Workplace injuries can result in significant financial concerns, including costly medical bills and significant missed time from work. To help stay afloat while you recover, it is important to explore all potential avenues for recovery. After a...
2013 has proven to be a strong year for IPOs. According to a recent PWC study, total IPO volume for 2013, as of December 17, reached 237 public company debuts, which is an increase over 2012. The overwhelming majority of these IPOs were completed...
A unit of Deutsche Bank won dismissal of a suit brought by mortgage bond investors after a New York state appeals court determined the claims for loan repurchase and indemnity were subject to a six-year statute of limitations that began to run when...
Reflecting upon the events of the past twelve months, Patent Docs presents its seventh annual list of top biotech/pharma patent stories. For 2013, we identified fourteen stories that were covered on Patent Docs last year that we believe had (or are...
The Central Bank of Ireland (“Central Bank”) has today issued a consultation paper (CP 77) on the publication of a draft UCITS Rulebook. The consultation period will close on 28 March 2014. The UCITS Directive is implemented in Ireland by a...
A Georgia banker who allegedly faked his own death in 2012 to escape massive wire and security fraud charges was caught and arrested on New Year's Eve. To clarify, 47-year-old Aubrey Lee Price was apprehended during a routine traffic stop, not an existential one.
As 2013 comes to a close, it’s time to assess what happened and what didn’t happen in Washington, D.C. during the year in terms of labor and employment law legislation, regulations, and litigation. The short version is that Congress remained...
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted partial summary judgment for Demilec (USA) LLC in a class action arising out of injuries and damages allegedly caused by the company’s various spray polyurethane foam insulation...
In a split panel decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a district court concluding that the claims at issue were invalid as obvious because they were directed to the use of an old compound for a known purpose in a...
New laws begin Jan. 1 in states throughout the country, providing a panoply of rights and responsibilities that some residents may not be aware they have.
