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National Law Journal

Patent Eligibility Case Put on Hold; Apple Loses Standing Battle With Qualcomm

The justices put off a decision on the closely watched American Axle eligibility case.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Pay Opponent's Legal Fees: Texas Health and Human Services Commission Loses in Court

The Third District's opinion affirms a Travis County trial court's orders, which included a temporary injunction forbidding the state to shut down the hospital.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Vidal Takes Action on PTAB Reform That Congress Probably Can't Deliver

The new PTO director has dialed back the agency's controversial Fintiv rule, freeing up the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to hear more patent validity challenges. The Senate still sounds nowhere near a consensus for enshrining PTAB reforms into law.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Oaths of Office Take Center Stage in Rare Legislation

As critical a step is as taking the oath, the filing of that oath in the appropriate office and within a specific time is equally as vital to make it official. The issue of appropriately filing an oath of office became the focus of a rare piece of legislation, discussed here.
11 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices in Medicare Ruling Are Silent on Future of Chevron Deference

Some justices have hinted they are interested in overturning Chevron deference, but the word was not mentioned in Wednesday's opinion.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth Court Clarifies Workers' Comp Judges' Authority to Disregard Doctors' Testimony

The Commonwealth Court has reversed and remanded a decision to reduce an injured employee's compensation status to "partially disabled," finding a workers' compensation judge erred in rejecting a physician's updated impairment rating that indicated total disability.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

New Sheriff in Town: Vidal Will Personally Review Challenges to Patents Worth $2.175 Billion

For the first time, a PTO director will review a preliminary decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to hold a trial under the America Invents Act. The move could help fortify a massive jury verdict awarded last year against Intel.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Gov. Murphy Appoints New Acting Director of Administrative Law

The appointment comes as a result of the June 1 retirement of acting Director Ellen S. Bass.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Teacher Who Went Part-Time Before Maternity Leave Was Wrongly Denied Reinstatement, Appeals Court Says

The panel said the 'Bridgewater-Raritan' holding "should extend to these facts and impose a duty on school boards to inform full-time teachers of adverse job consequences before they are appointed to part-time teaching positions."
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judge Deals Out Cardroom Workers From Poker Games

"There is a clear, logical connection between regulating cardroom operations and prohibiting cardroom employees from gambling where they work," Administrative Law Judge G.W. Chisenhall wrote.
3 minute read

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