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Tivo Settlement: Dish Network, EchoStar to Pay TiVo $500 Million
By Cynthia Hsu, Esq. | Last updated on
In a landmark patent infringement case, Dish Network and EchoStar have agreed to pay TiVo a $500 million settlement in a suit about TiVo's "time warp"...
US Can't Impose Anti-Prostitution Pledge on Health Groups: 2nd Cir.
By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on
Nonprofit organizations fighting HIV/AIDS abroad have won an important victory this week, with the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that the federal...
Squatters Have No 4th Amendment Rights, Rules Mich. Ct.
By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on
The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled against Lonnell Antwine, a Hamtramck man who claimed that his 4th Amendment rights against unreasonable search and...
Walmart Class Action: S. Court Rules Against Female Plaintiffs
By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on
In its long awaited decision, the Supreme Court put an end to the Walmart class action today, a gender bias lawsuit that was projected to reach nearly 1.5...
Wash. Employers Can Fire Medical Marijuana Users, Court Rules
By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on
A clear decision has been made by Washington's Supreme Court, and the end result is that the state's Medical Use of Marijuana Act does not protect employee...
Graduation Prayer Allowed at Public School, 5th Circuit Rules
By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on
The graduation ceremony at Medina Valley High School in Castroville, Texas went off without a hitch this past weekend, and even managed to include a moment for...