Products Liability, Intellectual Property

Weekly eDiscovery Top Story Digest - May 8, 2013

by Rob Robinson on 5/8/2013

Compiled by @ComplexD from online public domain resources, provided for your review/use is this week’s update of key industry news, views, and events highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and...more

Craft Beer Boom in Michigan [Video]

by Miller Canfield on 3/25/2013

Michigan is going through a significant boom in its alcoholic beverage manufacturing. In a video produced by Crain's Detroit Business and Miller Canfield, lawyer Joe Infante discusses what this means for Michigan and...more

Groundbreaking Research Identifies IP Arms Race in Wind

by Philip Totaro on 2/4/2013

Our new research report has catalogued over 27,500 global patent filings related to horizontal-axis, utility-scale wind turbine technology. The report shows only about 1% of issued patents are a high impact on the products...more

Bernstein Shur Business and Commercial Litigation Newsletter #23

by Paul McDonald, Daniel J. Murphy | Bernstein Shur on 1/2/2013

In This Issue: - The Second Circuit Court of Appeals holds that a U.S. employer may pursue trade secret claims against a former employee who allegedly misappropriated sensitive corporate information in Canada. - A...more

Wind Project Financiers and Developers are Underestimating Patent Infringement Risk

by Philip Totaro on 10/30/2012

Totaro & Associates has completed the second phase of a study which began in December 2010 on the patent landscape of the horizontal-axis, utility-scale wind industry. We have now read and classified over 23,100 global...more

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – October 17, 2012

by Rob Robinson on 10/17/2012

Highlighted in Forbes’ Law & Technology Blog as one of Eight Great Law & Technology Resources, Orange Legal Technologies’ Unfiltered Orange Weekly eDiscovery News Updates provide readers with a trusted compilation of key...more

Baker & McKenzie: Life Sciences Update - September 2012

by Baker & McKenzie Australia on 9/11/2012

September 2012 edition featuring: - Australia introduces compulsory licences for pharmaceutical products - Raising the Bar – Significant Reform of Patent Laws - E-Health - You'll Feel Better: Swisse...more

Why You Should Join the Growing Number of Attorneys Using iPads

by Cogent Legal on 7/30/2012

I found the comprehensive study released by the ABA on attorneys’ use of technology very interesting. Kevin O’Keefe summarized the study done by Jeff Richardson as follows: In 2012, 33% of all attorneys report using a tablet...more

Reviewing Depos on Your iPad - Review of TranscriptPad: Of Bricks and Hammers

by Litigation-Tech LLC on 7/2/2012

If you’re in need of a quick and easy method of reviewing depos, running searches, assigning issue codes, adding notes and marking designations with your iPad, Lit Software, makers of the popular TrialPad app, have...more

Innovation Can Eliminate Dependence on the PTC

by Philip Totaro on 5/14/2012

What if technology existed for renewable energy which negated the need for the production tax credit (PTC)? What if this technology existed, but wasn’t being introduced to the market? Through our groundbreaking...more

Evaluating Wind Turbine Patent Infringement Risk Exposure

by Philip Totaro on 3/17/2012

Major international corporations are increasingly becoming the targets of IP infringement suits. This has driven the need for indemnification of patent infringement liability in component/product supply agreements,...more

Texas Appellate Court Stabilizes "Presumption of No Liability" Jury Instruction in Products Cases

by Sedgwick LLP on 3/8/2012

In Hamid v. Lexus, et al., the Texas Court of Appeals upheld a take-nothing judgment against a plaintiff on the grounds that a product's risk—not the alleged defect—governs the applicability of a rebuttable presumption jury...more

Removal Prior to Service Still Viable Under the New Removal Statutes

by Sedgwick LLP on 3/8/2012

The recent enactment of the Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011 (Act) will require form removal petitions be dusted off and updated. The Act became effective on January 6, 2012, and in addition to...more

Product Liability Update -- January 2012

by Foley Hoag LLP on 1/27/2012

In This Issue: *First Circuit Upholds Design Defect Verdict Involving Table Saw, Holding Plaintiff Adequately Proved Availability of Feasible Alternative Design Despite Weight and Price Differences From Existing Saw,...more

Coffee's On: Claims Dismissed in Single-Cup Brewing Class Litigation

by Dechert LLP on 12/30/2011

A federal court last week dismissed the claims in a case accusing Green Mountain Coffee Roasters of misrepresenting the performance quality of its single-cup brewing systems. See Green v. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.,...more

Canadian Marketing, Advertisng & Regulatory Law Update

by Catherine Bate on 11/15/2011

A year in review from Heenan Blaikie's national Marketing, Advertising & Regulatory Law practice....more

MoFo Tech magazine

by J. David Harvey on 11/10/2011

MoFo Tech is at the intersection of tech trends and legal issues. Here is our latest including information, trend-spotting and analysis for science and tech-based companies....more

Quinn Emanuel Business Litigation Report - October 2011

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 11/10/2011

In This Isssue: Firm News: Quinn Emanuel Launches Moscow Office High-Profile Litigator Andrew Schapiro Joins Quinn Emanuel Main Article: China Implements New Laws in Foreign-Related Products Liability...more

Interesting E-Discovery Developments

by Dechert LLP on 10/13/2011

The program at a Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. (“PLAC”) meeting are always interesting, and the one just before Columbus Day was no exception. It focused on social media and e-discovery. Here are some...more

Nanotechnology is Entering a New Legal Frontier

by SEO | Law Firm on 6/22/2011

By Krystina Steffen, staff SEO | Law Firm News Center In Good Practice writer – June 22, 2011 Nanotechnology is changing the products we use everyday – food, clothes, cars, and even medicine. For some, nanotechnology is a...more

The Evolution of the Electronic Cigarette

by Azim Chowdhury on 5/25/2011

What are electronic cigarettes? Medical devices or tobacco products? On December 7, 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit put that question to rest....more

Judiciary Opinions on Technology in Trial

by Litigation-Tech LLC on 5/3/2011

“Juries seem to love visuals, even if it’s just jury instructions. I see it more and more.” -- Hon Jerome E. Brock, Santa Clara County Superior Court A recent article in the San Jose Mercury News...more

Intellectual Property Issues Within the Supply Chain

by Philip Totaro on 2/3/2011

Totaro & Associates has taken a look at some of the issues associated with controlling your intellectual property rights when dealing with vendors. We discuss protocols for vendor qualification related to patent clearance...more

Top 10 Expert Rulings of 2010

by IMS ExpertServices on 12/17/2010

The most important judicial action involving expert witnesses in 2010 came in the year’s waning days. On Dec. 6, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that could decide the standard for use of expert testimony when a court...more

Pharmacists Worldwide Worry About Drug Counterfeiting

by Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 12/6/2010

There is growing concern among pharmacists in developed countries, including the U.S., that drug counterfeiting is a serious problem that current policies and technology have been unable to solve. In a recently published...more

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Weekly eDiscovery Top Story Digest - May 8, 2013

Craft Beer Boom in Michigan [Video]

Groundbreaking Research Identifies IP Arms Race in Wind

Bernstein Shur Business and Commercial Litigation Newsletter #23

Wind Project Financiers and Developers are Underestimating Patent Infringement Risk

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – October 17, 2012

Baker & McKenzie: Life Sciences Update - September 2012

Why You Should Join the Growing Number of Attorneys Using iPads

Reviewing Depos on Your iPad - Review of TranscriptPad: Of Bricks and Hammers

Innovation Can Eliminate Dependence on the PTC

Evaluating Wind Turbine Patent Infringement Risk Exposure

Texas Appellate Court Stabilizes "Presumption of No Liability" Jury Instruction in Products Cases

Removal Prior to Service Still Viable Under the New Removal Statutes

Product Liability Update -- January 2012

Coffee's On: Claims Dismissed in Single-Cup Brewing Class Litigation

Canadian Marketing, Advertisng & Regulatory Law Update

MoFo Tech magazine

Quinn Emanuel Business Litigation Report - October 2011

Interesting E-Discovery Developments

Nanotechnology is Entering a New Legal Frontier

The Evolution of the Electronic Cigarette

Judiciary Opinions on Technology in Trial

Intellectual Property Issues Within the Supply Chain

Top 10 Expert Rulings of 2010

Pharmacists Worldwide Worry About Drug Counterfeiting

Craft Beer Boom in Michigan [Video]

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