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Wrapsol Asks United States Patent and Trademark Office to Declare That Zagg’s Patent Should Not Have Been Granted – msnbc.com
BOSTON, MA — Cooley Manion Jones LLP and Miele Law Group, P.C., on behalf of their client Wrapsol, LLC, filed a request for an inter partes reexamination of Zagg Intellectual Properties, Inc.’s (Zagg’s) U.S. Patent No. 7,957,524 with the …
Herman Cain’s other tax plan has credibility – msnbc.com
But how taxes are labeled doesn’t necessarily match who effectively pays them. Daniel N. Shaviro, a professor of tax law at New York University School of Law, says businesses would pay the tax levied on them by reducing workers’ pay, … Continue reading
Practical Law Company Launches Labor & Employment Service & Announces Panel of Legal Industry Leaders to Advisory Board – Yahoo Finance
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire -10/25/11)- Practical Law Company (PLC), a provider of practical legal know-how to law firms, law departments and law schools, announced today the official launch of its newest online service for law firms, PLC Labor & Employment …
The AM Roundup: Olympus Deal, Massey, More – Wall Street Journal
The M&A work: Law firm Weil Gotshal & Manges and merger boutique Perella Weinberg Partners, both based in New York, advised Japanese camera maker Olympus on its February 2008 acquisition of British medical-device maker Gyrus Group. The deal had …
Practical Law Company Launches Labor & Employment Service & Announces Panel of Legal Industry Leaders to Advisory Board – msnbc.com
NEW YORK, NY — Practical Law Company (PLC), a provider of practical legal know-how to law firms, law departments and law schools, announced today the official launch of its newest online service for law firms, PLC Labor & Employment (PLC L&E … Continue reading
Countrywide Financial Can’t be Sued by Allstate on Downgrades, Judge Says – Bloomberg
Allstate Corp. (ALL) can’t pursue federal securities law claims against Countrywide Financial Corp, the home lender acquired by Bank of America Corp. (BAC), over $700 million in downgraded residential mortgage-backed securities U.S. District …
Health Care Reform Law: The Cases Against Elena Kagan and Clarence Thomas – International Business Times
Obama administration lawyers and attorneys for the 26 states challenging the health care reform law are ramping up the time table for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. As the court’s decision to … Continue reading
Egypt: Draft ‘Political Corruption’ Law Invites Abuse – Human Rights Watch
The new authorities have a legitimate interest in excluding corrupt and abusive former officials from determining Egypt’s future, but passing a law that will invite arbitrary exclusion is no way to go. Exclusion from voting rights needs to be …
Kelsey Introduces 3 Tort Reform Bills – Chattanoogan
State Senator Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown) today introduced three tort reform bills. He said the bills “will help provide more fairness and certainty in Tennessee lawsuits. Specifically, the bills ensure that defendants pay only their fair share of …
Forestry-environmental conference draws representatives from Latin America and Caribbean – Tico Times
More than 200 people representing 22 Latin American and Caribbean countries were on hand Wednesday for the opening of the eighth Latin American Conference on Forest and Environmental Law at the Colegio de Abogados y Abogadas in Zapote in east … Continue reading
