“Pirates of the Caribbean.” “The Matrix.” “The Last Samurai.” “Broken Flowers.” “Amistad.” Success isn’t all these films have in common. Each was also challenged by a lawsuit claiming “idea theft” – a legal problem that continues to grow.

“Pirates of the Caribbean.” “The Matrix.” “The Last Samurai.” “Broken Flowers.” “Amistad.” Success isn’t all these films have in common. Each was also challenged by a lawsuit claiming “idea theft” _ a common Hollywood problem that lawyers say is likely to continue as long as huge movie studios wield enormous power. “It’s like having your […]

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LAWFUEL – Legal News, Celebrity Lawsuits – Divorce News from Sara …

LAWFUEL – Legal News, Celebrity Lawsuits – Divorce News from Sara Evans to Britney Spears – It had to happen. Just as Kevin (Fed-Ex) Federline’s dumping by the Britney Spears the news of a tacky sex tape appears on the Net. A Britney-alike is performing some sort of down-and-dirty with Mr Fed. None of this

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LAWFUEL Law Jobs – Between November 2005 and March 2006, Vault surveye…

LAWFUEL Law Jobs – Between November 2005 and March 2006, Vault surveyed solicitors at major law firms and asked them to rank firms in terms of how prestigious it would be to work for them. We took these scores to calculate our prestige rankings. For our quality of life rankings, we asked associates to rate

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LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – Mallesons Stephen Jaques, in conjun…

LAWFUEL – Legal News Network – Mallesons Stephen Jaques, in conjunction with the Australian Business Council for Sustainable Energy, the Chinese Renewable Energy Industry Association, the Australian Greenhouse Office and IT Power Australia has developed a unique publication to help Australian companies enter the clean energy market in China. Mallesons wrote the publication’s content about

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LUBBOCK, Texas, Nov. 3, 2006 – A ruling by U.S. District Judge Sam Cum…

LUBBOCK, Texas, Nov. 3, 2006 – A ruling by U.S. District Judge Sam Cummings in a case between a small business and Texas Tech University is sending shockwaves through college towns throughout Texas. The judge ordered Red Raider Outfitter, a small retailer that sells licensed Texas Tech clothing and goods, to pay the University nearly

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LAWFUEL – Europe Law & Business News – International law firm Fres…

LAWFUEL – Europe Law & Business News – International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised private equity firm KKR and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners on the acquisition of Kion, the forklift truck division of Linde AG, for €4bn. The sale is subject to the approval of the competition authorities, and was conducted as an

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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.- LAWFUEL – Legal News, Legal Jobs –Lloren…

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.- LAWFUEL – Legal News, Legal Jobs –Llorente SIU™, a California-based provider of contract special investigation services to U.S. insurers, announced today that its alliance with Alaska National Insurance Company, a multi-line commercial insurer serving businesses in the Western United States, has yielded success with the recent conviction of Yvonne Richardson for workers’

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Weddinglenox.com, the online wedding resource for couples in Chicago, …

Weddinglenox.com, the online wedding resource for couples in Chicago, New York, Florida and California, introduces a new vendor matching feature. The new service will connect members with wedding planners, photographers, caterers, florists and musicians in the area. (PRWEB) November 7, 2006 — Weddinglenox.com (www.weddinglenox.com), an online wedding resource, is pleased to announce the launch of

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BP on Thursday settled the main civil case arising from the fatal Texas City refinery explosion and is to make a $32 million payment towards worker training and healthcare.

BP on Thursday settled the main civil case arising from the fatal Texas City refinery explosion. It lifts the immediate threat of highly damaging documents being made public and the prospect of Lord Browne, BP’s chief executive, being forced to testify. BP said it would make $32m (£17m) in worker training and healthcare donations to

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Thursday 9 November 2006 LAWFUEL – Legal News, Legal Jobs Network – …

Thursday 9 November 2006 LAWFUEL – Legal News, Legal Jobs Network – The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has appointed Goldman Sachs JBWere as the seller of approximately 5.11 per cent of Orion Telecommunications Limited (Orion) ordinary shares vested in ASIC. This follows a decision by the Takeovers Panel to make orders vesting 4,154,497

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