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Gathering Evidence in Qui Tam Actions

Joel Androphy, Ashley Gargour, Sarah Frazier,and Rachel Grier

Even after making the difficult decision to blow the whistle on an employer by reporting FCA violations, a soon-to-be <i>qui tam</i> relator must often gather evidence to support his or her allegations.

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The Med-Mal Settlement and the Confidentiality Clause

Janice G. Inman

A New Jersey court recently ruled that disclosure laws trump confidentiality clauses. A look at what this means for physicians and their legal advisers in New Jersey and beyond.

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Returning Contra Proferentem to Its Roots

Catherine Mondell, Seth Harrington & Megan Easley

In addressing disputes involving contracts of insurance, insureds often argue that the court is obligated to construe any perceived ambiguity against insurers. The rules governing contract interpretation are, however, far more nuanced, and more even-handed.

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NY Query over Same-Sex Marriage

John Caher

This article examines the question of whether a judge can refuse on religious grounds to perform same-sex marriages.

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Adultery and the Fifth Amendment

James W. Korman

If you file a Complaint for Divorce, which is, after all, a civil action, can the party accused of adultery plead the Fifth Amendment to refuse to respond to inquiries that touch on the affair?

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DOMA Challenge Raises Tricky Recusal Questions

Ginny LaRoe

A challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is now the official property of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. But the constitutional issues are not all the court must tackle.

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IP News

Jeffrey S. Ginsberg & Erik Kane

Highlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.

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Patentable Subject Matter After Bilski

Robert R. Sachs & Puneet Sarna

The Supreme Court in <i>Bilski v. Kappos</i>, affirmed the long-standing maxim that laws of nature, natural phenomena, and abstract ideas are the only three exceptions to broad categories of patent-eligible subject matter. Two schools of thought in the Federal Circuit, one led by Judge Randall R. Rader and the other by Judge Timothy B. Dyk, have been competing for development and application of a framework to identify an abstract idea.

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'CrackBerry' and Originality in Trademark Parodies

Timothy Denny Greene

In <i>Research in Motion Ltd. v. Defining Presence Marketing Group, Inc. and Axel Ltd. Co.</i>, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board addressed whether Defining Presence Marketing Group and Axel Ltd. could obtain trademark registrations for CRACKBERRY for various goods and services. Research in Motion, producer of the BlackBerry device, opposed the registrations based on a likelihood of confusion and dilution with its BLACKBERRY group of marks.

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