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Referendum on Calif. greenhouse law appears headed for voters
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline)-California voters will likely be asked in the November general election if the state's greenhouse gas law should be put on hold for rosier economic times, a postponement the Democratic frontrunner for attorney general, Kamala Harris, said Monday would be a colossal mistake. -
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas, July 22-28, 2009 -
J&J wins record setting $1.6B in patent case against Abbott
A unit of Johnson & Johnson recently won what some experts are saying is the biggest award for patent infringement ever issued by a jury. -
Texas jury orders Microsoft to pay $200 million in patent infringement case
The world's largest software maker lost a patent infringement lawsuit May 20 when an East Texas jury ordered it to pay $200 million to a small Canadian company. -
Ward at center of flight-plan change in Texas 'rocket docket'
Judge T. John Ward After thousands of patent infringement cases have passed through the federal court in Marshall, Texas, it may take only two recent court rulings to undo the district's docket. -
Upper court ruling could mean slow burn for Texas 'rocket docket'
U.S. District Judge T. John Ward It took a car headrest � that familiar object that is often overlooked until it is needed by a stiff-necked driver � to profoundly change an East Texas court. -
BP exhausts fund for explosion claims
With 1,200 claims still pending, BP says it has spent all of its $1.6 billion fund set aside for claims from the 2005 explosion at its Texas City refinery. -
Jury finds in favor of cable company defendant in Marshall patent trial
Defense attorney John Desmarais A Marshall jury found a cable company did not infringe on patents it used to provide high-speed data service. -
Nike has deadline to respond to Reebok's patent claim
Nike Free 5.0 Imagine going to the gym for a game of b-ball and forgetting to bring sneakers. Reebok claims it came up with an idea for a shoe that could be dispensed from a vending machine as easily as a can of soda in just such an emergency. -
Reebok puts shoe into Nike in new 'rocket docket' patent suit
Federal courthouse in Tyler TYLER -- The international sneaker wars have at last made their way to the Texas home of the patent-infringement lawsuit.