Power of Attorneys highlights local firms and professionals who illustrate the excellence and emerging tools in the field of law.
With counterfeiting still the No. 1 problem for most trademark owners, a review of the tools available to mark owners in the United States in their fight against counterfeiters is critical.
TRENTON, N.J. -- The family that in 1961 made one of the biggest donations in the history of academia to Princeton University wants their money back.
While Christopher Ekren isn't an inventor or a scientist, he knows a little something about bringing a product to market.
A lineup of legal heavyweights unusual even by Supreme Court standards is doing battle in a case pitting Wachovia Corp. (NYSE: WB) against Michigan banking regulators.
WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court justices pressed both sides Monday in the oral arguments of a case that businesses of all stripes care deeply about: How hard should it be to get evidence that a company might be violating antitrust laws? Justice Antonin Scalia complained that the original suit was overly broad. "On this complaint you have no idea who agreed with whom, where, when, any of that."
LOS ANGELES -- Universal Music Group has sued MySpace.com, claiming the online social-networking hub illegally encourages its users to share music and music videos on the site without permission.
NEW YORK -- A lawyer for former New York Stock Exchange chief Richard Grasso asked an appeals court Wednesday to remove the judge in the fight over Grasso's $187.5 million pay package because he broke a promise to his client.
Many New York corporate law firms have had banner years, thanks in part to mergers, acquisitions and private-equity transactions. But that won't necessarily translate into outsize bonuses for the staff lawyers who have put in extra-long hours.
In March, a unit of global luxury-goods powerhouse LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA sued a small Las Vegas maker of dog toys, claiming trademark infringement.
WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism Tuesday about the current legal standard for granting patents and signaled a willingness to make patents harder to obtain.
Larry Chanen recalls the day, more than 20 years ago, when he realized he'd have to mask his homosexuality in order to advance on Wall Street.
DALLAS (AP) -- The director of Mary Kay Inc.'s top sales unit in Texas was given a pink slip to replace her pink Cadillacs, and the woman is suing the famous cosmetics company to get her job back.
NEW YORK (AP) -- DaimlerChrysler Corp. (NYSE: DCX) must pay $20 million to a retired police officer and brake repairman whose right lung was removed because of cancer caused by asbestos, a jury ruled.
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) said Tuesday it has struck a content-sharing deal with two organizations to partly settle a dispute in Belgium over news articles available through the Internet search engine.
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. -- The bathrooms in the country club were opulent, with marble floors and antique furniture. But months after purchasing the club, the owners gutted them.
The statistics on domestic violence in the workplace are alarming. An estimated 13,000 acts of domestic violence are committed in the workplace each year. Homicide is the leading cause of death for women in the workplace. The cost of domestic violence to employers has been estimated as $3 billion to $5 billion annually due to health care costs, lost productivity, high absenteeism and employee turnover rates.
Lawsuits by employees can be devastating for companies of all sizes. Experts agree that training supervisors and managers is the most effective way to avoid ending up in court. However, as most people that have attended training will tell you, it can be boring. And when attendees are bored, they are less likely to learn.
BOSTON -- The state faces a difficult challenge to be successful in its lawsuit against the Big Dig firms who worked on the highway tunnel where a ceiling collapsed, killing a motorist, legal experts say.
TAMPA, Fla. -- A federal judge agreed with a Tampa executive's claim that the antidepressant Paxil prompted him to embezzle $1.8 million from a former employer.
What do patent law and pygmy goats have in common? Probably not much unless you are John Phillips, managing principal of Fish & Richardson's San Diego office. By day, Phillips oversees the local F&R office and practices patent prosecution and counseling. On nights and weekends, Phillips oversees his Elfin Forest home that he shares with his wife Karen, son Jacob, two llamas, three alpacas, two nubian goats, two pygmy goats, three cats and one dog.
Justices were considering Monday how to apply a 180-day deadline for complaining about discriminatory pay decisions under Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The Justice Department said Monday that it will appeal a federal judge's ruling that overturned a jury conviction of a former City Council member accused of taking money from a strip club owner in exchange for political favors.
Bill Rick, our former CEO and chair, once quipped to me that if he had been told when he first entered the civil engineering business with his father, that he would have on staff a full-time lawyer, he would have fallen over with laughter. More than 15 years later, law and the legal profession have changed dramatically. Almost any employee at any level within an organization expects to hear, when negotiating or discussing any new business venture, "Let me check with my supervisor and legal."
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Monday sided with Philip Morris USA, refusing to disturb a court ruling that threw out a $10.1 billion verdict over the company's "light" cigarettes.
The nation's system of judicial independence is under attack, according to California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald George.
For the first time in four years, more than half of the applicants taking the California bar exam last July passed, the state bar announced Friday.
LOS ANGELES -- "Pirates of the Caribbean." "The Matrix." "The Last Samurai." "Broken Flowers." "Amistad."
It's not a very recognizable law firm, even in the San Diego community, but there's at least one insurance company that's heard of Lucas & Haverkamp.
Pam Ferry and Nancy Beardsley are uniquely minded attorneys who aren't especially fond of going to court.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Monday sided with Philip Morris USA, refusing to disturb a court ruling that threw out a $10.1 billion verdict over the company's "light" cigarettes.
LOS ANGELES -- "Pirates of the Caribbean." "The Matrix." "The Last Samurai." "Broken Flowers." "Amistad."
The Daily Transcript honors San Diego's top corporate counsel selected by an independent judging panel.
The Daily Transcript and the San Diego Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel honor San Diego's top corporate counsel selected by an independent judging panel.
This special report highlights San Diego lawyers and legal teams who are raising the bar and making headlines.
This annual section highlights local firms and professionals who illustrate the excellence and emerging tools in the field of law.
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