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The American Lawyer

Covington Hires IP Litigation Partner in Beijing

Joining from Jun He, Ran Ruixue is a leading practitioner representing Chinese companies in ITC claims.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Bucknell Student's Defamation Claim Against Lawyer Survives

A federal judge has dismissed all claims made by a former Bucknell student against the university following the 2010 internal student conduct proceeding stemming from an accusation that he had assaulted a female student. His claim against the woman's lawyer, though, has survived.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Duquesne Says Comment on Professor's Suit Wasn't Defamatory

Duquesne University has said its statement to the press in the wake of a law professor's discrimination suit was not defamatory despite the professor's amended complaint alleging the contrary.
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Daily Business Review

Ex-Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi Sues, Wants Old Seat Back

Michael Pizzi has filed a lawsuit seeking a reinstatement order. He already benefits from a Florida Supreme Court order saying the governor was wrong to keep a suspension in place.
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New York Law Journal

Panel Takes Different Tack in Denying Habeas to Chimpanzee

The Fourth Department has refused to entertain an attempt to relocate a chimpanzee, saying that even assuming Kiko's human-like qualities make the 28-year-old chimp eligible for the legal status of a human being, "habeas corpus does not lie where a petitioner seeks only to change the conditions of confinement rather than the confinement itself."
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Denies Injunction Bid for 'InMarket' Trademark Use

A company's request for a preliminary injunction blocking the use of its trademark was lost for a lack of urgency, a federal judge has ruled.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

DA Argues Against Release of Garner Grand Jury Records

Pushing back on motions to unveil the secret proceedings that led to no charges against a New York police officer in the closely watched Eric Garner chokehold case, the office of Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan Jr. argued that any proposed redactions to grand jury records would fail to hide witness identities in their local communities.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Outdoorsman' TV Show Wins in $6M Licensing Dispute

The grant of summary judgment in a licensing dispute between a hunting and fishing television show and a snack and beverages marketing company has opened the door to a possible award of more than $6 million in the case.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pepper Hamilton Can't Be Sued for Using Public Documents

Even if Pepper Hamilton violated a former client's confidentiality by disclosing an FBI affidavit of probable cause to search that client's home, the firm can't be sued considering the affidavit was made public prior to the firm's disclosure, a Philadelphia trial judge has ruled.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Federal Judge Sends Software Row to Delaware

A dispute over access to custom software and stored data between a company that monitors seismic vibrations and the tech company that built specialized software for it has been sent from federal court in Pittsburgh to federal court in Delaware.
5 minute read

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