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New Court System to Allow Patent Enforcement Across EU
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It will soon be possible to enforce patent rights in 24 of the 27 countries in the European Union in one fell swoop and collect EU-wide damages for patent infringement thanks to a new system of courts that may be up and running as soon as 2014.
Read more...Multi-State Bar Exam to Include Civil Procedure Section
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Beginning in February 2015, the Multi-State Bar Exam will contain a section on civil procedure, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Read more...SCOTUS to Hear Generic Drug Maker Liability Case
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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the appeal of a decision awarding $21 million to a woman who suffered severe burns and was rendered permanently blind by the anti-inflammatory drug sulindac after a doctor prescribed it to treat her shoulder pain in 2004, according to the New York Times.
Read more...SEC Must Pursue Civil Penalties for Fraud Within 5 Yrs
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The U.S. Supreme Court has held that the Securities and Exchange Commission and other federal agencies must file cases pursuing civil penalties for fraudulent activity within five years of the day the fraud takes place, not within five years of the day the fraud is discovered.
Read more...SCOTUS Hears Case on Voting Rights Act ‘Preclearance’ Formula
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The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard arguments in a case challenging the formula that is applied to determine which states are subject to “preclearance,” according to the New York Times.
Read more...SCOTUS Decision Helps Shareholders Pursue Class Actions
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In a move that’s out of sync with a recent spate of decisions making class actions more difficult to pursue, the U.S. Supreme Court last week held that shareholders may pursue securities class actions without first having to prove the defendant company’s actions actually affected the company’s share price, according to a Bloomberg article.
Read more...Jury Awards Vaginal Mesh Victim $11.1 M
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A jury in New Jersey Superior Court recently awarded $11.1 million to Linda Gross, a woman who suffered debilitating injuries from a vaginal mesh implant manufactured by Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon unit.
Read more...Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Political Contributions Limits
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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging the Constitutionality of limits on the overall amount of a person's political contributions, according to an article in the New York Times.
Read more...Judge Vacates Class-Action Settlement Sending Bulk of Cash to Charity, Lawyers
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A federal appeals court vacated a class-action lawsuit settlement that would have paid $14 million to the class plaintiffs' attorneys and roughly $18 million to charities designated by the parties but only $3 million to the plaintiffs, according to a Reuters article.
Read more...Alcohol Tests Necessary in U.S. Steel Worker Case: Judge
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Random alcohol tests administered to new employees at a U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania are necessary and job-related, a federal district court judge held this week.
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