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The Bitter “Blurred Lines” Fight With Robin Thicke & Pharrell Williams

The legal copyright fight between Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke and Marvin Gaye’s heirs has sent the music industry into a tailspin. Billboard report that he “British Rule” of loser pays shouldn’t apply in the copyright dispute between the parties following the verdict that shocked the industry last March over the “Blurred Lines” track.. The verdict

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Investment Fraud Law Firm Launches Investor Protection Campaign

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LawFuel.com – Daily law firm news – Investment fraud law firm Meyer Wilson has launched a new investor protection campaign – a radio spot informing investors that there are options to recovery losses caused by the misconduct of stockbrokers. “Most stockbrokers are honest and straightforward,” opens the announcement. “Others,” it continues, “would like nothing more

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Mayer Brown further strengthens private equity practice with hire of Perry Yam in London

London, 11 February 2016 — Mayer Brown has strengthened its private equity offering with the hire of Perry Yam as partner and Head of Private Equity in London. Perry’s appointment is part of an ongoing, global initiative to expand the firm’s private equity offering. Perry, who was Head of Private Equity for Europe & the

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Attorney and Another Charged Over 700% Payday Loan Racket

  Defendants Exploited Over 4.5 Million Financially Struggling Americans Through Unlawful Scheme to Evade State Usury Laws   Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Karl Stiften, Special Agent-in-Charge of the St. Louis Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), and Diego Rodriguez, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New

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Apple and The Impact of the Largest “Patent Troll” Verdict in History

Spilman Thomas & Battle PLC* – In what is potentially the largest “patent troll” verdict in history, Apple has lost a $625 million patent jury award to VirnetX, according to Reuters news service. The jury verdict in the Eastern District of Texas includes $334.9 million for infringement occurring prior to filing and an additional $290.7

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The Disgraced Judge and The Finger-Lickin’ Retirement Plan

What do most former judges do?  Lawn bowls? Bridge parties? Perhaps Thai cooking classes?  Well for Angela Stokes, the former Cleveland Municipal Court judge, you go work at Chick-fil-A. Chick-what, you say? Chick-fil-A is where former Judge Stokes now works who was recently retired in order to resolve a legal complaint against her, which involved

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$470 Million Settlement Reached with HSBC

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi today announced a $470 million joint state-federal settlement with HSBC to address mortgage origination, servicing and foreclosure abuses. The settlement with the mortgage lender and servicer provides direct payments to Florida borrowers for past foreclosure abuses and requires the company to provide loan modifications and other consumer relief. In addition

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