Litigation

Turkish Banker Conspired to Evade U.S. Sanctions

Moratorium Invalidated Where Consideration of Zoning Changes Not Planned
In Texas, LLCs Cannot Be Made to Pay Attorney Fees
No Interaction, No Equitable Tolling

On Jan 8, 2018, Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced the Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2018, which is designed to prevent forum shopping in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, a practice that has resulted in a concentration of bankruptcy cases in a few districts.

Federal Circuit Vacates Noninfringement Decision Finding a Genuine Dispute as to Divided Infringement
Patent Trial and Appeal Board Holds Sovereign Immunity No Defense to IPR Petition Brought by Accused Infringer

HSBC Resolves Wire Fraud Charges

Punitive Damages for Intentional Encroachment
Questions of Fact About Readiness to Perform
Issues of Fact Preclude Summary Judgment in Action for Brokerage Commission
No Meritorious Defense to Foreclosure Action

Though it has been a news focus recently, the legal issue of “net neutrality,” or an open Internet, has been a point of contention between Internet access providers and network users since the mid-1990s. Both sides have zealously but unsuccessfully lobbied Congress with multiple efforts to have desired legislation passed. This has left us instead with shifting regulatory actions taken by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) attempting to address the issue.

A woman who fell and injured herself while attending a country music concert at Monmouth University cannot sue the school for damages, a New Jersey appeals court ruled in a divided decision that potentially sets the case up to be heard by the state Supreme Court.