Company Counsel: A Commercial Litigation Blog
"Gathers and comments on decisions, regulations, and news that matter to in-house counsel, their businesses, and the outside attorneys who represent them. We focus on commercial litigation."
Author: Melissa and David Miller operate Miller & Miller in Carlisle, Pa.
Blawg Related Categories: In-house Counsel • Solo / Small Firm • Business Law
Recent Posts from Company Counsel: A Commercial Litigation Blog
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Wasn't this the Plot of "You've Got Mail"?
Last week, Walmart announced that it would pre-sell ten hardcover books (expected to be best sellers) at the rock bottom price of $9.99. Within hours, Amazon matched; Walmart responded by lowering its price to $8.99;…
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But Could They Countersign by Facsimile?
From the Small Business Law Blog, comes this piece on the unenforceability of contracts written in blood. It seems that the multi-million dollar Stanford International Bank Ponzi scheme was formalized by a blood oath ceremony.…
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Judging a Digitized Book Settlement by its Cover
We've followed the brouhaha surrounding the proposed settlement of the Google digitized books class action with some interest. (A pdf of the 2005 complaint filed by the Authors Guild can be found at eff.org.)A Washington…
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Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009: Back to the Future
From the BLT and PrawfsBlawg, we learn that Senator Arlen Specter has fired up the DeLorean in effort to re-relax recently tightened pleading standards under Rule 12(b)(6). The good senator has introduced legislation that would…
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Oh, Baby
It's been several weeks since we've posted. What can we say? Work, summer weather, and a lack of interesting (to us, at least) news have conspired against us. Today we finally were moved to post…
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Beat the Market, Buy a Lawsuit?
Here's an interesting NYT piece on funds that invest in lawsuits (typically expensive, potentially lucrative commercial litigation/intellectual property actions). Before deciding to invest in a lawsuit, the funds seek the input of outside attorneys on…
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Sunshine May Be the Best Disinfectant, but Secrecy Promotes Settlement
Yesterday, the Boston Globe reported that Bausch & Lomb has settled 600 lawsuits (to the tune of $250 million or so to date) arising out of fungal infections that contact lens wearers allegedly contracted from…
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But Is She a Cat Person or a Dog Person?
From The BLT, we learn that the ABA's review of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has begun. The ABA Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary will evaluate Judge Sotomayor's integrity, professional competence, and judicial temperment,…
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Obama's Preemption Memo: A Return to Normal
Yesterday, President Obama issued a two-page memo that did three things: First, it recognized that, under the Bush administration, some agencies and departments announced that their regulations preempted state law even when should not really have…
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Oedipus . . . Meh.
News that Microsoft dropped K&L Gates from its list of preferred law firms generated a lot of buzz today. See, just by way of example, coverage here, here, and here.The prevailing story line---that Bill Gates fired…