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Growing 'Squmkins' And Other Organic Goodies
Jane Freeman stood in her law firm's library earlier this month beaming with pride over her recent success. But it had nothing to do with a case that the land use attorney won. Rather, Freeman was holding up a strange new vegetable that she had pulled from her organic garden in Stamford.Recent Survey Shows Litigation on the Rise for U.S. Companies
According to Fulbright & Jaworski's third annual survey of litigation trends, the average U.S. company faced 305 suits worldwide, and spent more than 70 percent of its overall legal budget on litigation. Also, nearly two-thirds of U.S. companies that participated in the survey hired outside counsel to conduct an internal investigation. The report, made public on Tuesday, includes information provided by in-house lawyers at 422 companies worldwide.Firms find rare growth area: debt
Unpaid debt is creating a boon for lawyers across the country, who are being inundated with calls for help from companies desperate to collect money owed to them.The work is going to debt collection law firms and law firms in general-and they are hearing a sense of desperation that wasn't there a few short months ago.View more book results for the query "*"
Google Rewrites Controversial Books Deal Amid Antitrust Concerns
Google has revised its controversial books settlement and revived the debate over who should decide the fate of orphan works: Google or the government. Changes to the settlement were aimed at addressing concerns that Google had grabbed unfair control of orphan works -- books whose rights holders can't be found -- by including them in a class action settlement with authors and publishers over its book scanning project. But critics say that Google is still playing God -- a task better left to Congress.Kasowitz: Former IP head was fired for inappropriate conduct
The former head of intellectual property at Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman was fired in December for "extremely inappropriate personal conduct," according to the firm. Jeremy Pitcock left last month for Morgan & Finnegan, which touted Pitcock's hiring as "an outstanding addition to our successful litigation practice." But the Kasowitz firm says he was forced out following an unspecified incident.Fate of Rambus Patent Trial Goes to Jury
A closely watched patent infringement trial came to an end Thursday with Rambus asking a federal jury to award the technology firm up to $868 million in damages against a South Korean chip manufacturer. Rambus sued Hynix Semiconductor in 2000, accusing the computer memory chip manufacturer of infringing on patents Rambus filed in the early '90s. Hynix, however, counters that Rambus' patents don't cover Hynix memory chips, and so it shouldn't be forced to pay the technology firm any royalties.Shaw Pittman Local Office Hit With Defections
A WAVE of departures in the last six months has steadily whittled down the three core practice areas of Shaw Pittman LLP`s New York office, which now faces an uncertain future.Trending Stories
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