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Registered Rep. March 1, 2007 Karen Donovan	Defamed? Chaskie Rosenberg is hoping to win the right to go back to the trial court to pursue his claim for defamation damages against MetLife. The case has ramifications that could affect the entire financial-services industry.
Investment Advisor March 2007 Saxon & Breyfogle	DOL Issues Favorable New Guidance on PPA "Investment Advice" Provisions The Department of Labor's Field Assistance Bulletin resolves some of the uncertainties created by the PPA and creates a new option for service providers that wish to provide investment advice without fee offsets or reliance on computer models.
Managed Care February 2007	HSA Reform Allows Increased Contributions Contribution guidelines under the recently passed Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006.
IEEE Spectrum March 2007 Steven Rubin	Hooray for the Patent Troll! Patent owners who are often accused of being patent trolls are acting within the law. There is nothing wrong either with them or the law. Far from stifling innovation, trolls foster it. By creating market liquidity, "patent trolls" provide a valuable service to inventors.
U.S. Banker March 2007 Lee Conrad	Lawsuit On Patent Technique Upsets Tax Apple Cart The number of business-method patents has been escalating for years. But now a new lawsuit on a common tax technique is threatening to upset the wealth-management cart.
InternetNews February 27, 2007 Ed Sutherland	Verizon Wireless Closes Spammer Case Judgment ends 2005 Bahamas cruise text messaging spam case.
InternetNews February 26, 2007 Andy Patrizio	Microsoft Sued Again; This Time Over Office Live A company called Office Live claims ownership of a trademark. Microsoft claims shenanigans.
InternetNews February 26, 2007 Ed Sutherland	Vonage CEO Blasts Media 'Speculation' Verizon patent suit 'transparent' attempt to stifle competition, claims Vonage.
InternetNews February 23, 2007 Ed Sutherland	Vonage, Verizon And a Patent Showdown Vonage 'lured customers away' using Verizon's technology, telco argues.
InternetNews February 23, 2007 Roy Mark	Microsoft's Long And Winding MP3 Case It might sound sad now, but Alcatel-Lucent's record-breaking jury award on patents is a long way from reality.
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