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Judge Dismisses Yelp Class Action, Bolsters Web Publisher Immunity – Law.com
SAN FRANCISCO — New U.S. District Judge Edward Chen has dismissed a class action against Yelp Inc. alleging the online review site extorted advertising from businesses in exchange for favorable treatment. In dismissing the suit with prejudice Wednesday …
NOVAVAX CEO Addresses U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Behalf of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) – Marketwatch
… companies face unique challenges as biotechnology patent prosecution in foreign jurisdictions can be more expensive and complicated and subject to greater non-uniformity of the law than many other technologies. The scope of patent claims …
Alabama Tries to Connect Jobless Residents With Farm Jobs, Finds Few Employers Willing to Hire – FOX News
With Alabama’s new immigration law scaring off many illegal migrant workers … “The industries in our state that provide thousands of manual-labor jobs are a foundational part of Alabama’s economy,” Bentley said at the time.
U.S. Chamber Report: Improving Pennsylvania’s Legal Environment Could Save $1.4 Billion, Spur Job Creation – Marketwatch
Pennsylvania could save up to $1.4 billion in tort costs and create between 33,000 and 90,000 new jobs by improving its legal environment, according to a working paper released today by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR).
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Cleveland helps launch ecowatch.org, an environmental news advocacy website – Cleveland Plain Dealer
“The current assault on America’s environmental laws, like the Clean Water Act, creates a pressing need to educate and engage people to protect our infrastructure, the air we breathe, the water we drink, to provide our children the same …
Crime History: St. Louis police first to use fingerprints – Washington Examiner
For 30 years prior, law enforcement officials measured bony parts of the body to identify criminals. But that system pretty much ended in 1903, when a man named Will West was sentenced to the Leavenworth Penitentiary in Kansas. It turned … Continue reading
Mets Ruling Would Give Madoff Family $82 Million, Trustee Says – Bloomberg
The trustee’s argument “is good for two reasons,” said Nancy Rapoport, a bankruptcy-law professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in an e-mail. “It puts the amount of money at risk front-and-center, and it explains how easy it …
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. hit by Investor Lawsuit over alleged Securities Laws Violations – PRLog (free press release)
An investor in shares of JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: JKS) filed a lawsuit in United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. Over alleged Violations of Federal Securities Laws. If you … Continue reading
Madoff Trustee Must Justify ‘Clawbacks’ From Fund’s Customers, Judge Says – Bloomberg
“These arguments implicate the questions about how to integrate the securities and bankruptcy laws,” Rakoff wrote in an order filed in Manhattan federal court yesterday. Under securities law, some withdrawals from a brokerage firm may be …
House introduces controversial anti-piracy act – Reuters UK
Copyright groups and content creators hailed the proposal as an important means to safeguard intellectual property rights … legislation will face a fierce battle before it becomes law.
