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Settlement Brings End To Zoom And RingCentral Dispute

23rd February 2022
A joint press release on Monday announced the two tech companies had resolved the case and will “continue to work together” throughout RingCentral’s transitions to a new video-conferencing service.  San Jose, California-based Zoom sued RingCentral in 2021 after deciding not to renew an agreement that allowed RingCentral to resell Zoom’s service as a “RingCentral Meetings.” […]
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Apple Convinces Judge To Abandon Copyright Lawsuit Over Racially Diverse Emoji

18th February 2022
On Wednesday, Apple Inc convinced a California federal judge to abandon a lawsuit claiming the tech giant copied another company’s racially diverse emoji and violated its intellectual property rights. However, US District Judge Vince Chhabria said Cub Club Investment LLC failed to demonstrate that Apple had copied anything that was eligible for copyright protection.  Cub […]
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Elon Musk’s Tesla Sued Over Alleged Suspension Failure In Fatal Crash

17th February 2022
According to the lawsuit filed by the driver’s family, the 2021 Model 3 Tesla had “defective and unreasonably dangerous suspension that may cause loss of control during ordinary and foreseeable driving conditions.” The lawsuit claims that four days before the accident, the driver brought the vehicle to a Tesla Store due to problems with "controllability/steering, […]
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How Can Using Legal Transcription Services Benefit A Court Trial?

14th February 2022
Audio Recordings There are many scenarios within the legal industry where conversations are audio, or sometimes video recorded. But audio and video files are slightly more inconvenient when it comes to being used in any legal situation.  Witness testimonials, interrogations and conference calls are just a few scenarios within the legal industry where these talks […]
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Sarah Palin Defamation Trial: Jury Weighs In On Whether New York Times Made “Honest Mistake”

14th February 2022
Following a 7-day trial, jurors have started to consider whether to hold the New York Times liable for defaming Sarah Palin, after the American politician’s lawyer accused the newspaper of falsely associating her in a 2017 editorial with a mass shooting in Arizona. This is an association that the lawyer for the New York Times […]
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Success For Russ August & Kabat In Thermostat Patent Trial Against Google

11th February 2022
On Thursday, a Texas jury ruled in favour of EcoFactor, represented by LA law firm Russ August & Kabat, stating that Alphabet’s Google must pay $20 million for violating the energy-management company’s patent rights with its Nest smart thermostat. The Texas jury found that technology in Google Nest devices infringes EcoFactor’s patented method for automatically […]
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Walgreens Wins Round In Dispute With Law Firm In Drug Pricing Suit

11th February 2022
In her ruling, Judge Kendall said that Walgreens had presented sufficient information to sustain its claim that law firm Crowell & Moring has breached its fiduciary duties to Walgreens based on its former legal work for the company.  Walgreens made the allegation as a counterclaim against the plaintiffs represented by Crowell & Moring in a […]
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Court Allows Apple And Patent Rival Uniloc To Keep License Terms Secret For Time Being

10th February 2022
In an unorthodox joint effort, tech giant Apple and its frequent patent rival Uniloc have persuaded a US appeals court to allow them to keep the terms of Uniloc’s patent licenses secret for the time being.  The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said a San Francisco-based judge had previously exaggerated the value […]
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Teva Pharmaceuticals To Pay Up To $3.6 Billion In US Opioid Settlement

10th February 2022
Earlier this week, Israel-based Teva reached a $225 million settlement with Texas, with $150 million of the settlement paid in cash and the rest paid in medicine.  Speaking to Reuters, Teva Chief Executive Kåre Schultz said that Teva would likely pay $2.7 billion to $3.6 billion across 15 years. Schultz based his estimate on the […]
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Judge Dismisses Former Amazon Employee's Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination

8th February 2022
Smalls alleged that Amazon had subjected a workforce of predominantly non-white staff to conditions that were inferior to that of its predominantly white managers by failing to provide necessary protective equipment.  However, US District Judge Rachel Kovner rejected Smalls’ claim that he was fired by Amazon because he is Black and had opposed the company’s […]
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