As a matter of law, that ruling spelled doom for Barnes & Noble's antitrust case at the ITC. The bookseller's argument, remember, is that Microsoft is using whatever ammunition it can pull from its entire patent portfolio -- and not just the four ...more »
By Joe Rossiter Law enforcement agencies, businesses, community leaders and residents in one Detroit neighborhood are teaming up to battle crime while alerting criminals to get out of town. Crime Stoppers of Michigan announced Wednesday that it has ...more »
Business Newsday > Business Content Preview Newsday 7 day/Optimum Online ® subscribers click here for full access Not a Newsday or Optimum Online ® subscriber? Click here Judge blocks day labor rules in AZ immigration law Originally published: February ...more »
In recent years, Microsoft has emerged as Google's chief legal antagonist, working publicly and privately to get antitrust cops in Washington and Brussels interested in Google's activities. As part of his new job, Mr. Long will likely continue those ...more »
29, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Jones & Haley, PC of Atlanta, GA has been honored with a recognition by Atlanta Business Chronicle in its selection of "City's Top Law Firms." A spokesperson from Jones & Haley, PC commented on the recognition: "This ...more »
In 2009, the Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District passed an ordinance requiring the installation of wireless reporting alarms in all commercial and multifamily buildings. A nerve-center station in the district would monitor the alarms.more »
NEW YORK, Feb 29, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Pomerantz Haudek Grossman & Gross LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Taleo Corporation ("Taleo" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:TLEO) (isin:US87424N1046) concerning the proposed acquisition of ...more »
The Pomerantz Firm, with offices in New York, Chicago, and Washington, DC, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of ...more »
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb 29, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life) has promoted Gretchen Cepek to the post of general counsel, effective February 20, 2012. In her new role, Cepek will serve as chief legal...more »
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--An investigation of large law firms' partner pension plans by ALM's The American Lawyer finds trouble ahead as generous benefit commitments stress firm finances and set the stage for generational conflicts.more »
Express Scripts Inc. (ESRX)'s bid for Medco Health Solutions Inc. (MHS) should be approved by US antitrust regulators only if the combined company allows customers to buy specialty drugs at pharmacies that compete with their own, a lawyer for ...more »
... Feb 29, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky is investigating potential claims on behalf of purchasers of Wells Fargo & Company ("Wells Fargo" or the "Company") (NYSE:WFC) securities concerning possible violations of federal securities laws.more »
The antitrust laws sometimes forbid product “tying.” A tying arrangement is an agreement by a party to sell one product on the condition that the buyer also purchases a different (or tied) product. In the franchise context, franchisors sometimes ...more »
is attempting to have a proposal attached as an amendment to the Senate's $109 billion transportation bill that would remove some antitrust exemptions long enjoyed by the freight rail sector. The Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act--heatedly opposed by ...more »
Mergers between leading Australian law firms and those overseas reflect a growing global outlook. Photo: Rob Homer AS THOUSANDS of lawyers' lever-arch files creak open in courts around the country this morning, a mini-mountain of them will bear new ...more »
Phipps said it meets state law requirements for Kerrey to declare his sister's house as his residence. Kerrey denied again Wednesday that he waited to get into the race to ensure he wouldn't face a challenge from popular GOP Nebraska Gov.more »
Am Law 100 firms were busy this week on a pair of announced bank acquisitions and another proposed sale nixed by a Delaware judge. In one of the deals moving forward, Bracewell & Giuliani financial institutions head William Luedke IV is representing ...more »
