Anna Gowen

August 09, 2023 | Daily Report Online

In Kirkland v. United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, the Ninth Circuit considered video transmissions for witness testimony in court proceedings. The mandamus proceeding arose from a Bankruptcy Court order requiring Ann Kirkland, a party acting as sole trustee, and John Kirkland, a non-party, to testify remotely in an adversary proceeding involving the Bright Conscience Trust.

By Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge and Anna Gowen

4 minute read

July 24, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision challenging a $96 million verdict in a trademark dispute has a large impact on the extraterritorial application of the Lanham Act by U.S. courts and presages' continued efforts to trim the extraterritorial application of federal law.

By Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge and Anna Gowen

5 minute read