law news Excentus sues Kroger for alleged infringement of four patents In a David vs. Goliath-type battle, a small Irving business that does patent licensing and runs a rewards program for vehicle fueling is taking on grocery giant Kroger Co.   bizjournals.com   2010-03-11 Denver federal court hears roadless case A long-running court case over how the U.S. Forest Service should manage about 58 million acres of roadless public lands across the nation took another turn Wednesday as both sides stated their case before the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver.   bizjournals.com   2010-03-11 Principals want IT technicians HIGH school principals fear the government's computer rollout will force teachers out of the classroom unless schools employ full-time IT technicians.   australianit.news.com.au   2010-03-10 Debate on Telstra split to proceed AN attempt by the Opposition to halt Senate discussions on legislation designed to cleave Telstra in two has failed.   australianit.news.com.au   2010-03-10 Conroy receives NBN study THE federal government has confirmed receipt of the implementation study into its $43 billion national broadband network but making it public is another question.   australianit.news.com.au   2010-03-10 NSW first for health identifiers NSW public hospital patients will be guinea pigs for the countrywide rollout of healthcare identifiers.     australianit.news.com.au   2010-03-10 Law firms prepare to float on the stock market City law firms are preparing to raise millions of pounds from external investors as the British legal market braces for its own version of Big Bang.   feeds.timesonline.co.uk   2010-03-10 Psychiatric report said Jon Venables was ‘a negligible risk’ A psychiatric report that paved the way for the release of Jon Venables, one of James Bulger’s killers, concluded that he posed a “trivial” risk to the public, The Times has learnt.   feeds.timesonline.co.uk   2010-03-10 Ex-Cazenove partner found guilty of insider dealing Malcolm Calvert, a former partner at Cazenove, the Queen’s stockbroker, has been convicted of insider dealing and faces up to seven years in prison.   feeds.timesonline.co.uk   2010-03-10 Corporations commit $30 million to minority law firms The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms announced that 11 large U.S. corporations have agreed to spend $30 million with minority- and women-owned firms in 2010.   bizjournals.com   2010-03-10 $1M grant funds Halle Center for Family Justice at ASU A $1 million grant from the Bruce T. Halle Family Foundation will fund the new Diane Halle Center for Family Justice at the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.   bizjournals.com   2010-03-10 Grand jury adds to Denny Hecker indictment A federal grand jury indicted former Twin Cities auto dealer Denny Hecker on more than a dozen new fraud charges Tuesday.   bizjournals.com   2010-03-10 Report: S.F. Bay Guardian gets half of S.F. Weekly's ad revenue A San Francisco court commissioner has granted the San Francisco Bay Guardian half of SF Weekly’s current and future advertising revenue, according to a<a href="http://www.eastbayexpress.com/92510/archives/2010/03/09/breaking-news-bay-guardian-wins-half-of-sf-weeklys-revenues"> news flash Tuesday afternoon </a>from the East Bay Express newspaper.   bizjournals.com   2010-03-10 Latham & Watkins adds energy attorneys Latham &amp; Watkins LLP has boosted its energy industry practice with the addition of several new partners coming in from other legal firms.   bizjournals.com   2010-03-10 Lewis B. Freeman pleads guilty Lewis B. Freeman, one of South Florida’s best-known forensic accountants, pleaded guilty this morning to conspiracy to commit mail fraud before U.S. District Judge Paul Huck.   bizjournals.com   2010-03-10 NBN Co calls for fibre suppliers NBN Co has powered ahead on the federal government's fast fibre  broadband plans by going to market with a new tender for network equipment.   australianit.news.com.au   2010-03-09 Judges told they have no power to allow secret evidence in Guantanamo case Three of the country’s top judges were told yesterday that they had no power to allow ministers to use secret evidence in fighting a damages claim by six former Guantanamo Bay detainees over alleged ill-treatment.   feeds.timesonline.co.uk   2010-03-09 'Every prisoner will be looking out for Venables' If Jon Venables appears in the dock in a magistrates’ court, few will know his true identity. Even his Liverpudlian accent will be barely discernible as he confirms his false name to the court.   feeds.timesonline.co.uk   2010-03-09 Winterflood Securities begins second market abuse appeal Winterflood Securities, the City market-maker, went to the Court of Appeal today for its latest attempt to overturn a ruling that the firm and two of its brokers committed market abuse.   feeds.timesonline.co.uk   2010-03-09 Daller Greenberg merging with Ward Norris Litigation law firm Daller Greenberg &amp; Dietrich said Monday it will merge with Rochester, N.Y.-based Ward Norris Heller &amp; Reidy and relocate its main office from Conshohocken to Philadelphia. The merger, effective April 1, will create a newly combined firm named Ward Greenberg Heller &amp; Reidy.   bizjournals.com   2010-03-09 Mark Katz named new chairman at Arent Fox Law firm Arent Fox LLP has named real estate attorney Mark Katz as the new chairman of the firm, succeeding Marc Fleischaker, who stepped down after 14 years at the helm.   bizjournals.com   2010-03-09 Prosecutors seek max sentence for Petters U.S. District Attorney Todd Jones has asked the U.S. District Court to sentence former Minneapolis businessman Tom Petters to 335 years in prison for his role orchestrating a $3.7 billion fraud Ponzi scheme.   bizjournals.com   2010-03-09 Court appoints Phoenix attorney to investigate Thomas The Arizona Supreme Court has appointed J. Scott Rhodes to serve as a special counsel to look into allegations against Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas.   bizjournals.com   2010-03-09 Rudd laptop pledge falls short More than two years after Kevin Rudd promised high school students a "21st century toolbox", some are still waiting to get online.   australianit.news.com.au   2010-03-08 School computers left offline SOME computers given to schools in Canberra's $2 billion scheme are not connected to the internet.   australianit.news.com.au   2010-03-08 Defence upgrades software THE Department of Defence has purchased products worth $22.6 million from SAP Australia.   australianit.news.com.au   2010-03-08 NBN dampens vendors' hopes ENTERPRISE system vendors should not expect a multi-billion-dollar bounty from NBN Co.   australianit.news.com.au   2010-03-08

law news Confusion reigns on health ID SOFTWARE makers, doctors, consumer groups and lawyers remain perplexed by the design and context of the Healthcare Identifiers Bill.   australianit.news.com.au   2010-03-08 NBN likely to create skills shortage AUSTRALIA may need to look overseas for expertise for its huge infrastructure project.   australianit.news.com.au   2010-03-08 Hospital networks key to e-health plan KEVIN Rudd's health reform plan is good news for e-health.   australianit.news.com.au   2010-03-08 LRS Health wins five-year contract LRS Health has won a minimum five-year contract to supply pathology management services for Victoria's Southern Health.   australianit.news.com.au   2010-03-08 One Tax Move Entrepreneurs Shouldn't Miss Affordable 401(k) plans are a smart way for small businesses to survive the downturn while building for the future.   forbes.com   2010-03-08 In the mood for mergers The current economic environment might not seem like the best environment to be in expansion mode, but that hasn’t stopped many local law and accounting firms from broadening their reach.   bizjournals.com   2010-03-08 Managing partner Thor Hearne departs Lathrop Lathrop &amp; Gage has restructured its downtown St. Louis office leadership following the departure of former Partner in Charge Thor Hearne last month.   bizjournals.com   2010-03-08 2010 profit report expected to raise a bit of interest It’s getting to be that time of year when that singular measuring stick called profits per partners is held up against law firms. And this year’s numbers are likely to generate particular interest in light of a large round of attorney layoffs locally and nationally last year.   bizjournals.com   2010-03-08 Steptoe & Johnson opens Beijing office Steptoe &amp; Johnson LLP has opened an office in Beijing.   bizjournals.com   2010-03-08 Trademark allegations fly over Miami Beach duo’s Footzyrolls Two sisters who started a Miami Beach footwear company have launched a legal battle against alleged knockoff brands, and their lawsuit also refers to search engine Google’s sale of so-called adwords, which is a controversial and developing area of trademark law.   bizjournals.com   2010-03-08 Elon: 90% of its inaugural law grads are employed Elon University School of Law says 90 percent of its inaugural graduates who have reported back to the school were employed by mid-February, a figure that’s likely to be above the national average.   bizjournals.com   2010-03-08 Triad law firms continue to promote new partners Triad law firms say they aren’t slashing the number of attorneys they will promote to partner this year because of the recession, but that’s largely because a trend toward fewer partner promotions had already been in place the past few years.   bizjournals.com   2010-03-08 Foreclosure prevention program revamps Web site The state’s foreclosure prevention program has given a makeover to its Web site in an effort to easily connect homeowners, attorneys and others with more information.   bizjournals.com   2010-03-08 Photography under threat: The shooting party’s over Put that camera away. Yes, you, put it away right now. This is a public place, you can’t take pictures here. What right have you got to take photographs? People might not like it. Did they say you could take photographs? Did they? No. Are you some sort of paedo? A terrorist? Gimme that camera. Delete those images. Delete your rights, delete trust, delete innocence before guilt. You’re nicked.   feeds.timesonline.co.uk   2010-03-07 Soon every Swiss dog could have his day in court There is no better place than Switzerland to be a chicken. Or a hamster. Or even — though the jury is still out on this — a goldfish.   feeds.timesonline.co.uk   2010-03-06 Former employee pleads guilty in scheme to fraudulently bill Burlington Northern Santa Fe A former employee of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. accused of participating in a scheme to fraudulently bill the railroad for services that were misrepresented or never provided has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas announced Friday. (BNI)   bizjournals.com   2010-03-06 Judge revokes license for Colorado insurer An administrative law judge has ordered that licenses be revoked for a Colorado insurance agency and its founder, citing repeated violations of state law.   bizjournals.com   2010-03-06 Hawaii law firm sued $25M for conflict of interest Carlsmith Ball, one of Hawaii’s oldest and largest law firms, is being sued in Northern Marianas Superior Court by three families in Saipan who claim the firm committed legal malpractice surrounding the sale of a Saipan hotel in 2004.   bizjournals.com   2010-03-06 Total faces £100m payout to Shell for Buncefield Alex Spence   feeds.timesonline.co.uk   2010-03-05 AIG subsidiaries settle discrimination charges Two subsidiaries of American International Group (AIG) agreed to at least $6.1 million to settle allegations that they discriminated against African-American borrowers.$   feeds.timesonline.co.uk   2010-03-05 Hog farm operators ordered to pay $11M for odor A state court jury in Jackson County, Mo., returned an $11 million verdict Thursday against industrial hog producers Premium Standard Farms Inc., a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, and the privately held ContiGroup Cos. (previously Continental Grain) in favor of residents living near the defendants’ 4,300-acre factory hog farm in northern Missouri.   bizjournals.com   2010-03-05 School scheme lacks IT support THE Rudd Government's promise to equip every high school student with a computer is endangered by disputes over funding and support.   australianit.news.com.au   2010-03-04 Ex Cazenove partner will not testify in insider dealing case A former partner at Cazenove, the Queen’s stockbroker, who is standing trial for alleged insider dealing, declined to give evidence in his defence today.   feeds.timesonline.co.uk   2010-03-04