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Class Action Arbitration Waiver Rejected by Federal Appellate Court |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
2/8/2012 |
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Court May Consider Extrinsic Evidence When Analyzing Duty To Defend |
von Briesen & Roper, S.C. |
2/8/2012 |
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Ginsburg, The Originalist (Golan v. Holder) |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
2/6/2012 |
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Exceptional Case Fee Award Appropriate if Patent Owner’s Litigation Conduct Is Deemed Vexatious |
McDermott Will & Emery |
2/6/2012 |
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Utah Supreme Court Advances Policyholder Rights |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
2/6/2012 |
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Reminder to Merchants: Your Receipts Must Truncate Credit and Debit Card Numbers as well as Expiration Dates |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
2/6/2012 |
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Recent Security Screening Litigation in the Retail Industry, a Morgan Lewis Retail Did You Know? |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
2/6/2012 |
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United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts Decision Rejects Associational Discrimination Claims under Chapter 151B |
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. |
2/3/2012 |
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FTC Enlists Surprising Watchdogs to Police Marketers’ Practices |
Ifrah Law |
2/3/2012 |
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Utilizing Search Expertise to Reduce the Costs and Risks of Document Review |
Xerox Litigation Services |
2/2/2012 |
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Private Suits Under FCPA — An Ill-Advised Idea |
Ifrah Law |
2/1/2012 |
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NLRB Strikes Down Employer’s Mandatory Arbitration Agreement With Class Action Waiver |
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP |
1/31/2012 |
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High Court: Police Tracking of Suspect Via GPS Requires Warrant |
Ifrah Law |
1/31/2012 |
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The Ninth Circuit Applies the Brakes to Runaway Nationwide Class Actions |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
1/31/2012 |
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The Emerging Risks of 2012 |
Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) |
1/30/2012 |
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New York Mah Jong Ruling May Help Cause of Online Poker |
Ifrah Law |
1/30/2012 |
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In the Wake of Concepcion and Dukes, Consumer Class Action Lawyers Must Soldier Forward By Leveraging Their Rich History and Taking Some Clues from the Whistleblower Bar |
Berk Law PLLC |
1/30/2012 |
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Death Penalty Overturned Because of Sleeping, Tweeting Jurors |
Ifrah Law |
1/29/2012 |
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Malicious Falsehood During a Broadcast: Claims Must be Particularised |
McDermott Will & Emery |
1/28/2012 |
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New 7th Circuit Decision Endorses Heightened Scrutiny of Experts at Class Certification Stage While Potentially Lowering the Bar to the Predominance Element at Class Certification |
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. |
1/28/2012 |
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Private Sector Bias Charges Hit All-Time High |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
1/27/2012 |
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New York Appellate Court Orders Reinsurers to Follow Cedent's Settlement |
Schiff Hardin LLP |
1/27/2012 |
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Delaware Corporations Continue to Deploy Forum Selection Clauses to Counter Forum Shopping |
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP |
1/27/2012 |
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Federal Report Slams Record of Putting Youth in Adult Prison |
Center for Public Integrity |
1/27/2012 |
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Henry Gifford’s Lawsuit Against U.S. Green Building Council Dismissed |
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. |
1/27/2012 |
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Arbitration: Hidden Dangers Could Leave You Holding an Empty Evidence Bag |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
1/26/2012 |
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Supreme Court Upholds Ruling: PAs Cannot Administer EMGs |
Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. |
1/24/2012 |
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The Federal Circuit Agrees to Consider En Banc Whether Intervening Rights Can Apply To Independent Claims Not Amended During Reexamination |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
1/24/2012 |
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Sanctions Imposed on Qui Tam Counsel for Failing to Meet Ethical Standards Relating to the Use of Privileged Documents |
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. |
1/23/2012 |
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Aiding Victims of Clergy Sexual Abuse: What’s a Good Samaritan to Do? |
McDermott Will & Emery |
1/23/2012 |
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Indictments of Megaupload Are a Greater Threat to Web Users Than Piracy |
Ifrah Law |
1/23/2012 |
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Post-Grant Review Aspect of New Patent Law |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
1/23/2012 |
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Damage Caused By Water-Borne Debris Beyond Flood and Wave Exclusion in Homeowner's Policy |
Williams Kastner |
1/20/2012 |
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Domsey Trading Corporation, Domsey Fiber Corporation and Domsey International Sales Corporation, a single employer (29-CA-14548, et al.; 357 NLRB No. 180) |
National Labor Relations Board |
1/19/2012 |
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Dyson v Vax Ltd: Court of Appeal Of England and Wales Finds “These are Different Designs” |
McDermott Will & Emery |
1/19/2012 |
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Here We Go Again: Another Attempt at Recovery for Ratepayers Resulting from KeySpan-Morgan Stanley Swap |
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP |
1/17/2012 |
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Washington Covenant Judgment Scrutinized and Greatly Reduced |
Williams Kastner |
1/17/2012 |
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CAFA Connection: Cases Decided Under the Class Action Fairness Act |
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP |
1/16/2012 |
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Splits On Extension of Tort of Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress |
Foley, Cognetti, Comerford, Cimini & Cummins |
1/16/2012 |
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Protecting Your Company from the Latest Threat --- Class Actions Under the California 'Shine the Light' Law |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
1/16/2012 |
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Foreign Corporation's Mere Awareness That Its Products May Ultimately End Up In a Forum State Is Not Sufficient Contact to Support Personal Jurisdiction |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
1/15/2012 |
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Settlement to Require Eaton Corporation to Address TCE Contamination at Vehicle Group Plant in Kearney, Neb. |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
1/14/2012 |
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Pepsi to Pay $3.13 Million & Made Major Policy Changes to Resolve EEOC Finding of Nationwide Hiring Discrimination Against African Americans |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
1/13/2012 |
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Default Judgment Is Not Available In Actions To Quiet Title |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
1/13/2012 |
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Securing Ownership of Your Company’s Digital Property |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
1/13/2012 |
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The New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act Has Limits In Commercial Transactions |
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. |
1/12/2012 |
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Washington Federal District Court Rejects Technical Claims Handling Violations as Basis for Extra-Contractual Claims Against Liability Insurer |
Williams Kastner |
1/11/2012 |
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Amending Rule 45: Clarifying And Changing Subpoena Practices |
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. |
1/11/2012 |
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Arbitration Agreement Barring Class Litigation Violates the NLRA |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
1/10/2012 |
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Defendants’ State of Incorporation Is Entitled to Little Weight in Transfer-of-Venue Analysis |
McDermott Will & Emery |
1/10/2012 |
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New York High Court Holds That State Blue Sky Law Does Not Preempt Common Law Claims Involving Securities |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
1/6/2012 |
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Wisconsin Appeals Court Finds U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Prevents Consumers From Filing Class Action Lawsuits Where Arbitration Provisions Contain Waivers |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
1/6/2012 |
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Court of Appeal Reminds Litigants That Settling With Named Plaintiff Does Not Necessarily End Putative Class Action |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
1/6/2012 |
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Bank of Albuquerque Discriminated on the Basis of Age and Sex, EEOC Alleges in Lawsuit |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
1/5/2012 |
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Initial State E-Discovery Rules to be Heard by Florida Supreme Court |
Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. |
1/5/2012 |
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California Appellate Court Issues a Decision That Mutual of Omaha Insurance Agents Qualify as Independent Contractors as a Matter of Law |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
1/4/2012 |
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Court Stays Cross-State Air Pollution Rule |
Schiff Hardin LLP |
1/4/2012 |
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Grand Central Partnership Fired Rastafarian for Complaining of Threatened Violence, EEOC Says |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
1/4/2012 |
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Judges’ New Scrutiny of Settlements May Make Life Difficult for Defendants |
Ifrah Law |
1/1/2012 |
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SCOTX 2011: Supreme Court of Texas 2011 Roundup |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
12/31/2011 |
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Essroc Cement Company to Pay $1.7 Million Penalty to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
12/31/2011 |
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RCC Consultants, Inc. Sued for Disability Discrimination |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
12/30/2011 |
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RIM Defeats Sherman Act Section 2 Claims At Pleading Stage |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
12/30/2011 |
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Allegations of Conspiracy to Limit Crop Production: Ripe for Analysis Under Capper-Volstead |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
12/29/2011 |
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Governor Signs Law Preempting Municipal Landlord/Tenant Regulations Limiting Certain Landlord Rights |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
12/29/2011 |
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New DOJ Wire Act Opinion Paves Way to Legal Online Poker |
Ifrah Law |
12/29/2011 |
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Washington Supreme Court Affirms Class Certification and Post-Accident Diminution in Value Award to Automobile Insureds |
Williams Kastner |
12/26/2011 |
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Illinois Supreme Court Clarifies and Broadens Noncompete Enforceability |
McDermott Will & Emery |
12/25/2011 |
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California Court of Appeal Holds Defendant Did Not Waive Its Right To Compel Arbitration By Waiting Until After Class Certification Where Other Class Members--But Not Plaintiff--Had Agreed To Arbitrate |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
12/24/2011 |
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Physician Sentenced for Private Health Insurance Fraud |
von Briesen & Roper, S.C. |
12/23/2011 |
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Ninth Circuit Remands Board Decision Regarding Employee's Profanity-Laced Tirade Against Owner |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
12/23/2011 |
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FTC Will Propose Broader Children’s Online Privacy Safeguards |
Ifrah Law |
12/22/2011 |
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Federal Court Signs Order for Blockbuster Inc. To Pay Over $2m to Settle EEOC Suit for Sex, Race and National Origin Discrimination, Retaliation |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
12/22/2011 |
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NLRB Election Changes Are Here |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
12/21/2011 |
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OSHA’s Revision of Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Regulations |
McDermott Will & Emery |
12/21/2011 |
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Judge Per Curiam to the Rescue: Ryland Enterprise v. Weatherspoon |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
12/21/2011 |
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Ninth Circuit Holds that an Employer Need Not Reasonably Accommodate an Employee Who Does Not Meet the Job's Minimum Requirements |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
12/20/2011 |
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Supreme Court Announces Dates for Oral Argument on ACA Challenge |
von Briesen & Roper, S.C. |
12/19/2011 |
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Secret Service Steps Up Its Activity Against Cyber Crime |
Ifrah Law |
12/19/2011 |
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Contested Cases Under the North Carolina Administrative Procedure Act |
Poyner Spruill LLP |
12/19/2011 |
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Illinois Supreme Court Establishes A New Test To Determine Whether Non-Compete Agreements Are Enforceable |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
12/17/2011 |
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Judge Dismisses Lindsey FCPA Case, Finding Prosecutorial Misconduct |
Ifrah Law |
12/17/2011 |
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Garnishments: A Trap for Employers |
Varnum LLP |
12/17/2011 |
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President Signs Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011 into Law |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
12/17/2011 |
|
Cherchez les Catalogues Raisonné |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
12/16/2011 |
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Governor Signs Law Setting Factors for Determining Attorney Fees and Capping Certain Attorney Fees Awards |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
12/16/2011 |
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Patent Protection of Section 365(n) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code Extended to U.S. Licensees of Foreign Debtors |
McDermott Will & Emery |
12/15/2011 |
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Dairy Queen Restaurant Sued By EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
12/15/2011 |
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Netflix Wins Summary Judgment Dismissal Of Consumer Class Antitrust Claims |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
12/14/2011 |
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Labor & Employment Law Alert - Illinois Supreme Court Reaffirms that an Employer’s Legitimate Business Interest is Part of the Test for Enforcement of Non-Competition Agreements |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
12/14/2011 |
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The New Jersey Supreme Court Extends The Powerful New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act To Foreclosures |
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. |
12/14/2011 |
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US Department of Labor continues to cite beauty salons and manufacturers for formaldehyde exposure from hair smoothing products |
U.S. Department of Labor |
12/13/2011 |
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Strategies For Intellectual Property Licensees Who Depend Upon The Use Of Complementary Trademarks When A Licensor Files For Bankruptcy |
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. |
12/13/2011 |
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California Court of Appeal Clarifies Breach of Warranty Law in Class Actions and Vacates Order Certifying Class of Consumers in American Honda Motor Company, Inc. v. Superior Court |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
12/13/2011 |
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Delaware Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Relief a Shareholder is Entitled For Inspection of Corporate Books And Records Pursuant To A Section 220 Demand |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
12/12/2011 |
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California Appeals Court Rejects Antitrust Challenge to “Pay-for-Delay” Settlement of Patent Infringement Suit |
McDermott Will & Emery |
12/11/2011 |
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Contractors will not be Punished for Using a Sample Form in the Washington Mechanics’ Lien Statute: Common Sense Prevails |
Williams Kastner |
12/10/2011 |
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Debtors Need Lawyers, Too: Illinois Courts Ensure Access |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
12/10/2011 |
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EEOC Intake, Relief Obtained and Charges Resolved Hit Record Highs in 2011 |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
12/10/2011 |
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Illinois Supreme Court’s Decision in Reliable Fire Broadens Enforceability of Restrictive Covenants |
Vedder Price P.C. |
12/9/2011 |
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More Big Pharma Companies Cough Up Big Dollars in DOJ Settlements |
Ifrah Law |
12/9/2011 |
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Arkansas High Court Considers Impact of Juror’s Use of Twitter During Trial |
Ifrah Law |
12/8/2011 |
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Algorithm Written in Prose Provides Sufficient Structure for a Means-Plus-Function Claim Term |
McDermott Will & Emery |
12/8/2011 |
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US Department of Labor settles litigation against grain bin operator in July 2010 deaths of 2 teens in Mount Carroll, Ill. |
U.S. Department of Labor |
12/7/2011 |
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“One,” But Not the One and Only |
McDermott Will & Emery |
12/7/2011 |
|
ICC Releases New Rules of Arbitration |
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP |
12/7/2011 |
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Illinois Supreme Court Decides Requirements for Enforceable Noncompete Agreements in Illinois |
Schiff Hardin LLP |
12/6/2011 |
|
Butterball Sued By EEOC For Harassment, Firing Of HIV-Positive Employee |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
12/6/2011 |
|
Post-Therasense: Inequitable Conduct Really Is a Higher Standard |
McDermott Will & Emery |
12/5/2011 |
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Wisconsin Governor Signs Law Lowering Interest Rates on Judgments in Civil Actions |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
12/5/2011 |
|
Apple and Samsung Wage Patent War |
Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) |
12/5/2011 |
|
Proof that the Claimed Invention Worked Is Required for Reduction to Practice |
McDermott Will & Emery |
12/4/2011 |
|
Trade Secret or Patent, Not Both |
McDermott Will & Emery |
12/3/2011 |
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Using the Internet to Your Company's Advantage in Defending Against A Whistleblower Action |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
12/3/2011 |
|
Judge in Citigroup Case has Bucked Trend of Rubber Stamping SEC Settlements |
Center for Public Integrity |
12/2/2011 |
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LIRC Issues Decision Affirming Sexual Orientation Harassment and Awarding Attorney’s Fees |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
12/2/2011 |
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Recent Virginia Supreme Court Decision Marks a Steady Shift in the Law Governing Noncompete Agreements |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
12/1/2011 |
|
Claim Construct Tension Persists at Federal Court |
McDermott Will & Emery |
12/1/2011 |
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Intra-Circuit Split Continues as Federal Circuit Denies Rehearing En Banc |
McDermott Will & Emery |
11/30/2011 |
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Allegations of Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence: What Must a School Do? |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
11/30/2011 |
|
Luihn Food Systems Pays $277,000 To Resolve EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
11/29/2011 |
|
Ninth Circuit Latest to Permit Corporate Liability Under Alien Tort Statute; Supreme Court to Resolve Circuit Split in 2012 |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
11/28/2011 |
|
The Continuing Relevance of Personal Service of Process |
Edelson McGuire, LLC |
11/28/2011 |
|
Mostly Dead Comments on Irrational Exuberance: the Shortcomings of Legal Education. |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
11/28/2011 |
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The Importance of Drafting Clear Patent Assignments MHL Tek v. Nissan Motor Co. (Fed. Cir. 2011) |
Vedder Price P.C. |
11/26/2011 |
|
The Pitfalls of Using Open-Source Code |
Vedder Price P.C. |
11/25/2011 |
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Jackson Park Hospital To Pay $80,000 To Settle EEOC Lawsuit For Race And Sex Discrimination And Retaliation |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
11/24/2011 |
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US Labor Department recovers nearly $8 million in back wages, fringe benefits and 401(k) plan assets from defunct security company |
U.S. Department of Labor |
11/24/2011 |
|
Lender's Losses in Fraud Case May Exceed 400% of Loan Amount |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
11/22/2011 |
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In Ninth Circuit, Whistleblowers Not Exempt From Confidentiality Agreements |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
11/22/2011 |
|
Your Bed Bug Response Plan |
Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) |
11/21/2011 |
|
Prometheus’s Supreme Court Brief – Don’t Confuse Us With “LabCorp” |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
11/21/2011 |
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Product Liability in Illinois: State Supreme Court Decision Favors Manufacturers |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
11/20/2011 |
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U.S. Supreme Court: Bayh-Dole Act Does Not Supersede Inventors' Rights in Federally Funded Inventions |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
11/20/2011 |
|
Supreme Court Likely to Uphold Obamacare as Constitutional: ANALYSIS |
Center for Public Integrity |
11/20/2011 |
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Brief Filed in Litigation Challenging the NLRB’s Final Rule Requiring All Employers to Post Notice of Employee Rights Under the NLRA |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
11/19/2011 |
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DOJ Official Reiterates Threat to Prosecute Criminally Responsible Corporate Officials for Violations of FD&C Act |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
11/18/2011 |
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Federal judge orders Central Coast landscaper to rehire employees, bargain with union |
National Labor Relations Board |
11/17/2011 |
|
Merchants Don't Be Caught Off Guard: Unsolicited Advertising in Faxes and Text Messages Expose You to Class Action Litigation |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
11/17/2011 |
|
Constitutional Challenge to (File Sharing) Damage Award Rebuffed |
McDermott Will & Emery |
11/17/2011 |
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NLRB Finds Benefits Comparison by Employer Prior to Decertification Election Violates NLRA |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
11/17/2011 |
|
USPTO Revises Rules Governing Inter Partes Reexamination Requests |
McDermott Will & Emery |
11/16/2011 |
|
Cost Shifting in e-Discovery: A Comparative Analysis Between America and Europe |
Chicago-Kent College of Law |
11/16/2011 |
|
BPAI—What Constitutes a New Ground of Rejection |
McDermott Will & Emery |
11/16/2011 |
|
Litigation Activities Generally Cannot Be Used to Establish a Domestic Industry for Purposes of § 337 |
McDermott Will & Emery |
11/14/2011 |
|
Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to ACA |
von Briesen & Roper, S.C. |
11/14/2011 |
|
Supreme Court Vacates California Ruling on Arbitration Agreements |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
11/14/2011 |
|
Recent Illinois Case Highlights Important Distinctions Between Restrictive Covenants in the Sale-of-Business and Employment Contexts |
Vedder Price P.C. |
11/14/2011 |
|
“Universal Night Sight” Is a Descriptive Trademark |
McDermott Will & Emery |
11/14/2011 |
|
Apple’s Software License Restrictions Not Misuse |
McDermott Will & Emery |
11/13/2011 |
|
Recent Supreme Court Decisions That Will Shape Class Action Practice |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
11/12/2011 |
|
Dresser Rand Settles EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
11/12/2011 |
|
D.C. Appeals Court Upholds Constitutionality of ACA Individual Mandate |
von Briesen & Roper, S.C. |
11/12/2011 |
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Court of Justice of the European Union Provides Further Guidance on Circumstances in which Keyword Advertising Constitutes Trademark Infringement |
McDermott Will & Emery |
11/12/2011 |
|
California Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument In Key Meal/Rest Period Case |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
11/12/2011 |
|
Complaint alleges Jimmy John’s employees threatened, terminated for union related activities |
National Labor Relations Board |
11/11/2011 |
|
Claim Term “a” Does Not Necessarily Include Singular or Plural |
McDermott Will & Emery |
11/11/2011 |
|
Unclaimed Feature Not Limiting, Even When Required to Practice Claims |
McDermott Will & Emery |
11/10/2011 |
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Recent Baylake Bank Case Questions a City’s Ability to Enforce Development Agreement Penalties as Taxes |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
11/10/2011 |
|
Social Media Perils: A Primer for Businesses |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
11/10/2011 |
|
Stent Wars: Return of the Dictionary and No Inequitable Conduct |
McDermott Will & Emery |
11/10/2011 |
|
Buyers Beware: Employee Non-Compete Agreements in the Sale of a Business |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
11/9/2011 |
|
Practicing the Prior Art Is Not a Defense |
McDermott Will & Emery |
11/9/2011 |
|
Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders: Supreme Court Rules Regarding Liability of Secondary Actors |
Vedder Price P.C. |
11/8/2011 |
|
Michigan and Indiana Courts Address Mortgage and Construction Lien Priorities |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
11/8/2011 |
|
Federal appeals court upholds survivors’ right to automatic benefits under Black Lung Benefits Act |
U.S. Department of Labor |
11/8/2011 |
|
Supreme Court Determines That Plaintiffs Do Not Need to Prove Loss Causation in Order to Obtain Class Certification in Federal Securities Fraud Actions |
Vedder Price P.C. |
11/8/2011 |
|
Ye Shall Reap What Ye Shall Sow |
McDermott Will & Emery |
11/8/2011 |
|
Sears Settles EEOC Suit For Race, Age, Sex Discrimination And Retaliation |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
11/8/2011 |
|
Seller of George Forman Trademarks Down for the Count on Breach of Contract Claims |
McDermott Will & Emery |
11/7/2011 |
|
Tenth Circuit Continues the Ambiguity of “Advertising Injury” |
Intellectual Property Insurance Services Corporation |
11/7/2011 |
|
Appeals Court Vacates SEC’s Proxy Access Rule |
Vedder Price P.C. |
11/6/2011 |
|
Intervening Rights Can Apply to an Original Claim Based on Arguments Made During Reexamination |
McDermott Will & Emery |
11/6/2011 |
|
Giddy Up--It's Argument Week at the Superme Court of Texas |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
11/5/2011 |
|
Should a Dispute Under a Letter of Intent Be Arbitrated? |
Vedder Price P.C. |
11/5/2011 |
|
International Protection of Trade Secrets - ITC Wields the "Hammer of Thor" |
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP |
11/5/2011 |
|
ARB Passes Final Regulations for Cap-And-Trade Program |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
11/4/2011 |
|
Business Groups Seek Swift Resolution to NLRB’s Workplace Posting Controversy |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
11/4/2011 |
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The California Court Of Appeal Disagrees With The U.S. Supreme Court On The Enforceability Of Arbitration Agreements |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
11/3/2011 |
|
US Department of Labor’s OSHA cites Illinois pet food production and packaging company for 23 health and safety violations; fines exceed $750,000 |
U.S. Department of Labor |
11/3/2011 |
|
Managing, Protecting and Recovering Critical Documents |
Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) |
11/3/2011 |
|
$32 Million Damages Award Against Web Hosts Reduced by One-Third—Contributory Infringement Limited to Single Award of Statutory Damages |
McDermott Will & Emery |
11/2/2011 |
|
No Disqualification Where Disclosure of Confidential Information Controlled by Joint Defense Agreement |
McDermott Will & Emery |
11/2/2011 |
|
United States Postal Service, 24-CA-10805 (reported at 356 NLRB No. 75) (1st Cir., decided October 27, 2011) |
National Labor Relations Board |
11/1/2011 |
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East Los Angeles community hospital executives ordered to repay $600,000 to employee retirement plan, following US Labor Department investigation |
U.S. Department of Labor |
11/1/2011 |
|
Reasonableness of Hospital Fees (Indiana) |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
11/1/2011 |
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GOP to Subpoena White House over Solyndra |
Center for Public Integrity |
10/31/2011 |
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No Need To Record An Assignment Of A Deed Of Trust Prior To Foreclosure |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
10/30/2011 |
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The Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) Women’s Forum: Tackling Social Media |
Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) |
10/30/2011 |
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Hilton Reservations Worldwide employees to receive more than $715,000 in minimum, overtime back wages following US Labor Department investigation |
U.S. Department of Labor |
10/29/2011 |
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Seventh Circuit Finds Certain Food Labeling Fraud Claims Are Preempted |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
10/29/2011 |
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AT&T Settles EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
10/29/2011 |
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Long-Standing Software Patent Claim Format Under Attack |
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP |
10/28/2011 |
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The Federal Circuit’s Recent Reexamination Rulings |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
10/28/2011 |
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OFAC, BIS Double Up Flow Serve: What the Flowserve Settlement Says About Corporate Compliance Programs |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
10/28/2011 |
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Judge upholds civil money penalties assessed by US Labor Department to Progressive Protein in Omaha, Neb., for child labor violations |
U.S. Department of Labor |
10/27/2011 |
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Is an Isolated DNA Patentable? |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
10/27/2011 |
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Wisconsin Insurance Law Amended to Conform with Federal Adult Child Coverage RequirementsState Tax Law Expected to be Amended Soon |
von Briesen & Roper, S.C. |
10/26/2011 |
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10th Circuit Upholds Sharp Restrictions of Clinton-Era Roadless Rule in Forests |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
10/26/2011 |
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What’s in a Tweet? |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
10/26/2011 |
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Safe-Harbor Provision of Hatch-Waxman Act Does Not Protect Post-Approval Research Activities |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
10/25/2011 |
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Tic Wyoming Agrees To Pay $135,000 To Settle EEOC Lawsuit For Disability Discrimination |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
10/25/2011 |
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New Jersey Conforms Its Overtime Regulations with the FLSA, But Forgets to Retain Its “Inside Sales” Exemption |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
10/25/2011 |
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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds That Bad Foreclosure = Bad Title For Bona Fide Purchaser |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
10/25/2011 |
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Wisconsin Healthcare “Apology Bill” Scheduled for Assembly Vote Tomorrow |
von Briesen & Roper, S.C. |
10/24/2011 |
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Can Your Environmental Permit Save Your Insurance Coverage? One Court Says "Yes" |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
10/24/2011 |
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U.S. Patent Reform in 2011: President Signs the America Invents Act |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
10/23/2011 |
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Mayor And City Council Of Ocean City To Pay $38,000 To Settle EEOC Age Bias And Retaliation Suit |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
10/22/2011 |
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The Automatic Stay: What Creditors Need to Know |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
10/22/2011 |
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Consumer Class Action Litigation: Manage Your Exposure with Mandatory Arbitration and Class Action Waivers |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
10/21/2011 |
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Dispelling the Myth of MERS as a "Sham" Beneficiary |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
10/21/2011 |
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Tenth Circuit Finds Potential Insurance Coverage for Patent Infringement Claims Under “Advertising Injury” Provisions |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
10/20/2011 |
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Hooters Sues Competitor over Alleged Trade Secrets Theft after Top Executives Fly Away |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
10/20/2011 |
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On Remand from the Federal Circuit, the District Court in Lucent v. Microsoft Rules Lucent Again Failed to Properly Apply the Entire Market Value Rule |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
10/20/2011 |
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ALJ Finds Employee's Facebook Comments Unrelated to Working Conditions are not Protected Under the NLRA |
McDermott Will & Emery |
10/19/2011 |
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Less Litigation, More Regulation |
Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) |
10/19/2011 |
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Individual Liability for Wage and Hour Claims |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
10/19/2011 |
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Federal Circuit Reverses District Court Decision and Rules that Isolated DNA Sequences Are Patent-Eligible Subject Matter |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
10/19/2011 |
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US Labor Department seeks to recover more than $436,000 for 2 employee benefit plans of Columbus, Ohio-based Clark Graphics |
U.S. Department of Labor |
10/17/2011 |
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Oil Company Pleads Guilty to Clean Air Act and Obstruction Crimes in Louisiana |
U.S. Department of Energy |
10/16/2011 |
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USPTO Implements New Policy Change on Reissues in View of Recent Federal Circuit Decision |
McDermott Will & Emery |
10/13/2011 |
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Federal Circuit Wraps Up 10-Year Patent Infringement Suit for Tobacco Curing Patents |
McDermott Will & Emery |
10/13/2011 |
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Harassment Statute of Limitations May Stretch Back in Time |
Williams Kastner |
10/13/2011 |
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Obama Administration Asks Supreme Court to Take Up Health Reform Case |
McDermott Will & Emery |
10/12/2011 |
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The Supreme Court is Set to Decide Whether the Ministerial Exception Will Continue to Protect Religious Institutions from Discrimination Claims |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
10/12/2011 |
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Employer’s Attempt to Escape Union Agreement Unsuccessful |
Williams Kastner |
10/12/2011 |
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Underlying Invention and Not Category Literally Invoked by Claim Determines Subject Matter Eligibility |
McDermott Will & Emery |
10/12/2011 |
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Unintentional Disclosure - Employee Communications To Counsel |
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP |
10/11/2011 |
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Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Obviousness Summary Judgment for Novel Formulation of Prior Art Active Drug Compound |
McDermott Will & Emery |
10/11/2011 |
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NLRB Delays Implementation of Mandatory Notice Posting Rule |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
10/11/2011 |
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Defendant Not Allowed to Appeal Denial of a 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss After Trial |
McDermott Will & Emery |
10/11/2011 |
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AT&T Sued By EEOC In Puerto Rico Disability Discrimination Lawsuit |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
10/10/2011 |
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SCO Can’t Claim Ownership of the UNIX Operating System |
McDermott Will & Emery |
10/10/2011 |
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Texas Roadhouse Refused to Hire Older Workers Nationwide, EEOC Alleges in Lawsuit |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
10/10/2011 |
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Board Members May Face Personal Liability for Unpaid Wages |
Williams Kastner |
10/10/2011 |
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Board Overrules Dana Corp. Decision on Voluntary Recognition |
Williams Kastner |
10/7/2011 |
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UK Supreme Court Holds that U.S. Copyright Claims Are Justiciable in English Courts |
McDermott Will & Emery |
10/7/2011 |
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Pair of Ohio Supreme Court Decisions Enforce Limitation of Action Clauses |
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP |
10/7/2011 |
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Washington Court Addresses Employee Sensitivity to Environmental Factors |
Williams Kastner |
10/7/2011 |
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Recent Ruling Allows a Shareholder Lawsuit to Proceed After a Negative Say-on-Pay Vote: Quirk or Harbinger? |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
10/6/2011 |
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Ninth Circuit Declares that “The King” Is Dead (in Copyright Cases) |
McDermott Will & Emery |
10/6/2011 |
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Disregard of the Law is not Grounds to Vacate an Arbitration Award under the Federal Arbitration Act |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
10/6/2011 |
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Survivor Benefits Under the Washington Industrial Insurance Act–Who Pays? |
Williams Kastner |
10/6/2011 |
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EMC Corp. Should Have Drafted a Better Non-Competition Clause |
McDermott Will & Emery |
10/5/2011 |
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A Chapter 11 Diaspora? House Judiciary Committee Considers Chapter 11 Venue Reform |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
10/5/2011 |
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Third-Party Web Ads Confer Jurisdiction over Nonresident |
McDermott Will & Emery |
10/5/2011 |
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Second Circuit Holds First Sale Doctrine Inapplicable to Foreign-Made Goods |
McDermott Will & Emery |
10/5/2011 |
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Supreme Court Opens Term with California Medicaid Rate Cuts Case |
von Briesen & Roper, S.C. |
10/4/2011 |
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Class Actions Filed Over “Natural Food” Claims - Food, Drug & Device Law/Advertising & Marketing Alert |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
10/4/2011 |
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Cordis v. BSC – Therasense at Work |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
10/3/2011 |
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Federal Circuit Wraps Up 10-Year Patent Infringement Suit for Tobacco Curing Patents |
McDermott Will & Emery |
10/2/2011 |
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Solyndra Executives Refusing to Answer Bankruptcy Questions |
Center for Public Integrity |
10/1/2011 |
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Oregon Court of Appeals Rules Non-Economic Damages Capped at $500,000 in Birth Injury Cases |
Williams Kastner |
9/30/2011 |
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The Federal Circuit Applies Intervening Rights to Independent Claims Not Amended in Reexamination |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
9/30/2011 |
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Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Rule on Constitutionality of Affordable Care Act |
von Briesen & Roper, S.C. |
9/30/2011 |
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NLRB Chairman Pearce issues statement on Congressional hearing about Board actions |
National Labor Relations Board |
9/30/2011 |
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Guide to International Arbitration with Chinese Entities |
McDermott Will & Emery |
9/30/2011 |
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Deciphering Dukes: Ninth Circuit Hands Down Decision Interpreting The Game-Changer |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
9/29/2011 |
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A Refresher On Coaching Vacancies: Who Gets The Position? |
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP |
9/29/2011 |
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EEOC Sues Staffing Agency for Sex Harassment, Retaliation, and Assigning Workers Based on Sex |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
9/28/2011 |
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How the 'Other Coverages' Exclusion Can Cost You Millions |
Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) |
9/28/2011 |
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Administrative Law Judge Finds Employer Unlawfully Discharged Employees Based on Facebook Posts |
McDermott Will & Emery |
9/28/2011 |
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Following a 2-year refusal to comply, anthracite mine operator in Pennsylvania installs mandated communications and tracking system |
U.S. Department of Labor |
9/27/2011 |
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Wax This! New York Court Finds Restrictive Covenant In Hair Removal Specialist's Employment Agreement Unreasonable and Unenforceable |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
9/27/2011 |
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French Court Orders French Competition Authority to Disclose Antitrust Investigation Documents |
McDermott Will & Emery |
9/26/2011 |
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ANDA Automatic Stay of FDA Approval Does Not Defeat Standing in Sham Litigation Antitrust Counterclaim |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
9/26/2011 |
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The Changing Landscape of the Business Records Exception under Florida Law and its Impact on Florida Foreclosures |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
9/25/2011 |
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"First Impression" Ruling: Court May Review the Rationality of Emails Sent By GAO Attorneys |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
9/23/2011 |
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Creditors of a Delaware LLC Do Not Have Standing to Sue Derivatively and Must Rely on Contractual Remedies |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
9/23/2011 |
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Court Orders Government to Produce Electronic Data in Usable Form; Recognizes Need for E-Discovery Rules in Criminal Cases |
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP |
9/23/2011 |
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Recent NLRB Actions: Notice Posting Requirement, Proposed Election Rules and New Case Law Tilt Toward Organized Labor |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
9/23/2011 |
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UnZIPped in New Jersey: Does Requesting a Customer’s Zip Code Violate State Law? |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
9/23/2011 |
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Broker Malpractice Claim Does Not Require Expert Testimony Proving Reasonableness of Underlying Settlement |
Williams Kastner |
9/22/2011 |
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Federal Court Reverses Course and Refuses to Block Indiana Medicaid Pharmacy Reimbursement Cuts |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
9/22/2011 |
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Behavior Modification: Trial Lawyer's Edition |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
9/22/2011 |
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Bass Pro Failed to Hire Blacks and Hispanics at its Stores Nationwide, EEOC Says in Suit |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
9/21/2011 |
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Ninth Circuit Rules That State Social Workers Are Not "Learned Professionals" Exempt from Overtime Pay |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
9/21/2011 |
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NLRB Releases Report on Social Media Decisions |
McDermott Will & Emery |
9/21/2011 |
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Court Rejects Immunity Argument In Dispute Over Sewer Overflow |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
9/20/2011 |
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NLRB Requires Employer to Rehire and Provide Backpay to Employees Terminated for Derogatory Comments Made About Co-Worker on Facebook |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
9/20/2011 |
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President Obama Signs Patent Reform Into Law |
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP |
9/20/2011 |
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Indiana Court of Appeals Rejects Tort Claims Acts Arguments In Dispute Over City Sewer Line |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
9/20/2011 |
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America Invents Act Update - Important Implementation Dates |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
9/19/2011 |
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Fourth Circuit Lacks Jurisdiction due to the Tax Anti-Injunction Act |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
9/19/2011 |
|
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act |
Vedder Price P.C. |
9/19/2011 |
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NLRB Permits Micro-Units In Specialty Healthcare Decision |
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP |
9/18/2011 |
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EEOC Sues Owner of California McDonald's for Disability Discrimination |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
9/18/2011 |
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Second Circuit Holds that Falsity of Estimates of Goodwill and Loan Loss Reserves For Purposes of Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 Hinges on the Speakers' Subjective Belief in the Estimates' Accuracy |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
9/18/2011 |
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EEOC and ABM Industries Settle Discrimination and Retaliation Case for Latino Workers |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
9/18/2011 |
|
The Top Six Blunders in Dealing with the Cloud |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
9/17/2011 |
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US Department of Labor finds nutritional beverage company, former CEO in violation of Sarbanes-Oxley Act whistleblower protection provisions |
U.S. Department of Labor |
9/17/2011 |
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President Obama Signs America Invests Act -i.e., Patent Reform - into Law |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
9/17/2011 |
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NLRB Facilitates Union Organization of Smaller Bargaining Units |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
9/17/2011 |
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Seventh Circuit Allows Supervisor to be Comparator of Plaintiff in Discriminatory Discharge Case |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
9/16/2011 |
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Lenders and Loan Servicers Take Note: You Must Now Secure and Maintain Vacant Buildings Under New Chicago Ordinance |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
9/16/2011 |
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EEOC Sues Olam for Refusing to Hire a Pregnant Job Applicant |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
9/16/2011 |
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Tenth Circuit Holds that "Forced Sellers" Resulting From a Squeeze Out Merger Lack Standing to Assert Claims Under Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) the Securities Act of 1933 |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
9/15/2011 |
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Pennsylvania Federal Judge Finds the Individual Mandate Unconstitutional and Strikes Down Closely Related Provisions |
McDermott Will & Emery |
9/15/2011 |
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Arizona Must Continue Offering Benefits to Same-Sex Partners of State Employees |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
9/15/2011 |
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Ninth Circuit Attempts to Clarify Learned Professional Exemption's Educational Requirement |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
9/15/2011 |
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Myriad Petition For Rehearing Denied |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
9/14/2011 |
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Proposed cybersecurity legislation would protect employers from information theft by departing employees, if a policy prohibits such conduct |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
9/14/2011 |
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FDIC Recovery Efforts Highlight D&O Insurance Issues |
McDermott Will & Emery |
9/14/2011 |
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NLRB Administrative Law Judge Reinstates Five Employees Terminated for Facebook Posts |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
9/14/2011 |
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NLRB obtains injunction to stop violent union protests at port of Longview, Washington |
National Labor Relations Board |
9/14/2011 |
|
Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover And Nine Ways To Attack Patents |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
9/13/2011 |
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US Department of Labor’s OSHA cites Florida manufacturers and distributors of hair products containing formaldehyde for health violations |
U.S. Department of Labor |
9/13/2011 |
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NLRB Facilitates Union Organization of Smaller Bargaining Units |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
9/13/2011 |
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Copyright Infringement Suit Survives Dismissal Based on Proposed Amended Complaint |
McDermott Will & Emery |
9/13/2011 |
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Amendments to SEC Rule 14a-8 Allowing Shareholder Proposals for Proxy Access Regimes to Come into Effect |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
9/13/2011 |
|
Walgreens Sued By EEOC For Disability Discrimination |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
9/12/2011 |
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Narrowing Claim Amendment Blocks Application of the Doctrine of Equivalents, Again |
McDermott Will & Emery |
9/12/2011 |
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800 Channels and Nothing On? Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Sherman Act Claim Alleging Tying of Popular Television Channels with Less Popular Television Channels |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
9/11/2011 |
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Second Circuit Dismisses $500M Telecom Antitrust Suit |
McDermott Will & Emery |
9/11/2011 |
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Challenge to ACA Rejected by Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals |
von Briesen & Roper, S.C. |
9/10/2011 |
|
UK/EU Competition: Courts Reduce Antitrust Fines |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
9/10/2011 |
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Voluntarily Invoking Federal Jurisdiction Constitutes Waiver of Sovereign Immunity |
McDermott Will & Emery |
9/10/2011 |
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SEC Not to Seek Rehearing of Proxy Access Decision |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
9/10/2011 |
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Lake of Torches Appellate Decision: "Management Contracts" Are Still a Burning Issue in Tribal Gaming Financings |
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP |
9/10/2011 |
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Senate Passes Sweeping Patent Reform Legislation |
von Briesen & Roper, S.C. |
9/10/2011 |
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NLRB Judge Issues First Ever Ruling in Social Media Line of Cases |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
9/9/2011 |
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NLRB Revisits Decertification in Voluntary Successorship and Recognition Situations |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
9/9/2011 |
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New Options for Challenging Patents Before the USPTO Under the America Invents Act |
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. |
9/9/2011 |
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eBay Abrogates Presumption of Irreparable Harm in Copyright Cases in Ninth Circuit |
McDermott Will & Emery |
9/9/2011 |
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Baseless Infringement Allegations (by an NPE) Warrants “Exceptional” Case |
McDermott Will & Emery |
9/8/2011 |
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Personal Jurisdiction in Trade Secret Cases |
McDermott Will & Emery |
9/7/2011 |
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Administrative Law Judge finds New York nonprofit unlawfully discharged employees following Facebook posts |
National Labor Relations Board |
9/7/2011 |
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Court Upholds ESOP's Change in Investment Conversion Rules |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
9/7/2011 |
|
EEOC Sues the Scooter Store for Disability Discrimination |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
9/7/2011 |
|
NLRB Issues Decisions Delaying Employee Free Choice |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
9/6/2011 |
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Ninth Circuit Adopts Lower Court’s Use of Its Own "Blades of Chaos" to Filter Out the Unprotectable Elements of a Plaintiff’s Copyright Infringement Claim |
McDermott Will & Emery |
9/5/2011 |
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E&O Insurer Prevails on Recission Claim Based upon Insurance Application Misrepresentations |
Williams Kastner |
9/5/2011 |
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Applebee’s Owners Pay $1 Million in EEOC Suit |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
9/4/2011 |
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The California Court Of Appeal Again Rejects A Claim For Wrongful Foreclosure At The Pleading Stage |
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP |
9/4/2011 |
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Previous Litigation Results in Court Hanging Up on Plaintiff Based on Collateral Estoppel |
McDermott Will & Emery |
9/4/2011 |
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US Labor Department files complaint against Colorado-based cheese producer for discriminating against minority job applicants at California facility |
U.S. Department of Labor |
9/3/2011 |
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Kimberly-Clark Finds a Soft Touch on Appeal |
McDermott Will & Emery |
9/3/2011 |
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Lanham Act Attorneys’ Fees Awarded in the Absence of Damages |
McDermott Will & Emery |
9/2/2011 |
|
Alleged Trademark Sublicense Assignable in Bankruptcy |
McDermott Will & Emery |
9/2/2011 |
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Can Genes Be Patented? |
McDermott Will & Emery |
9/1/2011 |
|
The Mythical Benefits of Tort Reform in Texas |
Center for Public Integrity |
9/1/2011 |
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NLRB Memo Provides Insight on Employee Use of Social Media - Labor & Employment Law Alert |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
8/31/2011 |
|
Obviousness Objections Based On Combinations Of References – Consistent Warnings From The CAFC |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
8/31/2011 |
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Third Circuit Eases Burden on Foreign Injury Antitrust Plaintiffs |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
8/29/2011 |
|
Entrepreneur’s Guide to Litigation – Blog Series: Post-Trial and Execution on Judgment |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
8/29/2011 |
|
Indiana Supreme Court Extends Law Enforcement Immunity To City In Dog Bite Case |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
8/28/2011 |
|
Antitrust Agriculture Update: Mushroom Grower Direct Purchaser Litigation |
McDermott Will & Emery |
8/27/2011 |
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California Court of Appeal Refuses to Permit an Action for Rescission of a Strategic Transaction, Holding That a Board Has No Duty Under California Law to Include a "Fiduciary Out" |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
8/27/2011 |
|
NLRB Rule Requiring Employers to Post Union Rights Released |
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP |
8/26/2011 |
|
Exotic Dancers not Employees under Nevada Wage Laws |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
8/26/2011 |
|
A Case Where CEQA Worked |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
8/26/2011 |
|
EEOC Sues Kohl's Department Stores For Disability Discrimination |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
8/25/2011 |
|
Indiana Appeals Court Finds Appeal of Ordinance Violation Not Moot Even After Fine Is Paid |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
8/25/2011 |
|
11th Circuit Deals Potentially Devastating Blow to President Obama's Health Care Reform Law |
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP |
8/25/2011 |
|
Indiana Settles Class Action Lawsuit Regarding Compliance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 |
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law |
8/25/2011 |
|
Briggs Equipment Settles EEOC Race Discrimination Suit |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
8/25/2011 |
|
United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC (Trimas Corporation d/b/a Cequent Towing Products, and an individual(25-CB-008891 et al.; 357 NLRB No. 48) Goshen, IN, |
National Labor Relations Board |
8/25/2011 |
|
Eleventh Circuit: Individual Mandate Unconstitutional, but Rest of ACA Stands |
McDermott Will & Emery |
8/24/2011 |
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Guilty Plea for Altering HSR Documents |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
8/23/2011 |
|
Partnership Pitfalls -- Things to Keep in Mind When Filing a Notice of Pendency Involving Partnership Assets |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
8/23/2011 |
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Sac Griffith / Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant Sued for Sexual Harassment and Pregnancy Bias |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
8/23/2011 |
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Eleventh Circuit Strikes the ACA's Individual Mandate as Unconstitutional, Setting Up a Circuit Split and Making Supreme Court Review More Likely |
McDermott Will & Emery |
8/22/2011 |
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3M to Pay $3 Million to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Suit |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
8/22/2011 |
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California Court Of Appeal Holds That Employees Lose Reinstatement Rights If They Fail To Return To Work During The 12-Week Leave Period Protected Under CFRA |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
8/22/2011 |
|
Entrepreneur’s Guide to Litigation – Blog Series: Appeal Process |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
8/22/2011 |
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Customer Letter Characterizing Competitor’s Patent as Invalid Not Enough to Create Declaratory Judgment Jurisdiction |
McDermott Will & Emery |
8/22/2011 |
|
The Basics of Hotel Security - The Same, But Different |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
8/21/2011 |
|
“Dashboard” Mark Merely Descriptive of Automotive Information Services |
McDermott Will & Emery |
8/21/2011 |
|
Patentability of Software-Implemented Inventions: Ineligible Method Claims Can Jeopardize Apparatus Claims As Well |
Vedder Price P.C. |
8/20/2011 |
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Going Down: Means-Plus-Function Elements on Claims to Elevator Invention Are Structural |
McDermott Will & Emery |
8/20/2011 |
|
Really, “You Don’t Mess with the Zohan” |
McDermott Will & Emery |
8/20/2011 |
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District of Columbia and Seventh Circuits Allow for Corporate Liability Under The Alien Tort Statute, Splitting With Second Circuit |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
8/19/2011 |
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Second Circuit Addresses Materiality at the Pleadings Stage in Two Recent Decisions |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
8/19/2011 |
|
Acting General Counsel releases report on social media cases |
National Labor Relations Board |
8/18/2011 |
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Mutual Indemnification Clause Gives Rise to Attorneys’ Fees Regardless of Prevailing Party |
McDermott Will & Emery |
8/18/2011 |
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National HealthCare Corporation Sued By EEOC For Disability Discrimination |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
8/18/2011 |
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“Hot News” Cannot Be Enjoined Under Misappropriation Claim |
McDermott Will & Emery |
8/18/2011 |
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Enforcing Non-Competes: Illinois Court Further Defines Adequate Consideration |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
8/17/2011 |
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Why Do We Have Appellate Lawyers? |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
8/17/2011 |
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Fashion Designer Allowed to Prevent Use of His Name as Community Trademark, Despite Having Sold All Trademark Rights |
McDermott Will & Emery |
8/17/2011 |
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Broad Injunctive Relief and Damage Award for Misappropriation of Trade Secrets Upheld |
McDermott Will & Emery |
8/16/2011 |
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Hitting Non-Practicing Entities Where It Hurts |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
8/16/2011 |
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Fifth Circuit Rejects Per Se Rule That Recharacterization Applies Only To Insiders |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
8/16/2011 |
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Entrepreneur’s Guide to Litigation – Blog Series: Trial |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
8/16/2011 |
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Collateral Managers — Limitation Of Lawsuit Provision In New York Law Indenture Bars Noteholders From Suing Co-Issuer And Collateral Manager For Breach Of Contract |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
8/15/2011 |
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National Labor Relations Board finds Santa Barbara newspaper committed multiple unfair labor practices |
National Labor Relations Board |
8/14/2011 |
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I’m Singing the Blues—Sampled Song and Procedural Mish-Mash |
McDermott Will & Emery |
8/14/2011 |
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New Dosage of a Known Pharmaceutical: Obvious? |
McDermott Will & Emery |
8/14/2011 |
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Derivatives — Several Developments of Note |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
8/14/2011 |
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Washington Court of Appeals Rules that Liability Insurer Defending under Reservation of Rights is not Entitled to Reimbursement in the Absence of Express Policy Language Expressly Reserving Such a Right |
Williams Kastner |
8/14/2011 |
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Therasense Inequitable Conduct Guidelines Explained |
McDermott Will & Emery |
8/13/2011 |
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NLRB in Battle Against S.C. Boeing Workers |
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP |
8/13/2011 |
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Asbestos Litigation Case Questions Safety in the Workplace |
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP |
8/12/2011 |
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Avoid Unnecessary Real Property Taxes |
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP |
8/12/2011 |
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Is the Claimed Stent Described in the Specification? |
McDermott Will & Emery |
8/12/2011 |
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Swift Faces Class Action Over Background Checks |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
8/12/2011 |
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Strict Proportionality Not Required Between Attorneys’ Fees and Damages |
McDermott Will & Emery |
8/11/2011 |
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Class Action Fairness Act : CAFA Connection Q3, 2011 |
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP |
8/11/2011 |
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Lucasfilm Wins Right to Sue in UK for Infringement of U.S. Copyright |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
8/11/2011 |
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Paralegal as Investigator |
National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc, |
8/11/2011 |
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CFPB Embraces Social Media but Archiving Twitter, Facebook Messages is a Challenge |
Center for Public Integrity |
8/10/2011 |
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Therasense Inequitable Conduct Guidelines Explained |
McDermott Will & Emery |
8/10/2011 |
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Social Media Posts and Concerted Activity |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
8/9/2011 |
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Entrepreneur’s Guide to Litigation – Blog Series: Motions for Summary Judgment |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
8/9/2011 |
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Federal judge orders Oakland nursing home to rehire workers following strike |
National Labor Relations Board |
8/9/2011 |
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Well-Drafted Patent Claims Foreclose Competition |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
8/8/2011 |
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Doctors Sue to End AMA's Role in Setting Medicare Payments |
Center for Public Integrity |
8/8/2011 |
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Federal Circuit Holds that Isolated DNA is Patentable Subject Matter |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
8/8/2011 |
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Fifth Circuit Caps Title VII Damages "Per Party" |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
8/8/2011 |
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UK Supreme Court Confirms Parties’ Right to Choose Nationality of Arbitrators |
McDermott Will & Emery |
8/8/2011 |
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Federal Circuit Holds that "Isolated DNA Molecules" Are Patentable Subject Matter and Method Claims Merely "Comparing" or "Analyzing" Are Not |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
8/8/2011 |
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Former employees at closed camper manufacturer in Pennsylvania receive backpay and medical payments in settlement |
National Labor Relations Board |
8/7/2011 |
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Alcoa Mill Products to pay more than $540,000 to settle discrimination case with US Department of Labor |
U.S. Department of Labor |
8/6/2011 |
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Another Federal Court of Appeals Weighs in on the Applicability of the Six-Year Statute of Limitations Period to an Overstatement of Basis |
McDermott Will & Emery |
8/6/2011 |
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U.S. Supreme Court Reverses New Jersey’s Exercise of Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Manufacturer |
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. |
8/5/2011 |
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Entrepreneur’s Guide to Litigation – Blog Series: Document Production |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
8/4/2011 |
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Myriad Federal Circuit Decision Affirms Patentability of Claims to “Isolated” DNA but Methods Involving Only “Comparing” or “Analyzing” DNA Sequences Unpatentable and No Declaratory Judgment for Those Who Simply Disagree With Patent |
Vedder Price P.C. |
8/4/2011 |
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Pepsi Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
8/4/2011 |
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Grocers' Revenue-Sharing Deal Deserves More Than a Quick Look, Ninth Circuit Holds |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
8/3/2011 |
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Wegner Paper Probes Myriad Decisions Flaws |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
8/3/2011 |
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California v. Safeway: Antitrust Risks of Employer Mutual Aid Assistance Agreements |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
8/3/2011 |
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Environmental Justice Groups Intensify Judicial and Legislative Campaign Against California's Proposed Cap-and-Trade Program |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
8/2/2011 |
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Stern v. Marshall: Narrow Holding, Broader Implications! |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
8/2/2011 |
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Federal Circuit Upholds the Patentability of Isolated DNA in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad |
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. |
8/1/2011 |
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Two New Patent Cases Join Supreme Court’s Fall Docket |
McDermott Will & Emery |
8/1/2011 |
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Naked Licensing Defense Barred Where Licensee Previously Failed to Contest Trademark Validity |
McDermott Will & Emery |
8/1/2011 |
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Promens USA Pays $225,000 To Settle EEOC Lawsuit |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
8/1/2011 |
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AMC v. Myriad – “Laws of Nature” Exception Does Not Include Isolated DNA |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
8/1/2011 |
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EEOC Sues Illinois Temp Agency For Disability Discrimination |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
7/31/2011 |
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Indiana Rule Change Opens Door to Interlocutory Class Action Appeals |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
7/31/2011 |
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This (Retractable) Needle Is Going to Sting a Bit: Next Chapter in the Adventures of Post-Phillips Claim Construction |
McDermott Will & Emery |
7/31/2011 |
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Read, Not Seagate, Controls Enhanced Damages: Spectralytics, Inc. v. Cordis Corp., |
McDermott Will & Emery |
7/30/2011 |
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Divided Panel Finds DNA Molecules Patentable – Cancer Screening Claims Too Abstract |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
7/30/2011 |
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Kinder Morgan to pay more than $830,000 in overtime back wages to 4,659 employees, resolving US Labor Department lawsuit |
U.S. Department of Labor |
7/30/2011 |
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Recent Efforts By or Against Non-Signatories to Compel Arbitration Under Equitable Estoppel |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
7/29/2011 |
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Scarlett? Rhett? Frankly My Dear, I Don’t Give a Damn: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. et al. v. X One X Productions et al., |
McDermott Will & Emery |
7/29/2011 |
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Taco Bell Owner Sued by EEOC for Religious Discrimination |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
7/29/2011 |
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Addresses Issues Concerning the Default Judgment Statute, the Direct Action Statute, and Personal Liability for Corporate Officers |
von Briesen & Roper, S.C. |
7/29/2011 |
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Keeping Your Secrets: The Burdens of Proof in Trade Secrets Litigation |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
7/28/2011 |
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Retaliation Remains Most Frequent Allegation Among Federal-Sector Discrimination Complaints |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
7/28/2011 |
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Court grants MSHA request for preliminary injunction against anthracite mine operator in Lykens, Pa. |
U.S. Department of Labor |
7/28/2011 |
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Entrepreneur’s Guide to Litigation – Blog Series: Discovery |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
7/27/2011 |
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Anonymous Bloggers And The First Amendment: When And How Your Company Can Identify Its John Doe Defendants |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
7/27/2011 |
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Federal Circuit Ratchets Up Materiality Requirement for Inequitable Conduct |
McDermott Will & Emery |
7/27/2011 |
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Retaliation Remains Most Frequent Allegation Among Federal-Sector Discrimination Complaints |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
7/26/2011 |
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Supreme Court Affirms Clear and Convincing Standard of Patent Invalidity Proof |
McDermott Will & Emery |
7/26/2011 |
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Patent Office Proposes New Materiality Rules |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
7/26/2011 |
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Wrongful Discharge Cases May Carry Heavy Price Tag - West Virginia American Water Company v. James A. Nagy |
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP |
7/26/2011 |
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Who Pays for the Production of Electronic Discovery? SPM Resorts, Inc. v. Diamond Resorts Management, Inc. |
Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. |
7/25/2011 |
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On Professionalism, Grammar And Proofreading -Sanches v. Carrollton-Farmers Branch I.S.D. |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
7/25/2011 |
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Inequitable Conduct in Canada – Disarming the “Atomic Bomb” |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
7/25/2011 |
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Pleading Indirect Patent Infringement Post-Twombly |
Akerman Senterfitt |
7/25/2011 |
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The New “Willful Blindness” Standard for Inducing Patent Infringement |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
7/25/2011 |
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Office of Management and Budget Dodges Subpoena on Solyndra |
Center for Public Integrity |
7/24/2011 |
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Actual Knowledge an Element of § 271(B) Inducement, but Willful Blindness Will Suffice |
McDermott Will & Emery |
7/24/2011 |
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Patents by the Numbers |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
7/22/2011 |
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Second Circuit Holds That the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 Bars All RICO Claims Based Upon Alleged Acts of Securities Fraud |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
7/22/2011 |
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EU's Top Competition Court Rules that Companies Seeking Damages May Have Access to Leniency Statements |
McDermott Will & Emery |
7/20/2011 |
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For Infringement Purposes, Preamble Can Define a Limiting Environment Rather than a Claim Limitation |
McDermott Will & Emery |
7/19/2011 |
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Payments by Enron are "Settlement Payments" under the Bankruptcy Code's Safe Harbor Provisions |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
7/19/2011 |
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Endo Finds Pain Relief from Board’s “Erroneous Reasoning” |
McDermott Will & Emery |
7/18/2011 |
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10 Social Media Must Haves For Your Corporate Compliance And Ethics Program |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
7/18/2011 |
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In re Brimonidine Patent Litigation: Obviousness Determinations Revisited |
McDermott Will & Emery |
7/18/2011 |
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Second Circuit Revives Copyright Infringement Suit Against Non-Resident for Uploading Copyrighted Material Online |
McDermott Will & Emery |
7/17/2011 |
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Patent Exhaustion Still Applies when Licensees Fail to Pay Royalties |
McDermott Will & Emery |
7/16/2011 |
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Analogous Art Must Address the Entire Problem Solved by the Patent |
McDermott Will & Emery |
7/15/2011 |
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California Appellate Court Analyzes Employment Arbitration Agreement after Supreme Court's AT&T Decision |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
7/15/2011 |
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Avoid Employer Liability with Safe Harbor Provisions under GINA |
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP |
7/15/2011 |
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Parents Are Liable for Their Children: Presumption of Parental Liability Under EU Antitrust Law |
McDermott Will & Emery |
7/15/2011 |
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Construction Lenders Prevail in Controversial Illinois Mechanics Lien Priority Case |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
7/14/2011 |
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U.S. Supreme Court Stresses Importance of Commonality in Decertifying Massive Sex Discrimination Class of 1.5 Million Wal-Mart Employees |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
7/14/2011 |
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Supreme Court Strikes Vermont Data Mining Law and Protects Pharmaceutical Marketing |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
7/14/2011 |
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Wal-Mart v. Dukes: Implications For Antitrust Class Actions |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
7/13/2011 |
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Introductions: When School Marms Attack |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
7/13/2011 |
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New York High Court Applies the "Single-Entity Exemption" in the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
7/12/2011 |
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Boston Scientific Corp. v. Johnson & Johnson: Written Description Requirement Spreads its Wings |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
7/12/2011 |
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eBay Standard Applies to Preliminary Injunctions in Trademark Cases |
McDermott Will & Emery |
7/12/2011 |
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The Gabon Mistrial: DOJ Prosecution of Individuals Puts Aggressive FCPA Theories Under Fire |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
7/11/2011 |
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Standing Under California § 17200 Only Requires Injury From Business Practice |
McDermott Will & Emery |
7/11/2011 |
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Entrepreneur’s Guide to Litigation – Blog Series: Introduction |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
7/11/2011 |
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Entrepreneur’s Guide to Litigation – Blog Series: Complaints and Answers |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
7/11/2011 |
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"Supreme Court Decision Limits Use of “Stream of Commerce” Jurisdiction Theory to Subject Foreign Manufacturers to Suit in the U.S." - Litigation Alert |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
7/10/2011 |
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Patents / Injunction Bond Wrongful Injunction Raises Presumption of Recovery of Bond: Patents / Injunction Bond |
McDermott Will & Emery |
7/10/2011 |
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Board Proposes Rules to Reform Pre- and Post-Election Representation Case Procedures |
National Labor Relations Board |
7/10/2011 |
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Sixth Circuit Holds Michigan Ban on Affirmative Action Unconstitutional - Labor & Employment/Higher Education Law Alert |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
7/8/2011 |
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Vendor’s Economic Injury Is Insufficient to Establish DJ Jurisdiction, but Implicit Claim of Contributory Infringement Is Enough: |
McDermott Will & Emery |
7/8/2011 |
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Labor & Employment Law Alert - Proposed NLRB Rules Would Shorten Union Elections |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
7/8/2011 |
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EPA and Corps of Engineers Extend Comment Period for Revised Guidance on Identifying Waters Subject to the Clean Water Act |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
7/8/2011 |
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Delaware Supreme Court Holds That Insider Trading Claims Alleging Misuse of Confidential Corporate Information Need Not Show Injury To the Corporation |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
7/8/2011 |
|
Special Touch Home Care Services, Inc.(29-CA-26661; 357 NLRB No. 2) Brooklyn, NY, June 30, 2011 |
National Labor Relations Board |
7/7/2011 |
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Court of Appeals Upholds PPACA Individual Mandate |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
7/7/2011 |
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Texas Court of Appeals Rules Retroactive Application of Certain Minimum Medical Criteria Unconstitutional in Asbestos Case |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
7/7/2011 |
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D.C. Circuit Limits the DOT’s Authority to Regulate Air Charter Brokers |
Vedder Price P.C. |
7/7/2011 |
|
Speaking of Rodents and Labor Disputes...Disneyland Resorts |
Williams Kastner |
7/6/2011 |
|
One Year Post-Bilski : How the Decision is Being Interpreted by the BPAI, District Courts, and Federal Circuit -§101 Case Summaries v. 2.0: June 28, 2010 – June 27, 2011 |
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. |
7/6/2011 |
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The Perils of Email: Navigating the Legal Risks |
Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) |
7/6/2011 |
|
June Proves To Be A Busy Month For ARB And Its Proposed Cap-and-Trade Program |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
7/6/2011 |
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U.S. Supreme Court Extends “Public Concern” Test To Lawsuits Brought By Public Employees Under The First Amendment’s Petition Clause |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
7/6/2011 |
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Patent Reform is on the Immediate Horizon - New Options for Challenging Patents Before the USPTO |
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. |
7/6/2011 |
|
Split Decision: U.S. Appellate Court Finds Health Reform Law is Constitutional |
McDermott Will & Emery |
7/6/2011 |
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Seventh Circuit: Policyholder Is Entitled to Independent Counsel at Insurer’s Expense Where Excess Judgment Is Likely |
Vedder Price P.C. |
7/6/2011 |
|
Texas Legislature Amends Statute on Choice of Law |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
7/5/2011 |
|
Court Sets Aside County Commissioners’ Common Wage Determination |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
7/5/2011 |
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Choice of Law After England’s Blue Sky One Case |
Vedder Price P.C. |
7/5/2011 |
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Ninth Circuit Finds Jurisdiction Over Foreign Corporation Based On Its Subsidiary's Contacts in the United States |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
7/5/2011 |
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Prejudgment Interest in Copyright Infringement Suit Tracks to Date of First Infringement - William A. Graham Co. v. Haughey |
McDermott Will & Emery |
7/4/2011 |
|
Watch For Vicarious Liability For Employee Negligence |
Williams Kastner |
7/4/2011 |
|
Combining Disclosed Technology Can Be a Protectable Trade Secret |
McDermott Will & Emery |
7/3/2011 |
|
"Good Faith" In Prompt Payment Disputes |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
7/3/2011 |
|
Rambus Encore: Duty to Preserve Documents for Litigation Clarified |
McDermott Will & Emery |
7/2/2011 |
|
New York’s Highest Court Reinstates $5 Billion Lawsuit By Big Banks Against MBIA |
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP |
7/1/2011 |
|
Supreme Court Changes the Climate on Greenhouse Gas Suits |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
6/30/2011 |
|
“Particular Machine” not required: Ex Parte Dietz et al., Appeal 2009-008029, BPAI |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
6/30/2011 |
|
Pennsylvania Abolishes Joint Liability with Enactment of Fair Share Act |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
6/30/2011 |
|
Auto-Classification Review Technologies: What Every Attorney Needs to Know |
Xerox Litigation Services |
6/30/2011 |
|
Social Media and the National Labor Relations Board |
Williams Kastner |
6/30/2011 |
|
A Shock to the Core: The Supreme Court Pries Jurisdiction Away from the Bankruptcy Courts on Counterclaims to Proofs of Claim, and Possibly More - Stern v. Marshall |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
6/29/2011 |
|
Federal Court Has Jurisdiction Over Local Carbon Tax Dispute |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
6/29/2011 |
|
J. McIntyre Machinery v. Nicastro: Declarifying Asahi |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
6/28/2011 |
|
Dukes v. Wal-Mart: Supreme Court Announces New Class Action Standards That Will Substantially Curtail Employment Discrimination Class Actions, As Well As Consumer, Antitrust, and Other Class Actions |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
6/28/2011 |
|
Supreme Court Grants Cert. In Caraco |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
6/28/2011 |
|
United States Supreme Court Strikes Down Largest Employment Discrimination Class Action in History |
Vedder Price P.C. |
6/28/2011 |
|
Employers May Face Vicarious Liability For Dangerous Acts Of Independent Contractors |
Williams Kastner |
6/28/2011 |
|
Social Media and Discovery: Accessing Password Protected Material |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
6/27/2011 |
|
Court Compels Production of Personal Emails from Company Systems Citing Lack of Reasonable Privacy Expectation |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
6/27/2011 |
|
Generic Drug Manufacturers And Failure To Warn: What duty is there after Pliva v. Mensing? |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
6/27/2011 |
|
Avoiding Coverage Gaps from Professional Services |
Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) |
6/27/2011 |
|
A Breach of Contract is Now an Element of Insurance Bad Faith Claims in Wisconsin |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
6/27/2011 |
|
Don't Gamble with My Money: When a Lawsuit Seeks Damages in Excess of Policy Limits, What Are the Insured's Rights in Illinois? |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
6/27/2011 |
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Ninth Circuit Rejects Consumer Antitrust Challenge To Cable Television Bundling |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
6/26/2011 |
|
European Court of Justice Holds That Disclosure of Leniency Documents to Cartel Victims Seeking Civil Damages Is Subject to National Law |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
6/26/2011 |
|
NLRB Rules Inflatable Rats May No Longer Constitute Signal Pickets |
Williams Kastner |
6/26/2011 |
|
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Government Ethics Law Over First Amendment Challenge |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
6/26/2011 |
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In Secret Rebate Case, If It Walks Like A Duck, Allegations That It Will Also Quack Are Plausible |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
6/25/2011 |
|
FEDEX Driver Found To Be Employee – Not Independent Contractor |
Williams Kastner |
6/25/2011 |
|
Global Warming and Droughts Not New Information; Project Opponents Must Fairly Present Claims Before Filing CEQA Lawsuit |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
6/25/2011 |
|
Did I Really Sign That? When Signed Affidavits Are Altered Before Filing |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
6/24/2011 |
|
Collision Occurs Between Copyrights and Misappropriation in Electronic News Media Space |
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP |
6/24/2011 |
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Supreme Court Limits Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction - Stern v. Marshall |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
6/24/2011 |
|
Discovery in the Digital Age: Meeting the Challenges of Electronically Stored Information |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
6/23/2011 |
|
Supreme Court Limits Class Actions in Wal-Mart Victory |
McDermott Will & Emery |
6/23/2011 |
|
Supreme Court Grants Cert. In Mayo v. Prometheus |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
6/22/2011 |
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Supreme Court Establishes Bright-Line Rule for 10b-5 Liability, But Questions Remain: Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
6/22/2011 |
|
American Electric Power v. Connecticut: The Dog That Did Not Bark |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
6/22/2011 |
|
Dukes v. Wal-Mart: What the Supreme Court Decision Means for Employers |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
6/22/2011 |
|
Dealings with Vendors Shouldn't Expose Trade Secrets |
Poyner Spruill LLP |
6/22/2011 |
|
Environmental Law Alert - Climate Change Torts Thrown Out of Court |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
6/21/2011 |
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U.S. Supreme Court: Federal Court Could Not Enjoin State Court from Addressing Class Certification Issue |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
6/21/2011 |
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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Gender Discrimination Class Action Against Wal-Mart |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
6/20/2011 |
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Supreme Court Rules SPD Does Not Trump Plan Document, but Emphasizes Availability of Equitable Remedies Where Employer Misleads |
McDermott Will & Emery |
6/20/2011 |
|
Electronic Discovery Costs: Loser Pays (for what?) |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
6/20/2011 |
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Fictitious “Conch Republic” May Receive Trademark Protection Upon Showing of Secondary Meaning |
McDermott Will & Emery |
6/19/2011 |
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The GAO Holds It Possesses Jurisdiction Over Bid Protests of Civilian Agency Task and Delivery Order Awards |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
6/18/2011 |
|
Adding Only Dependent Claims Is Error Correctible By Reissue |
McDermott Will & Emery |
6/18/2011 |
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Supreme Court Rules That Knowledge Of Patent Is Required For Liability For Inducing Patent Infringement, But Willful Blindness Is Enough |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
6/18/2011 |
|
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals Upholds Dismissal of Medical Monitoring Claims |
von Briesen & Roper, S.C. |
6/18/2011 |
|
Federal Circuit Changes Law for Post-Injunction Contempt Proceedings Against Modified Products |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
6/17/2011 |
|
U.S. Supreme Court Limits Scope of Primary Liability Under Federal Securities Laws |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
6/16/2011 |
|
The Federal Circuit Affirms the Delaware District Court’s Summary Judgment of Invalidity for Failure to Disclose the Best Mode |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
6/16/2011 |
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New York Court of Appeals Upholds Purchase Agreement's Broad Release in Affirming Dismissal of $900 Million Fraud Claim |
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP |
6/16/2011 |
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Supreme Court Upholds “Clear and Convincing” Standard of Proof for Patent Invalidity While Suggesting Juries Be Instructed on the Weight of the Evidence |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
6/15/2011 |
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Domain Name Registrant Found to Lack Bad Faith in UDRP Proceeding Later Loses Against ACPA Claim |
McDermott Will & Emery |
6/15/2011 |
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Former Student Athletes' Right of Publicity and Antitrust Claims Will Proceed Against the NCAA and Electronic Arts |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
6/15/2011 |
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Supreme Court Upholds Inventor's Ownership of Patent Rights Under the Bayh-Dole Act |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
6/15/2011 |
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Patent Law Unchanged by Microsoft Supreme Court Decision |
Vedder Price P.C. |
6/15/2011 |
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U.S. Supreme Court Decision May Dramatically Affect California Employee Arbitration Agreements |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
6/15/2011 |
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Supreme Court Upholds Clear and Convincing Standard for Invalidity but with a Twist |
Armstrong Teasdale |
6/14/2011 |
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Supreme Court Unanimously Maintains High Hurdle for Invalidity Defense |
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP |
6/14/2011 |
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Personal Jurisdiction Lacking Despite Twenty Internet Users from Forum State Signing Up for Defendant’s Website |
McDermott Will & Emery |
6/14/2011 |
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What Third-Party Retaliation Means for Your Business |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
6/14/2011 |
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The Need for a Detailed Procedure of Judicial Review of Civil Rights Arbitration Awards after Rent-A-Center West, Inc. v. Jackson |
St. John's University School of Law |
6/13/2011 |
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Supreme Court: Evidence Of Invalidity Must Be “Clear And Convincing” |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
6/13/2011 |
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Common Sense Variation Is Unpatentable |
McDermott Will & Emery |
6/12/2011 |
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California Court of Appeal Holds That State Courts Have Jurisdiction Over Securities Act Class Actions Unless the Action Is a "Covered Class Action" and Involves a "Covered Security" Under SLUSA |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
6/12/2011 |
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Joint (Direct) Infringement Still Requires Control … But Stay Tuned |
McDermott Will & Emery |
6/12/2011 |
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A Four-Step Guide for Securing Patent Portfolios after Stanford v. Roche |
Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. |
6/11/2011 |
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Supreme Court: Bayh-Dole Act Does Not Eclipse Inventor's Rights |
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP |
6/10/2011 |
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Nonanalogous Art Lives! In Re Klein |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
6/10/2011 |
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No Seventh Circuit Rehearing in Kraft ERISA "Excessive Fees" Case |
McDermott Will & Emery |
6/10/2011 |
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Agree to Assign vs. Hereby Assign: In Stanford v. Roche, the Wording of Assignment Agreements Determines Patent Ownership |
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. |
6/10/2011 |
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Supreme Court Leaves Standard for Patent Invalidity Unchanged |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
6/9/2011 |
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Supreme Court Attempts to Clarify Bayh-Dole Act |
Vedder Price P.C. |
6/9/2011 |
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Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Fifth Circuit’s Loss Causation Standard |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
6/9/2011 |
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Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Limited Partnership et al.: Supreme Court Observations |
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. |
6/9/2011 |
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Supreme Court decides Stanford v. Roche – Clarifies Scope of Bayh-Dole Act |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
6/9/2011 |
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Fair Credit Reporting Act Implicates Employer Liability for All Types of Background Checks, Not Just Credit Reports |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
6/8/2011 |
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U.S. Supreme Court: Investors Can Seek Class Action Status Without Proving Loss Causation |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
6/8/2011 |
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ARB Ruling Takes Broad View of Scope of Protected Activity Under SOX |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
6/8/2011 |
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Even Under Bayh-Dole, Employee Inventor Has First Dibs |
McDermott Will & Emery |
6/7/2011 |
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Reexamination Practice: One Size Does Not Fit All |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
6/7/2011 |
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Perils of Reissue - Recapture Doctrine Has Teeth! |
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP |
6/7/2011 |
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Workplace Fatalities and OSHA Investigations - Questions & Concerns |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
6/7/2011 |
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New Standards for Litigants in Patent Cases: Inequitable Conduct is No Longer a Boiler Plate Defense |
Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. |
6/6/2011 |
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ALJ finds parts supplier unlawfully discharged 20 immigrant employees in Minnesota after they refused to sign away NLRA and other rights |
National Labor Relations Board |
6/6/2011 |
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False Advertising Injunction Upheld; It’s All Good … And Good for You |
McDermott Will & Emery |
6/5/2011 |
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Federal Circuit Attempts to Eradicate the Plague of Inequitable Conduct, Sets New Standards |
Vedder Price P.C. |
6/4/2011 |
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European Court of Justice Extends Injunction Granted in One Jurisdiction to Entirety of European Union |
McDermott Will & Emery |
6/3/2011 |
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Making Therasense of the Inequitable Conduct Doctrine |
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP |
6/3/2011 |
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Seventh Circuit: Policyholder Is Entitled to Independent Counsel at Insurer’s Expense Where Excess Judgment Is Likely |
Vedder Price P.C. |
6/2/2011 |
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Yahoo! Expands Policy on Maintaining User Data |
Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. |
6/2/2011 |
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Turning a Blind Eye to Critical Facts leads to Induced Infringement Under 35 U.S.C. § 271(b) |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
6/2/2011 |
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules Arbitration Clauses May Waive Class Action Rights |
McDermott Will & Emery |
6/2/2011 |
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The Hacker Who Avoided a False Marking Claim |
McDermott Will & Emery |
6/1/2011 |
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Standing and In Pari Delicto Issues Arising in Bankruptcy Cases |
The University of Iowa College of Law |
6/1/2011 |
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Federal Circuit Significantly Restricts the Doctrine of Inequitable Conduct in Therasense v. Becton Dickenson |
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. |
6/1/2011 |
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U.S. Supreme Court Establishes State-of-Mind Requirement for Inducing Infringement Liability |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
5/31/2011 |
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Federal Judge Orders California Waste Hauling Firm to Reinstate Two Drivers and Cease Anti-Union Activity |
National Labor Relations Board |
5/31/2011 |
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10 Things Every Small Business Owner Should Know About Contract Law |
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP |
5/31/2011 |
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Spectrum Healthcare Settles Charges with NLRB and Union, Agrees to Reinstate Employees with Backpay and Sign Collective Bargaining Agreement |
National Labor Relations Board |
5/30/2011 |
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Therasense Makes Sense of Inequitable Conduct Defense |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
5/30/2011 |
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Texas, We Have A Problem: E-Filing In The Wild West |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
5/30/2011 |
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Prevailing Antitrust Defendants Recover $367,000 in e-Discovery Costs |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
5/29/2011 |
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Therasense Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson and Company—The Federal Circuit tightens the standards necessary to establish the inequitable conduct defense by requiring a “but-for” showing of materiality |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
5/27/2011 |
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Interlocutory Appeal From Denial Of Twombly Motion to Dismiss in Text Messaging Antitrust Litigation |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
5/27/2011 |
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Therasense Returns Common Sense to Law of Inequitable Conduct |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
5/27/2011 |
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Federal Circuit Ruling Tightens Standard For Inequitable Conduct |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
5/26/2011 |
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Court Throws Out Antitrust Claims Against Netflix |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
5/26/2011 |
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In Pineda's Wake: Constraints on Song-Beverly Class Action Litigation |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
5/25/2011 |
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Patent Owner Stay Motion Successful Based on Defendants’ Reexam Requests Filed on Eve of Markman |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
5/25/2011 |
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The California Court of Appeal Again Chips Away at In re Tobacco II |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
5/25/2011 |
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IP Experience in the Due Diligence Process More Important than Ever |
Vedder Price P.C. |
5/25/2011 |
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Implementing Effective Litigation Holds |
Poyner Spruill LLP |
5/25/2011 |
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Complaint Issued Against New York Nonprofit for Unlawfully Discharging Employees Following Facebook Posts |
National Labor Relations Board |
5/23/2011 |
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Texas Egg Producer to Pay $1.9 Million Penalty to Resolve Clean Water Act Violations |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
5/23/2011 |
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Judge orders payment of $347,000 in back wages and penalties, 3-year debarment of Global Horizons from H-2A agricultural program |
U.S. Department of Labor |
5/22/2011 |
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New Complaint Filed on behalf of CSP Technologies Inc. |
McDermott Will & Emery |
5/22/2011 |
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Writing For Screen Readers: Start At The Top And Stay There |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
5/21/2011 |
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Online College To Pay $260,000 To Settle EEOC Lawsuit Charging Sex Harassment By Supervisors |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
5/20/2011 |
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Emergency Transport Company Sued by EEOC For Pregnancy Discrimination |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
5/20/2011 |
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Chief Judge Imposes Privilege Waiver Sanctions Against Defendant for Repeated Discovery Misconduct in DL v. District of Columbia |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
5/20/2011 |
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US District Court Upholds OSHA Subpoena in Grain Engulfment Case |
U.S. Department of Labor |
5/20/2011 |
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The Supreme Court Sharpens the Claws of the “Cat’s Paw” Theory |
Vedder Price P.C. |
5/20/2011 |
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New Complaint Filed on behalf of Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. |
McDermott Will & Emery |
5/20/2011 |
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California Court of Appeal Shines More Light on Meal and Rest Break Class Actions - Flores v. Lamps Plus, Inc. |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
5/19/2011 |
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Supreme Court Continues Expansive Interpretation of Retaliation Claims |
Vedder Price P.C. |
5/19/2011 |
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Here Comes the Appraisal Clause, Here Comes the Appraisal Clause |
Strasburger & Price, LLP |
5/19/2011 |
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Is Your Company's Social Media Launch Ahead Of Its Compliance Program |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
5/19/2011 |
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Social Media Activity In The Workplace And The Computer Fraud And Abuse Act |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
5/18/2011 |
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United States v. Borrasi: Rough Seas in the Kickback Safe Harbors |
McDermott Will & Emery |
5/18/2011 |
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Court Considers Whether Non-Competitor Can Bring Unfair Competition Claim |
Kenyon & Kenyon LLP |
5/17/2011 |
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U.S. Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split: FCA Relators Cannot Base Claims on Information Received Through FOIA Request |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
5/17/2011 |
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Simple Steps Employers Can Take to Minimize the Risk of Preventable Lawsuits |
Vedder Price P.C. |
5/17/2011 |
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AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion - What Does It Mean For Class Arbitration And Class Actions In Federal Antitrust Cases? |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
5/17/2011 |
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Ignorance Is Not Bliss: Knowing When to Issue a Litigation Hold |
Vedder Price P.C. |
5/17/2011 |
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Court Tosses Transpacific Air Passengers' Claims Based on Alleged Overcharges for Flights Originating in Asia |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
5/16/2011 |
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EPA Takes Action to Protect Ground Water from Petroleum Contamination |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
5/16/2011 |
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Hyundai Ideal Electric Company to Pay $188,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Bias and Retaliation Suit |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
5/16/2011 |
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KINDER Not Confusingly Similar to TiMi KINDERJOGHURT |
McDermott Will & Emery |
5/16/2011 |
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KUBA KUBA Held to be Geographically Deceptively Misdescriptive for Cigars |
Kenyon & Kenyon LLP |
5/15/2011 |
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Supreme Court Validates Class Action Waiver Provisions in Arbitration Agreements |
Vedder Price P.C. |
5/15/2011 |
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Specification Must Sufficiently Describe Claimed Invention to Show Possession of Claimed Subject Matter |
McDermott Will & Emery |
5/15/2011 |
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Federal Court Finds Allegations of "Bad Faith" in Sprinkler License Agreements to be "Vox Clamantis in Deserto" |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
5/15/2011 |
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Holyoke, Mass. Landlords Face Fines for Failing to Notify Tenants about Lead Paint |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
5/14/2011 |
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Supreme Court Issues Decision Regarding “Cat’s Paw” Claims of Discrimination |
Poyner Spruill LLP |
5/14/2011 |
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Tax Court Disqualifies Plan for Not Adopting Required Amendments |
McDermott Will & Emery |
5/14/2011 |
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Department of Labor Releases Timesheet Smartphone “App” for Employees |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
5/13/2011 |
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District Court Decision Reversed as Genuine Issue of Material Fact Remained: Zobmondo Entertainment LLC v Falls Media LLC |
Kenyon & Kenyon LLP |
5/13/2011 |
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Reinstatement of Debt: A Bankruptcy Court's Strict Interpretation and Application of Change-in-Control Provisions to Protect Senior Secured Lenders |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
5/13/2011 |
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Gedeon Richter plc v Bayer Schering Pharma AG: “Obvious to Try” and “Fair Expectation of Success” |
McDermott Will & Emery |
5/13/2011 |
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Federal Judge Upholds DOJ's Expansive Application Of FCPA |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
5/13/2011 |
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Federal Circuit Invalidates Claims to Fully Human Antibodies for Lack of Written Description When Specification Is Limited To Murine and Chimeric Antibodies |
Kenyon & Kenyon LLP |
5/13/2011 |
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No Standing if Plaintiff’s Exclusive Rights Were Limited in Time |
McDermott Will & Emery |
5/12/2011 |
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Supreme Court Affirms No “First Sale” Defense for Foreign-Made Copies |
Kenyon & Kenyon LLP |
5/12/2011 |
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Football Dataco Ltd v Sportradar GmbH: Copyright and Database Right Infringement and Jurisdiction |
McDermott Will & Emery |
5/12/2011 |
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Corporate Protection and Negligence Claims in the Construction Industry |
Poyner Spruill LLP |
5/12/2011 |
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TiVo’s Reexamination Strategy Helps Win a Stay in the Northern District of California |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
5/11/2011 |
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Third Circuit Limits Continuing Nuisance Exception to Statute of Limitations (SOL) |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
5/11/2011 |
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Three Strikes and You’re Out: Tenth Circuit Dismisses Case as a Sanction for Discovery Noncompliance in Lee v. Max International |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
5/11/2011 |
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BP Alaska to Pay $25 Million Penalty for Alaskan North Slope Oil Spill |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
5/11/2011 |
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“Situs of the Injury” for Exercising Personal Jurisdiction over Defendant for Online Copyright Infringement Is Location of Copyright Owner |
McDermott Will & Emery |
5/10/2011 |
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NLRB's Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon Releases Statement on Boeing Complaint |
National Labor Relations Board |
5/10/2011 |
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No Likelihood of Confusion or Dilution Between CITIBANK and CAPITAL CITY BANK |
McDermott Will & Emery |
5/10/2011 |
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NLRB Initiates Litigation Against the State of Arizona on Amendment Limiting Method for Choosing Union representation |
National Labor Relations Board |
5/10/2011 |
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NLRB files Lawsuit Against the State of Arizona |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
5/10/2011 |
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Suburban Chicago Hilton to Pay $195,000 to Resolve EEOC National Origin Harassment Suit |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
5/10/2011 |
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The Costs of Employment Litigation and the Benefits of Litigation Prevention and Employment Audits |
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP |
5/10/2011 |
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Software Compilation Not A Trade Secret Under State Law |
McDermott Will & Emery |
5/9/2011 |
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United States v. Nosal: Ninth Circuit Decision Increases Protection Against Employee Computer Data Theft |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
5/9/2011 |
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Comprehensive Summary of the Final Regulations to the ADA Amendments Act |
Franczek Radelet P.C. |
5/9/2011 |
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Lockwood Cert Petition Seeks Clarification of Redress for Alleged “Sham” Reexamination Request |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
5/9/2011 |
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Ninth Circuit No Friend to Winklevoss Twins: Facebook Settlement Stands |
McDermott Will & Emery |
5/8/2011 |
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What Were They Thinking? A Second Look at Lilly v. Sun |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
5/8/2011 |
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The House Enters the Patent Reform Fray |
McDermott Will & Emery |
5/8/2011 |
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Oracle Ordered to Reduce the Number of Patent Infringement Claims against Google |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
5/6/2011 |
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You Cannot “Game” the Appellate System by Filing a “Protective” Cross-Appeal |
McDermott Will & Emery |
5/6/2011 |
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Claim Construction: Too Much Structure Will Spoil the Brew |
McDermott Will & Emery |
5/6/2011 |
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Donald Trump's Lawsuits Could Turn Off Conservatives Who Embrace Tort Reform |
Center for Public Integrity |
5/5/2011 |
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Does Family Exclusion Preclude Coverage? Insurance Coverage Law Update: Wendy M. Day v. Allstate |
von Briesen & Roper, S.C. |
5/5/2011 |
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Judicial Economy Is Not a Trump Factor in Deciding Transfer Motions |
McDermott Will & Emery |
5/5/2011 |
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Supreme Court Adopts Amended Bankruptcy Rule 2019 |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
5/4/2011 |
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Time To Review Your Company's Consumer Disclosures? |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
5/3/2011 |
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United States Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Arbitration Agreements That Do Not Permit Class Action Litigation |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
5/2/2011 |
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False Marking Claims Must Be Pled with Specificity as to Intent |
McDermott Will & Emery |
5/2/2011 |
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Appeals Court Overturns Stem Cell Ban |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
5/2/2011 |
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PTO’s Prima Facia Case - In Re Jung |
McDermott Will & Emery |
5/1/2011 |
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De-Turbocharging Chevron and Mayo - What Arguments Survive Mayo to Place a Check on Federal Regulatory Overreach? |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
4/30/2011 |
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Split Within Federal Circuit On Preemption In Ownership Disputes |
McDermott Will & Emery |
4/30/2011 |
|
Supreme Court of Texas Update: SCOTX Statutes-O-Rama |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
4/30/2011 |
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U.S. Supreme Court: FAA Preempts State Law Rule That a Collective Action Waiver in a Consumer Arbitration Clause Is Unconscionable |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
4/28/2011 |
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Discover Bank Is Dead: The U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Federal Law Preempts State Laws That Obstruct The Enforcement Of Class Action Waivers In Arbitration Agreements |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
4/27/2011 |
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Why Delay? Submit Government Proposals Early |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
4/26/2011 |
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“Innocent” Criminals: Criminal Copyright Infringement, Willfulness and Fair Use |
Pace University School of Law |
4/26/2011 |
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Watch “Loose Lips” Statements in Terminations |
Williams Kastner |
4/25/2011 |
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Petition Granted for Rehearing en banc of Akamai Technologies v. Limelight Networks |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
4/25/2011 |
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Two Respondents Receive Show Cause Order In Inv. No. 337-TA-763 - International Trade Commission |
McDermott Will & Emery |
4/25/2011 |
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Lying on an Application About Criminal Conduct Bars Defamation Claim |
Williams Kastner |
4/25/2011 |
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More Than Just An Algorithm: Reconciling The Necessity For Disaggregating The Business Method, With Bilski’s Abstract Test |
Hofstra Law School |
4/24/2011 |
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False Patent Marketing: What You Need to Know |
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4/24/2011 |
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National Labor Relations Board Once Again Rules that Bannering is Lawful |
Williams Kastner |
4/23/2011 |
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New Directions in the Federal Circuit: Motivation to Combine |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
4/23/2011 |
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New York Court Rules Parties to International Arbitration May Attach New York Assets as Security Even Without Personal Jurisdiction |
McDermott Will & Emery |
4/23/2011 |
|
Stipulations Regarding Time Loss Compensation May Tie Employers’ Hands |
Williams Kastner |
4/23/2011 |
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Hyatt v. Kappos: A New Standard for the Admissibility of Evidence in a Section 145 Action |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
4/23/2011 |
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Texas Supreme Court: A Liability Insurer’s Duty to Indemnify May Exist Even Though the Duty to Defend May Not Initially Attach |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
4/22/2011 |
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Sanctions May Be Awarded for Violation of Injunction, Even Absent Infringement |
McDermott Will & Emery |
4/22/2011 |
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Facebook Wars: In the Age of Social Media, a Trademark Registration Is More Important Than Ever |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
4/22/2011 |
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NLRB Determines that “Preemptive” Firing Violates Federal Labor Law |
Williams Kastner |
4/22/2011 |
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Breach of Fiduciary Duty in the Context of Insolvency: Can Individual Creditors Seek Recovery? |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
4/22/2011 |
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Terminations For Convenience And Creedence Clearwater Revival: "Bad Moon Rising" |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
4/21/2011 |
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Federal Circuit Decision in In re Tanaka |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
4/21/2011 |
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New York’s Highest Court Requires Policyholder-Specific Choice-of-Law Analysis by Insurers in Liquidation |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
4/21/2011 |
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Arbitration and Mediation Clauses: Helpful Tools for Managing International Disputes |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
4/20/2011 |
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Wells Fargo Takes Up Cudgel to Protect Tax Accrual Workpapers |
McDermott Will & Emery |
4/20/2011 |
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Updates on Transfers in the Eastern District of Texas |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
4/20/2011 |
|
The Year 2010 In Review: Prevailing Wage & Employment Law |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
4/19/2011 |
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Walker Digital Files 15 Patent Suits Against More Than 100 Companies |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
4/18/2011 |
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The Federal Circuit Rejects the 25 Percent Rule as Fundamentally Flawed and Reviews the Entire Market Value Rule for Calculation of Patent Infringement Damage |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
4/17/2011 |
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Electronic Discovery in Pro Sports |
Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) |
4/16/2011 |
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EEOC Sues Owner Of 42 McDonald’s Restaurants For Sexual Harassment And Retaliation |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
4/16/2011 |
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U.S. Supreme Court Expands Right To Claim Retaliation |
Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. |
4/16/2011 |
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Walmart to Pay $440,000 to Settle EEOC Suit for Harassment of Latinos |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
4/15/2011 |
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Seventh Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment In Kraft ERISA "Excessive Fees" Case |
McDermott Will & Emery |
4/15/2011 |
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Sixth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of a Shareholder Derivative Action Based Upon the Lack of Independence of the Special Litigation Committee |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
4/15/2011 |
|
Patent Reform: Key Features of the Senate and House Bills |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
4/15/2011 |
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Municipalities Are Responsible For Discharges Of Stormwater Regardless Of The Ultimate Source Of Pollution |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
4/14/2011 |
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Workers with Intellectual Disabilities Abused by Texas-Based Company for Years, EEOC Charges |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
4/14/2011 |
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Minnesota Department of Human Services Must Pay More Than $467,000 For Age Bias |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
4/13/2011 |
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Myriad Oral Arguments – Section 101 vs. Chemistry 101? |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
4/13/2011 |
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A Primer on the Validity and Effect of Waiver of Subrogation Clauses |
Johnson & Bell Ltd. |
4/12/2011 |
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Federal Judge Orders Employer to Reinstate Three Memphis Warehouse Workers and Stop Threatening Union supporters While Case Proceeds at NLRB |
National Labor Relations Board |
4/12/2011 |
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Fifth Circuit Update: Trade Secrets, Fiduciaries in Bankruptcy and Mass Tort Class Actions |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
4/12/2011 |
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"Pay Under Protest" Procedure for "Other Exactions" Is Not Applicable to All Development Exactions |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
4/12/2011 |
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Final Decision Suspends California's AB 32 GHG Regulations: What Now? |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
4/11/2011 |
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EEOC Sues HD Dimension Corp. To Enforce Conciliation Agreement |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
4/11/2011 |
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Seventh Circuit Expands on Illinois Law Regarding Insurer’s Duty to Provide Independent Counsel Due to Conflict of Interest |
Johnson & Bell Ltd. |
4/10/2011 |
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In Florida Zoning Case Participant’s Right to Cross-Examine Witnesses Denied |
Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. |
4/10/2011 |
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The New York State Department Of Labor Issues Guidelines, Instructions, FAQ's and Model Notices For the Wage Theft Prevention Act |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
4/10/2011 |
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Use Petitions to Reverse Determination of No SNQ (Substantial New Questions of Patentability) in Inter Partes Reexamination |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
4/9/2011 |
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Orange County Florida Business Court - A Success Story After 7 Years |
Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. |
4/9/2011 |
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules on “Cat’s Paw” Theory of Liability; N.J. Appellate Division Reduces Punitive Damages Where Emotional Distress Award Included Punitive Component |
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. |
4/9/2011 |
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Petitions Practice for SNQ Findings in Inter Partes Reexaminations |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
4/9/2011 |
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Southern District of New York Judge Applies Morrison to Dismiss Federal Securities Claims Brought by U.S. Investors Against the Royal Bank of Scotland |
Vedder Price P.C. |
4/8/2011 |
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Governmental Immunity May Be the End to a Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice Case |
Johnson & Bell Ltd. |
4/8/2011 |
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Vice President, Two Managers of Waste Treatment Facility Sentenced for Clean Water Act felonies |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
4/7/2011 |
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CLS Bank Int’l: DC District Court Drives Stake into “Heart” of Business Method Patents |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
4/7/2011 |
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Free Market Economists Rejoice - Kappos Moves PTO Train to the Fast Track |
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP |
4/7/2011 |
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Challenges For In-House Counsel In Multinational Corporations: Preserving The Attorney-Client Privilege In The Aftermath Of Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd. v. European Commission |
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. |
4/6/2011 |
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In Re TOUSA: District Court Reverses Bankruptcy Court's Order Requiring Lenders To Disgorge $480 Million As Fraudulent Transfer |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
4/6/2011 |
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The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Clarifies the Pleading Standard for False Patent Marking Claims Under 35 U.S.C. § 292 |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
4/6/2011 |
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SEC Aggressively Targets Insider Trading and Expert Networks |
Vedder Price P.C. |
4/5/2011 |
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Federal Court Hears Myriad Gene Case This Morning |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
4/5/2011 |
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Factors in Deciding Motions to Stay Litigation Pending Reexamination |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
4/5/2011 |
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Insurer’s Alleged Failure to “Meaningfully Communicate” with its Insured Supports a Bad Faith Claim: “Is There a Duty to Translate when a Language Barrier Exists?” |
Johnson & Bell Ltd. |
4/5/2011 |
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Are You A Foreign Company With A Relationship To A New York Company? It May Be Your Agent And Provide A Basis For Jurisdiction |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
4/5/2011 |
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Supreme Court Determines Materiality Standard for Adverse Event Reports |
Vedder Price P.C. |
4/5/2011 |
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E-discovery since Zubulake - Litigation Holds |
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP |
4/4/2011 |
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Microsoft V. i4i – Prosecution And The “Variable Proof Regime” |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
4/4/2011 |
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Survey of Wrongful Death Verdicts for the Very Young and Very Old |
Johnson & Bell Ltd. |
4/4/2011 |
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International Profit Associates to Pay $8 Million for Sexual Harassment of Eighty-Two Women |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
4/4/2011 |
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Janus Capital Group v. First Derivative Traders: Supreme Court to Decide Key Questions Regarding Secondary Actor Liability |
Vedder Price P.C. |
4/4/2011 |
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Kasten v. Saint Gobain Performance Plastic Corp. — Supreme Court Rules Fair Labor Standard Act’s Anti-Retaliation Provision Covers Oral Complaints |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
4/3/2011 |
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Is a Broad Arbitration Clause Still Effective After Granite Rock? |
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP |
4/3/2011 |
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Second Circuit Affirms the Importance of Adequately Pleading Loss Causation in Securities Fraud Claims |
Vedder Price P.C. |
4/3/2011 |
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EEOC Obtains $451,000 Jury Verdict Against Boh Brothers Construction Co. For Male-On-Male Sexual Harassment |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
4/3/2011 |
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New York Federal District Court Addresses the Pleading Standard and Constitutionality of False Patent Marking Claims Under 35 U.S.C. § 292 |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
4/2/2011 |
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NLRB finds Las Vegas casino violated labor law in prohibiting access to off-duty restaurant employees |
National Labor Relations Board |
4/2/2011 |
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Hear No Evil: U.S. Supreme Court Protects Internal Oral Wage Complaints from Retaliation |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
4/1/2011 |
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Jury Trials In New Jersey: The Impact of Modern Technology on Jury Requests to “Read-Back” Trial Testimony |
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. |
3/31/2011 |
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Expanded Standing, or "Back to Basics"? Flash Memory Direct Purchasers Found to Have Standing to Assert Walker Process Claims |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
3/31/2011 |
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More NLRB Rulings Illustrate Broad Scope Of "Concerted Activity" Protection |
Poyner Spruill LLP |
3/31/2011 |
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FLSA's Anti-Retaliation Provision Protects Oral, Not Just Written, Complaints |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
3/31/2011 |
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Patent Owner Reexamination Requests with Parallel Litigation |
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
3/30/2011 |
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NFL Fans - Are You Ready for Some... Antitrust Litigation? Players Sue, Claiming Lockout is a Group Boycott |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
3/30/2011 |
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New ADA Regulations Become Effective May 24, 2011 |
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP |
3/30/2011 |
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Texas-Based Fashion Accessory Company To Pay $95,000 To Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Suit |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
3/30/2011 |
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Honesty Is the Best Policy (Along with Documentation) - Reporting Injuries From Nursing Home Falls |
Poyner Spruill LLP |
3/30/2011 |
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A MATRIXX Revolution, Part II: Supreme Court affirms Ninth Circuit's holding that Life Science Companies Cannot Rely On a Statistical Significance Standard When Deciding Whether Adverse Event Reports are Material for the Purpose of Securities Disclosures |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
3/29/2011 |
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United States Supreme Court Reiterates Materiality Standard For Securities Fraud Claims Under Rule 10b-5 |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
3/29/2011 |
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Fifth Circuit Rejects USERRA Hostile Work Environment Claims by Group of Continental Airlines Pilots |
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP |
3/27/2011 |
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Retailers Accuse AmEx of Antitrust Breach as Battle Over Debit Card Cap Heats Up |
Center for Public Integrity |
3/25/2011 |
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In re Crystal Power Company: "Defendant" Means Defendant |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
3/25/2011 |
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Limits WDNR’s Authority Regarding WPDES |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
3/24/2011 |
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Racial Discrimination and the Hostile Work Environment: Employers May Be Responsible for the Actions of Their Customers and Vendors |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
3/24/2011 |
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Federal District Court Says "No" to Forum Selection Bylaws |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
3/23/2011 |
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Three Key Things Employers and Employees Should Know about Social Media |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
3/22/2011 |
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Coverage Tips: Insured Versus Insured Exclusions |
Vedder Price P.C. |
3/22/2011 |
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Employment Practices Liability Insurance: The Benefits and Pitfalls |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
3/22/2011 |
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The Year 2010 In Review: Contractor Licensing |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
3/22/2011 |
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Fifth Circuit Update: Preemption, Successor Liability and Fed Courts Final Exam |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
3/22/2011 |
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Ninth Circuit Establishes Factors to Determine Keyword Advertising Infringement |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
3/21/2011 |
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Reasonable Royalty Damages: The “25 Percent Rule” Is Dead! |
Vedder Price P.C. |
3/21/2011 |
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Recent Developments in Dispositive Motions: To Be or Not, Twombly? |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
3/20/2011 |
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The Supreme Court To Decide Whether FOIA Responses Trigger The False Claims Act's Public Disclosure Bar |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
3/19/2011 |
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Notions of the Transformative in Law and the Visual Arts |
Brooklyn Law School |
3/17/2011 |
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The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Clarifies the Pleading Standard for False Patent Marking Claims Under 35 U.S.C. § 292 |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
3/17/2011 |
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Indiana’s Environmental Legal Action (“ELA”) Statute of Limitations: 6 Years or 10? |
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP |
3/16/2011 |
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There and Back Again: Supreme Court to Decide Whether Congress Can Provide Copyright Protection to Works Already in the Public Domain |
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP |
3/15/2011 |
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Staub v. Proctor Hospital—Supreme Court Creates Uncertainty for Employers When Taking Adverse Actions Against Members of a Protected Class |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
3/15/2011 |
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When Do Private Equity Funds Have Standing to Assert Indemnification Claims? |
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP |
3/14/2011 |
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Superfund Recycling Equity Act (SREA) Fee Shifting: PRP Group Liable for Third-Party Defendants’ Attorneys' Fees |
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP |
3/14/2011 |
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A Guaranty Is a Guaranty Is a Guaranty, Except When It's Not: Understanding the Illinois Sureties Act |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
3/13/2011 |
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Why Companies Want Arbitrators Who Have A Public Profile On LinkedIn And The Internet |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
3/13/2011 |
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Supreme Court Rules On “Cat’s Paw” Liability: Bad News for Business |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
3/13/2011 |
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State Policy Barring Development Seaward Of Most Landward Extension Of Historical Mean High Tide Line Invalid As Underground Regulation |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
3/12/2011 |
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New Jersey’s Appellate Division: Failure to Prove Emotional Distress Damages and Failure to Prove Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Does Not Necessarily Foreclose Punitive Damages under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination |
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. |
3/11/2011 |
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Apparently Pigs Can Fly: Senate Passes Historic Patent Reform Bill |
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP |
3/10/2011 |
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The Benefits of Properly Drafted and Administered Document Retention Policies: HR Tip of the Month |
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. |
3/10/2011 |
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Delaware Court Enjoins Merger Vote Citing Conflicts of Interest of Financial Advisor |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
3/9/2011 |
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The Impact of the "Facebook Firing" Case on Social Media Policies |
Andrews Kurth LLP |
3/8/2011 |
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U.S. District Court: School System Failed to Provide Disabled Student with a ‘Free Appropriate Public Education’ Required by IDEA; Ordered to Directly Pay Student’s Private School Tuition |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
3/8/2011 |
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Appearance-Based Discrimination Not Actionable in Wisconsin |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
3/8/2011 |
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Climate Change and the Duty to Defend |
Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) |
3/7/2011 |
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Recent Supreme Court Case Allows Third Party Retaliation Claims |
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP |
3/3/2011 |
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“I’m Sorry” Legislation Reintroduced in Wisconsin |
von Briesen & Roper, S.C. |
3/3/2011 |
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U.S. Supreme Court Adopts "Cat's Paw" Doctrine in Discrimination Cases |
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP |
3/2/2011 |
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Section 145 Action to Obtain a Patent |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
3/2/2011 |
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The Columbus Dispatch Advocates for Lawmakers to Create an Ohio False Claims Act |
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP |
3/1/2011 |
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The Year 2010 In Review: Design And Construction Defects Litigation |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
3/1/2011 |
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A Federal District Court Rules That The Qui Tam Provision of the False Marking Statute is Unconstitutional |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
3/1/2011 |
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Fourth Circuit Offers Pyrrhic Victory On Corps Jurisdiction Over Developer's Clean Water Act Permit |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
2/28/2011 |
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Ohio Supreme Court Issues Important Decision On Coverage for Intentional Acts |
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP |
2/28/2011 |
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Victory in New Mexico Voter Registration Case |
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law |
2/28/2011 |
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The Illinois Securities Law: The Remedy Is Rescission |
Much Shelist, P.C. |
2/26/2011 |
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EPA Issues Final Boiler MACT Rules |
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP |
2/25/2011 |
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Indirect Purchaser Plavix Class Actions Tossed for Lack of Antitrust Standing |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
2/25/2011 |
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Seeking CAFA Clarity: A Summary of Recent Case Law Addressing Challenges to Jurisdiction Under the Class Action Fairness Act |
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP |
2/25/2011 |
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Federal Court Refuses To Toss Out EEOC Claim That Chrysler Retaliated Against Employees |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
2/25/2011 |
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Aspartame Class Action Dismissal Affirmed on Statute of Limitations Grounds |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
2/24/2011 |
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Calculating Interest on Commercial Loans: Recent Legislation Expressly Permits Illinois Lenders to Use the "365/360" Method |
Much Shelist, P.C. |