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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Chipotle in Trouble Again, This Time With the NLRB Image

<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Chipotle in Trouble Again, This Time With the NLRB

Rebekah Mintzer

It hasn't been an easy couple of months for Denver-based fast casual food giant Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. And now a decision from the National Labor Relations Board has shone a negative light on the company's social media policies and labor practices too.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Determining the Statute of Limitations for Common Law Copyright Infringement Claims<br>Continuous Accrual Doctrine Applied To Songwriter Heirs' Royalty Suit over Disney's Movie

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In the Courts

An in-depth look at a recent case involving insider trading.

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Business Crimes Hotline

Analysis of two key rulings.

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Fed. Ct. Upholds Philharmonic's Firing of Musician Image

Fed. Ct. Upholds Philharmonic's Firing of Musician

Joel Stashenko

The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) had little choice but to fire its principal oboist for his repeated clashes with the symphony's conductor, other musicians and staff, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York found in upholding the "fair and just" findings of an arbitrator.

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e-Discovery In 2016 and Beyond

David Horrigan

Electronic discovery is an ever-changing part of the legal profession. Just when lawyers and their clients feel as though they've mastered the discovery of digital evidence, the rules change or technological advances make e-discovery an even greater challenge.

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A Practical Primer on Enterprise Legal Management

Jason Parkman

During the past 30 years, corporate legal departments made the move from paper case files, word processing documents, and Excel spreadsheets to what is now the industry standard: enterprise legal management (ELM). This article offers a primer about the primary components of ELM, its cost savings, its benefits, and the relationship between corporate IT and legal departments.

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The Proliferation Of Patent Boxes

Lori-Ann Johnson

Patent box is the catchy shorthand label that has been given to the tax incentive programs for intellectual property assets that have recently sprung up all over the world. While it may be descriptive of the British system, it is hardly descriptive of most tax regimes in other nations.

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<i>TriVascular, Inc. v. Samuels</i> Image

<i>TriVascular, Inc. v. Samuels</i>

Nathan D. Renov

On Feb. 5, 2016, in <i>TriVascular, Inc. v. Samuels, </i> the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the written decision of the PTABin an <i>Inter Partes</i> Review. In particular, the court affirmed the Board's conclusion that the '575 patent was not invalid as being obvious over the prior art of record despite the Board's initial institution of the IPR based on obviousness grounds.

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Ninth Circuit Finds No Publicity Claim In <i>Hurt Locker</i>

Scott Graham

The producers of the movie <i>The Hurt Locker</i> had a First Amendment right to fictionalize the experience of a U.S. Army explosives technician in the Iraq war, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled.

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