The question of whether a defendant had willfully infringed a patent has typically been decided by a jury. However, under Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. v. W.L. Gore & Assoc., a judge may now have the exclusive role of determining whether a jury is entitled to decide this question.
When an interpretation of a test result that has implications for one's client is based on a Computer-Generated Test Interpretation (CGTI), be aware that this can open the door to a number of avenues of attack with regard to hearsay and admissibility.
In July 2012, the Federal Circuit issued two decisions regarding patentable subject matter for computer-implemented business methods, CLS Bank Int'l v. Alice Corp. and Bancorp Services v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, that vividly demonstrate the conflicting approaches various members of the court apply to this question.
Over the course of recent years, the Internet has made more and more information on best practices, model documents and legal forms available to lawyers. Yet, the challenge has been sorting out the "best in class" advice and up-to-date documents from myriad sources on the Web in a quick and efficient manner.
Highlights of the latest insurance cases from around the country.
The recently published First Circuit opinion in Rosciti v. Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, presents an increasingly common interplay between two somewhat different and often conflicting areas of law — insurance coverage and bankruptcy.
A look at recent items of interest to you and your practice.
A look at legal reforms that are and are not reducing med-mal lawsuits.
