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Binding Settlements Through E-Mail?
As e-mail continues to impact the modern landscape of litigation, it's important to consider the effect of common e-mail communications between counsel on the enforceability of settlement agreements. The apparent informality of e-mail is a potential trap for the unwary. Attorney Kevin Schlosser spins a cautionary tale as he examines two recent New York decisions with opposite results, one from the Appellate Division, 2nd Department, and one from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.Local Laws Do Not Impair Mayor's Authority, Court Says`
Pioneer Sues Samsung Over Plasma Patents
Japanese electronics maker Pioneer announced Monday that it filed a complaint against South Korean plasma display maker Samsung SDI alleging infringement of Pioneer patents related to plasma display technology. Samsung SDI, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, denied it was using Pioneer's patents and said it planned to fight the lawsuit. Tokyo-based Pioneer filed the suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.View more book results for the query "*"
Circuit Grapples With `Honest Services` Fraud
A CLIENT IN THE midst of a nasty contract dispute braces herself for litigation, and litigation she gets, but not exactly in the form she expected. Instead of a summons and complaint, the client is arrested on an indictment brought by federal prosecutors who accuse her of mail and wire fraud for breaching the honest services she owed under the contract. What`s more, each of the mail and wire fraud counts carry with it a sentence of up to five years` imprisonment.N.J. High Court: Lawyers Must Say Internet Listings Were Paid For
As advertising gravitates more and more to the Internet, for lawyers as much as other service providers, the New Jersey Supreme Court's Committee on Attorney Advertising is doing its best to adapt its regulatory scheme to the new medium.Suit Claims Firing Was Based on Bogus Harassment Charge
Claiming he was fired for uttering three little words -- "I love ya" -- and was falsely branded as a sexual harasser because his company was looking for an "example," a former data analyst filed suit against CGU Insurance in federal court in Pennsylvania. Gregory Pilkington claims gender discrimination, breach of contract, defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress.Trending Stories
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