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Orrick Overpaid by Nevada Politician It Backed
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe profited -- and was overpaid by nearly $96,000 -- from improperly handled state funds, according to a bipartisan Nevada legislative audit. The payer, the Nevada College Savings Program, had been managed by then-state treasurer and current Republican Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki, a recipient of $29,000 in campaign donations from Orrick and its lawyers. Although the audit found no wrongdoing on Orrick's part, it criticized how work was given to the firm.Pa. Justices Let Stand Record-Setting $65 Million Verdicts
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has refused to review the two largest verdicts -- worth more than $65 million -- ever handed up by Luzerne County juries. The high court's ruling upholds a decision that rejected the appeals of a sprinkler system manufacturer that was held partially liable for a warehouse fire that destroyed millions of stored documents. The Superior Court rejected the argument that the sprinkler system was not a "product" because it was not completely installed at the time of the fire.Intellectual Property Litigation
Lewis R. Clayton, a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, writes that the evolution of home video recording technology continues to generate complex copyright disputes between distributors and copyright owners, in which the important rights can turn on seemingly arcane issues. The latest example concerns Cablevision's proposed "Remote Storage Digital Video Recorder system, designed to give cable subscribers the functionality of a TiVo-like personal digital video recorder.View more book results for the query "*"
Rogers A Tough-Minded Jurist With Panache
When Gov. M. Jodi Rell nominated Appellate Court rookie Judge Chase T. Rogers to become the next chief justice of Connecticut's Supreme Court, Rogers said it was "both humbling and exciting" to have Rell's confidence in her leadership at "a time of great transition" in the Judicial Branch.RIM: BlackBerry E-Mail Service Is Critical to U.S.
Research In Motion Ltd. says its BlackBerry e-mail device is so critical that a court-ordered shutdown of U.S. service could threaten public safety and business productivity. The Canadian company is trying to avoid a possible injunction, the result of a long-running infringement case won by NTP Inc., a tiny patent-holding firm. In a filing Tuesday in Virginia federal court, RIM argued that there is "exceptional public interest" in keeping BlackBerrys beeping.RJ Reynolds Sued by Former Distributor
RJ Reynolds was hit with an antitrust suit brought by Pennsylvania tobacco and candy distributor Mid-Valley Candy Co. that claims the tobacco giant joined forces with another distributor to wage a smear campaign designed to drive it out of business. The suit alleges that RJR and the competing distributor "illegally combined, conspired, confederated and agreed with each other to engage in an illegal conspiracy in restraint of trade."Trending Stories
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