Standard of Review

Managing Peer Review Investigations: How to Avoid Hearings and Litigation

by Michael Callahan, James Hutchison | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/14/2013

In this presentation: - Provide recommendations regarding best practices, bylaw provisions and other strategies to address and resolve quality and peer review issues without resorting to “investigations” and...more

Principled Appellate Decisions

by Smith Law Group, P.C. on 4/18/2013

In This Presentation: - Overview: • The "right" result on appeal depends on your perspective, but several factors go into reaching a principled appellate decision. • Our discussion will examine some...more

United States Supreme Court Extends Class Certification “Rigorous Analysis” to Damages Evidence

by E.K. Cottrell, Kristen Wenger | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 4/10/2013

The Supreme Court recently applied its “rigorous analysis” standard to class-wide damages evidence and reversed class certification. See Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, No. 11-864 (Mar. 27, 2013) (slip opinion). The “rigorous...more

SCOTUS Struggles With Standard Of Review For Arbitrator’s Decision To Allow Class Arbitration

by Liz Kramer | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Arbitration... on 3/26/2013

While the oral argument before the United States Supreme Court in Sutter today was ostensibly about whether to affirm an arbitrator’s decision that the parties’ contract authorized class arbitration, the decision really turns...more

Federal Circuit Orders En Banc Review Of Cybor And Standard Of Review For Claim Construction

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 3/19/2013

On Friday, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ordered en banc review to address long-standing questions regarding the standard of review for claim construction in patent cases. In Lighting Ballast Control LLC v....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

Seventh Circuit Addresses FLSA Class Certification Standards

by Dean Razavi, Bruce Sabados | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/19/2013

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has held that the same standards governing Rule 23 class certification claims apply to wage-and-hour “collective action” claims brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act...more

Seagulls on the Water?¹ Has California Supreme Court Indicated A Major Change in Direction for the Admissibility of Expert Opinion...

by Thomas LoSavio | Low, Ball & Lynch on 2/18/2013

California courts have generally granted qualified experts wide latitude in permitting their opinion testimony to be heard by a jury. In the recent case of Sargon Enterprises, Inc. v University of Southern California (2012)...more

New York Appeals Court Applies Liberal Standard in Reinstating a Sex Bias Claim Under the City Human Rights Law

by Jonathan Sokolowsii | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/14/2013

In a recent decision from the Appellate Division, First Department, a unanimous panel reinstated claims asserted by three plaintiffs under the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”). The plaintiffs in Hernandez, et al. v....more

Appealing Propositions: Appellate Issues In The Law - Distinguishing Between Error and Reversible Error; Recognizing and Avoiding...

by Stephen Groves | Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 2/14/2013

Right after the judge or the jury renders a “bad verdict” we all have undoubtedly heard, at least, one our clients say they want to appeal the case “all the way to the United States Court, if that’s what it takes to get...more

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Managing Peer Review Investigations: How to Avoid Hearings and Litigation

Principled Appellate Decisions

United States Supreme Court Extends Class Certification “Rigorous Analysis” to Damages Evidence

SCOTUS Struggles With Standard Of Review For Arbitrator’s Decision To Allow Class Arbitration

Federal Circuit Orders En Banc Review Of Cybor And Standard Of Review For Claim Construction

Filing Objections to Applications for the Registration of New gTLDs

Seventh Circuit Addresses FLSA Class Certification Standards

Seagulls on the Water?¹ Has California Supreme Court Indicated A Major Change in Direction for the Admissibility of Expert Opinion...

New York Appeals Court Applies Liberal Standard in Reinstating a Sex Bias Claim Under the City Human Rights Law

Appealing Propositions: Appellate Issues In The Law - Distinguishing Between Error and Reversible Error; Recognizing and Avoiding...

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