Twitter Spurns Facebook’s $500M Buyout Offer
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008Original post by LexisNexis® Mealey’sâ„¢ Legal News
Archive for November, 2008
Texas to Test Wireless Call Blocking in Prison
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008Original post by LexisNexis® Mealey’sâ„¢ Legal News
Encryption Protects Your Mobile Data
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008Original post by LexisNexis® Mealey’sâ„¢ Legal News
$125 Million Settlement Between Google, Authors Preliminarily Approved
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008NEW YORK - After more than two years of case management and negotiations, a federal judge has approved a preliminary settlement between The Authors Guild Inc. and Google Inc. regarding copyright management and royalties for works that are part of the online giant’s “Google Library Project” (GLP) plan to digitize “millions of copyrighted books and […]
Divided Appeals Panel Affirms Defense Verdict In City Of Milwaukee Case
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008MILWAUKEE - A divided Wisconsin appellate panel on Nov. 25 affirmed a jury’s verdict and held that the evidence was sufficient to show that NL Industries, a former maker of lead-based paint, did not intentionally cause the public nuisance that the jury determined had existed as a result of lead-based paint in buildings throughout the […]
Investor Failed To Plead Material Misrepresentation, Federal Judge Rules
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008NEW YORK - A bond purchaser’s federal securities law claims against a bond issuer and co-issuer, as well as the bonds’ underwriter and depositor, with regard to the sale of subprime mortgage-backed bonds to the purchaser fail because it did not properly plead a material misrepresentation, a federal judge ruled Nov. 4 (Good Hill Partners […]
Jury Finds Insurer Acted In Bad Faith, Is Liable For $10M
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008LOS ANGELES - A unanimous jury in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on Nov. 18 awarded $10 million to Harold L. Bostick in finding that Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co. acted in bad faith in refusing to settle within the policy limits of an insurance agreement (Harold L. Bostick v. Atlantic […]
1st Circuit Reverses Decision; Data Law Does Not Violate Free Speech
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008BOSTON - A First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Nov. 18 reversed a finding that a New Hampshire law aimed at preventing the distribution of prescriber-identifiable data related to prescription drug prescribing habits constitutes an unconstitutional restriction of free speech (IMS Health Inc., et al. v. Kelly A. Ayotte, as attorney general of […]
Ultra-Low-Cost Wireless Provider Steps Up
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008Original post by LexisNexis® Mealey’sâ„¢ Legal News
How Private Is Your Social Network?
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008Original post by LexisNexis® Mealey’sâ„¢ Legal News