Litigation

BP’s “Brash Conduct” Caused Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster, Judge Rules

U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier has determined that “brash conduct” by BP led to the explosion of a Gulf of […]

Missing Definition In Hobby Lobby Case Leaves Big Question For Regulators

The Supreme Court’s ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby found that some companies, “closely held corporations,” did not have to […]

Supreme Court To Take Up Trademark Tacking Case

Trademark “tacking,” an alternative to “priority” in determining which party owns the mark, requires that an old and new trademark […]

European Court Tries To Define ‘Parody’

In 2001, the European Union said a work used for “the purpose of caricature, parody or pastiche” may be excepted […]

Be Careful What You Ask For – Reasonableness in E-Discovery Meet and Confer and Motion Practice

In one meet and confer phase of a corporate lawsuit, plaintiff Boston Scientific overreached during discovery, and received the wrath of the court.

An Inexpensive Alternative to Patent Litigation

Two years after the America Invents Act was passed, the pitfalls and the advantages – most notably, its far more reasonable cost – of using “post grant” procedures are better understood.

A Spike In FCRA Lawsuits Against Employers

The Fair Credit Reporting Act is best known as the law regulating provision of credit reports by rating agencies like […]

In Texas, Obama Administration Begins Challenge To Restrictive Voting Laws

The White House’s attempt to compensate for a June Supreme Court decision that weakenedfederal oversight of states with a history […]

Dodgy Data From Amicus Briefs Influencing The Supreme Court

Supreme Court cases are increasingly influenced by facts provided to the justices in amicus brief filings, which are often filed […]

NSA Bulk Data Collection On Trial This Week

A panel of federal judges this week will be the first to hear a trial on the legality of the […]

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