Since the U.S. Supreme Court decided Mayo and Myriad, the Federal Circuit has expanded the holdings and invalidated more patents directed to biological discoveries. If the newly discovered correlations and properties of what is found in nature cannot be patented, what strategies for protection are left for companies doing biological research?
- June 01, 2019Wesley Overson, Otis Littlefield, Mat Swiderski, and Stephanie Blij
As the now four-and-a-half-year-long legal dispute between Kesha and her former music producer Dr. Luke continues in New York court, a state appeals panel has decided that the pop singer can compel Sony Music Entertainment to identify people interviewed in its internal investigation that examined Kesha's claims of sexual misconduct by the producer.
June 01, 2019Jason GrantNew Study Shows U.S. Companies Are Taking the Same Failed Approach To Complying With California's Privacy Regulation As They Did for GDPR
U.S. companies haven't learned much from the missteps they made while preparing for the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), suggests a new study on data privacy regulation compliance.
June 01, 2019Phillip BantzAn attorney's reputation may be one of the most important factors that clients consider before hiring counsel. In today's world of online reviews, managing your reputation can be challenging. How should you manage online reviews to ensure your reputation and trustworthiness are intact?
June 01, 2019Melanie TrudeauThis article focuses on what a firm can do now that will improve future firm economics regardless of what the future may hold, identifying three areas that offer the great opportunity for improving a law firms' economics and better positioning them for whatever the future may bring.
June 01, 2019J. Mark SantiagoCity Not Estopped from Preventing Construction of Building Despite Longstanding Interpretation of Zoning Resolution
June 01, 2019ssalkinBroker Breaches Fiduciary Duty By Making Offer That Competes With Client
Amendment to Association Bylaws Not Effective Until They Are Recorded
Seller Entitled to Cancel Contract When It Could Not Clear Title
Buyer's Waiver of Defects In Title Preclude Cancellation By Seller
Questions of Fact Preclude Summary Judgment on Mortgage Contingency Issues
Broker Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Fraud Claim By Prior Owner
Easement By Prescription EstablishedJune 01, 2019ssalkinLegislation expanding the types of personal data that will trigger a required notification to customers in case of a breach, including email addresses and passwords, was signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy.
June 01, 2019Suzette ParmleyThe Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a decision that explains some of the requirements for deducting litigation expenses. The facts of the case are bizarre, but the controlling legal principles are not.
June 01, 2019Daniel MayoThe U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York recently determined that because New York prohibits unlicensed real estate brokers from pursuing payment in its courts for services rendered, a plaintiff who performed real estate work for a client who then did not pay had no standing to sue.
June 01, 2019Janice G. Inman









