Experimental Drugs and the Compassionate Use Doctrine
January 29, 2009
While gaining access to drugs not yet approved by the FDA can be a difficult task, many people will go to nearly any lengths to get them, even suing a drug manufacturer to force it to provide them the drug. That's what happened in the case of <i>Gunvalson v. PTC Therapeutics Inc.</i>, a case recently overturned on appeal.
Spoliation in a Medical Malpractice Case
January 29, 2009
Spoliation in the context of a medical malpractice case can raise many issues for lawyers representing doctors and hospitals. These issues can often be overlooked until it is too late to repair the damage done.
Bit Parts
January 28, 2009
Copyright Infringement/Claims Assignment<br>Copyright Infringement/Substantial Similarity<br>Film/Products in Scenes
Counsel Concerns
January 28, 2009
Client's RICO Claim Against Lawyer Is Dismissed<br>Malpractice Suit Lacks Proximate Cause
Verdicts
January 28, 2009
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
Activision/Blizzard Merger Shows Video Game Industry Challenges
January 28, 2009
In late 2007, Activision CEO Robert Kotick, the jolly-looking entrepreneur known as one of the smartest and toughest in the business, approached Vivendi Games, which published World of Warcraft through its subsidiary Blizzard Entertainment Inc. Kotick made an offer for Blizzard, but Vivendi countered by suggesting that the two companies merge ' with Kotick at the helm. The merger, which was completed in July 2008, created a publicly traded company, Activision Blizzard Inc., that is the most impressive video game business in the world ' running neck-and-neck in revenues with longtime leader Electronic Arts Inc. ' and surpassing it in profits.
Arbitrate or Litigate? Choose Your Poison
January 28, 2009
With the costs of defending employment discrimination lawsuits continuing to escalate, employers continue to search for alternatives. One alternative is a method of resolving disputes without involving the judicial system: arbitration.
Court Rules in Suit over Stones Blackberry License
January 28, 2009
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York decided that The Rolling Stones' tour management company didn't breach the exclusivity terms of an agreement for use of Stones intellectual properties in conjunction with the planned development of a limited-edition Blackberry smartphone
The Impact of Technological Developments on the Workplace
January 28, 2009
The first part of this article discussed several different contexts in which changing technology is affecting the workplace and presenting new, and sometimes unique, challenges to Human Resources professionals. The conclusion herein discusses ways to protect a company's assets.
