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Gratuities and Honest Services Fraud
In <I>Skilling v. United States</I>, the U.S. Supreme Court limited the scope of the honest services fraud statute (18 U.S.C. ' 1346) to "bribery and kickback" schemes. But those terms are not self-defining, and the Court did not define them.
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Verdicts
In-depth discussion of two pivotal rulings.
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Buyer Beware: Are You Making It Marital?
In some instances, one party purchases a home prior to the marriage, titling it in his or her own name and paying with his or her separate funds. However, in some jurisdictions, the purchaser,may be invoking a major exception to the general rule that property one acquires before marriage is "non-marital" property.
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Practice Tip: FDA's Allowance of Off-Label Information
The FDA recently issued a draft guidance document to make "recommendations" and to clarify its position regarding the dissemination of scientific information that discusses unapproved (off-label) uses of approved products. Here's what you need to know.
Patentability of Computer- Implemented Inventions
On June 19, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court issued another in a line of cases dealing with the issue of the patentability of software inventions. Based on this opinion, one thing remains clear: The issue is far from definitively decided.
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Obstruction of (Contemplated) Justice
In the wake of the guidance provided by the federal appellate decisions affirming the distinctions between ' 1519 and the other obstruction statutes in recent years, prosecutors have been increasingly relying on this anti-shredding provision to file charges based on a variety of fact patterns well outside the typical norm for obstruction cases
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Sales Speak: Dancing with the Stars -- Client Retention
When you're working with clients, it is important to keep them happy and to remember to continue selling throughout the engagement. Here's why.
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Real Property Law
Analysis and interpretation of five recent rulings.
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