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Corporate Liability Under the Alien Tort Claims Act
In the last decade, a veritable "who's who" of international businesses have been sued in federal court under the 215-year-old Alien Tort Statute, also known as the Alien Tort Claims Act. This month, the 2nd Circuit reaffirmed this expansive trend, holding that corporations may be held liable for aiding and abetting a third party's human rights violations abroad under this long dormant statute. Attorneys Faith E. Gay and J. Noah Hagey discuss the consequences of this case and other recent decisions.
Stun Gun Manufacturer Faces Suits by Victims, Police
Stun guns have triggered lawsuits nationwide by police officers who allege that the weapons are too dangerous to use, and by individuals who claim that many people have been injured or killed after being shocked with the gun.Real-Time Document Collaboration
Real-time document collaboration is more efficient than e-mailing files back and forth, and shows clients their time and money has been wisely spent.Struggling Heller Calls it Quits
After more than a century, the firm will dissolve today, Chairman Matt Larrabee told staff on Thursday in an emotional meeting.Maximizing effective patent life of innovator drugs
The drug price Competition and Patent Restoration Act, commonly known as the Hatch-Waxman Act, was enacted on Sept. 24, 1984, with the hope of striking a balance between two conflicting objectives: first, making available more low-cost generics to consumers, and second, encouraging continued pharmaceutical innovation.
Is a Website's Look and Feel Protected?
Trade dress protection guards a product image and the impression it creates among consumers to distinguish competing products. Does this protection extend to websites? Attorneys Richard Raysman and Peter Brown discuss recent decisions that deal with infringing a website's "look and feel."Conflicting views on U.S.'s global presence
The world is changing. Whatever shall we do Three recent books about the shifting place of the U.S. amid the relentless rise of China and India offer wildly different advice for the next American president. "Be Bismarck," argues one. Create a "United States of the West," urges another. Stop behaving like a "Bad Samaritan," scolds the third.
The Mass Tort Bonanza That Wasn't
PPA, an ingredient in cold medicine alleged to cause strokes, looked like a mass tort bonanza for plaintiffs lawyers. But it wasn't. Though there are still a few plaintiffs firms with significant PPA caseloads, many others are closing down their PPA dockets, settling the cases for what they can and dismissing the rest. Why the PPA mass tort bust? Defendant drug companies dug in, defying conventional wisdom about the dangerous corporate implications of litigation uncertainty.While Auto Nation profits; Burger King, Office Depot slip in 3Q
Fort Lauderdale car retailer AutoNation created the federal "cash for clunkers" program for its swing to a third-quarter profit. Two other South Florida-based retailers - Burger King and Office Depot - suffered from big cutbacks in consumer spending.TRENDING STORIES
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