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Covenant breaches are appearing with greater frequency across today's credit markets, and lenders are feeling the pressure to respond quickly and strategically.

Reports continue to emerge about a foreign government's campaign to hack U.S. telecom and internet companies. Worse still, the U.S. government...

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is currently gathering data for its Technical Assessment for Personal Fragrance Products (PFPs).

On Jan. 7, 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit announced a decision that requires the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to calculate patent term adjustment (PTA) in a manner that could allow additional protection term for many U.S. patents. Wyeth v. Kappos, No. 2009-1120 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 7, 2010).

Commil sued Cisco in 2007 for direct infringement and induced infringement. A first trial on the inducement issue led to a finding of no liability.

The Supreme Court held yesterday that the equitable defense of laches does not bar relief on a copyright infringement claim brought within the three-year statute of limitations period.

The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2025 (PERA) was introduced in both chambers on May 1, 2025, with companion bills filed in the Senate (S.1546) and the House (H.R. 3152).

On Nov. 19, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) hosted its annual conference, featuring speakers from across the U.S. government who highlighted major CFIUS rulemaking and achievements this past year.

For reasons unknown, your employee has attacked a customer with a weapon, causing grievous bodily injury.

The plaintiffs presented evidence establishing the predicate criminal act of deception and thus met the requirements for recovering treble damages and attorneys' fees under the CVRA.

The first case, Chicago Joe's Team Room v. Village of Broadview, is a long-running Section 1983 case brought by a would-be adult-entertainment venue against...

A new U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that individuals can waive the right to participate in a class action as part of an arbitration agreement has the potential to limit the availability of class action treatment for commercial and consumer disputes.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey's Civil Practice Committee rejected a proposed rule that would require parties to disclose third-party litigation funding as a part of routine discovery...

On Nov. 12, 2025, the Los Angeles City Council moved to address the city's ongoing housing-affordability crisis by voting to limit annual rent increases for Rent Stabilization Ordinance...

This is the eleventh of our 12 Days of Handbook Updates that take you through 12 important topics for employers as we round out the year.

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of Illinois recently held that an Illinois mortgage is subject to avoidance in bankruptcy pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 544(a)(3) unless the mortgage contains among other things, (i) the amount of the debt, (ii) the maturity date of the debt, and (iii) the underlying interest rate. Richardson v. The Gifford State Bank (In re Crane), Adv. Pro. No. 11-9067 (Bankr. C.D. Ill.).

Acoalition of state attorneys general filed suit in April against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and its recently enacted pregnancy rule in the U.S. District Court...

On Feb. 18, 2010, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to more clearly define the meaning of the "reasonable factors other than age" (RFOA) defense under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).