The Supreme Court recently rejected a proposed class-action antitrust lawsuit against cable provider, Comcast. This decision overturned an appellate ruling which certified a class of approximately two million existing and former Comcast subscribers.
[Read More]The Supreme Court made an interesting and unanimous ruling this week regarding requirements for class action lawsuits. As it stands under the Class Action Fairness Act, class action lawsuits in which plaintiffs seek
[Read More]On Tuesday this week the Supreme Court ruled that goods made and sold abroad can be re-sold in The United States or online by third parties. Publisher John Wiley & Sons had brought
[Read More]Last week, in an unexpected turn of events, Nokia filed a brief in support of Apple in their lawsuit against Samsung. The brief was filed under seal but a summary provided with the
[Read More]Starting March 15, the US patent office is implementing major adjustments to the existing system of filing for patents. The system will no longer go by the “first-to-invent” rule that has existed since
[Read More]The U.S. may have finally found a way to stop, or at least limit, patent trolls from continuing to wreak havoc on the legal system. A proposed “loser pays” update to the Shield
[Read More]Trial began yesterday for the April 2010 explosion of BP’s oil rig that that killed 11 workers and dumped millions of barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The initial phase
[Read More]Under Armour has just filed suit against Nike for using the phrase “I Will,” which Under Armour unveiled in a recent ad campaign. While Under Armour has long been the successful underdog in
[Read More]NPR reported yesterday on the increasingly accessible and easy-to-use 3D Printing technology that is beginning to revolutionize objects the same way that mp3s revolutionized music. With the release if Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect—a motion
[Read More]The Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of the use of well-trained police dogs to conduct vehicle searches for drugs and contraband. The case of Florida v. Harris brought into question whether or
[Read More]It seems only fitting with Presidents’ Day just a few days away that we celebrate one of America’s great forward thinkers and Fourth President of the United States for using the word ‘caption’
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