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Inside Counsel

6 of the strangest lawsuits making headlines

Donald Trumps birth certificate, a failed doggie facelift and four more strange lawsuits in the news
11 minute read

International Edition

FFW's Abell brings in Herbert Smith for dispute over exit to Bird & Bird

Ex-Field Fisher Waterhouse intellectual property and technology head Mark Abell has turned to Herbert Smith Freehills to represent him in a partnership dispute with his former firm. Abell, who has been at Field Fisher since 1984, was suspended from the partnership at the start of the month after he announced that he was resigning to join Bird & Bird.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Court tosses $35.5 million Toys “R” Us antitrust settlement

An appeals court has thrown out a massive class action settlement that aimed to resolve antitrust claims involving Toys R Us Inc. and baby-product manufacturers.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

New study defends private antitrust lawsuits

Its hard out there for an antitrust plaintiffs lawyer.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Carnival Triumph passengers consider lawsuits

Passengers who were onboard Carnival Corp.s Triumph cruise expected a relaxing vacation. Instead, they found themselves stranded at sea for five days on a dysfunctional ship.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

IP: 5 practice tips from the recent <em>Rambus</em> rulings

Case law has not been particularly precise as to when inside counsel should advise clients to begin the tediousand costlytask of preserving documents for patent litigation.
10 minute read

International Edition

Stewarts launches international arbitration practice with Mayer Brown partner hire

Litigation-only firm Stewarts Law has launched an international arbitration practice with the hire of Mayer Brown partner Philippa Charles to head the new team. Charles, whose practice focuses on disputes arising out of cross-border contracts, joined Mayer Brown in 1997 and made partner in 2007, the same year she qualified as a CEDR accredited mediator.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Facts & Figures: Legal department budgets on the rise in 2012

From GC job satisfaction to Big Law profits, an inside look at the numbers that count
12 minute read

Inside Counsel

Nortel settles claim with long-term disability employees

A settlement between what was once one of the countrys largest telecommunications manufacturer and its disabled employees has received preliminary approval from a bankruptcy court.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Tiffany sues Costco over fake diamond engagement rings

Anyone who recently proposed to his or her significant other with a Tiffany & Co. engagement ring might want to double-check that its the real deal.
2 minute read

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