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The Attorney Client Privilege is sacrosanct. It is the one privilege that Courts consistently uphold. So, it may surprise you to learn that there is a long-standing fiduciary exception to the attorney client privilege....

Earlier today, in Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC, the Supreme Court held that "when a licensee seeks a declaratory judgment against a patentee to establish that there is no infringement, the burden of proving infringement remains...

The Federal Trade Commission recently announced higher reporting thresholds for pre-merger notifications filed on or after February 24, 2014....
By: McDermott Will & Emery

Here's a question business owners may be wondering on National Handwriting Day: Will handwritten agreements and promises hold up in court? Legally binding contracts for business purposes are typically envisioned as volumes of printed paper with wax seals and signed with a quill pen.

Recent changes in IRS private letter ruling policy likely will result in greater taxpayer reliance on tax opinions, which may impact certain corporate strategies in the coming year. Tax-Free Spin-Offs - During 2013, the IRS announced two...

EEOC Reports On FY 2013: Charges Down But Recovery Up - Why it matters: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission touted several achievements in its Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2013, from a record-setting $372.1 million...

When it comes to trying to decipher SEO for our websites we lawyers have probably spent more than any other group on on earth! Always searching for the perfect formula that will take us to that coveted first page of Google. In today’s episode of...

Much of the independent video game world is up in arms regarding the recent news that large UK game developer King.com has “trademarked” the word CANDY. Many see this as an attempt by a Wonka-esque behemoth to grab control of a common word in order...

The United States Supreme Court decisions in Nollan and Dolan provide landowners with a useful tool for seeking compensation when government agencies use their land use authority to exact valuable property rights and other concessions from owners as...

More than 30 years after hooded gunmen stole $5 million in cash from a cargo terminal of John F. Kennedy International Airport, a reputed crime family member is accused of a role in the record-breaking theft in a federal indictment unsealed Thursday.

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