Legal News

Gambling with the Video Gaming Industry
Antigua and Barbuda, small island nations known for their sizable online gambling operations, may be entering a new business: legalized piracy. (The Hollywood Reporter, "U.S. copyright waived in tiny nation") The World Trade Organization, which administers trade disputes between members,...

WTOs Lamy Continues Engagement On Intellectual Property Issues
World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy continues to be engaged on intellectual property issues as WTO members begin to revive broader trade negotiations. This week Lamy hosted the heads of the World Intellectual Property Organization and World Health Organization together, and then chaired a consultation with ambassadors on proposals to amend WTO rules on intellectual property and trade.

Collapse Of WTO Talks Washes Away Hope For TRIPS Changes
By William New Seven-year negotiations at the World Trade Organization collapsed today after an intensive nine-day ministerial snagged on an agricultural issue. And with the end of the Doha Round of trade negotiations for the foreseeable future go the hopes of some members of amending global trade rules on intellectual property ...

China Pledges WTO Copyright, Trademark Cooperation
It's no surprise that China is home to a flourishing black market for U.S. trademarked and copyrighted goods. What's surprising, though, is China's calm response Tuesday to a World Trade Organization report (...

The Hyperlinked Society: Questioning Connections in the Digital Age
The Hyperlinked Society: Questioning Connections in the Digital Age, edited by Joseph Turow and Lokman Tsui, (Digital Culture Book, 2008) investigates the multi-faceted nature of hyperlinks and their consequences for commerce, communication, and civic discourse in the world of digital...

World Trade Slipped to 6% Growth in 2007
A World Trade Organization report published on November 5 has confirmed that growth in world merchandise trade slipped in 2007 to 6% from 8.5% in 2006.  One of the primary causes of the slowdown is the reduction of import demand in the United States, Europe and Japan...

Trade Secrets
Former execs are hit with doctrine of inevitable disclosure.

Alabama Restaurant Association Hires Legal Council to Help Members Damaged by BP Oil Spill
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Employment
Employee rights including labor law, harassment, safety, unpaid overtime, discrimination and union disputes.

CoServe Electric
Members Launch Class Action

Trade Secrets
Razorsight agreed to pay $4.5 million settlement in infringement lawsuit.

Newspaper Publisher
Star Tribune must pay St. Paul Pioneer Press a $3.8 million trade secrets act violations settlement.

Cipro
The FDA is seeking to add black box warnings of the risk of tendon rupture associated with Cipro and Levaquin. The ruptures can involve Achilles tendon, shoulder, hand, bicep or thumb tendons, and is especially increased in patients older than 60, or people who have received kidney, heart or lung transplants, as well as people on steroid therapy...