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Conversion "is the civil analog of the criminal actions of robbery and larceny," which has long provided victims redress against the "unlawful taking or retention of tangible personal property" as opposed to intangible computer data.

On October 31, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") published an Announcement describing two new features for the existing tribal economic development bond ("TEDB") program.

On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the $787 billion economic stimulus package, or the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009”. The Act appropriates $7.2 billion for the deployment of broadband infrastructure and services to unserved areas, underserved areas, and to targeted organizations.

The District of Minnesota recently invalidated a release of claims used by Guidant Corporation in connection with a 2004 RIF on the grounds the release did not comply with the Older Worker Benefits Protection Act.

If your company makes or distributes products that include references that a product is "patented" or suggest that it is covered by one or more patents, beware.

On August 19, 2008 CMS finalized additional Stark regulations (“Stark IV”), based on various proposals it first published in the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and the 2009 Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rules.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has made available its proposed changes to the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system for 2009.

The recent unanimous Supreme Court decision in MGM v. Grokster adds to our understanding of secondary liability under copyright law.

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office recently issued an important decision concerning the effect of an applicant’s incorrect but not fraudulent statement that a mark was in use on all of the specified goods or services in a trademark application.

It has long been recognized that partners owe fiduciary duties of loyalty and care to one another and that officers and directors owe such fiduciary duties to the corporations they serve and to the corporation’s shareholders.

In spite of the continued public and political division over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the "Act"), there are elements of the Act that policymakers, regardless of politics, might actually agree upon.

With the New Year, new legislative updates go into effect in California. Below is a summary of some of the newly enacted legislative updates for California employers in 2008.

Two decisions handed down by the United States Supreme Court will make it easier for a party wrongfully sued for patent infringement to recover attorney fees.

On April 30, 2007, the Supreme Court announced decisions in two highly anticipated patent cases, KSR Int’l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., No. 04-1350, 2007 WL 1237837 and Microsoft Corp. v. AT & T Corp., No. 05-1056, 2007 WL 1237838 which are expected to have a significant impact on the issues of patent validity and infringement damages under Section 271(f) of the Patent Act.

As we have helped businesses launch their exciting, new Facebook Pages, we’ve learned that there are some common concerns with Facebook’s rules.

On June 18, 2009, a sharply divided Supreme Court issued its decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., No. 08-441.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the Congress are moving multiple initiatives to address the problem of climate change.