On November 7, 2013, the Florida Supreme Court decided D.M.T. v. T.M.H., SC12-261, a case involving an issue of first impression in Florida—namely, whether Florida will apply the same principles to determine the parentage of a child born through...
In a bizarre news story from this past June, a group of violent prostitutes smashed a tourist's head against a brick wall of the W South Beach Hotel in Miami Beach after mistaking her for competition (and her husband for a customer). While this type...
On November 6, the CFPB announced that it now will formally accept borrower complaints regarding payday loans through its online complaint portal and by phone. The CFPB’s complaint taking process launched with the Bureau in July 2011, and the CFPB...
Background. One item on the negotiation checklist for patent licenses in the pharmaceutical sector is compliance with the U.S. Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Premerger Notification Rules. The HSR rules require that certain patent licenses be reported to...
A Chicago tax lawyer is apparently going to have to focus on a new area of practice and find a new job following a settlement of a civil complaint by the U.S.
Training in the U.S. may be required to prepare a foreign national for a new position or a new career in his or her home country. The H-3 Trainee visa category may be the perfect option for the foreign national to gain the skills and tools needed to...
One of the reasons so many people find themselves drowning in debt, feeling helpless and as though they’ll never get out from under is that they resist pursuing bankruptcy far longer than they should. There is a stigma attached to the very word...
Mississippi's Statewide Rule 13, addressing blowout preventers, currently states that, "[i]n drilling areas where high pressures are likely to exist and on all wildcat wells, all proper and necessary precautions shall be taken for keeping the well...
The latest episode of "The Good Wife" forayed into the crime drama realm with a classic "whodunnit?" storyline. The episode revolved around a quest for the DNA of an alleged killer. Here's a legal breakdown of "The Next Week":......
European Commission Work Programme 2014 - The European Commission has published its Work Programme for 2014, outlining the legislative and policy initiatives that it will focus on next year.... By: DLA Piper
