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Legal Issues Involving Obesity and the ADA
Three federal cases indicating growing acceptance of obesity as a condition covered by the ADA, combined with obesity rates among the nation's workforce at an all-time high, portend additional claims from plaintiffs demanding accommodations for their conditions ' and more suits against employers that fail to provide them.
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Success in Mediation
In-house counsel contemplating or involved in mediation should take a step back and consider whether the standard ways of doing things really serve their or their clients' needs. Do they promote your dispute resolution goals? Surprisingly often, the answer is no.
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Quarterly State Compliance Review
This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some legislation of interest to corporate lawyers that went into effect between Nov. 1, 2012 and Jan. 1, 2013. It also reviews some recent decisions of interest, including two from the Delaware Supreme Court.
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In the Courts
A recent case about sentencing guidelines.
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Return of the Undead: Golan v. Holder and the Public Domain
A recurring issue in intellectual property law is the possibility of establishing rights in subject matter from the public domain and drawing the boundaries between what is public and private. The issue arose in one guise in <i>Golan v. Holder</i>, 132 S.Ct. 873 (2012), which upheld the constitutionality of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (or, informally, Copyright Restoration Act), granting U.S. copyright protection to certain works that had passed into the public domain in the United States, but which were still protected in their country of origin.
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Ninth Circuit Amends Recent Decision
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued an amended decision to retract <i>Du v. Allstate Ins. Co. et al.</i>, in which the court opined that, under California law, an insurer has a duty to promptly effectuate settlement when liability of its insured is reasonably clear, even absent a settlement demand by the claimant.
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<b><i>BREAKING NEWS:</b></i> Supreme Court to Hear Historic Same-Sex Marriage Cases
Opening the door to a potentially historic step in the nation's gay rights movement, the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 7 agreed to decide two constitutional challenges involving same-sex marriage.
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IP News
Highlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.
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Protecting Reality TV Formats
The nature of reality television programs is a relatively modern concern and — like reality itself — doesn't lend itself well to copyright protection.
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Contracting Away a Controversy: Nike v. Already LLC
In a case that could have important ramifications for trademark owners, as well as owners of other intellectual property and infringing defendants, the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 7, 2012, heard oral argument in <i>Already LLC v. Nike, Inc.</i> The case revolves around under what circumstances a covenant not to sue can defeat jurisdiction.
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