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Eminent Domain Law
A look at <i>Application of Metropolitan Transportation Authority</i>.
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<B><I>BREAKING NEWS:</b></i> <b>House Rejects Facebook Password Amendment</b>
The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a proposed amendment to the Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2012 (H.R. 3309) that would have allowed the FCC to prevent employers from asking for social networking passwords from prospective employees.
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Drug & Device News
An analysis of recent news and litigation.
Intellectual Property Coverage Under CGL Policies
This article discusses the applicability of standard CGL policies to the most common types of intellectual property claims, namely, patent, trademark, trade dress, and copyright infringement.
First Circuit Ponders How Long Plaintiff Can Take to Serve Overseas Defendant
How much time should a plaintiff get to serve a defendant who has moved overseas? That was the issue before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit during oral arguments on March 7.
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Gathering Evidence in Qui Tam Actions
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
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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