In the latest issue of NH Bar News, attorney Lisa Thompson summarizes four recent US Supreme Court decisions involving intellectual property litigation issues—awards of attorneys' fees in patent infringement cases, laches and statutes of limitations in copyright infringement cases, and standing in false advertising / trademark cases.
Posted on: June 22, 2014
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Tag: Civil Litigation / Civil Procedure, Equity / Chancery, Intellectual Property
Posted on: June 20, 2014
At the Delaware Corporate and Commercial Litigation Blog, Francis Pileggi analyzes the Delaware Court of Chancery’s opinion in In re: El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Derivative Litigation.[1]
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Tag: Alternative Business Entities, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Transactions, Contracts, Corporations, Courts, Equity / Chancery, Fiduciary Duties, Legal Theory, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships
Posted on: June 17, 2014
The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation from around the country addressing the enforceability of exclusive forum clauses in corporate bylaws. Such clauses are designed to limit forum shopping by shareholders and other potential litigants by mandating that certain disputes (including derivative actions, suits alleging breach of fiduciary duty by corporate directors, officers, or other agents, statutory actions arising from the Delaware General Corporate law, and other disputes involving the corporation’s internal affairs) be brought in specific jurisdi
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Tag: Comparative Law, Contracts, Corporations, Equity / Chancery, Fiduciary Duties, Securities
Posted on: June 16, 2014
Berger Harris attorney and Business Law Basics co-blogger David Anthony was interviewed by Tibor Dani of Family BusinessCast on employment law issues affecting closely-held (particularly family-owned) businesses. Among the issues addressed:
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Tag: Administrative Law, Labor and Employment, Legislation, Taxation
By: David Anthony
Posted on: June 14, 2014
In a recent post, Eugene Volokh reports on the Second Circuit decision in Authors Guild, Inc. v. HathiTrust, No. 12‐4547‐cv (2d Cir.
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Tag: Intellectual Property, Technology & Law
Posted on: June 13, 2014
Gordon Smith of and Jordan Lee of Brigham Young University's J. Reuben Clark Law School have published an article on discretion in exercising fiduciary duties.
From the abstract:
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Tag: Agency, Alternative Business Entities, Contracts, Corporations, Equity / Chancery, Fiduciary Duties, Legal Theory, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers and Acquisitions, Partnerships, Trust Law