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April 01, 2013 |

Crude awakening

After a five-year battle, TransCanada Corp. may be close to winning approval for its $5.3 billion Keystone XL pipeline, which will transport crude oil from the oil sands of Alberta to Steele City, Neb., 1,179 miles away.
7 minute read
December 10, 2012 |

Anti-fracking suits face formidable hurdles

Each plaintiff has to present credible scientific evidence of injury and a causal connection to a specific fracking operation.
6 minute read
May 16, 2001 |

The Real 'Killer App' -- The Lessons of 'Festo' for Those Drafting Patent Applications

The act of amending patent applications before the Patent and Trademark Office has become a lot trickier. It's not overstating the case to say that amending patent claims without due consideration for the Festo case runs the risk of rendering the intellectual property protected nearly worthless. So, what can patent practitioners do to prevent this from happening?
9 minute read
February 13, 2002 |

Jury's Role Shrinks in Patent Litigation

Some litigators believe that patent cases are too complex to be decided by juries. Others maintain that a well-instructed jury is qualified to decide patent related issues. Whatever the merits of these positions, one thing is clear -- the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the court vested with exclusive jurisdiction over patent appeals, has significantly diminished the jury's role and influence in patent trials.
10 minute read
October 18, 2013 |

Tech Circuit: 'I'll Take $400 in F-Word' Edition

The Electronic Discovery Institute's Leadership Summit wraps up after tackling "Legal Jeopardy! Throwdown," Billing Dilemmas, and Diversity.
5 minute read
December 31, 2008 |

2008 may make you feel like the biggest loser

If you have a job, it probably feels shaky. If you have a 401k, you can't bear to open the statements. If you bought a house in the last five years, you feel like a sucker unless you were the winning bidder at a foreclosure auction.It's cold comfort to know that the financial crash upended everyone-callused Maine lobstermen, French-manicured San Diego real estate brokers, Rolex-wearing Greenwich hedge-fund managers.
6 minute read
April 20, 2005 |

Microsoft's Legal Trouble-Shooter

What are Microsoft's biggest legal concerns? Is the company's "preferred provider" system of outside counsel working to the company's benefit? Find out what Microsoft's senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, Brad Smith, has to say about these issues -- and what Bill Gates is really like.
9 minute read
July 27, 2012 |

Comm. Court Deals Gas Industry A Loss, Strikes Act 13 Provisions

A deeply split en banc Commonwealth Court panel has invalidated as unconstitutional amendments to the state's Oil and Gas Act requiring municipalities to adopt uniform zoning ordinances that would allow drilling in all zoning districts.
8 minute read
April 18, 2005 |

Microsoft's Legal Trouble-Shooter

Interview with Brad Smith, general counsel of Microsoft Corp.
8 minute read
October 20, 2003 |

Long Odds for Malvo on Insanity

A close look at how the insanity defense has played out in court suggests that teen sniper suspect Lee Boyd Malvo faces long odds.
8 minute read

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