There are several pressing issues within the realm of cybersquatting, including: recent heightened scrutiny applied by courts to cybersquatters and the operators who host their domains; the various methods by which companies attempt to combat the problem; and whether cybersquatting will become a substantial problem on newer platforms, such as social networking sites and on the forthcoming new gTLDs.
In what could be a painfully expensive rebuke to Google, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled last month that the company can be sued under the Wiretap Act for sniffing out data from home Wi-Fi networks.
Recent notable whistleblower cases are in some instances defining what it takes to be a successful retaliation plaintiff; in other ways, these cases are merely shaping the battleground for cases yet to come.
In-depth analysis and discussion of several key rulings.
Does a prior owner's oral grant of permission to enter the disputed land at the owner's death operate to defeat an adverse possession claim by a person who, after the oral grant of permission, occupied the land for the statutory period?
The Third Circuit recently reaffirmed the policy underlying anti-assignment provisions in connection with bankruptcy cases, and the extent of bankruptcy courts' jurisdiction after closure of a case.
The Supreme Court may finally clarify some of the confusion regarding a bankruptcy court's authority acknowledged by Justice Scalia in Stern.
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