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New York Law Journal

Fastener Case Gives SCOTUS Opportunity to Resolve Trademark Remedies Issue

Milton Springut discusses a recent Connecticut case that presents the U.S. Supreme Court with an opportunity to resolve a longstanding dispute in trademark law: whether a prevailing trademark plaintiff must show willfulness to obtain disgorgement of the infringer's profits. This issue has split federal courts for decades.
16 minute read

The Recorder

In Rebuke to 9th Circuit, SCOTUS Draws Line on Discovery Sanctions

Legal fee awards resulting from acts of bad faith in litigation must be causally linked to the underlying misconduct, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
7 minute read

The Recorder

In Rebuke to 9th Circuit, SCOTUS Draws Line on Discovery Sanctions

Legal fee awards resulting from acts of bad faith in litigation must be causally linked to the underlying misconduct, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Supreme Court May Clip SEC's Enforcement Power

A case argued Tuesday considers whether the use of "disgorgement" by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should be considered a penalty subject to a five-year statute of limitations.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court May Clip SEC's Enforcement Power

A case argued Tuesday considers whether the use of "disgorgement" by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should be considered a penalty subject to a five-year statute of limitations.
8 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

With Full Bench, SCOTUS Resumes Skepticism Toward Class Actions

The case before the court deals with a narrow issue of deadlines for initiating litigation. Representing CalPERS, Thomas Goldstein of Goldstein & Russell told the justices litigation could overwhelm the courts if statutory deadlines for opt-out lawsuits are interpreted too strictly.
11 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

With Full Bench, SCOTUS Resumes Skepticism Toward Class Actions

The case before the court deals with a narrow issue of deadlines for initiating litigation. Representing CalPERS, Thomas Goldstein of Goldstein & Russell told the justices litigation could overwhelm the courts if statutory deadlines for opt-out lawsuits are interpreted too strictly.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Gorsuch's SCOTUS Debut Offers Clues to Demeanor

The rookie judge was up on the minutiae of all three cases argued Monday and ready to engage with counsel. Here are four highlights from his first day on the bench.
11 minute read

National Law Journal

Gorsuch's SCOTUS Debut Offers Clues to Demeanor

The rookie judge was up on the minutiae of all three cases argued Monday and ready to engage with counsel. Here are four highlights from his first day on the bench.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

SCOTUS Takes Up Key Timing Question in Securities Suits

In a case closely watched by institutional investors, CalPERS is hoping to reverse the Second Circuit and extend the window for opt-out suits.
19 minute read

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