A person can't be sued for allegedly helping to cause an accident by texting a driver, a New Jersey judge holds in a widely watched case.
May 31, 2012Mary Pat Gallagher
Legislation to allow online gambling in New Jersey continues to make progress, despite concerns over its constitutionality.
May 31, 2012David GialanellaGoogle Inc. took home a defense verdict on May 23 in its smartphone fight with Oracle Corp. after a jury rejected all claims of patent infringement.
May 31, 2012Ginny LaRoeIn United States v. Nosal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, en banc, held that the prohibition against "exceed[ing] authorized access" to a computer under the CFAA does not apply when an employee has been granted access to the company computer infrastructure but uses that access, against company policy and the obvious interests of the company, to copy valuable, confidential information in order to take business from the company. For various reasons, articulated well in the dissent by Judge Barry Silverman (joined by only one other judge), the Ninth Circuit is wrong.
May 31, 2012Leonard DeutchmanAs an update to our article in the June 2011 issue, this article highlights important case developments and new legal trends that have emerged with respect to the collection of state sales taxes by online retailers, as well as a general overview of online sales taxes and the constitutionality of click-through affiliate relationships.
May 31, 2012Marcelo Halpern, Amanda Weare and Lauren MateckiThe Bit Parts item on Troma Entertainment Inc. v. Centennial Pictures Inc., in the May issue should have reported that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of NY was the deciding court.
May 31, 2012ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Jazz Artist's Daughter Can't Pursue Conspiracy Claim over Music Royalties
S.D.CA's Key Points in "YMCA" Lyrics Assignment Termination CaseMay 31, 2012Stan SoocherRIGHTS IN BAND NAMES/MARVELETTES DISPUTE
FILM DISTRIBUTION/RIGHTS LIMITATIONSMay 31, 2012ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |CA Filing Time Is Applied to Malpractice Suit in WA Federal Court
No Selective Waiver of Attorney/Client Privilege Allowed in Superman LitigationMay 31, 2012Stan SoocherIn May 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit considered a photographer's case against television companies over alleged infringement of his image of a notorious imposter who called himself Clark Rockefeller.
May 31, 2012Sheri Qualters