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Why would anyone buy their groceries from an online retailer? Amazon has about 13.7 billion reasons. The online company is closing a deal to purchase Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion and is kicking off its new ownership by slashing prices the same day. The massive double-sale occurs on Monday at 470 stores, crossing more […]

The makers of the brand name pharmaceuticals Lipitor and Effexor XR were dealt a significant loss in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in a consolidated antitrust case appeal. Drug makers Pfizer and Ranbaxy, as well as their affiliates, plan to continue to fight this matter out. The In re: Lipitor Antitrust Litigation appeal overturned […]

At one time, customer loyalty punch-cards likely took up a significant portion of your wallet or purse. You had your favorite sub sandwich shop’s card, your favorite café’s card, and even your McDonald’s coffee punch card. However, today, paper punch cards are rarely used as most businesses’ loyalty punch cards have gone the digital route. […]Read More

Where is Humpty Dumpty when the U.S. Supreme Court needs him? While the Court is in recess, the most egg-cellent arbiter could handle at least one new case. The case is about whether Google can keep its trademark for a word that also means “to search the internet.” “When I use a word, it means […]

Non-lawyers running law firms — what could possibly go wrong? “Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!” Maybe that’s an over-reaction, but it’s a fact that more non-lawyers are running big law firms. And they have been successful enough for a few sequels. So what’s going right with this new creature in law […]Read More

Being a friend of the judge could create a conflict of interest, but a Facebook friend — not so much. That’s what a Florida appeals court said in a case that naturally drew social media attention. But it wasn’t even a close question whether a judge should be disqualified for being a Facebook “friend” with a […]Read More

Wouldn’t it be great if robocallers actually listened when you told them not to call? That’s what Emily Schweitzer was thinking when she filed suit against a credit card company for making robocalls to her at work. A trial judge dismissed her case — because, after all, the robots weren’t listening — but a federal […]Read More

When a judge frames the issue in a case, sometimes it’s a hint about which way the hearing is going to go. “Rebooting the Ninth Circuit: Why Technology Cannot Solve Its Problems” was the titled issue of a hearing before a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee. It was not a good sign for the American Bar Association, […]

While you can’t sleep in the weeks leading up to your big trial because you’re so excited to deliver your best zingers to your all new jury and make your money to keep your coffers good and fat, you’re all alone in your excitement. Okay, maybe other trial lawyers might get excited too, but that’s […]Read More

There are few things in a lawyer’s life worse than losing a case. One of those fates worse than a defeat is the dreaded negative online review. Review sites like Yelp! allow the public to review attorneys based on their experiences. That means if you simply fail to return a potential client’s phone call, they […]

Not everyone gets hired into good situations. Sometimes, a person is hired to replace an employee that was fired, or abruptly left for greener pastures. Occasionally, a new employee’s first duty will be to clean out their predecessor’s old desk … hopefully after they’re gone (talk about awkward). When this happens with an in house […]Read More

In 2015, Google settled a class action privacy case against them for a meager $8.5 million. The case stemmed from the alleged sale of Google users’ internet search terms to third parties without consent of the users. That settlement is just now being approved, again. This time by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.  The […]