Footballers' lawyers 'optimistic'

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UN 'optimistic' over aid effort

UN 'optimistic' over aid effort 01/02/2005 08:43 PM
The UN's emergency aid chief says he is optimistic the world will meet the challenges of the tsunami disaster.

EU 'optimistic' after Cuba visit

EU 'optimistic' after Cuba visit 03/27/2005 05:21 AM
EU Development Commissioner Louis Michel says he believes relations with Cuba will strengthen.

Analysis: Bad numbers but puzzling
'optimistic' outlook for SCO Group

Analysis: Bad numbers but puzzling
'optimistic' outlook for SCO Group 12/22/2004 01:44 AM
The SCO Group reported its quarterly profit-and-loss and business operations statements today, and -- surprise! -- the news wasn't good. Total quarterly revenue fell to $10.08 million from $24.3 million a year ago -- by any measure a steep loss of nearly 59 percent. Total year-to-date revenue nosedived about 57 percent, from $79.2 million to $42.8 million. Licensing fees -- SCO's bread-and-butter business -- dropped from $10.3 million at this time last year to a mere $120,000 this quarter -- by any measure a precipitous drop of nearly 99 percent. Cash and "cash equivalents" are down from $64 million in 2003 to $19.7 million now. That's a cash burn rate of $44 million in one year -- nearly the same amount ($50 million) as SCO's well-documented PIPE deal with BayStar Capital and the Royal Bank of Canada in October 2003. The stock value has fallen about 77 percent from a 52-week high of $19.31 to its current level of $4.51. According to CFO Bert Young, SCO Group will have only $7 million in operating cash remaining after this quarter. Yet CEO Darl McBride told a conference-call audience: "We have reason to be optimistic. Our core business is cash-positive, we've capped our legal fees, we've cut our operating costs, and we've closed the book on the BayStar (preferred stock) involvement. We're looking forward to some positive legal judgments this next year involving our IP." What is wrong with this picture?

Why Lawyers And PR Don't Mix

Why Lawyers And PR Don't Mix 03/08/2004 11:04 PM
This is not the first time it's been noted that sending in the lawyers to try to "disappear" information a company (or individual) doesn't like tends to have the opposite results. Remember Barbara Streisand trying to stop a photographer documenting coastal erosion from posting a photo of her property? Prior to that, very few people noticed the site. After the lawsuit began many more people went and saw the photo. The same sort of thing appears to be happening with Infinium Labs and HardOCP. While there was mumbling in the gaming community that Infinium's Phantom gaming console didn't really exist, not too many people were paying attention. In fact, by hiring a respected CEO the company was gaining credibility. However, now that they've been tangled up in a lawsuit for threatening HardOCP for an article that was six months old and pretty much off everyone's radar screen, the questions raised by that article are suddenly getting a lot more attention. While the lawyers may think it's best to sue, the internet makes it very likely that any lawsuits (or even threats of lawsuits) pretty much guarantee that they'll be giving whatever content they want hidden even more attention. Someone should sit some of these lawyers down with some PR people and review each and every case where this has happened.

The GOP war on trial lawyers

The GOP war on trial lawyers 07/13/2004 08:27 AM
Is John Edwards an economy-draining, ambulance-chasing social pariah, as Republicans and big business claim? Ask his clients, like 5-year-old Valerie Lakey.

Pay up, Microsoft: lawyers

Pay up, Microsoft: lawyers 05/13/2004 02:15 AM
Melbourne Age May 13 2004 6:14AM GMT

The Lawyers and Their Money

The Lawyers and Their Money 05/12/2004 11:17 AM

This one goes into the Shameless Hall of Fame: Some of the lawyers who sued Microsoft for its predatory behavior against California customers are doing their best to fuel the public's contempt for the legal profession. They're asking for more than $250 million in fees, as the AP reports today -- "about $3,000 per hour for one lawyer, more than $2,000 an hour each for 34 other attorneys and $1,000 an hour for administrative work." This is beyond absurd. We get ripped off once by Microsoft, and now the lawyers -- whose deal with Microsoft gives precious little individual customers -- are bellying up to the trough in ways that would embarrass anyone who had an ounce of shame. The judge in this case should say no. Give the lawyers a reasonable fee, not this grotesque lottery score. It's the customers who deserve most of that money.

More lawyers on our side

More lawyers on our side 02/01/2005 09:50 PM
ZDNet Feb 2 2005 1:52AM GMT

Lawyers In Space...

Lawyers In Space... 08/05/2004 10:46 AM

DOJ lawyers want to block Oracle

DOJ lawyers want to block Oracle 02/11/2004 09:34 AM
ZDNet Feb 11 2004 1:08PM GMT

£20m spent on De Lorean lawyers

£20m spent on De Lorean lawyers 02/12/2004 02:47 AM
More than £20m was spent by the government in legal fees against the auditors of the De Lorean car company.

Get Information on Lawyers In Ohio

Get Information on Lawyers In Ohio 09/03/2004 11:49 AM
The state of Ohio now has a site where you can look up information on lawyers. The site is free and it's available at http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/atty_reg/Public_AttorneyInformation.asp . You may search...

Lawyers Don't Get Quite As Much In The
Microsoft Case

Lawyers Don't Get Quite As Much In The
Microsoft Case 09/17/2004 04:12 AM
Remember the lawyers who worked out the settlement deal with Microsoft in California? The ones who wanted $3,000 an hour for legal work, and $1,000 an hour for administrative work? All because they got you a stunning $16 for the copy of Windows that you overpaid for? Well, it looks like those lawyers will have to settle for a bit less. Rather than the $286 million, a judge has ruled that they'll only get $112.5 million. Of course, that means more of the settlement money is available to anyone who bought Microsoft products in California and fills out the claim form. Amusingly, I just tested out the claim form and found that, at least on this computer, it didn't work in Firefox, but worked just fine in IE.

MJ fires his lead lawyers

MJ fires his lead lawyers 04/27/2004 01:06 PM
always a sign that things are going well

BayStar sets lawyers on SCO

BayStar sets lawyers on SCO 07/26/2004 07:04 AM
It ain't over, till it's over

Lawyers Add Salton Wounds

Lawyers Add Salton Wounds 06/01/2004 05:29 PM
George Foreman grill maker hit with class-action lawsuits.

Microsoft to pay lawyers $112m

Microsoft to pay lawyers $112m 09/17/2004 10:19 AM
News 24 Sep 17 2004 2:32PM GMT

Pentagon Lawyers Say Saddam Is a POW
(AP)

Pentagon Lawyers Say Saddam Is a POW
(AP) 01/09/2004 09:53 PM
AP - Pentagon lawyers have determined that Saddam Hussein has been a prisoner of war since American forces captured him on Dec. 13, a Defense Department spokesman said Friday.

After The Lawyers, Can We Kill All PR
People?

After The Lawyers, Can We Kill All PR
People? 07/15/2004 02:00 PM
I would really like to believe that not all PR people are this bad, but I'm beginning to lose faith. Last year, I wrote up a longer piece about PR people who don't understand blogs and tried to do things like trick bloggers into writing about the companies they represented. I mentioned, in passing, that some PR people submit press releases to the site, even though we clearly say not to do so. I can certainly understand it if a PR person didn't happen to catch that post. However, if you're going to be in PR, and you're going to try to get blogs to write about the companies you represent, we should set some ground rules. First: Read the damn site. If we never talk about highly technical things like a new computer fan, do not try to get us to write about a new computer fan. You're wasting our time, your own time, as well as the money of the company you represent. Second: Read the damn submission page. If you're not going to understand what the site is about, at the very very least (we're not asking for much) you could read the page where you submit the press release, because it says (in bold) not to submit press releases. If you can't even bother to read that page, why should we bother to read your press release? Finally: If you're going to ignore both of these fairly simple rules, do not then claim on your own website that you are somehow "A High Tech PR Agency" or that you have "the broadest high tech PR experience of any Public Relations Agency." It's not true. If it were true, you would know not to do what you keep doing. Also, don't claim that you "did online PR before the Internet." You didn't. The internet was there before you were. This isn't difficult, but bloggers are not traditional press. While some of them may accept press releases, the fact that you can't bother to take the briefest amount of time to figure out what kind of publication we are suggests you're not so tech savvy after all.

School skirt ban OK, say lawyers

School skirt ban OK, say lawyers 06/21/2004 09:00 AM
Legal experts debate a school's decision to adopt trousers for all as its new uniform.

Chidambaram on why lawyers are not in
service tax net

Chidambaram on why lawyers are not in
service tax net 07/12/2004 07:04 PM
NewIndPress Jul 12 2004 11:28PM GMT

Guantanamo lawyers confident

Guantanamo lawyers confident 07/03/2004 06:32 PM
Lawyers herald the US Supreme Court's ruling allowing Guantanamo detainees to contest their captivity as a turning point.

SCO's Lawyers Analyzed

SCO's Lawyers Analyzed 11/06/2003 09:57 AM

Lawyers Sue for Guantanamo Detainees
(AP)

Lawyers Sue for Guantanamo Detainees
(AP) 07/03/2004 03:33 AM
AP - Lawyers have filed suit demanding the U.S. government justify its detention of nine foreign terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Lawyers act in Turkish flag row

Lawyers act in Turkish flag row 03/28/2005 01:26 PM
Turkish lawyers file a complaint against the country's most senior military officer in a row over an attempted flag burning.

Microsoft to Pay $113M to Calif.
Lawyers (AP)

Microsoft to Pay $113M to Calif.
Lawyers (AP) 09/17/2004 08:38 AM
AP - A judge is ordering the Microsoft Corp. to pay $112.5 million to attorneys who successfully sued the software maker for monopolizing a segment of California's market.

Lawyers hail Guantanamo ruling

Lawyers hail Guantanamo ruling 06/29/2004 12:49 AM
Representatives of Australians held by the US welcome the chance to challenge their detention.

Michael Jackson replaces lawyers

Michael Jackson replaces lawyers 04/25/2004 07:12 PM
Michael Jackson drops the two lawyers representing him in his child sex case, days before a court hearing.

I actually opposed trial lawyers before
I supported them

I actually opposed trial lawyers before
I supported them 09/01/2004 11:50 AM
From the stage of the Republican National Convention last night, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist repeated a line that George W. Bush uses frequently on the campaign trail: "Let's be clear," he said, "You can no longer be both pro-patient and pro-trial lawyer."

Lawyers Can't Agree On Competitor
Keyword Ads

Lawyers Can't Agree On Competitor
Keyword Ads 07/06/2004 05:28 AM
The whole Google selling trademarked ads issue is getting ridiculous. Now a bunch of lawyers are arguing over it, after one lawyer bought Google ads on the name of a competitor. The competitor in question sent a nastygram to the lawyer saying he was trying to "sponge" off his reputation. Except... that's not true. As the accused lawyer in question points out, he just put his name where potential customers might be looking for it. As we've pointed out before this is no different than a new soda company wanting to be placed on the shelf next to Coca-Cola. They know people will go looking for Coke, and they want to make sure their bottles on there as well. The purpose of trademark law is to protect someone from being lied to when one company claims they're something they aren't. However, to just make sure your advertisements appear where people are looking for your competitors is simply good business. The reporter then goes out and digs up a bunch of quotes from other lawyers suggesting that the ad-buying lawyer is an underhanded bastard who is somehow "cheating." It's pretty clear from the quotes that most of the quoted lawyers don't understand the actual issue at hand, but that doesn't seem to stop the reporter from quoting them all, without quoting a single source (other than the accused lawyer) with the opposing viewpoint.

Doctor Proposes Not Treating Some
Lawyers (AP)

Doctor Proposes Not Treating Some
Lawyers (AP) 06/13/2004 08:08 PM
AP - A doctor's proposal asking the American Medical Association to endorse refusing care to attorneys involved in medical malpractice cases drew an angry response from colleagues Sunday at the annual meeting of the nation's largest physicians group.

Carr lawyers act over Mail story

Carr lawyers act over Mail story 07/10/2004 10:12 AM
Lawyers for Maxine Carr say a newspaper report on her new life may breach an injunction protecting her identity.

Lawyers want $371m Microsoft fees

Lawyers want $371m Microsoft fees 05/12/2004 09:38 PM
news.com.au May 13 2004 1:26AM GMT

Bush Ignored Pentagon Lawyers On Tactics

Bush Ignored Pentagon Lawyers On Tactics 06/09/2004 11:36 PM
Free Internet Press Jun 10 2004 3:51AM GMT

Lawyers Work to Free Former Combatant
(AP)

Lawyers Work to Free Former Combatant
(AP) 08/11/2004 07:03 PM
AP - A U.S. citizen captured on the Afghanistan battlefield might soon be allowed to walk free after three years in custody, bringing an end to one of the Bush administration's longest and hardest-fought legal battles to arise from the war on terrorism.

Lawyers Unearth Early Patents

Lawyers Unearth Early Patents 08/08/2004 07:14 PM
The earliest U.S. patents went up in smoke. But a few are still being recovered, even 168 years after the fire.

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.PRO Today

Doctors, Lawyers, and CPAs: Become a
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Microsoft to Pay $113M to Calif. Lawyers

Microsoft to Pay $113M to Calif. Lawyers 09/17/2004 10:20 AM
AP via Daily Press Sep 17 2004 2:09PM GMT

Antitrust Lawyers Not Happy With MS Fee
Structures

Antitrust Lawyers Not Happy With MS Fee
Structures 01/19/2004 11:45 AM
The Justice Department says one of the key parts of antitrust legislation against Microsoft isn't working out quite the way the federal government wanted and that the company may not be living up to its responsibilities. U.S. antitrust lawyers had hoped the settlement with the software giant would pave the way for Microsoft's rivals to have a better footing to compete against the company by forcing it to disclose more of the communication protocols it uses in its software.
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