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Mark Twain Lives On in Federal Judge's Ruling on Release of Medicare Data
Judge Edward E. Carnes of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals invoked Mark Twain in his decision finding that a 1970s-era injunction prohibits the government from releasing Medicare data to a private company that wants to sell it for marketing and physician recruitment purposes. Writing for a three-judge panel and referring to the national debate over health care, Carnes repeated one of Twain's aphorisms: "History doesn't repeat itself; at best it sometimes rhymes."Judge OKs Budget Sale to Cendant
On Friday, a judge in Delaware approved the $3.4 billion sale of most of the assets of Daytona Beach, Fla.-based Budget Group Inc. to New York financial services and travel giant Cendant Corp. Cendant is slated to pay $110 million in cash and assume a $2.7 billion fleet financing agreement; it emerged as the sole bidder under a � 363 auction under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in October.
Law High School Relies on D.C. Firms
Three years after a handful of 20-somethings from Georgetown University Law Center's Street Law Clinic presented a proposal to the D.C. Public Charter School Board, the Thurgood Marshall Academy -- a law-related charter school -- is wrapping up its second full academic year. Clifford Chance and several other D.C.-area firms have pitched in with tutoring, mentoring and donations.
High Court Likes the Sound of Familiar Voices
When Carter Phillips argued in the case of Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices Inc., it was something of a first for the Supreme Court. That's because the Court bestows argument time on amici only rarely - and never before, Phillips believes, to a foreign governmental body like the Commission of the European Communities. The grant of time can be read as yet another sign, amply reinforced last term, that the justices like to hear arguments from familiar voices.SEC Targets China Affiliates of 'Big Four' Accounting Firms
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has accused five Chinese accounting firms, including affiliates of the United States' "big four," of refusing to produce documents related to an agency investigation of fraud.Big Media Want FCC Regs Case Heard
A group of large media conglomerates wants the Supreme Court to take up the issue of how many media entities a company can own in any individual market. Six cases that present the issue have been brought by media giants -- including NBC Universal, Viacom, the Gannett Co. and the National Association of Broadcasters -- and are set for review at the Court's private conference Thursday. Yet despite the enormity of the issue, many Court-watchers believe the justices are unlikely to take up the cases.AT&T Faces Scrutiny for NSA Wiretaps
A fight over the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping is brewing in federal court, where Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins is suing AT&T for allegedly granting the government access to customers' communications. The explosive allegations come before Judge Vaughn Walker, a libertarian-leaning skeptic of law enforcement who has publicly feuded with Lerach lawyers. The case should provide insight into the extent of the wiretaps and the legal issues of whether wiretapping continues.
China Tries New Tactics in Patent Fight
As China strives to shed its counterfeiter image and enhance its global economic standing, litigation against the country is growing. Because losing a suit could block entry to the U.S. market, Chinese companies are hiring prominent American law firms to represent them in U.S. courts. "What we're seeing now is that the Chinese are becoming much more educated about the IP system and what they can and cannot do," says Cecilia Gonzalez, Howrey's intellectual property practice co-chair.Trending Stories
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