Sheri Qualters

October 09, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

A wave of state court systems are adopting electronic discovery rules as local lawyers struggle with the costs and uncertainty of e-discovery in an expanding range of cases. Lawyers accept state electronic discovery rules as inevitable and potentially helpful for clarifying thorny issues about cost and the format for delivering requested data, particularly since e-discovery issues are popping up in all types of cases, including divorce, personal injury and real estate and construction.

By Sheri Qualters

5 minute read

April 23, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's parent agency throws its support behind a March amendment to a pending Senate patent reform bill, including provisions to allow the PTO to set fees and a process for challenging issued patents.

By Sheri Qualters

4 minute read

September 30, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

After rejecting one en banc rehearing petition concerning patent indefiniteness in May, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will soon consider another one.

By Sheri Qualters

5 minute read

December 09, 2008 | Law.com

Antitrust attorneys expect the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to ramp up merger scrutiny in President-elect Barack Obama's administration and boost negotiation and document review work for lawyers. In that kind of climate, companies would need more help from lawyers to sell the merits of the deal to the government, said Jim Wilson, chair of the American Bar Association's Section of Antitrust Law.

By Sheri Qualters

6 minute read

December 07, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit recently chastised Chicago plaintiffs' lawyer Clinton Krislov by calling his accusations against the court "over the top" and by suggesting he "may wish to moderate his fury." That admonishment came in an order denying rehearing of a class action about clothes dryers.

By Sheri Qualters

5 minute read

April 28, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Recent federal budget cuts to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will take a toll on the agency's efforts to cut its massive patent application backlog.

By Sheri Qualters

4 minute read