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Daily Dicta: Simpson's Big CDS Win; Righting Copyright Wrongs

You don't have to know much about the credit-default swaps market to know this: A team from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett led by partner Lynn Neuner and co-counsel from Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman just pulled off a big win.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How $1B in Design Patent Damages Became $400M (And May Soon Become Less)

Apple will soon return to court to continue its legal battle with Samsung over Samsung's infringement of Apple's iPhone design. The latest chapter of this saga concerns the proper methodology for calculating damages that Samsung must pay to Apple for infringing Apple's design patents.
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Separation-of-Powers Cases Reveal Legal Grey Areas

The recent Connecticut Supreme Court education-funding decision is fascinating in many ways, including as a study of separation-of-power principles.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Are Cruise Ships Liable if Something Goes Wrong During an Excursion?

Passengers of cruise ships injured or killed during shore excursions: Is the cruise ship company liable if something goes wrong during the excursion they promote and sell to the passenger?
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Strategic Considerations Before Challenging Personal Jurisdiction in Products Liability Litigation

Over the last seven years, the U.S. Supreme Court has rapidly and dramatically altered the landscape of personal jurisdiction law. Specifically, the court issued six opinions that overturned a lower court's exercise of personal jurisdiction, reinforced due process limitations on state assertions of jurisdiction, and narrowed the scope of constitutionally permissible general and specific personal jurisdiction.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Comparative Review of Products Liability Jury Instructions

After the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its decision in Tincher v. Omega Flex, the committee appointed by the court to prepare jury instructions issued “suggested standard products liability instructions” (published by the PBI) in an effort to provide guidance to the bench and bar.
15 minute read

Texas Lawyer

3 Considerations for Lawyers Serving on Boards

There are steps that law firms can take to ensure that both the attorney and the firm are protected while enjoying the benefits of the attorney's service on outside boards.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How to Cope With Construction Industry Labor Shortages

The United States is on the precipice of a massive skilled labor shortage, according to the 2017 Commercial Construction Index. Compiled by USG Corporation and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the survey revealed “steady optimism from contractors about revenue forecasts and their backlog of work, yet concerns about the availability, training and cost” of hiring skilled workers in 2018.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Navigating Choppy Waters for the Government Contractor's Defense in Trump Age

Companies contracting with the federal government should be aware that significant changes are likely under the Trump administration in the manner in which the government solicits and funds contracts and the extent to which the government recognizes knowledge of risks related to the goods or services subject to such contracts. When faced with litigation involving government contracts, companies often employ the Government Contractor's Defense, which shields a contractor that has complied with reasonably precise government specifications from liability provided the contractor has warned the government of risks not otherwise known to the government.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

Five Tips for Law Firm Associates in Complying With Their Professional Duties

Associates may sometimes feel that they serve two masters: their law firms and their personal obligations under the Rules of Professional Conduct.
6 minute read

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