Officials are close to a settlement with the largest U.S. banks over mortgage abuses, with states facing an end-of-the-week deadline to decide whether they will sign on.
CONTRACTS – SVC-West v. C9 Ventures
(Cal.Ct. App., 4th Dist.) The indemnification provision on the back of an unsigned invoice was not enforceable against a buyer of goods, even though they paid the invoice and had signed similar invoices in the past.
PERSONAL INJURY - Santillan v. Roman Catholic Bishop of Fresno
(Cal. Ct. App., 2d Dist.) – A California man has lost his bid for a new trial on claims of childhood sexual abuse against Fresno’s Roman Catholic diocese even though his brother won a similar motion after both men raised newly discovered evidence the diocese knew of the abuse of a third victim.
EMPLOYMENT - Muldrow v. Surrex Solutions Corp.
(Cal. Ct. App., 4th Dist.) – Job recruiters were commissioned employees whose principal duties were “selling a product or service" and thus were exempt from California’s overtime compensation law, a state appeals court has ruled.
Pillsbury Winthrop adds two finance partners in New York; Crowell & Moring add IP specialists to its San Francisco and D.C. offices.
Part of the rationale for so-called benefit corporations is that they shield a company from stock-drop lawsuits. But this is where the argument gets weak.
The last of the three "Barth" patents pertain to memory chips used in personal computers and are considered to be among Rambus' most valuable intellectual property.
Eight members of congress expressed concern that a plan by the internet giant to consolidate user information may make it harder for consumers to protect their privacy.
Lucy Koh said overlapping relationships between the companies made it "hard to believe" the industry's arguments that they should not have to face the antitrust lawsuit.
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