Recently, a Florida bankruptcy court permitted a Chapter 7 trustee to reach back 10 years to unwind a fraudulent transfer, a period of time well beyond the two years that practitioners generally expect.
- January 01, 2017Aram Ordubegian and Sevan Gorginian
Federal Circuit: PTAB Used Overly Broad CBM Patent Standard
Federal Circuit: PTAB Patent Invalidation Vacated over Erroneous Invention Conception DateJanuary 01, 2017Jeff Ginsberg and Hui LiOne of the main causes of the "death spiral" of malls in the United States has been the bankruptcies, and subsequent liquidations, of many retailers that were once household names -- and often a mall's anchor tenants.
January 01, 2017Eric S. ChafetzCompensation for in-house counsel is up across the board, ranging from 3.7% to as much as 6% at some general counsel and expert counsel levels, according to recently released data from HBR Consulting's 2016 Law Department Survey.
January 01, 2017Sue ReisingerA New York court has found that a landlord did not commit fraud when it failed to disclose to its prospective tenant that a long-term municipal improvement construction project was about to commence near the leased premises.
January 01, 2017ljnstaffWhat will happen to the Affordable Care Act now that President-Elect Trump has vowed to abolish it?
January 01, 2017ljnstaffOn Nov. 17, 2016, JPMorgan APAC, a Hong Kong subsidiary of JP Mor¬gan Chase & Co., agreed to pay $72 million for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
January 01, 2017ljnstaffA Doctrine In Flux
The big product-liability news at the Connecticut Supreme Court in 2016 was undoubtedly Izzarelli v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, a decision that refined Connecticut's standards for design-defect product-liability claims. But the decision may turn out to be even more notable for what it portends.
January 01, 2017John W. Cerreta





