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Mathew Harrington recently finished a two-month stint as a Special Deputy Prosecuting Attorney with the King County Prosecutor's Economic Crimes Unit. The Prosecutor's Trial Fellowship Program enlists lawyers from law firms as trial attorneys assigning them a regular caseload of felony criminal trials. The Trial Fellowship Program helps attorneys hone their jury trial skills while allowing the Prosecuting Attorney's Office and the public to benefit from the talent of the area's leading law fi...

The Ninth Circuit recently affirmed judgment in favor of our client, a long-time provider of financial transaction processing services, on its claims for cybersquatting, unfair competition, and violation of the Washington Consumer Protection Act against a cybersquatter and self-described "internet entrepreneur." In a published opinion, the appeals court affirmed judgment for Vericheck on all claims as well as the award of attorneys' fees, costs and maximum statutory damages. Shannon Jost repr...

Recent efforts by Stokes Lawrence attorneys to protect Attachmate against use of software beyond that authorized by a license may have settled a hotly disputed point of Washington law. Attachmate Corp. v. Health Net, Inc., C09-1161 (W.D. Wash. Oct. 26, 2010).