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<B>BREAKING NEWS:</b> Supreme Court Strengthens Arbitration in Labor Case Ruling
The Supreme Court's growing embrace of the virtues of arbitration continued on April 1 with a 5-4 ruling endorsing labor contracts that send age discrimination claims to arbitration rather than to federal courts.
Supreme Court: Age Discrimination Claims Must Go to Arbitration
The Supreme Court on April 1 ruled 5-4 that courts must enforce clearly stated provisions in labor contracts that require age-discrimination claims to go to arbitration.
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The Time-Money Continuum
Everyone has heard that time is money, but it may be that no industry understands this concept as well or as thoroughly as the insurance industry. Here's why.
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Real Property Law
Key rulings are discussed and analyzed.
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Verdicts
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
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Opinion: Supreme Court Botches Preemption Case
One author's strong views about <i>Wyeth v. Levine</i>.
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Don't Overlook Nontraditional Defenses in Patent Litigations
It is a staple in virtually every patent case for defendants to assert defenses of non-infringement, invalidity, and inequitable conduct. While patent litigators appropriately focus on these traditional defenses, there are also nontraditional defenses — including lack of ownership of the patent-in-suit, judicial estoppel, and unclean hands — that may be incredibly beneficial to patent defendants.
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In re TS Tech USA Corp.: Curtailing the 'Rocket Docket'
Due to its so-called "rocket docket," many patent litigants select the Eastern District of Texas when filing a lawsuit or a declaratory action. However, the Federal Circuit's recent decision in <i>In re TS Tech</i> may substantially curtail this practice.
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