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Greenberg Raises First-Year Salaries, Urges Pro Bono Work
Greenberg Traurig this week raised the starting base salaries of its rookie lawyers in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to $135,000 and their total compensation packages to more than $150,000. In addition, Matthew Gorson, Greenberg's national operating partner in Miami, says the firm now will let associates count 20 hours of pro bono work toward their billable-hour targets. Florida Supreme Court justices recently have pushed lawyers and law firms to step up their work on behalf of poor people in the state.
King & Spalding team assists in Cellu Tissue sale
King Spalding lawyers Alan J. Prince and Anne M. Cox led a 16-lawyer team representing debt-laden Cellu Tissue Holdings Inc. in its agreement to be purchased in a deal worth $502 million. Clearwater Paper Corp., based in Spokane, Wash., in an all-cash transaction will acquire all the outstanding common stock of Cellu Tissue, valued at about $247 million, and assume approximately $255 million of the Georgia company's debt.Alito, Meeting With Democrats, Distances Himself From Abortion Statement
The Samuel Alito who argued against abortion rights in 1985 was "an advocate seeking a job" within the conservative Reagan administration, the Alito who is now a Supreme Court nominee told Democrats on Tuesday. The current version "thinks he's a wiser person" with "a better grasp and understanding about constitutional rights and liberties," senators said as Alito tried to downplay a 20-year-old document in which he asserted "the Constitution does not protect a right to an abortion."ADA case on Target site to move ahead
A FEDERAL JUDGE'S decision not to dismiss a discrimination case against retailer Target Corp. for operating a Web site inaccessible to the blind opens the door to Internet-related Americans With Disabilities Act claims. The recent order is believed to the first ruling from a judge that the ADA can apply to the Internet, and lawyers from both sides of the bar anticipate more cases.
Burger King expands in Russia, including Siberian store
Burger King Worldwide Inc. considers Russia one of its most important growth markets and will expand into the eastern region of Siberia later this year.
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"Initial Interest Confusion" Factors Into Infringement Analysis
Liability for trademark infringement hinges upon whether a likelihood of confusion exists between the parties` marks. The court must consider whether a likelihood of confusion exists in the minds of potential consumers of ordinary intelligence as to the source, affiliation or sponsorship of the goods or services provided. The focus of the court`s confusion analysis is not on the businesses that own the marks, but on the consumers who encounter the marks in the marketplace and how those marks are perceived.Justices Seem Ready to Back States' Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared poised Wednesday to give states another victory over federal powers by blocking private citizens from bringing money damages suits against a state in its own courts. The case, Alden v. Maine, arose from an otherwise routine suit by Maine probation officers to collect federally guaranteed overtime pay. But the arguments turned into a sharp debate over principles of federalism and gave the court's conservative majority an opportunity to flex their states' rights muscles.Comcast CEO says law protects rivals in NBC deal
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Existing law would prevent Comcast Corp. from denying satellite TV providers and other rivals access to NBC Universal programming on reasonable terms once the cable TV operator takes control of the media company, Comcast's chief executive said Wednesday.CJP Says Danser Transferred Two More DUI Cases
Acting on a tip from prosecutors, the Commission on Judicial Performance has accused Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge William Danser of steering two additional drunken driving cases to his courtroom for lenient treatment. According to the CJP's complaint, Danser transferred to himself drunken driving cases against San Jose Sharks player Niklas Sundstrom and Santa Clara County Corrections Sgt. Edward Meyers. Neither received jail time, with Danser instead ordering fines and three years' probation.Trending Stories
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