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Landlord & Tenant
August 01, 2017
Discuss of a case in which assignee wrongdoing might justify piercing the corporate veil.
Litigation Risk Mitigation Through the Use of Third-Party Litigation Funding
August 01, 2017
Third-party litigation funding is a relatively new, but rapidly expanding litigation financing vehicle. General counsel and commercial litigators would be well served to understand the changing landscape regarding the scope and potential uses of such funding.
Home Insurance May Cover Jealous Husband's Attack on Third Party
August 01, 2017
A man returns home unexpectedly, finds his wife with another man, and shoots him. It's an unfortunate chain of events, but certainly not unheard of. What <I>is</I> unusual is how the case of a love triangle like this one could lead to an Eleventh Circuit decision about homeowners' insurance.
Verdicts
August 01, 2017
The Ninth Circuit has reinstated a medical malpractice claim involving a federal government-employed doctor because although the plaintiff did not exhaust the federal claims process before originally filing suit in state court, he dismissed his original claim, sought and was denied relief through the federal claims process, then attached the claim to the ongoing state court case.
IP News
August 01, 2017
Federal Circuit Vacated The Denial of an Injunction Because a Causal Nexus for Multi-Feature Products Only Requires a Feature to be 'A Driver' of Demand<br>District Court Abused Discretion In Denying Attorneys' Fees, Where Plaintiff Continued to Litigate After Markman Order Made Its Position Untenable
Bit Parts
August 01, 2017
Consumers' Digital Music Price-Fixing Suit Ruled No "Class" Act<br>Marshall Tucker Band's Former Manager Loses Bid for Attorney Fees After Prevailing in Trademark Action Brought Against It By the Band
WannaCry Attack Is a Wakeup Call for Cyber Preparedness
August 01, 2017
Until May 12, 2017, the more highly publicized ransomware incidents were localized targets impacting only one or a small number of businesses. WannaCry made it clear that ransomware could reach a broad cross-section of computers worldwide, at essentially the same time. There are very few, if any, businesses that can safely say they are not targets for cyber-criminals, because at the very least, businesses have personnel records for their employees.
Business Crimes Hotline
August 01, 2017
Analysis of a case involving Social Security disability fraud.
Real Property Law
August 01, 2017
In-depth analysis and discussion of several important rulings.
Case Notes
August 01, 2017
Analysis of a case in which a prescribed drug allegedly contributed to a young man's death.

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