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In pre-trial rulings, Polk County District Court Judge Scott Rosenberg has thrown out the "loss of innovation" damage claim alleged against Microsoft . Plaintiffs’ counsel, Roxanne Conlin, had alleged that Microsoft’s market dominance prevented other software companies from developing products that competed with Microsoft’s web browser Internet Explorer and other Microsoft products.
The Judge sided…
Next Tuesday we will elect a new Governor in Iowa. Will it be Chet Culver or Jim Nussle?
Be sure to check out both sites and examine their positions on Iowa business. Culver’s site includes a 10 point plan to promote Iowa small business, entrepreneurs and access to capital. Nussle’s site includes a plan…
Judge Scott Rosenberg delivered yet another blow to Microsoft in the Iowa consumer case when he refused to limit the size of the Iowa class-action lawsuit. Microsoft had argued the interests of volume buyers were not the same as consumers who made individual purchases. Microsoft also argued that the plaintiffs could not show "that all…
Here is an update to the ongoing Iowa consumer case against Microsoft:
Polk County, Iowa District Court Judge Scott Rosenberg has ruled that Roxanne Conlin is allowed to try the case against Microsoft. Microsoft had filed a motion attempting to exclude Conlin on the basis that she had engaged in misconduct when she persuaded a…
Iowa patent and technology lawyer Brett Trout recently posted about a couple of cases where bloggers were hit with big verdicts. One of the verdicts included $11.3 million awarded to a Florida woman after being called a "crook", "con artist" and a "fraud" in an online post.
This just points out that businesses must look…
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry has published a survey indicating Iowa’s legal climate is hurting job growth. The survey also states that many Iowa business leaders are dissatisfied with Iowa’s legal climate and believe it is costing the state jobs because of competition from other states.
The survey seems to contradict the U.S.
The six-year old Iowa private antitrust class-action against Microsoft is finally heating up. The case is set for trial November 13, 2006 but yesterday a hearing was held on Microsoft’s allegations that Plaintiffs’ lawyer, Roxanne Barton Conlin, engaged in misconduct when she persuaded a Hewlett-Packard technician to give her internal documents from another case. …
Lawpportunities, a joint venture between Des Moines lawyers Rush Nigut and Brett Trout, is receiving national attention for its legal blogging seminar coming up this November 10th in Johnston, Iowa. According to LexBlog’s Kevin O’Keefe, Lawpportunities is hosting the country’s first full-day CLE devoted to blogging. LexBlog is one of the country’s…
Justice Marsha Ternus Named Iowa’s First Woman Chief Justice
Justice Marsha Ternus has been named Iowa’s First Woman Chief Justice. She takes over for the departing Louis Lavorato. Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad appointed Ternus to the Court in 1993. She earned her law degree, with honors, from Drake University Law School in 1977.…
New Iowa Supreme Court Rule Requires Lawyers to Protect Clients’ Personal Information
A new Iowa Supreme Court rule requires lawyers to protect clients’ personal information in an effort to combat identity theft. Rule 1.422(1)(a)(2) of the Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure states it is the responsibility of counsel and the parties to ensure that protected…