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BusinessWeek June 22, 2011 Greg Stohr |
Wal-Mart Case: Another Loss for Trial Lawyers The Supreme Court's ruling is the latest in a series of decisions that make it clear the justices aim to curb mass litigation.  |
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler |
The Supremes Shape Pharma A number of important decisions from the Supreme Court will affect drug marketing, research, and regulation  |
Information Today February 25, 2002 George H. Pike |
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Copyright Challenge Case On February 19, the U.S. Supreme Court gave an unexpected, late Valentine surprise to the copyright and publishing communities by agreeing to hear a challenge to the 1998 Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act...  |
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2011 John F. Brenner |
Expanded Liability for Generic, Brand Manufacturers Ahead? To what extent are generics companies obligated by law to request labeling changes with FDA?  |
Information Today May 12, 2015 George H. Pike |
Supreme Court to Address Standing to Sue for Data Breaches and Privacy Violations The ability of individuals to seek legal recovery for data breaches or the posting of inaccurate information or to defend their privacy rights may soon be impacted by the Supreme Court of the United States.  |
BusinessWeek July 9, 2007 Michael Orey |
The Supreme Court: Open For Business The Roberts Court is showing a willingness to referee corporate concerns.  |
BusinessWeek May 12, 2011 Tim Jones |
Secret Cash Dominates in State Court Races Unidentified contributors are pumping big money into key races.  |
BusinessWeek February 10, 2011 Paul M. Barrett |
Attack of the Commerce Clause A new assault on regulation is gathering force -- and it's deploying a constitutional weapon  |
InternetNews June 27, 2005 Roy Mark |
High Court Rules Against P2P The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that peer-to-peer technology developers are legally responsible for the illegal acts of their users.  |
Salon.com April 15, 2002 Damien Cave |
In defense of copyright A top intellectual property lawyer argues that the Supreme Court's decision to review the Sonny Bono Copyright Extension Act is plain wrong...  |
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2012 Schaeffer & Dahlberg |
Money for Nothing, Patents for Free? State tech transfer laws giving universities automatic ownership of employees' inventions represent a threat to pharma partnerships.  |
BusinessWeek November 18, 2010 Greg Stohr |
Wal-Mart vs. a Million Angry Women Wal-Mart wants the Supreme Court to block a huge gender-bias suit.  |
Information Today October 22, 2001 Barbara Quint |
A Second Tasini? National Geographic Loses to Freelance Photographers On October 9, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the National Geographic Society to overturn an appellate court decision over digitized photographs that had posed another test of the intellectual property rights of freelancers...  |
Reason March 2004 Jacob Sullum |
Commercial Appeals Given its reputation as the most left-leaning federal appeals court, the 9th Circuit is not the first place you'd expect to find a resurgence in federalism. But recently it has distinguished itself as one of the few federal courts trying to put limits on Congress' power to regulate interstate commerce.  |
BusinessWeek November 18, 2010 Alison Fitzgerald |
The U.S. Chamber Goes Online to Track Civil Litigation The U.S. Chamber is keeping close tabs on civil lawsuits with a new legal journal in New Orleans, where most BP cases will be heard.  |
Financial Planning December 1, 2007 Schroeder & Ackerman |
The Bond Buyer A majority of Supreme Court justices are leaning toward overturning a 2006 Kentucky ruling that found the state's favorable tax treatment of its bonds unconstitutional.  |
BusinessWeek December 29, 2010 Peter Coy |
Commentary: The Health-Care Act on Trial The health-care insurance mandate isn't a ploy to expand Congress' power. It's a way to address unique problems.  |
InternetNews March 30, 2005 Roy Mark |
Will High Court Dodge P2P Decision? Analysts say justices could tell lower courts to decide if file-swapping firms actively induce users to infringe.  |
IndustryWeek December 1, 2006 John S. McClenahen |
The Law: Supreme Judgments Most of the business cases being argued before the U.S. Supreme Court during the term that began Oct. 2 won't affect manufacturers at the plant level. But three could.  |
Information Today March 25, 2013 George H. Pike |
A 'Total Victory' for the First Sale Doctrine from the Supreme Court In a powerful and conclusive opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that copyright's First Sale doctrine applies to all legal copyrighted works regardless of where they are manufactured.  |
Information Today January 2007 George H. Pike |
Legal Update: Where the Lawsuits Are Updates on lengthy search-related lawsuits involving Google and Microsoft.  |
BusinessWeek March 24, 2011 Greg Stohr |
Wal-Mart Faces the Big Box of Bias Suits A Supreme Court review of a massive gender discrimination suit against Wal-Mart could usher in new rules regarding class actions.  |
Information Today March 9, 2009 Carol Ebbinghouse |
Supreme Court to Review Jurisdiction in Freelance Writers Case `Settlement' Freelancers take publishers to court to get compensation for their articles being downloaded from archives.  |
BusinessWeek August 8, 2005 Lorraine Woellert |
States vs. The Feds: All Eyes On Roberts The fractious debate over federalism will be center stage at Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts confirmation hearings.  |
IEEE Spectrum June 2012 Kirk Teska |
The Patent Eligibility Bar Gets Raised Again Yet, for the fourth time in 150 years, the Supreme Court fails to clearly distinguish between an invention and an idea  |
IEEE Spectrum January 2006 Trope & Power |
The Lessons of MGM v. Grokster For creators of innovative technologies and as a consequence of the copyright-infringement suit, the line between corporate liability and being at rest in a safe harbor was moved and remains imprecise. However, the Supreme Court opinion contains substantial guidance.  |
The Motley Fool March 29, 2011 Alyce Lomax |
Another Big Problem for Wal-Mart The latest in Wal-Mart's plethora of problems has taken the company all the way to the Supreme Court. A proposed class action lawsuit would pit more than a million female employees against the corporate giant.  |
Salon.com January 17, 2003 Siva Vaidhyanathan |
After the copyright smackdown: What next? Don't despair at the Supreme Court's gift to Disney, says one expert. The fight has really only just begun.  |
Information Today March 30, 2001 Barbara Quint |
One Hour to Midnight: Tasini Oral Arguments at the Supreme Court Silence in the court. As the last red light flickered on the dais, the long legal debate over the rights of publishers to distribute content created by freelance writers in electronic form came to an end at 11:04 a.m. EST on Wednesday, March 28...  |
Information Today August 2005 Dan Duncan |
Intellectual Property -- Copyright Tug of War Broadcasters and movie makers worry as court rulings and new technologies threaten their control over copyrighted material..  |
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2008 Patrick Clinton |
Cutter's Way It's time to get drug cases out of the courts entirely.  |
Information Today October 28, 2014 George H. Pike |
Appeals Court Reverses Georgia State Fair Use Decision A federal appellate court reversed a fair use finding in favor of Georgia State University in its long-standing copyright dispute with several academic publishers.  |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2013 |
Product Liability Claims and Comment K Courts across the country are making it easier to prove that a drug is unsafe, warning label notwithstanding.  |
Salon.com November 29, 2000 Bruce Shapiro |
Why the Supreme Court case matters The Florida election may be determined in state court, but a ruling in Bush's favor could further the high court's cannibalistic long-term assault on judicial power...  |
Salon.com November 15, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Recounts go on -- for now Florida's Supreme Court allows the tallying to continue -- but Secretary of State Harris says she won't accept new totals...  |
CFO June 1, 2006 P.B. Gray |
Inside the Chamber Under Thomas Donohue, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has become a pro-business powerhouse. But not everyone is celebrating.  |
BusinessWeek December 19, 2005 Lorraine Woellert |
Business' High Court Handicap Stock holdings of Supreme Court justices can keep corporate cases off the docket.  |
CFO April 15, 2012 Sarah Johnson |
Show Us the Money Shareholders are pressuring companies to reveal their political contributions.  |
BusinessWeek April 28, 2011 Karen Weise |
U.S. Courts Face Backlogs and Layoffs Prominent lawyers warn that court budget cuts will harm the economy.  |
Information Today June 24, 2014 George H. Pike |
First Sale Hearing Raises Questions on Kirtsaeng and Digital Goods A congressional hearing on the future of the first sale doctrine produced great discussion but little consensus on whether Congress should modify the doctrine in response to the Supreme Court's decision.  |
Information Today October 7, 2014 Nancy K. Herther |
European Law Works to Move Copyright Into the 21st Century The European Court of Justice ruled that libraries, "for the purpose of research or private study," can digitize works as a legitimate fair use exemption to European Union copyright law, with some specific limitations.  |
AskMen.com Ross Bonander |
5 Things You Didn't Know: Copyright Copyright constitutes one aspect of intellectual property law; here are five things you may not know about it.  |
Chemistry World May 22, 2013 Rebecca Trager |
US Supreme Court rules in favour of Monsanto The Supreme Court justices upheld a lower court's ruling that a farmer, Vernon Bowman, violated Monsanto's intellectual property rights by regrowing second-generation seeds.  |
CFO August 1, 2012 Vincent Ryan |
High Court Upholds Health-Care Reform The Supreme Court's ruling leaves companies with decisions to make.  |
Reason May 2004 Brian Doherty |
Your Papers, Please The Supreme Court is once again considering the nuances of when it's OK to arrest an American citizen simply for refusing to show a cop an ID.  |
Searcher September 2012 Peter B. Hirtle |
Feature: When is 1923 Going to Arrive and Other Complications of the u.s. Public Domain The public domain has always existed, but the rise of digital and networked technologies has made it particularly important. Our copyright laws represent an agreement among powerful publishing and media interests that is intended to work for their mutual benefit.  |
Reason July 2005 |
Who Should Reign Supreme? Libertarian legal experts weigh in on who their favorites are--past, present, and future--on the nation's highest court.  |
BusinessWeek April 21, 2010 Barrett & Salant |
Campaign Spending: Why Companies Are Holding Fire The high court ruling on corporate campaign spending hasn't been a game-changer. Yet.  |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2005 |
Legal: Jumping the Pond Class-action lawsuits are commonplace in the United States. Now, aggregate litigation is a looming threat in Europe.  |
Reason March 2003 Jesse Walker |
Locking Up Movies Master of the public domain? Free digital archives of out-of-print old movies could be a great resource, but for the fact that Congress keeps extending the copyright terms.  |