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Shrinkage at Day Casebeer shows IP litigators no longer immune to recession
Even a tiny law firm whose bread is buttered by relatively recession-proof patent litigation has had to lay off lawyers. As of last summer, Day Casebeer, the Silicon Valley firm of high-end IP boutique fame and Qualcomm discovery fiasco infamy, was 38 lawyers strong. Today, the firm has 27 lawyers. So what's the deal with cutting lawyers when most every layoff has been blamed on a slowdown in corporate work? The guy who makes the sun rise at the firm explained that there were two causes for the cuts.Judge refuses to dismiss teacher's sodomy charges
Cobb County Chief Judge Ken O. Nix has denied a motion to dismiss sodomy charges against former Harrison High School orchestra teacher Steven Parkman for having sex with one of his students.Even though Parkman's relationship was with a girl old enough to consent, prosecutors pursued sodomy charges based on the acts having occurred in public places.Mother May Recover Child Support for Funeral Costs
A non-custodial parent may be held responsible for a portion of funeral expenses incurred on behalf of a deceased child under a standing child support order, an Erie County judge has ruled in a case of first impression.Gray Television's 2Q outlook disappoints Wall Street
ATLANTA AP - Gray Television Inc., an operator of 36 local TV stations, on Monday forecast second-quarter revenue which fell below Wall Street expectations.The company anticipates quarterly operating revenue between $80 million and $81.5 million. Revenue for the same period last year came in at $81.4 million.View more book results for the query "*"
Duane Morris' Local Office Rebounding from Defections
Stephanie RamageSpecial to the Daily ReportWith this month's addition of former Arnall Golden Gregory partner Philip C. Thompson, Duane Morris is continuing to recover from defections that earlier this year cost its Atlanta office one-third of its lawyers.Thompson is the fifth lawyer Duane Morris has hired locally in the past two months.Commentary: Too much ado about Justice Thomas' silence
David Fine, a partner at K&L Gates, writes that Justice Clarence Thomas' closed-mouth approach to oral argument probably amounts to nothing more significant than a personal preference. Is it ideal? No. Does it pervert the process? No. And, in the end, the sound and fury over Thomas' silence signifies nothing.Pa. High Court Panel Finds Bias Infects Justice System
A Pennsylvania Supreme Court committee on Tuesday reported that "racial, ethnic and gender bias ... infects the justice system at many key points" and "significantly affect[s] the way an individual ..." is treated. The panel recommended that a moratorium be declared on the imposition of the death penalty in certain cases pending completion of further study.Ware Orders Release of Prop 8 Video
The chief judge said Vaughn Walker's recordings from the trial are now part of the judicial record and ought to be public.Wright v. Eastman, PICS Case No. 13-0164 (Pa. Super. Jan. 22, 2013) Wecht, J. (26 pages).
The trial court improperly denied appellant's request to present expert testimony about a fatal pedestrian-motor vehicle accident and improperly granted summary judgment in favor of appellee because of its erroneous assumption that appellee could not have prevented the accident. Reversed.Trending Stories
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