October 2008

Digest: Filings, Newsletters & Alerts on JD Supra

We’re pleased to send you our new monthly digest, a round-up of legal documents recently published on JD Supra. Have something to add? Share your work on JD Supra today.

Filings & Decisions J.K. Rowling v. RDR Books Opinion & Order Hot Document! The Harry Potter Lexicon was found infringing on Rowling’s copyright and fair use was denied as a defense. The Court engaged in a more... Contributor: Brian Rowe		Edward T. Joyce, et al., v. Morgan Stanley Joyce v. Morgan Stanley Opinion The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently held that Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. did not owe any contractual more... Contributor: Duane Morris LLP
Jones Day v. BlockShopper LLC Brief of Public Citizen, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Public Knowledge, and Citizen Media Law Project as Amici Curiae in Support of Defendants' Motion To Dismiss The firm of Jones Day filed the lawsuit against the real estate news site Blockshopper more... Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation		Capital Records v. Thomas Memorandum of Law & Order Joining the ranks of federal district judges in Arizona and Massachusetts, District of Minnesota Chief Judge Michael Davis concluded on 9-24-08 that more... Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation
Newsletters & Alerts Antitrust Antitrust Advisory: Unions’ Exemption from Antitrust Laws is not Made of Steel On August 1, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reversed and remanded the district court’s grant of summary more... Contributor: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo		Banking & Finance "Red Flag" Rules May Snare Unsuspecting Businesses Hot Document! The OCC, FDIC, Federal Reserve, FTC and other federal regulators recently issued a series of rules and guidelines to more... Contributor: Duane Morris LLP
Banking & Finance Mortgage Forgiveness Relief Act of 2007 The U.S. real estate boom of the past ten years has seen homeownership rise from 65% to 69%. Unfortunately with the market more... Contributor: Goldstein and Clegg, LLC		Banking & Finance Money Market Fund Bailout Update; First Look: New Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Liquidity Facility On September 21, 2008, the Treasury issued a press release announcing that more... Contributor: Morrison & Foerster LLP
Environment Quarterly Cleantech Update: Green Marketing, "Greenwashing," and False Advertising With increasing concern over issues such as global warming, skyrocketing gas prices, sustainability, and other human more... Contributor: Morrison & Foerster LLP		Insurance Washington Supreme Court Clarifies Distinction between Contribution and Subrogation Claims between Insurers, and Refines Standard for Prejudice for Late Notice Defense On 4 September 2008, the Washington Supreme Court issued its decision more... Contributor: Lane Powell PC
Intellectual Property Intellectual Property A Go-Go As life moves more and more online, companies and individualize realize that just like on terra firma, they also need to more... Contributor: Duane Morris LLP		Intellectual Property Patent Happenings Newsletter presents concise summaries of important developments in U.S. patent law occurring during the month of more... Contributor: Robert Matthews, Jr.
Labor & Employment The Employee Free Choice Act: A Critical Analysis The EFCA was introduced in the 110th United States Congress and passed the House of Representatives, but stalled in the more... Contributor: Littler Mendelson		Labor & Employment Managing Flexibility in the Workplace While Avoiding Constructive Dismissals Hot Document! In today’s economic and technological climate, the issue of restructuring is becoming increasingly important. The goal of more... Contributor: Clark Wilson LLP
Securities Emergency Restrictions on Short Selling in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom The upheaval in the financial markets last week has prompted international securities more... Contributor: Lang Michener LLP		Securities SEC Proposes Change From U.S. GAAP to International Standards The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced a proposal that would require all U.S. public more... Contributor: Pryor Cashman LLP
Trade Regulation FAQ Regarding Trade Remedy Laws Frequently asked questions regarding trade remedy laws, which include antidumping, countervailing duty (antisubsidy) and more... Contributor: Edmund Sim		Taxation Avoiding Penalties for Not Taking Distributions From Inherited IRAs As we are all painfully aware, the stock market has experienced a significant downturn in the last year, and that decline more... Contributor: Duane Morris LLP
Taxation Amendment to California Law Enables California Corporations to Take Full Advantage of New Federal E-Proxy Rules California companies have, as a practical matter, been unable to take advantage more... Contributor: Morrison & Foerster LLP		Share Your Work Shine a spotlight on your expertise. Lawyers, publish your filings, decisions, newsletters to a wide audience. Upload Now
Law Practice Expert Blogs: Loose Lips Sink Trials If loose lips sink ships, what do they do to trials? That is a question litigators increasingly face as blogs find their way into the more... Contributor: IMS ExpertServices		Law Practice Stand Behind Your Work The issue of client satisfaction raises the question, "Just what is a satisfied client?" Lawyers often assume that "winning more... Contributor: Ed Poll
Law Practice Making Your Law Practice More Portable Discusses ways to go about making your law office more portable. more... Contributor: Nicole Black

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