In a decision with facts egregious enough to justify two references to the definition of "chutzpah," Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III of the Delaware Court of Chancery provided helpful guidance on how to establish and refute "stockholder" status for purposes of bringing an action to inspect corporate books and records under 8 Del. C. Section 220.
What if a judge decides to render a decision on an issue on which no one has asked the judge to opine, and on which no evidence has been presented? That is what a judge in Pennsylvania did in 2015 when she decided ' despite the fact that the issue had not been raised by either party ' that a litigant mother had a "severe undiagnosed and untreated mental illness."
In a unanimous opinion in Universal Health Servs. v. United States ex rel. Escobar, 195 the Supreme Court provided a new framework for assessing false certification liability under the False Claims Act (FCA).
When lawyers and marketers think about losing clients, they think primarily of being displaced by another law firm or, these days, by technology, in-sourcing, or an alternative service provider ' or even having the relationship partner take the client with her to another firm. But what if that big client was no longer buying from anyone?
Marshall Tucker Band's Counsel Can Stay in Trademark Litigation
Ninth Circuit Sees No Access to Plaintiff's Song by Writers of Jessie J's Hit "Domino."
Sony Songwriting Contest Dispute Sent to Arbitration.
The U.S. Supreme Court on September 13 denied a request by Backpage.com's chief executive to block a congressional subpoena to produce business documents in a sex trafficking investigation.
Analysis of a case involving a condemnee's claim of de-facto taking.
Brand owners and their attorneys are grappling with an important question: How to disclose their connections to luminaries like PewDiePie.
News items include an FDA ruling on strong antibiotics; information on head trauma; and updates on blood donations and the Zika virus.
TexasBarCLE 26th Annual Entertainment Law Institute
Austin, TX, Nov. 3-4, 2016
