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EchoStar failed in its duty to preserve relevant emails leading up to a $2.5 billion contract dispute, an appellate panel has ruled, becoming the first New York state appeal court to apply the standard for spoliation of electronic evidence set forth in 2003 by a New York federal judge in Zubulake. View full post on [...]

San Francisco Chronicle (blog) Oakland's law-and-order momentSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)Will any law-breaking Occupy Oakland arrestees be prosecuted, I asked in today's column,and feel the consequences of their behavior? I can name one protester who felt the full force of breaking the law in an Oakland protest. His name is Walter Hoye, …Charlotte restricts free speechSocialist [...]

BigPond News St George, Bank SA targets of legal actionBusiness SpectatorLegal firm Maurice Blackburn Lawyers yesterday filed a claim against the two Westpac subsidiaries in the Federal Court to help thousands of customers claw back what they claim are unfair fees. More than 10000 angry St George and Bank SA customers are …Class action extends [...]

A California judge took after Google’s lawyers Tuesday for breaking rules aimed at streamlining patent-marking issues at trial. The judge even threatened to take away a key Google defense: the argument that Oracle didn’t mark, or provide notification of, some patents in the suit, a position aimed at limiting exposure for past damages. View full [...]

ACLU seeks legal compensation in prayer banner caseThe Brown Daily HeraldAfter a judge ruled last week in favor of a Cranston High School West student who requested the removal of a prayer banner hanging in her school, her attorneys have asked the city to compensate her legal fees, a sum of $173000.and more » View full [...]

If 2010 was a year for staying put, 2011 was the year that law firm partners jumped back into the lateral market with full force. During the 12-month period ending Sept. 30, 2011, 2,454 partners left or joined Am Law 200 firms — a 22 percent increase over 2010. However, that’s no signal that the [...]

Austin Chronicle Li: Legal wrangling over Texas redistricting misses the big storyFort Worth Star TelegramBy Michael Li This year's big theme is the remarkable growth of the state's Hispanic population. After all, 65 percent of Texas' population growth over the last decade was Hispanic. Despite that, there's a compelling argument that Hispanic voting …Texas AG, [...]

Facebook Legal Fees Demand Is 'Stratospheric,' Ceglia ClaimsBusinessWeek1 (Bloomberg) — Paul Ceglia, who was fined for failing to turn over evidence in his ownership suit against Facebook Inc., said he shouldn't also have to reimburse the company for legal fees of as much as $716 an hour that he called “stratospheric.Facebook charging 'stratospheric' attorney fees, [...]

MassLive.com Ralph Branca, famous father-in-lawESPNBut in Boston, he has a chance to become the most famous father-in-law in town. He was at Fenway Park Monday night for a charity event in which Valentine was a participant, and took advantage of the occasion to stand up and sing "God Bless America.New Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine [...]

KPBS District Will Not Pay Sweetwater Officials' Legal FeesSan Diego 6By Lindsay Hood By Jeff Powers The Sweetwater Union High School District will not pay for the legal fees for three current school board members and a former board member who are facing felony charges stemming from alleged misconduct, according to a …School board won't [...]