In one of two recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings in cases the entertainment industry has followed, the High Court decided that the inventor of a Spider-Man web-shooting device cannot extend his reach for royalties beyond the expiration of his patent.
Who's going where; who's doing what.
Lawyers understand that they have an ethical duty to remain competent in the law and its practice. But far fewer are aware that an emerging body of legal-ethics rules and opinions say that lawyers also have a duty to be competent in relevant technology. And e-discovery, an area of law practice many lawyers still consider a niche, is quickly becoming more relevant to every type of litigation.
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Once a policyholder tenders a claim, an insurer is likely to request information and documentation from that policyholder about the underlying event, circumstance, occurrence or claim. The insured, however, may have legitimate concerns that sharing such information could result in the inadvertent waiver of evidentiary privileges and protections as to the insurer and third parties, or an adverse coverage determination.
Law firms are ever-so-slowly starting to incorporate "key account planning," a critical element in any successful strategic go-to-market strategy and/or best-in-class business development program is "business intelligence."
The effect an ensuing loss provision is that ensuing losses stemming from uncovered events will be covered, as long as such losses would otherwise be covered under the policy. Consequently, an understanding of the provision is vital to commercial property landlords and tenants.
Lawyers for YouTube beat back a breach of contract suit over its removal of a reggae music video, by persuading a federal judge that YouTube's user agreement gives the company broad discretion to take down whatever material it sees fit.
In-depth discussion of recent key rulings.
On Jan. 12, 2015, a California Court of Appeal held unenforceable a co-tenancy provision in a retail lease that allowed the tenant to accept possession of the premises but thereafter have no obligation to pay rent or open for business, even though the provision had been negotiated by two sophisticated parties with leasing expertise.
