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Supreme Court Decides Pleading Standard to Allege ERISA Prohibited-Transaction Claims, Favoring Plaintiffs

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Key takeaway: The Supreme Court held that to state an ERISA prohibited-transaction claim under 29 U.S.C. § 1106(a), a plaintiff needs only to plausibly allege the elements contained in § 1106(a) itself and does not need to...more

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Judge Connolly’s New Standing Order Requiring Disclosure Behind Patent Assertion Entities Is Showing It Has Teeth

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On August 17, 2022, Chief Judge Colm F. Connolly of the District of Delaware issued an order in which he questioned the sufficiency of the plaintiff’s disclosure of financially interested parties in Longbeam Technologies LLC....more

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Patent Pending: The Outlook for Patent Legislation in the 114th Congress

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The field of patent law is in a state of flux. Just four years after the America Invents Act (“AIA”) went into effect, Congress is taking up the issue once again, this time seeking to pass legislation to curb abusive patent...more

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Consider Making an Offer of Judgment to Encourage a Reasonable Settlement and to Lay the Foundation for a Recovery of Attorney’s...

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 permits a party defending against a claim to make a formal offer of judgment. If the plaintiff either rejects the offer or fails to respond within ten days and eventually obtains a trial...more

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