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In March, Arizona became the first state to undercut the FDA's new guidelines on use of the abortion-inducing drug Mifepristone.
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Bilingual Trials
With the growth in international commerce and diversity of the United States population, leasing counsel are increasingly finding themselves dealing with bilingual trials. Here is what you need to know.
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Groundbreaking App Privacy Ruling <br>Songkick Injunction Bid Over Presales Rejected
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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Google Defeats Oracle in $9 Billion Copyright Case
A San Francisco federal jury has sided with Google Inc. in its copyright clash with Silicon Valley rival Oracle Corp.
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<b><i>BREAKING NEWS:</b></i> Obama Signs Trade Secrets Act Into Law
President Barack Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 into law on May 11, giving companies the ability for the first time to use federal law to sue those who misappropriate their confidential information.
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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> Facebook Sued Over Texts to Recycled Cell Numbers
Facebook Inc. was hit with a class action suit claiming the company sends spam text messages to people who get assigned cellphone numbers that used to belong to Facebook users.
Law Firm CI
"Every two days, we create as much information as we did from the dawn of civilization up until 2003," said Google CEO Eric Schmidt at a 2010 tech conference. This was five years ago. Imagine what it is today.
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Will Dave & Buster's ACA Employer-Mandate Plan Design Land It In Hot Water with ERISA?
Under the Affordable Care Act, employers with 50 or more full-time, or full-time equivalent, employees are required to offer qualified health care coverage. These employers are referred to as applicable large employers (ALEs). If these ALEs fail to comply with this "employer mandate," then the employer may be faced with significant penalties. As such, employee counts and categorizations in employer organizations are critical under the ACA, and whether the employer mandate is satisfied.
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Zoning Estoppel
What remedies are available to a developer who expends substantial funds in reliance on an invalidly issued permit? The Court of Appeals addressed that issue in March in <I>Matter of Perlbinder Holdings, LLC v. Srinivasan/</I>
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FRCP Amendments: Implications for IP and Patent Troll Litigation
The amendments to the FRCP that took effect on Dec. 1, 2015, are already having an impact on IP litigation, especially patent troll lawsuits.
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