US senator John Kennedy asked one of Trump's district court judge nominees, Matthew Petersen, a series of questions on basic law, and he was unable to answer them. Concerns have been raised over the suitability of the five nominees for the role, including Matthew Petersen. The American Bar Association declared one of the nominees 'unqualified'.
Following the introduction of plain packaging for tobacco products in some countries and calls to extend the legislation to other sectors, Brand Finance has analysed the potential financial impact of such a policy on food and beverage brands in four categories: alcohol, confectionery, savoury snacks, and sugary drinks. Eight major brand-owning companies are predicted to […]
The Supreme Court is allowing President Trump’s administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to the US by residents of six mostly Muslim countries. The order allows enforcement while legal challenges against it proceed. Legal analyst Seth Berenzweig joins CBSN to discuss the development.
The investment sector requires attention to detail, to ensure you avoid any slip-ups. Adding to this, Matt Bruderman says: “There is often a temptation to take short cuts, but these rarely payoff and often cause more trouble and work down the road.” He shares his insights and core beliefs that ensure that the firm […]
Lawyer Monthly hears form Susan Hall, a Partner and specialist lawyer in intellectual property and information and communications technology at national firm Clarke Willmott LLP, who reacts to the latest news that Uber concealed a huge data breach affecting 57 million users and drivers in 2016. The news that Uber suffered a substantial data breach […]
DLA Piper won a significant appellate victory this week in its representation of SteadyMed Ltd., a specialty pharmaceutical company, before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. On November 14th 2017, the Court affirmed the March 31st 2017 ruling by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and […]
With various hurricanes taking the Atlantic coasts by storm in recent months, there are consequently more legal disputes to be expected according to Hermes Marangos and Tom Rotherham, respectively Partner and Associate at Signature Litigation. The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane season has witnessed a cluster of exceptionally monstrous category 4 and 5 hurricanes. Litigation experts around […]
Delivering missiles to rebels in Yemen was deemed a "direct military aggression by the Iranian regime," by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz last week. Below Joel Rubin, a Visiting Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College and a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, had this to say to lawyer Monthly: Iran’s ‘Act […]
In the case of Google vs. Equustek, some weeks back a Canadian Supreme Court ordered Google to eliminate a number of search results from a previous distributor that was reportedly using its sites to sell, illegally, the defendant Equustek Solutions’s IP. On November 2nd 2017, a California district court granted Google’s request for a preliminary […]
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