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Justices Slam Nation's Patent System
In Supreme Court arguments Tuesday, it was clear nobody was happy with the Federal Circuit's three-part test.Deciding Post-Confirmation Taxes of Chapter 11 Plans
Edward A. Smith, a partner with Venable LLP, writes that while it is the narrower reading of �505(a) that represents the more prevalent view of the bankruptcy courts that have faced the issue, bankruptcy court jurisdiction over post-confirmation tax liabilities remains an open issue.Mental Health Professionals in Custody Cases
Robert Z. Dobrish, a partner at Dobrish & Wrubel, writes that custody cases are extremely difficult cases to handle from a lawyer's perspective. The issues are imprecise, the law is not clear, the stakes are high, the clients have intense feelings. The legal system operates slowly.View more book results for the query "*"
Panel to study conduct rules on judges' public comments
In the wake of national criticism of a Massachusetts state court judge's release of a convicted murderer on personal recognizance, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court tapped an ad hoc advisory committee to study rules about public comment by judges in the state's Code of Judicial Conduct.All but two circuits interpret 'Twombly' broadly
The U.S. Supreme Court changed the landscape for motions to dismiss when it decided Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, (2007). The court declared that, to survive a motion to dismiss, a complaint must "raise a right to relief above the speculative level" and "state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face." The Supreme Court labeled the new standard the "plausibility standard." But how have courts across the country interpreted the "plausibility standard"?Appeals Court: N.Y. Firm Liable for Acts of Retained Fla. Counsel
A New York law firm can be held liable for the failure of a Florida firm it retained to file a client's claim to more than $1.2 million from a Florida estate, an appeals court decided on July 17. Client Alice Whalen was not aware that her Albany firm, DeGraff, Foy, Conway, Holt-Harris & Mealey, was going to arrange for the Florida firm to file the claim when the estate of Julius Gerzof opened in Florida in 1996, and she relied "completely" on DeGraff Foy to stake her claim to the money.Insights and Strategies for Effective Succession Planning in AM Law 100 Firms
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