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Pre-emption: At the tipping point
Since World War II, the raw power of the federal government has progressively expanded. After Sept. 11, this trend accelerated, perhaps reaching a historic peak during the present financial crisis when the administration initially pressured Congress to authorize undefined, unfettered and judicially unreviewable power to buy up $700 billion in private sector bad debt.Supremes Ponder Patents' Boundaries
U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared reluctant March 21 to decide a key patent law case in a way that would, as one justice put it, establish "monopolies in this country beyond belief" over naturally occurring phenomena.Mandatory arbitration of employment class actions
Recent decisions may have made 'Concepcion' effectively inapplicable to actions asserting employment law claims.Supreme Court Tackles Patentability of Scientific Phenomena
In a dispute that tests the scope of patentability, the Supreme Court seemed reluctant Tuesday to decide a key case in a way that would establish what Justice Stephen Breyer called "monopolies in this country beyond belief" over naturally occurring phenomena. Laboratory Corp. of America v. Metabolite could help resolve a festering legal debate over whether a basic scientific phenomenon can be patented -- and, by extension, whether business strategies or other less tangible creations can be patented.View more book results for the query "Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner and Smith Limited"
Supreme Court tackles patentability of scientific phenomena
Tony Mauro, Legal TimesSupreme Court justices appeared reluctant Tuesday to decide a key patent law case in a way that would, as one justice put it, establish "monopolies in this country beyond belief" over naturally occurring phenomena. Justice Stephen Breyer expressed that concern during oral arguments in Laboratory Corp.State Wage Payment Laws Pose Unique Challenges
Suits alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act have skyrocketed. These suits, often class actions, generally revolve around improper employee classification and wrongful denial of overtime compensation. At the same time, another front on the wage-and-hour landscape has emerged: litigation arising from state wage payment statutes, which present their own unique protections, opportunities and challenges.Cite as: In Re Wachovia Equity Securities Litigation, 08 Civ. 6171 (RJS), NYLJ 1202489220302, at *1 (SDNY, Decided March 31, 2011)District Judge Richard J. Sull
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