by Marvin Schuldiner | Oct 22, 2008 | Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits
Apple Computer and Psystar, a make of Mac clones, agreed to mediate their copyright infringement and anti-trust case. It says a lot for mediation as Apple is a large company with a lot of money and a desire to protect a core product. I’ll be curious to see if...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Oct 22, 2008 | Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits
The appeal in the $54 million missing pants lawsuit was heard today. The three-judge appeals panel peppered former judge Roy Pearson with questions about whether he was aware of other rulings in which a promise of “Satisfaction Guaranteed” meant that...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Oct 16, 2008 | Lawsuits, Off Beat
Can you sue God? That was a question a court in Nebraska was asked to answer. Nebraska Senator Ernie Chambers sued the Almighty in September 2007, seeking a permanent injunction to prevent God from committing acts of violence such as earthquakes and tornadoes. ...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Oct 3, 2008 | Arbitration, Commercial Mediation
Two interesting cases have come up in NJ neighbors dealing with raises for judges. In New York, judges have not been granted a raise in salary by the legislature and governor in 10 years. Their salaries were tied to the fate of those of the legislators and governor...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Oct 2, 2008 | Commercial Mediation
The subprime mortage crisis has impacted the Legal Services of NJ, the group who represents indigent litigants. Most of their revenues come from the interest on the trust accounts all lawyers in NJ are required to have. Trust accounts are used to hold client’s...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Sep 25, 2008 | Commercial Mediation
As a follow-up to my story about the San Francisco law firm of Heller Ehrman, it is now being reported that they will dissolve the firm later this week. Employees will have 60 days of pay under the WARN Act.
by Marvin Schuldiner | Sep 18, 2008 | Commercial Mediation
Should a government who drafts, passes and enforces laws hold copyright to those laws? Carl Malamud, a Sebastapol, CA resident says no. The Press Democrat reports he is leading a fight to make sure that all types of government statutes, codes and other laws are...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Sep 17, 2008 | Commercial Mediation
You hire a lawyer to represent your interests in various legal matters….divorces, lawsuits, contract negotiations, etc. They are supposed to be working for you, right? Check out this Wall Street Journal blog entry about the financial troubles of west coast law...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Sep 12, 2008 | Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits, Off Beat
They’re back again. One of my favorite blogging topics, the (former) judge and his $54 million pants lawsuit. I’ve written before about Judge Roy Pearson’s lawsuit against a dry cleaner for losing a pair of pants. As you will recall, he lost his...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Sep 10, 2008 | Commercial Mediation
Yesterday, the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal released a report entitled “Interim Report on Problems Associated with Discovery”. Discovery is the pre-trial process where each side engaged in...
