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Big Banks Accused Of Financing Rain Forest Destruction

Two major banks, Credit Suisse and Bank of America, are singled out in an article about the role of banks […]

Legal Consequences Of Oakland’s Warehouse Fire

Lawsuits against property owners have produced huge verdicts in cases similar to that of the Oakland warehouse fire last week […]

Wells Fargo Using Arbitration To Kill Sham Account Suits

Wells Fargo is turning to arbitration to mitigate its accountability for the scandal, revealed last year, that its employees created […]

TTAB Won’t Register A “Trimming Machine” For Pot

The agricultural machine, used “for trimming leaves, plants, flowers and buds” of cannabis, was deemed not eligible for a trademark […]

Trump’s AG Could Pick Fight With Legal Marijuana

In November, eight states voted to legalize recreational or medical marijuana, bringing to 29 the number of states that have […]

Court: No Privilege For Mutual Fund Trustees

The trustees wanted to withhold more than 200 documents, including documents pertaining to board and committee meetings,

Patent Fight Begins Over Revolutionary Biotechnology

A gene-editing technology called CRISPR-cas9 could revolutionize medicine and agriculture, and b­­­­e worth billions. But a major question remains: who […]

How Many Hugs In A Sexual Harassment Claim?

Two years after being thrown out of federal court in Sacramento, a lawsuit accusing the sheriff of Yolo County of […]

Hollywood Studio Sues Netflix For Aggressive Hiring

Netflix has disrupted the traditional Hollywood studio structure, but its growth in original programming has sent it in search of […]

Rolling Stone Asks Judge To Overturn Jury Verdict

Rolling Stone has asked a federal judge to overrule a jury’s $3 million defamation verdict issued last month. A 10-member […]

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