Law.com Subscribers SAVE 30%

Call 855-808-4530 or email [email protected] to receive your discount on a new subscription.

Features

Small Changes <i>Can</i> Lead to Expensive Consequences Image

Small Changes <i>Can</i> Lead to Expensive Consequences

Stanley P. Jaskiewicz

Besides the many people in commercial sectors whose business model was decimated ' music sellers and travel agents, at the dawn of e-commerce, and, more recently, publishers of books and music ' sometimes that change can hurt any business and its people, and for no good reason.

Features

Discoverability of Social Network Information Image

Discoverability of Social Network Information

Richard Raysman

In recent years, courts have come to varying conclusions as to the discovery of information posted on social networking sites.

Features

Litigation Support for Information Governance Image

Litigation Support for Information Governance

Alice E. Burns

The treatment of personal identifiable information (PII) is quickly becoming an increasingly critical issue and should be on litigation support's risk and information governance agenda.

Case Study: Foley Hoag's Social Media Marketing Distinguishes a Hot Practice Image

Case Study: Foley Hoag's Social Media Marketing Distinguishes a Hot Practice

Larry Bodine

How this 250-lawyer firm boldly raised its profile.

Features

Another Turn in the Path to Patentability Image

Another Turn in the Path to Patentability

Stuart Meyer

In <i>Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc.</i>, the Supreme Court held that a method claim that does nothing more than restate a law of nature and add conventional steps cannot be patentable. At first glance, this may not sound remarkable, but upon closer inspection this holding has the potential to dramatically change patent law for decades to come.

When Can Brand Owners Demand 'Show Me the Money'? Image

When Can Brand Owners Demand 'Show Me the Money'?

Stephen W. Feingold

Solely because of a technical amendment to the Federal Trademark Dilution Act to ensure that damages for dilution are only available when a defendant acts in bad faith, damages previously not available in an ordinary infringement case are now available.

Case Notes Image

Case Notes

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Analysis of a recent case of note.

Features

When Settlement Is the Best Option Image

When Settlement Is the Best Option

Ronald J. Levine & Aviva Wein

Too many defense counsel and their clients fixate on the early stages of the client's reaction to a product liability lawsuit ' denial or anger. They do so without evaluating the final stage ' acceptance

Practice Tip: Dead in the Water? Image

Practice Tip: Dead in the Water?

James H. Rotondo & Michael P. Pohorylo

The admissibility of a coroner's or medical examiner's conclusions should not be assumed, because their conclusions may not satisfy the <i>Daubert</i> or applicable state court standard.

Eliminating 'Phantom Damages' Image

Eliminating 'Phantom Damages'

Victor E. Schwartz & Cary Silverman

Lawyers who represent plaintiffs in product liability and other personal injury cases seek damages for medical expenses based on amounts originally billed by healthcare providers that are significantly higher than the plaintiff -- or anyone paying on her behalf -- actually paid.

Need Help?

  1. Prefer an IP authenticated environment? Request a transition or call 800-756-8993.
  2. Need other assistance? email Customer Service or call 1-877-256-2472.

MOST POPULAR STORIES

  • Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
    This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
    Read More ›
  • A 'Cloud Security Doctrine' for Law Firms
    Cloud computing may be here to stay, but is it truly safer than the solutions that it's outmoding? The Legal Cloud Computing Association (LCCA) thinks there's a path to greater security, publishing for law firms its first "Cloud Security Doctrine."
    Read More ›
  • Artist Challenges Copyright Office Refusal to Register Award-Winning AI-Assisted Work
    Copyright law has long struggled to keep pace with advances in technology, and the debate around the copyrightability of AI-assisted works is no exception. At issue is the human authorship requirement: the principle that a work must have a human author to be eligible for copyright protection. While the Copyright Office has previously cited this "bedrock requirement of copyright" to reject registrations, recent decisions have focused on the role of human authorship in the context of AI.
    Read More ›
  • IP News
    Federal Circuit: PTAB Did Not Err In Finding That It Retained Authority to Issue Final Written Decision After Deadline Passed Federal Circuit: District Court Did Not Err In Finding That an Abbreviated New Drug Application Is Limited to the Uses Described Therein
    Read More ›
  • The Article 8 Opt In
    The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
    Read More ›