By: Dennis Garcia, Microsoft Assistant General Counsel One of the very hot topics so far in 2017 is artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential disruptive impact on the legal profession. Questions ranging from, “Will AI replace lawyers?”...

The lessees, oil companies, filed a complaint seeking to restrain the surface estate owners from interfering with the lessees' rights under an oil and gas lease. The district court enjoined the surface estate owners from interfering with geophysical...

Lake Cherokee Hard Drive Techs., L.L.C. v. Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division August 5, 2013, Decided; August 6, 2013, Filed CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:10-cv-216-JRG Opinion  [*654]  ORDER...

United States v. Aegerion Pharms. United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts November 20, 2017, Decided; November 20, 2017, Filed CRIMINAL ACTION NO. 17-10288-WGY Opinion  [*218]  MEMORANDUM & ORDER Let's see if I've got...

In 1869, the Louisiana legislature approved a law titled "An act to protect the health of the city of New Orleans, to locate the stock-landing and slaughter-houses, and to incorporate the Crescent City Live-Stock Landing and Slaughter-House Company...

The case involved a dispute between two New York City restaurants, Patsy's Italian Restaurant and Patsy's Pizzeria, that for decades had operated under similar names and had recently begun selling jars of pasta sauce with similar labels. The district...

Petitioner equipment rental company entered into a lease agreement with respondents for farm equipment. Respondents, residents of Michigan, defaulted on the lease and petitioner filed suit in its home state, New York. Pursuant to its contract agreement...

Plaintiffs filed three cases claiming to have suffered soft-tissue injuries like herniated discs from car accidents. Plaintiffs' claims were dismissed due to unexplained gaps in treatment and a lack of causal connection between the alleged injury...

The customer purchased a $14,000 certificate of deposit from the bank, but was paid less interest than the advertised rate. The bank claimed they had to deposit $15,000 to receive the advertised rate. The customer sued to recover the difference between...

By James B. Astrachan | Partner at Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, LLP Stephen Hawking warned artificial intelligence might end the world and others feel the same. How will this impact the advertising industry ? Most of us, when we think of AI...