In its March 11, 2014 decision in R. v. Courtice Auto Wreckers Limited, the Ontario Court of Appeal considered a discrete but important issue in appellate practice: what appeal route should be undertaken by the Crown when it seeks to set aside a...
What authorities are describing as a courtroom melee Thursday after a second-degree murder verdict in Staten Island, N.Y., has resulted in criminal charges against the girlfriend, sister and brother of the convicted defendant.
On March 25, 2014, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion, authored by Justice Scalia, in Lexmark International, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc. In a previous post, I discussed my involvement in this case at the trial court level....
Under District of Columbia law, organizations that own buildings in D.C. used for purposes of public charity principally in the District are entitled to property tax exemptions. (D.C. Code § 47-1002(8)). However, in light of recent actions by the...
Escriba v. Foster Poultry Farms, Nos. 11-17608 and 12-15320 (February 25, 2014): In a recent decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an employee can affirmatively decline to use leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA),...
Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. Legislature Approaching End of Session - The statutory adjournment date for the Legislature is now fewer than three weeks...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Besso Limited, an independent management owned general insurance broker in the Lloyd’s Broking group, £315,000 for a failure to take reasonable care to establish and maintain effective systems and...
Fahlen v. Sutter Central Valley Hospitals, S205568 (February 20, 2014): The California Supreme Court recently held that a physician, who claimed that a hospital terminated his staff privileges in retaliation for raising concerns about patient care,...
The full-year 2013 BioMeter analysis shows across-the-board increases in BioMeter value, with an average of $33.9 million for all transactions, up from approximately $21.2 million in 2012. Increases occurred for each stage of development, with the...
Addressing the use of technical dictionaries in claim construction, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s summary judgment of non-infringement, finding that the district court properly relied on technical...
