The Supreme Court will be releasing opinions in one or more cases that have been argued during the current term, on Thursday, May 23. Having regularly covered court proceedings, these moments often mark important milestones in judicial processes. The court’s opinions are expected to be released amid live blogging by legal correspondents and analysts, further…
An attorney working for Pryor Cashman LLP and his respective client have found themselves under serious allegations in a Florida federal court. They stand accused of executing what has been termed a ‘brazen’ scheme to allegedly usurp a hose company’s patent portfolio rights, while also purportedly defrauding the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in the…
In light of recent findings by The New York Times, Democratic lawmakers are calling for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from cases related to the 2020 U.S. election. The report expounds upon flags linked to supporters of former president Donald Trump that were seen outside two Alito-owned residences in 2021 and…
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles elucidated Tuesday in an interview that the scope of Australia’s security partnership with the Solomon Islands is yet to be determined. The uncertainty stems from the ongoing security review being conducted by the Solomon Islands’ government. One thing, however, made abundantly clear by Minister Marles, is the mutual intent of…
In a noteworthy legal move, a federal judge in Austin, Texas, has for the second time in a week, transferred a patent lawsuit from his jurisdiction to the Northern District of California. The case in question has been filed by a bankrupt startup against one of Salesforce’s brands. This ruling marks a distinct situation where…
As the intersection between technology and law continues to evolve, artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly becoming a vital tool in the legal profession. A recent study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) reports that legal professionals equipped with AI skills command a significant wage premium of up to 49%. Furthermore, the research underscores the fact that sectors with…
On Tuesday, the California Senate gave the go-ahead to landmark legislation that, pending approval by the state assembly, could pave the way for the establishment of an agency to administer and facilitate reparations for descendants of chattel slaves. The bill also sanctions compensation for Black families who were unjustly dispossessed of their lands by the…
Human rights organization WOLA (the Washington Office on Latin America) and an array of 84 other advocacy groups have issued a statement of solidarity with El Salvadorian groups who are fighting against the unjust detention of citizens in the wake of the country’s major gang crackdowns since March 2022. This statement openly criticizes the significant…
Federal prosecutors recently expressed their intent to extend a plea offer to an attorney representing the far-right Oath Keepers group, in relation to the widely-known event of January 6, 2021, where rioting took place on the U.S. Capitol. The Oath Keepers, a radical group, were significantly involved in these disturbances. The key aspect to note…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined Intercontinental Exchange Inc., the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), $10 million over its alleged failure to immediately disclose a significant cybersecurity incident. Despite the substantial fine, the two Republican members of the five-member SEC commission have nonetheless criticized the enforcement action as…
In legal news this week, a neurosurgeon is steadfastly pursuing a near $102 million legal malpractice suit against law firm FisherBroyles LLP and a legal contractor due to an alleged missed patent filing deadline. The plaintiff has declared intent to escalate the dispute to the Georgia Supreme Court. The case details a complex interplay of…
It appears that the prevalent global law firm, Jones Day, has become entangled in a brewing dispute concerning the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) recent ‘Walkaround Inspections’ Rule. This ongoing fracas is notable as the U.S. Chamber, along with other plaintiffs, are expressing discontent towards the rule. The salient complaint lodged by these parties…
An ongoing copyright case involving the iconic “smiley face” logo of the band, Nirvana, has been further complicated due to recent rulings. A past employee of the record company, who asserts that he was the original creator of the logo, has been stopped in his tracks by a California federal judge. He has been denied…
In a recent Massachusetts federal court hearing, U.S. District Judge Mark Mastroianni questioned his ability to override U.S. Supreme Court precedent to declare that the federal government lacks authority to prosecute state-legalized cannabis sales under the Controlled Substances Act. The hearing focused on the implication of the commerce clause from the Supreme Court’s 2005 verdict…
The AMC reversal stock split, a case that has gathered a significant following within corporate legal circles, has reached a new milestone, with the Delaware Supreme Court affirming a settlement related to the suit. According to legal professionals, the litigation, which revolved around whether the terms of the stock split were in the interest of…
A U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for a New York federal trial court nominee, Sarah Netburn, devolved into a cacophony of intense questioning from GOP lawmakers on Wednesday. The point of contention was Judge Netburn’s previous recommendation that a transgender inmate be transferred to a women’s detention facility. The inmate, whose criminal history involved…
The National Football League (NFL) has been dismissed from a federal lawsuit in New York featuring a professional photographer. The photographer alleged that the NFL had unlawfully used his copyrighted photograph to construct a statue of the legendary running back Barry Sanders. Meanwhile, Getty Images Inc., another party implicated in the dispute, is seeking resolution…
In a recent development, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has chosen to review the chip patents of Force Mos Technology. As reported byLaw360, PTAB stressed that it will not adhere to a precedent established in 2020 to discretionarily dismiss patent challenges made by Inergy Technology Inc. This decision seems to be influenced by…
In a significant move for the U.S legal landscape, a quartet of justices from the U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) distinctive funding arrangement. The decision, which represents a unique alliance amongst the justices, portends potential implications for several other cases currently before the court. The pending cases collectively represent…
Last week’s decision from the U.S. Supreme Court resonated well beyond just upholding the unique funding mechanism of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The ruling, particularly the concurrence of four justices, hinted towards substantial implications on other similar cases challenging the administrative state. The ‘administrative state’ as it is often referred to, is the…
In a recent development in corporate legal proceedings, the federal prosecutors are seeking a five to seven-year sentence for former FTX executive, Ryan Salame. This is linked to a case of campaign finance fraud that has implications on the broader financial sector. The defense team for Mr. Salame, including attorneys from Mayer Brown, have urged…
In a recent legal development, noted entertainment lawyer Bryan Freedman, who represents United Talent Agency Inc. (UTA), managed to evade a defamation lawsuit filed by ex-leader of Media Link LLC, Michael Kassan. This case revolved around a previous remark by Freedman, wherein he allegedly referred to Kassan as a ‘pathological liar’, triggering the defamation suit….
Recent legal developments have raised key concerns among legal professionals, highlighting the diversity of issues faced by our profession and the need for informed, critical thinking. In the case where the defense is perceived as inadequate, it seems that the public isn’t convinced by the defense’s tactics presented. The situation is related to the case…
Changes await the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) with its recent proposition of a new rule concerning terminal disclaimers, designed to overcome the so-called ‘obviousness type double patenting’, or OTDP, objections. This rule, made known by USPTO Director Kathi Vidal on May 9, 2024, is expected to alter the landscape for inventors and litigants….
Cellect LLC has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review an alleged “nonsensical” invalidation of its patents due to a controversial principle known as obviousness-type double patenting. The biotech company contends that it was penalized by the Federal Circuit for holdups in the patent prosecution process, factors which, according to them, were beyond their influence…