On December 5, 2008, the Texas Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling interpreting the Texas “forum non conveniens” statute, § 71.051 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, which severely limits the discretion of a trial court in determining whether a case should be dismissed based upon “forum non conveniens”.

On April 25, shareholders of General Electric Company (GE) approved KPMG LLP as the company's auditor for another year, but only by a margin of 65 percent "for" to 35 percent "against."

Companies who use staffing agencies to supply workers may be considered joint employers of those workers, even if the staffing agency hires and pays the workers.

In Appalachian Ins. Co. v. General Electric Co., ___ N.Y. 2d __ (Feb. 15, 2007), New York’s Court of Appeals rejected arguments by General Electric Company ("GE") that all claims arising out of exposure to any particular asbestos-containing product GE manufactured should be deemed a single "occurrence" for liability insurance purposes.

The U.S. power grid has more than 300,000 miles of sprawling transmission lines that weave throughout the country, and the Department of Energy gives it a 99.97% reliability rating. Yet despite the sheer size of the system, a few outages can cost Americans at least $150 billion dollars annually.

According to the Finnish business weekly Talouselämä, the number of transactions characterised as being Finnish (either a Finnish target or a Finnish party as the seller or the purchaser), amounted to a total of 639 in 2003, a slight increase compared to approximately 625 - 630 transactions in 2002.

On September 1, 2021, the South Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed the circuit court's decision in the matter of Jolly v. General Electric, et al.

On January 26, 2022, the ITC issued the public version of its opinion finding a violation of section 337 in Certain Variable Speed Wind Turbine Generators and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-1218).

On September 10, 2021, ALJ Cheney issued his final initial determination ("ID") (Part I, Part II) finding a violation of section 337 in Certain Variable Speed Wind Turbine Generators and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-1218).

Daiichi Sankyo Company Ltd. ("Daiichi") filed a petition before the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi seeking enforcement of foreign arbitral award passed in its favour on April 29, 2016.

On Monday, in EEOC v. Houston Funding II, Ltd., the EEOC argued to the Fifth Circuit that Title VII protects women from being fired for lactation and breast pumping at work.

The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, brings into scope the system of ‘minimal court intervention' for dispute resolution.

On Monday, the SEC announced settled charges against Under Armour, Inc., a manufacturer of sports apparel, for misleading investors by failing to disclose material information about its "revenue management practices."

Kevin Loughrin was prosecuted for stealing and altering checks, using them to purchase items at retail stores, and then returning the items to the stores for cash.

When it comes to the automotive industry, this is a space that is going through a complete metamorphosis, especially as we move further toward Biden's 2030 electrification goals.

Before Lourie, Reyna, and Hughes. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

Is inter partes review of a patent grant compatible with Article III and the Seventh Amendment?

The Zantac MDL Court recently reinforced the important role of general acceptance of an expert's conclusions to a court's Rule 702 admissibility analysis.

A summary of the most recent antitrust-competition developments.