Health Care Goes Retail
January 30, 2012
Today's health care real estate market opportunities are being driven by an aging baby boomer population as well as the new health care law, which is expected to result in health insurance coverage for an additional 32 million people living in the U.S.
What Private Equity Needs to Know About the FCPA
January 30, 2012
In the past, private equity firms and hedge funds have not been subject to the rigorous regulatory scrutiny applied to publically traded companies under the FCPA. However, it appears that this trend may be changing.
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.
Issues in Terminating Copyright Grants in Sound Recordings
January 30, 2012
The year 2013 may be a watershed in the music industry. It is the year that opens a new window in the Copyright Act through which many post-1977 grants of rights under copyright potentially could be terminated.
The Saga of Omega v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
January 30, 2012
More than seven years after the <i>Omega S.A. v. Costco Wholesale Corp.</i> case began, there has been no trial and the case is now back at the Ninth Circuit for a second time.
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