Litigation

The First Department's recent decision in Fletcher v. The Dakota, Inc., et al. overrules a prior decision that set forth an overly onerous pleading standard for discrimination claims against coop directors and condominium board members.

Highlights of the latest intellectual property cases from around the country.

The question of whether a defendant had willfully infringed a patent has typically been decided by a jury. However, under Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. v. W.L. Gore & Assoc., a judge may now have the exclusive role of determining whether a jury is entitled to decide this question.

The recently published First Circuit opinion in Rosciti v. Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, presents an increasingly common interplay between two somewhat different and often conflicting areas of law — insurance coverage and bankruptcy.

Analysis of a recent key decision.

A look at legal reforms that are and are not reducing med-mal lawsuits.

Even if a concert venue carries liability insurance to cover the scheduled performance, it is important for the musical group to carry its own liability and property insurance. And because cancellations, postponements, and the inability of the performer to take the stage also often occur due to unforeseen circumstances, those with a financial stake in the live event could also benefit greatly through the purchase of event cancellation and/or non-appearance insurance.

This article discusses what mediation is, what happens at mediation, why mediate, what to look for in a mediator, and how mediation is an underused tool in the equipment leasing field.