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... the firm believes sequestration rules weren't violated.) In hearings on the amount of sanctions, Gary argued that Motorola should cough up more than $196 million - $100 ... not cheated, we wouldn't even be talking about attorneys' fees." While "cheated" was Gary's word, Judge Moe did save some choice words for Motorola's ... sequestration issue affected the jury. "There's nothing anywhere in the record that reflects that." Gary told us that lawyers at his firm have logged thousands of hours on the case, ...

... he wanted, but he got a hefty chunk - about a quarter of that. We wrote about Willie Gary and his $11,000-per-hour fee request in his trade secrets ... jury. Both sides claimed to be happy with the outcome. ''Certainly, it was a huge rejection of Mr. Gary's case,'' said Faith Gay of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & ... feeling is there isn't a basis in law or fact for the award of sanctions.'' Said Gary: "The $23 million dollars says to Motorola and its lawyers that dishonesty and willful misconduct ...

... trade secrets suit against Motorola. Readers may be interested in the sequel: Circuit Judge Leroy Moe awarded Gary and other lawyers only around a quarter of their request, amounting to $23 million of the ... The judge also passed over a request that Motorola be hit with $100 millions in sanctions and restitution, though Gary might be able to obtain further consideration of that request. (Adrian Sainz, "Motorola ordered to pay $22.9 million", AP/Miami Herald, Apr. 20)(via Ashby Jones, WSJ Law Blog).

... courts to evaluate dueling econometric analyses of market competition. The first -- and perhaps the broadest and most interesting -- ramification of Jones v. Harris is the prominence of Posner's reevaluation of his earlier views on law and economics. As Brian Tamanaha has noted, the current financial situation appears to have prompted Posner, Gary Becker, and others (though perhaps not Easterbrook) to reconsider the efficacy of a law-and-economics orthodoxy. In its ruling, ...

... of finalists for their law deanship. I have to imagine Iowa will find a similarly impressive group. In case you're wondering, the finalists for the Iowa job in 2004 were (in addition to Carolyn Jones): Jeremy Paul (now dean at U Conn), Maureen O'Rourke (now dean at Boston University), Fred Yen, Morgan Cloud, Gary Simson (who served as dean at Case from 2006-08), and Christina Brooks Whitman.

... Army Barracks store in Conway, on July 2, along with two customers, William Jones, 25, and his friend Gary Jones, 23. Lawyers on both sides of the case had declined to comment in advance of the hearing. Kenny Jones, father of William Jones, had said Woodbury, who had publicly admitted killing the three men, agreed to ... other two men because they got in his way. Relatives said William Jones of Walpole, Mass., and Gary Jones, of Plymouth, Mass., were not related but were as close as ...

... store and pick up, say, a Nighthawk Custom 10-8 (pictured) along with our morning coffee and Washington Post? To get an answer, we checked in with Gary Fields, the Journal's D.C.-based criminal justice reporter. Hi Gary, thanks for taking the time. So, we'll ask you the question, what happens now in D.C.? No problem. Well, for now, the District goes back to the law that existed prior to 1976. Back in those days, people ...

... always harp on -- that plaintiff could not use an alleged violation of the FDCA as a predicate for a negligence per se claim. Happily for the defendant, Magistrate Judge Gary Jones saw the issue. Maybe he reads the blog. Or maybe he just reads a lot of Florida law. In any event, Judge Jones addressed the "more fundamental problem with Plaintiff's claim for negligence per se" that the parties had overlooked. Id. at *6. "Under Florida ...

... has hired noted lawyer Robert Shapiro to keep the hot water from rising. This time, it isn't O.J. Simpson - and the rap isn't murder - but it's plenty high-profile, nonetheless. Shapiro had been tapped by Gary Matthews, Jr., the new $50 million centerfielder for the Los Angeles Angels. Government investigators had allegedly found documents showing that Matthews had been sent a shipment of Genotropin, a synthetic growth hormone often prescribed for short children, in 2004. That was before Major ...

... . According to the Union-Tribune, Willkie Farr's Benito Romano stood by the firm's work but declined further comment about the complaint. Calls to the firm from the NLJ were not returned. Law Blog Trivia: San Diego city attorney Mike Aguirre is the brother of Gary Aguirre, who gained attention last year for his role as the SEC lawyer who led an investigation of possible insider trading by hedge fund Pequot Capital Management. Here's a December '06 story on the siblings from the Union Tribune.