More than a century ago, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes warned that it would be dangerous for people trained only in the law to decide the worth of a work of art—at least outside of the narrowest and most obvious limits. As Holmes said: “At the one...
What happens when one loan document contains a jury waiver but another doesn’t? For the lender, all may not be lost. That was another important holding from the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District in Midland Property Partners, LLC v....
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (“ENDA”) passed the United States Senate on November 7, 2013, but is expected to languish and fail in the House. However, even if ENDA fails, this does not mean that employers need not worry about discrimination...
Last week, in Sanofi-Aventis v. Pfizer Inc., the Federal Circuit affirmed an award of priority to Pfizer by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in an interference involving the cDNA for the human interleukin-13 receptor binding chain...
Negotiations for a bilateral investment treaty between the European Union and China are expected to be formally launched during the EU-China Summit next week. Though the launch would be just the first step in a long negotiation process, it would also...
According to the Baker Hughes Rig Count, Texas still leads the nation in number of drilling rigs with 821 rigs compared to 176 in its closest U.S. rival state. With 821 rigs, Texas alone comprises 47% of U.S. rigs and 24% of all drilling rigs...
The high profile long-running saga between Mark Cuban -- entrepreneur, television personality, and billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks -- and the SEC has finally ended with Mr. Cuban emerging victorious. On October 16, 2013, after less than...
In Gaines Motor Lines, Inc. v. Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc., decided October 30, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit addressed for the first time whether federal courts have jurisdiction over a motor carrier’s breach of...
On Tuesday, November 12, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “Bureau”) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register to obtain comments, data and information from the public on debt collection practices....
In the course of two months, two separate Fifth Circuit panels have issued decisions that call into question the application of the fluctuating workweek (FWW) method in suits for unpaid overtime based on misclassification. In Ransom v. M. Patel...
