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Supreme Court Raises the Bar on Antitrust
Ruling in the final two of a trio of antitrust challenges this term, the Supreme Court last week significantly raised the bar for those attempting to prove anti-competitive behavior by joint ventures and certain patent holders. Depending on which side of the courtroom one sits, the justices' rulings either enhanced competition and efficiencies in the marketplace or encouraged anti-competitive conduct likely to harm consumers and small businesses.Pfizer suffers big setbacks on appeal in three Neurontin cases
Health plan plaintiffs scored big in a trio of appellate rulings in multidistrict litigation over Pfizer Inc.'s off-label marketing of Neurontin. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a $142 million verdict against the company and revived class certification plus racketeering and state law claimsD.C. Lawyers Hesitant to Cross IP Community in Ink Case
When Independent Ink President Barry Brucker went looking for a Supreme Court specialist in D.C. to represent his company in a high-stakes intellectual property and antitrust case, he was stunned by how hard it was to find one willing to take on his case and go up against an IP community solidly arrayed against him. In "a broken record of paranoia," lawyer after lawyer told him that opposing the patent holders' position "would not be looked on favorably by my client base," Brucker quotes them as saying.Cooley, Fenwick, DLA and Sheppard Lift Up Associates' Salaries
Four more firms -- Cooley Godward, Fenwick & West, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary and Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton -- said Thursday they're increasing associate salaries, following L.A.-based firms' lead. All four firms matched the newly emerging first-year benchmark of $135,000. Cooley is lifting other years by $5,000 to $10,000, while Sheppard is raising other years by $5,000. Some of the increases are for all associates, while others are just for U.S. associates or associates in certain U.S. cities.Pfizer Suffers Big Setbacks in Trio of Appellate Rulings
Health plan plaintiffs scored big in a trio of appellate rulings in multidistrict litigation over Pfizer Inc.'s off-label marketing of Neurontin. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a $142 million verdict against the company and revived class certification plus racketeering and state law claims.Welch Affidavit Boosts Suit by Partner Against Winston & Strawn
In an affidavit, former GE Chairman Jack Welch called Winston & Strawn partner Anthony LoFrisco "the crucial player in the relationship between GE and Winston & Strawn." The affidavit is ammunition for LoFrisco's claims that management breached an agreement to avoid "decompression," a process for reducing partner compensation after they turned 65. The suit has called attention to disputes between senior partners who want to maintain their positions and compensation and firms that want to phase them out.Foreign executives feeling the strain of DOJ's antitrust crackdow
THE GOVERNMENT'S intensified focus on international cartel prosecutions has led to an unprecedented number of jail sentences, a steadily climbing number of guilty pleas and record prison sentences against foreign executives. Antitrust lawyers representing foreign companies and executives said the trends will most likely continue, bringing a number of challenges for defendants in these cases.Big Q under siege for patent licensing practices
Nearly 20 years ago, Qualcomm Inc.'s founder, Irwin Jacobs, made one hell of a bet. Jacobs believed that a technique invented for guiding torpedoes during World War II-a highly complex but efficient way of directing traffic in the airwaves-would someday become the basis for a worldwide standard in digital wireless communication.Merger Raises New Doubts About Future of Stand-Alone Intellectual Property Firms
In a move that seems certain to raise further doubts about the viability of stand-alone intellectual property law firms, New York's Fish & Neave -- one of the nation's largest and oldest IP boutiques -- has agreed to merge with Ropes & Gray, a large Boston firm. The combined firm, which will operate as Ropes & Gray, will have more than 750 lawyers nationwide. Unusually, the firm will retain the Fish & Neave name for its firmwide IP practice group.Trending Stories
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