In the landmark decision Alexandros T [2013] UKSC 70, the Supreme Court has held that, where parties have agreed that disputes between them will be resolved exclusively by the English courts, a party can seek damages for breach of that agreement and...
Although many may scoff, compulsive shopping, or shopaholicism, is a genuine addiction, just like alcoholism or drug addiction. And like these conditions, it can cost you emotionally, mentally and financially....
In LifeScan Scotland, Ltd. V. Shasta Technologies, LLC, the Federal Circuit found that LifeScan’s distribution of its One-Touch Ultra glucose meters exhausted its patent rights such that it could not prevent Shasta from selling disposable test strips...
On November 12, 2013, a Georgia district court ruled that Dodd-Frank whistleblowers are not entitled to a jury trial or punitive damages. Pruett v. BlueLinx Holdings, Inc., No. 13-cv-02607 (N.D. Ga., Nov. 12, 2013). This is a first-impression...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted thumbs down in its first ruling under the new streamlined process adopted in its Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule review for additional methods of securing verifiable parental consent for...
Director Cordray was the only witness at the Senate Banking Committee’s hearing yesterday on the CFPB’s fourth Semi-Annual Report to Congress. As a Committee member observed, Director Cordray’s appearance represented his first before the Committee...
In In re NCAA Student-Athlete Name & Likeness Licensing Litigation, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 160739 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 8, 2013) (Wilken, J.)., the Court certified a class of current and former student-athletes seeking injunctive relief, but declined to...
Local Authority Over Wireless Siting: •Local Government is NOT the Enemy •Our Interests - Consumer Protection/Property Rights - Largest User of Wireless Services - Landlord of Preferred Sites - Community Development and Quality of Life •Your...
Many people hurt on the job find out to their surprise that receipt of workers’ compensation is not automatic. Even when it appears as if the claim is 100 percent valid, many claims are denied, and claimants either give up or go through the appeals...
What is a DUI habitual offender? Ronald Witt of Tigard, Oregon, may be able to answer that question for you, as the habitual offender was recently sentenced to 27 months behind bars, Portland's KATU-TV reports.
