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The Ohio State Bar Association Law and Media Conference

Like most areas of the law, media law is an ever-changing and developing field. With the advent of social media, blogs, twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn,.. Read More

Companies Advised to Carefully Craft Their Responses to Security Incidents, even Where no Data Breach has Occurred

In the last few months, cyber terrorists disrupted the websites of major financial institutions like Bank of America Corp. and JPMorgan Chase & Co... Read More

LinkedIn: Effectively Using LinkedIn as an Attorney

LinkedIn is the most common social networking site used by legal professional and allows you to reach more than 140 million members, 39 percent of.. Read More

The Federal Circuit's Recent Changes to the Law on Induced Patent Infringement Borrow, Once Again, from Criminal Law

A criminal defendant cannot avoid criminal liability by arranging for others to complete a crime on his behalf, so why should a civil defendant be.. Read More

When Confronted with a Hearsay Analysis, Do Not Turn to the Hearsay Exceptions First

In an age where cases settle far more often than cases go to trial, it is important for litigators to keep their knowledge regarding evidentiary.. Read More

Apple’s Other iPhone Litigation Addresses Consumers ’ Right to Seek Damages for the Collection of Information about How They Use Their Smartphones

Apple Inc. (“Apple”) made headlines most recently for its $1.05 billion victory over Samsung in patent litigation in the U.S. District Court for the.. Read More

Court Rejects Preliminary Approval of Facebook Settlement – Is There a way to Navigate Mega-Sized Class Actions?

You may have heard that Facebook announced the settlement of a 70+ million member class action. The lawsuit alleged that Facebook acted inconsistent.. Read More

Incentive Payments and Adequacy Challenges -- Promises of Incentive Payments Can Create Conflicts of Interest Issues and Defeat Class Certification

When promises of incentive payments are made by class counsel (outside of the settlement context where the parties reach an agreement to make such a.. Read More

Federal Court Rejects the "Prior Substantiation Doctrine" in Consumer Class Action, Requiring Affirmative Proof of False Advertising

As seen in the decision in Scheuerman v. Nestlé Healthcare Nutrition, Inc. 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 99397 (D.N.J. July 17, 2012), courts are.. Read More

Sciele Pharma: Making Old Art More Valuable in Patent Cases

In Sciele Pharma Inc. v. Andrx Corp., the Federal Circuit added some needed clarity to the concept of the "presumption of validity" in patent law,.. Read More
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