In Seyfarth's second installment in its 2021 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, Seyfarth attorneys Richard Lutkus, Bob Stevens, and Matthew Simmons outlined best practices and steps...

Tax Disputes Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of UK, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

On March 26, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had reached an agreement with MORSECORP Inc. to settle alleged violations of the False Claims Act...

Avondale Exhibitions v Arthur J Gallagher concerned a claim by a company against its insurance broker arising from an insurer's decision to decline cover.

Employers that use criminal record screening policies must continue to be vigilant about compliance with all applicable laws.

The continued filing of lawsuits against employers under the FCRA underscores the need for in-house counsel, Human Resources, and Talent Acquisition to comply with the statute, especially...

Declining to reconsider its panel decision holding that reexamination proceedings at the Patent Office (PTO) binds subsequent district court litigation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit split 6-4 in denying en banc review. Fresenius USA v. Baxter International, Inc., Nos. 12-1334; 1335 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 5, 2013) (per curium) (Dyk, J., joined by Prost, J., concurring in denial of petition for rehearing en banc) (O’Malley, J., joined by Rader, C.J., and Wallach, J., dissenting from

On February 15, 2017, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed a bill prohibiting, with limited exceptions, employers' use of or obtaining a job applicant's or employee's credit information...

Yesterday the Supreme Court agreed to hear appeals in 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) — but denied the Federal Trade Commission’s petition for certiorari in its case against pharmaceutical manufacturer Schering-Plough. FTC v. Schering-Plough, Case No. 05-273 (2006).

The bankruptcy legal landscape presents both challenges and opportunities for businesses navigating financial distress. Understanding current bankruptcy trends can help businesses...

The Bankruptcy Court had held that that Wesco breached its obligations under certain indentures through a series of transactions that had the effect of impermissibly priming non-participating noteholders and, as a result, shifted distributions under Wesco's plan of reorganization to enhance recoveries of participating noteholders at the expense of non-participating noteholders

A recent amendment to Rhode Island law will restrict the timing of pre-employment inquiries by Rhode Island employers about a job applicant's criminal past.

This post is about the 8th Circuit finally having before it aspects of the effects of the current, bizarrely applied Missouri joinder and venue rules ( see here) on federal jurisdiction.

Since the launch of the first commercial communications satellite in 1965, the growth of the satellite industry has been astronomical.

The claimants alleged that they suffered personal injury from the use of sofas purchased from (inter alia) Land of Leather ("LoL").

On June 25, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Ramirez v. Trans Union, holding that the 8,185 class members had Art.

On April 15, 2019, a California Court of Appeal affirmed summary judgment for the employer in an action alleging class-wide violations of the hyper-technical provisions of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

I often receive calls from travelers who have had their cell phone, smart phone, PDA, iPhone, camera, and laptop computer examined by the Canada Border Services Agency during a secondary inspection.

AB 1008 has now passed both houses and is ready to be presented to Governor Brown, who is expected to sign the bill.

The qualifying period for all candidates for state offices for the 2010 ballot began on June 14, 2010 and ended at noon on June 18, 2010.