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Supreme Court's Patent Plate Is Empty—For Now
After gorging itself on patent cases the last few years, IP lawyers figure the justices may want to push away from the table this term.
Independent Contractor Misclassification Presents DOL/IRS Dual Threat
On July 15, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) administrator David Weil issued an administrator's interpretation on the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) definition of "employ" on the identification of employees who are misclassified as independent contractors. The administrator's interpretation (AI) concludes that "most workers are employees under the FLSA." The AI was issued in the context of the DOL's larger Misclassification Initiative, which provides for the collaboration of the DOL, Internal Revenue Service and 26 states through information-sharing and coordinated enforcement.
Independent Contractor Misclassification Presents DOL/IRS Dual Threat
On July 15, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) administrator David Weil issued an administrator's interpretation on the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) definition of "employ" on the identification of employees who are misclassified as independent contractors. The administrator's interpretation (AI) concludes that "most workers are employees under the FLSA." The AI was issued in the context of the DOL's larger Misclassification Initiative, which provides for the collaboration of the DOL, Internal Revenue Service and 26 states through information-sharing and coordinated enforcement.
Federal Circuit Develops Law From Supreme Court Patent Rulings
In their Intellectual Property Litigation column, Lewis R. Clayton and Eric Alan Stone report on two important patent decisions from the Federal Circuit clarifying how that court will implement recent U.S. Supreme Court patent decisions regarding divided infringement and indefiniteness, along with two appellate Lanham Act cases, one addressing a district court's discretion to cancel a trademark and the other recognizing a cause of action for contributory false advertising.
Federal Circuit Develops Law From Supreme Court Patent Rulings
In their Intellectual Property Litigation column, Lewis R. Clayton and Eric Alan Stone report on two important patent decisions from the Federal Circuit clarifying how that court will implement recent U.S. Supreme Court patent decisions regarding divided infringement and indefiniteness, along with two appellate Lanham Act cases, one addressing a district court's discretion to cancel a trademark and the other recognizing a cause of action for contributory false advertising.
In re Sept. 11th Liab. Ins. Coverage Cases
Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis In re Sept. 11th Liab. Ins. Coverage Cases333 F.Supp.2d 111United States District Court,S.D. New York.In…C & J Fertilizer, Inc. v. Allied Mut. Ins. Co.
Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis. C & J Fertilizer, Inc.v.Allied Mut. Ins. Co. 227 N.W.2d 169Supreme Court of Iowa.C & J…Ecclesiastes Prod. Ministries v. Outparcel Associates, LLC
Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis Ecclesiastes Prod. Ministriesv.Outparcel Associates, LLC374 S.C. 483Court of Appeals of South Carolina.ECCLESIASTES…
Attorney Fee Awards Surge After High Court Patent Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court has been arming district court judges with the law they need to weed out bad patent lawsuits, patent litigator Rudy Telscher believes. And one recently won weapon—attorney fee awards—is the result of Telscher's own high court victory.TRENDING STORIES
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