By Robert W. Clarida and Robert J. Bernstein | May 24, 2019
In Dr. Seuss Enterprises v. ComicMix, the Southern District of California granted summary judgment to defendants, affirming its prior findings that a ComicMix illustrated book combining elements of several Seuss children's books with characters, themes and other features of the popular sci-fi series Star Trek was a non-infringing fair use of the Seuss material from which it had admittedly been “slavishly” copied.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz | May 23, 2019
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that, under California law, there is no insurance coverage for a lawsuit alleging intentional conduct, even if the insured did not intend to cause injury.
By Kenneth Weatherwax | May 22, 2019
Years of confusion over what is “eligible” for patenting have weakened the U.S. patent system.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz | May 21, 2019
An appellate court in California has rejected an appeal by GEICO General Insurance Company from a judgment awarding $1 million in punitive damages for GEICO's bad faith breach of an insurance contract.
By Roy Strom | May 19, 2019
Measuring lawyers by the hours they bill was long treated as a necessary evil. Faced with evidence that mental health erodes as hours increase, legal industry innovators are asking how necessary it really is.
By Xiumei Dong | May 16, 2019
Law firms in California experienced lower revenue growth during the first quarter of 2019 in a departure from last year's trend, according to a report by Citi Private Bank's Law Firm Group.
By Ross Todd | May 15, 2019
According to a new survey by The Recorder, the state's largest plaintiffs firms have only 31.4% women attorneys—more than seven percentage points lower than private practice firms statewide.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 15, 2019
Lawyers for Bayer, which owns Monsanto Co., told reporters Wednesday that the legal fight over the safety of its Roundup herbicide is far from over.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz | May 14, 2019
A federal district court in California has ruled that an insurance company did not have to defend a real estate broker sued by sellers and buyers of a multi-million-dollar ocean-front home in California.
By Frank Ready | May 10, 2019
Last week the U.K. announced plans to introduce new laws for IoT devices. The proposed regulations could potentially influence the approach taken in the United States—which may be a long time coming.
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