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Working with Your Legal Department to Optimize Your Relationship With Outside Law Firms

EVENT: Four dates in June
Dickinson Wright will present a webinar titled “Peeling Back the Curtain: Working with Your Legal Department to Optimize Your Relationship With Your Outside Law Firms”.”

Peter B. Zlotnick Selected to Serve as a Berrie Fellow

NEWS
Peter B. Zlotnick of Farrell Fritz has been selected to serve as a member of the Fourth cohort of the Berrie Fellows Leadership Program affiliated with the Hartman Institute in Jerusalem and with the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey.

First Circuit Affirms Confirmation of Arbitration Award

White Paper
The agreements between the parties contained an honorable engagement provision, which directs the arbitrators to consider each agreement as an honorable engagement, not merely a legal one.

Can a Non-Signatory to a Contract Enforce an Arbitration Provision?

White Paper
Apart from comporting with common law principles of agency, the enforcement of an arbitration provision by a non-signatory agent conforms with traditional notions of justice and fair play

Court Upholds Masimo’s $468 Million Victory in Patent Suit Against Philips Units

NEWS
Masimo sued subsidiaries of Royal Philips, alleging the defendants had infringed patents for non-invasive technology that monitors oxygen in patients’ blood.

MasterCard, Target Data Breach Settlement Falls Apart

NEWS
MasterCard Inc. has reported that the proposed $19 million settlement with Target Corp. over the retailer’s 2013 data breach fell through because not enough banks accepted the deal, Reuters reports.

Contract Management Assessment: Identify Your Business Need for a New Solution

Online assessment
Merrill Datasite offers a free online assessment designed to give a business manager a better understanding of a company’s internal business need and help make a business case for a new contract management system.

Gartner Names 2015 E-Discovery Software Leaders

E-Discovery
The report analyzes the landscape of the e-discovery software market and factors driving market growth and technology advancement.

NACD Offers “Governance Challenges: 2015”

White Paper
The 2015 report stresses the importance of early engagement in discussions of strategy, risks, and succession planning in the boardroom, as well as the need for proactive communication and engagement with shareholders and other key stakeholders.

Limitations on the Government’s Right to Terminate a Contract for Default

White Paper
When appealing the contracting officer’s decision, contractors should make sure that they have sound documentation of communications that could work in their favor on appeal.

Activision $275 million Shareholder Settlement Includes $72 Million for Lawyers

NEWS
The fee award for the small law firms works out to $9,500 an hour, according to court records.

$200 Million Settlement Approved for Fungal Meningitis Victims

NEWS
A judge has approved a $200 million settlement for victims of a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak in 2012, reports Michigan Radio.

Transocean Reaches $212 Million Settlement Over Oil Spill Claims

NEWS
Transocean owned the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, which sank after the April 20, 2010 blowout at BP’s Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Importance of Contracts for Joint Infringement in Patent Cases

White Paper
It’s a good idea to obtain contracts early in discovery to determine the strength of positions, and practitioners drafting contracts should be mindful of potential joint infringement implications, writes Foley & Lardner.

2 Farrell Fritz Lawyers Receive New York State Bar Association Appointments

NEWS
James M. Wicks will begin his one-year term as chair of the NYSBA’s Commercial & Federal Litigation Section, and Jeremy M. Corapi will become the section’s secretary.

Webcast: Services and Contract Accounting

On-Demand
Silicon Valley software revenue recognition expert and lecturer Jeffrey Werner discusses revenue recognition for services and contracts.

Down With Periscope? Legal Issues Surrounding New Live Video Streaming Apps

Intellectual Property
Unfortunately for intellectual property rights holders, apps make it easier to for users to stream third-party content without permission.

44 Quarles & Brady Attorneys Recognized in Chambers USA 2015

NEWS
Quarles & Brady LLP announced that 44 attorneys from the firm’s offices have been ranked in the 2015 edition of the esteemed Chambers USA directory.

Gina Torielli Receives Barbara R. Smith Award from Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit

NEWS
Gina Torielli has received the Barbara R. Smith Award from Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit for her role as a member of the Grand Bargain Mediation Team for the City of Detroit Bankruptcy.