In a decision invalidating reissue patent claims, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s application of the law-of-the-case doctrine and mandate rule, finding that the reissue claims were impermissibly...
Congress recessed for a week-long Fourth of July break last week without taking up legislation to reauthorize the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank's charter, just days before it was set to expire. The Bank was operating under a nine month short-term...
When we published our Sue-per Bowl post, 2015 looked like it would be a good year for right of publicity claims brought by athletes. On January 6, 2015, the Ninth Circuit in Davis v. Electronic Arts held that the First Amendment did not compel...
With summer now in full swing, many of us will be spending more time out on the water. And many newcomers to the boating scene are surprised to discover that you can get a DUI on a boat.
It's Shark Week both on the Discovery Channel, and here at FindLaw! While many of will never see a shark in the sea, some of us will have to deal with a different kind of shark: loan sharks. Get a $500 loan fast! No collateral required!
On Thursday, a 63-year-old woman who has made international headlines over her repeated claimed efforts to get aboard commercial airlines in multiple states without a…
An annual audit conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office of the Fiscal Service Bureau, identified (9) nine new information security weaknesses in the U.S. Treasury Department’s information systems that are used to manage sensitive data...
On 20 May 2015 the recast EC Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings (2015/848) (Recast Regulation) was adopted and will apply to insolvency proceedings opened after 26 June 2017 in Member States (other than Denmark). Broader in scope than the original...
I have never used this Newsletter to express my views outside taxation issues, but current events have caused me to change my approach for this single occasion. Please allow this indulgence. Just after American troops were withdrawn from...
