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September 02, 2017
Fed. Cir. Vacates Lack of Written Description Ruling In Interference<br>Federal Circuit Vacates Unclear Application of “Causal Nexus” Requirement to Prove Irreparable Harm
Business Crimes Hotline
September 02, 2017
Analysis of a case in which a German national admitted to taking part in a 2001 to 2004 scheme to pay roughly $3 million in bribes to Haitian officials in return for favorable treatment from Teleco, a state-owned telecommunications company.
<b><I>Marketing Tech:</I></b> Qualities That Clients Want
September 02, 2017
<b><I>How to Leverage Technology to Showcase Them</I></b><p>From following up more effectively to communicating with greater frequency, the elements of distinction are well known, but often poorly executed. Those who embrace them, even imperfectly, are likely to rise above their peers.
Arizona's New Paid Sick Leave Law
September 02, 2017
<b><I>What You Need to Know</I></b><p>As of July 1, 2017 all employers in Arizona are now required to provide employees with paid sick leave as directed by a new law, the Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act, which Arizona voters passed in November 2016.
Verdicts
September 02, 2017
Discussion and analysis of two major rulings.
Surviving the Retail Shift
September 02, 2017
<b><I>Part One: Manage Expectations and the Legal Process</I></b><p>So far this year, more than 3,200 retail stores have closed their doors. While this is certainly not the end of brick and mortar retail, owners and managers of shopping centers faced with dark stores and mounting receivables are asking "now what?" This article is the first in a five-part series.
Third Circuit Denies Automatic Perfection of Oil Producer Liens
September 02, 2017
In a recently decided, but long-running dispute, the Third Circuit has found that oil producers do not hold automatically perfected security interests in product they sell to midstream intermediaries, nor are the proceeds generated through the subsequent sale of such product held in an implied trust for the benefit of the upstream producers.
Financing and Leasing Technology Is a Strategic Advantage
September 02, 2017
Law firms may want to leverage a specific law firm management technology to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace, but might not want to purchase those tools outright. How are you equipping your firm to succeed both in the present day and into the future?
<b><i>BREAKING NEWS:</b></i><br> Appeals Court Finds for Uber, Says App Made Service Terms Clear
August 29, 2017
Uber made it clear that users were agreeing to terms and conditions, including the waiving of a jury trial in favor of arbitration, when they downloaded and used the app, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled.
Podcasts: Jason Thomas on Cybersecurity
August 15, 2017
Jason Thomas, Chief of Innovation for Thomson Reuters Special Services, presents a series of podcasts covering issues in cybersecurity and data privacy.

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