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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines March 22, 2010

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, March 22, 2010.

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Obama ready to fill slot if Stevens retires

"The White House appears ready to move quickly on a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court should Justice John Paul Stevens decide to retire before the end of the term."

 

Heat is on as Holder heads to Capitol Hill

"Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. entered office with all the confidence of someone who's spent most of his career preparing for the job. But that swagger is about to be tested more than ever, as Republicans try to capitalize on months of attacks on the U.S. Department of Justice's handling of terrorism cases. "

 

NLRB vacancies create high court headache

"Besides three long vacant seats, the National Labor Relations Board now faces a U.S. Supreme Court challenge ? to be argued this week ? that could unravel many of the more than 500 decisions issued by the two-member board."

 

Justice goes easy with get-tough lobby law

"In he two years since the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act was enacted, prosecutors have yet to bring a single case and no one has been fined under the new law. "

 

Suit alleges Akin Gump partner represented software company, then its adversary

"A partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld tried to have it both ways by representing a technology company and then its foe in a legal battle, according to a lawsuit filed in North Carolina federal court. "

 

Encyclopaedia Britannica claims Dickstein Shapiro mishandled patent application

"A lawsuit filed Thursday in a D.C. federal court alleges that Dickstein Shapiro mishandled several technology patents, leading Encyclopaedia Britannica to lose a patent infringement suit it brought against several GPS manufacturers in 2007."

 

Latest in a string of cases against Southern Calif. cemeteries settles for $3.87M

"Nearly $4 million will be distributed in the next month to class members who allege that the remains of their deceased relatives had been improperly handled at Grand View Memorial Park in Glendale, Calif., the latest in a string of cases involving similar claims against cemeteries in Southern California."

 

Trademark filings mostly down worldwide in 2009

"International trademark filings at the World Intellectual Property Organization dropped 16% in 2009, amid a 12% decline in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office filings".

 

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