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<B>BREAKING NEWS:</b> Supreme Court Strengthens Arbitration in Labor Case Ruling
Tony Mauro
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
ALM Staff
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Law Journal Newsletters
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
Paul A. Rose
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Amanda M. Leffler
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
ALM Staff
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Law Journal Newsletters
Key rulings are discussed and analyzed.
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Verdicts
ALM Staff
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Law Journal Newsletters
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
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Opinion: Supreme Court Botches Preemption Case
Gregory Conko
One author's strong views about <i>Wyeth v. Levine</i>.
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Don't Overlook Nontraditional Defenses in Patent Litigations
Jonathan S. Caplan
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Mark A. Baghdassarian
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'
Ivan R. Goldberg
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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