Lerners Appeal Netletter Video Companion - February 2015

In a post on this blog in January, the Ontario Court of Appeal's ruling in Moore v. Getahun was discussed.

For the uninitiated, or those passionate about tech policy, this CFAA profile from Slate is a great weekend read.

In the fourth installment of our 2022 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, Seyfarth attorneys Kate Perrelli, Matt Simmons, and Robyn Marsh discussed restrictive covenant agreements ("RCAs"), including non-competes, non-solicitations, and NDAs.

Introduction: Employers have long used independent contractors to efficiently and effectively perform work and provide services while at the same time insulating themselves from direct...

Almost two years ago to the day, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit became the first appellate court to rule on the lawfulness of a liability waiver in a Fair Credit Reporting Act ...

Claims relating to lost litigation are on the increase.

Expert witnesses from John O’Groats to Land’s End will be feverishly checking the terms of their professional indemnity insurance following the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case Jones v Kaney yesterday.

On August 6, 2019, in Texas v. EEOC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dealt the EEOC a significant setback, largely affirming the district court's decision that the EEOC violated the federal Administrative...

In November 2016, Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC and certain affiliates (collectively, the "Debtors") entered into credit facilities which provided for (i) $1.95 billion in first...

The argument section is the core of a factum. It will likely make up about half of the factum.

In answer to the question, "not quite". The use of Administration in Gibraltar for insolvent companies is a fairly recent, and in the case of insurance companies, an innovative use of this insolvency procedure.

Invest Turks and Caicos Islands (Invest TCI) proudly announces the launch of its new office in Grand Turk, located at the Digicel Building on Old Airport Road.

As we wrote about previously here, in October 2022, the Sixth District of the California Court of Appeal in Camp v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., 84 Cal.App.5th 638 (2022)

The nature of proceedings may justify restricting public access under Art. 45 UPCA, even though R. 262.1(b) RoP does not explicitly differentiate by proceeding type

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced its first corporate settlement under reinstated FCPA enforcement, targeting an agricultural company that paid bribes to Mexican customs officials. The case reveals how anti-corruption enforcement is now being weaponized against cartels and transnational criminal organizations, even when companies were unaware their payments would benefit these groups. What does this mean for businesses operating across the U.S.-Mexico border and other high-risk jurisdictions?

Employers with operations in California are all too familiar with how state and local officials continue to restrict the access employers have to public records...

For the upcoming fall term, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear two significant antitrust cases, Bell Atlantic v. Twombley, Case No. 05-1126 (2006), and Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co., Case No. 05-381 (2006). There is also a chance that the Court may grant certiorari in another important antitrust case in the coming months — Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc., Case No. 06A179 (2006).

Kansas: Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab's office proposed that candidates, lobbyists and political committees file campaign finance and lobbying reports directly with the Kansas Public Disclosure Commission to eliminate redundant processing and improve efficiency.

Modern athletes are among the most savvy when it comes to leveraging intellectual property to protect and commercialize their personal brands, particularly through trademarks.