The heavily publicized announcement by New York federal prosecutors of the first-ever charges for insider trading in digital assets — non-fungible tokens, or “NFTs” in particular — is a significant but somewhat confusing development for the crypto community and beyond. There is nothing novel about applying well-established law to the abuse of […]
Cases
SCOTUS Rules In Cases On Arbitration Agreements and Habeas Corpus
Despite a large list of argued cases pending decision, the Court decides just two of them today—neither of them Dobbs. Morgan v. Sundance, Inc., is an important case for any civil litigator, but it is especially significant for those who deal with employment disputes potentially governed by arbitration agreements and for […]
Reappointment of 7 Commissioners of the Criminal Cases Review Commission
The 7 Commissioners have been reappointed for five-year terms: Ian Comfort and Johanna Higgins from 7 May 2022 David Brown from 16 May 2022 Rachel Ellis, Jill Gramann and Rob Ward from 29 September 2022 Linda Lee from 20 November 2022 The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) was established by […]
Typical Cases of Combating Intellectual Property Infringement Crimes
According to 中国警察网, on April 21, 2022, China’s Ministry of Public Security announced “Ten Typical Cases of Combating Intellectual Property Infringement Crimes” (公安部公布打击侵犯知识产权犯罪十起典型案例). Crimes includes selling counterfeit athletic shoes, copyright infringement of various movies including the Chinese blockbuster The Battle at Lake Changjin about the Korean war as viewed from the Chinese side, counterfeit cosmetics, […]
DOJ First Impression of No-Poach in Landmark Antitrust Cases
In a landmark case of first impression, the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division (Division) indicted and brought to trial a federal criminal prosecution alleging agreements between DaVita, Inc., its former CEO Kent Thiry and other companies not to solicit each other’s employees. The case was the first criminal […]
DOJ Cracks Down with Corporate Criminal Charges in Several Cases
DOJ Brings Charges Against 21 People in $150 Million COVID-19 Fraud Action The DOJ announced charges against 21 people across nine federal districts for their alleged role in pandemic-related fraud schemes resulting in over $149 million in false billings to federal programs. This is the largest coordinated law enforcement action […]
Copyright Act’s Fair Use Defense & Other SCOTUS Cert Cases
On March 28, the Supreme Court agreed to consider the following three questions: Is a work of art that copies from a prior work but that conveys a different meaning than the prior work necessarily “transformative” for the purpose of the Copyright Act’s fair use defense? Does California’s Proposition 12 […]
U.S. Supreme Court Add Three Cases to Docket for Next Term
On March 28, the U.S. Supreme Court added three cases to its docket for next term: one about when a work of art “transforms” a prior work for the purpose of the Copyright Act’s fair use defense, another involving a “dormant” Commerce Clause challenge to a California law that prohibits […]
Key California Employment Law Cases: January & February 2022 | Payne & Fears
Lawson v. PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc., 12 Cal. 5th 703 (2022) Summary: Labor Code section 1102.6, not McDonnell Douglas, provides the standard for evaluating whistleblower retaliation claims under Labor Code section 1102.5. See our in-depth analysis HERE. Espinoza v. Hepta Run, Inc., 74 Cal. App. 5th 44 (2022) Summary: Federal law […]
China’s daily cases of symptomatic COVID more than triple
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Residents line up outside a nucleic acid testing site of a hospital, following cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Shanghai, China March 11, 2022. China Daily via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register BEIJING, March 13 (Reuters) – Mainland China reported 1,807 new local symptomatic […]