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Social media can amplify parody-related copyright risks 
16 May 2013
Conflicting rules on to whether, and to what extent, copyrighted materials can be parodied in Europe and North America mean…
Analysis
Deal flow slows as investors digest massive wave of deals 
14 May 2013
A handful of Asian and small domestic issuers came to the primary US dollar high-grade market on Tuesday, with valuations looking stretched and investors...
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India's top generic drugmakers look to U.S. as patents end 
8 May 2013
India's top drugmakers, among the world's biggest producers of cheap generic medicines, are looking beyond their own shores to generate revenue, seeking to profit from big-selling drugs going off-patent this year in the lucrative U.S. market...
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Judge sets new trial dates in Apple vs Samsung patent battle 
30 Apr 2013
A federal judge has set new trial dates in November to decide whether $450.5 million of damages awarded by a jury to Apple Inc in a patent dispute with Samsung Electronics should stand, according to a court filing...
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Actavis settles OxyContin lawsuit with Purdue 
26 Apr 2013
Generic drugmaker Actavis Inc said it had settled a patent lawsuit with Purdue Pharma related to Actavis' generic version of the abuse-deterrent formulation of Purdue's painkiller OxyContin...
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China's ZTE signs Android patent license with Microsoft  Premier Article
23 Apr 2013
China's ZTE Corp, one of the world's largest smartphone makers, has agreed to pay Microsoft Corp a royalty for devices it makes using Google Inc's Android and Chrome operating systems...
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Breakingviews: More hat, less cattle in M&A and patent fight site  Premier Article
2 Apr 2013
Texas is becoming more hat and less cattle when it comes to M&A and intellectual property lawsuits. Though the state is well known for favoring plaintiffs in such cases...
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AP wins ruling in copyright case against news aggregator  Premier Article
20 Mar 2013
The Associated Press won a ruling in a copyright lawsuit against news aggregator Meltwater News Service over its use of AP story excerpts without paying licensing fees...
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Breakingviews: Companies need more lawyers on board  Premier Article
26 Feb 2013
U.S. companies could do with more lawyers. Not so much the bill-by-the-hour variety, though they help cover bosses' behinds...
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U.S. appeals court finds Astra's Seroquel XR patent infringed  Premier Article
14 Feb 2013
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that found the formulation patent for AstraZeneca's anti-psychotic drug Seroquel XR was valid and had been infringed by Mylan Inc and other companies seeking to sell generic versions of the medicine...
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Turkcell AGM cancelled due to shareholder dispute 
22 May 2013
Turkish mobile phone company Turkcell cancelled its annual general meeting on Wednesday, the latest sign of problems stemming from a shareholder...
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Ex-strategist can sue UBS as whistleblower -U.S. judge 
21 May 2013
UBS AG lost a bid Tuesday to dismiss a whistle-blower lawsuit by a former commercial mortgage-backed securities strategist who said he was fired for refusing...
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U.S. asks judge to deny S&P's motion to dismiss fraud lawsuit 
21 May 2013
The U.S. Justice Department on Monday asked a federal judge to deny Standard & Poor's motion to dismiss a government lawsuit against the ratings agency, saying its statements on certain financial products were fraudulent and not mere "puffery"...
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U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Fidelity whistleblower case 
20 May 2013
In a case involving whistleblowers at Fidelity Investments, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether mutual fund employees are subject to the same whistleblower protections as workers at publicly traded companies...
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Florida court rules state time limits apply to securities arbitration 
16 May 2013
Florida's statute of limitations can apply not only to court proceedings, but to securities arbitration cases between investors and their brokers, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday...
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Schwab reverses ban on client class-action lawsuits 
16 May 2013
Charles Schwab Corp has temporarily reversed its requirement that clients waive their right to bring class-action lawsuits, adding a new twist in a battle closely watched by...
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Computer Sciences settles lawsuit over accounting for $97.5 mln 
16 May 2013
Computer Sciences Corp agreed to pay $97.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defrauding shareholders by hiding a variety of accounting problems...
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Brokers' legal woes can trigger sticky conversations 
16 May 2013
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's public disclosure database, BrokerCheck, is a tool to help investors research the background of brokers. Nonetheless, it can also be a headache for brokers whose records are not squeaky clean...
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Delaware Chancery Court’s decision on flawed merger process has big implications for plaintiffs  Premier Article
15 May 2013
In the recent decision of In re Plains Exploration & Production Company, Vice Chancellor John Noble ruled that directors…
Analysis
Barclays wins dismissal of U.S. shareholder lawsuit over Libor 
13 May 2013
Barclays Plc, the first bank to settle with authorities over alleged manipulation of the Libor interest rate, on Monday won the dismissal of a...
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Review of major developments affecting mergers, acquisitions and divestitures  Premier Article
23 May 2013
In this issue of Business Law Currents, the authors review recent case law developments relating to several areas of interest to business counselors including…
Guest Authors
Delaware Chancery Court’s decision on flawed merger process has big implications for plaintiffs  Premier Article
15 May 2013
In the recent decision of In re Plains Exploration & Production Company, Vice Chancellor John Noble ruled that directors…
Analysis
SEC shifting post-crisis enforcement focus to client risk management, liquidity, official says  Premier Article
30 Apr 2013
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is shifting its enforcement unit away from credit-crisis-era cases to new market problems...
Analysis
Eurobank first to fall under state control in Greek bailout 
30 Apr 2013
Greece's fourth-biggest lender Eurobank won approval on Tuesday from its main shareholder National Bank for a capital injection that makes it the first major Greek bank to fall under state control as a result of the debt crisis...
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Delaware proposal could prompt two-step merger structures in going-private transactions  Premier Article
26 Apr 2013
The Delaware State Bar Association has proposed an amendment to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) that may significantly change…
Guest Authors
Delaware Supreme Court provides guidance on multi-forum shareholder litigation  Premier Article
12 Apr 2013
When acquisitions of public companies reach the $100 million threshold, it is almost a guarantee that shareholders will bring…
Analysis
Court says city of Stockton, California may proceed with bankruptcy  Premier Article
1 Apr 2013
A U.S. federal judge on Monday approved the city of Stockton's petition for bankruptcy in a case that sets the stage for a lengthy battle between bondholders and the California pension system...
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Delaware court confirms conventional wisdom on reverse triangular mergers and anti-assignment clauses  Premier Article
28 Mar 2013
A key consideration in structuring any acquisition transaction is the assignability and transfer of the target company’s rights and obligations…
Guest Authors
Disclosure watch: Cyprus crisis triggers disclosures from U.S. companies  Premier Article
25 Mar 2013
The financial bailout and ongoing economic crisis in Cyprus is causing concern for U.S. public companies…
Analysis
Litigation watch: court ruling on state-action exemption has big implications for small M&A  Premier Article
1 Mar 2013
On Feb. 19, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that shows it is unwilling to broadly interpret the state-action immunity doctrine...
Analysis
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