News published on Legal Newsline in February 2014

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Oregon lawmaker's proposed legislation targets patent trolls' 'extortion scams'

By Jessica M. Karmasek | Friday, Feb 7, 2014 @ 4:00pm

SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) -- Make Oregon the next state to crack down on so-called "patent trolls."

Legal reform group endorses Rick Galindo for Texas House seat

By David Yates | Friday, Feb 7, 2014 @ 3:55pm

Galindo

Buzbee Law Firm donates to former employee, candidate for Galveston judgeship

By David Yates | Friday, Feb 7, 2014 @ 3:53pm

Buzbee

Madigan testifies before Congress about data breaches at Target, Neiman Marcus

By Bryan Cohen | Friday, Feb 7, 2014 @ 3:45pm

Madigan

Hospital for foster kids settles allegations with N.Y. AG Schneiderman

By Bryan Cohen | Friday, Feb 7, 2014 @ 3:43pm

Schneiderman

N.C. AG obtains default judgment against man thought to have fled the state

By Bryan Cohen | Friday, Feb 7, 2014 @ 3:40pm

Cooper

D.C. law firm hires former patent judge to head new IP practice group

By Jessica M. Karmasek | Friday, Feb 7, 2014 @ 2:30pm

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A Washington D.C.-based law firm has hired two attorneys, one a former patent judge, to help form its new intellectual property practice group.

Cisco, Google enter into global patent agreement

By Jessica M. Karmasek | Thursday, Feb 6, 2014 @ 7:30pm

SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) -- This week, worldwide IT leader Cisco and Google, the search engine giant, entered into a long-term patent cross-licensing agreement.

Crane Co. permitted discovery of claim forms, uses Garlock ruling as example

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Thursday, Feb 6, 2014 @ 4:41pm

Gibney

Plumber's asbestos case set for trial in Madison County, Ill.

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Thursday, Feb 6, 2014 @ 4:24pm

Mudd

Class action plaintiffs say NSA is spying on them

By Kyla Asbury | Thursday, Feb 6, 2014 @ 4:08pm

Klayman

Fla. AG settles with two law book publishers

By Bryan Cohen | Thursday, Feb 6, 2014 @ 3:32pm

Bondi

Missouri AG files suit against California over egg production law

By Bryan Cohen | Thursday, Feb 6, 2014 @ 3:30pm

Koster

Long Island charities, accounting firm to pay $500K in settlement

By Bryan Cohen | Thursday, Feb 6, 2014 @ 3:27pm

Schneiderman

Google wins $1 jury verdict against patent troll

By Jessica M. Karmasek | Thursday, Feb 6, 2014 @ 3:00pm

MARSHALL, Texas (Legal Newsline) -- Last month, Google Inc. won a $1 jury verdict against Beneficial Innovations Inc., a Nevada-based patent-holding company that has filed a string of lawsuits over patents related to online gaming and online advertising.