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Alabama Passes Restrictive Abortion Law; Other States Have Also

The Alabama legislature yesterday gave final passage to House Bill 314 (full text), which criminalizes the performance of abortions at any stage of pregnancy, except in cases of serious health risk to the mother, ectopic pregnancy or lethal anomaly in … Continue reading

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Can A Board's Knowing Violation of the Law Also Be Entirely Fair? How About Moral?

Prof. Justin Pace, Haworth College of Business, Western Michigan University recently sent me his paper, Rogue Corporations: Unlawful Corporate Conduct and Fiduciary Duty. In it, he discusses Delaware's "per se doctrine where the board directs the corporation to violate the… … Continue reading

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Does a “Blocking Patent” also Block Objective Indicia of Nonobviousness

by Dennis Crouch Acorda Therapeutics, Inc., v.  Roxane Laboratories, Inc. (Supreme Court 2019) Obviousness is the core doctrine of patentability and primary focus of both patent examination and post issuances PTAB challenges.  In this case, Acorda has asked the U.S. Supreme … Continue reading

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Top Companies 2019: Where the U.S. wants to work now – also includes companies around the world

The 2019 LinkedIn Top Companies list reveals the 50 companies where Americans want to work — and stick around once they’re in — now. “Every year, our editors and data scientists parse billions of actions taken by LinkedIn members around the … Continue reading

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While the Court of Appeals Ruled Against Adnan Syed, It Also Revealed That the Maryland Courts Have No Confidence in His Trial or Conviction

On one level, today's 4-3 ruling by the Court of Appeals of Maryland in the Adnan Syed case is devastating…because it means that Adnan does not get a new trial…for now. But when we review what the Maryland courts have… … Continue reading

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