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  • Despite the fact that product liability class action settlements are subject to judicial scrutiny to ensure substantive and procedural fairness, there is surprisingly little data available regarding how much cash relief class members actually receive post-settlement.

    June 10, 2013Ronald J. Levine and Sharon A. O’Shaughnessy
  • Usually a property assemblage is viewed as a transaction involving the purchase of property rather than a lease, but a property assemblage could very well involve a leased parcel.

    June 10, 2013Thomas B. Cahill
  • A commercial tenant's right to remedy a default by the landlord by performing the required work itself, and then offsetting the costs of such work against future rental payments, is an effective remedy. But a tenant needs to review the lease agreement and know the local laws.

    June 10, 2013John G. Kelly
  • In the very near future, ICANN's plans will come to fruition, as a number of the applications have passed through the ICANN internal review process and should be online in the next month or two. ICANN is anxious to get the first uncontested international TLDs online to show that they are making progress and the program is working, and that it is a critical part of the ICANN multi-stakeholder model.

    June 02, 2013David K. Mitnick
  • Most things that family law attorneys face are not emergencies, but it is hard for our clients to realize this sometimes. Here are a few basic practice rules when dealing with these clients.

    June 02, 2013Lisa Shapson
  • Whatever one thinks of the ruling in Fleischer I, the decision serves as an important reminder of something for which it has received little attention: its careful consideration of the distinctions between copyright and trademark protection.

    May 31, 2013Colleen Bal and Evan M. W. Stern
  • Keeping up with calls, e-mails, and other inquiries can be a difficult proposition in any business. Those in the legal industry know this challenge perhaps more than most. Bob Bennett & Associates is a Houston law firm that deals primarily with professional ethics and licensing issues. We provide free consultation to people who are experiencing trouble with a licensing agency, and keeping up with the volume of calls that are received per day can be…

    May 31, 2013Robert S. Bennett, David Sickles
  • On April 25, 2013, Judge James L. Robart of the Western District of Washington publicly issued his Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law from the November 2012 bench trial in Microsoft Corp. v. Motorola, Inc., et al.

    May 31, 2013Mark A. Chapman and Rose Cordero Prey