Litigation

In-depth analysis of a recent case in which the Second Circuit ruled that "Tipping" liability for insider trading requires knowledge of the tipper's benefit.

Sirius XM Radio's recent clubbing in litigation over the rights to pre-1972 sound recordings has unleashed a series of suits against Google, Apple, Sony and music streaming service Rdio.

In-depth look at a ruling that a plaintiff was not unfairly surprised by greater detail In expert testimony .

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, dismissed a lawsuit brought by hip-hop dancer Ereina "Honey Rockwell" Valencia over Universal's Honey and Honey 2 movies, released respectively in 2003 and 2011.

A copyright infringement lawsuit centered on the Telemundo network's popular Spanish-language telenovela El Rostro de Analia has some melodrama of its own.

Federal Circuit Finds Internet Method Unpatentable Under Alice
Federal Circuit: No Collateral Estoppel For Similar, But Unrelated, Patent

Soon after swooping in to represent Sirius XM Radio in potentially industry-shaking copyright litigation, O'Melveny & Myers suffered a nasty setback when a judge ruled that newly cited precedent trumpeted by the firm had been overruled 60 years ago.

The franchise agreement almost always contains a clause specifying that the franchisee is an independent contractor and that the franchisor and franchisee are not intending to create an employment relationship. But a number of recent decisions from around the country have raised the question: Is a franchisee really an employee of the franchisor, despite the written disclaimer in the franchise agreement?