New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Kevin G. Faley and Andrea M. Alonso | March 15, 2022
This article takes look at several cases which address the issue of liability for sidewalk maintenance. The authors conclude that "the purpose underlying the enactment of the exemption in New York City Administrative Code §7-210 is to promote the safety of pedestrians making use of public walkways. Imposing a duty upon owners of real property to maintain the sidewalk abutting their property incentivizes the maintenance of sidewalks and creates safer walkways for pedestrians."
By ALM Staff | February 9, 2022
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
By Scott Graham | February 4, 2022
The university will have to try again on damages after having won $1.1 billion in its first trial. But it's now locked in findings of infringement and validity, which will also give a boost to Caltech cases asserting the same patents against Dell, HP and others.
By Allison Dunn | January 28, 2022
The New Mexico Court of Appeals this week found that a portion of the Workers' Compensation Act discriminatorily limits disability benefits for workers with a secondary mental impairment compared to similarly situated workers with a secondary physical impairment.
By Scott Graham | January 26, 2022
Undaunted by criticism from an influential U.S. senator, the PTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board agreed Wednesday to review the second patent supporting the mega-award from U.S. District Judge Alan Albright's courtroom.
By Marianna Wharry | January 21, 2022
A New Jersey librarian's injuries from a snowplow incident are covered under the state's Workers' Compensation Act, the state Supreme Court ruled.
By Allison Dunn | January 19, 2022
"Although we agree that the amount of the forfeiture is substantial, so too is the gravity of Bisignani's offenses and the degree of his culpability," the appellate panel wrote.
By Scott Graham | January 13, 2022
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says he's convinced that Vidal will maintain some of the patentee-friendly reforms of predecessor Andrei Iancu.
By Marcia Coyle | January 12, 2022
Latham & Watkins partner Roman Martinez and Richard Samp, senior litigation counsel of the New Civil Liberties Alliance, are handling the latest challenge to the controversial doctrine.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | January 11, 2022
The certiorari petition also argued that by dismissing the case as moot the Third Circuit allowed a split of authority on the constitutionality of these business closures.
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