Features
Manufacturers vs. Exclusive Distributors: Who Owns the Trademarks?
The Third Circuit has adopted McCarthy's "ownership" test in determining whether a manufacturer or distributor owns a trademark in the absence of an express agreement between the parties.
Features
Will the <b><I>Tronox</I></b> Decision Help the New GM?
General Motors LLC — the New GM — is subject to a multitude of lawsuits stemming from its alleged wrongdoings and the alleged wrongdoings of its predecessor, General Motors Corp. — the Old GM. This article presents an in-depth analysis of the litigation.
Columns & Departments
Landlord & Tenant
Discuss of a case in which assignee wrongdoing might justify piercing the corporate veil.
Features
Litigation Risk Mitigation Through the Use of Third-Party Litigation Funding
Third-party litigation funding is a relatively new, but rapidly expanding litigation financing vehicle. General counsel and commercial litigators would be well served to understand the changing landscape regarding the scope and potential uses of such funding.
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Verdicts
The Ninth Circuit has reinstated a medical malpractice claim involving a federal government-employed doctor because although the plaintiff did not exhaust the federal claims process before originally filing suit in state court, he dismissed his original claim, sought and was denied relief through the federal claims process, then attached the claim to the ongoing state court case.
Columns & Departments
IP News
Federal Circuit Vacated The Denial of an Injunction Because a Causal Nexus for Multi-Feature Products Only Requires a Feature to be 'A Driver' of Demand<br>District Court Abused Discretion In Denying Attorneys' Fees, Where Plaintiff Continued to Litigate After Markman Order Made Its Position Untenable
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Bit Parts
Consumers' Digital Music Price-Fixing Suit Ruled No "Class" Act<br>Marshall Tucker Band's Former Manager Loses Bid for Attorney Fees After Prevailing in Trademark Action Brought Against It By the Band
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Real Property Law
In-depth analysis and discussion of several important rulings.
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Case Notes
Analysis of a case in which a prescribed drug allegedly contributed to a young man's death.
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