Litigation Law 
Opnext Agrees to Settle Merger Litigation – Investors Business Daily
FREMONT, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Opnext, Inc. (“Opnext” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:OPXT), a global leader in the design and manufacture of optical modules and components, announced today that it has reached an understanding to settle the previously …
ITU to Discuss Standards Essential Patent Litigation – Phone Scoop
The International Telecommunications Union has decided to convene over the industry’s use of patent litigation to block sales of cell phones. The ITU has planned a gathering for Otober 10 that will include government officials, standards bodies, and key …
HTC Corp. Reports Weaker Q2 Numbers on Tough Competition, Litigation (AAPL) (GOOG) – StreetInsider.com
HTC Corp. keeps seeing sales slip away. Does it mean the smartphone market has been saturated? According to numbers from the Company released earlier, HTC saw a 57.8 percent drop in sales for its second-quarter, to NT$91.0 billion (about $3.04 … Continue reading
‘The Oatmeal’ Internet lawsuit dismissed, but litigation continues – San Jose Mercury News
Just as a fight between a popular comedy website and an Internet attorney seemed to be dying down, someone purporting to be the comic site’s creator filed a $5 million civil rights lawsuit this week claiming the attorney tried to … Continue reading
Facebook and Yahoo Settle Patent Litigation – Wall Street Journal
Yahoo Inc. and Facebook Inc. said they agreed to a settlement that ends patent litigation between the companies, drawing to a close a nasty but ultimately short-lived dispute that had roiled Silicon Valley. No money changed hands as part of … Continue reading
Simmons Firm Attorneys Selected to National Leadership Roles in Propecia Litigation – YAHOO!
Simmons Firm Shareholder Trent Miracle, head of the firm’s pharmaceutical litigation group, was selected June 22 by a federal judge to serve on the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in the multidistrict litigation known as In re Propecia (Finasteride …
UPDATE 1-Detroit key bond sale put at risk by litigation – Reuters
July 6 (Reuters) – Litigation continued to swirl around Detroit’s fiscal pact with Michigan this week, potentially jeopardizing a key bond sale to raise money for the city’s ailing budget. State officials had planned on generating $137 million …
Yahoo, Facebook Announce Patent-Litigation Settlement – NASDAQ
Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) and Facebook Inc. (FB) have reached a settlement agreement ending patent litigation between the firms, drawing an end to a nasty but ultimately short-lived dispute that had roiled Silicon Valley. The agreement is intended to …
As Calif. Passes High-Speed Rail Funding, Litigation Looms – site.law360.com
Law360, San Diego (July 06, 2012, 12:00 AM ET) — A measure to fund the initial segment of California’s $68.4 billion high-speed rail plan picked up just enough votes to pull out of the state Senate on Friday, and while … Continue reading
INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION: High-level ITU talks address rampant patent litigation – TMCnet
(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) High-level ITU talks address rampant patent litigation – Innovation-stifling use of intellectual property to be tackled Geneva, 6 July 2012 ” In light of recent patent disputes that have caused shipments …
