Patrick J. Leddy, Charles M. Oellermann
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Joseph M. Witalec
What impact does a bankruptcy filing and a contract rejection have on a carefully drafted, thoroughly negotiated asset purchase agreement? A look at a recent ruling.
Considering similar facts and similar policy language, courts in two states have already reached opposing decisions on whether pollution exclusions in homeowners' policies bar coverage for defective drywall claims.
William P. Shelley, Richard Bortnick
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Samantha Evans
Companies are looking to insure against claims raised by users viewing or otherwise accessing a company's Internet Web sites and advertisements for damage to hardware, data, information, and other computer components.
If an insured drops his claims-made insurance and is sued three years later, his insurer will disclaim liability even if the injury occurred during the term of the policy. A look at a recent case.
CEOs of health care companies, be forewarned: The government is planning to expand its use of debarring "untrustworthy individuals" as a way to hold individuals accountable for a company's fraud.
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.
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."
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.
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
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.
