All is not well in Texas schools. After billions in cuts and tens of thousands of teachers laid off, students now cram into overcrowded classrooms across the state. >>
NEW YORK – An Arizona district court has written the final chapter in a 15-year-old dispute concerning the “Web Blaster” Spider-Man role-play toy by issuing a declaratory judgment in favor of Haynes and Boone, LLP client Marvel Entertainment. >>
AUSTIN, Texas—School districts and their supporters around the country have launched a wave of lawsuits asking courts to order more spending on public education, contending they face new pressures as states cut billions of dollars of funding while adding more-rigorous educational standards. >>
NEW YORK – A federal judge has thrown out a comic book author’s copyright challenge to Haynes and Boone, LLP client, Marvel Entertainment, ruling that he signed over all rights to the “Ghost Rider” character and origin story.
U.S. District Judge Katherine B. Forrest of the Southern District of New York granted Marvel’s motion for summary judgment, ruling that she did not need to reach the issue of whether Friedrich’s contribution to the Ghost Rider comic book was a work made for hire because author Gary Friedrich had assigned to Marvel whatever Ghost Rider rights he might have had. >>
HOUSTON – A team of Haynes and Boone, LLP attorneys has successfully defended client Curves International, Inc. against trademark and antitrust claims asserted in federal court by Go Figure, Inc. (Civil Action No. 4:09-CV-2930)
After more than two years of litigation, Houston Partners
Yasser Madriz and
Mike Powell joined Houston Associate
Mike Raab and Washington, D.C. antitrust Partner
Richard Ripley in the Dec. 12 trial before Judge Hoyt in the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. >>
2011 was a remarkable year in the world of securities class actions, with notable decisions from the Supreme Court, and a number of interesting rulings from Circuit and District Courts as well. In 2011 the Haynes and Boone Securities Class Action Defense and Shareholder Litigation Practice Group defended claims arising out of the collapse of a hedge fund, lawsuits challenging M&A transactions, auction rate securities claims, and derivative litigation claiming breaches of fiduciary duty by directors. In addition, lawyers in our group continued to leverage our class action defense experience in representing clients facing class actions in the consumer, mass-tort, and other contexts.
The Haynes and Boone Securities Litigation Year in Review 2011 outlines Supreme Court decisions and rulings from Circuit and District Courts that affect securities class action cases, including class certification issues.
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In just a few years, the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1984 (the "CFAA,"
18 U.S.C. § 1030) has evolved into a broad and powerful weapon in computer-related criminal and civil litigation. >>
At the Texas Supreme Court, 2011 will be remembered as the year the Court conquered its backlog. >>
In 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant opinion that should narrow the scope of general jurisdiction for corporations. >>