By Tom McParland | October 24, 2017
Attorneys from both political parties have begun to signal interest in running to succeed Matt Denn as Delaware attorney general. And the legal community is beginning to talk about whether several high-profile career prosecutors are considering whether to join the race.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Lawrence E. Ashery | October 24, 2017
A music video went viral this month, but it's doubtful you know any of its musicians. The tune is quite catchy, and the performance is not only professional, but very enjoyable. What is the theme of the song? Coming of age? A broken heart? No. It's a music video about Velcro Brand Fasteners and the VELCRO trademark.
By Michael Rueckheim and Matthew McCullough | October 24, 2017
The Supreme Court's recent TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods Group Brands opinion is relatively simple to understand—the word “resides” in the patent venue statute (28 U.S.C. Section 1400) refers to the state where an accused infringer is incorporated. TC Heartland's ramifications, however, may be dramatic.
By John Council | October 24, 2017
Seventeen models have sued three Houston topless bars for invasion of privacy in a Texas state district court alleging the defendants misappropriated…
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Charles F. Forer | October 23, 2017
Nothing is easy or expeditious when it comes to the arbitration agreements that Bob drafts. He spends lots of time and lots of his clients' money to incorporate all kinds of so-called protective provisions. “This way,” he tells clients, “I get the best and avoid the worst of arbitration.”
By Cogan Schneier | October 23, 2017
The firm Kasowitz Benson Torres brought the lawsuit under the False Claims Act against various chemical companies, including BASF and Dow Chemical, but a D.C. judge said the firm's legal theory failed.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Steven Andersen | October 20, 2017
In this Law Firm Management column, Steven Andersen shares observations from his recent jury service, providing a perspective to litigators on what goes on in the jury room, even if the stakes of the case are low.
By Amanda Bronstad | October 19, 2017
In the nationwide litigation over talcum powder, Johnson & Johnson turned to Thomas Weaver of St. Louis-based Armstrong Teasdale to overturn a…
The American Lawyer | Investigation|News
By Miriam Rozen | October 19, 2017
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Orin Snyder and Texas trial lawyer Thomas Ajamie squared off in a boardroom drama at a prominent charity within the past year. Their imbroglio would underscore the means by which one of Hollywood's most powerful individuals used his power.
The Legal Intelligencer | Best Practices|Commentary
By Edward T. Kang | October 19, 2017
The jury was thoroughly confused when a witness testified through an interpreter that he paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for a ladder in a construction case I tried a few years ago.
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