Plaintiff Trade Associates, Inc., sued defendant Fusion Technologies Inc. in the Western District on various patent issues and for breaching an alleged royalty agreement. Fusion filed a counterclaim asserting an ownership interest in Trade Associates’ DURA-BLOCK mark in connection with sa ...

A sharply divided (6-5) Ninth Circuit today ruled in Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan that the state secrets privilege compelled the dismissal of Binyam Mohamed's claims against Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc., for its role in his extraordinary rendition and torture. In so...

Since Sarbanes-Oxley was passed the Commission has invoked Section 304 to seek the repayment – or clawback – of certain executive compensation. Specifically, in SEC v. Jenkins, Case No. CV-09-01510 (D. Ariz. Filed July 22, 2009) the Commission for the first time sought the repayment of certain disc ...

Copyright Law - Expert Legal Commentary || By Ryan Smith and Thomas F. Zuber || The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed that contractual protections for artistic works may be enforceable even in the absence of valid federal copyright protection for those works. In Benay v. Warne ...

In Iowa Right to Life, Inc., v. Miller, filed yesterday, Jim Bopp challenges a host of Citizens United-related legislation in Iowa. On the list: the state requirement that corporations (among others) register and report as PACs if they spend past...

Employment lawyers in New Jersey need to pay attention to this case. In this employment discrimination case, 25-3-9333 McGhee v. Pathmark Stores, Inc.,Law Div. (Atlantic County), defendants move for reconsideration of the trial court's denial of their request to conduct mental evaluations of plainti ...

In Florida Hurricane Protection and Awning, Inc. v. Pastina (4D08-4641), a divided en banc Fourth District issued an opinion of the reciprocal application of section 57.105(7), Florida Statutes (2008).  The majority opinion was written by Judge May who was joined by Chief Judge Gross, Judge War ...

The former general counsel of D.C.-Baltimore investment bank Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc. appears to be off the hook after a Securities & Exchange Commission administrative law judge ruled today that he did not fail to reasonably supervise a rogue broker....

Patients who have undergone hip replacement surgery using DePuy hip implants should know that DePuy Orthopaedics has recalled their ASR hip implants. According to research by a British agency, 1 out of every 8 people who had ASR implants needed to have their surgery corrected within 5 years. This ...

The Canadian government has had mixed results lately in defending itself against NAFTA claims. Recently, Canada agreed to provide compensation in the amount of $130 million to settle the claim of AbitibiBowater Inc. (“Abitibi”). TheCourt.ca commented on this settlement, and given that the actions of ...