This article by Daniel Powell and Leigh Crestohl of Zaiwalla & Co considers a recent investment treaty claim by Air Canada against Venezuela, to repatriate outstanding profits by way of currency exchange between local Venezuelan Bolivars and US Dollars. During those proceedings, current political affairs in Venezuela, such as the impact of sanctions, were raised […]
The deal was announced by Emerson on Monday as mergers and acquisitions in the tech space face increasing antitrust scrutiny from regulators in the United States. Emerson turned to its longtime advisor Davis Polk for guidance on the AspenTech deal. The law firm has advised Emerson on several transactions in the past, including a $1.6 […]
Juror No 4 told Judge Edward Davila in the US District Court San Jose that if Holmes were found guilty and sent to prison for a “long, long time” she would feel it was her fault. “I’m thinking of all the time she’ll be in jail,” the juror told Davila, according to The Mercury News. […]
Texas-based Profectus sued Google in 2020, claiming that its Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max, which control smart-home functions, play music, and display images digitally, infringe its patent. Profectus’ patent relates to a mountable digital photo frame. However, following a four-day trial, the jury found that Mountain View, California-based Google did not infringe the patent […]
Niall Hearty of Rahman Ravelli assesses the arguments made and the issues raised regarding reforming the law on corporate criminal liability. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to remember a time when corporate criminal liability was not on the agenda, or at least up for discussion. The high-profile activities of certain companies and the authorities’ response to […]
Appetites for holiday homes and lodges have swelled in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing staycation boom, but what are the legal pitfalls?
Northwestern University had accused Mitsubishi of infringing patents related to collaborative robots that can safely interact with humans in a shared workspace. Northwestern University says its professors Michael Peshkin and Edward Colgate invented these collaborative robots, known as “cobots” for short. According to a court document filed on Tuesday, the university also settled related claims […]
With the penalty coming in at more than four times the €50 million the regulator had initially proposed, WhatsApp’s fine marks one of the largest ever fines relating to GDPR law. The messaging platform has called the fine “entirely disproportionate” and has said it will appeal against the decision. Ireland’s Data Privacy Commissioner said that […]
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