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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:11:10 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[9th Circuit Backs Government's State Secrets Claim in Rendition Case]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/9th-circuit-backs-governments-state-secrets-claim-in-rendition-case/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/9th-circuit-backs-governments-state-secrets-claim-in-rendition-case/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:11:10 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Terror suspects who claim they were tortured abroad at the hands of the U.S. government have lost their latest attempt to sue the private American company they say was involved in their abduction as part of an "extraordinary rendition" program under the Bush administration. The 9th Circuit, in a 6-5 opinion that delves into the scope and application of the state secrets doctrine, issued an en banc opinion finding that such litigation could reveal state secrets and tossed the case.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Study: Location, Firm Size Key to Billing Rates]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/study-location-firm-size-key-to-billing-rates/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/study-location-firm-size-key-to-billing-rates/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:11:18 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/study-location-firm-size-key-to-billing-rates/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A study of more than $4 billion worth of law firm time sheets submitted by 90,000 people at 3,500 firms portrays an industry fraught with inconsistency. About 85 percent of the lawyers charge clients different rates for the same work. The location of the biller and the size of the biller's firm -- not the biller's experience -- are the variables that most influence how much a client will pay. And while in-house counsel talk tough about keeping rates in check, they OK almost three-fourths of all timekeepers' rate hikes.<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[HP Faces Uphill Battle to Stop Hurd From Taking Oracle Job]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/hp-faces-uphill-battle-to-stop-hurd-from-taking-oracle-job/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/hp-faces-uphill-battle-to-stop-hurd-from-taking-oracle-job/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:11:02 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/hp-faces-uphill-battle-to-stop-hurd-from-taking-oracle-job/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard's legal team will have a hard time persuading a judge to stop former CEO Mark Hurd from becoming president of Oracle Corp., employment law experts say. HP sued Hurd on Tuesday, claiming that he violated a confidentiality provision of his severance agreement by accepting the post at Oracle. Without explicitly saying so, HP's complaint relies on the doctrine of inevitable disclosure, a concept that has been shot down by some California judges.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[As NCAA Investigations Increase, Lawyers Find New Opportunities]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/as-ncaa-investigations-increase-lawyers-find-new-opportunities/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/as-ncaa-investigations-increase-lawyers-find-new-opportunities/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:11:14 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/as-ncaa-investigations-increase-lawyers-find-new-opportunities/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The National Collegiate Athletic Assoc¬iation recently surprised the sports world with unusually harsh sanctions against the University of Southern California. The University of Michigan and the University of North Carolina are two of the other Division I schools being investigated. In 2009, NCAA enforcement staff processed 29 of the most serious type of rules violations. With the large number of high-profile probes that have become public comes a steady stream of business for the small complement of attorneys who specialize in matters involving the NCAA.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lawyer Accused of Impersonating Client's Dead Wife]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/lawyer-accused-of-impersonating-clients-dead-wife/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/lawyer-accused-of-impersonating-clients-dead-wife/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:11:05 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/lawyer-accused-of-impersonating-clients-dead-wife/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An Arizona attorney may face disciplinary action after an investigation found that she told a client she was channeling his dead wife, then lied about it during an unrelated disciplinary proceeding. The client testified that Charna Johnson pressured him to have a sexual relationship, although she told the investigator that the references to sex were coming from the deceased wife, not herself. The investigator's report recommends that Johnson be suspended for six months.<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kagan Indicates She'll Recuse in a 12th Pending Case]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/kagan-indicates-shell-recuse-in-a-12th-pending-case/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/kagan-indicates-shell-recuse-in-a-12th-pending-case/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:11:14 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/kagan-indicates-shell-recuse-in-a-12th-pending-case/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When she was up for confirmation, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan<br />provided the Senate with a list of 11 pending cases in which she would<br />recuse because of her participation as solicitor general. In a routine<br />order list issued Friday, Kagan indicated she was not participating in<br />an additional case -- the vaccine liability case of Bruesewitz v.<br />Wyeth, set for argument Oct. 12. But the government's brief in the<br />case is signed by Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal, so why would<br />Kagan have recused?<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Colonial Bancgroup Defeats FDIC Attempt to Assert $905 Million Priority Claim]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/colonial-bancgroup-defeats-fdic-attempt-to-assert-905-million-priority-claim/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/colonial-bancgroup-defeats-fdic-attempt-to-assert-905-million-priority-claim/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:11:03 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/colonial-bancgroup-defeats-fdic-attempt-to-assert-905-million-priority-claim/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In a ruling that could have a significant impact on proceedings<br />involving failed banks, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has been<br />rebuffed in its attempt to assert a $905 million priority claim against<br />the holding company of the failed Colonial Bank. A federal bankruptcy<br />judge in Alabama has ruled that the bank's bankrupt holding company,<br />Colonial Bancgroup, could not be held liable for the shortfall in the<br />bank's assets.<br/><br/>19 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Associate Tech Survey 2010: Less Tech Lowers Morale]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/associate-tech-survey-2010-less-tech-lowers-morale/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/associate-tech-survey-2010-less-tech-lowers-morale/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:11:10 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/associate-tech-survey-2010-less-tech-lowers-morale/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In a recession, should firms reduce tech investments to conserve cash or increase them to win a competitive advantage when the economy turns around? If your firm's goal is to boost tech-savvy associate morale, the results of the 2010 Associate Tech Survey say ramp it up.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hodgson Russ Partners Sued Over Fla. Office Closure]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/hodgson-russ-partners-sued-over-fla-office-closure/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/hodgson-russ-partners-sued-over-fla-office-closure/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:11:08 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/hodgson-russ-partners-sued-over-fla-office-closure/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Claiming breach of contract and other charges, five former partners from the defunct Boca Raton, Fla., office of Hodgson Russ are suing top partners of the Buffalo, N.Y.-based law firm. The former Boca Raton partners insist they were blindsided by the firm's decision last year to close the office, which they claim violated their rights under the firm's partnership agreement. The shutdown came in the midst of mass layoffs at law firms nationally as the recession took its toll on client demand and legal fee collections.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Legal Sector Gained 1,000 Jobs  in August]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/legal-sector-gained-1000-jobs-in-august/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/legal-sector-gained-1000-jobs-in-august/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:11:16 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/legal-sector-gained-1000-jobs-in-august/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly employment report for August was released Friday and the news was still a bit glum overall -- the U.S. economy lost a total of 54,000 jobs. But the news for lawyers and legal industry employees was a bit brighter. The legal sector handed out 1,000 jobs last month, marking the second straight month of improved numbers for the industry. The country's overall unemployment rate inched up, from 9.5 percent to 9.6 percent.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FDIC's New Power to Dissolve Companies Raises Concerns]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/fdics-new-power-to-dissolve-companies-raises-concerns/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/fdics-new-power-to-dissolve-companies-raises-concerns/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:11:02 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/fdics-new-power-to-dissolve-companies-raises-concerns/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s new power to take over and liquidate nonbank companies whose failure would jeopardize the financial system is intended as a "third way" between bankruptcy and bailout. But the prospect of a new regime for dissolving megacompanies -- one with almost no judicial oversight and in which creditors' rights are few -- is sending shockwaves through the bankruptcy bar. The FDIC is tackling nearly 40 major rulemakings to flesh out the details of the law, and Wall Street is waiting anxiously.<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Federal Circuit Applies Recent High Court Case to Find Successor Liability]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/federal-circuit-applies-recent-high-court-case-to-find-successor-liability/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/federal-circuit-applies-recent-high-court-case-to-find-successor-liability/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:11:14 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/federal-circuit-applies-recent-high-court-case-to-find-successor-liability/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Federal Circuit has ruled that a defendant's successor companies are liable for an $8 million default judgment in a patent infringement case. The panel rejected the district court's decision to apply South Korean law concerning successor liability, ruling that New Jersey law should apply because Daewoo Electronics' U.S. subsidiary has headquarters in New Jersey. The court cited a recent U.S. Supreme Court case that deemed that the laws of a company's "principal place of business" should apply to transactions.<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In 'Doo-Wop' Case, 3rd Circuit to Consider 'Prevailing Party' Fees Issue]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/in-doo-wop-case-3rd-circuit-to-consider-prevailing-party-fees-issue/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/in-doo-wop-case-3rd-circuit-to-consider-prevailing-party-fees-issue/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:11:02 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/in-doo-wop-case-3rd-circuit-to-consider-prevailing-party-fees-issue/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A court battle over rights to the names of two 1950s doo-wop groups has sparked an appeal that could have far-reaching effects in civil rights litigation. The 3rd Circuit has granted en banc rehearing to decide the proper test to determine a plaintiff's entitlement to attorney fees as the "prevailing party." The underlying battle started when New Jersey officials threatened to take action against a music promoter who was using the two groups' names in a concert series -- a position the state later reversed.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Botox Maker to Pay $600 Million in Settlement Over Off-Label Uses]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/botox-maker-to-pay-600-million-in-settlement-over-off-label-uses/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/botox-maker-to-pay-600-million-in-settlement-over-off-label-uses/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:11:12 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/botox-maker-to-pay-600-million-in-settlement-over-off-label-uses/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Allergan has agreed to pay $600 million in criminal and civil penalties and plead guilty to one misdemeanor count of "misbranding" its drug Botox as part of a global settlement with the federal government over off-label uses of the drug. As part of the plea deal, Allergan agreed to drop its First Amendment legal action against the government, which critics said threatened the entire federal regulation of pharmaceuticals.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Facebook's Ad Practices Draw Class Action on Behalf of Calif. Minors]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/facebooks-ad-practices-draw-class-action-on-behalf-of-calif-minors/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/facebooks-ad-practices-draw-class-action-on-behalf-of-calif-minors/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:11:03 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/facebooks-ad-practices-draw-class-action-on-behalf-of-calif-minors/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A class action has been filed against Facebook alleging that the social networking site illegally uses the names and likenesses of minors in California for advertising and other commercial purposes. The suit demands unspecified actual and compensatory damages plus disgorgement of profits on behalf of an estimated 1 million or more California residents aged 14 to 18 who were members of Facebook during the past three years and whose names or likenesses Facebook used for advertising or other commercial purpose.<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Associates Survey 2010: They Survived Economic Downturn, but Now What?]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/associates-survey-2010-they-survived-economic-downturn-but-now-what/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/associates-survey-2010-they-survived-economic-downturn-but-now-what/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:11:18 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/associates-survey-2010-they-survived-economic-downturn-but-now-what/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Many people would consider Am Law 200 midlevel associates to be extremely fortunate. While thousands of their colleagues lost jobs, these young lawyers are gainfully employed with salaries in the six figures. In many ways, once their student loans are paid off, midlevel associates' prospects seem bright. But that's not how they see it. Maybe it's the post-traumatic stress syndrome from watching so many associates and law firm staffers get the ax, but the midlevels who survived the great purge aren't feeling particularly fortunate. In fact, they seem downright cranky.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Discovery Rule Exception in Hormone Replacement Cases Ruled a Jury Question]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/discovery-rule-exception-in-hormone-replacement-cases-ruled-a-jury-question/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/discovery-rule-exception-in-hormone-replacement-cases-ruled-a-jury-question/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:11:03 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/discovery-rule-exception-in-hormone-replacement-cases-ruled-a-jury-question/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Restoring 1,000 hormone replacement therapy mass tort cases to the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court's caseload, the Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled it is a question of fact, not of law, whether the plaintiffs could have known at the time of their diagnoses with breast cancer that alleged cause of their cancer was their HRT prescriptions. The court said jurors, not judges, must decide if the plaintiffs made reasonable efforts to discover the alleged cause of their breast cancer may have stemmed from third-party drugmakers.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Aging Divorce Lawyer Sues Former Partners for $26 Million]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/aging-divorce-lawyer-sues-former-partners-for-26-million/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/aging-divorce-lawyer-sues-former-partners-for-26-million/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:11:13 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/aging-divorce-lawyer-sues-former-partners-for-26-million/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Prominent divorce lawyer Norman M. Sheresky, 82, lodged a $26 million suit against his former partners at Sheresky Aronson Mayefsky & Sloan on Friday after being pushed out earlier this month. Sheresky -- whose clients have included former supermodel Christie Brinkley's most recent ex-husband and actor James Gandolfini's ex-wife -- alleged his former partners in the firm he founded 15 years ago, motivated by "disloyalty and greed," reneged on agreements to pay his life insurance premiums and the mortgage on his apartment.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Five Years After Katrina, New Orleans Legal Community Is Finding Its Way]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/five-years-after-katrina-new-orleans-legal-community-is-finding-its-way/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/five-years-after-katrina-new-orleans-legal-community-is-finding-its-way/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:11:05 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/five-years-after-katrina-new-orleans-legal-community-is-finding-its-way/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Four months after Hurricane Katrina hit, 5,352 attorneys had offices in New Orleans. Since then, that number has dropped by 19 percent, to 4,342, as attorneys moved elsewhere to make a living. Even so, membership in the New Orleans Bar Association now surpasses its pre-Katrina levels, if only slightly, said Executive Director Helena Henderson. She's encouraged by the bar association's numbers, but much work remains to be completed in New Orleans, she said. "People have tremendous legal needs. People still don't have homes."<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA['Burning Man Barrister' and Others Challenge Heavy-Handed Cops at Annual Calif. Festival]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/burning-man-barrister-and-others-challenge-heavy-handed-cops-at-annual-calif-festival/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/burning-man-barrister-and-others-challenge-heavy-handed-cops-at-annual-calif-festival/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:11:13 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/burning-man-barrister-and-others-challenge-heavy-handed-cops-at-annual-calif-festival/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Federal Circuit Rules No Link Between Autism and Vaccine]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/federal-circuit-rules-no-link-between-autism-and-vaccine/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/federal-circuit-rules-no-link-between-autism-and-vaccine/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:11:16 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/federal-circuit-rules-no-link-between-autism-and-vaccine/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Federal Circuit on Friday upheld lower court findings that reject a causal connection between childhood vaccines and the onset of autism. The ruling came in the first of a series of test cases heard by special masters for the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in 2007. The claims court picked several such cases to test different theories of causation advanced in the roughly 5,000 cases alleging a link to autism filed under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In Focus: Post-ILTA 2010]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/in-focus-post-ilta-2010/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/in-focus-post-ilta-2010/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:00:52 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/in-focus-post-ilta-2010/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Legal tech shows can be pedestrian when compared to CES or Interop. But the exhibits at the 2010 International Legal Technology Association conference in Las Vegas were striking and included EDD tools with improved visualization, a website archiving service, and a virtual desktop with a DMS.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Plaintiffs Lawyers Say Oil Spill Fund Unlikely to Deter Litigation]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/plaintiffs-lawyers-say-oil-spill-fund-unlikely-to-deter-litigation/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/plaintiffs-lawyers-say-oil-spill-fund-unlikely-to-deter-litigation/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:00:20 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/plaintiffs-lawyers-say-oil-spill-fund-unlikely-to-deter-litigation/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The $20 billion compensation fund for victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has begun taking applications, but plaintiffs lawyers doubt it will significantly forestall litigation. It could even lead to a new wave of lawsuits. Many of their clients, especially large businesses, are unlikely to seek final settlements anytime soon, they said. The claims process might not give them enough time to calculate their losses, and it's unclear whether the fund would compensate those geographically remote from the spill.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Paul Allen Sues 11 Companies, Including Google and Apple, for Patent Infringement]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/paul-allen-sues-11-companies-including-google-and-apple-for-patent-infringement/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/paul-allen-sues-11-companies-including-google-and-apple-for-patent-infringement/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:00:03 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/paul-allen-sues-11-companies-including-google-and-apple-for-patent-infringement/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Billionaire Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, filed suit Friday in federal court against 11 Internet search and e-commerce companies, including Apple, Google and Facebook, alleging that they are using technology developed at his now-shuttered California laboratory, Interval Research Corp. The suit lists alleged violations of four technology patents developed at Interval Research in the 1990s, which cover fundamental Web technologies. The suit does not estimate a damages amount.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Plaintiffs Lawyers in 9/11 Cases Lose Bid to Recoup $6.1 Million in Interest]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/plaintiffs-lawyers-in-911-cases-lose-bid-to-recoup-6-1-million-in-interest/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/plaintiffs-lawyers-in-911-cases-lose-bid-to-recoup-6-1-million-in-interest/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:00:32 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/plaintiffs-lawyers-in-911-cases-lose-bid-to-recoup-6-1-million-in-interest/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Plaintiffs lawyers in the 9/11 respiratory cases cannot pass on to clients some $6.1 million in interest costs associated with financing the massive litigation, a New York federal judge ruled Friday. Even though the lead lawyer marshaled opinions by bar associations, court cases and experts to show that borrowing to finance litigation and passing the cost to clients is both legal and ethical, the judge said he would not allow it. "I'm not saying it was unethical. ... What you're getting is too much," he said.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Judge Denies Sanofi's Request to Stop Generic Rival]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/judge-denies-sanofis-request-to-stop-generic-rival/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/judge-denies-sanofis-request-to-stop-generic-rival/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:00:11 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/judge-denies-sanofis-request-to-stop-generic-rival/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Judge Emmet Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has denied a bid by France's Sanofi-Aventis to halt sales of a generic version of its blockbuster blood thinner Lovenox, a move which may help pave the way for the Food and Drug Administration to approve generic biologic drugs. The judge found Sanofi failed to show the FDA had acted unreasonably in approving an application by Sandoz Inc. to make generic Lovenox and denied Sanofi's request for a preliminary injunction.<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Federal Judge Sanctions Tech Company Over Handling of E-Discovery]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/federal-judge-sanctions-tech-company-over-handling-of-e-discovery/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/federal-judge-sanctions-tech-company-over-handling-of-e-discovery/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:00:03 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/federal-judge-sanctions-tech-company-over-handling-of-e-discovery/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A judge has sanctioned a leader in flash drive technology for mishandling e-discovery in what the judge called a "David and Goliath-like" struggle. The judge ruled he would instruct the jury to draw a negative inference from the fact that SanDisk, which has a market capitalization of $8.7 billion, had lost hard drives from laptops issued to two ex-employees, the plaintiffs. The judge noted that SanDisk's "size and cutting edge technology raises an expectation of competence in maintaining its own electronic records."<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Q&A: Pro Bono Consortium of 17 Firms Led to Settlement Over Minneapolis Bridge Collapse]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/qa-pro-bono-consortium-of-17-firms-led-to-settlement-over-minneapolis-bridge-collapse/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/qa-pro-bono-consortium-of-17-firms-led-to-settlement-over-minneapolis-bridge-collapse/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:21 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/qa-pro-bono-consortium-of-17-firms-led-to-settlement-over-minneapolis-bridge-collapse/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A novel pro bono structure helped 100-plus plaintiffs who sued engineering company URS Corp. over the August 2007 Minneapolis bridge collapse link up with a $52.4 million settlement last weekend. Chris Messerly, a partner at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi who helped lead the 17-firm pro bono consortium, discusses the legal wrinkles in the case, the victims' fund and how the consortium experience could be applied to other major pro bono cases.<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Paul Weiss and Lowenstein Ordered to Pay $1.96 Million for Filing Frivolous Suit Against Ron Perelman's In-Laws]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/paul-weiss-and-lowenstein-ordered-to-pay-1-96-million-for-filing-frivolous-suit-against-ron-perelmans-in-laws/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/paul-weiss-and-lowenstein-ordered-to-pay-1-96-million-for-filing-frivolous-suit-against-ron-perelmans-in-laws/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:00:11 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/paul-weiss-and-lowenstein-ordered-to-pay-1-96-million-for-filing-frivolous-suit-against-ron-perelmans-in-laws/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[After finding in June that Paul Weiss and Lowenstein Sandler had filed a frivolous suit on behalf of billionaire Ronald Perelman in a family dispute over hundreds of millions of dollars, a New Jersey Superior Court judge has rejected the firms' arguments for mercy and ordered them to pay $1.96 million in legal fees to the defendants, Perelman's former father-in-law and brother-in-law. The judge found that the firms were not sufficiently repentant for their conduct.<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Appeals Sex Discrimination Class Action  to Supreme Court]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/wal-mart-appeals-sex-discrimination-class-action-to-supreme-court/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/wal-mart-appeals-sex-discrimination-class-action-to-supreme-court/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:00:04 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/wal-mart-appeals-sex-discrimination-class-action-to-supreme-court/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The nearly 10-year legal battle over the class action lawsuit alleging sex discrimination at Wal-Mart stores is now before the Supreme Court. Wal-Mart's petition challenging the class certification of more than 1 million female workers was filed Wednesday by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's Theodore Boutrous Jr. He asserts that the certification and the claims for monetary damages violate due process and federal rules of civil procedure, and conflict with other circuits and Supreme Court precedents.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is 'Private' Data on Social Networks Discoverable?]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/is-private-data-on-social-networks-discoverable/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/is-private-data-on-social-networks-discoverable/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:02:30 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/is-private-data-on-social-networks-discoverable/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Duane Morris' Alan Klein, John Lyons, and Andrew Sperl examine a federal ruling that appears to offer the first in-depth analysis of the effect of many social networking sites' "privacy settings" and the issue of whether federal privacy laws protect data from electronic discovery.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is 'Private' Data on Social Networks Discoverable?]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/is-private-data-on-social-networks-discoverable/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/is-private-data-on-social-networks-discoverable/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:02:29 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/is-private-data-on-social-networks-discoverable/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Duane Morris' Alan Klein, John Lyons, and Andrew Sperl examine a federal ruling that appears to offer the first in-depth analysis of the effect of many social networking sites' "privacy settings" and the issue of whether federal privacy laws protect data from electronic discovery.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Will Solicitor General  Weigh In on Proposition 8 Case?]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/will-solicitor-general-weigh-in-on-proposition-8-case/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/will-solicitor-general-weigh-in-on-proposition-8-case/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:01:23 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/will-solicitor-general-weigh-in-on-proposition-8-case/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The federal government is not a party to the Proposition 8 litigation, but the Justice Department could weigh in as amicus curiae -- either when the case arrives at the U.S. Supreme Court or, sooner, before the 9th Circuit. Such a decision would typically be up to Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal with input from across the federal government, including the White House. The issue adds further significance to the closely watched court case and raises difficult political questions for the Obama administration.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Calif. Legislature OKs Expedited Jury Trials]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/calif-legislature-oks-expedited-jury-trials/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/calif-legislature-oks-expedited-jury-trials/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:00:12 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/calif-legislature-oks-expedited-jury-trials/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A bill that provides for expedited, streamlined jury trials in California has cruised out of the state Legislature with a unanimous vote. Insurers and both the plaintiff and defense bars are enthusiastic about the system, which proponents say would not only cut litigation costs for plaintiffs, defendants and insurance carriers, but also help to ease the burden on courts. Civil filings continued a statewide upward trend last year, rising 11 percent to 1.27 million, according to a report released this week.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pepper Hamilton Sues FDIC Over Legal Fees]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/pepper-hamilton-sues-fdic-over-legal-fees/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/pepper-hamilton-sues-fdic-over-legal-fees/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:02 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/pepper-hamilton-sues-fdic-over-legal-fees/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Pepper Hamilton has sued the FDIC after it classified as unsecured Pepper Hamilton's claims for fees involving work done for the FDIC and a division of bankrupt Advanta Corp. The law firm also raised claims of quantum meruit, unjust enrichment, common fund doctrine and a declaration that the FDIC's disallowance is void. The attorney representing Pepper Hamilton said that, if the firm wins the case, it could establish new law in terms of firms that work with banks in the weeks before and after they enter receivership.<br/><br/>19 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Federal Judge Blocks Stem Cell Research Funding]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/federal-judge-blocks-stem-cell-research-funding/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/federal-judge-blocks-stem-cell-research-funding/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:00:19 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/federal-judge-blocks-stem-cell-research-funding/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A federal judge on Monday issued a ruling temporarily blocking the implementation of new guidelines under the Obama administration that authorize the National Institutes of Health to fund more human stem cell research. The plaintiffs, including two adult stem cell researchers and the Christian Medical Association, had sued the Department of Health and Human Services to block the application of the guidelines, which removed restrictions on embryonic research put in place by President George W. Bush.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Minn. Bridge Collapse Victims Get $52 Million Settlement]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/minn-bridge-collapse-victims-get-52-million-settlement/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/minn-bridge-collapse-victims-get-52-million-settlement/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:00:29 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/minn-bridge-collapse-victims-get-52-million-settlement/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Attorneys for the victims of the bridge collapse that killed 13 people in Minneapolis in August 2007 announced Monday that they had reached a settlement with the engineering company responsible for inspecting the bridge. In negotiations held this past weekend, URS Corp. agreed to pay $52.4 million to more than 100 people who sued the company in Minnesota state court. The settlement announcement concludes three years of work on behalf of the victims by a 17-firm pro bono consortium led by Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi.<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Texas Bar Turns Over 63,000 Member E-Mail Addresses to Law Student]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/texas-bar-turns-over-63000-member-e-mail-addresses-to-law-student/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/texas-bar-turns-over-63000-member-e-mail-addresses-to-law-student/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:00:14 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/texas-bar-turns-over-63000-member-e-mail-addresses-to-law-student/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Facing allegations that they violated the Texas Public Information Act, State Bar officials last week released to a member of the public the e-mail addresses of nearly 63,000 lawyers. A lawyer for law student Marni von Wilpert in her suit against the Bar and its executive director says the e-mail list is subject to the statute. Von Wilpert requested the e-mail addresses because she wants to express her concerns to lawyers about the proposed amendments to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Firm Says Its Fee in Beverly Hills Divorce Will Hit $1 Million]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/firm-says-its-fee-in-beverly-hills-divorce-will-hit-1-million/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/firm-says-its-fee-in-beverly-hills-divorce-will-hit-1-million/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:00:05 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/firm-says-its-fee-in-beverly-hills-divorce-will-hit-1-million/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lawyers at boutique family law firm Knowles Collum in Beverly Hills, Calif., are touting a judge's award of $1 million in legal fees as one of the largest granted in a divorce case prior to trial. "This is a large fee award by any standard, even for a large firm," said Michael Collum, whose firm represents Kathrin Saadian in her divorce from real estate investor George Saadian. "For a small firm, I've never heard of it." Most awards in similar cases have been closer to $250,000 to $500,000, he said.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[6th Circuit: Pharma Negligence Claim Not Pre-empted by FDA Approval]]></title>
<link>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/6th-circuit-pharma-negligence-claim-not-pre-empted-by-fda-approval/</link>
<comments>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/6th-circuit-pharma-negligence-claim-not-pre-empted-by-fda-approval/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:10 -0400</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
<category>Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.one-bookmark.com/economy/6th-circuit-pharma-negligence-claim-not-pre-empted-by-fda-approval/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The estate of Mary Buchanan, who died after taking Wyeth's drug Redux, sued the drugmaker in a case that failed at the federal district court level. Her appellate counsel asked the 6th Circuit to vacate the ruling in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's holding, in Wyeth v. Levine, that FDA approval doesn't pre-empt state law tort claims. Now a 6th Circuit panel has upheld the grant of summary judgment on Buchanan's strict liability claims, but agreed that her estate can proceed with its negligence claim.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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