2008 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN LAWYERS BASKETBALL LEAGUE, COUNSELORS III DIVISION

LAWFUEL – Fitzpatric, Cella, Harper & Scinto Wins 2008 championship game in Lawyer Basketball League. Leading intellectual property law firm Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto is proud to announce that the firm has won the 2008 Championship Game in the Lawyers Basketball League, Counselors III Division. Fitzpatrick won the division’s championship game on March 24 […]

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Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto Selected as Pharmaceutical IP Litigation Firm of the Year

LAWFUEL – Pharmaceutical IP Litgation Firm of the Year Award Win. Leading intellectual property law firm Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto is proud to announce that the firm was honored with the Pharmaceutical IP Litigation Firm of the Year award at April 3rd’s North America Awards 2008, sponsored by Managing Intellectual Property at the Four

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California High Court Adopts Sophisticated User Doctrine as Complete Defense in Product Liability Failure to Warn Cases

By Marina Slavin – In a change that will reshape the landscape of California product liability litigation, the California Supreme Court adopted the “sophisticated user” doctrine as a complete defense in actions premised on a defendant’s alleged failure to warn. Under the court’s decision in Johnson v. American Standard (April 3, 2008) ___Cal.4th ___ (S139184),

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Baker & McKenzie Advises Bayerische Landesbank on USD200 Million Syndicated Loan Facility to Privatbank

Kyiv/Munich, 5 April 2008 – LAWFUEL – Legal Announcements – Baker & McKenzie announced today that it has recently acted as Ukrainian and English law counsel to Bayerische Landesbank with respect to USD200 million syndicated loan facility to Joint Stock Company Commercial Bank “PrivatBank”, the largest Ukrainian commercial bank in terms of total assets, customer

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China Law – Lawyers Richardson & Patel Expand Asia Reach By Partnering With Li & Partners

LOS ANGELES–LAWFUEL – Legal Announcements Daily –Richardson & Patel, LLP today announced that it has entered into an alliance with Li & Partners, one of China’s premier law firms, consisting of more than 60 attorneys. The alliance will fortify Richardson & Patel’s rapidly expanding Asia practice, which focuses on assisting Asia-based companies in accessing U.S.

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Law Firm Announces New Vice President of America-Israel Chamber of Commerce Chicago

LAWFUEL – Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., is pleased to announce that Richard A. Kaplan has been named a Vice President of the America-Israel Chamber of Commerce Chicago (AICC). Mr. Kaplan has been actively involved on many AICC committees and already serves on the

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“If you put pins on a map for the top 50 most outrageous verdicts, bizarre run-away juries and so forth, you would find this belt around the Gulf Coast that runs from southern Texas across Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Florida. These are also some of the places people consider the worst places to get sued.” So says Walter Olson, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and author of The Rule of Lawyers.

By the time most law students have finished the first year of law school, they’ve had the responses “yes” and “no” surgically excised from their thoughts and replaced by the signature American legalism–“it depends.” And it does. Any attorney worth his salt knows a client’s fate frequently depends on the location of the courthouse deciding

“If you put pins on a map for the top 50 most outrageous verdicts, bizarre run-away juries and so forth, you would find this belt around the Gulf Coast that runs from southern Texas across Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Florida. These are also some of the places people consider the worst places to get sued.” So says Walter Olson, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and author of The Rule of Lawyers. Read More »

Attorney General Obtains $1.3 Million Judgment Against Jacksonville Debt Collector

~ Court awards significant damages from 2005 lawsuit ~ TALLAHASSEE, FL – LAWFUEL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that a Jacksonville resident and his debt collection agency have been ordered to pay $1.3 million in restitution and civil penalties for violations of Florida and Federal collections laws. Ted Ellis Crosby, individually and in

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Legal Executive Role – Be Part Of A Key Business Team – Online Legal Jobs Board

Do you want to be part of a team where you will be actively involved and integral to the business? • Take your career to the next level • Prepare Board papers and minutes • Utilise your proven commercial business skills A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join this national organisation and assist the Corporate

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