On June 9, 2016, the New York Court of Appeals issued a stark reminder to transactional lawyers: no matter how much “common interest” two parties may have with respect to a transaction, the common interest doctrine may not protect their...

Last week, the Illinois Attorney General filed suit against Jimmy John’s, alleging that the company’s non-competes violate state law. These non-competes prohibit all employees, including sandwich makers, from working during their employment and for...

As we approach the two-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l, 134 S. Ct. 2347 (2014), a survey shows that almost all of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s decisions on patent eligibility in...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced its intention to act as a data security regulator by releasing its first unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices (UDAAP) enforcement action for allegedly deceptive statements about data...