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National Law Journal

Federal Circuit: PTO Judges Were Unconstitutionally Appointed

The court says it can fix the problem by interpreting the Patent Act as giving the PTO director greater authority to remove APJs from service. In the meantime, possibly hundreds of the board's final written decisions will have to be reheard by a new panel.
4 minute read

Law.com

Labor of Law: Judge Tells EEOC: Keep Going on Pay Data Collection | K&L Gates Loses Chunk of Australia Team | New Non-Compete Suit | DLA Piper Fires Back

Welcome to Labor of Law, your weekly Law.com briefing on L&E news and trends, including Who Got the Work, don't-miss headlines and more. Thanks for reading!
8 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

An ERISA Bounty (And What the Justices Might Think About That) | ACA Defenders Want Expanded Time | Who First Joined This Gorsuch Ruling | DOJ Resists FOIA for Kavanaugh Docs

Welcome to Supreme Court Brief. This term features an abundance of ERISA cases—what to make of that? Plus: the big "risk-corridor" ACA case is coming up, and the plaintiffs want expanded argument time. Plus: the Justice Department is fighting a FOIA that seeks to pry open an FBI background file on Brett Kavanaugh.
10 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Man Arrested For 'Flakka' Possession Soon After Drug's Rescheduling Fails in Bid to Strike Indictment

The director of the state Division of Consumer Affairs "was not obligated to provide notice that alpha-PVP was added to Schedule I the moment it became a CDS, " the Appellate Division said in a published decision.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Justices Say Superior Court Lacked Jurisdiction in Involuntary Commitment Case

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that the Superior Court erred when it heard the appeal of a man whose gun ownership was curtailed because of an involuntary mental health hospitalization.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

HVCRE Loans: What They Are and What You Should Know

It is important for both borrowers and lenders to follow the continuing development of the regulatory framework for "high volatility commercial real estate" loans.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Appeals Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Post-'Protz' Law Change

A three-judge panel of the Commonwealth Court on Oct. 11 upheld a legislative change to the Workers' Compensation Act designed to cure the constitutional defect in the statute that was identified in the Protz case.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Affordable Housing: No Quick Fixes, Please

To be effective, any future changes to state affordable housing policy must be accompanied by an effort to create a comprehensive regulatory scheme that includes contributions from and collaboration with the legislature and state agencies.
7 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Sheppard Mullin Goes Fishing for Justice

'One does not need to be an environmental or policy expert to know this proposed mining operation in the Bristol Bay watershed is a terrible idea,' wrote litigators from Sheppard Mullin.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Sounds Doubtful About PTO's Claim to Attorneys Fees

Making his first appearance before the Supreme Court, Irell's Morgan Chu argues that a provision referring to "expenses" isn't specific enough to force patent owners to pay the PTO's in-house attorneys fees.
6 minute read

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