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Avert An Antibiotics Armageddon? Forget The Patent System

January 24, 2017

Alarmists have been predicting an antibiotic crisis for decades. Now there are indications it has arrived. Without some rapid – […]

Big Batteries Could Shake Up Power Industry

January 17, 2017

Two electrical power crises in California have nurtured a fledgling big battery industry, which could solve some of the most…

Posner Talks Legal Writing

January 8, 2017

An interview with Judge Richard A. Posner on legal writing is full of suggestions for how to make briefs more […]

Inside/Outside Attorneys Often Not on the Same Page

November 30, 2016

The International Association of Defense Counsel recently released its 2016 Inside/Outside Counsel Relationship Survey. The survey found major differences in […]

Two Governance Studies Confirm Expanded Role for General Counsel

November 30, 2016

Within the space of less than one month in 2016, two important commentaries on corporate governance were released by two […]

Changing Rules for Foreign Arbitral Awards

November 30, 2016

Counsel charged with prosecuting or defending against actions involving foreign arbitral awards should be aware of rapidly evolving rule changes […]

Consumer Agency Rule Would End Class Action Waivers

November 30, 2016

In May, the Consumer Financial Protection Board announced a proposed rule prohibiting providers from using a pre-dispute arbitration agreement to […]

‘Katz’ Lawyer Sees Privacy Erosion Under Trump

November 29, 2016

The 1967 Katz v. United States Supreme Court privacy ruling held that the Fourth Amendment “protects people rather than places,” […]

Nation Can’t Afford For Trump To “Fail,” Says Sotomayor

November 16, 2016

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in an interview at the Hill Center on Capitol Hill this week, said, “We […]

Gretchen Carlson Lambastes Mandatory Arbitration

November 13, 2016

The former Fox News anchor says that sexual harassment, much of it blatant and crude, has been a constant in […]

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