Court Gives Dominant Firms More Flexibility on Pricing

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

By Ankur Kapoor and Jeffrey I. Shinder

"Ankur Kapoor, an attorney at Constantine Cannon, and Jeffrey I. Shinder, a partner of the firm, write that although certain aspects of the Second Circuit's 1945 decision in United States v. Aluminum Co. of America have been rightly critiqued on economic grounds, the case continues to be cited for its principles of monopolistic conduct and continues to be widely taught in law school. The Supreme Court's back-of-the-hand treatment of such an iconic precedent in the recent Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. linkLine Communications Inc. is remarkable."

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Internet Issues

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

By Shari Claire Lewis

"Shari Claire Lewis, a partner at Rivkin Radler, writes: Electronic case management and filing by lawyers is increasingly standard practice in both federal and state courts. In the federal courts, the electronic case management and filing system, known as CM/ECF, began in the bankruptcy courts in 2001 and progressed to the district courts in 2002 and to the courts of appeals in 2004. The shift in the New York federal courts is almost complete. Although there is federal regulation governing CM/ECF filings, like much federal practice, local rules may differ as to details".

Twitter Quitters Outnumber Tweeters

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

By Michael Liedtke
The Associated Press

"Those who join the social networking site and then discontinue using it in fairly short order are more numerous than those who become habitual posters, a new study concluded."