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Which Financial Representations Will Justify a Discharge Objection after Lamar, Archer?
November 01, 2018
The Supreme Court's decision in <i>Lamar, Archer &amp; Cofrin, LLP v. Appling</i> has significantly constricted the range and nature of statements that will support a successful objection by a creditor to the discharge of a debt that was obtained by the statements in question. This constriction could have a very real impact on how entities that loan money or provide services on credit review and collect information regarding a borrower's creditworthiness.
IP News
November 01, 2018
Obviousness Determination Can Be Different for Apparatus and Method Claims<br>Petitioner “Bears the Burden” On Demonstrating Real Parties in Interest
Business Crimes Hotline
November 01, 2018
Petrobras Pays $853.2 Million to U.S. and Brazil Authorities to Settle FCPA Charges
Law Firms Are More Profitable Than Ever. How are They Doing It?
November 01, 2018
<b><i>Given the Obstacles Law Firms Are Facing, Profitability Shouldn't Be Increasing</b></i><p>Rising competition from alternative service providers and the ever-forward march of technology adoption should be having a similar, negative, effect on profitability. This raises an obvious question — how are law firms doing it?
Case Notes
November 01, 2018
Subtenants Not Entitled to Notice Under Law<br>Illegal Tenant Activity Negates Insurer's Responsibility to the Landlord
*BREAKING NEWS* Consilio Acquires E-Discovery Solutions Provider DiscoverReady
October 30, 2018
Continuing its run of recent M&A activity, Consilio CEO Andy Macdonald said DiscoverReady has been on his radar for managed review he called “head and shoulders” above the competition.
How Entertainment and Media Brand Owners Can Prepare for Brexit Scenarios
October 01, 2018
Following the “Brexit” vote by the United Kingdom signaling its intent to leave the European Union, there was a rush of speculation and guesswork about how EU trademark and design rights would be treated. What progress has been made and what obstacles remain to a smooth transition?
'Star Wars' Sabacc Game Lawsuit Is Resolved
October 01, 2018
Lucasfilm Ltd. won a dispute over the rights to the card game that plays a pivotal, if small, role in the greater Star Wars galaxy.
4 Takeways from EU Copyright Directive Vote
October 01, 2018
In September, the European Parliament passed a new draft of the European Union (EU) Copyright Directive legislation championed by content creators and publishers, but decried by tech behemoths. The directive will have to go through more committee discussions and another parliamentary vote before it can become law, but this doesn't mean the polarizing legislation isn't already making in-house counsel nervous.
Issues in Using Bots to Send Takedown Notices
October 01, 2018
We asked University of Idaho College of Law Professor Annemarie Bridy, one of the forefront experts in both DMCA and automated notice sending, about out of control bots, DMCA takedowns' potential threat to freedom of speech and more.

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