's ban on using airplanes to advertise violates free speech protections.Trending Stories
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