More than 15,000 people are treated annually in hospital emergency rooms for carbon monoxide gassing, and approximately 500 people a year die from the poisoning. Carbon monoxide is the leading cause of accidental poisoning deaths in the United States. Its danger is heightened by the fact that it is a colorless and odorless gas and, … Continued
Robert P. Schuster was admitted to the New York Bar on March 30, 2012. In a ceremony conducted in Albany, New York, he was certified to practice law in New York State before all trial and appellate courts. Schuster—who is also admitted to practice in the states of Wyoming and Utah—said that he was particularly … Continued
GE Funding Capital Market Services, Inc. agreed to the payment of $70 Million to federal and state agencies to settle claims of arising from municipal bond investigations, according to a report in Law360. The investigation reportedly discovered that the bidding process for the issuance of municipal bonds had been rigged and corrupted. Bond traders … Continued
An administrative law judge for the U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled that Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. did not infringe three patents of Apple, Inc. in the production of several of its smartphones, according to a report in Law360. Apple had filed the challenge with the International Trade Commission in October of 2010 against a … Continued
2010 and 2011 witnessed a record number of natural gas pipeline explosions. In that two-year time span, more than 50 pipeline explosions and failure were reported, including tragic incidences involving multiple deaths. The explosions and the deaths were sad witness to the dangers associated with an aging pipeline infrastructure and the failure on the part … Continued
Anthony and Deaun Smith were killed in Fremont County, Wyoming by a truck being operated for Encana Oil & Gas (USA). Mr. and Mrs. Smith were stopped at a road construction site when they were rear-ended by the Encana truck, a 2009 Dodge 5500. The truck—weighing more than 12,000 pounds—slammed into the back of the … Continued
The widow of Kyle L. Rooke has filed a wrongful death case regarding an explosion at a gas drilling outside Pinedale on January 5, 2011. Mr. Rooke was severely burned and was pronounced dead at the rig site by the EMT’s who responded to the explosion. The suit was filed by Mrs. Rooke in the … Continued
For the second year, the law firm of Robert P. Schuster, P.C., of Jackson, Wyoming, has been recognized as one of the nation’s best law firms by U.S. News & World Report. Bob Schuster and his firm appeared on the U.S. News Media Group 2011-2012 “Best Law Firms” rankings, marking the second edition of this … Continued
Twitter, Inc. was denied summary judgment of the claims brought by a social networking patent holder, VS Technologies, LLC. In a decision rendered by Senior United States District Judge Henry Coke Morgan, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the claims by VS Technologies were permitted to proceed to … Continued
The First Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision on September 14, 2011, that emphasized the elements that must be established to maintain a successful copyright infringement suit. The case was brought by Airframe Systems, Inc. against L-3 Communications Corporation. Airframe had developed proprietary aircraft maintenance tracking software in 1979. By July of 2003, the … Continued