Law
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Ford Motor Co. and AT&T Corp. won’t face trial in a case brought by a woman alleging that the car maker and the telecom giant were among a vast group of companies that contributed to her husband’s death from asbestos-related mesothelioma, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Wednesday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The estate of Massimo Vignelli and his wife accused one of the late Italian designer’s former employees of publishing a book that uses Vignelli’s name and work without permission, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in New York federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The America Invents Act doesn’t stop patent challengers who won at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board from pursuing their winning arguments in court, and blocking that judicial path would lead to “absurd results,” a group of generic-drug makers told the Federal Circuit on Tuesday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation said Tuesday that it is planning to pull almost $1 billion in funding for a high-speed rail system meant to link Los Angeles and San Francisco after California’s new Gov. Gavin Newsom said his administration would drop the project… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Epic Games Inc., the company behind online video game “Fortnite,” failed to adequately protect players’ accounts, opening the door for hackers to steal sensitive information like payment details in a digital breach in 2018, according to a proposed class action filed Friday in Illinois state court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 