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While American manufacturing has experienced a resurgence in recent years, some manufacturers continue to face challenges.

TGI Fridays Inc., the owner and operator of 39 domestic restaurants in the iconic American casual dining bar and grill chain, filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11...

Life sciences companies with promising science and strong management can still face severe financial distress due to failed trials, regulatory delays, or collapsed financing.

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, applying Pennsylvania law, has held that an insurer was not liable as garnishee in a claimant's proceeding to collect a default judgment against an insured law firm.

The Florida federal court agreed with IRM, noting that under Florida law, "an agent for a disclosed insurer is not liable to the insured on the insurance contract."

In this case, the ceding company, VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group Ltd. ("VIP"), brought an action in Florida federal court against its reinsurer, BF&M Life Insurance Company Ltd. ("BF&M") ...

As seasoned litigators know, it is critical for your witnesses to perform well in court. Sometimes, it can make the difference between winning and losing a case.

A software audit typically resolves in one of three ways: a dismissal, a settlement, or litigation.

The Federal Circuit's decision in NCS Multistage Inc. v. Nine Energy Service, Inc. establishes that a patentee's prior commercial sale does not automatically qualify as a public disclosure under the AIA safe harbor provision. The court clarified that the critical question is whether the inventor's actions made the subject matter of the invention available to the public, not merely whether a commercial transaction occurred.

Non-disclosure agreements (or "NDA") are usually commercial contracts where parties agree to share confidential information for the purpose of furthering other business transactions.

A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) could protect a company's confidential and propriety information from misuse following a disclosure to a potential buyer or investor.

While most Americans believe the first Thanksgiving holiday was held by the Pilgrims in 1621, history tells us that Thanksgiving festivals occurred in North America long before the Puritans ever arrived on American soil.

When you're on the brink of sharing your manuscript, it's crucial to consider the legal aspects. A contract attorney would strongly advise having a confidentiality agreement in place. This document is your first line...

Since first making headlines in late 2019, the coronavirus (causing COVID-19) has expanded beyond its origin in Wuhan, China to over 167,000 confirmed cases

On June 10, 2025, Tim Mooney, Acting Director of the Bureau of Industry and Security's Regulatory Policy Division, Department of Commerce, confirmed that BIS is preparing to introduce a new rule...

Following the Supreme Court's ruling that certain tariffs were unauthorized under IEEPA, a new wave of litigation has emerged as customers of importers seek to recover tariff costs that were passed through to them but retained by suppliers who received refunds. Companies that purchased goods from distributor-importers and paid tariff surcharges may have claims to recover their share of these refunds, particularly in B2B procurement markets.

In July 2005, Morrison & Foerster published the client alert "Consumer Arbitration Update."

Brattle President Alexis Maniatis was recently elected to serve on the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) and American Society of International Law's (ASIL) Task Force on Damages.