Open-source software leader Red Hat has filed a complaint against a Canadian company it says has launched “an aggressive litigation campaign” against four industry giants for allegedly violating patents by using open-source technologies. The complaint, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California alleges VirtaMove…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has tossed out a trial court judgment ordering Russia to pay more than $175 million in accrued sanctions for alleged theft of religious property, ruling that the Russian Federation is immune from suit. Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan in Tuesday’s…

The practice of law is a demanding profession. Lawyers often are highly-motivated individuals, driven to serve clients and succeed in matters. They typically are engaged in adversarial relationships with other lawyers (whether in litigation or transactional matters), and measure their lives in tenths of an hour. In such a demanding,…

Chief Judge A. Gregory Poole of Georgia’s Cobb County Judicial Circuit declared a judicial emergency on the morning of Aug. 7 due several “serious issues” that have persisted since a software conversion in late June. A CMS conversion from the previous CRIS system to the CMS360 Icon electronic management system…

The U.S. Department of Justice’s victory this week in its antitrust case against search engine giant Google will likely have little impact on the government’s claims against other big tech companies, antitrust experts said. Douglas Ross, a University of Washington law professor, cited the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against…

Citing attorney-client privilege, dozens of law firms are urging a federal appeals court to reverse a judge’s order that required a company to turn over documents from internal investigations conducted by Jones Day and Squire Patton Boggs. Kirkland & Ellis, Cooley and DLA Piper are among 39 prominent law firms…