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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Judge Tosses $7.3M Award, Grants New Trial in Lady Gaga Case
The producer credited with launching the career of Lady Gaga has been granted a new trial after he was ordered to pay $7.3 million to a talent scout who introduced him to the singer.
<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Ninth Circuit Says Google Must Face Advertiser Suit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Sept. 21 dusted off a seven-year-old class action against Google Inc. over its AdWords keyword advertising program. A Ninth Circuit panel reversed a decision denying class certification to businesses claiming that Google inappropriately charged for ads placed on error pages and so-called parked domains between 2004 and 2008.
<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Lawmakers Shelve Digital Afterlife Bill
A California Senate committee last month shelved for the year tech-backed legislation aimed at setting rules for how and when a deceased person's online records, e-mails and social media postings can be disclosed.
<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Conn. Tech Company Accuses Facebook of Patent Infringement
A small technology company in Simsbury, CT, is taking on one of the largest technology companies in the world. ConnectQuest filed a federal lawsuit Sept. 17 claiming that Facebook has infringed upon ConnectQuest's patent for a new technology it developed, known as the "close proximity notification system.
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Equipment Finance Industry Compensation Continues to Rise
Compensation in the equipment finance industry increased in 2014, representing the fifth consecutive year that the industry has seen a year-over-year increase in overall compensation.
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'Happy Birthday' Case Built on Prof.'s Article
A federal judge in Los Angeles ruled that Warner/Chappell Music does not hold a copyright to the song's lyrics, upending an 80-year licensing campaign that generated an estimated $2 million per year.
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How to Defend Rule 30(b)(6) Product Liability Depositions Successfully
Federal Rule 30(b)(6) requires a corporation to designate a witness in response to a deposition notice that describes with "reasonable particularity" the topics upon which the witness will testify. The potential trial implications of a corporate witness' testimony require counsel to understand his client's product, carefully examine the deposition notice topics, help to identify the proper corporate designee(s) to testify, and thoroughly prepare the designee to testify on the notice topics, among others.
<i>En Banc</i> Federal Circuit Revives Section 337 Induced Infringement
The Federal Circuit, in <i>Suprema, Inc. v. Int'l Trade Comm'n,</i>, overturned a 2013 divided panel decision and held that a Section 337 violation based on induced infringement is viable where the underlying direct infringement occurs after importation.
Too Much <i>Fluor?</i> California Supreme Court Overturns <i>Henkel</i>
The California Supreme Court recently reversed course and overturned one of its earlier decisions, rejecting consent-to-assignment clauses as a bar to coverage where the loss at issue pre-dates the assignment.
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