Apple Inc. (Apple) filed a patent infringement suit and countersuit against Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., and Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC (Samsung), alleging infringement of the ‘647 Patent and the...

In early 2010, a man and a woman, both of whom were citizens of Italy, were planning on marrying each other once the Catholic Church approved the annulment of the woman's previous marriage. They engaged the services of a surrogacy agency in the United...

M.Z. Berger & Co., Inc. (Berger) was a business that manufactures, imports, and sells watches, clocks, and personal care products. On July 5, 2007, it filed an intent-to-use application at the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), seeking to register...

In 1994, Michigan amended its state constitution to provide that an appeal by an accused pleading guilty or nolo contendere was to be by leave of the court and not as of right. Following this amendment, some Michigan state judges began to deny appointed...

At the time of the alleged contract, plaintiff Bernard Lee was in the employ of the Crane Company for 13 years. In December 1919, the Crane Company agreed to sell its Bridgeport plant to Jenkins Brothers, a New Jersey corporation. According to Lee's...

By David Hirson, Mona Shah, and David A. Enterline Is E-2 to EB-5 a viable plan? What needs to be in place to make this work? This Practice Advisory will discuss these questions and more to help you to best advise clients interested in taking this pathway...

Posted by Kathy Bazoian Phelps Below is a summary of the activity reported for January 2020. The reported stories reflect at least 5 new Ponzi schemes worldwide; at least 5 guilty pleas and convictions, over 24 years of newly imposed sentences for...

Posted by Kathy Bazoian Phelps Below is a summary of the activity reported for December 2019. The reported stories reflect at least 7 new Ponzi schemes worldwide; at least 4 guilty pleas and convictions, over 34 years of newly imposed sentences for...

Plaintiff C.M., a minor student at defendant The Hotchkiss School ("School"), filed a negligence action in federal district court to recover damages resulting from injuries she sustained after she had contracted tick-borne encephalitis on an...

Roland Monicken was institutionalized suffering from Alzheimer's disease; he was insured by defendant American Family Mutual Insurance Company ("American Family"). Records indicated that Monicken was often disoriented, resistant to care...