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September 03, 2007 |

Inventor: Proposed Rules Patently Absurd

In an audacious first-in-the-nation federal suit, Connecticut inventor Triantafyllos Tafas is seeking to derail controversial new U.S. Patent and Trademark Office regulations before they go into effect Nov. 1.
6 minute read
October 12, 2005 |

Diving Into the Appellate Practice Pool

While preparing to launch a federal appellate department, name partners John Quinn and A. William Urquhart sought someone who would boost the reputation of the L.A.-based firm, which was known mainly for intellectual property work. And they wanted someone able to reassure clients that the firm could take cases all the way to the Supreme Court and prevail. If that person was also prominent enough to lure clients independently, so much the better. Enter constitutional scholar and litigator Kathleen Sullivan.
9 minute read
September 17, 2007 |

K Street Monitor

Highlights of recent registrations filed by lobbyists with the secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House. A database of registrations is available to Influence subscribers.
2 minute read
October 19, 2007 |

Consumer Need Not Demand Refund To Seek Fraud Damages, Court Says

A consumer suing under New Jersey's Consumer Fraud Act need not first demand a refund of alleged overcharges, a state appeals court holds, parting company with an earlier precedent.
4 minute read
June 17, 2002 |

Determining Value of Books Takes Practice

How much is a book worth? While the simple answer to the question is "what someone will pay for it," in reality a title's price can vary widely over the course of a single year. Before undertaking an appraisal, a person needs to consider issues ranging from age to association, says librarian and appraiser Alan Aimone, who examines nine major factors in the valuation process.
12 minute read
January 21, 2013 |

Advising Johnny Football

Tyler lawyer J. Bennett White keeps his eyes peeled these days for products and trademark applications using the names and likenesses of Johnny Football, Johnny Heisman and other monikers referring to Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel. That's because Manziel is White's new client.
5 minute read
June 21, 2006 |

Lanier Tactic Shows There's 'Desperate' -- and There's Successful

In plaintiffs lawyer W. Mark Lanier's second Vioxx trial, he tried a unique approach to closing arguments. He spun the case like four episodes of "Desperate Housewives," the popular prime time soap that several jurors had indicated they watch. Between each segment, he paused for a "commercial break," during which he played a Vioxx advertisement. As a prop, Lanier used a poster showing pictures of Merck executives' faces superimposed over the TV characters' faces. And it worked.
4 minute read
January 06, 2006 |

Climbing the Charts: The Top Grossers

With flat to fantastic growth, the Bay Area's biggest firms seem obsessed with their partners' equity status. Four firms saw double-digit increases in gross revenue, but most showed more modest improvement.
14 minute read
April 25, 2006 |

Scene and Herd at the 20th ABA Techshow

The 20th edition of ABA Techshow took over much of a Chicago hotel recently and, by most accounts, went well. The technology didn't always cooperate, however. Poor Internet connectivity limited some key presentations. David Snow, editor of Law.com Legal Technology, reports from the Windy City.
12 minute read
June 09, 2011 |

Mannequins in German Olympic outfits

T. Matthew "Matt" Mashburn grew up in DeKalb County around a dinner table with a secret code.His father, a World War II veteran, would tease the family in German, piquing Mashburn's curiosity about this European country."He was a pharmacist in the Navy who had picked up many, many German phrases, and the only way to defend yourself was to learn German, so my brother and I did," said Mashburn, 50, who remains fluent.
4 minute read

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