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Law Practice

Mar. 31, 2010

Lawyer Skirts Liability on Claims

Thomas Kohler and his former firm, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, largely escaped liability Monday for allegedly botching a patent application and hiding it from his client.

By Laura Ernde

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Attorney Thomas Kohler and his former firm, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, largely escaped liability Monday for allegedly botching a patent application and hiding it from his client. The 6th Court of Appeal ruled that Kohler's client, Landmark Screens - the inventor of a digital billboard - should have pursued its lawsuit in federal court instead of state court. Meanwhile, Landmark's federal ma...

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