One of the more important issues in a divorce proceeding is identifying and dividing community and separate property. The task of asset identification and location may have been made both easier and more complex at the same time by changes to the...
I. Introduction - On November 26, 2013, Weatherford International (“Weatherford” or “the Company”), an oil-field services company that trades on the New York Stock Exchange, agreed to pay $253 million in criminal and civil penalties as part of a...
A few years ago, lasers were novel and used primarily in eye surgeries or in high-tech industries. Today, lasers are found in toys for children and even for cats. Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a draft guidance document to...
In this issue: - The 113th Congress - Securities and Exchange Commission - Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) - The Administration - Private Equity Growth Capital Council (PEGCC) - Miscellaneous - Excerpt from: Commodity...
We finally made it! Almost 16 months after Garmin kicked off this fun IPR roller coaster we have been riding, the PTAB has issued its first Final Written Decision, finding that all three claims-at-issue in the IPR trial styled as Garmin Int’l, et...
Probation is a type of sentence handed down by North Carolina courts that involves supervision by corrections officials in lieu of prison time. The goal of a probation grant is to permit appropriate punishment for the crime while striving to...
The Defendant QxQ Inc. ("QxQ"), which is a California company, moved to transfer a patent infringement case from the Eastern District of Wisconsin to the Northern District of California. QxQ asserted that the connections between the Eastern District...
If you have a criminal record, you are probably aware of how damaging even a minor infraction can be to your future. Colleges, professional licensing boards, and employers will often investigate the criminal history of applicants. This screening...
As a tidal wave of attention and criticism, from legislative, judicial, and national press sources, continued to be heaped on‘non-practising entities’ (NPEs), the Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently tossed out a life preserver, in the...
Many employers adopt policies that restrict employee internet conduct that could impact the company’s business. While it is prudent to provide employees with clear rules in this area, employers must be wary of aggressive National Labor Relations...
