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Lies, Damned Lies, and Addictions
January 31, 2012
This three-part article explores the role of addiction in product liability litigation, and the paradoxes involved.
Practice Tip: Product Liability Litigation
January 31, 2012
Although recent statistics are difficult to obtain, it is clear that the amount of product liability litigation filed in the United States is unparalleled around the world. hy is there such a difference as compared with Canada and the UK?
The FDA's New Guidelines on Financial Disclosure by Clinical Investigators
January 31, 2012
The FDA has recently updated its Guidance for Industry: Financial Disclosure of Clinical Investigators for the first time since 2001. This article briefly examines the key changes and their practical implications in product liability cases.
One Employer's Strategy Against the DOL's Crackdown on Employee Misclassification
January 30, 2012
A recent decision discussed herein is significant because it means that employers who have been admonished by the DOL for alleged violations of the FLSA need not sit and wait for the DOL to file a lawsuit against them.
Side-Swiped by the False Claims Act
January 30, 2012
An important consequence of recent "indirect" FCA case law is that vendors and subcontractors may now face strict liability if others rely on their documents and these are determined to be false.
IP News
January 30, 2012
Highlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.
Establishing Substantial Non-Infringing Use for Software Under 35 U.S.C. ' 271(c)
January 30, 2012
If sued as a contributory infringer under 35 U.S.C. § 271(c), a software company can prevail if it establishes that the accused software has a substantial non-infringing use. In many cases addressing this issue, however, software companies have usually failed to establish this defense. This article summarizes the particular circumstances that gave rise to these failures, and proposes a particular scenario under which a defendant may succeed in showing that its software is suitable for substantial non-infringing use.
What's New in the Law
January 27, 2012
Highlights of the latest equipment leasing cases from around the country.
Bankruptcy Preferences: They Haven't Gone Away
January 27, 2012
A recent case, <i>O&amp;G Leasing, LLC v. First Security Bank</i> provides a timely reminder to lenders that the power to avoid preferences remains a potent and oft-used weapon in the trustee's arsenal.
New Regulations Will Enhance Disclosure for Your Pension Plans
December 28, 2011
It's time for pension plan sponsors to get serious about their fiduciary obligations. Simply put, the employer's obligation for a plan doesn't end when it writes the check. It begins.

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