The Federal Circuit recently addressed whether it is proper to join multiple defendants within a single action for no other reason than each defendant is accused of infringing the same patent.
Matrimonial attorneys are often confronted with equity in an S-corporation business that must be valued as a marital asset. Since S corporations and other pass-through corporate structures carry no tax obligations, should the appraiser tax affect or not?
Just as those responsible for the Titanic were lulled into a false sense of confidence in the vessel's impenetrability, many law firms today similarly steam along with a false sense of security that the cybercrime lurking in today's electronic channels of commerce does not pose a potentially critical threat. Taking a lesson from history, firms would be well-served by a blunt assessment of the cyber security risks that surround them and whether course corrections could avert a modern-day commercial disaster.
While foreign bribery and corruption cases are currently getting most of the attention, this is no reason for domestic concerns to get too relaxed. Here's why.
This era of instantaneous cross-border communication and commerce has brought with it a corresponding increase in the application of the white-collar criminal laws of various countries to companies' international operations.
The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that the Sixth Amendment guarantees criminal defendants the effective assistance of counsel during the negotiation and consideration of plea offers.
Two months after a federal judge in Atlanta sanctioned Michelin North America with a finding that one of its tires was defective and unreasonably dangerous, the company has settled with an Alabama man.
Three circuit courts provide an alternative to thw majority trend and hold that <i>Daubert's</i> "fit" requirement is not satisfied when the disconnect between an expert's data and opinions is too "wide."
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
As consumers continue to shift purchasing and consumption habits in the aftermath of the pandemic, manufacturers are increasingly reliant on third-party logistics and warehousing to ensure their products timely reach the market.
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
The copyright for the original versions of Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse have expired. Now, members of the public can create — and are busy creating — their own works based on these beloved characters. Suppose, though, we want to tell stories using Batman for which the copyright does not expire until 2035. We'll review five hypothetical works inspired by the original Batman comic and analyze them under fair use.
In 1987, a unanimous Court of Appeals reaffirmed the vitality of the "stranger to the deed" rule, which holds that if a grantor executes a deed to a grantee purporting to create an easement in a third party, the easement is invalid. Daniello v. Wagner, decided by the Second Department on November 29th, makes it clear that not all grantors (or their lawyers) have received the Court of Appeals' message, suggesting that the rule needs re-examination.
