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Seventh Circuit: Bankruptcy Code's Definition of 'Intellectual Property' Does Not Include Trademarks

Marc Fineman & Jonathan Friedland

A recent decision by the Seventh Circuit provided a trademark licensee with protection when its licensor filed for bankruptcy and rejected the trademark license.

Supreme Court Clarifies Meaning of 'Sale' Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

Gil A. Abramson & Katherine Levy

The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that pharmaceutical sales representatives, commonly known as "drug reps," are qualified as "outside salesm[e]n" under the FLSA and are, therefore, not subject to the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Act.

Features

Conducting Discovery in Japan

Jeffrey Soble & Masahiro Tanabe

The unique problem with conducting depositions or requesting production of documents in Japan, however, is that you cannot simply go to Japan and conduct discovery because it could be considered a violation of Japan's judicial sovereignty.

Features

Corporate Internal Investigations

Vince Farhat, Vito Costanzo & Stacey Wang

This is the second of a three-part series providing companies with a step-by-step guide for planning and conducting sensitive internal investigations into potential wrongdoing.

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Criminal Background Checks

Veena A. Iyer

In January 2012, Pepsi agreed to enter into a settlement agreement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to resolve a sweeping charge of race discrimination. The alleged discriminatory practice? The company's criminal background check policy.

Features

EEOC Recognizes Title VII Cause of Action for Transgender Individuals

E. Fredrick Preis, Jr., Rachael Jeanfreau, & Joseph R. Hu

In a recent unanimous decision, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) took the dramatic step of extending the protections of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to transgender individuals on the basis of their "transgender" status.

Real Property Law

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

A number of major rulings are analyzed.

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Landlord & Tenant

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

In-depth analysis of several key rulings.

Development

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Analysis of an important ruling.

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Cooperatives & Condominiums

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

A look at a recent case.

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