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'Law of Nature' or 'Invention'? Court Mulls Patentability of Genes
Before a standing-room only courtroom, a New York federal judge heard arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit questioning the patentability of human genes. The dispute centers on whether genes, once separated from the lengthy DNA sequence, are sufficiently "new and useful" to be deemed patentable under federal patent law. Multiple amicus briefs were filed on behalf of both sides of the case, which has become a lightning rod for the issue of genetic patenting.Hogan, Lovells Union Faces Many Obstacles
Hogan & Hartson and Lovells are considering one of the riskiest maneuvers in the legal business -- a trans-Atlantic merger, which in this case would create a global megafirm of more than 2,500 lawyers. "If the integration is done right, this thing could really sing," said Altman Weil consultant Thomas Clay. That's the good news. The tougher questions are ones that partners on both sides are likely struggling with. Can they overcome the client conflicts that plague massive firms and seem to cap growth?Supreme Court Lawyer Goldstein to Join Akin Gump
Thomas Goldstein, who rocked the rarified world of Supreme Court advocacy with his aggressive pursuit of cases, will join powerhouse law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld as a partner May 1. Goldstein, 35, has argued 16 cases before the Court and also launched the widely read SCOTUSblog. He currently runs his three-member firm from his house with wife Amy Howe. Goldstein's hire instantly raises 900-lawyer Akin Gump's profile in the increasingly prized Supreme Court practice area.You don't often hear complaints about working for Apple, Google, Intel, Lucasfilm, Adobe, Intuit, or Pixar. But according to plaintiffs lawyers at Lieff Cabraser, Berger & Montague, and Grant & Eisenhofer, employees at the companies were the victims of a conspiracy to suppress their salaries and keep them tied down at their jobs. And on Wednesday, a judge in San Jose ruled that the lawyers had come up with enough evidence to allow their case to move forward.
Arbitration is No Simple Matter
The arbitration clause in Rafael Crespo's employment contract was just that--a clause, short and sweet. And that was its undoing. Mr. Crespo was a building supervisor until the building owners fired him in 1995. He wanted to sue them, but his bosses insisted that he was barred by a clause his union had negotiated saying that all differences over the application or performance of any part of the contract must go to binding arbitration. His attorneys responded that the simple reference to all differences'Iqbal' Fails to Find Fan Base at House Judiciary Committee Hearing
The House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday on the outsize effect the U.S. Supreme Court's Ashcroft v. Iqbal ruling has had on civil litigation. The ruling, which requires plaintiffs to plead specific factual allegations in their complaints, has already been cited in almost 3,000 lower court rulings in just five months on the books. Only one witness, former DOJ Civil Division Assistant AG Gregory Katsas, defended the ruling as "consistent with the vast bulk of prior precedent."Senate Confirms Legal Nominees, but Not the Biggest Ones
The confirmation of incoming Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has broken a logjam of presidential nominees for other legal posts. But the highest-level nominees -- three circuit court nominees and four nominees for assistant attorney general positions -- will likely be waiting at least another month.House GOP gearing up for Obama probes
There were surprisingly few large-scale congressional investigations during 2012, at least for an election year. But experts expect that to change.Trending Stories
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