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Date: Thu, Sep 8, 2022, 4:34 AM
Subject: GE Banned From Selling Wind Turbines Infringing Siemens' IP
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TOP NEWS GE Banned From Selling Wind Turbines Infringing Siemens' IP A Massachusetts federal judge issued a permanent injunction on Wednesday barring General Electric Co. from selling Haliade-X wind turbines that a jury found infringed a Siemens' patent, but allowed the company to produce turbines that have already been ordered to complete state-sponsored wind projects in New Jersey and Massachusetts.
2nd Circ. Upholds Navient Public Service Loan Relief Deal The Second Circuit on Wednesday upheld the approval of a deal between loan servicer Navient Corp. and a class of borrowers that accused it of failing to inform potential applicants about a loan forgiveness program for public service employees, while rejecting objections that the deal would not benefit the class.
GAO Denies Va. Co.'s Protest Of State Dept.'s Security Pick The U.S. Government Accountability Office has denied a Virginia-based military contractor's protest of a security service task order issued to a competitor, saying it had no reason to object to the U.S. State Department's evaluation of its proposal.
Colo. Gadget Maker To Pay $625K Over Alleged False Claims A Colorado-based scientific instruments manufacturer and its owner agreed to pay the United States $625,000 to settle allegations they sold the government China-origin products despite claiming they were produced domestically, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Insurers Fight Coverage In Taliban Terror Support Suit Liberty Mutual, AIG units and other insurers have told a New Jersey state court that their policies do not cover claims alleging that The Louis Berger Group Inc. made protection payments used by the Taliban for terrorist attacks in Afghanistan against U.S. service members and civilians because such purported misconduct was not accidental in nature.
Bid Protest Spotlight: Affiliate Experience, JV Registration In this month's bid protest roundup, James Tucker at MoFo offers takeaways from a decision that considered the rule governing offeror reliance on affiliate experience and past performance, and discusses bid protest decisions that considered similar solicitation terms but reached opposite conclusions about whether joint venture registration in the System for Award Management was required.
Beware Broad Scope Of Gov't Contract PAC Contribution Ban With the midterm elections quickly approaching, businesses looking to contribute to independent expenditure-only political action committees should note the broad definition of "government contract" in a spate of recent federal enforcement actions finding campaign law violations, say attorneys at Akin Gump. How In-House Counsel Can Better Manage Litigation Exposure In anticipation of economic downturn and increased litigation volume, the true struggle for an in-house team is allocating their very limited and valuable attentional resources, but the solution is building systems that focus attention where it can be most effective in delivering better outcomes, say Jaron Luttich and Sean Kennedy at Element Standard.
Analysis Experts Say Mar-A-Lago Judge Shows Poor Grasp Of Privilege A Florida federal judge's decision to appoint a special master to screen documents seized at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate for executive privilege shows a "fundamental misunderstanding" of the subject, experts told Law360. Ex-5th Circ. Judge Joins Gibson Dunn In Houston Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP will bring aboard former Fifth Circuit Judge Gregg Costa in Houston next month as co-chair of its global trial practice group, the firm said Wednesday. Senate Confirms 1st Asian American Judge To 7th Circ. The Senate in bipartisan fashion on Wednesday confirmed U.S. District Judge John Z. Lee to be the first Asian American judge on the Seventh Circuit. 3rd Circ. Noms Pressed By GOP Sens. For Personal Views Senators on the Judiciary Committee had a tense exchange over appropriate lines of inquiry into judicial nominees Wednesday as Republicans pressed two Third Circuit picks for their personal views on several issues, including questioning a Delaware Supreme Court justice on recommendations from a diversity committee on which she served. Ga. High Court Revives Proskauer Tax Malpractice Case Despite widespread media coverage years ago of shady tax shelters and BigLaw firms, Proskauer Rose LLP didn't show that investors who relied on the firm's tax opinion long before filing suit were "specifically aware" of those issues, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, breathing life into the closely watched malpractice case. 11th Circ. Asked To DQ Atty Caught Calling Jurors 'Idiots' An attorney who was caught on video calling jurors "idiots" and confessing to filing class actions to advance his business interests must be disqualified from representing the other side of a dispute over a soured partnership, the self-professed inventor of bitcoin told the Eleventh Circuit. NY Court Gives Ex-AG Schneiderman His Law License Back Former New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman is again allowed to practice law after a one-year suspension of his law license stemming from a sexual abuse scandal that mired his political career, his attorney confirmed on Wednesday to Law360 Pulse. Kramer Levin Continues DC Growth With Impeachment Atty Barry Berke, a Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP trial attorney who served as special counsel during former President Donald Trump's first impeachment trial and as chief counsel during his second, will lead the firm's new congressional investigations practice. Cooley Boosts Antitrust Team In DC With Senior DOJ Lawyer Cooley LLP has added a senior antitrust attorney from the U.S. Department of Justice to its Washington, D.C., office as a partner, its fourth high-profile antitrust addition this year, the law firm said Wednesday. DOJ Antitrust Division Chief Of Staff Joins Axinn Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP said Wednesday it has hired a top deputy at the U.S. Justice Department's Antitrust Division as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office. Duquesne Univ. Alum Tom Kline Donates $50M To Law School Duquesne University in Pittsburgh will rename its law school for Kline & Specter partner Thomas R. Kline, after the attorney made a record $50 million donation to his alma mater, the school announced Wednesday. Chancery Won't Delay Musk-Twitter But OKs Counterclaim Elon Musk won clearance Wednesday to broaden his defense and counterclaims against a Delaware Court of Chancery suit by Twitter Inc. aiming to force his closing on a $44 billion take-private deal, but failed in a bid to delay an Oct. 17 trial kickoff for the dispute. Ex-DLA Piper Atty Wins Stay In Cannabis Co. Fight A California judge paused a cannabis company's suit against a former DLA Piper attorney Tuesday to allow the attorney's own fraud suit against the cannabis company to proceed first, finding that the parties' legal tactics, along with risk of inconsistent rulings, warrant a stay.
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