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165 posts and columns on litigation
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Mexican Court Tosses $2.75 Billion Award Against Yahoo
The folks at Yahoo are breathing a bit easier on word today that the Superior Court of Justice for the Federal District in Mexico reversed a lower court’s preliminary damage award of $2.75 billion won in a suit filed by Worldwide Directories and Ideas Interactivas. The plaintiffs had sued Yahoo and Yahoo Mexico over alleged breach of contract and lost profits of a yellow pages listing service. The latest ruling leaves intact only $172,500 in damages against Yahoo Mexico. An appeal is possible.
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Long-Awaited Patent Ruling Yields Few Answers
A federal appeals court on Friday offered its long-awaited view on when a piece of software can be patented. The upshot: seven opinions, totaling more than 120 pages, and no clear answer.Facebook’s General Counsel Ullyot to Depart the Company
The man who stopped the Winklevii leaves the building.
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Amazon’s Tax Dispute May Be Destined for the Supreme Court
One of the less-remembered legacies of Eliot Spitzer’s governorship was the “Amazon tax.”Voices
Cisco Hit With $70M Jury Verdict, May Appeal
A federal jury ruled that Cisco Systems Inc. should pay $70 million to XpertUniverse Inc. for fraud associated with a short-lived partnership between the companies.Jerry Yang Is Back (And Investing More Than Ever)
Frankly — and I would know — the Internet pioneer also seems better than ever.
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Cisco Systems Wins Patent Suit; VirnetX Shares Plunge
A federal jury in Texas sided Thursday with Cisco Systems Inc. in a patent-infringement case brought by VirnetX Holding Corp., sending shares of the patent-holding company down 28 percent.Voices
Kleiner Perkins Brings on Prominent Lawyer to Defend Against Gender Discrimination Claims
Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, which was sued last year by former Partner Ellen Pao for gender discrimination and retaliation, has added a high-powered attorney to its defense team as it prepares to argue its case in the First District Court of Appeal, VentureWire has learned from court filings.Voices
ESPN Ordered to Pay Dish $4.86 Million
A federal jury in Manhattan ordered ESPN Inc. to pay Dish Network Corp. $4.86 million in damages in a dispute over licensing rates for sports broadcasts.Voices