Litigation

Law firms are waiting to see how new trends like working remotely play out for office space post-pandemic, but that wait-and-see approach has created a tenant's market with opportunities for proactive firms in the short term.

Use Variance Denial Upheld

Eleventh Circuit Flirts With Nominative Fair Use Test in Alan Parsons Project Trademark Case

Federal Circuit Wasn't Chicken to Grant Equitable Intervening Right in Poultry Processing Equipment Case A dispute between the two titans in the poultry processing equipment market led the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to construe the term "protection of investments" in 35 U.S.C. §252.

Chapter 11 work can be episodic and uneven, and while litigation skills are essential, it is also quite specialized. So, given these qualities, how does a bankruptcy litigator go about moving from one law firm to another, and what are the pitfalls?

On March 12, the Federal Circuit granted Janssen Pharmaceutica's motion to dismiss Mylan Laboratories' appeal and denied Mylan's request for mandamus relief, holding that it lacked jurisdiction to hear Mylan's appeal.

Owner Entitled to Cancellation of Notice of Pendency Upon Posting of Bond Mortgage Enjoys Priority Over Homeowners Association Lien for Common Charges Bona Fide Purchasers Protected When They Had No Notice of Alleged Fraud Failure to Inspect Premises Precludes Purchasers' Claim for Fraud Broker Conflicts of Interest Did Not Constitute Breach of Contract or Breach of Fiduciary Duty

Sponsor Liable for Fraudulent Conveyance to Related Entities President of Unincorporated Condominium Association Not Entitled to Indemnification Legal Malpractice Claim Dismissed Use of Commercial Unit Did Not Violate Zoning Regulations or Condominium Bylaws