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Patent Venue Rule Remains the Same ' For Now

Harvey S. Kauget & Ryan M. Corbett

Outside of the patent litigation world, most people have probably never heard of Marshall, TX. However, patent litigants often find themselves defending patent infringement suits in Marshall and other remote locations, even though the litigant has virtually no connection to that jurisdiction.

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Joint Employment and the Contingent Worker

Robert G. Brody & Katherine M. Bogard

Many companies are staffing through non-traditional arrangements. Many of these contingent arrangements result in third parties. These arrangements generally allow the putative joint employer to minimize or even avoid functions such as recruiting, screening, hiring, paying workers, and complying with labor and employment laws. This avoidance, however, often comes with significant risks.

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FCC's Proposed Data Privacy and Security Rulemaking for Broadband Internet Access Providers

Alan Friel & Suchi Pahi

In 2015, the FCC issued its Open Internet Order, applying Section 222 of the federal Communications Act to broadband Internet access services (BIAS), and in doing so took jurisdiction over privacy and data security matters for Internet Service Providers (ISPs).

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Safe Harbor Defense Bars Creditors' State Law Fraudulent Transfer Claims

Michael L. Cook

Creditors of a Chapter 11 debtor asserting "state law, constructive fraudulent [transfer] claims ' are preempted by Bankruptcy Code Section 546(e)," held the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on March 29, 2016.

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Lessons from My Dad

David McCann

The author learned a great many lessons from his late father. In this article, he mentions several things that have helped him considerably throughout his professional marketing career, and that he frequently passes along to others at various stages of their professional development.

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The Tyson Foods Ruling

Pablo Orozco

The Supreme Court's recent decision in <I>Bouaphakeo v. Tyson Foods</I> was decidedly not the sweeping ruling many practitioners anticipated. Nevertheless, the decision provided useful guidance for class-action litigants regarding the proper use of representative evidence.

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Case Notes

What happens to a tenant's right to retrieve or be compensated for trade fixtures when a landlord's property is taken by a government entity through eminent domain? A look at a recent case.

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Embracing Culture As a Path to Survival

Silvia L. Coulter

Regardless of how technology continues to help the legal industry reinvent itself from a mature industry to a young and thriving one, culture and people will remain a key driver of any firm's long-term success. As a strategic imperative, creating a constructive culture of success takes much more than words with no actions. .

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Med Mal News

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

Javier A. Lopez & Maia Aron

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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