Although U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been consistently urging companies to develop written internal Customs compliance programs under Customs’ informed compliance/shared responsibility principles, a recent federal case has provided another reason for companies to implement or strengthen internal customs compliance controls—Qui Tam liability under the False Claims Act.

As previously reported, recent decisions by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) provided state entities a green light to use sovereign immunity as a defense in Inter Parties Review (IPR) proceedings.

In a matter of first impression, the Patent and Trial Appeal Board (PTAB) denied a Native American tribe's motion to terminate a finding that tribal sovereign immunity does not apply to inter partes review (IPR) ...

In a decision that could send shockwaves down the operations of every business taking advantage of NAFTA’s preferential duty treatment, the Federal Court for the Western District of Texas handed down an order yesterday denying defendant Ford Motor Company’s motion to dismiss a $42 million recordkeeping lawsuit brought by Customs and Border Protection ("Customs").

Over the past few days, I've received a large number of emails and calls from stressed out clients asking about the lack of access to E-Verify.

The Supreme Court recently confirmed in a unanimous decision the requirements for personal jurisdiction over foreign states when parties seek to confirm international arbitration awards, but important questions remain.

The Hill has published illthe article "Despite a divided government, the next Congress will provide opportunities for cooperation," ...

In Maryland, unlike in some other states, the attorney general has historically required the governor's or legislature's express permission to undertake legal action against the federal government.

In September 2017, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe moved to dismiss six instituted trials on petitions filed by Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.

A recent Supreme Court decision sets important precedent on the retroactive effect of legislation amending the law governing sovereign immunity in the United States.

A US federal district court in California decided that Facebooks lawsuit alleging that NSO Group technology was used to spy on thousands of WhatsApp users may proceed following NSOs motion to dismiss.

As noted in a prior post, on January 15, 2019, the Department of Justice's OLC issued an opinion dated November 2, 2018, replacing the OLC's 2011 interpretation of the federal Wire Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1084.

Eleventh Circuit Upholds Defense Contractor Dismissal while Questioning DOHSA Precedent.

In Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia v. One Sixty Over Ninety, the Georgia Court of Appeals held recently that a state entity is not immune from trade secret claims brought under the Georgia Trade Secrets Act.

For the third time, the Board applied sovereign immunity as a defense to IPR. In Reactive Surfaces Ltd. v. Toyota Motor Corporation (IPR2017-00572 & IPR2016-01914), the Board determined that a public university...

Patricia Reid (Defendant) obtained a mortgage from BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. (BAC) for certain real property located in Queens, New York.

In order to minimize the risk of litigation arising from investments in the United States, sovereign wealth funds ("SWFs") should take care to avoid inadvertent or unnecessary waiver

The Texas Supreme Court's decision in Paxton v. City of Austin reveals a procedural trap for businesses suing the government: winning the right to be heard can paradoxically freeze the entire case. When governmental defendants challenge a court's jurisdiction and lose, they can immediately appeal, putting all proceedings on hold—potentially for months or years.

Last March, a unanimous panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held for Carter Ledyard client the Republic of France and dismissed a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by France.com, Inc.

Recent decisions by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) have given state entities a green light to use sovereign immunity as a defense in Inter Parties Review (IPR) proceedings in certain scenarios.