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California Employment Law Notes - May 2013

by Anthony Oncidi | Proskauer Rose LLP on 5/10/2013

Kenneth Hatai sued his employer (CalTrans) and his supervisor (Sameer Haddadeen), alleging discrimination based on his Japanese ancestry and the fact that he was not of Arab ancestry like Haddadeen. The case was tried to a...more

Energy Forums Concluded

by Bruce Goodman | Varnum LLP on 4/29/2013

With the conclusion of the last of the seven energy forums ordered by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in November, the next stage of fact-finding is underway. The schedule describes the May-June period as the time when the two...more

Delaware Court Dismisses “Anticipatory” First-Filed Declaratory Judgment Action

by Kevin Bell, Scott Chambers, Lacy Kolo, Ph.D., Caroline Maxwell, Richard Oparil | Patton Boggs LLP on 2/4/2013

The Delaware District Court dismissed a declaratory judgment action in favor of a later-filed patent infringement suit on the same patent. The ruling provides a roadmap for patent owners to pursue a settlement without the...more

Production Of Documents From Court-Appointed Receivers

by Norm Emblem, Chloe Snider | Dentons on 2/1/2013

Originally published in International Law Office, January 2013: In its recent decision in SA Capital Growth Corp v Mander Estate the Ontario Court of Appeal considered whether the appellant, who was facing proceedings...more

BVI Case Notes: Derivatives, double derivatives and unfair prejudice

by Phillip Kite, Claire Robey, Andrew Thorp | Harney Westwood & Riegels on 1/20/2013

Harneys continues to provide a regular roundup of recent case notes from the British Virgin Islands Commercial Court. In this edition we report on recent court guidance on leave to bring derivative proceedings and double...more

Patent Owners Cannot Be Forced to Litigate in a Forum Merely for Sending a Cease and Desist Letter and Attempting to Commercialize...

by Finnegan on 5/25/2011

Recently, patent owners have become increasingly wary of sending cease and desist letters for fear of being preemptively sued by potential infringers due to recent court decisions lowering the bar for bringing such cases. In...more

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