On October 15, 2012, Judge Travis Laster made an unexpected ruling in the case of Estate of Robert. H. Brooks (EORHB) versus HOA Restaurant Group (HOA). The case involves a commercial indemnity dispute
[Read More]Today, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new final rules for electronic discovery go into effect with the goal of streamlining e-discovery and making the investigative process more efficient and straightforward; many of
[Read More]U.S. District Court Judge Mary McLaughlin recently deemed a Delaware state rule unconstitutional, much to the chagrin of the Chancery Court and the slew of corporations that call Delaware home. Three years ago
[Read More]Illinois Federal Judge James Holderman ruled in August that the Wiretap Act does not apply to unencrypted wireless networks of the kind commonly used in coffee shops, hotels, restaurants, and stores. A company
[Read More]As competition amongst smart phone and tablet creators quickly ramps up, so have the legal implications behind patent infringement. The Federal Trade Commission and the courts have seen an influx of legal matters
[Read More]The Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) recently had its mid-year meeting in St. Paul, Minnesota. At this meeting, members of the 7-year-old organization discussed advancements and changes in the e-discovery industry and, as
[Read More]It seems obvious that patents were intended to be public. Ostensibly, patents reward innovation by allowing for a temporary legal monopoly, and legitimate patent-holders who are using patents to produce exclusive goods would
[Read More]Following Apple’s monumental billion-dollar win against Samsung in what may be looked upon as the biggest IP technology decision of 2012, Apple CEO Timothy Cook released a memo that stated the following: The
[Read More]Schering-Plough Corps, the maker of the popular drug K-Dur, recently settled a patent case with Upsher-Smith Laboratories over an allegedly infringing generic version of K-Dur that Upsher-Smith was hoping to bring to market.
[Read More]E-Discovery has become an essential part of the litigation process, but it has the potential to be extremely costly. More often than not, the majority of the expenses fall on the defendant. In
[Read More]Last week, Andrews Kurth LLP blog posted an interesting article regarding preferred fonts for appellate briefs and court filings. Surprisingly, many courts have very specific typography requirements for attorneys. These requirements range from
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