Intellectual Property Law

Batchelder on Savings Incentives
Lily L. Batchelder (New York University School of Law) has posted Savings Incentives with Insurance Objectives: A Bankrupt Approach? on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article argues that existing savings incentives with insurance objectives don?t work, and there is...

Discovery Rule: The only reasonable approach to statutes of limitation
The U.S. Supreme Court, in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., threw out a woman's equal pay claim because it held that the statute of limitations had expired. The Court held that, because she learned she was paid less than her male counterparts years after the discrimination occurred, she was out of luck...

Rees Morrisons Morsels #92 additions to earlier posts
Cost savings in discovery from the use of translation software. If discovery produces documents that are not in a language you or your litigation lawyers can read, t can be dramatically cheaper to have software do the brunt of the...

TaxProf - Tax Analysts Partnership
I am delighted to announce that Tax Analysts has agreed to partner with TaxProf Blog in making some of its wonderful content available to the broader tax community. In particular, each week I will post three full-text items from Tax Analysts' flagship publication, Tax Notes Today, as well as three...

"The Two Most Important Questions to Ask During a Discovery Deposition [Part I]"
Posted by Stewart Weltman: “Many lawyers approach discovery depositions of hostile witnesses as if they are cross-examining at trial -...

Electronic Data Discovery: Approach and Process
From the initial collection of electronic data to the final making of relevant and responsive documents, one of the biggest challenges faced by lawsuit attorneys is managing the large volume of digital documents produced during the discovery process...

Lehman Brothers
allegedly breached ERISA duties for employee savings plan participants.

Native American Farmers, Ranchers and USDA Reach Historic Settlement
Native American Farmers, Ranchers and USDA Reach Historic Settlement

US Reality TV Shows
Reach Tentative $4 Million Settlement

Insurers
Reach $80 Million Settlement with Merck over Vioxx

Merger Agreement Rejected
Finish Line and Genesco reach $175 million settlement in merger dispute.