Intellectual Property Law

"After 7 Years, Talks on Trade Collapse"
Can it be true that the Doha Round is dead? Or is this just yet another "I really mean it,...

Vanity Fair on the Collapse of Bear Stearns
In the July 3 Vanity Fair, Bryan Burrough investigated the collapse in-depth from Wall Street sources -- and questioned whether it died of its own weight: The fall of Bear Stearns wasn?t just another financial collapse...

Obama talks (and talks and talks) the talk on global poverty, and the talk is for more talks
On the same OTB post I referenced just below, someone in the comments demanded to know (for purposes of contrasting Gov. Palin's accomplishments with Sen. Obama's) what bills Obama had introduced...

Yahoo May Be Sued
From Reuters: "Yahoo may face lawsuit flood after talks collapse," by Michael Erman-- Yahoo Inc likely faces a flood of shareholder lawsuits for rejecting a $47.5 billion takeover bid from Microsoft Corp, even if investors find holding the company responsible...

Do You Still Want to Chaperone Your Kids' Trips
On the heels of a $700,000 judgment against a mom who chaperoned her daughter's cheerleading trip to Hawaii, you have to ask yourself if you still want to chaperone your kids' school trips...

Dysfunctional and close to collapse
A report on California’s death penalty system. H/T and title from CDW. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Dysfunctional and close to collapse", url: "http://apublicdefender.com/2008/07/01/dysfunctional-and-close-to-collapse/" });

Washington Mutual Bank Collapse
May File for Bankruptcy

Hope Food Supply
ordered to shut down by FDA and recall seafood products