5 Surefire Ways To Annoy A Judge

Did you hear the one about the lawyer who asked the judge to postpone a trial so he could catch a football game? Or the one who read his brief, word for word, to the whole courtroom? How about the one where the lawyer dissed Cornell University Law School — only to discover it was the judge's alma mater?

Former Intel Exec Goel Pleads Guilty In Galleon Case

A former Intel Corp. executive pled guilty Monday to securities fraud in the massive insider trading case centered on hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam, which regulators claim involves more than $25 million in ill-gotten gains.

International Patent Filings Dipped 4.5% In 2009: WIPO

The number of international patent filings fell 4.5 percent in 2009, when sharp drops in the United States and other industrialized nations outpaced gains in a number of East Asian countries, the World Intellectual Property Organization said Monday.

NY AG Nets $19M In 2 Pension Kickback Settlements

The New York attorney general's office announced Monday that it had secured agreements with two major investment firms as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged pay-to-play scheme involving lucrative investments with the New York State Common Retirement Fund.

Hynix, Others Hit With DRAM Chip Patent Suit

A Texas company has launched a suit against more than a dozen semiconductor makers, suppliers and distributors, including Hynix Semiconductor Inc., claiming the companies infringe four patents covering memory chip technology.

Ratings Agencies Dismissed From IndyMac MBS Suit

A federal judge has dismissed three ratings agencies from a class action against IndyMac Bank over $61 billion in mortgage-backed securities, citing his own recent ruling in a similar suit that such agencies cannot be held liable under the Securities Act of 1933.

Sharp, Samsung End LCD Module Patent War

Sharp Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. have signed a settlement agreement to end more than two years of ongoing patent infringement disputes before the U.S. International Trade Commission and in federal courts over liquid crystal display panels and modules for television and computer screens.

9th Circ. Reboots Dell Laptop Class Action

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has revived a putative class action against Dell Inc. over allegedly defective laptops, reversing a lower court order and ruling that the conflict resolution clause of Dell's online purchasers' contract violates California law.