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Novell Prevails in Long-Running Dispute Over Ownership of UNIX Copyrights – And Open Source Software Moves On

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Jeff Neuburger

The dispute between The SCO Group and Novell, Inc. over the ownership of copyrights in the code to certain versions of the UNIX operating system, which started eight years ago, appears to have been handed its retirement papers by the Tenth Circuit. Yesterday, on the case’s second visit to the circuit, the court upheld the jury verdict in Novell’s favor on the issue of copyright ownership. The SCO Group v. Novell, Inc., No. 10-4122 (10th Cir. Aug. 30, 2011). Full Story

Beijing Court Finds 21 Defendants Guilty of Criminal Privacy Violations

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Hunton & Williams LLP

On August 5, 2011, the Beijing Second Intermediate People’s Court announced its decision in what is reported to be the largest criminal case to date involving the misuse of personal information in Beijing, China. The Court based its ruling on Article 7 of the Seventh Amendment to the Criminal Law, which applies to three types of criminal activities: (1) illegal sale of citizens’ personal information, (2) illegal provision of citizens’ personal information, and (3) illegal access to citizens’ personal information. Full Story

NLRB Announces New Standard for Bargaining Units in Non-Acute Healthcare Facilities

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Ana C. Shields

On August 30 the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued the long-awaited decision in Specialty Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center of Mobile, in which it announced a new standard for determining what constitutes an appropriate bargaining unit in non-acute health care facilities. Full Story

Embrace the Gifts the Jurors Give You

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Rob McKinney

One of the jury selection concepts I was taught at the Trial lawyers College was to embrace the gifts the jurors gave you . I did not fully understand the concept during the lecture. However , the light bulb came on once I saw it in action. Full Story

Transportation Contractors: What is an Unbalanced Bid and Why Should You Care?

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Matt DeVries

Last week, contractors and subcontractors bidding on Tennessee Department of Transportation projects received an alert from Brian Egan, TDOT Director of Construction, warning of a noticeable increase in unbalance bids [pdf]. While the rules differ among each state, you should take Egan’s warning to heart since the consequence of submitting of an unbalanced bid can be costly. Full Story

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In the Eye of the Storm: Defending Bank Officers and Directors in FDIC Litigation

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Kevin LaCroix

By Mary C. GIll, Robert R. Long and Todd F. Chatham of Alston & Bird

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ACLU and Myriad Both Petition for Panel Rehearing in Myriad “Gene Patenting” Case

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Jackie Wright Bonilla

On August 25, 2011, on behalf of Plaintiffs, the ACLU filed a Petition for Panel Rehearing with the Federal Circuit in Assn. Molec. Path. et al. v. USPTO et al., known as the Myriad “gene patenting” case. Four days later, on August 29, 2011, Myriad likewise filed its own Petition for Panel Rehearing. Both parties filed their Petitions in response to a precedential decision by the Federal Circuit a month earlier. In that decision, a three-judge panel held, among other things, that all “isolated DNA” claims at issue are patent-eligible, contrary to Plaintiffs’ position. Full Story

Federal Judge Temporarily Enjoins Enforcement of Alabama Immigration Law

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Immigration/Global Migration Group

By Kelly Reese

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Novell Prevails in Long-Running Dispute Over Ownership of UNIX Copyrights – And Open Source Software Moves On

Beijing Court Finds 21 Defendants Guilty of Criminal Privacy Violations

NLRB Announces New Standard for Bargaining Units in Non-Acute Healthcare Facilities

Embrace the Gifts the Jurors Give You

Transportation Contractors: What is an Unbalanced Bid and Why Should You Care?

In the Eye of the Storm: Defending Bank Officers and Directors in FDIC Litigation

ACLU and Myriad Both Petition for Panel Rehearing in Myriad “Gene Patenting” Case

Federal Judge Temporarily Enjoins Enforcement of Alabama Immigration Law

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