Tag: Legal
$34M Verdict Highlights Impact of Single Claim in Employment Lawsuit
Walmart is facing a hefty $34.7 million verdict after a truck driver accused the company of defamation. The driver claimed that Walmart defamed him by stating that his workers' compensation claim went against the...
Court Grants Motion to Dismiss Suit Based on Fairness Standard
Canoo, an electric vehicle company, went public in a de-SPAC transaction in December 2020. However, after the stock price dropped, a stockholder who chose not to redeem his stock sued the SPAC board and...
SEO Title: Rader’s Ruminations: LKQ En Banc Clarification Failure
A few weeks ago, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit tried to clarify the obviousness standards for design patents. However, many experts believe that this attempt failed to achieve its goal....
McCarter Associate’s Firing: Lawsuit Claims Online Rap Discussion Wasn’t the Real Reason
Military Veteran Alleges Discrimination and Unfair FiringA former staff associate at McCarter & English, lawyer William D. Brown Jr., a former Navy SEAL who served in the Iraq War, has filed a lawsuit alleging...
Monsanto Prevails in Recent Philadelphia Roundup Lawsuit
Monsanto has emerged victorious in the most recent Roundup lawsuit held in Philadelphia. The jury reached a defense verdict in the seventh Roundup trial at the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. The trial commenced...
Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre Updates Administered Arbitration Rules: Key Insights
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) has recently announced the release of its 2024 Administered Arbitration Rules, which aim to enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the arbitral process. These new rules came...
Baltimore City Government Seeks $11B for Opioid Abatement Costs
Baltimore City Government Seeks $11B for Opioid Abatement CostsThe recent opioid crisis has taken a toll on many cities across the United States, and Baltimore is no exception. Susman Godfrey, an office based in...
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Jones Robb PLLC is currently in search of registered patent attorneys or patent agents for both full- and part-time remote positions. The responsibilities of the role include preparing and prosecuting patent applications both domestically...
Giuliani Contempt Ruling Puts Florida Condo at Risk
Giuliani Faces Risk of Losing Florida Condo in Contempt RulingDisgraced lawyer Rudy Giuliani is facing the grim possibility of losing his Palm Beach, Florida, condo to two Georgia election workers after a federal judge...
Rudy Giuliani Finances Testimony: What’s at Stake?
Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, has been making headlines recently due to his involvement in the ongoing investigation into President Trump's alleged ties to Ukraine. Giuliani's finances are now under...
New Title: AT&T General Counsel Joins ADM Board Amid Accounting Scandal
ADM, a company that has been facing challenges due to an accounting scandal that surfaced in January, has taken a significant step by appointing David McAtee, the General Counsel of AT&T, to its board....
Legal Challenges Faced in Tower of Pisa Reconstruction
Legal Challenges Faced in Tower of Pisa ReconstructionIn the bustling city of Pisa, Italy, a legal battle of epic proportions has been brewing over the iconic Leaning Tower of Pisa. The city's municipality has...
Bracing for Wave of CrowdStrike Litigation: What Attorneys Need to Know
The tourism industry, along with the rest of the world, faced a major disruption on July 19 due to a system update by CrowdStrike, a relatively unknown company. This update led to a catastrophic...
Lawyer Defends Putting Ex-Client’s Girlfriend in Headlock: Self-Defense or Assault?
A recent incident at a town court in Palermo, New York, has led to a lawyer and two others being charged with misdemeanors. Lawyer Salvatore F. Lanza, 66, of the Lanza Law Office in...
PTAB Pre-Issuance Circulation RulesPTAB Updates Pre-Issuance Circulation Rules
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced a final rule that will update the rules of practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). This rule aims to formalize the existing...
Top 61 Jones Day Lawyers Recognized as Best in France
Jones Day, a global law firm with a strong presence in France, has received prestigious recognition in The Best Lawyers in France™ 2025. A total of 61 lawyers from Jones Day's Paris Office have...
Challenging California’s Deepfakes Law: X’s Legal Battle
X Corp, owned by Elon Musk, is challenging California's new law that requires online platforms to remove or label campaign-related deepfakes before and after an election. Musk argues that this law violates the constitutional...
California Likely Destination for Depo-Provera MDL Lawsuit
A recent motion presented to the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has suggested that more than 20 lawsuits concerning Depo-Provera should be consolidated in the Northern District of California. These lawsuits involve various...
Appeals Court Vacates Sanctions Order Against Toyota for Failure to Provide English Translations
Toyota was recently at the center of a legal battle that gripped the North Carolina Court of Appeals. The court made a groundbreaking decision to vacate a sanctions order against the automotive giant in...
USPTO Strikes Expanded Paneling Option from New PTAB Operating ProcedureUSPTO Removes Expanded Paneling...
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has made changes to its Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Standard Operating Procedure (SOP 1) regarding the assignment of judges to panels. The latest revision, the...
Impact of Potential TikTok Ban on Creators and Data Privacy: Expert Analysis
**Impact of Potential TikTok Ban on Creators and Data Privacy**In a groundbreaking decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of upholding a law that mandates TikTok's Chinese-owned parent company, ByteDance, to divest...
Arizona Judge and Advocate for Domestic Violence Survivors Passes Away at 77
Judge Elizabeth "Ellie" Finn: A Legacy of Advocacy and ServiceIn a tragic loss for the legal community and advocates for domestic violence survivors, Judge Elizabeth "Ellie" Finn passed away at the age of 77...
Supreme Court to Decide on First Amendment Implications of TikTok Ban
Supreme Court to Rule on First Amendment Implications of TikTok BanThe U.S. Supreme Court is set to make a groundbreaking decision regarding the constitutionality of a law that could potentially ban TikTok in the...
Montana Supreme Court Allows Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Minors Amid Privacy Concerns
The Montana Supreme Court Upholds Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Minors Amid Privacy ConcernsThe Montana Supreme Court recently made a groundbreaking decision, citing state constitutional privacy protections, to uphold a judge's ruling blocking a law...
Frozen Potato Producers Accused of Price Gouging in Antitrust Lawsuits
Frozen potato producers, Lamb Weston and Cavendish Farms, are under fire for allegedly engaging in price gouging practices, resulting in a surge of antitrust class actions filed in Chicago federal court. These legal actions...
Kramer Levin Merger: Strategic Decision and Implications
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel recently engaged in merger talks with Herbert Smith Freehills as part of a strategic decision to grow and expand. This move comes after a period of slower financial growth...
Allegations Against Norton Rose Lawyers for Unauthorized Access to Confidential Emails and Documents
Norton Rose Fulbright, a prominent law firm with offices in D.C., recently came under scrutiny for allegations of unauthorized access to confidential emails and documents by some of its lawyers. The firm has stated...
Abortion Legal Hotline: Law Firms’ Involvement and Support
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and the Reproductive Equity Now Foundation recently announced the establishment of an abortion legal hotline. This initiative aims to ensure that patients, medical providers, and the public are informed...
Navigating Legal Waters: What Happens When a Felon Visits the White House
President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the election has raised questions about how his pending criminal cases will be affected. Joseph Moreno, who currently works in the Army Office of General Counsel at the Pentagon,...
Nationwide Class Action Targets ‘Junk Fees’ – Stop Unfair Charges Now
A class action lawsuit has been filed against a New Jersey company for allegedly charging excessive transaction fees when processing children's school lunch payments. The lawsuit claims that PAMS Lunch Room and PCS Revenue...
Director’s Tips for Obviousness Analysis in PTAB Litigation: Expert Insights
The PTAB Litigation Blog recently shared insights on a case where Director Vidal reversed and remanded a denial of institution of inter partes review (IPR) related to three Spin Master patents. This decision was...
CAFC Committee Recommends Extension of Sanctions on Newman
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has recommended extending the sanctions on Judge Pauline Newman for another year. This decision comes after a year-long investigation into Newman's alleged misconduct.The Special...
Will the Supreme Court Continue to Protect Domestic Violence Victims? – Law.com
The Supreme Court made a surprising decision this term by putting the rights of domestic violence victims above gun rights. This was a relief for many, including family law attorneys who work on these...
Appeal to Uphold District Court’s Ruling in Copyright Case Against Internet Archive
Elizabeth McNamara, a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine, recently made a strong case to a three-judge panel at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She was advocating for the district court's...
Adobe’s E-Signature Patent Claims Deemed Ineligible at CAFC
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) recently upheld a district court's decision that a patent for e-signature technology was not eligible under Section 101. The patent in question, U.S. Patent...
USPTO Seeks Feedback on Statutory Experimental Use Exception: Have Your Say Today
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently released a draft Request for Comments (RFC) seeking public feedback on the experimental use exception in patent law. This exception allows for non-commercial experimentation with...
Understanding Design Patent Obviousness: LKQ v. GM Analysis | PTAB Litigation Blog
Design patent obviousness was a hot topic in the recent LKQ v. GM decision by the Federal Circuit. The court's decision on May 21, 2024, brought changes to the existing Rosen-Durling test, which required...
Frontier Airlines Wins $48.6 Million in COVID-19 Contract Suit Judgement
Frontier Airlines has emerged victorious in a legal battle against AMCK Aviation Holdings Ireland Limited and two AMCK affiliates, with a $48.6 million judgment awarded in their favor by U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton...
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Names Clause
The U.S. Supreme Court recently made a significant ruling regarding the constitutionality of the Lanham Act’s names clause. The Court reversed the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in...