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January 31, 2005 |

In Wake of Record $105M Verdict, Fee Fights and Coverage Contests

Two weeks after a paralyzed drunken-driving victim won a $105 million verdict against Giants Stadium concessionaire Aramark, dueling sets of plaintiffs' lawyers are girding for a fight over the size of their fees. A coverage dispute among insurers is also possible.
10 minute read
July 09, 2003 |

Gay Rights Advocates Plan to Build on Sodomy Ruling

Gay rights advocates, energized by the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark sodomy ruling, plan litigation across a broad front. The justices' 6-3 decision in Lawrence v. Texas is viewed by supporters and critics as a sweeping tool that will be used in courthouses, city council meetings and private employment places to attack discrimination against gays and lesbians in all its forms.
8 minute read
May 01, 2004 |

Breaking The [Bar] Code

Ven by the exacting standards of Las Vegas, where he lives part of the year, Gerald Hosier has enjoyed an amazing 14-year run. Representing a controversial inventor named Jerome Lemelson, Hosier has parlayed his client's patents on bar code and related technology into more than $1 billion in licensing fees. The lawyer had a simple strategy-betting that corporate defendants would rather pay up than risk the wrath of a jury-and a taste for raising the stakes. Six years ago Hosier made a bet he may live to reg
9 minute read
March 17, 2006 |

The Effect on the Public Interest of 'NTP v. RIM'

When NTP and Research In Motion reached a settlement over NTP's claim that RIM's BlackBerry service infringed NTP patents, left unanswered was NTP's application to enjoin RIM from continuing to operate its wireless e-mail service. But the fanfare over the case may spur a dialogue about public interest factors that courts are to consider in deciding whether to grant an injunction against patent infringement. Such debate is particularly timely given that the Supreme Court will soon weigh in on the subject.
11 minute read
Mustafa v. Syracuse City School District, 5:05-CV-813
Publication Date: 2010-11-04
Practice Area: Civil Rights
Industry:
Court: U.S. District Court, Northern District
Judge: Senior Judge Frederick J. Scullin, Jr.
Attorneys:
For plaintiff: Syracuse University, College Of Law, Office Of Clinical Legal Education, Syracuse, New York, Attorneys for Plaintiff, Michael A. Schwartz, Esq. of Counsel
For defendant: City Of Syracuse Office Of Corporation Counsel, Syracuse, New York, Attorneys for Defendants, Joseph Francis Bergh, Esq., Jennifer E. Savion, Esq. of Counsel
Case number: 5:05-CV-813

Cite as: Mustafa v. Syracuse City School District, 5:05-CV-813, NYLJ 1202474373545, at *1 (NDNY., Decided November 1, 2010)Senior Judge Frederick J. Scullin, Jr

February 09, 2000 |

China Trade Clash Looms

It is one of Washington's most reliable lobbying machines -- the well-financed effort pushing for most-favored nation status for China. Each year, it handily wins. But only for 12 months at a time. This year, things are different. As part of China's bid to join the WTO, the U.S. and China signed a trade deal giving U.S. companies wide access to Chinese markets. But in order to take advantage of the pact, Congress must end its annual vote on trade relations with China and make the designation permanent.
8 minute read
February 14, 2003 |

Greed or Strategy?

After a federal jury in Miami stiffed plaintiffs in a fraud suit against Prudential Insurance, their lawyer, Jack Scarola, was stung by the defeat. But the pain was only beginning. Scarola and his firm now find themselves caught in a web of lawsuits brought both by and against former clients and co-counsel. The suits are filled with a crossfire of allegations, including breach of duty, negligence and tortious interference.
9 minute read
May 28, 2004 |

Illegal, Uninsured and Under Scrutiny

With hospitals nationwide facing major financial strains from caring for uninsured patients who lack jobs, health insurance or citizenship, the facilities' advocates are pressing Congress to help cover the rapidly growing tab. Hospitals are also turning to the courts for remedies -- seeking everything from injunctive relief to the ability to ship undocumented patients back to their home countries.
11 minute read
July 28, 2003 |

In re G-I Holdings, Inc. et al,

In this adversary proceeding for damages for asbestos-related injuries against a subsidiary of the debtor, sound judicial administration, efficiency, and fairness require that the issue of whether liability has flowed to the nonbankrupt subsidiary be resolved before the District Court and, therefore, the motion to withdraw the standing order of reference, which provides the Bankruptcy Court with jurisdiction, is granted with respect to this issue.
9 minute read
October 21, 2009 |

Alabama 'Armageddon' proves to be a parable

18 minute read

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