Tyler Laurence – After five long years in court, Apple has its sights set on $400 million, and Samsung isn’t too happy about it. The two tech industry titans squared off on October 11th, when the Supreme Court heard oral argument to decide how damages should be calculated in design patent infringement cases. Here, the Court […]
Jean Strickland—As President Barack Obama has noted, the Department of Labor’s (“DOL’s”) new fiduciary rule intended to recognize the shift of retirement funds from employer-controlled pension plans to present-day employee-driven 401k and IRA accounts. It will do this by updating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) to ensure that financial advisers act […]
India Prather – First WhatsApp, then Face.com and Instagram, and now free internet? For the past several months, Facebook, U.S. government officials, and wireless carriers have been in discussion about launching Free Basics, an application (“app”) that would provide low-income and rural Americans free Internet access to resources such as online news, health information, and […]
Daniel Halperin – Section 363(f) of the bankruptcy code is an innovative tool that allows a debtor-in-possession to sell its assets free and clear of “any interests in such property.” Many companies, including General Motors (“GM”), can attribute their post-bankruptcy success to Section 363. The free and clear sale creates a shield from product liability against […]
