... to snap up designer merchandise for resale on eBay. Aragon earned at least $1 million in the business, police say. Butler became a priority to federal law enforcement officials in 2006, when, under the handle "Iceman," he staged a brazen takeover of ... he hacked, called DarkMarket, Butler later discovered that an administrator named "Master Splyntr" was logging in from an FBI office in Pittsburgh. Butler partnered with a Canadian hacker to try and expose Master Splyntr as a fed, but his claim was ...
June 29, 2009 01:46 pm

Sarbanes-Oxley and Corporate Risk-Taking

(The Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Blog)
(Editor's Note: This post comes to us from Leonce L. Bargeron, Kenneth M. Lehn, and Chad J. Zutter of the Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh.) In our paper, Sarbanes-Oxley and Corporate Risk-Taking, which was recently accepted for publication ... . We examine whether several measures of corporate risk-taking changed significantly after SOX was signed into law in 2002 for publicly traded U.S. companies as compared with non-U.S. companies not bound by ...
June 24, 2009 06:20 am
... right to payment accrues under state law. Opinion below (6th Circuit) Petition for certiorari Brief in opposition Petitioner's reply Brief amicus curiae of National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA (in support of petitioner ... amicus curaie of The Datamonitor Group Brief amicus curiae of The Coalition for Healthcare Communication Brief amicus curiae of American Business Media et al. Brief amicus curiae of Vermont (in support of respondents) [Akin Gump represents the petitioners] Cases ...
June 18, 2009 05:19 pm
I drove to Boulder and back earlier this month, which is nothing of consequence except for the fact that I live in Pittsburgh and, with an excursion to Minnesota on the return, I put 3,400 miles on our vehicle. Picture me in a large blue pickup under the blue Nebraska sky, ... sense? How should the success or failure of a response be measured and/or reviewed? What happens after the Bat Signal is turned off and everyone goes back to business, so to speak? And so on. Tune in tomorrow . . . No Tags
June 16, 2009 09:31 am

Wanted: One Huntin' Dog.

(What About Clients?)
... ". Someone else will fix it for them. We're not just talking about associates, law students and legal assistants here. Maybe (a) the vast majority of younger workers never ... and work from there: HELP WANTED: Of counsel for growing and energetic Pittsburgh-based boutique business law firm with publicly-traded clients to die for. Candidate must have ... can work out of your house. Whatever. NOTE: No previous private law practice experience necessary. Not a problem-no problem at all. Excellent benefits ...
June 14, 2009 11:31 pm
... first of two posts, Pittsburgh criminal defense attorney, Jerry McDevitt, comments on his successful defense of famed pathologist, Dr. Cyril Wecht. Q: Jerry congratulations on ... agents obtained and executed search warrants on Dr. Wecht's place of business to show they just went into his office and grabbed anything, ... show that the law was being bent in a unique, one of a kind prosecution, and that the case involved truly trivial charges, such as using the office fax machine to do personal business. ...
June 10, 2009 07:05 am

Client-Centric Service

(BiziBoom.com)
... a personal level. Awards and accolades are impressive, but long-term success in business comes from the personal touch. As Harry Beckwith wrote, "You buy products based on ... Pittsburgh Steelers, 2009; New York Giants, 2008; Indianapolis Colts, 2007; Pittsburgh Steelers, 2006; New England Patriots, 2005. Academy Award Winner: Renée ... will boom. Who is Scott F. Gibson? For 23 years, I have practiced business law in Arizona, the past ten as the managing partner of Gibson Ferrin & Riggs, PLC. We help ...
June 5, 2009 10:42 pm

Book Review: The Invisible Edge

(IPWatchdog.com | Patent Copyright Trademark)
... Economists, that tries to explain how Intellectual Property can be considered as assets that have very real effects on business valuations. Starting with an analysis of how materials and design can improve sports performance, the book argues that the ... you have really only one option and that it this book, An Introduction to Patent Law, by Professor Janice Mueller of the University of Pittsburgh College of Law. I have taught Patent Law myself for years, and I always recommend this book to students ...
June 5, 2009 09:07 am
... point out, this kind of thing just isn't a job for muggles). Possible Law Analogy: I think that Congress's efforts to regulate porn on the Internet, which failed ... come-from-behind World Series victories, another impressive one occurred when the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates - with one of the year's hit songs, "We are Family" as their theme ... 1839. Graves was 5-years old in 1839. And Doubleday was probably too busy with his studies at The West Point Military Academy that year to travel back to Cooperstown ...
June 4, 2009 11:31 pm
... reductions, we are starting to see the first cracks in the lockstep compensation model. To date, law firms that have cut salaries include: Allen Matkins (-10% across the board ... 8.43% Proskauer Rose, 8.38% ___________________________________________________________________ The list below contains law firms who have begun layoffs in late 2008 through May 2009 (We ... Aug. 4, 2008 DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH Law Firms Eliminating Staff Members Philadelphia Business Journal Dec. 16, 2008 DUANE MORRIS Duane ...
June 3, 2009 02:34 am
... 's senior dispute resolution partners, Neal R. Brendel, from the firm's Pittsburgh office. "The Gulf Region is, has been, and will continue to be of strategic importance to the global ... 's broad-based practice, client focus, and depth of resources will be attractive to businesses in the Middle East and allow us to stand apart from our competitors. I look ... numerous AIM admissions and fundraisings. K&L Gates is a global law firm with lawyers in 33 offices located in North America, Europe and Asia ...
June 2, 2009 12:42 pm
... Bilski was represented by The Webb Law Firm, a little-known Pittsburgh shop. Bilski lost in a landmark ruling that significantly tightened the standards for so-called business methods patents. ... petitioner, respondent, and amici.) The case, Bilski v. Doll, will center on whether business methods--intangible processes and techniques--are eligible for patents if they're ... Here's Incisive Media Supreme Court correspondent Tony Mauro on the Court's grant of certiorari and here's Joe Mullin of IP Law & ...
June 2, 2009 07:56 am
... West Virginia, with the law firm of Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso, PLLC. I have a broad-based health care practice, providing legal and business services to a variety ... not unlike the first automobiles. I suspect my grandfather's experience of traveling to Pittsburgh by train, having never owned a car before, to pick up his new ... Provider ownership of the record is not absolute, however; HIPAA and most state laws provide consumers with some right to access and receive a copy of the record. Health ...
June 1, 2009 08:47 am

Up … and Back

(madisonian.net)
... that even the industry's bend-over-backwards-to-clear-rights way of doing business will look the other way? Sometimes even courtesy and industry custom give ... . Public goods, like other things, are created by us, given various attributes of law, technology, and, as in the case of the Merritt Bakery and Up, by practice. Remove clocks ... can find me at madisonian.net (for law stuff) and Pittsblog (for stuff about the host of the next G20 summit). As a minor Pittsburgh-born celebrity used to say, I am ...
May 29, 2009 08:47 pm

Up … and Away

(Concurring Opinions)
... that even the industry's bend-over-backwards-to-clear-rights way of doing business will look the other way? Sometimes even courtesy and industry custom give ... . Public goods, like other things, are created by us, given various attributes of law, technology, and, as in the case of the Merritt Bakery and Up, by practice. Remove clocks ... can find me at madisonian.net (for law stuff) and Pittsblog (for stuff about the host of the next G20 summit). As a minor Pittsburgh-born celebrity used to say, I am ...
May 29, 2009 08:36 pm
... with firing an employee because she had cancer. According to the EEOC's lawsuit against LifeCare Hospitals of Pittsburgh, Inc., former business manager [plaintiff] needed a reasonable accommodation for her disability after she had surgery for cancer and ... announced today. The EEOC's suit charged that the north suburban construction company violated federal anti-discrimination laws by subjecting its Hispanic workers to harassment based upon their race and national origin. The EEOC brought its ...
May 26, 2009 12:50 pm
... alone. While layoffs are slowing, another trend appears to be gaining steam. Several law firms are cutting associate pay. In any event, for the first time since the beginning ... 8.43% Proskauer Rose, 8.38% ___________________________________________________________________ The list below contains law firms who have begun layoffs in late 2008 through May 2009 (We ... Morning News Feb. 14, 2008 WOLF BLOCK Law Firms Eliminating Staff Members Philadelphia Business Journal Dec. 16, 2008 Nationwide Layoff List ...
May 25, 2009 02:48 am
... certain non-negotiated interim changes while the rejection application is pending. Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. v. United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO-CLC, 791 F ... meet its other statutory obligations. Id. As of this writing, there is very little case law outside the 3rd and 2nd Circuits regarding the interpretation of section 1113's ... General Motors Bond Exchange Fails GM Files for Chapter 11 in New York The Business Reorganization and Job Protection Act of 2009: The Retail Chains' Savior? ...
May 21, 2009 05:31 am
Search warrant for business records in the ongoing Dr. Wecht case in Pittsburgh was overbroad and not particular enough for the Fourth Amendment. Because he was permitted a private practice ... 2d 592 (10th Cir.1988); United States v. American Investors of Pittsburgh, 879 F.2d 1087 (3d Cir.1989); and United States ... 561 (A particular warrant also "assures the individual whose property is searched or seized of the lawful authority of the executing officer, his need to search, and the limits of his power ...
May 18, 2009 05:52 am

New York Public Personnel Law Blog Post

(New York Public Personnel Law)
... ; calls for investigation to find leaker; another complaint expected > NEWS · Recent Successes Of Maryland Employment Law Cases MA > FILED · [5-4] Gov will appeal decision allowing Black and Hispanic challenge to MA ... Stroudsburg Univ accused of sweeping discrimination and harassment complaints under the rug > SETTLED · LifeCare Hospitals of Pittsburgh pays $100K to settle EEOC's disability (cancer)/failure-to-accommodate and discharge suit obo fem ex-business manager; more here · [5-13] ...
May 16, 2009 04:06 am
 
 

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