Microsoft has renewed its attacks against Roxanne Conlin in the Iowa consumer class action case. This time Microsoft wants the right to question the named plaintiffs about their connections to Conlin before the lawsuit. Apparently Microsoft believes Conlin recruited these plaintiffs to file the lawsuit. According to the Des Moines Register, Conlin acknowledges she was
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Indictments and a Guilty Plea in CIETC Scandal
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Big news today. A federal grand jury has indicted four people on fraud and conspiracy charges in the CIETC scandal and the former CIETC Chief Operating Officer, John Bargman, apparently pleaded guilty to charges in exchange for testimony in the case.
The four indicted include:
- Former Des Moines City Councilman and CIETC Board President, Archie
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Blawg Review 91
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Join the Public Defender Stuff Blog and its Blawg Review #91 in honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. You can also check out the "I Have Dream" speech courtesy of YouTube and the Volokh Conspiracy.
Client Intake: Don’t Get Burned By MySpace
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If you are a lawyer representing an individual you better start asking your clients whether they have a MySpace, Facebook, or other social networking Web site. A lawyer I know ended up on the short end of the stick in a pre-trial hearing when opposing counsel pulled out pictures and comments from a…
Court Rules No Private Right of Action Under HIPAA
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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled there is no private right of action for violations of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996). To this point, every federal district court that has decided the issue has also ruled no private right of action exists. No other federal circuit court has decided…
Iowa Microsoft Public Records On Web
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The Plaintiffs have now set up a Web site to post the public records in the Iowa consumer class action against Microsoft. Just go to www.iowaconsumercase.com. The site currently has transcripts available. Exhibits and further information will be available later this week. A permanent Web site is expected to be set up during the…
Iowa Microsoft Trial Resumes
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The Iowa consumer class action against Microsoft resumed this week with testimony from the first live witness in the trial, Ronald Alepin. Alepin is a computer consultant and a technology advisor with MOFO in San Francisco. Groklaw has some interesting information about Alepin and his past dealings with Microsoft.
Alepin has been called to…
Inter Alia Blawg of the Day
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Thanks to Tom Mighell of Inter Alia for including Rush on Business as the "Blawg of the Day" on December 26, 2006. Tom is very well-respected in the areas of technology law and electronic discovery. I have enjoyed reading his articles on several topics. A couple of articles you may want to check out include:…
Microsoft Iowa Case: Evidence Begins
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The opening statements have ended in the Iowa consumer class action against Microsoft. The Plaintiffs’ side of the evidence began on Friday with the Plaintiffs playing a video taped deposition of Bill Gates from 1998. The deposition was taken during the government case against Microsoft back in the 90s.
Sources have said Gates was "evasive"…
FTC Says No to Paying for Favorable Posts Without Disclosure
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Bloggers should take note of this post I found on Kevin O’Keefe’s blog, Real Lawyers Have Blogs.
The Washington Post reports that the Federal Trade Commission ruled on December 11, 2006 that companies engaging in word-of-mouth marketing, in which people are compensated to promote products to their peers, must disclose those relationships. The Post…