Lawyer drops ‘Stupid Patent’ Suit against EFF
By Lisa Shuchman, From Corporate Counsel The lawyer who last week sued the Electronic Frontier Foundation for defamation after the nonprofit wrote about his invention in its “Stupid Patent of the Month” column has dropped his lawsuit. Attorney Scott Horstemeyer,…
CBS: Many Caribbean households consist of extended families
From Saba-News Household statistics for the Caribbean Netherlands published by Statistics Netherlands today reveal that just over one in ten households in the Caribbean Netherlands comprise relatives in addition to the nuclear family. These extended families in one household are…
“Where de Lizard?” Why the Caribbean is fascinated with them
Janine Mendes-Franco From Global Voices These little creatures have different meanings in other cultures. Ancient Romans believed that the lizard symbolized death and resurrection, because it sleeps during winter and reawakens in Spring. For the Greeks and Egyptians, the lizard…
animatronics are going to auction
Some of Hollywood’s best animatronics are going to auction By Jon Fingas From engadget If you’re a movie buff who can’t get enough of Hollywood’s monsters, you might want to brace your wallet for impact. Famed special effects guru Rick…
Legal Defense Fund boosts grants in law student scholarship program
By Karen Sloan, From The National Law Journal Correction: The headline for this article has been change to clarify that the NAACP Legal Defense Fund grants the scholarships. U.S. Rep. James Clyburn. U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. David Coar, a…
Deutsche Bank shake-up reassigns legal affairs chief
By Sue Reisinger, From Corporate Counsel Beset by legal and regulatory problems, Germany’s Deutsche Bank AG is shaking up its top management by replacing two co-chief executives and reassigning its new head of legal affairs. But general counsel Richard Walker…
IG Report: TSA Approved 73 airport employees flagged for terrorism
By Courtney Coren From Newsmax At least 73 people who are employed in the airline industry and are linked to terrorism-related activity codes made it past the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) without notice, according to a report released by the…
UK watchdog probes KPMG in fresh blow
By Vanessa Kortekaas From Financial Times The UK accounting watchdog has launched two separate investigations into KPMG, only weeks after the firm was caught up in an insider-trading scandal involving its Los Angeles audit practice. The Financial Reporting Council said…
Google takes Jenner & Block, MPAA to court over subpoenas
By Zoe Tillman, From The National Law Journal Google Inc. has asked a Washington judge to force Jenner & Block and the Motion Picture Association of America to comply with subpoenas for documents that Google says will prove their involvement…
