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  • What They Say and Do Not Say

    Part Three of a Three-Part Article

    The question remains: Is the defendant in a False Claims Act matter barred from discussing the case, as are the relator and the government?

    February 01, 2018Andrew W. Schilling and Megan E. Whitehill
  • Town Board Failed to Take 'Hard Look' at Amendment
    Jurisdictional Determination from Army Corps
    Developer Failed to Allege Concrete Injury

    February 01, 2018ssalkin
  • 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.

    February 01, 2018ljnstaff
  • Refusal Is an Unconstitutional Violation of Free Speech

    On Dec. 15, 2017, a unanimous Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that despite Appellant's mark comprising “immoral or scandalous” matter, the PTO could no longer refuse federal registration of such marks on the grounds that this refusal violated the free speech clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

    February 01, 2018Stacey C. Kalamaras
  • Royal Dutch Shell and Eni Head to Trial over Nigeria Corruption Allegations

    February 01, 2018ssalkin
  • Eleventh Circuit Affirms Permanent Injunction Against Former Commodores' Member over Use of Group's Name
    Federal Court Ruling in Trademark Battle over “Row”
    Political Uses of Photos of Artists Ruled Transformative Fair Uses of Copyrights

    February 01, 2018Stan Soocher
  • Failure to Disclose Gas Tanks Does Not Constitute Contract Breach
    Divestiture Agreement
    Unrecorded Mortgage
    CEMA Suffices

    February 01, 2018ssalkin