Welcome to The Contingency‘s Commercial Roundup for June 28!
Since our last issue, much has happened, not least FeedSpot’s recognition of The Contingency as one of the 30 Best Antitrust Law Blogs and Websites.Continue Reading Commercial Roundup – June 28, 2023
Welcome back to Commercial Roundup–the best source for the latest appellate decisions on issues that matter in commercial litigation. In this issue, you’ll find four Supreme Court rulings on overseas torts, patent enablement, the reach of the False Claims Act, and limits on the Securities Act of 1933 as well as opinions on a range of topics from all but two of the 13 federal Courts of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Texas. Have a terrific weekend–and don’t forget to subscribe so you’ll get future issues without having to look for them.Continue Reading Commercial Roundup – June 2, 2023
Today, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and eight states brought an antitrust case against Google LLC in the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division.
The Complaint alleges monopolization and tying claims under Sections 2 and 1 of the Sherman Act, respectively. It identifies three relevant product markets–Publisher Ad Servers, Ad Exchanges
Steve Susman–my friend and mentor and my firm’s founding partner–died yesterday. A great many people who knew or knew of Steve have sent condolences, which I appreciate very much. I am very sad but also very grateful.
For those of you who hadn’t heard or want to know more, below is a statement that the
Beating a motion to dismiss or for summary judgment doesn’t count as success on merits.
Sports shoe making design patent wasn’t obvious.
Light up shoe design patent was obvious.
Congress gave chief of CFSB too much independence.
Fiduciary shield doctrine crumples.
Tacking .com to end of generic word or phrase may create protectable copyright.
Because my practice focuses on complex commercial disputes–especially antitrust, oil and gas,
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Because my practice focuses on complex commercial disputes–especially antitrust, oil and gas, and patents–I keep daily track