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Recent News About Lucent

• J&J wins record setting $1.6B in patent case against Abbott

  By Marilyn Tennissen | Thursday, Jul 9, 2009 @ 8:34am

  A unit of Johnson & Johnson recently won what some experts are saying is the biggest award for patent infringement ever issued by a jury.

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• Legally Speaking: A Class (Action) Act

  By John G. Browning | Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 @ 6:44am

  It's all over but the shouting � and, of course, the prison visits.

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• Expert: Private securities lawsuits hurt economy

  By Chris Rizo | Thursday, Jul 24, 2008 @ 9:31am

  Lisa Rickard NEW YORK (Legal Newsline)-Private securities lawsuits pose a significant threat to the U.S. economy, a report issued by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform says.

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• Cornyn pushes for securities class action reforms

  By Chris Rizo | Monday, Jun 23, 2008 @ 5:17am

  WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-U.S. Sen. John Cornyn this week will speak to the Federalist Society about legislation he has introduced aimed at preventing plaintiffs' attorneys from giving their clients kickbacks for filing lawsuits.

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• Weiss sentenced to 30 months

  By Chris Rizo | Tuesday, Jun 3, 2008 @ 6:50am

  Melvyn Weiss LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline)-Famed securities attorney Melvyn Weiss, who made a lucrative practice out of suing corporations on behalf of shareholders, was sentenced Monday to 30 months in federal prison.

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• Legally Speaking: Brand Name Bullies

  By John G. Browning | Wednesday, Oct 3, 2007 @ 2:18pm

  As a lawyer who represented companies on both sides of trademark infringement cases, I understand why trademarks can be so vital to a business.

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• Jury finds in favor of cable company defendant in Marshall patent trial

  By Marilyn Tennissen | Thursday, Jul 26, 2007 @ 4:53am

  Defense attorney John Desmarais A Marshall jury found a cable company did not infringe on patents it used to provide high-speed data service.

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