The Estrin Report

APRIL 2, 2023

Even I wouldn’t want to work for me. But – (and there’s always a “but”, isn’t there?), Clients have started to contact me and I haven’t even added a new web page about my new adventure, Legal Careers Rx. People had no clue why they weren’t being hired. I doubt it.

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HowAppealing

JUNE 18, 2021

“Supreme Court Limits Human Rights Suits Against Corporations; Six citizens of Mali had sued Nestlé USA and Cargill, accusing the companies of profiting from child slavery on Ivory Coast cocoa farms”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times. chocolate companies over child labor in West Africa.”

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Patently O

MAY 3, 2024

Plaintiff SnapRays (d/b/a SnapPower) is a Utah company that designs and sells electrical outlet covers with USB ports and night lights. Defendant Lighting Defense Group (LDG), a Delaware company based in Arizona, owns a patent on outlet cover technology. Chalk & Vermilion Fine Arts, Inc. , August National Inc. ,

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HowAppealing

MARCH 22, 2023

” Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “ Jack Daniel’s Calls Out ‘Bad Spaniels’ Dog Toy in Supreme Court Case; Justices looks to balance trademark rights, First Amendment; Kagan says she doesn’t see the humor in ‘Bad Spaniels’ takeoff.” ” The U.S. .” ” The U.S.

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The Estrin Report

AUGUST 10, 2021

They may even have other jobs available that you don’t know about. It is really rude and frankly, unprofessional, not to even shoot the recruiter a one-line email and in the re line say you can’t make it. You wouldn’t stand up an employer, would you? You don’t know how to write.) Of course not!

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Law 360

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission suit alleging AT&T Inc. and three mid-level executives broke the law by selectively leaking company information to Wall Street analysts, saying the agency has "formidable" evidence that the disclosed information was material and nonpublic.

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At the Lectern

DECEMBER 6, 2023

.” The question arises in a case where the plaintiff company is seeking past and future lost profits allegedly caused by the defendant company’s intentional breach of contract. 4th 69 and CAZA Drilling (California), Inc. 4th 453, and on the invalidity side Health Net of California, Inc. 2006) 142 Cal.App.4th

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Law 360

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

A California federal court threw out an ERISA class action lodged against AT&T Inc. by nearly 250,000 retirement plan members who claimed the telecommunications giant burdened its $35 billion retirement plan with excessive fees, finding the company proved it monitored the plan expenses.

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The Estrin Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

T ime-based: Give your goals deadlines. Chere is a recipient of LAPA’s Lifetime Achievement Award, Los Angeles/Century City Women of Achievement Award and a finalist for the Inc. Vice President in a $5 billion staffing company. I went over our conversation. She was at her firm 14 years and hadn’t had a raise in several years.

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LawSites

APRIL 27, 2021

The legal technology company Clio this morning announced a Series E investment of $110 million at a valuation of $1.6 billion, making it the first law practice management company to achieve so-called unicorn status and one of only a small number of legal tech companies overall to achieve that status. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

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Patently O

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Two leading petitions before the court are: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Patreon, Inc. , Gov’t on whether the court should grant certiorari. Two petitions will be considered by the court in upcoming days: ENCO Systems, Inc. Ultratec, Inc. Infinity Computer Products, Inc. Daktronics, Inc. ,

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The IP Law Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2021

SRI Int’l, Inc. In SRI Int’l, Inc. On appeal the Federal Circuit stated that “[t]o eliminate the confusion created by our reference to the language ‘wanton, malicious, and bad-faith’ …, we clarify that it was not our intent to create a heightened requirement for willful infringement. Portec, Inc., SRI II”) 930 F.3d

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NewmanFerraraLLP

JANUARY 1, 2023

one of the nation’s largest insurers, was sued by two former call-center employees, Bryan Wright and Alana Fadely, displeased with the company’s purported failure to properly compensate them (and others). Liquidated damages, prejudgment interest, and attorneys’ fees and costs are also sought.

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The Estrin Report

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Don’t think you can just say “I need to do better” and leave it at that. If you have a manager, it’s a mistake to think that she can’t help you. If you haven’t indicated a willingness to improve, she may just be concentrating on new people or those who ask for help. WHERE TO FOCUS.

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Patently O

APRIL 22, 2021

Supreme Court heard oral arguments on April 21, 2021 in the pending assignor estoppel case of Minerva Surgical Inc. Hologic Inc. The inventor here (Truckai) filed for patent protection and assigned rights in his inventions to the company he started. That company then sold rights to Cytyc Corp who then sold to Hologic.

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

I have to admit that I don’t really know anything about the modeling industry, but I don’t believe think that these models are household celebrities. 59 Murray Enterprises, Inc. , common law right of privacy – misappropriation. Unfair & Deceptive Trade Practices. Defamation. LASplash Cosmetics , No.

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The Fashion Law

AUGUST 5, 2021

The split does away with the formerly public L Brands, and puts BBWI and VSCO, which are the individual companies’ respective tickers (i.e., the symbols used to uniquely identify the publicly traded shares of the companies), in its place on the New York Stock Exchange. not copy another company’s stock ticker symbol) and appropriate.”.

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The Estrin Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Don’t take anything. Didn’t they get it? Couldn’t I have just one little, “I’m sorry to hear that?” It doesn’t affect them. ” I honestly didn’t know what to say. Then I realized, I wasn’t looking for empathy. I wasn’t looking for sympathy.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 1, 2024

Farquhar & Aisha T. They have great impact on most companies that receive them. Dextrum Laboratories Inc. According to FDA, the company failed to show that there was adequate testing for DEG and EG, and failed to have an efficient and adequate quality unit. Colonial Dames Company, Ltd. By Douglas B.

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Patently O

AUGUST 29, 2023

Taylor and his companies WPEM and W2W had sued the firm for legal malpractice after first losing its infringement lawsuit and being stuck with the defendants attorney fees. Background : William Taylor and his business partner developed a software application called SafeCell and assigned the patent rights to their startup company W2W.

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At the Lectern

MARCH 29, 2021

Noting that “[t]he overarching purpose of the prevailing wage law is to ‘protect and benefit employees on public works projects,’ ” the Supreme Court today in Kaanaana v. Barrett Business Services Inc. The court’s opinion by Justice Carol Corrigan is unanimous, but there is also a three-justice concurrence.

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At the Lectern

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Qualcomm Inc. , Today’s opinion doesn’t mention Gonzalez , probably because Gonzalez isn’t final yet. In Sandoval v. ” The opinion also finds wanting a form jury instruction, CACI No. ” Last month , the court also limited liability for independent contractor injuries, in Gonzalez v. .”

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InHouseBlog

JANUARY 2, 2022

Don’t forget to check back here periodically as new jobs are added as they are posted. These jobs range from pure TELECOMMUTE jobs, to jobs presently remote that may go on-site at a later time, to flexible hybrids that vary from company to company. Here are some recent remote legal jobs from our job board.

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LawTechnologyToday

AUGUST 15, 2022

Carol Schlein is Founder/President at Law Office Systems, Inc. Younger lawyers think they know how to use technology because they grew up with it but the reality is they don’t always know the best way to do basic tasks. Older lawyers don’t want to spend the money to invest in tech. Today we have Carol Schlein!

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The Estrin Report

JANUARY 4, 2022

In all markets, t here are more jobs than candidates causing unprecedented employer response. . An interesting Harvard Business Review article indicates t he highest resignation rates are among mid-level careers, 30-45 years old. It is no secret that wages have remained stagnant for too long. How long will this last? Chere Estrin.

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At the Lectern

JUNE 15, 2023

Lyft, Inc. , Uber Technologies, Inc. Uber Technologies, Inc. Yakovi and deferred further action pending a decision in California Capital Insurance Company v. Nor-Cal Venture Group, Inc. PAGA grant-and-holds. In-N-Out Burgers , Seifu v. and Gregg v. are the latest grant-and-holds for Adolph v.

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Patently O

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Because most of these cases stem from Texas, this means the Fifth Circuit who recently established further precedent the copyright case In re TikTok, Inc. , On Mandamus, the Federal Circuit that “[t]he Fifth Circuit recently rejected similar reasoning” in TikTok. 4th 352 (5th Cir. Samsung at 4.

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The Estrin Report

JANUARY 16, 2021

T ed Wells is an experienced Los Angeles litigator with Romero Law , an employment law civil litigation and t rial firm located in Pasadena that specializes in representing whistleblowers and employees in harassment, retaliation, and discrimination matters. Vice President in a $5 billion company. Onsite Work.

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The Estrin Report

JANUARY 16, 2021

T ed Wells is an experienced Los Angeles litigator with Romero Law , an employment law civil litigation and t rial firm located in Pasadena that specializes in representing whistleblowers and employees in harassment, retaliation, and discrimination matters. Vice President in a $5 billion company. Onsite Work.

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The IP Law Blog

JULY 20, 2023

Omega Liner Company, Inc. , In the case, Plaintiff Buergofol GmbH alleged that defendant Omega Liner Company, Inc. In Buergofol GmbH v. 4-22-cv-04112 (DSD Jul. 13, 2023) (Karen E. infringed two of its patents. Omega moved to compel Buergofol to respond to discovery related to prior art and for attorneys’ fees.

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Patently O

AUGUST 15, 2022

Minerva Surgical, Inc. Hologic, Inc. , Hologic, Inc. Minerva Surgical, Inc. , Later, the patentee obtained a patent covering the invention without the permeable member and then sued the assignor who had formed a competing company. The basic idea was that the assignment of rights includes an implicit warranty.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 14, 2022

We would add the significant legal costs of hiring a data breach lawyer to oversee the breach response and a digital forensics company to investigate and remediate the breach. Think Again About the Cybersecurity Risks of Small Law Firms. Why Are Small Firms at Great Risk? As we’ve said for years … IT is NOT the same as cybersecurity.

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NewmanFerraraLLP

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Insurers Required to Pay Up The Sherwin-Williams Company (SWC) got into a dispute with its insurers over whether the latter were contractually obligated to cover monies SWC was compelled to pay in a court case. Underwriters at Lloyd’s London v NL Industries Inc.)] billion; a figure which was later reduced to about $401 million.

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Patently O

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Apple Inc. Zipit Wireless, Inc., The crux of the decision is as follows: [T]he district court read our precedent as applying a bright-line rule that patent infringement notice letters and related communications can never form the basis for personal jurisdiction. … [T]he district court erred in this regard.

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Patently O

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The PTO is changing its approach, but Intel argues that the Agency isn’t going far enough. AT&T (No. The Federal Circuit rejected this argument based on dicta in Thryv, Inc. Reduxio Systems, Inc., See Amgen, Inc. Mangrove Partners Master Fund (No. Hamilton Technologies (No. Traxcell Techs. 112–98, pt.

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The Fashion Law

AUGUST 12, 2021

In addition to amassing fans across the globe and investors like Tiger Global Management, Lerer Hippeau, Fidelity, and T. Sustainability claims are not inconsequential, Dwyer argues, as they add value to the products in connection with which they are attached, and enable companies to charge more. “Had

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 4, 2024

And the state’s collective bargaininag agreement with ASEA required Alaska to deduct money from an employee’s paycheck and “transmi[t] [it] to the Union” whenever it received a request “in writing on the form provided by the Union.” The justices will be reconsidering three cert petitions for the first time.

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