Federal Jurisdiction

Decisions Highlight Split In Application Of Computer Fraud And Abuse Act

by Thomas Dye | Carlton Fields on 4/25/2013

Trade secret claims have historically derived from state common law causes of action and, subsequently, most states’ adoption of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, which codifies that common law and generally proscribes the...more

Supreme Court Rules That Policyholder Cannot Evade Federal Jurisdiction Under Class Action Fairness Act by Stipulating to Damages...

by David Attisani, Mark Cahill, Rob Kole, John Nadas, Hugh Scott | Choate Hall & Stewart LLP on 3/22/2013

What you need to know: The Supreme Court ruled that plaintiffs cannot evade federal court jurisdiction by stipulating that class-wide damages are less than the Class Action Fairness Act’s $5 million jurisdictional...more

The Federal Enclave Doctrine: A Potentially Powerful Defense to State Employment Laws

by Richard Black, Steven E. Kaplan, Joshua Waxman | Littler on 3/8/2013

The U.S. Constitution provides that the federal government has exclusive legislative rights over certain federal territories – such as military bases, courthouses, and other official properties – if a state consents to the...more

Patton Boggs Reinsurance Newsletter- March 2013: Second Circuit Holds That Federal Common Law Governs the Interpretation of the...

by Patton Boggs LLP on 3/7/2013

In an insurance coverage dispute over disability insurance, the Second Circuit has joined the majority of federal circuit courts in holding that the question of whether a clause in a contract provides for arbitration is...more

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Decisions Highlight Split In Application Of Computer Fraud And Abuse Act

Supreme Court Rules That Policyholder Cannot Evade Federal Jurisdiction Under Class Action Fairness Act by Stipulating to Damages...

The Federal Enclave Doctrine: A Potentially Powerful Defense to State Employment Laws

Patton Boggs Reinsurance Newsletter- March 2013: Second Circuit Holds That Federal Common Law Governs the Interpretation of the...

If You Don’t Want Your Registration Cancelled, Grant Your Opponent a Covenant Not to Sue

Federal Court Extends Federal Jurisdiction to Métis and Non-Status Indians: No Impact to Resource Developers

Returning Fire: The Respondent's Brief and Several Supporting Amicus Curiae Briefs in Gunn v. Minton

President Obama Signs into Law the Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act

Opening Shots in Gunn v. Minton: The Petitioner's Brief and Several Amici Curiae Briefs in Support

Recent Trends in Class Actions for Telephone and Fax Solicitation and Advertising

Recent Trends in Class Actions for Telephone and Fax Solicitation and Advertising

Federal Court Holds That SLUSA Allows Removal of 1933 Class Action to Federal Court

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