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Supreme Court Weighs in on Reverse Payment Settlement Agreements
August 02, 2013
On June 17, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court held in <i>Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis, Inc.</i> that so-called "reverse payment" settlement agreements should be analyzed under a rule-of-reason analysis under which the court weighs the pro- and anti-competitive effects of such agreements on a case-by-case basis.
<i>Lenz</i> Lawsuit Dances to a Fair Use Tune and Heads For Trial
August 02, 2013
A California district court has denied cross summary judgment motions in a case that has implications for fair use analysis under copyright law and DMCA litigation.
Technology-Assisted Review
July 30, 2013
Technology-Assisted Review (TAR) is clearly a hot topic in eDiscovery circles right now. A quick Google search certainly confirms that premise, and reinforces that organizations are looking for new answers to the most expensive aspect of eDiscovery.
'No-Injury' Product Liability Cases
July 30, 2013
A look at "no-injury" product liability law suits and recent court reactions.
Practice Tip: Constitutional Standing, Numerosity, and the Beer Drinker's Burden
July 30, 2013
Lawyers accuse Anheuser-Busch InBev , which makes Budweiser beer, of "watering down" its beer. This two-part article discusses class action requirements and how this "injury inquiry" affects several class action criteria.
Alternative Fee Agreements
July 30, 2013
There have been a spate of reports the last few months on alternative fee agreements, or AFAs as they are also known. Subsequently these have stirred a tremendous amount of conversation in the industry.
Building the Family Law Practice
July 29, 2013
When it comes to family law, specialization is the key.
Retained Corporate Earnings in a Dissolution of Marriage Proceeding
July 29, 2013
Recent case law in Illinois raises the question of how to proceed with discovery and with establishing your case if you are confronted with an issue of retained earnings involving a non-marital business.
BYOD on the Rise at Law Firms
July 29, 2013
Cloud computing has spawned a rise in companies encouraging employees to "bring your own device" (BYOD) to work, and it's a trend on the rise at law firms. Here's what you need to know.
Media & Communications: So You Hired a PR Firm
July 29, 2013
Once the theoretical value of hiring a PR firm is agreed upon, and some level of buy-in is attained from the partners, legal marketers are often left with a troubling question: Now what?

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    “Baseball arbitration” refers to the process used in Major League Baseball in which if an eligible player's representative and the club ownership cannot reach a compensation agreement through negotiation, each party enters a final submission and during a formal hearing each side — player and management — presents its case and then the designated panel of arbitrators chooses one of the salary bids with no other result being allowed. This method has become increasingly popular even beyond the sport of baseball.
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  • Private Equity Valuation: A Significant Decision
    Insiders (and others) in the private equity business are accustomed to seeing a good deal of discussion ' academic and trade ' on the question of the appropriate methods of valuing private equity positions and securities which are otherwise illiquid. An interesting recent decision in the Southern District has been brought to our attention. The case is <i>In Re Allied Capital Corp.</i>, CCH Fed. SEC L. Rep. 92411 (US DC, S.D.N.Y., Apr. 25, 2003). Judge Lynch's decision is well written, the Judge reviewing a motion to dismiss by a business development company, Allied Capital, against a strike suit claiming that Allied's method of valuing its portfolio failed adequately to account for i) conditions at the companies themselves and ii) market conditions. The complaint appears to be, as is often the case, slap dash, content to point out that Allied revalued some of its positions, marking them down for a variety of reasons, and the stock price went down - all this, in the view of plaintiff's counsel, amounting to violations of Rule 10b-5.
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  • Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
    There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
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