This article discusses important issues in downstream litigation, specifically MTBE cases, ethanol cases, and the Natural Resource Damages (“NRD”). We begin with an overview of litigation involving MTBE, then move on to a discussion of ethanol cases and finally conclude with a basic discussion of Continue Reading
Health Law Insights Newsletter – Issue 5
McCarter & English, LLP’s Health Care Group presents the September 2014 issue of Health Law Insights, which discusses the latest legal issues in the health care industry. FOCUS Federation of State Medical Boards Releases Final Interstate Licensure Guidance for Telemedicine FEDERAL Continue Reading
Losing The Home-Team Advantage – The Supreme Court’s Narrowing of the Doctrine of General Personal Jurisdiction and its Impact on Patent Declaratory Judgment Actions
A recent Supreme Court opinion in a non-patent case, Daimler AG v. Bauman, likely will have a far-reaching impact on the prevalence of patent declaratory judgment actions. In the past, an accused patent infringer often could rely on the doctrine of general personal jurisdiction in order to Continue Reading
U.S. Supreme Court Sheds New Light on Patent Licensing Relationships
This past year, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a considerable number of opinions that will likely have a significant impact on intellectual property law. Several of these opinions relate to the relationship between a patent licensor and a patent licensee. Unlike other corporate transactions, patent Continue Reading
Big Data and the Law, or What to Expect When You Are Expecting Something for “Free”
Gov’t Must Integrate Insurance With Cybersecurity
Cyber intrusions and attacks have increased dramatically over the last few years, exposing sensitive information, disrupting operations and imposing high costs on business and the economy. In an effort to encourage a stable, safe and resilient cyberspace, President Obama issued Executive Order Continue Reading
Declaratory Judgment Actions – Reconciling the Federal Circuit’s Organic Seed Growers Opinion with the U.S. Supreme Court’s Recent Lexmark Decision
Your longtime client calls to discuss its latest product and to thank you for providing it with great intellectual property counseling. The sales figures for this product are steadily increasing, and your client expects that the product will become a huge commercial success. This is great news for Continue Reading
The Unsatisfactory Insurance Aspect of the Federal Government’s Cybersecurity Initiatives
There has been a furor of activity by the federal government as it grapples with the cyber security threat. Guidance documents roll out, an executive order has been issued, and a Cybersecurity Framework has been set down. In all of this, insurance, the tool that is used in nearly all other Continue Reading
Data on the Move: The Evolution of Mobile Tech and Compliance
Now that computers and the Internet are a regular part of our daily lives, the digital world increasingly contains potential evidence for all types of activity ranging from individual criminal actions to activity that may be relevant to a business litigation or investigation. Forensic investigations Continue Reading
Insurance 101: Don’t Forget the Policy Conditions
Policy conditions are the provisions in an insurance policy that often require the insured to comply with certain requirements to obtain coverage under the policy. Policy conditions can be overlooked because they are not in the insuring agreement, the exclusions, or the definitions. Instead, the Continue Reading