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Courts in Australia And the U.S. Address Google's AdWords Program
April 27, 2012
Appellate courts in both the United States and Australia recently addressed whether Google, Inc. violated the country's respective trademark laws through the use of third-party trademarks as keywords in Google's AdWords advertising program. Google suffered legal losses in both countries.
How Restoring U.S. Protection to Foreign Copyrights Affects Media Uses
April 27, 2012
Golan's potential fallout, namely, increased pressure on Congress to enact reforms for "orphan works," which are older and more obscure works with minimal commercial value that have copyright owners who are difficult or impossible to track down.
Small Changes <i>Can</i> Lead to Expensive Consequences
April 27, 2012
Besides the many people in commercial sectors whose business model was decimated ' music sellers and travel agents, at the dawn of e-commerce, and, more recently, publishers of books and music ' sometimes that change can hurt any business and its people, and for no good reason.
Case Notes
April 27, 2012
Analysis of a recent case of note.
When Settlement Is the Best Option
April 27, 2012
Too many defense counsel and their clients fixate on the early stages of the client's reaction to a product liability lawsuit ' denial or anger. They do so without evaluating the final stage ' acceptance
Practice Tip: Dead in the Water?
April 27, 2012
The admissibility of a coroner's or medical examiner's conclusions should not be assumed, because their conclusions may not satisfy the <i>Daubert</i> or applicable state court standard.
Eliminating 'Phantom Damages'
April 27, 2012
Lawyers who represent plaintiffs in product liability and other personal injury cases seek damages for medical expenses based on amounts originally billed by healthcare providers that are significantly higher than the plaintiff -- or anyone paying on her behalf -- actually paid.
First Circuit Raises Troubling Questions
April 26, 2012
The First Circuit opinion in <i>Rosciti v. Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania</i> presents an increasingly common interplay between two often conflicting areas of law ' insurance coverage and bankruptcy.
The Fiduciary's Default Investment Choice
March 29, 2012
Several high-profile class action lawsuits are now winding their way through the federal courts alleging high costs, sustained underperformance, and failure to properly disclose and account for revenue sharing and other "under the table" payments in pension and 401(k) plans. The fiduciaries have only themselves to blame. These issues should never have been on the table.
Drug & Device News
March 29, 2012
An analysis of recent news and litigation.

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