June2015
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But For Fitbit: A Rape That Never Happened
Jun 30, 2015(Comments: 0)June 30, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — The Fitbit came wrapped up in colored paper, as if giving it a festive appearance was going to conceal that its purpose was to keep track of the hard-fought inactivity... -
People of Seattle Shell Out $2 Million Because “We Are The Police”
Jun 30, 2015(Comments: 5)June 30, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — The city of Seattle, Washington has decided to settle an excessive force lawsuit for $1.975 million to the plaintiff, Nathaniel Caylor, and which cost the city an additional $524,000 in... -
Markman Note: Unions Revolt Against Drug Prices
Jun 30, 2015(Comments: 0)June 30, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Drug prices remain a sore topic for many in the US. At the same time, most people rely on their insurance companies to do what can be done to negotiate the... -
Sea Change in Retail Spurs Demand for Real Estate Lawyers
Jun 29, 2015(Comments: 0)June 29, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Phil Rosen, partner at Weil Gotshal & Manges, talks with Lee Pacchia about how the rise in e-commerce and the decline of traditional retail has led to a big uptick... -
Death Race: Blame The Last Guy Living?
Jun 29, 2015(Comments: 1)June 29, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — There is a basic reason why 18-year-old Cory Gloe was indicted in Nassau County, New York. It wasn’t that he wasn’t the best kid around. It wasn’t that he personally... -
Plainclothes Cops or Robbers: A Bullet From Either Will Kill
Jun 29, 2015(Comments: 0)June 29, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — If you have not yet seen this video, watch it. Do it now. Video of the 2013 incident was released, not by the Chicago Police, but by a judge who was... -
Markman Minute: Fitbit’s Fight with Jawbone
Jun 26, 2015(Comments: 1)June 26, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Gaston talks about how an intellectual property dispute with Jawbone could affect the stock price of recent IPO Fitbit....Read More -
Houston DA Retaliates Against Its Own For The Temerity To Complain Over Police Abuse
Jun 25, 2015(Comments: 2)June 26, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Down in Harris County, Texas (also known as Houston, or the “place where barbecue goes to die”), you can usually exercise your constitutional rights without much of a problem, so... -
Tsarnaev’s Sorry, Sincerely or Strategically
Jun 25, 2015(Comments: 0)June 25, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Moments before the sentence of death was officially imposed on Dzohkar Tsarnaev, he did something few anticipated, and fewer still believed. He apologized for his role in the Boston Marathon bombing.... -
Fiasco in Tallahassee 2: Judge Terry Lewis Punts on Brady
Jun 25, 2015(Comments: 3)June 25, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Leon County Circuit Judge Terry Lewis fancies himself a writer. A writer of fiction, in fact. Lewis has taken his real life experience as a judge and has penned three...