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March 30, 2006 | National Law Journal

Justices Seem Divided Over eBay Patent Injunction Case

Two veterans of the Supreme Court bar argued forcefully Wednesday in a high-stakes dispute over how easy it should be for a patent holder to win an injunction against an infringer, but the justices seemed closely divided. Carter Phillips, in his 49th case at the Court, represented eBay, arguing that injunctions should not be granted automatically. Seth Waxman, in his 47th high court appearance, portrayed his client, MercExchange, as a hardworking inventor not a "patent troll."
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June 01, 2006 | National Law Journal

Milberg Weiss Case Highlights Waiver Controversy

With government demands for waiver of privilege in white-collar prosecutions sparking the ire of attorneys worried about the sanctity of client communications, the waiver issue in the Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman case presents an especially prickly problem. Although the case is typical in some ways of recent corporate corruption prosecutions, some experts say the key distinction of the law firm's defendant status makes the potential infringement on attorney-client privilege all the more grave.
6 minute read
February 24, 2010 | National Law Journal

'Miranda' dealt one-two punch by high court

In decisions issued on Tuesday and Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that confessions should be admitted at trial even when police interviewed suspects in circumstances that lower courts viewed as Miranda violations.
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April 29, 2009 | New York Law Journal

New York Presses for State Regulation of National Banks

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June 01, 2007 | Law.com

He's No PAC Man

Barack Obama shuns K Street, but takes money from other D.C. players
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February 16, 2000 | Law.com

Key HMO Case Before Justices

In the first major battle against an HMO to hit the U.S. Supreme Court, the managed care industry is warning that a loss could threaten the industry's continued existence. The high court will hear arguments in a case involving the definition of "fiduciary" under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The justices will decide whether HMO physicians are fiduciaries that have breached their duty of loyalty to patients when they receive financial incentives to contain costs.
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November 20, 2003 | Law.com

Close to Home

Managing a law firm is no easy task. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the employee rights of professional partners has added further to management�s challenges.
8 minute read
March 03, 2005 | Law.com

Federal Circuit Grants Microsoft New Patent Trial

Microsoft has been given another chance to prove it did not infringe a University of California patent covering Web browser technology and thereby sidestep a $521 million jury verdict. The Federal Circuit ruled Wednesday that a lower court erred in preventing Microsoft from presenting evidence to a jury that could invalidate the patent, which UC licensed exclusively to Eolas Technologies. The decision sends the closely watched case back to U.S. district court for a new trial on the Eolas patent's validity.
5 minute read
March 30, 2006 | Law.com

Justices Seem Divided Over eBay Patent Injunction Case

Two veterans of the Supreme Court bar argued forcefully Wednesday in a high-stakes dispute over how easy it should be for a patent holder to win an injunction against an infringer, but the justices seemed closely divided. Carter Phillips, in his 49th case at the Court, represented eBay, arguing that injunctions should not be granted automatically. Seth Waxman, in his 47th high court appearance, portrayed his client, MercExchange, as a hardworking inventor not a "patent troll."
4 minute read
May 06, 2003 | Law.com

Survival Guide

Jeffrey Sutton and Priscilla Owen both started out as controversial nominees for the federal appellate bench, vigorously opposed by the left. But last week their paths diverged, when Sutton was confirmed for the bench while Owen drew a filibuster. The politics behind judicial nominations has grown increasingly complicated and bitter. Why are some nominees getting through and not others?
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