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SCOTUS Holds FAA’s Transportation Worker Exception Applies to Independent Contractors

18 Jan 2019, 9:57 am by Beth Graham

In New Prime Inc. v. [read post]

Disputing Blog - http://www.disputingblog.com/

Tax-withholding transactions were not short-swing profits

18 Jan 2019, 7:36 am by John Jascob

On appeal, the shareholder again argued that the tax-withholding dispositions were purely discretionary. [read post]

Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation - http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/

Variation on the Arbitration-Appeal Theme: A Dispute over Bilateral vs. Multilateral (multi-party) Arbitration

17 Jan 2019, 7:58 pm by MOTP

Any arbitration shall be conducted in Harris County, Texas, United States of America in the English language. [read post]

ADR Law Texas - http://texas-arbitration-case-law.blogspot.com/

Empirical SCOTUS: If Ginsburg leaves, it could be the liberals’ biggest loss yet – A look back at previous justices replaced with more conservative successors

17 Jan 2019, 2:07 pm by Adam Feldman

In 1987, Marshall was the deciding vote for the 5-4 majority in United States v. [read post]

SCOTUSblog - http://www.scotusblog.com/

Anyone—Even the Government—Can Ask the Patent Office to Review Invalid Patents

17 Jan 2019, 11:19 am by Alex Moss

In Return Mail Inc. v. [read post]

Deeplinks Blog - https://www.eff.org/deeplinks

Blocking Constituents from Facebook Page Violates First Amendment–Davison v. Randall

16 Jan 2019, 11:00 am by Venkat Balasubramani

Finally, the court looked at a few issues Davison raised in his cross appeal. [read post]

Technology & Marketing Law Blog - http://blog.ericgoldman.org/

Relist Watch

16 Jan 2019, 8:06 am by John Elwood

Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit erred in concluding—in direct conflict with Virginia’s highest court and other courts—that a decision of the Supreme Court, Montgomery v. [read post]

SCOTUSblog - http://www.scotusblog.com/

Likelihood of Confusion for Two Businesses In Operation for 40 Years

15 Jan 2019, 8:43 pm by Dennis Crouch

” On appeal, the Federal Circuit has vacated that decision — holding that the TTAB “failed to consider relevant argument and evidence directed to DuPont factor 8. [read post]

Patently-O - http://patentlyo.com/patent

2018 CEQA ANNUAL REVIEW

15 Jan 2019, 7:41 pm by William W. Abbott, Diane G. Kindermann and Glen C. Hansen

Welcome to Abbott & Kindermann, Inc. [read post]

Abbott & Kindermann Land Use Law Blog - http://blog.aklandlaw.com/

Neutral Data and Strategic Transparency: The Legal Battles Over the Political and Governance Effects of a Census Question On Citizenship Status in "U.S. in New York v. U.S. Dept. of Commerce" (file 15 Jan. 2019)

15 Jan 2019, 6:51 pm

One should expect that the issues developed in this opinion will be revisited on appeal. [read post]

Law at the End of the Day - http://lcbackerblog.blogspot.com/

Guest Post: Section 11 Claims May Remain in State Court; How Will Companies and D&O Carriers Respond?

15 Jan 2019, 2:48 pm by Kevin LaCroix

This question was left unanswered for a very long time, until the United States Supreme Court (the “Supreme Court”) resolved it in Cyan, Inc. v. [read post]

The D & O Diary - http://www.dandodiary.com/

Opinion analysis: Justices uphold arbitration exemption for transportation workers in rare victory for arbitration opponents

15 Jan 2019, 1:24 pm by Ronald Mann

United States). [read post]

SCOTUSblog - http://www.scotusblog.com/

The Top Ten TTAB Decisions of 2018 (Part II)

15 Jan 2019, 3:15 am

United Trademark Holdings, Inc., Opposition No. 91241083 (December 28, 2018) [not precedential]. [read post]

The TTABlog - http://thettablog.blogspot.com/

Obesity and the ADA – What would President Taft think?

14 Jan 2019, 9:17 pm by Richard Hunt

Watkins Motor Lines, Inc.,463 F.3d 436, 442–43 (6th Cir.2006)] and Second Circuit [Francis v. [read post]