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Attorneys Reinstated From Ineligible List
The New Jersey Lawyers' Fund For Client Protection declares that the following New Jersey attorneys, having fully satisfied the requirements of R.1:28-2 and R.l:20-1, are eligible to practice law in New Jersey insofar as they comply with R.l:21-1(a) and their names are hereby removed from the order of the New Jersey Supreme Court dated September 22, 2008.Fish & Neave Flirting with Ropes & Gray
Fish & Neave has sat on the porch and held hands with Boston-based Ropes & Gray, but it hasn't yet decided to go to the altar. That's what firm Chairman Jesse Jenner told lawyers and staff at a firmwide meeting in New York Tuesday. Jenner said the meeting was called to dispel a flurry of rumors that a merger was to take place within 10 days. "We've had preliminary talks with Ropes & Gray, but there's no deal," Jenner said. "They are not the only firm we've talked to."Tonight's Episode: Revenge of the Jurors
The owner of several television stations in Florida and Alabama argued all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court last year that he was entitled to have a jury decide the issue of damages in a copyright infringement case brought by a Hollywood studio that produces TV series. The high court agreed. On April 9, a jury socked C. Elvin Feltner Jr. with a nearly $32 million verdict, almost four times the amount handed down against him after a 1994 federal bench trial.Samoa to Benefit From Development of AIDS Drug
With the help of traditional healers, U.S. researchers have isolated a compound found in the bark of the mamala tree, which grows in the Samoan rain forest. The compound, Prostratin, could be an important tool in the fight against AIDS. Two institutions currently working with Prostratin have agreed to channel a portion of any future commercial success back to Samoa. But a larger question looms: Can a country assert "national sovereignty" over a plant that grows elsewhere?'Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly' Revolutionizes Pleading Requirements
In 1957, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, "a complaint should not be dismissed for failure to state a claim unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief." This May, the Court decided to retire that rule, and as attorney Gregory P. Joseph discusses, it revolutionized pleading rules by introducing twin requirements of fact-based pleading and plausibility.Developments in Law Of 'Inevitable Disclosure'
In their Employment Law column, Jeffrey S. Klein and Nicholas J. Pappas of Weil, Gotshal & Manges discuss the potential for a new hire to exploit a previous employer and provide practical strategies for employers to consider as ways to approach either the hiring of an executive from a competitor, or to protect trade secrets by enforcement of non-competition agreements.Microsoft deputy GC discusses Yahoo deal, Chinese hackers
In Washington and the world, the range of issues that interest Microsoft Corp. is huge. Pamela Passman, Microsoft's deputy general counsel global corporate affairs, watches over many of them.E-Discovery Zero Hour Approaching
Although the start date of the new electronic discovery procedural rules is still three months away, lawyers who haven't sat down with clients to devise a plan may be losing a race against time.Trending Stories
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