Tax Prof speakers at the recently concluded 44th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning: Christopher R. Hoyt (Missouri-Kansas City), How to Do Your Roth IRA Conversion in 2010 and Current Issues in Charitable Planning Jeffrey N. Pennell (Emory), Recent Estate Planning Developments Randall W. ...

By –       Kurt R. Karst Two recent rulings out of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania stemming from allegations about antitrust violations from the submission of citizen petitions have once again raised the issue of so-called “sham” citizen petitions and, insofa ...

As attorneys, mediators or negotiators we are in the communication business. Our success or failure is directly related to what we say and how we say it. How we communicate determines in large part whether people see us as “civil,” “competent,” “credible,” “professional’ and “ethical.” This is tr ...

IMPORTANT NOTE: To anyone who was planning on attending MI's live event on Capitol Hill this afternoon, at which we were to unveil the newest Trial Lawyers, Inc. report, Trial Lawyers, Inc.: K Street--A Report on the Litigation Lobby 2010,...

SEB (T-Fal) v. Montgomery Ward & Co. (Fed. Cir. 2010) The French company SEB sued Montgomery Ward, Pentalpha and others for infringement of its patent covering deep-fat-fryer. Patent No. 4,995,312. SEB won a jury verdict verdict of willful infringement and was awarded $4.6 million in damages, but t ...

This site has commented previously on cultural issues arising from the blockbuster film Twilight and its recent sequel New Moon. This week the New York Times features commentary by Angela R. Riley regarding the economic impact of the film and book series on the Quileute Nation, whose members are por ...

Wall Street Journal op-ed, Toward a Different Fiscal Future, by R. Glenn Hubbard (Dean, Columbia Business School): [T]he president and the Congress need to present a credible path toward lower deficits and more effective government. Such a plan should have three elements. First, introduce specific t ...

Adam Liptak of the NY Times has a pretty amazing story today. Here is a sample:Mr. Hopwood spent much of...

By –       Kurt R. Karst FDA’s ability to force a prescription-to-over-the-counter switch (“Rx-to-OTC switch”) has been hotly contested over the past decade.  The crux of the debate concerning forced Rx-to-OTC switches is whether FDA, absent a New Drug Application (“NDA”) sponsor’s consent, ...

Cases considered: R. v. Rajasansi, 2009 ABQB 674; R. v. Klein, 2009 ABPC 381; R. v. Nguyen, 2009 ABPC 384 Back in December, CBC News reported on the stay of proceedings in the trial against Kulwinder Singh Rajasansi and Wesley Keane Sinclair. The two men were charged with sexually assaulting a youn ...