Science, Computers & Technology, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure

Arbitral Award of Perpetual License Upheld by Fifth Circuit

by JAMS, The Resolution Experts on 5/15/2013

Once in a while it seems the people who design live-action war-based video games get into real-world non-virtual disputes of their own. When “Timegate” promised to “Southpeak” that it would design a videogame named “Section...more

Filing Objections to Applications for the Registration of New gTLDs

by David Einhorn, Kimberly M. Maynard | BakerHostetler on 2/22/2013

In June 2011, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the organization responsible for the global coordination of the use of domain names, IP addresses and the like, announced that it would accept...more

Are Your Company’s Consumer Terms and Conditions Enforceable?

by Adrianne Strong, David Treacy | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 12/13/2012

Internet giant Paypal recently joined Sony, Microsoft, and Netflix to become one of the latest major companies to include a provision banning consumer class actions in its terms of service. Such waivers now frequently appear...more

Federal District Court Refuses to Compel Arbitration, Holding That Zappos.com's "Browsewrap" Agreement Was Not a Valid Contract

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 11/8/2012

The recent decision in In re Zappos.com Inc., Customer Data Security Breach Litigation is an important reminder to online businesses that rely on browsewrap agreements to ensure that they effectively bind their end users to a...more

E-Discovery Rule Amendments Adopted by Florida Supreme Court

by Lawrence Kolin on 9/1/2012

E-discovery rule amendments adopted by Florida Supreme Court This summer, the Supreme Court of Florida finally approved E-discovery rule amendments proposed by The Florida Bar’s Civil Procedure Rules Standing Committee. The...more

Using Technology to Resolve Construction Disputes; Demonstrative Aids

by Carlton Fields on 8/9/2012

It is virtually impossible to adequately explain a complex construction case without demonstrative aids. Demonstrative evidence has been used by litigants in mediations, arbitrations and trials for years. However, recent...more

Litigation Costs Are Monopolization Damages

by Howard Ullman on 7/3/2012

In the ongoing Apple v. Samsung war, on June 30, 2012, Judge Lucy H. Koh of the Northern District of California denied Samsung’s bid for summary judgment on the basis that Apple had failed to offer any evidence of antitrust...more

British Columbia On-line Dispute Resolution

by Dentons on 5/15/2012

On May 7, 2012, the Ministry of Justice for British Columbia announced the introduction of Bill 44, the Civil Resolution Tribunal Act. If enacted, British Columbia would become the first jurisdiction in Canada to create a...more

Business Litigation Report -- February 2012

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 2/17/2012

In This Issue: Dukes Is No Hazard: Eight Months On, District Courts Have Been Largely Unmoved by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes New York Clarifies that Private Securities Claims are Not Pre-empted by...more

IP Dispute Resolution in England and Wales: why sending a US style “Cease and Desist Letter” or old style “Letter before Action”...

by Jane Lambert on 1/13/2012

Intellectual property litigation in the UK presents two hazards that are not to be found in other countries or indeed other areas of litigation in England and Wales. First, threats actions: threatening or even hinting at...more