Just four months ago, SCOTUS suggested (but did not hold) that the decision to allow class arbitrations might be a “gateway” issue of arbitrability that defaults to courts. This week, the Sixth Circuit was the first to take the bait and declare the...
Alternatives to litigation can be used in any situation where both or all parties are willing to negotiate, or have been instructed to do so by a court. The mediation process offers personal attention and emotional satisfaction in labor and...
Some drivers hurt by uninsured or underinsured drivers are never fully compensated for their injuries. The chances of that happening to you may be greater than you think.... By: Law Office of Paul B. Genet
The European Commission has recently modified its proposed roll-out of a cap-and-trade scheme affecting international aviation. On 16 October 2013, the European Commission introduced a proposal for a Directive amending Directive 2003/87/EC...
The comment period starts running tomorrow when the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on debt collection issued by the CFPB will be published in the Federal Register. Comments on the ANPR will be due by February 10, 2014....
As many who have struggled to find a clear way to comply will know, an important change to the EU E-Privacy Directive (implemented by many EU states late 2011/2012) meant that, in summary, websites which target/monitor/profile Europeans have been...
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has recently ruled that an emergency Marketing Authorisation (MA) for a plant protection product does not provide a valid basis for an SPC for that plant protection product....
First and foremost, this is Veterans’ Day in the US. Let’s take a moment to thank all of those who served and who still serve, and honor the memory of those who gave their all. Businesses are offering special deals to veterans today — here’s a good...
A federal magistrate judge in California is mulling potential sanctions against Samsung Electronics and its counsel over the possible violation of a protective order concerning discovery in a hard-fought, big-bucks patent-infringement case.
