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May 20, 2013

Legal Analysis Articles on Litigation, Trial Practice, Class Action & Mass Tort Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

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Details of actions by federal and state and local regulatory agencies as well as private actions from across the U.S. are added daily.

 

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Mississippi District Court Defers to New York Court in Bond Action Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/19/2013
Patent Eligibility of Software Innovations After CLS Bank Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/19/2013
Federal Reserve Division Director Michael S. Gibson Testifies on Cross-Border Resolution Plans Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/19/2013
As Summer Winds Down, Patent Law Heats Up Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/19/2013
Patent Exhaustion Rejected: Patented Seed Purchaser Has No Right to Make Copies McDermott Will & Emery 5/19/2013
California Court Explicates Scope of Usury Exemption For Real Estate Brokers Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 5/18/2013
Third Circuit Follows D.C. Circuit on Noel Canning, Holds Becker Recess Appointment Invalid Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/18/2013
Government Reorganization and Efficiency Act Back from the Dead Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 5/18/2013
The Power of Time Re: State and Federal Appeals Andrews Kurth LLP 5/18/2013
New Jersey Court Clips Highlands Council’s Wings, Upholds Exemption Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 5/18/2013
CLS Bank v. Alice: Chasing the Rabbit Down the Bilski Hole Re: Patent Litigation Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 5/18/2013
Involuntary Bankruptcy Petitions Dismissed Where Alter Ego Status Was Disputed Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/18/2013
Victory in Contract Bid Case: Not Necessary to Name Subcontractors When Bidding Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 5/18/2013
Understanding Compulsory Licenses in India – Part 1 of a 2-Part Series Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/18/2013
Employers Must Update Several Policies, Forms and Posters Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 5/18/2013
Early Termination of Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Proceeding Shows Versatility of PTAB Patent Trials Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 5/18/2013
Gaines Gentry v. Mandujano: "Grooming" Horse Farm Employers for Increased Liability? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 5/17/2013
Advisory Committee Discusses Major Changes to Federal Discovery Rules Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 5/17/2013
En Banc Federal Circuit Issues Five Opinions in CLS Bank International v. Alice Corporation McDermott Will & Emery 5/17/2013
Franchisees Who Faked Evidence In Court Case Permitted To Continue Litigating Armstrong Teasdale 5/17/2013
Platinum Sports Shoots Air Ball; Sixth Circuit Dismisses Action Against Governor Snyder and Attorney General Schuette for Lack of Standing Varnum LLP 5/17/2013
CLS Bank v. Alice Corp. (Part 2) Re: Patent Litigation Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 5/16/2013
Georgia Federal Court Seeks Guidance from the Georgia Supreme Court on the Application of the "Filed Rate Doctrine" to Rate Filings Made Pursuant to a "File and Use" Regulatory Scheme Dickinson Wright PLLC 5/16/2013
Noel Canning be damned: National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Holds D.C. Circuit Decision Does Not Require Complaint Dismissal Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/16/2013
California Court Holds That the McCarran Ferguson Act Does Not "Reverse Preempt" Plaintiff's Rico Claims Against Insurer Dickinson Wright PLLC 5/16/2013
The Ninth Circuit Holds that Bankruptcy Courts Have Authority to Recharacterize Debt as Equity Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/16/2013
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Prevented From Requiring Employers to Post Notices Dickinson Wright PLLC 5/16/2013
A Tale of Two Patent Litigation Stays Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 5/16/2013
Federal Circuit Fails to Clarify Software Patent Eligibility Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 5/16/2013
Supreme Court Sides with Monsanto on Issue of Patent Protection for Genetically Modified Seeds; Ruling Is a Major Victory for the Biotechnology Industry Vedder Price 5/16/2013
Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) Expands Meaning of “Disability” Under Equal Treatment Directive Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/16/2013
Coalition Sues U.S. Treasury to Stop IRS Tax Penalties Under Affordable Care Act McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 5/15/2013
Insurance Companies: Friend or Foe? The National Law Review / The National Law Forum LLC 5/15/2013
Supreme Court Decides Bowman v. Monsanto for Monsanto Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 5/15/2013
Supreme Court To Decide If It Will Decide Whether Securities Exchange Act Section 16 Plaintiff Has Constitutional Standing Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 5/15/2013
What Goes Up…Must Come Down: Viagra Patent Invalidated by Canadian Supreme Court Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/15/2013
The HAMPer Is Getting Full Re: Home Affordable Modification Program Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 5/15/2013
Two Significant First Quarter Developments in Occupational Safety and Health Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/15/2013
Tuomey Violates Stark Law and False Claims Act through Physician Employment Agreements Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/15/2013
Lightlab Imaging v. Axsun Technologies and Volcano Raymond Law Group LLC 5/15/2013
Warrantless Cell Phone Searches – A Look at the Case Law Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/15/2013
Unpaid Internships – Training Programs or a Lesson in Class Actions? Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/15/2013
California Court of Appeal Allows Injunction Under Unfair Competition Law To Prevent Horizontal Competitor From Diverting Business Through Unlawful Means Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/14/2013
D.C. Circuit Invalidates National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Posting Rule Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/14/2013
En (many) Banc(s) Federal Circuit Decides CLS Bank v. Alice Corp. Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 5/14/2013
Philadelphia Increases Employment Protections for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) Individuals Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/14/2013
E-Mails and Automotive: A Quick Reminder Dickinson Wright PLLC 5/14/2013
“Essential Functions” Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Can Include Job Functions that are Infrequently Performed Poyner Spruill LLP 5/14/2013
Federal Circuit Fails to Set Clear Standard for Patent Eligibility Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/14/2013
Supreme Court Upholds Limitations on Non-Residents’ Access to Public Information Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/14/2013
One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato…Well Actually It’s All One Potato. Re: Amending Lease Agreements Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/14/2013
Coverage Lawyers, Policyholders and Insurers Take Note: American Law Institute Proposes “Principles” Regarding Duty to Defend Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 5/14/2013
Composer Accuses Famed Atlanta Rapper Young Jeezy of Copyright Infringement in Misappropriating Lyrics to Song Provided to Rapper in 2009 Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 5/13/2013
Ninth Circuit Holds that Federal Securities Laws Preempt California Labor Code's Ban on Forced Patronage at Brokerage Firms Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/13/2013
Jewelry Design Theft Raised by Ronaldo Designer Jewelry Against The Southern Link in new Copyright Suit Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 5/13/2013
The Salon Sub Rosa And Nevada Corporate Law Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 5/12/2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Department of Justice Collaborate in Actions Against Debt Settlement Company Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/12/2013
Collateral Damages: Secured Creditors, Turn Over Repossessed Collateral, Or Else! Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/12/2013
Another Complaint To Throw In The HAMP-er: Fourth Circuit Makes Ruling Under Home Affordable Modification Program Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 5/12/2013
Sixth Circuit Upholds Michigan Law Which Bars Schools from Collection Union Dues Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/12/2013
SEC Settles Suit for Misleading Advisory Contract Approval Disclosure Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/12/2013
Timely Performance Management in Avoiding Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Liability Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 5/12/2013
Circuit Court Upholds Michigan Public Act 53: Public Schools Prohibited from Collecting Union Dues Varnum LLP 5/12/2013
D.C. Circuit Affirms Federal Energy Regulatory Committee Returns on Equity Policy But Reverses For Failure to Apply Administrative Procedure Act Official Notice Rule Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/12/2013
Womble Carlyle Attorneys Obtain Reversal of Judgment in Breach of Contract Claim Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 5/11/2013
Delaware Chancery Court Finds Settlement Agreement Enforceable Despite Lacking Signature Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/11/2013
SEC to Return Escrowed EB-5 Investment Funds to Immigrant Investors of Intercontinental Regional Center Trust of Chicago Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/11/2013
D.C. Circuit Rules National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Notice-Posting Requirement Invalid Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/11/2013
Seventh Circuit Addresses Obligations Regarding the Interactive Process under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Schiff Hardin LLP 5/11/2013
Department of Justice (DOJ) Announces Settlement Agreement to Resolve Anti-Discrimination Claim Arising from the Improper Verification of Lawful Permanent Resident Status Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/11/2013
Labor Poster Requirement Struck Down by U.S. Court of Appeals Varnum LLP 5/11/2013
Labor Poster Requirement Struck Down by U.S. Court of Appeals Varnum LLP 5/10/2013
Whistleblower’s Claims Against Former Employer Survive Summary Judgment Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/10/2013
A First for Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND): Federal Court in Microsoft v. Motorola Sets FRAND Royalty Rates for Standard Essential Patents McDermott Will & Emery 5/10/2013
Federal Circuit Holds That Expert Evidence Is Not Required to Show Prior Art Reference Is Not Enabled Vedder Price 5/10/2013
Tough News for Tuomey Healthcare System Re: Jury Found Violation of False Claims Act (FCA) von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 5/10/2013
An Extension of Noel Canning? Becker National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Appointment in Jeopardy too Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/10/2013
D.C. Circuit Strikes Down National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Notice Rule Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/10/2013
Federal Appeals Court Rejects National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Union Poster Rule Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/10/2013
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Posting Rule Held Invalid by D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Schiff Hardin LLP 5/10/2013
Rubin: Enforcement of U.S. Judgments in England Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/10/2013
D.C. Circuit Vacates Controversial National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) “Mandatory Posting” Rule Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/9/2013
Supreme Court Exhausts Copyright Owners' Rights in Gray Market Goods Dispute Vedder Price 5/9/2013
Court Permits Combination of Predictive Coding and Keyword Search Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/9/2013
When Are A Franchisor's Financial Performance Representations Actionable? Armstrong Teasdale 5/9/2013
False Marking Claims Must Be Pled with Specificity as to Intent McDermott Will & Emery 5/9/2013
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Suffers 2nd Major Defeat As D.C. Circuit Invalidates Posting Rule Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/9/2013
Legislature and Court Clarify Illinois Mortgage Law Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/9/2013
Replication without Human Intervention: Lessons from Monsanto v. Bowman Vedder Price 5/9/2013
Federal Judge Makes Short Work of Post-Expungement Defamation Claim Raymond Law Group LLC 5/9/2013
California Businesses Beware: California Supreme Court Expands the Fraud Exception of the Parol Evidence Rule Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/9/2013
Persons Deemed Managing Directors in Fact in Germany Have Fiduciary Duties Under German Law McDermott Will & Emery 5/8/2013
China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) Secession: What It Means For International Arbitration in China Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/8/2013
Settle With Care: Pre-Audit Certificates and Oral Settlement Agreements With Local Governments Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 5/8/2013
Is Jacob To Laban As Weiner Is To The Original Talk Radio Network? An Arbitration Ruling Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 5/8/2013
Court Upholds Validity of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Fiduciary Indemnification Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/8/2013
Interview with the Honorable Mark A. Davis, North Carolina Court of Appeals Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 5/7/2013
Revenge Porn: When Private Moments Go Public Raymond Law Group LLC 5/7/2013
D.C. Circuit Calls Out National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) For “Interpretive Leap” Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/7/2013
Shy Bladder Syndrome Lawsuit Reminds: Applicants Get Reasonable Accommodation Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/7/2013
California Bill Aims To Make Foreign Nonqualified Limited Liability Company (LLC) Contracts Voidable Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 5/6/2013
The Impacts of New Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Vapor Intrusion Guidance Beveridge & Diamond PC 5/6/2013
Western District of Washington Sets Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) Royalty Rates and Range for Standard-Essential Patents (SEPs) McDermott Will & Emery 5/6/2013
Federal Circuit Patent Litigation Appeal Decision in Versata Software v. SAP Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 5/6/2013
Federal Appeals Court Rules That HIPAA Overrides Florida Nursing Home Records Law Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 5/6/2013
Early Patent Trial and Appeal Board Orders Demonstrate Differences Between America Invents Act (AIA) Patent Trials and District Court Trials Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 5/6/2013
Don’t Want To Arbitrate? Pay Attention To All Of Your Contract Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 5/6/2013
Playing Cards With a Government That Stacks the Deck - D.C. District Court Radically Expands The "Christian Doctrine" To Subcontracts Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/6/2013
Patent Trial and Appeal Board Publishes Trial Transcript from First Covered Business Method Patent Review Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 5/6/2013
No Prior Conception Where Contemporaneous Disclosures Failed to Show Knowledge of Complete and Operative Method of Making Invention McDermott Will & Emery 5/5/2013
Patentee’s Infringement Damages Limited to U.S. Sales and Must Not Be Speculative McDermott Will & Emery 5/5/2013
Fifth Circuit Flushes Away Pro Se Plaintiff’s Claims Against Oil Giants for Intellectual Property Theft and Infringement of a “Giant Plunger” McDermott Will & Emery 5/5/2013
Making Copies! The Fourth Circuit Defines Taxable Costs Associated With eDiscovery Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/5/2013
No Directors, No Officers, No Employees And No Agents – Now What? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 5/5/2013
When Can a Design Patent Continuation Applications Claim Priority to a Parent? McDermott Will & Emery 5/4/2013
Delaware Federal Court Dismisses Securities Fraud Action Against Power Plant Executives Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/4/2013
Patent Marking: An Extrajudicial Admission that the Product Is Covered by the Patent but Not an Estoppel McDermott Will & Emery 5/4/2013
Social Media Defamation and Reputational Attacks Raymond Law Group LLC 5/4/2013
Jackpot! The Federal Circuit Revives Aristocrats Indirect Patent Infringement Claims in View of Akamai McDermott Will & Emery 5/4/2013
Texas Federal Court Dismisses Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Contribution Claimed Based on Alleged “Re-Contamination” of Former Superfund Site Beveridge & Diamond PC 5/4/2013
New York Appellate Court Affirms Broad Right of Local Governments To Use Zoning to Ban Gas Drilling Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/4/2013
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) Liability And Private Equity Firms Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/4/2013
Supreme Court (Sort Of) Approves “Picking Off” Strategy in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Collective Action Cases Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 5/4/2013
Transfer $8 Million Out Of Accounts In New York? That Action Alone Is Not Sufficient To Establish Personal Jurisdiction Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/3/2013
No Discovery Permitted in Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings in Patent Claim Litigation McDermott Will & Emery 5/3/2013
Gaming Company's Regulatory Delays Insufficient to Give Rise to a Securities Fraud Claim Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/3/2013
Doe v. Guthrie Clinic, Ltd.: A New Privacy Battleground?, cont. McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 5/3/2013
Allergan V. Sandoz – When Everything “Old” Is “New” Again Re: Patent Law Litigation Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 5/3/2013
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Safe Harbor Analysis Now the Same in Both Ninth and Second Circuits McDermott Will & Emery 5/3/2013
District Court Grants Motion to Compel Against Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Holding that "Facts" Are Not Work Product In SEC Confidential Witness Interviews Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/3/2013
Another Facebook Case, Another Lesson Learned, cont. McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 5/3/2013
Texas is Among States Filing Petition for Cert with U.S. Supreme Court on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rules Beveridge & Diamond PC 5/3/2013
Massachusetts Court Closes Workers Compensation Loophole for Staffing Companies Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/2/2013
Federal Jury Finds Executive Recruiter Guilty Stealing Trade Secrets From Former Employer In Order to Start Competing Business Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/2/2013
Vicarious Copyright Infringement Requires a Showing of Supervision or Control McDermott Will & Emery 5/2/2013
Indiana Court of Appeals Overturns Employer's Common Construction Wage Victory Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/2/2013
LinkedIn Lockout: Social Media Ownership Wars Wage On Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/2/2013
POM Wonderful – Where Are We Now? Re: Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Deceptive Advertising Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/2/2013
To Correct Inventorship of a Patent, Go to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), Not the Federal Courts McDermott Will & Emery 5/2/2013
Hookah Lounge Has Serious Cable Problems, and Dish Network Will Pay for It Varnum LLP 5/2/2013
Practical Discussion Of Issues And Effective Strategies For Internal Investigations Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/2/2013
No “Safe Harbor” for BitTorrent Website Operator McDermott Will & Emery 5/2/2013
Department of Justice Files Writ of Certiorari with U.S. Supreme Court in Noel-Canning Case Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/2/2013
Recent Social Media Developments Impacting Employers Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/2/2013
Affidavits Are Not Required to Challenge Prior Art Enablement in Patent Claim Cases McDermott Will & Emery 5/1/2013
Before This Corporation Was Formed, This Contract Knew It Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 5/1/2013
Anti-Assignment Provisions And Reverse Triangular Mergers Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 5/1/2013
New Patent Claim Construction Guts Nearly $600 Million Dollar Infringement Award McDermott Will & Emery 5/1/2013
Supreme Court Of Ohio Protects Physician’s Statement Of Comfort Under Apology Statute Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/1/2013
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Petition to Hear Regulatory Takings Case Against State of Texas Beveridge & Diamond PC 5/1/2013
Alabama Supreme Court: Brand-Name Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Can Be Sued for Injury Caused by Generic Product Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/1/2013
Trademark, Domain Name and Other IP Considerations in Spin-Offs McDermott Will & Emery 5/1/2013
Teaming Agreements Called Into Question Under Virginia Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/1/2013
Supreme Court Invites Solicitor General to File Brief Expressing United States Views on Texas-New Mexico Water Dispute Beveridge & Diamond PC 5/1/2013
Federal Appeals Court Reinstates EPA “Veto” Over Corps’ Mining-Related Permit Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/1/2013
Fourth Circuit Rejects Post-Trial Preclusion Ruling in Paper Towel “Stuffing” Saga McDermott Will & Emery 5/1/2013
Addressing the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA"): Technical Errors Did Not Constitute FDCPA Violations Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 5/1/2013
Where Do Your Interests Lie Under Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code? Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/1/2013
Doe v. Guthrie Clinic, Ltd.: A New Privacy Battleground? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 5/1/2013
Obviousness-Type Double Patenting May Exist When There Is Neither Common Ownership nor Common Inventorship McDermott Will & Emery 4/30/2013
Appropriate Appropriation: Second Circuit Holds That Commentary on Original Work Unnecessary for Fair Use Defense, Only Transformative Quality Required Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/30/2013
Employers Should Review How Plan Documents Define Spouse in Light of Recent Benefits Litigation McDermott Will & Emery 4/30/2013
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Litigation Newsletter - April 2013 Edition Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 4/30/2013
Top Five Traps for the Unwary in Spin-Offs McDermott Will & Emery 4/30/2013
Action Required by California Commercial Landlords: New California Law Goes Into Effect July 1, 2013, Requiring Accessibility Disclosures in Commercial Leases Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 4/30/2013
Key Tax Considerations in Spin-Offs McDermott Will & Emery 4/30/2013
Release and Indemnification of Corporate Trustee Survives Scrutiny (Barely) Schiff Hardin LLP 4/30/2013
New California Court of Appeal Decision May Affect Administration of Foreclosure-Avoidance Actions Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 4/29/2013
Proposed E-Commerce Taxation Bill Might be Unconstitutional Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 4/29/2013
Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman ("USCIS Ombudsman's Office") Meeting Highlights EB-5 Program Challenges Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/29/2013
The State of Commercial General Liability Insurance Coverage for Defective Construction McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 4/29/2013
Another Facebook Case, Another Lesson Learned McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 4/29/2013
The Franchise Tax Board’s “Doing Business” Trap For Foreign LLCs With California Managers, Members Or Agents Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 4/29/2013
Nevada Legislature Considers Bill To Authorize Forum Selection Charter Provisions Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 4/29/2013
New York Attorney General to Impose Expansive New Disclosure Requirements on Not-for-Profit Organizations Making Political Expenditures Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/29/2013
Ninth Circuit Holds Private Company Rules Preempt California Law Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 4/28/2013
Natural Gas Companies Settle Antitrust Suit Stemming from Joint Bidding McDermott Will & Emery 4/28/2013
Grand Jury Indicts Swiss Lawyer and Banker in Tax Evasion Scheme Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/28/2013
Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Federalism, Comity & Finality Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 4/27/2013
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Maintains Presumption that Oil and Gas are Not “Minerals” Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/27/2013
Watt’s New? Michigan Energy News Varnum LLP 4/27/2013
The Day it is Finally Done Re: Finalizing Divorce Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 4/27/2013
Certain Residential Developments Exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Review: Greenhouse Gas Emission Issues Do Not Constitute New Information Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 4/27/2013
SEC Announces First Non-Prosecution Agreement Involving Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Violations Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 4/27/2013
Delaware Chancery Court Decisions Highlight That a "Crucial Difference" In Analyzing Director Liability For "Bad Faith" In the Context of an M&A Sales Process Is the Seriousness of the Bidder Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/27/2013
Will a Maryland Court Enforce an Arbitration Clause in a “Click-Wrap” Agreement? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/26/2013
Federal Court Sides With Second District Court of Appeals In Privity Split Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 4/26/2013
Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Preclusive Effect of Non-Delaware Dismissals and Rejects Irrebuttable Presumption That a Derivative Plaintiff Who Fails to Conduct a Section 220 Inspection Is an Inadequate Representative Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/26/2013
Southern District of New York (SDNY) Imposes Second Highest Penalty Under Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/26/2013
Supreme Court Update: Where Plan Reimbursement or Recovery Terms are Ambiguous or Silent, Equitable Doctrines May Fill the Gaps Dickinson Wright PLLC 4/26/2013
Student Loans: Nondischargeability Questioned in Seventh Circuit and Beyond Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/26/2013
Caught in the Cloud: How Hard Could It Be To Recover Your Data From A Defunct Cloud Provider? Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/26/2013
Progressive Casualty Litigation Stayed Pending Outcome of Liberty Mutual Covered Business Method Patents Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 4/26/2013
D.C. Court Upholds EPA Authority to Retroactively Veto Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 Permits Beveridge & Diamond PC 4/26/2013
Museum Loans - Part Two Re: International Loans Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/25/2013
Inconsistent Treatment Of Employees Gets You Every Time Re: Age Discrimination Litigation Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/25/2013
United States Supreme Court Decides Question of Corporate Liability Under Alien Tort Statute On Broader Grounds Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/25/2013
A Supreme Court Update: Notes on Wednesday’s Oral Argument About Title VII Retaliation Claims Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/25/2013
Trade Secret “Inevitable Disclosure” Doctrine Taking Shape in North Carolina Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/25/2013
Violence Against Women Act Renewed Dickinson Wright PLLC 4/25/2013
Patent Trial and Appeal Board Inter Partes Review (IPR) Petition Joinder Practice Gains Momentum Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 4/25/2013
Man Bites Dog! Re: Trade Secrets Misappropriation Litigation Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/25/2013
Massachusetts At-Will Employment Doctrine and Retaliatory Discharge Raymond Law Group LLC 4/25/2013
Pennsylvania Court Allows “Every Exposure” Testimony When Combined With Other Evidence Beveridge & Diamond PC 4/25/2013
4th Circuit Message: Delay Asserting Defenses At Your Peril Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/25/2013
America Invents Act (AIA) Patent Trials Differ from Reexamination Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 4/25/2013
Pennsylvania Court Holds Application of Biosolids To Be Protected Farming Activity Beveridge & Diamond PC 4/25/2013
The Wisconsin Court Of Appeals Reaffirms Lack Of Coverage For An Insured's Defective Work Or Products von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 4/25/2013
Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments Regarding Limits on Class Arbitration Waivers in Federal Cases Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/25/2013
New Hampshire Jury Awards State $236M in methyl tert-butyl (MTBE) Case Beveridge & Diamond PC 4/25/2013
California Court Denies Award for Damages Down to Background Levels and Soil/Groundwater Contamination Beveridge & Diamond PC 4/24/2013
D.C. Court Denies Class Certification in Drinking Water Case Beveridge & Diamond PC 4/24/2013
New Jersey Appellate Court Clarifies Notice Requirements For Zoning Ordinances, Changing The Classification Of A Zoning District Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 4/24/2013
Federal Court Certifies Class on Liability Claims Despite Differences Among Class Members on Exposure, Damages Beveridge & Diamond PC 4/24/2013
Important D.C. Circuit Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Ruling Affirms Agencies’ Obligation To Provide Substantive, Appealable Determinations Promptly in Response to FOIA Requests Beveridge & Diamond PC 4/24/2013
Testing the Supreme Court (again) on Employment Retaliation Claims Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/24/2013
Do You Need Employment Practices Liability Insurance? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 4/24/2013
Supreme Court Shoots Down Stipulated Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) Caps Beveridge & Diamond PC 4/24/2013
Insurance Recovery in the Wake of the Boston Marathon Bombing Raymond Law Group LLC 4/24/2013
Utah Federal Court Rejects “Every Exposure” Theory Beveridge & Diamond PC 4/24/2013
A Reminder About Pollution Legal Liability Coverage Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/24/2013
No Relief Under Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) Section 473 For Missed Filing Deadline In California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Challenge Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/23/2013
Q&A for Pesky Summer Service Personnel Issues Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 4/23/2013
Company Owners Personally Liable for $3.1 Million Withdrawal Liability Assessment -- Owners' Lease of Commercial Property to Company Constituted "Trade or Business" McDermott Will & Emery 4/23/2013
Recent Court Decisions Hold That The Absolute Priority Rule Still Protects Creditors of Individual Chapter 11 Debtors Dickinson Wright PLLC 4/22/2013
Class Action Lawsuits Target Medical Collections Varnum LLP 4/22/2013
Recent Board Decisions on § 101 Show Generally Consistent Approach (and some inscrutability with respect to business-related processes) Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 4/22/2013
Private Equity Firms Achieve Only Partial Dismissal of “Buying Club” Antitrust Lawsuit McDermott Will & Emery 4/22/2013
Court Finds Section 15(a) of the Exchange Act Only Applicable in Domestic Transactions Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/21/2013
Missouri Senate Bill 188 on Employment Law Heads to Governor's Desk Armstrong Teasdale 4/21/2013
Petitioner Allowed to Submit Supplemental Information After Institution of Covered Business Method Patent Trial and Appeal Board Trial Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 4/21/2013
UK Insurer Barred from Enforcing Mandatory Arbitration Provision Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 4/21/2013
Exhibits for SAP v. Versata Patent Trial and Appeal Board Trial Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 4/20/2013
Broad Advance Waivers of Future Conflicts and Galderma Re: Rules of Professional Conduct Armstrong Teasdale 4/20/2013
Department of Justice Narrows "Carve Out" Practice Regarding Corporate Plea Agreements Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/20/2013
Dial-in Info to Hear the First Covered Business Method Patent Trial Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 4/20/2013
SAP v. Versata: First Covered Business Method Patent Trial and Appeal Board Trial Tests New AIA (America Invents Act) Trial Provisions Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 4/20/2013
No Workers Compensation Exclusivity for Employers that Fail to Obtain Comp Insurance Armstrong Teasdale 4/19/2013
U.S. Supreme Court Bars Plaintiff from Pursuing FLSA "Collective Action" For Unpaid Wages, After Being Offered Payment on Her Individual Claim Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 4/19/2013
Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Collateral Estoppel in Multiforum Litigation Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/19/2013
Yet Another Reaffirmation That Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Is For Customers Only Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/19/2013
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Collective Action: Supreme Court Holds Offer of Judgment Moots Claim Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/19/2013
Taxpayer Challenges Validity of IRS Transfer Pricing Regulation McDermott Will & Emery 4/19/2013
Claims Trading From The Inside Out: Ninth Circuit BAP Holds That A Non-Insider Claimant's Vote On A Plan Is Not Discounted Merely Because The Claimant Purchased Its Claim From An Insider Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/19/2013
Batting Practice with DNA Patents at the U.S. Supreme Court Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 4/19/2013
Patent Case Transferred from Eastern District of Texas to Northern District of Georgia Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/18/2013
Supreme Court Finds Dismissal of Collective FLSA Action Appropriate Where Named Plaintiff’s Claim is Moot; Leaves Uncertainty Regarding Offers of Judgment Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/18/2013
Recent Court Decisions Hold That the Absolute Priority Rule Still Protects Creditors of Individual Chapter 11 Debtors Dickinson Wright PLLC 4/18/2013
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Waiver Rule Court Decision Appealed Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 4/18/2013
Employment Rule Book’s Silence Does Not Overcome Presumption of At-Will Employment Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/18/2013
Litigation Attacks on Church Plans: What Sponsoring Employers Need to Know Now Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 4/18/2013
Myriad Patent Case Argued Before The Supreme Court – Some Snippets Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 4/18/2013
Supreme Court Ducks Mootness Question In Genesis FLSA Collective Action Case Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 4/18/2013
What are the Strategic Implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision in Genesis Healthcare v. Symczyk? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/18/2013
Saffran v. J&J and Cordis Re: Eastern District of Texas Erroneously Construed Claims of U.S. Patent Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 4/17/2013
Knowledge Of Defense Process – Key To Competition For Defense Dollars Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 4/17/2013
The Resuscitation of the Duwamish Recognition Effort Re: Tribal Law Dickinson Wright PLLC 4/17/2013
Cheek Survives Concepcion: What Broker-Dealers Need To Know About Enforcing Arbitration Agreements In Maryland Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/17/2013
Missouri Court Applies “All Sums” Allocation to Long-Tail Environmental Coverage Dispute Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 4/17/2013
Supreme Court Finds Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Collective Action Mooted By Offer Of Judgment Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 4/17/2013
Supreme Court Issues Opinion Reinstating Important Tool for Employers to Defeat Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Collective Actions Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 4/17/2013
Wisconsin Court Of Appeals Decides "Health Insurance Plan Design" Includes Out-Of-Pocket Costs To Employees and Therefore is a Prohibited Subject Of Bargaining von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 4/17/2013
U.S. Supreme Court Decision in McCutchen Employment Case Leaves 11th Circuit Precedent Unscathed Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/17/2013
Company Owners Personally Liable for $3.1 Million Withdrawal Liability Assessment — Owners’ Lease of Commercial Property to Company Constituted “Trade or Business” McDermott Will & Emery 4/17/2013
Citing HIPAA, Court Overturns Florida Law Providing for Release of Deceased Nursing Home Residents’ Medical Records Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/16/2013
Fourth Circuit Decides Key Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ("CERCLA") Allocation and Liability Case Schiff Hardin LLP 4/16/2013
Closing the HAMPer II: North Carolina Court Allows Common Law Claims to Proceed and There's Some Mention of HAMP in the Decision too Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/16/2013
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Capitalized Legal Fees Incurred by Pharmaceutical Company McDermott Will & Emery 4/15/2013
Investment Company Institute Files a Brief in Appeal of Court Decision on Rule 4.5 Challenge Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/15/2013
Western Energy Services of Durango, Inc. (WESODI) Agrees to Pay $90,000 to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 4/14/2013
Surrender of Equivalents in a Patent Claim Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/14/2013
Federal Court Finds Section 15(a) of the Exchange Act Only Applicable in Domestic Transactions Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/14/2013
Employee’s Deactivation Of Facebook Account Leads To Sanctions Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 4/14/2013
SEC and Former Morgan Keegan Directors Reach Tentative Settlement in Fair Valuation Case Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/14/2013
New Jersey Supreme Court Bars Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) From Warrantless Residential Inspections Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 4/13/2013
Second Circuit Bars Criminal Defendant from Accessing Assets Frozen by Regulators Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/13/2013
Musings regarding the Doctrine of Equivalents Re: Protecting Patents Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/13/2013
FINRA Appeals Schwab Class-Action Ban Ruling Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/13/2013
Heightened Judicial Deference for Patent Claim Constructions? Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/13/2013
The Unemployed Are Now Protected Under The New York City Human Rights Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/13/2013
What's In A Word? Re: N.C. Court of Appeals Invalidates Nursing Home Arbitration Clause Based on Language of the Agreement Poyner Spruill LLP 4/13/2013
China Law Update Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/13/2013
Supreme Court Rules That SEC Can't Extend Fraud Deadline Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/13/2013
Cyprus Bailout: Potential Recourse for Lost Investments Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/12/2013
Insurance Coverage for the Cyber World von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 4/12/2013
And the Defense Wins Re: Fifth Circuit Weighs in on the Constitutionality of a Statutory Cap on Noneconomic Damages Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/12/2013
Successor Liability Under the FLSA: Seventh Circuit Holds Purchaser of Assets from Receiver of Company Which had Violated FLSA Liable Despite “Free and Clear” Nature of Sale Dickinson Wright PLLC 4/12/2013
A New Front in The Patent Wars: The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Asked for Guidance on Limits to Injunctive Relief McDermott Will & Emery 4/12/2013
Creditors Can Reach Benefits Under “Top Hat” Plan, United States District Court of Maryland Rules Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/12/2013
California Senate To Consider Franchising Bill Armstrong Teasdale 4/12/2013
Closely Held Corporations and Stock Sales Raymond Law Group LLC 4/11/2013
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Class Actions: Recent Seventh Circuit Decision Points To Merger Of Certification Standards Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/11/2013
Federal Court Overturns National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Decision in Stella D’Oro Biscuit Co. v. NLRB Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/11/2013
Cyberattacks a Mounting Challenge for Employers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/11/2013
German Federal Tax Court: Distributions from U.S. Trusts Are Subject to German Gift Tax McDermott Will & Emery 4/11/2013
The Fate of Argentina's Debt Restructuring is Getting Closer Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/11/2013
RE/MAX Sues Local Realtor for Trademark Infringement Over Blue, White, and Red Sign Background Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/10/2013
Delaware and California Courts Split as to Whether a Reverse Triangular Merger Results In an Assignment By Operation of Law, Creating Potential Pitfalls for Delaware and Other Foreign Corporations Located in California Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/10/2013
Back to the Full Complement? Re: National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Full Union Friendly Membership Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/10/2013
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Suspends Adjudication of Most H-2B Petitions Pending Agency Response to Court Order Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/10/2013
To Collect On Blank Indorsements, Make Sure There Are No Gaps Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/10/2013
Yet Another Zip Code Class Action Filed in Massachusetts Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/10/2013
Judge Rules In Favor Of Stockton And Accepts Chapter 9 Petition Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/10/2013
Can Government Contractors Rely On Their Mandatory Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) Programs? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/10/2013
Re-Thinking Arbitration as a Litigation-Avoidance Technique - The Case for Jury Waivers Varnum LLP 4/9/2013
Ninth Circuit Holds that In-Use Utility Poles Not Subject to the Clean Water Act or the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Schiff Hardin LLP 4/9/2013
Employer Tax Considerations for Supreme Court’s Pending Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) Decision Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/9/2013
NOVARTIS A.G. v. UOI – What is Novelty in Indian Courts? Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 4/9/2013
Health Care Services Providers to Federal Health Plan Members Subject to Federal Affirmative Action Compliance Audit Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/9/2013
Negligent Credentialing Claim Recognizable Under Massachusetts Law Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/9/2013
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Sues Winfield Rubber for Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 4/9/2013
Supreme Court Upholds Ability of Successful Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) Defendant to Recover Costs Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/9/2013
Landau Uniforms Settles U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Pregnancy Discrimination Suit for $80,000 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 4/8/2013
Michigan Computer Company Owner Sentenced for International Environmental, Counterfeiting Crimes U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 4/8/2013
Supervalu / Jewel Food Held in Contempt for Breaching Consent Decree Settling Earlier EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 4/7/2013
To Release Or Not to Release – If That Is the Question, What Is the Answer? Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/7/2013
Attacks on Proxy Statement Equity Compensation Disclosure Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/7/2013
IRS Addresses Whether Publisher Is “Producer” Under §199 Tax Deduction Provision McDermott Will & Emery 4/7/2013
First-Ever Criminal Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) Charges Brought for the Importation and Sale of Hazardous Toys Beveridge & Diamond PC 4/7/2013
Don’t Photograph the Machines! Re: Trade Secrets Misappropriation Litigation McDermott Will & Emery 4/6/2013
Southern New York District Court Rejects Evidence from "Confidential Witnesses" as Basis for Securities Class Action Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/6/2013
Maryland High Court Slashes Billion-Dollar Jury Award and Clarifies Toxic Tort Standards Beveridge & Diamond PC 4/6/2013
Sixth Circuit Rules No False Claims Act (FCA) Liability Based on Violation of Medicare Requirements Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/6/2013
Essentially in Breach? E. T. Horn Co. Sued for Breach of Settlement Agreement and on Trademark-Related Counts Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/6/2013
Modifying Circuit Court’s Mandate to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Requires “Exceptional Circumstances” McDermott Will & Emery 4/6/2013
Federal Court Dismisses Securities Class Action Alleging Misrepresentations About "Cannibalization" Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/6/2013
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Imposes a $975,000 Civil Penalty against Entergy for 27 Violations of Reliability Standard Schiff Hardin LLP 4/6/2013
Class Action Lawsuits Target Medical Collections Varnum LLP 4/5/2013
Deadline for Filing FICA Tax Refunds is April 15 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/5/2013
D.C. District Court Finds That Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s Requirements Extend to Hospitals with HMOs Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/5/2013
Blowing The Wrong Whistle – Close Scrutiny Of Code Of Ethics Dooms Nurse’s Lawsuit Under New Jersey’s Whistleblower Statute Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 4/5/2013
What Happens on Facebook Stays on Facebook…Or Else Re: Employment Litigation Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/5/2013
Constitutionality of Detroit's Emergency Manager Challenged Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/5/2013
EPA Argues Lack of Authority to Promulgate Texas Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) for Ozone and Fine Particulate Matter Beveridge & Diamond PC 4/5/2013
U.S. Polo Association Infringes Ralph Lauren Trademark in Fragrances McDermott Will & Emery 4/4/2013
ADA Charge Verified by Counsel Is Insufficient; Plaintiff Failed to Exhaust Administrative Remedies Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/4/2013
E.D.N.Y. Judge Reverses Course: Rule 41 Stipulation of Voluntary Dismissal in FLSA Action Does Not Require Court Approval Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/4/2013
Paradise Troubled by Alleged Unfair Competition involving "Certified Social Media Strategist" Mark Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/4/2013
District Court Finds That an Employee May Be Lawfully Terminated for Misconduct Caused by a Disability Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/4/2013
Seventh Circuit Affirms Imposition of Successor Liability for Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Claims Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/4/2013
Comcast v. Behrend Strikes Again: Supreme Court Vacates and Remands Ross v. RBS Citizens, N.A. Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/4/2013
Plaintiffs' Bar is Whistling Past the Graveyard on Comcast Re: Supreme Court Anti-Class Certification Decision Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/4/2013
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Clean Water Act (CWA) Logging Roads Exemption, Endorses Citizen Suit Enforcement of Ambiguous Agency Rules Beveridge & Diamond PC 4/4/2013
Employers’ Deadline to File Protective Claim for 2009 FICA Taxes is April 15, 2013 McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 4/4/2013
Ruling in Endangered Species Act Whooping Crane Lawsuit Stayed by Fifth Circuit Beveridge & Diamond PC 4/3/2013
Non-English Speaking Employees and Arbitration Agreements Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/3/2013
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on "Pay for Delay" Agreements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/3/2013
Activist National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Requires Dues Check-Off to Continue Following Contract Expiration Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/3/2013
Seventh Circuit Finds Menial Tasks, Isolation, and Allegations of Violation Provide Pipeline to Jury Trial Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/3/2013
Hannaford Data Breach Class Action Certification: Denied Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/3/2013
Comcast v. Behrend’s Impact Already Being Felt: Supreme Court Vacates and Remands Whirlpool v. Glazer for Reconsideration Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/3/2013
Chicago-Bound: Second of Joao Bock’s 3 Patent Cases Filed in August 2012 Transferred to Another District Court Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/2/2013
Clip from The Ed Sullivan Show in Musical Jersey Boys Was Fair Use Under the Copyright Act McDermott Will & Emery 4/2/2013
U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Application of ADEA (Age Discrimination in Employment Act) to State and Local Workers Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/2/2013
Supreme Court Comcast Decision Makes Antitrust Class Action Certification More Difficult McDermott Will & Emery 4/2/2013
Eleventh Circuit Rejects U.S. Department of Labor's Authority to Issue Rules for H-2B Program Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/2/2013
Graphic Novel Not Substantially Similar to Heroes Re: Copyright Infringement Litigation McDermott Will & Emery 4/2/2013
The Pedowitz Group and Jeff Pedowitz Accuse Jeff Ogden and Find New Customers of Looking for New Customers in the Wrong Places Re: Trademark Infringement Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/2/2013
Bill Introduced to Restore California Cities' Ability to Require Affordable Housing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/2/2013
Franchisee Audit Results in Trademark and Breach-of-Contract Action by California Closet Co. Against Franchisee and its Guarantor Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/2/2013
Plaintiff’s Foreign Operations Result in “Lessened” Deference to Choice of Home Forum in Trade Secret Misappropriation Case McDermott Will & Emery 4/2/2013
Proof of Copying by Circumstantial Evidence Requires More than “Mere Possibility” in Copyright Infringement Case McDermott Will & Emery 4/1/2013
“FIT U” Fitness Clubs Appeal Preliminary Injunction in Trademark Case to 11th Circuit, but War Rages On in District Court Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/1/2013
Preliminary Injunction Upheld Against Misappropriated Cardiovascular Drug McDermott Will & Emery 4/1/2013
In Key Decision, Supreme Court Applies "Rigorous Analysis" to FRCP 23(b)(3) Class Determination in Reversing Class Certification Based on Lack of Showing That Damages Can Be Measured On Classwide Basis Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/1/2013
Comcast v. Behrend Sets a Higher Bar for Class Certification Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/1/2013
Court Overturns National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Decision in Stella D’Oro Biscuit Co. v. NLRB Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/1/2013
Termination of Employee Refusing to Perform Copyright Infringement Was Illegal McDermott Will & Emery 4/1/2013
The Pleading Bar for Securities Fraud Cases Is Higher Than It Looks Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/1/2013
Federal Circuit Ruling Clears Way for Approval of Generic Version of Fentora Drug McDermott Will & Emery 3/31/2013
Federal Circuit Affirms Injunction Against Impax Labs and Bars Generic Introduction McDermott Will & Emery 3/31/2013
BONDing WITH NPE's - The Requirement for Security for Costs or Expenses Under Section 1030 of the California Code of Civil Procedure Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/31/2013
New York District Court Bars Discovery of SEC's Requests for Extension Under Dodd-Frank Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/31/2013
Federal Circuit Walks Fine Line in Equitable Estoppel Bar to Patent Infringement Claims McDermott Will & Emery 3/31/2013
Absent Explicit Language, Subsequent Patent Settlement Agreement Did Not Obviate Earlier Patent Settlement Agreement McDermott Will & Emery 3/31/2013
Texas District Court Deems Arbitration Agreement Enforceable Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/31/2013
Warning to in-house Counsel: Be Careful When Responding to Demand Letters Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/31/2013
Not so Fast at the Eden Roc Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/31/2013
Joint Actors as It Relates to Method Claim Infringement McDermott Will & Emery 3/31/2013
"Robins Dry Dock" Rule Alive and Well Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/30/2013
Supreme Court Finds That “First Sale” Copyright Doctrine Applies to Works McDermott Will & Emery 3/30/2013
Whitestone Marketing Accuses ProGraphics of a Not-So-Smart Move of Infringing Smart Campaign® Trademark Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/30/2013
Judge McMonagle Awards Damages in San Allen Employment Litigation Case Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/29/2013
Major Decision on 2006 Michigan Cable Law Varnum LLP 3/29/2013
Lenders Beware -- Fifth Circuit Has Lowered the Bar for Cramdown Plan Confirmation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/29/2013
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) May Proceed with an Enforcement Action against DTE Energy Schiff Hardin LLP 3/29/2013
Rule Change Approved by the North Carolina Supreme Court Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/29/2013
Sixth Circuit Opens the Door to Greater EPA Involvement in Modifications to Existing Emissions Sources Varnum LLP 3/29/2013
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Class Certification in Comcast v. Behrend Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/29/2013
Closing Time for Anheuser-Busch, the NLRB Adopts a Balancing Test When Unions Request Witness Statements Southern Methodist University, SMU Dedman School of Law 3/28/2013
The Siren Song of Securities: The Perils of Expert Networks & The Risks of Insider Trading Rutgers School of Law 3/28/2013
Massachusetts Statute Concerning Collection of 'Personal Identification Information' During Credit Card Transactions Triggers Wave of Class Action Litigation Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/28/2013
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Antitrust Issues with "Pay for Delay" Agreements Schiff Hardin LLP 3/28/2013
Raising the Bar: Supreme Court Holds Merits Inquiry Requires Link Between Plaintiff’s Liability and Damages Theories at Certification Stage of Class Action Case Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/28/2013
Vagueness Challenge to Honest Services Mail Fraud Fails in the Eleventh Circuit post-Skilling v. United States Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/28/2013
Florida Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) Regulatory Issues Update Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 3/28/2013
Should Punxsutawney Phil Take the Heat for the Cold? Re: Ohio Authorities Issue Indictment Against Groundhog Dickinson Wright PLLC 3/28/2013
Recent Florida Supreme Court Opinion Expands Business Tort Claims Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 3/28/2013
Second Circuit Reverses Class Certification Order, Holding That a Clearing Broker's Alleged Knowledge of Fraud Against Shareholders, Absence Direct Involvement, Is Insufficient to Create a Duty of Disclosure Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/27/2013
Supreme Court Reverses Certification Order in Comcast Corporation v. Behrend Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/27/2013
“No More Bets”: Ontario Court of Appeal Dismisses “Floating Ball” Case Dickinson Wright PLLC 3/27/2013
District Court in 11th Circuit Applies Presumption against Suicide When Interpreting Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Policy Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/27/2013
Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in "Pay-for-Delay" Patent Settlement Antitrust Case McDermott Will & Emery 3/27/2013
Federal Court Affirms Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) in Dawson v. Dawson and Bowman Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 3/27/2013
Supreme Court Limits Class Action Plaintiffs’ Ability to Avoid Federal Court Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/27/2013
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Obtains a Vital Win on Antitrust Challenge of Athletic Aid Rules Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/27/2013
Who Owns Your Online Persona? Re: Social Media and Employment Litigation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/27/2013
U.S. Supreme Court: No Permits Required for Channeled Stormwater Discharges from Logging Roads Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/26/2013
Supreme Court Narrows 'State Action' Immunity From Antitrust Laws Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/26/2013
Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) Jurisdiction Cannot Be Evaded by Limiting Amount in Controversy Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/26/2013
LEGO Builds TM and Breach-of-Contract Case on Allegations that Ex-Licensee Sold LEGO-Themed USB Drives after Sell-Off Period Ended Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/26/2013
Federal Circuit Courts Find No Causal Connection in Employee Retaliation Claims Schiff Hardin LLP 3/26/2013
Massachusetts High Court Limits the Scope of Article 97 Re: Redevelopment of Public Land Taken for Urban Renewal Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/26/2013
Liability from Maryland’s Secondary Mortgage Loan Law Fails Its Assignment Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/26/2013
Delaware Court of Chancery Addresses Director's Duties In Connection With Change of Control Put Provisions Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/26/2013
Stormwater’s Day in the Sun Re: U.S. Supreme Court Issues Decision on Clean Water Act Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/26/2013
Judge Pannell Declines to Reconsider Order Denying "Re-transfer" Patent Infringement Action Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/26/2013
India at the Crossroads McDermott Will & Emery 3/26/2013
Health Care Reform Update March 25, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/25/2013
March Madness Taking Hold of Sixth Circuit Varnum LLP 3/25/2013
Supreme Court Vacates Remand Order in Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/25/2013
Update: National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to Appeal Recess Appointment Case to the U.S. Supreme Court Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 3/25/2013
Employee's Disagreement with Employer's Investigation Does Not Prove Retaliation Schiff Hardin LLP 3/24/2013
Federal Court Rejects "Core Operations" Theory of Scienter in Battery Manufacturer Fraud Case Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/24/2013
The Legal Risks of Blogging Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 3/23/2013
Western District of Michigan Celebrates 150th Anniversary Varnum LLP 3/23/2013
SEC Oversight of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Exempt from FOIA Request Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/23/2013
Sound Employer Practices Remain Key to Successful Defenses Schiff Hardin LLP 3/23/2013
New York-based Design House Files Copyright and Trademark Lawsuit over MADISON Carpet Style Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/23/2013
California Court of Appeal Finds Employment Arbitration Agreement Barring Class Claims Unconscionable Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/23/2013
Service of Process through Social Media Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/23/2013
Federal Court Rules Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Does Not Have Authority to Fine Trader for Manipulation of Futures Contracts Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/23/2013
The Seventh Circuit Expands Scope of Absolute Priority Rule to Protect Creditors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/23/2013
Federal Court Enjoins the Application of the Contraceptive Mandate to Company Owned By the Founder of Domino’s Pizza Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/23/2013
Supreme Court Reaffirms EPA’s Right to Define Scope of its Own Regulations in Clean Water Act Decision Schiff Hardin LLP 3/23/2013
Preliminarily-Enjoined Parties in Trademark Case Appeal to Eleventh Circuit, which then Denies their Motion to Stay Injunction Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/22/2013
Timing Alone Insufficient Where Multi-Year Gap Between Protected Activity and Adverse Action in Employment Discrimination Case Schiff Hardin LLP 3/22/2013
Supreme Court Rules Class Action Plaintiffs Cannot Use Damage-Limiting Stipulations To Avoid Federal Court Armstrong Teasdale 3/22/2013
Second Circuit Upholds Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements that Bar Title VII Class Actions, Finding that there is no Substantive Statutory Right to Pursue a Pattern-or-Practice Claim Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/22/2013
U.S. Supreme Court Makes Price Differentiation Between Markets More Difficult for Copyright Owners Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 3/22/2013
SEC Secures Largest-Ever Settlement for Insider Trading Case Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/22/2013
New Jersey Appellate Court Upholds Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Waiver Rule Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 3/22/2013
Retail Did You Know? Zip Codes Are Personal Information In Massachusetts Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/22/2013
Broker-Dealer Litigation: 2012 Annual Survey Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/22/2013
International Franchise Association Urges Massachusetts To Change Laws To Clarify That Franchisors Are Independent Contractors Armstrong Teasdale 3/22/2013
From Frying Pan to Fire: Chicago Employers May Lose Business Licenses Following Wage and Hour Violations Much Shelist, P.C. 3/21/2013
Coal Plants Sued for Pollution Exceedances Varnum LLP 3/21/2013
The Copyright Act’s “First Sale” Doctrine Applies to Works Lawfully Made Abroad and Imported to the United States McDermott Will & Emery 3/21/2013
Trusting a Trustee-Is the Duty To Communicate with Beneficiaries Always Present? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 3/21/2013
Supreme Court Limits Class Action Plaintiffs' Ability to Manipulate Jurisdiction Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/21/2013
Who Owns a LinkedIn Account? An Update to Eagle v. Edcomm, Inc. Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/21/2013
In Re Hubbell (Patent Litigation) Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 3/21/2013
Second Circuit Rules that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Does Not Apply to Claims for Gap-Time Pay Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/21/2013
Federal Court Affirms Discounted Stock Options Are Deferred Compensation Subject to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/21/2013
Recent SEC Settlements Serve as Cautionary Tale About the Use of Unregistered Broker-Dealers by Investment Advisers Andrews Kurth LLP 3/21/2013
Tribal Gaming Revenue Sharing in California Dickinson Wright PLLC 3/20/2013
Unanimous Supreme Court Slams Shut Procedural Loophole for Class-Action Plaintiffs Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/20/2013
Attorneys Can Be Considered Debt Collectors Under Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) Varnum LLP 3/20/2013
Supreme Court Ruling Reverses Bad 9th Circuit Precedent on Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/20/2013
Recent Indiana Case Addresses No-Lien Contract, Residential Mechanic’s Lien, and Personal Liability Notice Statute Issues Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/20/2013
Recent Minnesota Supreme Court Case May Limit Additional Insured’s Rights and Indemnity Obligations in Construction Contracts Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/20/2013
Brussels Court of Appeal Rules that Legal Professional Privilege Applies to In-house Counsel McDermott Will & Emery 3/20/2013
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Lacks Authority Over Commodity Futures Contracts Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/19/2013
Illinois Legislature Overrules Cypress Creek and Resolves Controversial Mechanics’ Lien Enhancement Issue In Favor Of Contractors Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/19/2013
Federal Circuit Will Review Cybor Intellectual Property Decision En Banc Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 3/19/2013
Déjà vu All Over Again: Michigan Meets Another Roadblock in Effort to Limit Project Labor Agreements Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/19/2013
East Coast Spotlight on Design Patents: Spanx v. Yummie Tummie Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/19/2013
Western Electricity Coordinating Council (“WECC”) Files Petition to Reorganize and Maintain 215 Funding for Reliability Coordination Schiff Hardin LLP 3/19/2013
Executive Life Insurance Company of New York (ELNY) Appeal Denied, Further Appeal Sought Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/19/2013
Massachusetts District Court Finds No Inference of Conspiracy Arising From Members of Standard Setting Organization Pursuing Self Interest In Refusing To Approve Plaintiff's Competing Technology Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/19/2013
Update: Crane Decision is Overturned by The United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois Much Shelist, P.C. 3/18/2013
DC Circuit: FERC Lacked Jurisdiction to Fine Amaranth Trader Hunter $30 Million CFTC Has Exclusive Jurisdiction over Natural Gas Futures Contracts Schiff Hardin LLP 3/18/2013
Employee Retaliation Claims: Will the Supreme Court Stem the Tide? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/18/2013
Ninth Circuit Affirms Conviction and Sentence in InterMune Pharmaceutical Marketing Fraud Case Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/18/2013
Chief Judge of Northern District of Georgia Grants Motion to Stay Pending Reexamination Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/18/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Cutting Off Fraud Claims with a Merger Clause Andrews Kurth LLP 3/18/2013
Wall Street Confidential: Does Your Workplace Policy Put You at Risk With the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/17/2013
Locked Out of LinkedIn: A Federal Court Opens the Door To Employer Liability Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/16/2013
Did They Just Say That? A Reminder That Off-The-Cuff Remarks Handcuff Employers in Employment Lawsuits Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/16/2013
Judicial Approval No More? The Days of Judicially Scrutinized FLSA Settlements May Be Drawing To a Close Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/16/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: “As-is” Provisions and Reliance-Negating Merger Clauses: A 1-2 Knockout Punch Andrews Kurth LLP 3/15/2013
Real Housewives of the Northern District: Reality TV Stars Now Legal Adversaries in Copyright Battle Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/14/2013
Zip Code as Personal Information: The Massachusetts Round 2 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/14/2013
Which Comes First – The Consolidation Order or the Venue Transfer? Andrews Kurth LLP 3/14/2013
Are Dr. Dre’s Claims of Likelihood of Confusion and Dilution Enough to “Beat” His Opponents? Re: Trademark Registrations Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/14/2013
Lenders Beware -- California Decision May Ignite Next Wave of Lender Liability Litigation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/14/2013
District Court Finds That an Employee May Be Lawfully Terminated for Misconduct Caused by a Disability Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/14/2013
Unnecessary Nominative Use May Not Be Trademark Infringement Andrews Kurth LLP 3/14/2013
Setback for Apple in iPhone Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/14/2013
Use of Broker-Dealers in EB-5 Offerings Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/14/2013
What Is a "Vessel"? Re: U.S. Supreme Court Issues Decision Vedder Price 3/13/2013
Second Circuit Rules That Putative Auction Rate Securities Class Action Complaints Failed to Adequately Plead Antitrust Conspiracy Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/13/2013
Florida Physician Pays Historic Amount To Settle False Claims Act Case Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 3/13/2013
The Lender as Successor Developer Revisited Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 3/13/2013
French Court Ruling Calls into Question One-sided Jurisdiction Clauses Vedder Price 3/13/2013
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Reverses Field for Student-Athlete Poyner Spruill LLP 3/12/2013
U.S. Supreme Court Issues Two Important Securities-Law Opinions Andrews Kurth LLP 3/12/2013
North Carolina Supreme Court Gives Stamp, It's Stamp of Approval Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/12/2013
Federal Court: No Duty to Indemnify Claims Barred by Statute of Limitations Varnum LLP 3/12/2013
Payroll Tax Fraud by Accountant Keeps Employer’s Statute of Limitations Open Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/12/2013
Teaching Hospitals May Adjust Number of Residents and Interns for Medicare Payment Past Three-Year Review Period, D.C. Appeals Court Rules Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/12/2013
Another Franchisor Faces Lawsuit Alleging That Its Franchisees Are Actually Employees Armstrong Teasdale 3/12/2013
U.S. Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit) Orders Argentina To Submit Proposal For Alternative Payment Plan To Avoid Debt Default... Again Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/12/2013
Second Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Securities Act Violation Claims, Holding that Plaintiff's Allegations Were Sufficient to Plead a Reasonable Inference of Misrepresentations in a Prospectus Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/11/2013
Protecting Yourself Against Changes in Contractual Counterparties Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/11/2013
SEC Speaks 2013: Enforcement Division Highlights Need for Strong Compliance Programs and Continued Efforts to Expand Reach of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Investigations Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/11/2013
Covenant Not to Sue Is Not Discharged in Bankruptcy McDermott Will & Emery 3/11/2013
Legal Notices in Bankruptcy Proceedings: To Read, or Not to Read? Much Shelist, P.C. 3/11/2013
So, Can You Make A Barcelona Chair Now? Re: Trade Dress Rights Litigation Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/11/2013
New York Court of Appeals Finds The Phrase "Other Good And Valuable Consideration" In A Contract To Be A Clear And Unambiguous Statement Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/11/2013
Trademark Defendant Who Lost on Summary Judgment Files Appeal with Eleventh Circuit, but Special Master May Still Assess Monetary Recovery Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/11/2013
Appellee Can Rely on Any Ground Supported by the Record to Defend the Decision Appealed From McDermott Will & Emery 3/11/2013
Illinois Hospital Brings Antitrust Suit Against Rival Hospital Alleging It Pressured Insurers Not To Contract With Plaintiff Dickinson Wright PLLC 3/11/2013
Bankrupt Municipality May Reduce Retiree Benefits Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/11/2013
Exclusive License Not Required for Standing to Claim Misappropriation of a Trade Secret Involving Subway Car Brakes McDermott Will & Emery 3/11/2013
Northern District of Georgia Denies Motion to Strike Affirmative Defenses and Grants Motion to Stay Pending Reexamination Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/11/2013
Federal Circuit Finds New “Respect” for Patent, But Not That “Each” of Plaintiff’s Claims Are Plausible McDermott Will & Emery 3/11/2013
Jurisdictions Split on When Copyright Registration Occurs: Impacts Are Huge on Both Claimable Damages and Copyright Portfolio Protection Costs Dickinson Wright PLLC 3/11/2013
Insights About Software Patenting: Cybersource Corp. v. Retail Decisions Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/11/2013
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Issues Guidance on Country of Origin Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/11/2013
Revised Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Thresholds for 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/11/2013
Franchisee Sued by Mrs. Winners Restaurant Franchise on Several Trademark Counts Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/11/2013
Adverse Inference Based on Destruction of Computer Evidence McDermott Will & Emery 3/11/2013
Seneca Nation v. New York Exclusivity Dispute Update Dickinson Wright PLLC 3/11/2013
Can Your Employee Sue You? New Decision from 5th Court of Appeals Continues the Confusion as to Who Is a Jones Act Seaman Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/11/2013
Oregon Flocks to Fraud on the Market Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/11/2013
Auto Repair Trade Association Requests That Department of Justice (DOJ) Investigate the Use of Most Favored Nation Clauses By Auto Insurers Dickinson Wright PLLC 3/11/2013
Supreme Court Affirms Certification Decision in Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/11/2013
California Employees Who Exhaust Pregnancy Leave May Still Have Disability Discrimination Claim under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) Schiff Hardin LLP 3/11/2013
Delaware Chancery Court Addresses Records Inspection Requests Standards Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/10/2013
Omega Patents Wraps up One Case and Launches Another Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/10/2013
Federal Circuit to District Courts: Decide Transfer Motions Early McDermott Will & Emery 3/10/2013
Judicial Scrutiny, Proposed Settlements and Avoiding Settlement Rejections Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/10/2013
9th Circuit Applies Dukes v. Wal-Mart to a Wage/Hour Class Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/10/2013
Risk Analysis Essential In Today's Economy McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 3/10/2013
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Settlement With Google — Both Sides Won Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/10/2013
Use of Candid Photo in Poster Not Copyright Infringement McDermott Will & Emery 3/10/2013
In Like a Lion: Another Counterfeiting Ring Busted in Atlanta Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/10/2013
Lender’s Credit Bid of Entire Debt at Foreclosure Sale Results in Forfeiture of Rights to Additional Collateral Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/10/2013
New Jersey Federal Court Cautions Employers When Responding to Even Routine Demand Letters Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/10/2013
Federal Circuit Rules on Pleading Standard for Infringement of Design Patents McDermott Will & Emery 3/10/2013
Zurich v. Raymark Still Alive & Well In Illinois Insurance Litigation — Whiskers & All Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 3/10/2013
Plain Language in Patent Claim Applications Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/10/2013
Seventh Circuit to Employers: Be Specific, Ambiguities in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 68 Offers of Judgment Might Cost You Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/10/2013
Fourth Circuit: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Rule Is For Customers Only Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/10/2013
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Apply the "Discovery Rule" to Extend the Five-Year Statute of Limitations for SEC Punitive Fraud Enforcement Actions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/10/2013
Unitary Patent Spells Radical Changes for European Patent System in 2014 Vedder Price 3/10/2013
E-Commerce, Internet Technology and Novelty Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/10/2013
Supreme Court to Hear a Case Affecting a Fundamental Element of Discrimination and Retaliation Actions Vedder Price 3/9/2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Week in Review: February 25 - March 1, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/9/2013
Michigan ATMs Hit With Class Action Lawsuits Alleging Non-Compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Requirements Varnum LLP 3/9/2013
State Medicaid Enforcement Efforts Net $2.9 Billion in Recoveries for FY 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/9/2013
Internal Investigations Can Be Crucial to Defense Against Retaliation Claims in 7th Circuit Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/9/2013
The Fourth Circuit Opens the Door to Extrinsic Evidence in Considering a Claim for Employee Benefits Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/9/2013
Third Circuit Reinforces Limits to Directors' Exposure for Misconduct by Corporate Employees Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/9/2013
Second Circuit Affirms Willful Infringement of Fendi’s Trademark McDermott Will & Emery 3/9/2013
So, You Think You Have “Replacement Cost” Insurance Coverage! Re: Illinois Insurance Litigation Much Shelist, P.C. 3/9/2013
Social Media: From Computer to Courtroom Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 3/9/2013
Florida Supreme Court Delimits Economic Loss Rule Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 3/9/2013
Ohio Supreme Court Offers Clarification of Employment Intentional Tort Statute Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/9/2013
New Supreme Court Maritime Law Case on Vessel Status Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/9/2013
Eastern and Southern New York District Courts Compel Plaintiffs to Arbitrate their FLSA Collective Action Claims on an Individualized Basis Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/9/2013
Titanic Intellectual Property Lawsuit Launched to Sink Competing Enterprise Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/9/2013
Supreme Court Denies Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Extra Time to Bring Enforcement Actions for Civil Penalties Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/9/2013
Illinois Court Revives Whistleblower Act Claim of Employee Who Was Fired Following Fine Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/9/2013
Line in the Sand: Siemens Argentina Case Limits Personal Jurisdiction Under the "FCPA" Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/9/2013
Control Freak— Lessons to be Learned from the European Union’s (EU) Electrabel Decision Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/9/2013
Hospital Acquisition Takes Big Hit: Supreme Court Unanimously Favors Federal Trade Commission von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 3/9/2013
U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Class Action Securities Fraud Plaintiffs Need Not Prove the Materiality of the Alleged False Statements or Omissions to Support Certification of a Class, Resolving Circuit Split Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/9/2013
How to Be Anti-Troll Without Being Antitrust Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/8/2013
GH&C’s Paul Schneider Prevails Before New Jersey Supreme Court Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 3/8/2013
Michigan Court of Appeals Says Unscheduled Debts Are Not Discharged in Bankruptcy Varnum LLP 3/8/2013
Illinois Hospital Brings Antitrust Suit Against Rival Hospital Alleging it Pressured Insurers not to Contract with Plaintiff Dickinson Wright PLLC 3/8/2013
An Insider’s Guide to Evading Absolute Priority? Seventh Circuit: New Value Competition Requirements Apply to Insiders Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/8/2013
Ninth Circuit Off-Label Marketing Decision Suggests More Prosecutions Will Be Coming Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/8/2013
Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division Continues To Pursue Employers Engaged in Efforts to Restrict Employee Job Change Dickinson Wright PLLC 3/8/2013
New ERISA Fiduciary Concern When Employer Stock Offered as 401(k) Plan Investment Option Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/8/2013
The European Union (EU) E-Books Settlement: A Study in Elephant Avoidance Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/8/2013
In a Matter of First Impression, the Tennessee Supreme Court Holds That Damages for Loss of Consumer Credit are Recoverable Under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act Dickinson Wright PLLC 3/8/2013
A Return to the Old Normal – Delaware Confirms That a Reverse Triangular Merger Does Not Result in an Assignment by Operation of Law Armstrong Teasdale 3/7/2013
Mattel v. MGA Entertainment—The BRATZ Saga Continues McDermott Will & Emery 3/7/2013
Supreme Court Holds That Proof Of Materiality Is Not A Prerequisite To Certification Of Fraud-On-The-Market Securities Class Actions Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/7/2013
Southeast Clinical Nutrition Centers, Inc. Sues Mayo Foundation over Diet-Related Service Marks Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/7/2013
Safeguarding Your Merger & Acquisitions Deal from Private Antitrust Challenges Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/7/2013
United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Reopens Public Hearing on Genetic Diagnostic Testing Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/7/2013
Illinois Mortgages Are Not Required to Disclose Interest Rate and Maturity Much Shelist, P.C. 3/7/2013
California Employees Who Exhaust Pregnancy Leave May Still Have Disability Discrimination Claim under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) Schiff Hardin LLP 3/7/2013
Georgia Rivers are "Navigable" Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/6/2013
California Lenders Beware - Oral Statements may Trump Written Agreements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/6/2013
Dismissal of "First-Filed" Action does not Compel Re-transfer of Second Action to Original Forum Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/6/2013
Computer-Assisted Review Costs Awarded in California Patent Case Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/6/2013
Oral Arguments in CLS Bank Give Hope to Both Sides Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 3/6/2013
Supreme Court’s Decision in FTC v. Phoebe Putney Offers Additional Caution to Health Care Providers Seeking Antitrust Immunity in their Dealings with State or Local Entities Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/5/2013
Let’s Continue with Insights about Software Patenting Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/5/2013
Tell Me More: New Landlord Disclosure Requirements in 2013 Lewis and Roca LLP 3/5/2013
NCAA v. Christie: Administrative Law Point May Determine Future of Sports Betting Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/5/2013
Preservation of Error: Prejudicial or Argumentative Closing Arguments Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 3/5/2013
DC Circuit Court Finds President Obama’s Appointments Unconstitutional Vedder Price 3/5/2013
Notice of Tax Lien Foreclosure to Mortgage Holders is Determined by the Address in the Mortgage Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/4/2013
New Obstacles in Kentucky Emotional Distress Claims Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/4/2013
What Happens at Home Stays at Home? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/4/2013
Useful Links for Litigation in Nevada State Courts Lewis and Roca LLP 3/4/2013
Acts of Direct Infringement Not Required to Establish Case and Controversy of Indirect Infringement McDermott Will & Emery 3/4/2013
Eleventh Circuit Finds Exclusion Insufficient for Insurance Companies to Avoid “Advertising Injury” Coverage for Copyright Infringement Defendant Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/4/2013
Split Emerges on Customs Law after Eleventh Circuit Vacates Smuggling Convictions Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/4/2013
Fifth Circuit Upholds Constitutionality of Mississippi Statutory Cap on Noneconomic Damages Against Right to Jury Trial and Separation of Powers Challenges Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/4/2013
Not Coming to a Theater Near You (Re: Copyright Ownership Dispute Over A Screenplay) Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/3/2013
The Federal Circuit Is Not the Place for Side Bets (Re: Patent Infringement Litigation) McDermott Will & Emery 3/3/2013
Cease and Desist? (Re: National Labor Relations Board) Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/3/2013
Former Executive’s Race to California Hits a Roadblock in New York Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/3/2013
7th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Per Se Claims Against Agreements Not to Compete as Justified by Productivity Benefits Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/3/2013
New York’s Statutory Residence Wars: A Ray of Hope? McDermott Will & Emery 3/3/2013
Supreme Court Ruling Lowers Class Action Hurdle for Securities Fraud Cases Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/3/2013
The Supreme Court Limits the Antitrust “State Action” Doctrine Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/3/2013
Early Resolution Through Focus on Claim Construction in Intellectual Property Cases McDermott Will & Emery 3/3/2013
Federal Circuit Rules Assignor Estoppel is a Shield, Not a Sword McDermott Will & Emery 3/3/2013
Perception Is Reality (Re: Americans with Disabilities Act and “Perceived As” Claims) Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/3/2013
Nothing Non-Obvious About Applying Pre-Existing Technology to the Internet in Intellectual Property Cases McDermott Will & Emery 3/2/2013
93A Judgment and Finding of Debtor’s Willful Conduct Not Subject to Discharge in Bankruptcy Raymond Law Group LLC 3/2/2013
Federal Circuit Expands Liability for Induced Infringement of Method Patents Lewis and Roca LLP 3/2/2013
Supreme Court: State Court Has Jurisdiction over a Legal Malpractice Claim McDermott Will & Emery 3/2/2013
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Issues First Decision Instituting Covered Business Method Patent Review (CBM) Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. 3/2/2013
Suit Against Kimberly-Clark Transferred from Western District of Washington Mirrors Recently-Filed Complaint Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/1/2013
Federal Court Upholds Random Alcohol Testing of New U.S. Steel Coke Plant Employees Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/1/2013
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Conviction and 51-Month Sentence for Criminal Copyright Infringement and Trafficking in Counterfeit Labels Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/1/2013
Supreme Court Rules Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Has Five Years to Seek Penalties McDermott Will & Emery 3/1/2013
U.S. Court of Appeals Rejects Petitions for Review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Decision on Mobile-Sierra Applicability to Forward Capacity Auction Rates Schiff Hardin LLP 3/1/2013
Pending Petition for CBM (covered business method) Review Results in Litigation Stay Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. 3/1/2013
Same Sex Harassment Claim Against Straight Male Supervisor Cannot Be Dismissed, Says Second Circuit Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/1/2013
Insurance Company Files Declaratory Judgment Action to Avoid Coverage for Defendant in Lawsuits Brought by George Clooney and Julia Roberts Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/1/2013
California Supreme Court Resolves Court of Appeal Split, Holding that Section 2010 of the California Corporations Code -- California's "Survival Statute" -- Does Not Apply to Foreign Corporations Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/1/2013
Employers Guilty Until Proven Innocent? Third Circuit Lowers the Bar for Employees Claiming Retaliation for Certain Protected Whistleblower Activities Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/1/2013
AFL-CIO Executive Council Demands Fully Staffed National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/28/2013
Illinois Supreme Court Issues New Procedural Rules for Foreclosures Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/28/2013
BJ's Wholesale Club Sued Over Bone-Shaped Dog Bowls Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/28/2013
The Wage and Hour Movement Against Internship Programs Poyner Spruill LLP 2/28/2013
State Law Resale Price Maintenance: We're not in Kansas anymore Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/28/2013
Seventh Circuit Addresses Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Class Certification Standards Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/28/2013
In Oral Arguments during Bowman v. Monsanto the Supreme Court Struggles with Exhaustion Doctrine for Patented Seeds Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. 2/27/2013
Comverge Asserts Infringement of Patents Disclosing Power Management/Energy Load Devices and Methods against Entek Systems, a Company Operated by Inventors of Some of the Patents Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/27/2013
Fourth Circuit Refuses to Pierce the Corporate Veil in Oil Spill Case Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/27/2013
Bingo: Casino’s Federal License is a Shield Against Public Nuisance Claim Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/27/2013
Federal Court Rejects Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Suit Over Random Alcohol Testing of Probationary Plant Employees Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/26/2013
False Press Release Leads To Exclusion From Federal Programs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/26/2013
Southern District of New York (SDNY) Favors the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Action Involving Novel Issues of Statutory Interpretation Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/26/2013
Ninth Circuit Clarifies Extraterritorial Reach of California Antitrust Laws Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/26/2013
Market Test Required for Plans Giving Equity to Insiders Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/25/2013
Southern District of New York (SDNY) Finds Lack of Personal Jurisdiction in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Claim Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/25/2013
What Constitutes an Abstract Idea in Intellectual Property? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/25/2013
“Ruff” Ruling for Defendant: Supreme Court Says Dog’s Alert to Drugs is Reliable Based on All of the Circumstances Varnum LLP 2/25/2013
Why Can't They Be FRANDs? Concerns About The International Trade Commission (ITC's) Approach to Standard-Essential Patent Cases Are Unwarranted Adduci, Mastriani, & Schaumberg LLP 2/25/2013
Rodney Hailey Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Selling $9 Million in Fraudulent Renewable Fuel Credits / Owner of “Clean Green Fuel” falsely claimed his company produced 23 million gallons of renewable fuel U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2/25/2013
REDC Default Solutions to Pay $50,000 to Settle U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 2/24/2013
Shot Down by the Gunn: The Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Leaving Malpractice Cases Involving Underlying Patent Issues with State Courts Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/24/2013
Who Picks Up the Tab for Delinquent Condo Owner Assessments? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/24/2013
Supreme Court More Clearly Articulates the "Clearly Articulated" Prong of the State Action Exemption Schiff Hardin LLP 2/24/2013
Northern District of Georgia Adopts Special Master’s Patent Claim Construction and Summary Judgment Denial Recommendations Over Sprint’s Objections Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/24/2013
Noel Canning Delays Review of “Ambush” Election Rules Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/24/2013
Courts Are Open For Developer Seeking Release of Performance Bonds Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 2/23/2013
California Supreme Court Sends Mixed Signals in Long-Awaited Mixed-Motive Discrimination Decision Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/23/2013
Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Unforeseeability Bars Immunity Defense for Allegedly Anticompetitive Hospital Merger Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/23/2013
DOJ Announces Settlement Resolving Alleged INA Violations by Health Care Company Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/23/2013
Decision in Southern New York US District Court Undercuts Extraterritorial Reach of the "FCPA" Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/23/2013
Your Hotel Desk Chair May Be Patented Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/23/2013
Second Circuit Rejects Application of McDonnell Douglas to New York City Human Rights Law – But Grants Summary Judgment Under More Lenient Analysis Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 2/23/2013
AMR Decision Highlights Bankruptcy Court Split on Enforceability of Ipso Facto Clauses Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/23/2013
U.S. Whistleblower Recovers Large Sum from Antidumping Duty Evasion McDermott Will & Emery 2/22/2013
The People's Supreme Court of China Issues Judicial Interpretation to Define Foreign-Related Civil Relationships Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/22/2013
Ninth Circuit Rules that Out-of-State Plaintiffs Can Sue under California's Indirect Purchaser Statute Schiff Hardin LLP 2/22/2013
Supreme Court Rules for FTC in Hospital Merger Case Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/22/2013
Department of Justice (DOJ) Announces Settlement Resolving Alleged Immigration and Nationality Act’s (INA) Violations by Health Care Company Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/22/2013
Supreme Court Hears “Replicant Soy Bean” Appeal Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 2/22/2013
Second Circuit Narrows Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Exhaustion Requirement When Plan Document Is Ambiguous on Need to Follow Claims Procedures McDermott Will & Emery 2/22/2013
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Clarify Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA’s) Exemption for Donning and Doffing Time Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/22/2013
Supreme Court Limits Availability of State Action Immunity from Federal Antitrust Liability McDermott Will & Emery 2/22/2013
Brilliant Instruments v. GuideTech – Doctrine of Equivalents on Review Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 2/22/2013
D.C. Circuit Upholds Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Ruling to Apply Mobile-Sierra Doctrine to Forward Capacity Auction (FCA) Rates Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/22/2013
“Circuit Split on Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA) Widens” Or “Three Years is a Lot Longer Than it Used to Be” Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/21/2013
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Issues Guidance on Calculating Backpay under Latino Express Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/21/2013
Recent Developments in PM2.5, SO2 and CSAPR Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Rule Challenges Schiff Hardin LLP 2/21/2013
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Competition Issues Another Favorable Clinical Integration Program Advisory Opinion McDermott Will & Emery 2/21/2013
Judgment Against AutoZone Affirmed in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Disability Discrimination Case U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 2/21/2013
I’m Too Sexy It Hurts… My Employment Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 2/21/2013
File for Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) Tax Refunds Before April 15 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/21/2013
University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc. Will Pay $92,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 2/21/2013
Northern District of Georgia Finds Insufficiencies in Both a Covenant Not to Sue and in a Motion for Summary Judgment of Patent Obviousness Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/21/2013
Promises to Keep—Lender Beware: California Supreme Court Expands Parol Evidence Fraud Exception Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/21/2013
Appellate Division Narrowly Construes Highlands Act Exemption Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 2/20/2013
Court Finds Crime Insurance Covers Data Losses Raymond Law Group LLC 2/20/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Post-Script - Customizing Language in Loan Documents Andrews Kurth LLP 2/20/2013
Commenting Upon Scope of Applicable Twombly/Iqbal Standards, Northern District of Georgia Refuses to Dismiss Indirect Patent Infringement Allegations Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/20/2013
Antitrust Criminal Chief Warns of Expanding Investigation into Auto Parts Industry Schiff Hardin LLP 2/20/2013
Fifth District Changes Procedure for Obtaining Extension of Time to File Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 2/20/2013
Insurer’s Silence Does Not Evidence Consent For Purposes of Voluntary Payments Condition Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 2/19/2013
The Letter of the Law Proves Equally As Applicable to Employees in Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Disputes Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/19/2013
Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Securities Fraud Claims Relating to Allegedly Misleading Press Release Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/19/2013
Transocean Pleads Guilty, Is Sentenced to Pay $400 Million in Criminal Penalties for Criminal Conduct Leading to Deepwater Horizon Disaster / Second Corporate Guilty Plea Obtained by Deepwater Horizon Task Force, Second-largest Criminal Clean Water Act U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2/18/2013
Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) Motion in “Jack the Rapper” Trademark Lawsuit Spawns Early Settlement Dialogue Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/18/2013
California Court of Appeal Recognizes That Wide Discretion Granted to a Board of Directors Under the Business Judgment Rule May Be Tempered By a Corporation's Private Contractual Obligations to Its Shareholders/Members Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/17/2013
Fourth Circuit Refuses to Pierce the Corporate Veil in Oil Spill Case Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/17/2013
Lock Up Your Creditors - Court Gives Broad Protection to Binding Plan Support Agreements Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/17/2013
Building a Ready for Action Intellectual Property Portfolio Strategy for In-House Counsel 2/17/2013
North Carolina Supreme Court Rules on Various Land Use Matters Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/17/2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is Plowing Ahead With Roll-Out of Plan for the New Mortgage Rules Despite Noel Canning Decision Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/17/2013
Law Suit Against U.P. Michigan Cellulosic Bio Refinery Dismissed Varnum LLP 2/17/2013
Kimberly-Clark Hit with Suit and Preliminary Injunction Motion Over Surgical Drapes Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/16/2013
Seventh Circuit Addresses Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Class Certification Standards Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/16/2013
In the Matter of Castleton Plaza, LP: Appeal Before The Seventh Circuit Benefiting All Creditors in Bankruptcy Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/15/2013
Federal Court Reaffirms that Motions to Dismiss Must Be Based on Information Expressly Included in the Complaint Varnum LLP 2/15/2013
Is The Would-Be Arbitration Claimant A Brokerage Firm “Customer?” The Fourth Circuit Says Both “Yes” And “No” Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/15/2013
On Valentine's & Every Other Day, We Love Lawsuits [INFOGRAPHIC] The Rainmaker Institute 2/15/2013
2013 Should Bring Clarity to Analysis of Settlements of Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 2/15/2013
New York Appeals Court Applies Liberal Standard in Reinstating a Sex Bias Claim Under the City Human Rights Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/15/2013
Textile Company Slams Furniture Manufacturer and Retailers with Copyright Infringement Suit Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/15/2013
In a Matter of First Impression, the Tennessee Supreme Court Holds That Damages for Loss of Consumer Credit are Recoverable Under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act Dickinson Wright PLLC 2/15/2013
California Supreme Court Gives California’s Unfair Competition Law More Coverage Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/14/2013
BMI Strikes Again: Rome, GA Restaurant Target of 3rd Georgia Copyright Suit Filed in 3 Weeks Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/14/2013
Are Banks Reassessing Risky Practices in Wake of Libor Rate-Rigging Scandal? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 2/14/2013
The Wisconsin Supreme Court Finds Ambiguity Regarding "Self-Insurer" In The Context Of UIM Coverage von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 2/14/2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Week in Review: January 28 - February 1, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/14/2013
District Court Reinforces Broad Territorial Reach of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/14/2013
Recent Minnesota Supreme Court Case May Limit Additional Insured’s Rights and Indemnity Obligations in Construction Contracts Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/14/2013
Mine Safety Health Administration (MHSA) Inspection Failures May Spur Increases to Inspection Activities Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/14/2013
UK Employment Alert No 206: How to Terminate Employment and Exercise a Payment in Lieu of Notice Clause McDermott Will & Emery 2/14/2013
Court Grants MSJ for Defendant Loan Servicer’s Breach of Contract Claim Where Plaintiff Fails to Make Mortgage Payments, But Permits Plaintiffs’ Counts For Violations of the MCPA, Promissory Estoppel, and Negligent Misrepresentation To Proceed Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/14/2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Week in Review: February 4-8, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/13/2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Freezes Assets and Brings Civil Charges against EB-5 Investor Visa Project Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/13/2013
Appeals Court Upholds Individual Insurance Mandate Amid Mandate Implementation Efforts Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/13/2013
Restrictive Covenants and Home Businesses (or Working from Home) Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/13/2013
Unions File Suit Challenging Michigan’s Right to Work Law Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/13/2013
Americans with Disabilities Act: Accommodating the Commute Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/12/2013
Cour de Cassation, France's Highest Court, Rules on Automotive Quantitative Selective Distribution Agreements McDermott Will & Emery 2/12/2013
7th Circuit Decision Underscores Threat of Individual Liability in Withdrawal Liability Cases Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/12/2013
Awuah v. Coverall: What If I Didn’t Know About The Mandatory Arbitration Provision In My Franchise Agreement? Armstrong Teasdale 2/12/2013
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Gets Into the EB-5 Ring: Considerations for Minimizing Exposure Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/12/2013
Court Grants Summary Judgment for Non-Moving Party in Sales Representative Dispute Varnum LLP 2/12/2013
The Supreme Court of Tennessee Decides the Fretful Question of Who Shall Bear the Burden of an Insurance Producer’s Mistake Dickinson Wright PLLC 2/12/2013
D.C. Court Decision Creates National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) Upheaval Poyner Spruill LLP 2/12/2013
California Supreme Court Holds That Proof That Employer Would Have Made Same Employment Decision Absent Discrimination Precludes Award Of Damages, Backpay, Or Reinstatement Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/12/2013
Joint and Several Liability For Antitrust Fines in EU: Parent Company Can Benefit From a Reduction in Its Subsidiary’s Fine McDermott Will & Emery 2/11/2013
Good News from the California Supreme on Mixed Motive Discrimination Cases . . . At Least For Now Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/11/2013
Employee’s Role in Timekeeping Emphasized in New Sixth Circuit Opinion McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 2/11/2013
Travel Spike, LLC Re-Files Service Mark Infringement and Cyberpiracy Complaint in Northern District of Georgia Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/11/2013
Lender's Credit Bid of Entire Debt at Foreclosure Sale Results in Forfeiture of Rights to Additional Collateral Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/11/2013
Delaware Court of Chancery Analyzes Damages Claims in Failed Asset Sale Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/11/2013
Positioning a Finger Flap Between Cans in a Carton Is Non-Obvious McDermott Will & Emery 2/10/2013
Eight Simple Rules for Testifying as a Witness Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/10/2013
Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Former Bank Executive's Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and FInancial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) Claims Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/10/2013
Federal Circuit Addresses Pleading Standard for Design Patents Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/10/2013
Shaw Industries Files Declaratory Judgment Action Against Hershey Over KISSES® Trademarks Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/10/2013
Supreme Court of Canada Upholds Priority for Debtor-In-Possession (“DIP”) Lenders in Companies Creditors’ Arrangement Act (“CCAA”) Proceedings Dickinson Wright PLLC 2/9/2013
New York Supreme Court Takes a New Approach to Umpire Selection in Reinsurance Arbitrations Schiff Hardin LLP 2/9/2013
FedEx Becomes Second Carrier to Deliver Patent Declaratory Judgment Complaint to Eclipse IP LLC Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/9/2013
New Jersey Coastal Property Owners’ Rights Upheld Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 2/9/2013
Petitioners File Opening Brief Challenging Securities and Exchange Commission's "SEC" Conflict Minerals Rule Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/9/2013
Obama Administration Revises the Contraceptive Mandate, but Provides No Accommodations for For-Profit Companies with Religious Objections Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/9/2013
Intellectual Property Infringement Lawsuit over Tablet-Docking Smartphones Opens New Front in Smartphone Wars Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/8/2013
Breaking - Mixed Bag Ruling In California Mixed Motive Case Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/8/2013
New Jersey Legislature: Statute of Frauds Held Applicable to Palimony Claims Based on Promises That Pre-Date the Writing Requirement Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 2/8/2013
Select Securities and Exchange Commission and FINRA Cases and Developments: 2012 Year in Review Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/8/2013
U.S. District Court Judge Blake Finds That The Home Affordable Modification Program Does Not Preclude Plaintiffs From Bringing Their State Law Claims But Dismisses Their Claims On The Merits Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/8/2013
U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari to Address Federal Preemption of State-Law Securities Claims Andrews Kurth LLP 2/7/2013
Patent Licenses Extend to Reissue Patents Unless Specifically Limited McDermott Will & Emery 2/7/2013
Art Law: Russian Revolution Redux - Seized Painting During Russian Revolution Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/7/2013
Will the Decision Invalidating the NLRB Recess Appointments Change the NLRB’s View Towards Employee Use of Social Media Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/7/2013
DOJ Assistant Attorney General William Baer’s First Merger Challenge Confirms Continued Aggressive Merger Enforcement by Antitrust Division Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/7/2013
New 7th Circuit Opinion Explains Plaintiff's Obligation to Have a Trial Plan to Maintain Class Certification Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/7/2013
Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans Under Scrutiny Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/7/2013
Failure to Raise Patent Validity Challenges in Breach of License Suit Precludes Later Invalidity and Misuse Claims McDermott Will & Emery 2/7/2013
Law Suit Against U.P. Cellulosic Bio Refinery Dismissed Varnum LLP 2/7/2013
Rare Federal Circuit Order to Impose Sanctions Against Patentee for Frivolous Claim Construction McDermott Will & Emery 2/7/2013
Terrorizing Patent Practitioners: Highlights from Oral Argument at the Supreme Court for Gunn v. Minton Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/7/2013
Attention T-Mobile Lessees: Consult With An Attorney Varnum LLP 2/6/2013
Canadian Superpriority Bowl: CCAA – 34, Ontario Pensions – 31 - Employer Pension Contributions Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/6/2013
Path / Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Settlement - Much More Than A Slap On The Wrist Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/6/2013
Third-Party Competitor Cannot Sue U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Over Issued Patents McDermott Will & Emery 2/6/2013
Special Master Issues Report and Recommendation on Claim Construction in Sewer Nozzle Patent Case Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/6/2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Week in Review: January 28 - February 1, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/6/2013
Court of Justice of European Union (CJEU) Holds that Territorial Borders of EU Member States Must Be Disregarded in Determining Use of Trademarks McDermott Will & Emery 2/6/2013
Deaf Lifeguard Might be Qualified under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") to Notice Emergency Signs for Help Varnum LLP 2/6/2013
Alternative Defense to False Advertising Claim Carries the Day McDermott Will & Emery 2/5/2013
Time For Myriad To Fight Another Day - DNA Composition Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 2/5/2013
Obviousness Ruling Reversed for Failure to Analyze Why References Should Be Combined McDermott Will & Emery 2/5/2013
Restructuring Support Agreements, Ad Hoc Committees And Non-Debtor Third-Party Releases Win by a Nose Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/5/2013
BMI and Music Publishers Launch Their Second Georgia Copyright Lawsuit in Six Days Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/5/2013
Intentional Infringement of Copyright with Knowledge of Copyright Owner’s Forum Supports Claim of Personal Jurisdiction McDermott Will & Emery 2/5/2013
National Labor Relations Board Rocked by Decision of D.C. Circuit Williams Kastner 2/5/2013
Economic Espionage Act Exposed - re Converting a Trade Secret McDermott Will & Emery 2/5/2013
California Court Holds That Borrowers May Enjoin A Foreclosure If A Lender Fails To Meet Servicing Guidelines Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/4/2013
Recent French Case Law on Damages for Sudden Termination of Business Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/4/2013
Noel Canning: Where does the National Labor Relations Board go from here? Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 2/4/2013
California Supreme Court Resolves Split Over Accrual Rules for Unfair Competition Claims Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/4/2013
Generics Challenge to Crestor Patent Fails McDermott Will & Emery 2/4/2013
District Court Finds that Securities Exchange Act Covers Stock "Float" Manipulation Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/4/2013
Kraemer v. County of Milwaukee re Arrest and Conviction Record Discrimination Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/4/2013
Market Definition Critical to Summary Judgment Determination in Casino Games Case McDermott Will & Emery 2/4/2013
Plaintiffs Must Offer "Significant Proof" Of A Common Policy Or Practice To Satisfy Commonality Under Rule 23 Post-Dukes Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/4/2013
Is that Mark Funny, Scandalous or Both? (Re: Trademarks) McDermott Will & Emery 2/4/2013
DC Court of Appeals Decision May Impact Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Powers and Authority Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/4/2013
Ninth Circuit Applies Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act to Affirm Dismissal of Section 17200 Class Action Involving Variable Life Insurance Policies Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/3/2013
Once an “Ale House,” Always an “Ale House” - Trademark and Trade Dress Infringement McDermott Will & Emery 2/3/2013
Federal Circuit Affirms International Trade Commission (ITC) Jurisdiction for Non-Practicing Entities Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/3/2013
Once and for All, the Pooh Belongs to Disney - Disney's Trademark Rights McDermott Will & Emery 2/3/2013
AIA’s (American Invents Act's) False Marking Retroactive Provision is Constitutional McDermott Will & Emery 2/3/2013
Fourth Circuit Affirms Finding of No Fifth Amendment Violation in Connection with 45-Year Conviction for $100 Million Investment Scheme Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/3/2013
Sanctioned Parties in Exceptional Cases Continue to Get Fresh Second Look from Federal Circuit McDermott Will & Emery 2/3/2013
MF Global UK Judgment Clarifies Law on Client Money Entitlement Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/3/2013
Supreme Court Confirms that Broad Covenant Not to Sue Negates Jurisdiction Over Counterclaims for Non-Infringement and Cancellation of Trademark McDermott Will & Emery 2/2/2013
Federal Circuit Expands Scope of Induced Infringement for Method Patents Dickinson Wright PLLC 2/2/2013
Second Circuit Holds that Two Series of Common Stock Are Not Matchable Under the Short-Swing Profit Rule Andrews Kurth LLP 2/2/2013
Indiana Court Requires More Specificity for Public Records Requests Seeking E-Mail Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/2/2013
Before You Sign a Contract: Stop, Read, and Audit Much Shelist, P.C. 2/2/2013
Federal Circuit Clarifies ITC Domestic Industry Requirement for Non-Practicing Entities McDermott Will & Emery 2/2/2013
Permanent Injunctions on the Rise? McDermott Will & Emery 2/2/2013
Highlands Plan Conformance Guidelines Withstand Challenge Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 2/2/2013
FDA Will Not Appeal Second Circuit Decision in U.S. v. Caronia Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/1/2013
Governmental Cost Recovery Under the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/31/2013
Avoiding Pitfalls of Performing Work for Public Entities Much Shelist, P.C. 1/31/2013
California Appellate Court Breaks With the NLRB: Finds Federal Arbitration Act Trumps Employee Class Action Rights In Wage And Hour Suits Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/31/2013
January 30, 2013 Wisconsin Court Holds that Non-Profit Medical Group Must Pay Physician Even When Compensation May Not be Fair Market Value von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/31/2013
Unconstitutionality of Recess Appointments Has Far Reaching Repercussions on Labor and Financial Issues Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/31/2013
European Commission to Settle Half its Ongoing Cartel Investigations in 2013 McDermott Will & Emery 1/31/2013
Antitrust Law: 2012 Highlights Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/30/2013
Siemens Whistleblower Complaint Underscores Need for "Top-Down" Anti-Corruption Compliance Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/30/2013
D.C. Circuit Rules NLRB Recess Appointments Unconstitutional Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/30/2013
European Court of Justice (ECJ) Eliminates Noticeability Test in Regard to Restriction of Competition by Object Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/29/2013
New York Court of Appeals Holds Upholds Broad Choice of New York Law Provision in Contract Even in Absence of Contacts With New York Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/29/2013
It Ain't Over 'Till the Fat Lady Sings - Party's Contractual Obligations Continue In Agreement To Negotiate Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/29/2013
Vedder Price Helps Clarify the Rules on Induced Infringement Vedder Price 1/29/2013
Exclusive Use Provisions: Is a Burrito a type of Sandwich? von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/29/2013
NLRB Appointments are “Constitutionally Invalid” Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 1/29/2013
ACLU Files Petitioners’ Brief in AMP v. Myriad Appeal Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 1/29/2013
Bratz-Mattel Doll Fight Ends Not with a Bang But a Whimper Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1/29/2013
Paid Leave Can Be a Lawful Option When an Employee Is Facing Criminal Charges Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/28/2013
Good News for Lenders! Minor Errors in Deeds of Trust Less Costly As Result of New Bankruptcy Court Opinion Poyner Spruill LLP 1/28/2013
Kason Industries Sues Competitor Over Commercial Refrigeration and Restaurant Equipment Hardware Patent Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1/28/2013
Gannett Companies Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit for Almost $50,000 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/28/2013
Eleventh Circuit Holds that Net Revenue, Not Profits, Should Determine Damages in FTC Deceptive Marketing Case Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/28/2013
The New Rules of the Delaware Court of Chancery: ESI (Electronically Stored Information), Form of Production, and Non-Party Subpoenas Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/27/2013
2012 Trends in Securities Class Action Filings Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/26/2013
Can My Spouse Be Ordered To Pay My Attorneys’ Fees? Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 1/26/2013
UK Supreme Court Confirms Privilege Applies Only to Advice Provided by Members of The Legal Profession McDermott Will & Emery 1/26/2013
Thin Copyrights - Protected But Not Infringed Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/26/2013
Fine Particle Emissions Rules Remanded- Stricter Clean Air Regulations for Nonattainment Areas Will Follow Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/25/2013
BMI, Music Publishers Bring Copyright Suit Against Georgia Restaurant, Seeking Statutory Damages Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1/25/2013
Walking the Social Media Policy Tightrope: How Employers CAN Comply with Tough NLRB Scrutiny Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 1/25/2013
D.C. Circuit Holds NLRB Recess Appointments Invalid Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/25/2013
Third Circuit Opinion in Eaton Case Could Allow Supreme Court to Discuss Monopolization Standards Schiff Hardin LLP 1/25/2013
New Jersey Supreme Court Reinforces Right to Jury Trial in Civil Cases Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 1/25/2013
Enforcement Implications of Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/25/2013
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Approves NERC’s Proposed Changes to its Sanction Guidelines Schiff Hardin LLP 1/24/2013
Jewelry Design Theft Raised by Ronaldo Designer Jewelry Against Golden Stella in new Copyright Suit Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1/24/2013
Payment Required: New York Court Finds No Violation Of New York Labor Law Section 193 Where Unpaid Interns Did Not Receive Wages From Employer Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/24/2013
High Court to Decide Whether “but-for” Standard Applies to Retaliation Claims Under Title VII Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/24/2013
Burger King Franchisee Settles EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/24/2013
District Court Holds IRS Lacks Authority to Issue and Enforce Tax Return Preparer Regulations McDermott Will & Emery 1/24/2013
Metro Special Police & Security Services, Inc. Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/23/2013
Bankruptcy Court Grounds American Airlines Noteholders’ Make-Whole Claim Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/23/2013
Banks and Credit Union Latest Targets of Joao Bock Transactional Systems, LLC Patent Suits Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1/23/2013
Pfizer FCPA Settlement Emphasizes the Importance of Robust Compliance Programs for the Healthcare Industry Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/23/2013
Illinois Appellate Court Affirms One Occurrence Liability Limit for Multiple Injuries Sustained from One Cause Schiff Hardin LLP 1/23/2013
Class Action Waivers Are Enforceable Despite Any State Statutory Right To A Class Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/22/2013
Court Opened Door to $933 Million in New Election Spending Center for Public Integrity 1/22/2013
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Finds the 2011 Budget Repair Bill that Dramatically Limited Collective Bargaining Is Constitutional von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/22/2013
Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Copyright Claim in Use of Images of "High-End" Furniture Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1/21/2013
Crossman v. Life Care Centers of America, Inc. Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1/21/2013
The Law Does Not Always Keep Up With Technology Raymond Law Group LLC 1/21/2013
Life Sciences Company Obtains Dismissal of Shareholder Class Action Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/21/2013
License Demand Letter Isn't Enough to Establish Personal Jurisdiction Over Patentee Defendant in a Declaratory Judgment Action Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1/21/2013
Avoiding Surprises: Planning for Oral Argument On Appeal Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/21/2013
Indiana Court Applies Corporate Alter Ego Doctrine Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/20/2013
Preliminary Injunction: An Important Tool in Copyright Infringement Litigation Raymond Law Group LLC 1/20/2013
Judge Reverses Prior Rulings Dismissing Case and Allows EEOC Disability Suit Against UPS to Proceed U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/20/2013
Delaware Supreme Court Refines Standard for Missed Pre-Trial Deadlines Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/20/2013
Are Social Media Posts Discoverable? Raymond Law Group LLC 1/19/2013
Caveat Consignor Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/18/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Issue Four (Re: Constructing Loan Language) Andrews Kurth LLP 1/18/2013
Facebook Status: You’re Fired Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 1/18/2013
The NLRB Unwraps Several Post-Election Surprises for Employers Vedder Price 1/18/2013
U.S. Supreme Court Considers Heavy Class Action Caseload Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/18/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Choice of Law and Venue Andrews Kurth LLP 1/18/2013
Mandatory Arbitration Struck Down in Washington Williams Kastner 1/17/2013
Warrantless Entry Allowed In Response to 911 Call Where There is Evidence of Injury Varnum LLP 1/17/2013
PTO Issues Notice on Improvement in Patent Application Quality – A Very Modest Proposal Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 1/17/2013
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Holds the Omnibus Statute, Wis. Stat. § 632.32, Requires an Auto Insurer to Provide Coverage to a Permissive User Tortfeasor in a Suit Filed by the Named Insured von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/17/2013
Mixed Motive Allegation Not Enough To Sustain “Regarded as” ADAAA Case Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/17/2013
Action Required to Preserve FICA Refund Claim on Severance Pay Vedder Price 1/17/2013
Release of Confidential Cartel Information by European Commission to English High Court Suspended McDermott Will & Emery 1/17/2013
Lozman v. Riviera Beach: When is a floating structure a “vessel”? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/17/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Evolving Terms Andrews Kurth LLP 1/17/2013
Will the Ex Parte Young Doctrine Swallow Tribal Sovereign Immunity Whole? Dickinson Wright PLLC 1/16/2013
No Longer a Belieber Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/16/2013
No Coverage For Text Message Claims Against Pizza Chain Williams Kastner 1/16/2013
Does the First Sale Rule Apply to Works Manufactured Outside the United States? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 1/16/2013
Discovery of Accused Contributory and Vicarious Infringer’s Tax Returns and General Financial Information Denied for Lack of Assertion of Theory to Recover its Profits Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1/16/2013
Connecticut Defendants, Lawyers and Insurers Need to Carefully Craft Settlement Offers Raymond Law Group LLC 1/16/2013
Supreme Court Offers Comfort to Owners of Dams and Water Control Facilities Varnum LLP 1/16/2013
How Does Bankruptcy Affect Rights Under an Agreement Not to Sue on Patents? Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/15/2013
Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Thresholds Increase for 2013 Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/15/2013
Browserwrap Agreements May Fail to Protect from Cyberliability Raymond Law Group LLC 1/15/2013
Battle for the Beltline: Atlanta Beltline Sues Andrew Realty Group Over BELTLINE Domain Names Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1/15/2013
Bad Faith / IFCA Claims Bifurcated Williams Kastner 1/15/2013
Recent Ruling Demonstrates That You Might Find Religion Where You Least Expect It Poyner Spruill LLP 1/15/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Another Thing about Waivers . . . Andrews Kurth LLP 1/15/2013
EEOC Sues Fidelity Engineering Corporation for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/15/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Waiver Provisions Andrews Kurth LLP 1/15/2013
Marymount Manhattan College Settles EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/15/2013
Sixth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of “Reverse” Racial Discrimination Claim Against Cracker Barrel Varnum LLP 1/14/2013
Court Rejects EPA Attempt to Regulate Stormwater Itself Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/14/2013
False Advertising Complaint Charges that Competitor Used Doctored Photograph Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1/14/2013
No Prescriptive Right to Dock in Plat Varnum LLP 1/13/2013
The Supreme Judicial Court Declares that Inexpensive Market-Rate Housing May Not Be Counted in Determining a Town’s Compliance with Chapter 40B Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/13/2013
Second Circuit Holds Section 16(b) Inapplicable to Different Classes of Common Stock Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/13/2013
E-Z-GO Saved by Bad Case Law: Southern District of Georgia Court Denies Motion for Attorney Fees Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1/13/2013
Section 102(g) Is Still Available as a Defense for Pre-AIA Patents McDermott Will & Emery 1/12/2013
Court of Appeals Affirms Validity of New York Choice-of-Law Provisions Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/12/2013
The NLRB Overrules Longstanding Precedent in Two New Opinions Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 1/12/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Introduction Andrews Kurth LLP 1/12/2013
Courts in Two Recent Decisions Refuse to Expand the Regulatory Authority of the EPA Under the Clean Water Act Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/11/2013
The Wisconsin Court Of Appeals Finds A Duty To Defend Misappropriation Of Internet Advertising System von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/11/2013
Returning Fire: The Respondent's Brief and Several Supporting Amicus Curiae Briefs in Gunn v. Minton Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/11/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Issue Three Andrews Kurth LLP 1/11/2013
Court Rules in Favor of Employers in Class Action Group Rating Case Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 1/11/2013
New Jersey District Court Decision Provides A New Reason for Copyright Owners to Register Early Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 1/11/2013
Arbitration Agreements Containing FLSA Class Waivers Held Enforceable Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/10/2013
New Federal Statute Strengthens Trade Secret Protection Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/10/2013
Employer’s Creative Method to Reduce Overtime Pay Upheld by Federal Court Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 1/10/2013
8th Circuit Upholds Class Waivers in FLSA Cases Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/10/2013
Plaintiffs Affiliated with MR CHOW Restaurants Appeal to 11th Circuit in Lanham Act Case Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1/9/2013
Supreme Court Denies Cert. in Sherley v. Sebelius Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 1/9/2013
District of Colorado Dismisses, in Part, Securities Fraud Claims in Ponzi Scheme Suit Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/9/2013
Lawsuit Launched Over 2010 “The Godfather of Comedy” Show Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1/9/2013
McCormick & Schmick’s to Pay $47,814 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/8/2013
Talk to Chuck, but Not Here: Patent Case Against Charles Schwab & Co. Transferred to Northern District of California Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1/8/2013
Transocean Agrees to Plead Guilty to Environmental Crime and Enter Civil Settlement to Resolve U.S. Clean Water Act Penalty Claims from Deepwater Horizon Incident U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1/7/2013
NLRB Overturns 30-plus Years of Precedent Regarding “Witness Statements” - Labor & Employment Law Alert Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/7/2013
Can You Fire an Employee for Being Too Sexy? Don’t Count on It, Notwithstanding A Recent Iowa Decision to the Contrary McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 1/7/2013
The Debate Rages On Regarding Whether Default Fiduciary Duties Apply to LLC Managers Under Delaware Law Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/7/2013
Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Antitrust Claims Against Data Transfer Provider Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/6/2013
Don't Hate Me 'Cause I'm Beautiful: Termination Based on "Irresistible Attraction" is Not Unlawful Sex Discrimination Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/6/2013
First Lawsuit Filed Over Gloucester County Train Derailment of November 30, 2012 Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 1/5/2013
Contraceptive Mandate Appeal Held in Abeyance Pending Issuance of Final Rule Fowler White Boggs P.A. 1/5/2013
Three-Year Deadline for Recovery of Invalid Anti-Dumping Duties McDermott Will & Emery 1/5/2013
Facebook Firings – An Old Approach to the New Issue of the Virtual Water Cooler Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 1/5/2013
NLRB Delivers Yet More Pro-Union Rulings with Decisions on Discipline, Witness Statements Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 1/4/2013
Georgia Now Included in Brandywine Communications’ Patent Litigation “Suing Spree” Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1/4/2013
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Upholds Asbestos Exclusion von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/4/2013
Orion the Hunted: Claimed Author of E-Magazines, Blog, and Software Manual Sues Orion Restoration, LLC and Related Parties for Declaratory Judgment of Copyright Ownership and for Copyright Infringement Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1/4/2013
EPA Issues Revised PM2.5 Ambient Air Quality Standards Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/3/2013
Marital Privilege in Communications on Workplace Computer? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/3/2013
Wrong Claim Construction Leads to Erroneous Infringement and Validity Findings McDermott Will & Emery 1/3/2013
New Jersey Construction Lien Law Interpreted Favorably For Owners and Developers Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 1/3/2013
Michigan Passes Revised Uniform Arbitration Act Varnum LLP 1/3/2013
Privacy Policies Now a Must for Mobile Apps Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/3/2013
Section 256 Inventorship Claim Does Not Accrue Until the Patent Issues McDermott Will & Emery 1/3/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Issue Two Andrews Kurth LLP 1/2/2013
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Cite Possible “Negative Implications” to Side with Big Banks Varnum LLP 1/2/2013
Federal Circuit Rules It’s Own Standards Apply When Considering Preliminary Injunctions McDermott Will & Emery 1/2/2013
Additional Insured Entitled to Coverage Where Accident Resulted from Named Insured’s Operations Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 1/2/2013
Georgia Judge Lifts Injunction Barring Immigration Status Checks During Routine Traffic Stops, State Authorities Emphasize Discretionary Enforcement Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/2/2013
Private Eyes Are Watching You – California Files Its First Internet Consumer Privacy Enforcement Action Armstrong Teasdale 1/2/2013
D.C. Circuit Holds Restitution Must Be Based on Loss of Victim, Not Defendant’s Gain McDermott Will & Emery 1/2/2013
Reissue Is Not Remedy to Terminal Disclaimer McDermott Will & Emery 1/2/2013
EEOC Sues Camden Place Health & Rehab, LLC for Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/1/2013
Lack of Striking Similarity Ends The Big C Copyright Infringement Action in the Ninth Circuit McDermott Will & Emery 1/1/2013
Governor Perdue Appoints Mark Davis to NC Court of Appeals Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1/1/2013
Pleading Unjust Enrichment Does Not Support a Claim for the Underlying Trade Secret Misappropriation McDermott Will & Emery 1/1/2013
Eleventh Circuit Raises its Glass to the Public Domain; Affirms Summary Judgment Entered Against Miller's Ale House on Trademark, Trade Dress, and Copyright Claims Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1/1/2013
FTC Signals Stricter Stance on Injunctions for FRAND-Encumbered Patents McDermott Will & Emery 12/31/2012
Money Held by Lawyer Not Privileged -- State ex rel. Koster v. Cain Armstrong Teasdale 12/31/2012
What You Say Can and Will be Held Against You: ADA Confidentiality Requirements Extend Beyond Termination of Employment Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 12/31/2012
Doing Business with Corporate Entities: Lessons to Learn From a Deal Gone Bad Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/31/2012
Our Top 10 Labor Law Events of 2012 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/31/2012
Fourth Circuit Upholds Employer-Favorable Religious Discrimination Decision Poyner Spruill LLP 12/31/2012
Rare Finding of Non-Obviousness Based Solely on Secondary Considerations McDermott Will & Emery 12/31/2012
Patent Infringement Claims Not Precluded by Related Trademark Infringement Claims in Prior Suit McDermott Will & Emery 12/30/2012
And the Hits Keep On Coming! NLRB Board Alters Approach on Witness Statements Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/30/2012
Use of “TRADER” Marks and Domain Names Spark Lawsuit Asserting Trademark Infringement and Cyberpiracy Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/30/2012
Federal Circuit Mows Down Lower Court’s “Into Engagement with” Claim Construction McDermott Will & Emery 12/30/2012
PRC Supreme People’s Court Further Interprets Application of Laws in Trial of Labor Disputes Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/30/2012
Infringement of Method Claims Requires Proof of Actual Performance Rather than Mere Capability McDermott Will & Emery 12/30/2012
Six-Year-Long International Trade Commission "ITC" Investigation Concludes with Finding of Obviousness McDermott Will & Emery 12/30/2012
Happy Holidays from the National Labor Relations Board "NLRB"! Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/30/2012
Preliminary Testing of Medical Devices in Animals Enables Their Use in Humans - Patent Law Issues McDermott Will & Emery 12/30/2012
Mintz Levin Files FOIA Request for DOL Prevailing Wage Data Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 12/29/2012
Mendota Restaurants, Inc. to Pay $150,000 to Settle Class Sexual Harassment Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 12/29/2012
40-Year Delay Smacks Down Monetary Damages, but Not Permanent Injunction, in Fraternity and Sorority Trademark Suit Against Paddle Manufacturer McDermott Will & Emery 12/29/2012
11th Circuit Sua Sponte Vacates and Replaces Earlier Opinion in Lanham Act Case, but “Harmless Error” Doctrine Preserves Original Result Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/29/2012
Walker Process Standing Affirmed for Direct Purchaser Antitrust Plaintiffs McDermott Will & Emery 12/29/2012
New Year, New Laws for California Employers – Deposition Limits, San Francisco Ordinances and Meal Periods Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 12/29/2012
Illinois Court Rejects Subcontractor’s Claim for Delay Damages Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/28/2012
Top Ten Biotech IP Stories of 2012 Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 12/28/2012
Diagnostic Claims For Assessing the Risk of Down’s Syndrome Are Not Patent Eligible McDermott Will & Emery 12/28/2012
Supreme Court Denies a Request to Temporarily Enjoin the Contraceptive Mandate Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/28/2012
New Jersey Spill Act: Innocent Purchaser Defense Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 12/28/2012
Trademark Infringement Action Asserted by James and Laurie Williams Against Columbus Bar Association Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/28/2012
Eighth Circuit Rejects "Fiduciary Exception" to Privilege Arguments Armstrong Teasdale 12/28/2012
Iowa Supreme Court Rules that Employer Lawfully Terminated "Irresistible" Employee Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/28/2012
Recent NLRB Decisions Expand Employer Obligations Schiff Hardin LLP 12/28/2012
Opening Shots in Gunn v. Minton: The Petitioner's Brief and Several Amici Curiae Briefs in Support Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 12/28/2012
Seventh Circuit – “Created or Suffered” Exclusion of a Title Insurance Policy With a Mechanic’s Lien Endorsement Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/27/2012
Insurers Compelled to Produce Internal Attorney Communications and Claims Policies Williams Kastner 12/27/2012
Northern District of Georgia Dismisses Copyright and State Law Claims Brought by Master Mind Music, Inc. Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/27/2012
Discovery Alone Does Not Trigger Duty to Defend Williams Kastner 12/27/2012
"Blanket" AI Endorsement Leads to Big Exposure Williams Kastner 12/27/2012
Michigan City Indiana Restaurant to Pay $20,000 to Settle Second EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 12/27/2012
Michigan Court of Appeals – Update on Whether Defective Construction Can Constitute an “Occurrence” Under CGL Policies Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/26/2012
No Duty To Defend Apartment Conversion Claims Williams Kastner 12/26/2012
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Strikes Again, This Time in Court Against a Payday Lender Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/26/2012
Altec to Pay $25,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 12/26/2012
Florida District Court Rules that Individual LLC Member Is Third-Party Beneficiary and Bound by Arbitration Agreement Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/25/2012
Ohio Supreme Court – Claims for Property Damage to Insured’s Own Work Caused by Defective Workmanship Not Covered Under CGL Insurance Policies Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/25/2012
How Buyers of Legal Services Select a Law Firm, Part 3 of 3 The Rainmaker Institute 12/25/2012
Second Circuit Adheres Strictly to the Rules of Contract in Sovereign Debt Restructurings Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/25/2012
New Wave of “Occurrence” Statutes Doesn’t Affect Old Policies Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/24/2012
"All Knowledge Is Inferential": Is the Use of Qualifiers In An Affidavit Sufficient? Much Shelist, P.C. 12/24/2012
No ADA Protection for Termination Due to Fear of Swine Flu Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/24/2012
Bankruptcy Abroad: US Creditors’ Rights Remain Relevant in Chapter 15 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 12/23/2012
Non-Competes: A Question of Consideration Much Shelist, P.C. 12/22/2012
When Numbers Count Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/22/2012
Can Volunteers Sue For Discrimination? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/22/2012
Another Shoe Drops in Washington: Ninth Circuit Expands Personal Jurisdiction over Willful Copyright Infringers Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 12/22/2012
California Supreme Court: Courts Have 'Gatekeeper' Role Regarding Expert Testimony Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/21/2012
Senate Passes House Bill 4014, Clearing the Way for Privilege Protection Documents Turned Over to the CFPB During Examination — But Murky Waters Still Lie Ahead. Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/21/2012
In re Rosuvastatin Calcium Patent Litigation – Making “Therasense” out of Confusion Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 12/21/2012
The Top 10 Ways To Reduce Discovery Costs: Nos. 5-1 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/21/2012
A Developing "Faragher" Defense to FLSA Claims Fowler White Boggs P.A. 12/21/2012
Merck Compelled to Disclose Documents; Confidentiality and Privilege Waived with Prior Disclosure to Government Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 12/21/2012
Dillard's to Pay $2 Million to Settle Class Action Disability Discrimination Lawsuit by EEOC U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 12/20/2012
Illinois Courts Continue to Scrutinize Standing in Foreclosure Actions Much Shelist, P.C. 12/20/2012
New Jersey Court Rejects Effort to Shift Blame to Environmental Consultants Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 12/20/2012
Trademark Infringement Action Asserted by The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists against Antonine X. Brown Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/20/2012
Advertising Foreign Casinos in Canada Dickinson Wright PLLC 12/20/2012
Expert Who Admittedly Failed to Follow 921 Employed Reliable Methodology Armstrong Teasdale 12/19/2012
The Top 10 Ways To Reduce Discovery Costs: Nos. 10-6 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/19/2012
Is Work From Home Counted in Determining FMLA Eligibility? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/19/2012
Pregnancy Discrimination In Employment Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 12/18/2012
Illinois Federal Court Finds Employee Handbook Provision May Constitute an Agreement Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/18/2012
North Carolina Court of Appeals Rule 60(b) Motion Cannot Be Used to Attack An Order That a Party Failed to Appeal Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/17/2012
Joint DOJ-FTC Workshop Explores Competitive Impact of Patent Assertion Entities McDermott Will & Emery 12/17/2012
Antitrust "Tying" Claims Dismissed Against Homebuilders Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/17/2012
China Amends its Civil Procedural Law 全国人大常委会发布修改《中华人民共和国民事诉讼法》的决定(08/31/2012) Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/16/2012
Delaware Chancery Court Strengthens First-Filed Action Rule Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/16/2012
NC Supreme Court Upholds Law Banning Video Sweepstakes Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/15/2012
NLRB Not Entitled to Injunction Directing NYC Property Management Company to Bargain with Incumbent Union Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/15/2012
Beware the Boilerplate: Issue One Andrews Kurth LLP 12/14/2012
Causal Nexus for P.I. Means the Accused Infringement Drives Consumer Demand McDermott Will & Emery 12/13/2012
Ninth Circuit Prohibits Bankruptcy Courts from Entering Judgments on Fraudulent Conveyance Claims Against Non-Claimants Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/13/2012
Governor Perdue Appoints Beasley to North Carolina Supreme Court Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/13/2012
National Labor Relations Board Decisions Impacting Non-Union Private Employers Fowler White Boggs P.A. 12/13/2012
Kentucky’s Municipal Employers Achieve Major Victory in 2012 McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 12/13/2012
Supreme Court to Decide "Pay for Delay" Antitrust Case Involving Generic Drugs Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/12/2012
“When you assume, you make an …” : Echoes From Oscar Wilde In Luster Products, Inc. v. John M. Van Zandt d/b/a Vanza USA, Opposition No. 91202788 (TTAB 11/28/2012) Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 12/12/2012
Ninth Circuit Weighs in on Stern: Absent Waiver, Non-Claimant Defendants Entitled to Final Adjudication in District Court Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/12/2012
New Concerns Over Product Liability Risk for Trademark Licensors Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 12/12/2012
More Legal Maneuvering Over the Scope and Applicability of Michigan's "One Action" Rule Governing Mortgage Foreclosures By Advertisement Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/12/2012
Supreme Court Allows Fifth Circuit Ruling on Private FLSA Settlements to Stand Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 12/11/2012
Best Mode Defense’s Last Stand McDermott Will & Emery 12/11/2012
VitalStim and Three Others Assert Infringement of Four Patents Against eSwallow USA Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/11/2012
Court Finds Personal Jurisdiction over Foreign Business Under a Conspiracy Theory Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/11/2012
Noteholders Shatter Vitro Subsidiaries in Texas Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 12/11/2012
U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on “Pay-for-Delay” Antitrust Issue McDermott Will & Emery 12/11/2012
Zac Brown Band's Guitar Strap Flap Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/11/2012
Second Circuit Reverses Conviction for Off-Label Promotion Based on First Amendment Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/11/2012
Second Circuit Rejects Government’s Off-Label Enforcement Approach Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 12/10/2012
Former Hedge Fund Founder Ordered to Pay $5 Million for Securities Law Violations Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/10/2012
Supreme Court Will Review Eleventh Circuit’s Decision in Andro-Gel® “Pay for Delay” Case Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/10/2012
“Employee” Status Not Necessarily Dependent on Compensation Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/10/2012
EPA Pushes Back on Stormwater Discharges from Logging Roads Varnum LLP 12/10/2012
Trademark Infringement Action Asserted by Clark Equipment Company against Nighthawk Machinery, LLC Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/10/2012
Limits on the Use of the Disclosure-Dedication Rule Under Doctrine of Equivalents McDermott Will & Emery 12/10/2012
UPS Sued By EEOC for Religious Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 12/10/2012
Patentees Can File DJ Actions, Too: Complaint in Middle District of GA Provides Example Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/10/2012
Not Just Age Claims Anymore? Bill Introduced in the New York City Council Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 12/9/2012
America Invents Act - Limitation on Joinder Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. 12/9/2012
Rehearing of Decision Affirming PTO Invalidity Finding Denied, Even After Upholding District Court Validity Finding McDermott Will & Emery 12/9/2012
Alleged Exclusive Licensee of PRENATE® Trademarks Sues for Infringement Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/9/2012
California District Court Issues New ESI Guidelines Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/9/2012
Additional Insured Covered without Express Allegation of Vicarious Liability Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 12/9/2012
Sierra Club Ready to Sue on Alleged Air Quality Violations Varnum LLP 12/9/2012
North Carolina Governor Perdue Suspends Judicial Nominating Commission Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/9/2012
“PARIS” Is Misdescriptive of Goods Designed in Miami and Manufactured in Asia McDermott Will & Emery 12/9/2012
America Invents Act - Prior User Commercial Rights Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. 12/9/2012
The Tale of Two Banks: Final Settlement in Maine Bank Security Practices Case and a Failure of Bank Security Procedures in Florida Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 12/9/2012
UK Employment Alert: European Court of Human Rights Finds That Greater Protections Are Required For The Political Beliefs Of UK Employees McDermott Will & Emery 12/9/2012
North Carolina Appellate Rules Committee Revises Appellate Style Manual Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/9/2012
Clark Equipment Company Brings Anticybersquatting Case Involving its BOBCAT® Trademarks Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/8/2012
America Invents Act - Best Mode Removed as a Defense Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. 12/8/2012
NLRB Advice on Lawful Employment At Will Provisions Under the NLRA Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 12/8/2012
NLRB Hears Oral Argument in Noel Canning v. NLRB Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/8/2012
Expert Excluded Again For Failing To Test Theory Armstrong Teasdale 12/8/2012
California Attorney General Flexes Muscle on Mobile Privacy: AG Sues Delta for Lack of Privacy Policy on Mobile Application Ifrah Law 12/7/2012
The Third Circuit Does It Again: A Monopolist Violates the Antitrust Laws By Offering Conditional Above -Cost Market Share Discounts That Constitute "De Facto Partial Exclusive Dealing" Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/7/2012
Supreme Court Again Set To Resolve A Circuit Split Over The Enforceability of Mandatory Class Arbitration Waivers Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/7/2012
Is Your House Designer Creative or a Copier? Judge Finds an Issue of Fact Whether a House Design Infringed on a Previous Designer’s Copyright Varnum LLP 12/7/2012
How Do You or Don’t You State a Case for A Declaratory Judgment in a Trademark Dispute? Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 12/7/2012
‘Off-Label’ FDA Cases Can Run Afoul of First Amendment, Federal Appeals Court Holds Ifrah Law 12/6/2012
Employment & Labor Laws 2013 Legislative Forecast Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 12/6/2012
Fresenius USA Manufacturing, Inc.- Forcing Employers to Navigate the Crossroads of Workplace Harassment & the NLRA McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 12/6/2012
The Sixth Circuit Steps Back in Time on Certification of Consumer Classes Dickinson Wright PLLC 12/6/2012
Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) Fees – A Primer on the Tax Treatment of Entrance and Monthly Fees McDermott Will & Emery 12/6/2012
North Carolina Court Of Appeals Reverses Order Denying Motion to Compel Arbitration Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/6/2012
Liability for Workplace Harassment Depends on Definition of "Supervisor" Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 12/6/2012
Are Medicaid Claims Becoming the Next Battleground for False Claims Act (FCA) Cases? Ifrah Law 12/6/2012
What is the Proper Jurisdiction for Children Issues Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 12/6/2012
Second Circuit Denies Investor's Second Appeal for New Trial Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/5/2012
D.C. Circuit: Restitution Order Must Involve Victim’s Loss, Not Defendant’s Gain Ifrah Law 12/5/2012
Federal Courts Clarify Reasonable-Accommodation Standards Vedder Price 12/5/2012
In An Action With National Implications, U.S. EPA Establishes Numeric Nutrient Criteria For Florida‘s Waterways And Estuaries On Friday After A Protracted Court Battle Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/5/2012
California Declines FINRA 'Friend Request': The Impact of State Social Media Privacy Legislation on Broker-Dealers' Ability to Comply with FINRA Rules Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/5/2012
Acceleron Asserts its '021 Patent Against Dell, Inc. Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/5/2012
Watch What They Say and What They Do: The Seventh Circuit Examines What Constitutes Notice of Employee Eligibility for FMLA Leave Vedder Price 12/4/2012
The Patentability of Isolated DNA Will be Decided by the Supreme Court Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. 12/4/2012
Employer Accountable for Impersonation Scheme by Hired Investigator: Illinois Supreme Court Weighs In Much Shelist, P.C. 12/4/2012
Five Strategies for Employers to Improve Their Success in the Hearing Room Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/4/2012
NLRB Issues First Rulings on Social Media Policies Vedder Price 12/4/2012
Employers Must Reassign Disabled Employees To Vacant Positions Ahead of More Qualified Candidates? Seventh Circuit Says, "Yes." Poyner Spruill LLP 12/4/2012
D.C. Circuit Refuses To Enforce Board’s Bargaining Order, Finds Lawful Impasse Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/4/2012
FCC Ruling Permits Confirmation Text Messages for ‘Opt-Out’ Customers Ifrah Law 12/4/2012
Fifth Circuit Addresses Issue of When Oral LSTA Loan Trades Become Binding Andrews Kurth LLP 12/4/2012
Alien v. Predator; Who Prevails in Copyright Dispute? McDermott Will & Emery 12/4/2012
Court Upholds South Carolina Law Allowing Police to Check Motorists' Immigration Status Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/3/2012
IRS May Challenge Future Formula Gift Clauses Armstrong Teasdale 12/3/2012
Supreme Court Grants Myriad’s Petition for Cert. Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 12/3/2012
“The Librarian” Makes Noise: Copyright Claims Included in Multi-Count Complaint Detailing Split Between LLC Members Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/3/2012
Another Voting Machine Controversy in Florida? (This Time It’s about Patent Infringement) McDermott Will & Emery 12/3/2012
Recent Developments in Securities Law Class Actions Schiff Hardin LLP 12/3/2012
A Carrier Is Not a Country McDermott Will & Emery 12/3/2012
What Did You Say? $31 Million Awarded for Infringement of Hearing Aid Patent McDermott Will & Emery 12/3/2012
Southern District of Indiana Limits Scope of Discovery Sought From Former Employers for Whom Plaintiff May Obtain Re-Employment Pursuant to Union Working Agreement Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/3/2012
The New Jersey Appellate Division Addresses Rent Receiver Liability Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 12/3/2012
Division of Tax Appeals Finds Taxpayers Established Change in Domicile from New York City to the Hamptons McDermott Will & Emery 12/1/2012
Wells Fargo v. US Airways— Redelivery Certificates Protect Lessees from Unspecified Discrepancies Vedder Price 12/1/2012
Is It Time to Take a New Look at Appellate Review of PTO Claim Construction? McDermott Will & Emery 11/30/2012
3form Files New Suit Over Design Patents, Utility Patents, and Trademark Relating to its Architectural Panels Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/30/2012
California Choice-of-Law Provision Constitutes Waiver of Federal Arbitration Act Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/30/2012
Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Gray-Market Copyright Case McDermott Will & Emery 11/30/2012
NLRB Invalidates Another Workplace Social Media Policy Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 11/30/2012
Limits to Financiers’ Claims for Losses and Damage to Insured Property Resulting from Theft by Insured Vedder Price 11/30/2012
Second Circuit Clarifies E-Commerce Contract Formation Requirements Andrews Kurth LLP 11/30/2012
Court Grants Summary Judgment Against Coca-Cola in Breach of Collective Bargaining Agreement Claim by United Steel Workers Varnum LLP 11/30/2012
Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection—Second Circuit Applies The Strict Scrutiny Test And Holds That New York Cannot Prohibit Nonimmigrants From Obtaining Pharmacist Licenses Southern Methodist University, SMU Dedman School of Law 11/30/2012
Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents under the America Invents Act Andrews Kurth LLP 11/30/2012
Private Equity Fund Is Not a “Trade or Business” Under ERISA Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/30/2012
Trademark Infringement Asserted by American Deli against Boa Cho Corporation in Franchise Termination Case Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/29/2012
Keeping It Ordinary: The Ordinary Course Defense Varnum LLP 11/29/2012
“Fair, Adequate and Reasonable”: Federal Judge Approves the FTC’s $22.5 Million Settlement with Google Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 11/29/2012
You’re Fired: One Good Reason for Employees Not to Ask for FMLA Leave When Their Facebook Photos Negate Such Entitlement Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 11/29/2012
FERC Issues $2.5M Sanction in Electric Market Manipulation Investigation: Company Pursued Wheeling Transactions to Benefit Other Electric Transactions at Same Point Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/29/2012
Watt’s New? Michigan Energy Law News - November 2012 Varnum LLP 11/29/2012
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Timmons-Goodson Resigns Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/28/2012
Supreme Court Examines “Supervisor” Definition In Bias Suits Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/28/2012
USSC: Validity Of Noncompetition Agreement Containing Arbitration Provision Cannot, Under The Supremacy Clause, Be Addressed By State Supreme Court Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/28/2012
Georgia is a New Battleground for the Self-Proclaimed “Original Copyright Troll” Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/28/2012
West Virginia Surface Owners May Not Appeal Gas Well Permits Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 11/28/2012
After Nearly 25 Years, New Jersey Appellate Court Provides ‘Sobering’ Guidance to Employers Respecting Workplace Alcoholism Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/28/2012
District Courts in the Fourth Circuit Run Full Speed Ahead with Equitable Estoppel Claims Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/27/2012
Lululemon and Calvin Klein Settle Yoga Pants Design Litigation Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 11/27/2012
Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Drug Maker Fails Because “Off-Guideline” Marketing Does Not Constitute “Off-Label” Marketing Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 11/27/2012
Lanny Breuer Touts Robust, Transparent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Enforcement Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/27/2012
Seventh Circuit Rejects EEOC’s Claim of Confidentiality Violations Under the Americans with Disabilities Act Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/27/2012
When Is Facebook Activity "Solicitation?" Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/27/2012
QVC and Two Florida-Based Corporations Sued for Patent and Trade Dress Infringement Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/27/2012
Mendez-Reyes, Demandstein, & Chevron: Withdrawing Chances Of Obtaining Cancellation Of Removal In The Third Circuit For Some Aliens Villanova University School of Law 11/26/2012
What’s Not to “Like” About Workplace Harassment? Texas Wesleyan University School of Law 11/26/2012
Texas State Agencies to Pay $175,000 to Settle EEOC and DOJ Wage Discrimination Suits U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 11/26/2012
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Divided Circuit Case Regarding Creditability of Foreign Taxes McDermott Will & Emery 11/26/2012
Online Retailers Not Immune From Trademark Infringement Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/26/2012
Declaratory Judgment Action Filed Over Trailer Hitch Products Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/26/2012
A New Wave of Say-on-Pay and Executive Compensation Proxy Litigation Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/26/2012
Michigan's Second Project Labor Agreements (PLA) Law Also Pre-empted by NLRA Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/26/2012
Agreeing to License Standard-Essential Patents on RAND Terms May Bar Foreign Injunctive Relief McDermott Will & Emery 11/26/2012
Acacia Subsidiary Automated Facilities Management Corporation Files Patent Suit Against Ventyx Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/26/2012
Obviousness-Type Double Patenting Requires a Reason to Modify with a Reasonable Expectation of Success McDermott Will & Emery 11/25/2012
No Permanent Injunction if Plaintiff and Defendant Did Not Directly Compete; Ongoing Royalty to Be Applied Instead McDermott Will & Emery 11/25/2012
Trademark Infringement Asserted in Complaint by Warmtone Corp. d/b/a WebWire Against Brittany Race for Use of Marks WEBWIRE and GOWEBWIRE Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/25/2012
Knowledge of a Reference’s Materiality Does Not Prove a Deliberate Decision of Non-Disclosure McDermott Will & Emery 11/25/2012
Perkinelmer v. Intema – Biomarker Claims Not Patent Eligible Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 11/25/2012
Home-Field (Venue) Advantage: Being the First-to-File Does Not Always Win the Race Varnum LLP 11/24/2012
Federal Circuit Affirms Finding of Obviousness in DNA Patent Application McDermott Will & Emery 11/24/2012
The Federal Circuit Finds Declaratory Judgment Jurisdiction Exists Only with Immediacy and Reality McDermott Will & Emery 11/24/2012
Second Circuit Holds That Argentinean National Bank Is Not Alter Ego of Argentina Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/24/2012
The Unforeseeable Transaction: Apple Argues that the California Song-Beverly Credit Card Act Should Not Apply To Online Retailers Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 11/24/2012
Broad Reading of Executory Contract when Trademark License Obligations Are Unfulfilled McDermott Will & Emery 11/24/2012
Counterfeit Merchandise Sales Result in Summary Judgment of Infringement, but Not of “Trademark Counterfeiting”; Middle District of GA Clarifies Statutory Damages Standards Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/24/2012
Assertion of Common Interest Doctrine and Business Strategy Privilege Rejected Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/23/2012
Very Strict Liability for False or Materially Incomplete Representations: Forfeiture of FERC Market Pricing Authority McDermott Will & Emery 11/23/2012
Michigan Court of Appeals Confirms Power of Receiver to Sell Real Property Free and Clear of Redemption Rights Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/23/2012
What's The "Best" Trademark? Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/23/2012
Delaware Supreme Court Rejects Chancery Court's Determination that Default Fiduciary Duties Apply to All LLC Members Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/23/2012
Florida Family Law and the Financial Affidavit Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 11/23/2012
Court Takes Expansive View of Duty to Report Child Abuse Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 11/22/2012
Overhead Door Corporation Distributor Asserts Unfair Competition Claim Against Atlanta-Area Garage Door Company Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/22/2012
U.S. District Court Finds the USPTO is Improperly Calculating Patent Term Adjustment Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 11/22/2012
SEC Rejects Motion to Stay Resource Extraction Disclosure Rules Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/22/2012
Evolutionism vs. Creationism Battle Over Trademark Rights Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 11/21/2012
Starbucks’ Tip Pooling Practices Found to Violate Massachusetts Law Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 11/21/2012
Hand it Over: Federal Judge Orders Plaintiffs in Discrimination Lawsuit to Produce Cell Phones and Facebook Account Passwords Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/21/2012
New York’s Governor Cuomo Convenes Moreland Commission to Investigate Emergency Preparedness of Utilities Following Hurricane Sandy Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/21/2012
2012 Year-End Estate Planning Advisory Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/21/2012
En Banc Sixth Circuit Strikes Down Portions of Michigan’s Constitutional Amendment on Affirmative Action Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/21/2012
3Form and Meridien Accents Settle Architectural Wall Design Patent Action Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/21/2012
Edwards Lifesciences v. Corevalve – Pig Valve Implants Enabling Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 11/20/2012
Food Safety Law: A Book Review The National Law Review / The National Law Forum LLC 11/20/2012
Sixth Circuit Strikes Down Michigan Affirmative Ban As Unconstitutional Varnum LLP 11/20/2012
Michigan Supreme Court to Hear Certified Question in Social Security Case Varnum LLP 11/20/2012
Update: Watson Pharmaceuticals Responds to FTC's Petition for Supreme Court Review of "Pay for Delay" Case; 31 States File Amici Curiae Brief Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/19/2012
Delaware Supreme Court Alters Fiduciary Duty Landscape for LLCs Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/19/2012
Patent Term Adjustment Update - Exelixis v. Kappos Armstrong Teasdale 11/19/2012
Second Federal Court Temporarily Enjoins Application of Contraceptive Mandate to a For-Profit Business Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/19/2012
N.C. Court of Appeals Addresses Powers of Attorney In Context of Commercial Development Loans Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/19/2012
Court Finds Defendants Jointly and Severally Liable for Disgorgement and Prejudgment Interest Award in Ponzi Scheme Case Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/19/2012
A Fool With a Pen Makes Good Law Dickinson Wright PLLC 11/19/2012
Affirmative Action Ban Overturned Varnum LLP 11/19/2012
The Implied Warranty of Habitability: Recent Developments Much Shelist, P.C. 11/19/2012
Hotspur Resorts, JW Marriott Franchisee, Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit for $155,000 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 11/18/2012
A Licensee Can Sometimes Bear the Burden of Proof on Non-Infringement McDermott Will & Emery 11/18/2012
Court Rules That Plaintiffs Failed to Establish "Scheme Liability" in Securities Case Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/18/2012
Pre-Audit Certificates and Oral Municipal Contracts Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/18/2012
Proposed Changes To The New Jersey Legal Malpractice Statute of Limitations Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 11/18/2012
Court in 11th Circuit Clarifies When a Remand to the Plan Fiduciary is Appropriate Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/17/2012
Recent Disposition of Atlanta Division Cases Covered in Prior Posts Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/17/2012
Prior Art’s Disclosure of Result-Effective Variables that Overlap Claimed Ranges Is Sufficient to Support a Finding of Obviousness McDermott Will & Emery 11/17/2012
Owner of Comfort Inn and Suites in Taylor, Mich. Sued by EEOC for Pregnancy Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 11/17/2012
This Time Argentina Gets the Shot Across the Bow . . . Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 11/16/2012
Mark Rice d/b/a Games to Remember Initiates Three Suits, Asserting Infringement of Funky Monkeys® Trademark Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/16/2012
Bard v. Gore: Joint Inventors or Just One? Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 11/16/2012
Is “Air Force 1” Dismissal Grounded? Dickinson Wright PLLC 11/16/2012
Why Settle?; Even When it is Over it isn’t Over. Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 11/15/2012
Posting By Employer Regarding Pending Legal Action Can Violate CEPA Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 11/15/2012
The Federal Circuit Finds that Section 282 Is Not a Safety Net to Protect Against Failure to Disclosure Relevant Information During Discovery McDermott Will & Emery 11/15/2012
NLRB Weekly Summary of Decisions for November 5-9, 2012 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/15/2012
NLRB Decision Regarding Confidentiality of Employer Investigations Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 11/15/2012
A Recall Notice Directed to “6 Hour” Energy Shots Could Constitute False Advertising McDermott Will & Emery 11/14/2012
Court Rejects Challenges to Health Reform Mandates and Medicare Regulations Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/14/2012
Insured May Not Target Tender Defense to Excess Insurer Until Primary Coverage Is Exhausted Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 11/14/2012
EU Commission Can Bring Follow-On Actions for Damages on Behalf of the European Union in Cartel Cases McDermott Will & Emery 11/14/2012
Court Determines U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Is Undercalculating Patent Term Adjustments Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/14/2012
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Does Not Dive into the Turbulent Waters of the Supreme Court’s Stream of Commerce Debate Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 11/13/2012
A New Wave of Say-on-Pay and Executive Compensation Proxy Litigation Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/13/2012
Supreme Court Considers Use of Purported Stipulation to Avoid Removal Fowler White Boggs P.A. 11/12/2012
The Eleventh Circuit Finds No Fraud on the PTO Where Declarant Had No Personal Knowledge of Use of Similar Marks McDermott Will & Emery 11/12/2012
National Labor Relations Board - NLRB Updates Workload of Division Judges in 2012 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/12/2012
Interstate Distributor Company to Pay Nearly $5 Million to Settle EEOC Disability Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 11/12/2012
Retail Stores: Know Your Duty of Care Varnum LLP 11/11/2012
“Nearest-Tenth Of An Hour” Rounding Policy Permissible Under California Law Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/11/2012
Who Decides Arbitrability: The Court Or The Arbitrator? Armstrong Teasdale 11/11/2012
Health Care Providers Are Immune to Civil Liability, Despite Peer-Review Shortcomings, Federal Court Rules Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/11/2012
District Court Holds Filing of Request for Continued Examination Does Not Reduce Patent Term Adjustment Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. 11/10/2012
High Court Limits Recovery for Wrongful Termination of Negotiations Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/10/2012
Yes, Employees May (Sometimes) Be Fired For Incriminating Facebook Posts Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/10/2012
The Fine Print of Natural Gas Property Rights: Cautionary Lessons from Western Ohio and New York McDermott Will & Emery 11/9/2012
New York Law Does Not Require Prejudice Showing for a Late Notice Defense When Notice Is a Condition Precedent to Reinsurance Coverage Schiff Hardin LLP 11/9/2012
Losing A Fair Labor Standards Act Lawsuit Can Be Costly Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/9/2012
Why Is CFTC Planning to Appeal Judge’s Ruling in Dodd-Frank Case? Ifrah Law 11/9/2012
Will Decker Hobble Future Attempts at Clean Water Act Permit Streamlining? Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 11/8/2012
Hospitals Challenge CMS Auditing Policy in Court Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/8/2012
Written Time Reporting Policy Saves Employer From Fair Labor Standards Act Overtime Liability Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/8/2012
Recent Case Suggests How Private Equity Funds Can Protect Against Unfunded Pension Liabilities of Portfolio Companies McDermott Will & Emery 11/8/2012
Patent War Between St. Jude Medical and Volcano Has Mixed Results Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 11/8/2012
Protecting Trade Secrets Before, During and After Litigation: A Book Review The National Law Review / The National Law Forum LLC 11/8/2012
Sandy Insurance Claims Likely To Spread Beyond Direct Property Damages Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/7/2012
EEOC’s Focus on Pregnancy Discrimination McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 11/7/2012
Court Refuses Insurer’s Claim for Attorneys’ Fees – Filed Too Late Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 11/7/2012
For a Product to Be “Derived from” Another, It Must Copy Novel Aspects of the Original Product McDermott Will & Emery 11/7/2012
Chancery Court Endorses Predictive Coding Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 11/6/2012
NRLB Continues to be Active in the Areas of Social Media and Employment-at-Will Policies Poyner Spruill LLP 11/6/2012
Sixth Circuit Overturns $82.6 Million Medicare Fraud Judgment McDermott Will & Emery 11/6/2012
No Trademark Infringement Where Contractor Listed Manufacturer’s Product in Municipal Bid McDermott Will & Emery 11/5/2012
Newsweek’s History Includes Path-Breaking Gender Discrimination Case Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/5/2012
DOJ Should Not Withhold Information From Defense in High-Profile Leak Case Ifrah Law 11/5/2012
Social Media: The New Harassment Landscape Continued McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 11/5/2012
Monsanto v. Bowman to Be Heard at the Supreme Court McDermott Will & Emery 11/5/2012
Patents Not Obvious Due to a Lack of Motivation to Combine Prior Art McDermott Will & Emery 11/5/2012
Capri Home Care Pays $23,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 11/4/2012
Señor Frog’s, Altres Sued By EEOC For Severe, Rampant Sexual Harassment U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 11/4/2012
Fifth Circuit Looks to Totality of Parties’ Conduct to Determine Implied License McDermott Will & Emery 11/4/2012
No Compulsory License for Internet Streaming McDermott Will & Emery 11/4/2012
The Federal Trade Commission Fires Back Against Wyndham Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 11/4/2012
Eleventh Circuit Holds Not All “Internet” Distribution Is Worldwide Publication, Giving Rise to a United States Work McDermott Will & Emery 11/3/2012
NLRB Issues New Guidance: Brings Some Clarity to At-Will Disclaimer Issues Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/3/2012
Restitution Payments by Physician Held to be Tax-Deductible Dickinson Wright PLLC 11/2/2012
Eighth Circuit Approves Damages Against Individual Music Downloader McDermott Will & Emery 11/2/2012
A Public Icon: Marilyn Monroe Estate Loses Appeal for Publicity Rights McDermott Will & Emery 11/2/2012
California Appeals Court Approves Rounding of Employee Time Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/2/2012
NLRB’s Division of Advice Finds Two At-Will Employment Policies Lawful Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/2/2012
Thou Shall Describe a Reason for Negative Claim Limitations McDermott Will & Emery 11/2/2012
Sixth Circuit Reinvigorates Stern v. Marshall Debate Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/2/2012
Google and Rosetta Stone Settle AdWords Trademark Infringement Suit 11/2/2012
Chuck Yeager’s Right of Publicity Suit Will No Longer Fly in the Ninth Circuit McDermott Will & Emery 11/1/2012
In the Spirit of DR Horton, ALJ Extends Protections to Job Applicants Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/1/2012
NLRB Steps Away from the At-Will “Ledge” Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/1/2012
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments in the First Sale Case Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 11/1/2012
Federal Circuit Side-Steps Issue of Whether False Affidavit Is Per Se Material Under Therasense McDermott Will & Emery 11/1/2012
District Court Reverses and Holds That "Correct" Name, Not "Legal" Name, Required on UCC-1 Financing Statement Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/1/2012
Illinois Courts to Require Redaction of Personal Identity Information Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/31/2012
W.Va. Supreme Court Affirms Award of Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses Against WVDEP In Surface Mine Board Appeals Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 10/31/2012
Hurricane Sandy: Board of Education Discretion in Issuing Alternative Work Schedules on Snow Days Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 10/30/2012
Securities Litigation and Enforcement Trends - October 2012 Vedder Price 10/30/2012
Lost Profits Recoverable as Damages for a Contractual Breach, Bad Faith or Contractual Interference Claim Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 10/30/2012
Not All “Entries” Are Equal – The Law of “Entry” and “Admission” for Purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act Chicago-Kent College of Law 10/29/2012
Avoid Legal Malpractice – Timely Assert Affirmative Defenses Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 10/29/2012
Obamacare on Trial: A Book Review The National Law Review / The National Law Forum LLC 10/28/2012
“Like” It or Not: How Social Media Can Lead to Litigation Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 10/28/2012
FERC Issues Order No. 1000-B: Acting on Rehearing and Clarification Requests of Order No. 1000-A Schiff Hardin LLP 10/28/2012
HHS Proposed Settlement of Medicare Case would lead to Expanded Reimbursement for Skilled Nursing and Therapy Services von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 10/27/2012
Abandonment and Revival of U.S. Patent Application Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/27/2012
Paid FICA Taxes on Severance Pay? Claim a Refund Now Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/26/2012
Washington Supreme Court Rejects Insurer Challenge to Covenant Judgments Williams Kastner 10/26/2012
Retail Stores: Know Your Duty of Care Varnum LLP 10/26/2012
Supreme Court Allows Moench Presumption to Continue Schiff Hardin LLP 10/26/2012
Report From an Energized WIPO Conference in Geneva Ifrah Law 10/26/2012
This should have been an obvious FLSA decision Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/25/2012
Court Overturns Position Limits Schiff Hardin LLP 10/25/2012
Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting: A Law Student's Freewheeling Inquiry Villanova University School of Law 10/25/2012
Is Continued Employment Enough to Uphold Invention Assignment Agreements? Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 10/25/2012
Administrative Orders or Standing Temporary Orders 10/25/2012
Forestry Giant Sierra Pacific Industries Settles EEOC National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/25/2012
On The Radar: Supreme Court Set to Resolve Circuit Split as to Definition of Supervisor Under Title VII Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/24/2012
Institutional Controls and Pre-enforcment Review in Cleanup Cases Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/24/2012
Quality Stores, Inc.: Law Update Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/24/2012
Government Sanctioned for Destruction of Documents Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/24/2012
Inference, Not Speculation, Triggers Duty to Defend Asbestos Bodily Injury Claim Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 10/24/2012
Health Care Law Reform Update: October 22, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/24/2012
EEOC Wins Summary Judgment on Liability in Baltimore County Pension Case U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/23/2012
Energy and Environment Law Update: October 21, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/23/2012
EEOC Must Abide By 300-Day Rule in Pattern and Practice Case, Says New Jersey Federal Court Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/23/2012
Historic Boardwalk Hall v. Commissioner: IRS Dissolves a Partnership Between Pitney Bowes and the NJSEA Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/23/2012
Aviation Law Alert - Michigan Court of Appeals Resolves Issues with Statutory Interpretation Critical to Business Aircraft Sales/Use Tax Planning Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/23/2012
Dairy Queen Franchisee to Pay $17,500 to Settle Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/23/2012
New Jersey Adopts Revised Uniform LLC Act Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 10/22/2012
House Committee Moving Forward with Subpoena Regarding Medicare Advantage Demonstration Project Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/22/2012
NLRB Weekly Summary of Decisions for October 8-12, 2012 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/22/2012
CFTC Provides a Bit of Last-Minute Breathing Room on Swaps Regulation Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 10/22/2012
The USW Right to Work Case Clears First Hurdle Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/22/2012
EEOC Continues Focus on Religious and National Origin Discrimination Involving Muslim and Arab Communities Poyner Spruill LLP 10/22/2012
EEOC Sues South Loop Club for Sex Harassment and Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/21/2012
Bribery Act 2010: UK Serious Fraud Office Publishes Revised Policies on Facilitation Payments, Business Expenditure and Corporate Self-Reporting McDermott Will & Emery 10/21/2012
Seventh Circuit Decision Holds that Taxes Paid by Illinois Hospitals Are Not Fully Reimbursable Under Medicare Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/21/2012
EEOC Obtains $40,000 in Settlement of ADA Case with Jim Walter Resources U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/21/2012
DuPriest and Sons To Pay $24,000 to Silk-Screener Fired Because of Disability U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/20/2012
Litigation Alert - Michigan Governor Establishes Business Courts Throughout State Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/20/2012
The Legal Battle Over Health Reform, Continued Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/20/2012
Discussing Eagle v. Edcomm, the LinkedIn Employer Takeover Case, with LXBN TV: Video Interview Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/20/2012
Proposed Legislation Would Reform Ohio Employment Bias Laws Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/20/2012
D.R. Horton Files Reply Brief in Appeal of NLRB Decision Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/19/2012
Does the NLRA really Protect A Worker's Right to Be Rude? The NLRB Thinks So! Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/19/2012
NLRB Makes it More Difficult for Employers to Control Off-Duty Employee Access to the Workplace Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/19/2012
Will a Savings Clause Save Your Social Media Policy? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 10/19/2012
New York Publishes MTA Payroll Tax Protective Refund Claim Procedures Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/19/2012
Compliance Alert for Group Health Plans Annual Notices to Employees/Participants Schiff Hardin LLP 10/19/2012
Third Circuit Upholds Finding of Antitrust Liability for Above-Cost Pricing Arrangement Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/19/2012
Seventh Circuit Sides With Defendants On Eavesdropping Case Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/18/2012
Scope of Non-Access Policies Limited by Recent NLRB Decisions Schiff Hardin LLP 10/18/2012
NLRB and ALJ Decisions Continue to Refine Social Media Policy Parameters McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 10/18/2012
Misrepresentation: Is It As Easy As You May Think To Establish? Dickinson Wright PLLC 10/18/2012
Minnesota Court Applies 2-Year Limit to Drug/Alcohol Testing Law, Increases Likelihood of Punitive Damages in Employment Claims Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/18/2012
Dale Carnegie, Esq. Andrews Kurth LLP 10/18/2012
Court Decision in Sony PlayStation Data Breach Case Places Burden on Plaintiffs to Allege Actual Damages Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/18/2012
To Post or Not to Post – Are All Employee Facebook Comments Protected Under the NLRA? Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 10/18/2012
Court Rules SEC Cannot Invoke Its Investigatory Powers to Circumvent Discovery Rules Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/17/2012
Health Care Reform Update - October 15, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/17/2012
California Tax Refund Opportunity Based on Gillette Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/17/2012
High Court Will Not Evaluate Whether Summary Judgment Orders Violate Plaintiffs’ Seventh Amendment Rights Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/17/2012
Parental Liability: The Importance of Following the Rebuttal Procedure Carefully McDermott Will & Emery 10/17/2012
Another Social Media Battleground: Employee LinkedIn Accounts - "It's Mine" - "No It's Not" Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/16/2012
Microunions and the National Labor Relations Board: What is a Valid Bargaining Unit? Retail Industry Leaders Association 10/16/2012
Michigan Supreme Court Remands Cherryland After Enactment of Legislation Deeming Solvency Covenants of Non-Recourse Loans Unenforceable Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/16/2012
Concentration Range Claims Cannot Be Narrowly Construed to Preserve Validity McDermott Will & Emery 10/16/2012
Fraudulent Joinder: Court Finds Diversity Jurisdiction With Non-Diverse Defendants Varnum LLP 10/15/2012
Ninth Circuit Strikes Down Provision Affecting Permanent Residency Applicants Who 'Age Out' Before Reaching Priority Date Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/15/2012
NLRB Signals Intent To Scrutinize Facially Neutral Handbook Policies Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 10/15/2012
The Best Laid Plans: What To Do If You Go To Trial Unexpectedly Dickinson Wright PLLC 10/15/2012
The Scope of Safe Harbor Provision Under § 271(e)(1) Expands McDermott Will & Emery 10/15/2012
JEC Enterprises Sued By EEOC for Sex Harassment U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/15/2012
Court Rules Supplemental Unemployment Compensation Not Subject to Social Security, Medicare Taxes Varnum LLP 10/14/2012
Expert’s Failure to Establish Proximate Cause Results in Exclusion Armstrong Teasdale 10/14/2012
Sixth Circuit Upholds Wal-Mart’s Termination of Employee for Using Medical Marihuana Dickinson Wright PLLC 10/14/2012
Exceptional Case: All or Nothing At All? McDermott Will & Emery 10/14/2012
MMR Constructors Sued by EEOC For Racial Harassment U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/14/2012
En Banc Court Deeply Divided on Divided Infringement McDermott Will & Emery 10/13/2012
DOJ Announces Settlement With Florida Company Over Allegations of Retaliation for Employee Challenge to E-Verify Non-Confirmation Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/13/2012
The NLRB's Second Bite Of The Apple Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/13/2012
Seventh Circuit: ADA Gives Disabled Employees Priority For Vacant Positions Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 10/13/2012
Denied Boarding: European Court Reinforces the Rights of Air Passengers McDermott Will & Emery 10/13/2012
Wendy's Franchisee to Pay $41,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/13/2012
Would Your Wage and Hour Practices Withstand Scrutiny? Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 10/12/2012
Experts Excluded Despite Spending Over $1 Million to Test Their Theories Armstrong Teasdale 10/12/2012
Domestic Industry Based on Licensing Exists Independently of Domestic Industry Based on Articles Protected by Patent Made in the United States McDermott Will & Emery 10/12/2012
Who Owns a Social Media Account? Court Rules that Employer Did Not Violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) by Taking Over a LinkedIn Account Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 10/12/2012
Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Declaratory Judgment Action in Trademark Dispute Involving Alticor Varnum LLP 10/12/2012
Arbitration Clauses in Construction Contracts – Part II von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 10/12/2012
Fiscal Year 2013 Work Plan Highlights OIG’s Medicare Parts C and D Priorities Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/12/2012
DOJ Announces Settlement With Florida Company Over Allegations of Retaliation for Employee Challenge to E-Verify Non-Confirmation Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/12/2012
Same Claim Terms Used In Related Patents Have the Same Meaning McDermott Will & Emery 10/12/2012
EEOC Sues PFERD Milwaukee Brush for Pay Bias U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/12/2012
Former Employee Fails To Convince Court Of Underpayment In First And Last Weeks Of Employment Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 10/11/2012
Ohio Supreme Court Reverses Self on Noncompete in Merger Situation Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/11/2012
Federal Circuit to Address Computer-Implemented Inventions En Banc Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 10/11/2012
Pattern Designs on US Navy Uniforms and Fabric Are Non-Functional Protected Trademarks 10/11/2012
U.S. Supreme Court to Define Who is a Supervisor Under Title VII Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 10/11/2012
POM Loses a Round in Its Advertising Dispute With FTC, But Battle Continues Ifrah Law 10/11/2012
Recent NLRB Positions Challenge Employer Conventional Wisdom Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 10/11/2012
EPA Petitions for En Banc Rehearing of Decision that Overturned CSAPR Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/11/2012
Expert Excluded for Failure to Utilize Any Discernible Methodology Armstrong Teasdale 10/10/2012
A Range of Possible Dates for Alleged Prior Art Does Not Satisfy Standard of Clear and Convincing Evidence for Proving Invalidity McDermott Will & Emery 10/10/2012
City of Springfield, Missouri Reaches Settlement to Strike Down E-Verify Requirement Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/10/2012
Even When You Win, You Might Still Lose: NLRB Strikes Back After Employer Prevails In Federal Court Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/10/2012
Gunning for the Supreme Court: A "Substantial" Case "Arising" from Texas That Means More Than You Think! Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 10/10/2012
Florida PIP Reform Challenged Fowler White Boggs P.A. 10/10/2012
NLRB Expands Employee Rights to Enter Workplace Outside Work Hours Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/10/2012
Health Care Reform Law Update: October 8, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/10/2012
Next Steps to Comply with Health Care Reform Schiff Hardin LLP 10/10/2012
Stream of Commerce Contacts Insufficient to Maintain Personal Jurisdiction McDermott Will & Emery 10/10/2012
Expert Excluded for Failure to Test and Failure to Rule Out Alternative Causes Armstrong Teasdale 10/10/2012
Patentability of Obvious Variants of Derived Knowledge Under the AIA Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 10/9/2012
Proposed Legislation to Prevent Cottage Uncapping – A Benefit to Cottage Owners? Or a Planning Curse in Disguise? Varnum LLP 10/9/2012
California Contest Tops Outside Spending in U.S. House Races Center for Public Integrity 10/9/2012
The Federal Circuit Continues to Make Inequitable Conduct More Difficult to Prove Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 10/9/2012
Trademark Protects “Color of Passion” Used on Soles of Women’s High-Fashion Designer Footwear, Except if Shoe Itself Is Red McDermott Will & Emery 10/9/2012
Does Your Franchise Agreement Address Group Arbitration? Armstrong Teasdale 10/9/2012
Homestead Tax Exemption Applies to Non-Citizen’s Residence Maintained for Dependents Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 10/9/2012
Online and Off-Limits: New California Legislation Prohibits Employers from Requiring Access to Social Media Accounts of Employees Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/9/2012
US Supreme Court Accepts Certiorari in Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District — Confiscatory Takings Case Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/9/2012
Broadening Reissue Cannot Be Used to Remove Claimed Features Relied Upon in Prosecution Arguments McDermott Will & Emery 10/9/2012
First, Second and Third Times are all the Charm… Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 10/9/2012
Potential Opportunity for Refund of FICA Taxes Paid on Supplemental Unemployment Benefits Payments Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/9/2012
Supreme Court to Review Monsanto v. Bowman Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 10/8/2012
Total Investments in Entire Licensing Program Cannot Establish Domestic Industry Absent Evidence Establishing Portion of Investments that Have a Nexus to Asserted Patents McDermott Will & Emery 10/8/2012
Retail Did You Know? Court of Appeals Expands Inducement for Patent Infringeme​nt Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/8/2012
May Employers Require Job Applicants To Provide Home Addresses? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/8/2012
Labor Law: NLRB finds standard at-will employment provisions unlawful Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 10/8/2012
Dock Permitted at Access Easement – No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Varnum LLP 10/8/2012
Implicit Jury Findings Are Binding McDermott Will & Emery 10/8/2012
IP: A boon for patent trolls Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 10/8/2012
NLRB Social Media Decisions Leave Questions for Employers Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/8/2012
Prevailing Plaintiff’s Attorneys’ Fees in Civil Rights Action are “Damages” Under Follow Form Insurance Policy Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 10/7/2012
Another New Wave of Employment Laws in California Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/7/2012
NLRB Weekly Summary of Decisions for September 24-28, 2012 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/7/2012
Copyright Protection for Architect’s Expression McDermott Will & Emery 10/7/2012
Labor Law: Harassment and discrimination suits can turn on the distinction between a supervisor and a co-worker Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 10/7/2012
District Court Rejects “Novel Theory” that Transfer to a Position to Which the Employee Was Not Qualified Constitutes an Adverse Employment Action Varnum LLP 10/7/2012
D.C. District Court Rejects CFTC's Position Limits Rule McDermott Will & Emery 10/7/2012
Labor: Cat’s paw theory can make individual employees liable Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 10/7/2012
FERC Clarifies that a Utility May Not Curtail Unilaterally for Purchases from QFs Under a Long-Term Obligation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/7/2012
Republican members of Congress file amicus briefs to challenge NLRB recess appointments Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/6/2012
Labor: The top 5 compensable time issues that spell disaster for employers Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 10/6/2012
NLRB Rejects Another Social Media Policy Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 10/6/2012
Reigning In Urban Farming – No More RTFA Protection? Varnum LLP 10/6/2012
IP: Phase 2 implementation of the America Invents Act provides new “patent attack” tools Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 10/5/2012
IP Law: The who, what, and how of indemnification provisions Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 10/5/2012
State AGs Challenge Legality of New Dodd-Frank Regulatory Group Ifrah Law 10/5/2012
Separation, Divorce, and Estate Planning Dickinson Wright PLLC 10/5/2012
California Passes Law to Regulate Access to Employees’ Social Media Accounts Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/5/2012
Court Must Consider Patent Owner’s Remedies in Terms of Future Infringements McDermott Will & Emery 10/5/2012
California Supreme Court Reaffirms “All Sums with Stacking” Rule on Long-Tail Injury Claims Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 10/5/2012
Reining In Urban Farming – No More RTFA Protection? Varnum LLP 10/5/2012
NLRB Decides First Facebook Discharge Case; Holds for Employer but Finds "Courtesy" Requirement Unlawful Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/5/2012
Second Circuit Applies the Filed Rate Doctrine to Electricity Rates Set by Market-Based Auctions Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/5/2012
A Casebook Example of Evidentiary Rulings that Cause “Wasteful Litigation” McDermott Will & Emery 10/5/2012
Labor: No liability for pre-EEOC investigations Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 10/4/2012
‘Results Will Vary,’ But FTC’s Cases Against Weight-Loss Companies Remain the Same Ifrah Law 10/4/2012
Important Employment Legislative Developments Impacting Both NY and NJ Employers Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 10/4/2012
Details Announced Concerning U.S. Supreme Court Clerk Program on October 17 Varnum LLP 10/4/2012
6th Circuit Holds McCarran-Ferguson Act Bars Antitrust Claims Against Title Insurers Dickinson Wright PLLC 10/4/2012
Labor: Ohio Supreme Court rules on the effect of mergers on noncompetes Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 10/4/2012
Employee Participant Level Fee Disclosures -The Second Step in a Two-Step Dance Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 10/4/2012
NLRB Strikes Down Employee Handbook Language and Issues First Social Media Decision Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/4/2012
Service Mark Cancelled Because Services Listed in the Registration Were Not “Good in Trade” McDermott Will & Emery 10/4/2012
Potential Refund Claims: New York MTA Payroll Tax Held Unconstitutional Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/3/2012
Plants Found in the Wild Are Not Patentable McDermott Will & Emery 10/3/2012
What Doesn’t Kill Me, Makes Me Stronger—Surviving Allegations of Copyright Infringement McDermott Will & Emery 10/3/2012
8 Questions an Employer Should Ask Before Taking an Adverse Employment Action Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 10/3/2012
Web-Linking Is Not Necessarily Copying McDermott Will & Emery 10/3/2012
District Court Rejects “Novel Theory” that Transfer to a Position to Which the Employee Was Not Qualified Constitutes an Adverse Employment Action Varnum LLP 10/3/2012
Update: S. 3523 Passes U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/3/2012
Guidance on how not to respond to discovery requests and orders Armstrong Teasdale 10/3/2012
Prometheus Redux: Patentability of Isolated DNA Sequences Are Patentable Subject Matter McDermott Will & Emery 10/3/2012
Gossip Mag’s “Fair Use” Claim in Publishing a Celebrity’s Wedding Photos Rejected McDermott Will & Emery 10/2/2012
The Virtuosity of Appellate Courts Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 10/2/2012
NLRB Issues First Social Media Decision Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/2/2012
New Jersey Imposes Gender-Equality Notice Obligations on Employers Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/2/2012
Holy Infringement!—Noncommercial Infringement Is Not Fair Use McDermott Will & Emery 10/2/2012
Federal CAFO Regulations Remove “Propose to Discharge” Permitting Requirement Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/2/2012
§ 301(a) of Copyright Act Creates Complete Preemption McDermott Will & Emery 10/2/2012
Seventh Circuit Joins Ranks of Courts Holding that Internal Grievances about Employer Fiduciary Duty Breaches is Actionable Under ERISA Section 510 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 10/2/2012
Trademarks And Bankruptcy: Seventh Circuit Provides Lifeline For Trademark Licensees Confronting Licensor Bankruptcy Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 10/1/2012
Patent Wars: EU’s Top Regulator Takes Front Line Position McDermott Will & Emery 10/1/2012
Expert Excluded Because He Could Not Identify Any Scientific Source to Confirm His “Basic Scientific Principle” Armstrong Teasdale 10/1/2012
Update: Bay Mills Indian Community Casino Cases After Remand Varnum LLP 10/1/2012
Not Every Magazine Use Is Fair McDermott Will & Emery 10/1/2012
Victim Toxicology Analysis Held Reliable Armstrong Teasdale 10/1/2012
Lack of Enablement Snares Patent’s Open-Ended Claim Scope McDermott Will & Emery 10/1/2012
It’s Official - The First NRLB Decision Striking Down a Social Media Policy Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/1/2012
President of Company Not Qualified to Testify Based on Industry Experience Armstrong Teasdale 10/1/2012
Online Retailer Not Subject to Personal Jurisdiction in Michigan Varnum LLP 10/1/2012
New WDNR Regulations A Concern for Wisconsin Agriculture Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/1/2012
Reasonable Attorney Fees Not Defined by Insurer’s Billing Guidelines Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 10/1/2012
Entire Market Value Rule–R.I.P.? McDermott Will & Emery 9/30/2012
Public Comment: Word Counts But Kindergarten Fonts Andrews Kurth LLP 9/30/2012
Failure to Test Ignition Theory Results in Exclusion Armstrong Teasdale 9/30/2012
The Food and Drug Administration Gets Sued for Delaying FSMA Implementation Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/30/2012
Second Circuit Blocks Class Action Against KeySpan-Morgan Stanley for Market Manipulation Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/30/2012
Policy Provision Does Not Eliminate Duty to Defend Uncovered Counts in Mixed Action Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 9/30/2012
Husband Organizes; Wife Gets Fired. NLRB Orders Reinstatement Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/30/2012
Efforts to Restrict Employer Access to Social Media Passwords Pick Up Steam McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 9/30/2012
Court Sets Forth Requirements for Admissibility of Origin and Cause Opinions Armstrong Teasdale 9/30/2012
USEPA Withdraws Proposed CAFO Reporting Rule Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/30/2012
Federal Court In Washington Rules That Allstate Sales Agent Is A Contractor, Not An Employee Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/29/2012
Class Certified in Unsolicited Fax Advertisement Lawsuit Varnum LLP 9/29/2012
Failure to Be a Licensed Investigator Not Basis for Exclusion Armstrong Teasdale 9/29/2012
“The Next Asbestos” – False Advertising and Mislabeling Class Action Lawsuits Against the Agriculture, Food and Beverage Industry Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/29/2012
Caution Required When Releasing Health-Care Records Under Wisconsin’s “Billing and Collection” Exception von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 9/29/2012
Court Excludes Expert Because He Had No Specific Qualifications as to the Specific Opinion He Intended to Offer Armstrong Teasdale 9/29/2012
BP Products North America to Improve Spill Response Preparedness at Oil Terminals Nationwide U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 9/29/2012
OSHA's Aggressive Focus on Grain Handling Operators Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/29/2012
EEOC Sues Dollar General for Race Discrimination and Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/29/2012
Update: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Exempt from Michigan Real Estate Transfer Tax Varnum LLP 9/29/2012
Failure to Test Ignition Theory Results in Exclusion Armstrong Teasdale 9/28/2012
Individual Responsibility under the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) Fowler White Boggs P.A. 9/28/2012
Social Media: The New Harassment Landscape McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 9/28/2012
Is representing a KKK Imperial Wizard bad for fee requests? Armstrong Teasdale 9/28/2012
PCBs in Building Caulking – Beware the Enforcer Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/28/2012
Sixth Circuit Affirms $33M Jury Verdict in Breach of Contract Case Varnum LLP 9/28/2012
EEOC Sues Panda Express Restaurant in Hawaii for Rampant Sexual Harassment U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/28/2012
Sixth Circuit: Downsizing Payments Are Not FICA-Taxable Wages Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/27/2012
Choose Your Words Carefully When Drafting Social Media Policies Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/27/2012
Quality Stores Decision Could Lead to Significant Refunds of FICA Tax McDermott Will & Emery 9/27/2012
Another Hurdle for GHG Suits as Ninth Circuit Affirms District Court Ruling in Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Schiff Hardin LLP 9/27/2012
Law Update: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Exempt from Michigan Real Estate Transfer Tax Varnum LLP 9/27/2012
Michigan’s Homestead-Exemption Law for Bankruptcy Debtors Upheld Varnum LLP 9/26/2012
"Context Matters" Reasons the Board as it Forgives Workplace Vulgarity and Lying Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/26/2012
Alleged Fraudulent Indcument + Unambiguous Contract = Defense Summary Judgment Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 9/26/2012
Health Care Law Reform Update Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/26/2012
Federal Circuit Knocks Outside the Box’s Inequitable Conduct Charges Out of the Box Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 9/26/2012
Akami/McKesson Decision Re-defines Induced Infringement Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 9/26/2012
Intellectually Disabled Workers Awarded $1.3M for Pay Discrimination by Henry's Turkey Service U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/25/2012
Massachusetts DPH Proposes Amendments to Regulations to Implement Gift Ban Law Changes Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/25/2012
NLRB and EEOC May Target Employer Efforts to Keep Employees Quiet During Internal Investigations Poyner Spruill LLP 9/25/2012
Strategy and Tactics: Knowing The Difference In Patent Portfolio Creation Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 9/25/2012
California Supreme Court to Review Class Action Arbitration Waivers in Employment Agreements Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/25/2012
‘Get-Rich-Quick’ Systems Penalized by FTC to Tune of $478 Million Ifrah Law 9/25/2012
NLRB to Costco: Your Social Media Policy Needs a Do-Over Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/25/2012
Charitable Donations and Tax Law Armstrong Teasdale 9/25/2012
EEOC Wins Rare Summary Judgment Verdict In Disability Suit Against Creative Networks U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/24/2012
Appellate Court Ruling Permits Continued NIH Funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 9/24/2012
NLRB Weekly Summary of Decisions for September 10-14, 2012 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/24/2012
Seventh Circuit Revives EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/24/2012
Singular Claim Terms Are Plural in Scope Unless There Is Clear Intent to the Contrary McDermott Will & Emery 9/24/2012
Labor and Employment Law Alert - NLRB Decides First Social Media Case; Finds Employer’s Policy Unlawfully Over-Broad Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/23/2012
NLRB Announces its First Formal Ruling on the Legality of Social Media Policies Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 9/23/2012
Illinois Court Finds Coverage for Additional Insured Where None Exists for the Named Insured Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/23/2012
SEC Proposes Amendments to Allow General Solicitation in Certain Private Offerings Pursuant to JOBS Act Andrews Kurth LLP 9/23/2012
The Federal Circuit’s Recent “Safe Harbor” Ruling Could Impact Biosimilars Drug Development Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 9/22/2012
Reasonable Rates -- MO Ethics Lawyer charges NYC newbie lawyer rates Armstrong Teasdale 9/22/2012
The Evolving Landscape of Employee Text-messaging Privacy Issues McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 9/22/2012
ADA Requires Employers to Fill Vacant Positions with Qualified Employees with Disabilities Much Shelist, P.C. 9/22/2012
Indiana Court Holds that Second-Tier Materialman May Not Invoke Personal Liability Notice Statute Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/22/2012
Western District To Decide Whether Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Are Exempt from Paying Michigan’s Real Estate Transfer Tax Varnum LLP 9/22/2012
When is Ensuing Loss Not Ensuing Loss? Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 9/21/2012
NLRB Rules on First Social Media Policy Case; Find Policy Unlawful Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/21/2012
DOJ Files Employment Discrimination Lawsuit Against Agricultural Employer Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/21/2012
S. 3523: Louboutin, Lululemon, and Fashion Design: Finally Getting Some Respect? Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/21/2012
Diacetyl Litigation Update: Consumer Pops Case, Prevails in Lawsuit Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 9/21/2012
Employers Beware: The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Is a Sword with Two Edges Much Shelist, P.C. 9/21/2012
Lawyers-Witnesses Can Handle Pretrial matters Armstrong Teasdale 9/20/2012
On Brevity Andrews Kurth LLP 9/20/2012
Florida Divorce Law: Mandatory Disclosure a/k/a Rule 12.285 9/20/2012
Libya Loses Court Battle Over Its Own ‘Libyan Embassy’ Trademark Ifrah Law 9/20/2012
The Road Less Traveled: Don’t Put Your Children in the Middle of Your Divorce Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 9/20/2012
Quality Stores Decision Could Lead to Significant Refunds of FICA Tax McDermott Will & Emery 9/19/2012
Mixed Ruling Upholds Arizona's 'Show Your Papers' Provision Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/19/2012
Wellness Program Falls Within ADA Safe Harbor Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/18/2012
What Did Wisconsin Judge Colas Really Do? von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 9/18/2012
Red Letter Case: Second Circuit Upholds Color as a Protectable Mark Armstrong Teasdale 9/18/2012
Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeals Adopts E-Filing Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 9/18/2012
Confusing Similarity Goes to the Dogs McDermott Will & Emery 9/18/2012
New Jersey Construction Lien Law Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 9/18/2012
1st Media, LLC v. Electronic Arts, Inc. – Specific Intent Means Specific Intent Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 9/18/2012
Labor and Employment Law Newsletter: Sept. 2012 Vedder Price 9/17/2012
A Red-Leather Day: Giving Single Color Trademarks in the Fashion Industry a Little Sole Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/17/2012
New York Expands List of Permissible Voluntary Deductions from Wages Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/16/2012
Second Circuit Confirms That Title VII Discrimination Awards are Taxable Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/16/2012
Commercial LItigation Alert - Indiana Court of Appeals: Jury to Decide Whether Generic Advertising Language Creates Liability for Fraud Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/16/2012
Environmental Law Alert - Ohio Supreme Court Decision Finds Local Zoning Law is Applicable to Private Landfill Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/16/2012
Ninth Circuit Reverses Securities Fraud Conviction Based on Admission of Prior Complaint Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/15/2012
Can a Hospital Alliance Constitute a Single Entity for Antitrust Purposes? It Depends, Says One District Court Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/15/2012
District Court Power to Enjoin Improper Use Code Is Limited McDermott Will & Emery 9/15/2012
The Antitrust Agencies’ Latest Favorite Target: MFN Clauses Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/15/2012
EEOC Sues Trinity Medical Center for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/14/2012
Let the Jury Decide Trade Secret Misappropriation Claim McDermott Will & Emery 9/14/2012
Preparing for Competent Authority Cases—Strategy McDermott Will & Emery 9/14/2012
Privilege, With Some Texas Hot Sauce Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/14/2012
Louboutin Wins Round Two Against Yves Saint Laurent in Fight Over Red Soles Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/14/2012
Federal Court Holds that FLSA’s “Fluctuating Workweek” Method Violates Pennsylvania Law Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 9/14/2012
“Slam Dunk” Liability Defense Does Not Abrogate Duty to Defend Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 9/14/2012
ICE Issues $625,000 Fine to New Jersey Company for Form I-9 Violations Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/13/2012
Unverified EEOC Filing Not Good Enough, Says Northern District of Indiana Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/13/2012
Insurer Bound by Policyholder’s Settlement of Questionable Liability Case Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 9/13/2012
Who owns your Twitter account? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 9/13/2012
Articles in Legal Industry Publications Continue to Qualify as Public Disclosure Under the False Claims Act Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/13/2012
California Appeals Court Opinion Highlights Brokers' Ability to Seek Judicial Expungement on Equitable Grounds Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/13/2012
Trade Secret Misappropriations Accusations Are Not Proof of a Habit McDermott Will & Emery 9/13/2012
The U.S. Government Supports Textbook Publisher in First Sale Case Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/13/2012
Paradigm Shift for Illinois Taxpayers with Creation of New Independent Tax Tribunal Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/13/2012
Employer's Routine Requests to Employees to Keep Internal Investigation Matters Confidential Found Unlawful by NLRB Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/13/2012
US Foods Settles EEOC Race Discrimination Suit for $165,000 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/13/2012
An “Application” Under § 135(b)(2) Includes Earlier Effective Filings Under § 120 McDermott Will & Emery 9/12/2012
Fifth Circuit Limits Wetland Permit Citizen Suits Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/12/2012
Statements Made During Reexamination Can Be Used to Limit Claim Scope McDermott Will & Emery 9/12/2012
The Other Shoe Drops: Appeals Court Saves But Trims Louboutin Red Sole Trademark Schiff Hardin LLP 9/12/2012
Red Letter Case: Second Circuit Upholds Color as a Protectable Mark Armstrong Teasdale 9/12/2012
New York Wage Deduction Amendment Signed Into Law Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/12/2012
Seventh Circuit Reverses Course on Reassignment Labor Accommodation Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/12/2012
Being off sick is no holiday: Statutory holiday entitlement of employees on sick leave Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/12/2012
UPS Sued by EEOC for National Origin and Religious Harassment U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/12/2012
FTC Sues DISH Network for Violating ‘Do-Not-Call’ Rules in Telemarketing Ifrah Law 9/11/2012
eDiscovery Alert: New Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure Fowler White Boggs P.A. 9/11/2012
DOJ Announces Settlement with Illinois Company Over Citizenship Status Discrimination Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/11/2012
Seventh Circuit Reverses Course on Reassignment Accommodation, Leaving United Airlines Grounded Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/11/2012
Silver Diner Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/10/2012
Sanctions Award Without Fees Not Appealable McDermott Will & Emery 9/10/2012
Scotts Miracle-Gro Will Pay $12.5 Million in Criminal Fines and Civil Penalties for Violations of Federal Pesticide Laws U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 9/10/2012
Statutory Provision on Royalty Judges Violates Appointments Clause McDermott Will & Emery 9/10/2012
Court of Appeals Expands Inducement for Patent Infringement Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/10/2012
Federal Circuit Signals Acceptance of Fairness Balancing in Determining Scope of Privilege Waiver McDermott Will & Emery 9/10/2012
Copyright Owners Waive Right to Jury Trial by Filing Claims in Bankruptcy Court McDermott Will & Emery 9/10/2012
Akamai Technologies, Inc. v. Limelight Networks, Inc.: Federal Circuit Makes Proving Induced Infringement Easier Armstrong Teasdale 9/9/2012
Repeated Failures to Comply with Discovery Warrant Sanctions Against Counsel McDermott Will & Emery 9/9/2012
Is Relief on the Horizon for California Employers Attempting to Enforce Arbitration Agreements as Class Waivers? Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 9/9/2012
No-Challenge Clauses Do Not Bar Later Challenges to Patent Validity McDermott Will & Emery 9/9/2012
United States Supreme Court Grants Certiorari to Determine Whether a Llitigant can Purposely Limit the Amount in Controversy to Defeat CAFA Jurisdiction Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 9/9/2012
Dura Automotive Systems to Pay $750,000 To Settle EEOC ADA Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/9/2012
California: Class Arbitration Prohibited if Not Authorized in Agreement Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/8/2012
Federal Court Upholds Arizona’s Union Secret Ballot Amendment Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/8/2012
Third Circuit Addresses The Notice An Employee Must Give Of Unforeseeable FMLA Leave Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 9/8/2012
Wrongful Termination Claim Too Desperate for Ex-Desperate Housewives Star Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/7/2012
Wyndham Motion Puts the FTC on the Defensive Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/7/2012
Two Circuits Conclude that Automatic Bankruptcy Stay Does Not Prevent Continuation of an Infringement Action of Trademarks McDermott Will & Emery 9/7/2012
Arizona District Court Upholds State Secret Ballot Law for Union Elections Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/7/2012
Discrimination Claims Based on Denial of Religious Clothing Is “Low Hanging Fruit” to EEOC Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 9/7/2012
The U.S. Supreme Court Grants Cert to Decide Scope of First Sale Doctrine Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/7/2012
Betting on the NFL Goes on Trial (Part 2) Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 9/7/2012
Sixth Circuit Affirms $33M Jury Verdict in Breach of Contract Case (Whitesell Corp. v. Whirlpool Corp.) Varnum LLP 9/7/2012
Federal Circuit Reaffirms the Patentability of Isolated DNA in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. 9/7/2012
Liability for Inducing Infringement Does Not Require a Single Entity Direct Infringer Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/7/2012
Walking the Red Carpet May Negate Rights of Publicity Claims McDermott Will & Emery 9/6/2012
To Compel Discovery Of A Party’s Social Media Content In Pennsylvania, There Must Be A Hook Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 9/6/2012
Federal Circuit Resurrects ‘Induced Infringement;’ Narrows ‘Joint Infringement Defense’ Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 9/6/2012
The Rise and Possible Fall of Class Actions in False Advertising Litigation Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 9/6/2012
Betting on the NFL Goes on Trial (Part 1) Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 9/6/2012
Akamai/McKesson Decided– Implications for Personalized Medicine Patents Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. 9/6/2012
Judge Was Right to Reject Plea Deal in Child Porn Case that Included Appellate Waiver Ifrah Law 9/6/2012
Vitol and Johnson Controls to Pay $62,500 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit for Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/6/2012
The Patty Tipton Company Agrees to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/5/2012
Increased European Patent Protection Following a Landmark Ruling on Supplementary Protection Certificates McDermott Will & Emery 9/5/2012
Continued Employment Is Sufficient Consideration for IP Assignment Agreements McDermott Will & Emery 9/5/2012
Foley Products Company Settles Race Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/5/2012
Catie Food Systems Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/5/2012
Prior Art Publications Entitled to Presumption of Enablement McDermott Will & Emery 9/4/2012
Prometheus Rising: In Bancorp, the Battle Between “Claim” and “Inventive Concept” Continues McDermott Will & Emery 9/4/2012
"Authorization" Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act McDermott Will & Emery 9/4/2012
Federal Circuit to Hear En Banc Issue of Jurisdiction Over Determinations of Liability Where Damages and Willfulness Issues Not Yet Addressed McDermott Will & Emery 9/3/2012
New Massachusetts Open Meeting Law Regulation Goes into Effect on September 14, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/3/2012
ITC Proposes Rule Changes to Section 337 Practice McDermott Will & Emery 9/3/2012
Is Employer-Ordered Counseling a Medical Exam Covered By The ADA? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/3/2012
Psychological Counseling May Constitute a Medical Examination Under the ADA Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/3/2012
EEOC Commissioners Launch Disability Discrimination Series in Seattle U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/3/2012
Mercy Hospice Sued By EEOC for Disability Bias U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/2/2012
Stormwater in New England: When It Rains, It Pours Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/2/2012
California Rejects Enforcement of Restrictive Covenant in Employment Agreement Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 9/1/2012
EEOC Obtains $2.75 Million from WRS Compass for Victims of Race Harassment at Clean-Up Site U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/31/2012
Expert Opinion Excluded in Fire Case Armstrong Teasdale 8/31/2012
Souliotes v. Hedgpeth, July 18, 2012 Armstrong Teasdale 8/31/2012
MKB Construction Settles EEOC Retaliation Discrimination Suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/30/2012
On Remand, Federal Circuit Spreads Mayo on Myriad Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 8/30/2012
Court Orders Cost-Shifting for Pre-Class Certification Discovery Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/30/2012
Risk assessments are critical to avoid data blackmail 8/30/2012
Donegal Mut. Ins. Co. v. Electrolux North America, July 24, 2012 Armstrong Teasdale 8/30/2012
Court Strikes Down EPA Overreaching – Again Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/30/2012
The Federal Circuit Will Decide if a Damages Trial or Decision on Willfulness Is Required Before a Judgment of Patent Infringement Can Be Appealed Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 8/28/2012
DOJ Announces Settlement with Philadelphia Employment Agency Over Allegations of Discrimination Against Refugees Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/28/2012
Are You Willing to Pay $22,500 to Download A Song? Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/28/2012
Alabama Court Applies NFPA 921 Guide to Expert Testimony Armstrong Teasdale 8/28/2012
Insider Trading Defendant’s Decision to Take the Stand Doesn’t Prevent Conviction Ifrah Law 8/28/2012
ABCO West Electrical Will Pay $23,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/28/2012
EPA Stops the Importation of Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins as Part of Settlement with INEOS U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 8/27/2012
EEOC Sues Burger King Franchisee Over Employee’s Religious Accommodation Request Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/27/2012
Court Injects Clarity into Air Permitting Source Determinations Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/27/2012
California Assembly Votes to Amend State False Claims Act Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/27/2012
Another Loss for the Robinson-Patman Act Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/26/2012