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October 01, 1999 |

Judge Dismisses Civil RICO Suit Against Aetna

A federal judge in Philadelphia dismissed a class-action RICO suit against Aetna U.S. Healthcare, brought by a group of consumers who say it lured them in with false promises of high-quality care while secretly pressuring doctors to cut costs and provide only minimum care. "A vague allegation that 'quality of care' may suffer in the future is too hypothetical an injury to confer standing," Senior U.S. District Judge John P. Fullam wrote in a tersely worded six-page memorandum and order in Maio v. Aetna Inc.
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April 01, 1999 |

Spin Doctor, JD

Spinning the press has always been part of the job for savvy lawyers in high-profile cases. But for Covington & Burling's Charles "Rick" Rule, it's recently been pretty much the only job. At least in the Microsoft trial. Hogan & Hartson partner Christine Varney, who represents Netscape Communications Corporation, has also done her share of flakking.
3 minute read
October 12, 2012 |

'Garage Inventors' in California to Get Pro Bono Boost

California inventors with limited resources to pay big firm legal bills can look forward to the October 23 launch of a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office-backed pro bono patent program.
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June 01, 1999 |

Patent Pools and Cross Licenses Draw Antitrust Scrutiny

The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division views most cross licenses and patent pools as pro-competitive, but also recognizes that cross licenses can have anticompetitive consequences, including price increases, production cutbacks and reduced innovation. This paper examines some of the issues that the DOJ is concerned about.
11 minute read
August 02, 1999 |

Lynch Can't Prove Libel by Union But Might Against Political Consultant

Calling a politician a mobster is defensible if you believe it to be true, or if it's such obvious hyperbole that no one else would believe it to be true, the NJ Supreme Court ruled last week. That means state Sen. John Lynch's libel suit against the New Jersey Education Association is dismissed. But the Court allowed Lynch, a public figure, to pursue his libel claim against the group's consultant who knew the published statement: "This Is No Lie: John Lynch is Connected to the Underworld," to be false.
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July 10, 2006 |

Miss. Judge Declines to Sanction O'Quinn, Laminack & Pirtle

A federal judge's findings about suspect diagnoses in thousands of silicosis cases in multidistrict litigation in Texas did not convince a state judge in Mississippi to sanction a Houston firm representing some plaintiffs in those cases. A dozen defendants had filed motions seeking $165,000 in sanctions from O'Quinn, Laminack & Pirtle -- now called the O'Quinn Law Firm -- for allegedly pursuing frivolous claims on behalf of clients and submitting allegedly unreliable diagnoses to support those claims.
5 minute read
August 23, 2011 |

Despite pleas for leniency, lawyer sentenced to 3 years in securities fraud case

Attorney Jason Goldfarb was ordered to serve three years for being the link between insider traders and two lawyers at a law firm who stole confidential information from firm clients.
5 minute read
October 01, 2012 |

In Online Pharmacy Case, Sides Clash Over Legality of Business Model

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer is presiding over the trial of three defendants who will assert advice of counsel as part of their defense.
3 minute read
March 26, 2007 |

Biovail Pharmaceuticals Fires Kasowitz Benson From High-Profile Case

Biovail Pharmaceuticals fired Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman from its case against several hedge funds and Wall Street analysts Friday, as questions continued over whether the law firm knowingly used documents covered by a protective order to help bring the suit. At issue are documents that were part of a separate class action involving Banc of America Securities LLC. BAS claims Kasowitz Benson and Biovail used the material to pump up the case against the hedge funds.
3 minute read
August 30, 2006 |

Judge Rules No Privilege in Enron Fraud Case

A Manhattan bankruptcy judge has rebuffed Enron Broadband Services' efforts to exclude from a bond dispute executives' testimony about their communications with in-house counsel. Judge Arthur J. Gonzalez said the communications at issue are not protected by the attorney-client privilege because the crime-fraud exception applies. He held that insurer Travelers had established a "reasonable basis" to suspect the perpetration of a fraud.
4 minute read

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