By: Glenn Gordon , Lexis Practice Advisor This Coronavirus and Force Majeure Checklist provides guidance on issues and measures counsel should consider when determining the applicability of the coronavirus with respect to force majeure clauses in your...

By: Charles M. Oellermann and Mark G. Douglas , Jones Day This article discusses a recent decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit addressing whether triangular setoff is permissible in bankruptcy. THE ABILITY OF A CREDITOR TO EXERCISE...

By: Daniel J. Merrett and Mark G. Douglas , Jones Day This article discusses a recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit bankruptcy appellate panel (BAP) decision on whether Section 364(d)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code 1 could be used to approve...

By: Leonard M. Kessler, CONSTRUCTION ATTORNEY, ARBITRATOR, AND MEDIATOR 1. What is mediation and how does it differ from litigation and arbitration? Mediation is a private dispute resolution process in which the disputing parties work with a mediator...

THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO) With the enactment of the America Invents Act in 2011, the PTAB was charged with conducting proceedings to address challenges to existing patents. Those proceedings “have significantly changed...