Tag Archives: Forfeiture

Esformes forfeiture verdict

The Esformes trial is finally over …The forfeiture trial was Monday, and the jury deliberated and reached a verdict yesterday.  But only after some drama in which there were a flurry of notes saying that they were hung and that … Continue reading

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Federal Law And Texas State Forfeiture Statute

How does Federal law work with the Texas Slayer Statute, Texas Insurance Code, Section 1103.151? This question is answered in the 1992, Fifth Circuit opinion styled, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. White. This is a summary judgement case.  Terri Yohey … Continue reading

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Federal Labor Court: No More Automatic Forfeiture of Vacation Entitlements in Germany

Very recently, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that an automatic forfeiture of vacation entitlements or vacation compensation entitlements without prior notification of the employee contravenes EU law. The German Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht, BAG) now has joined this … Continue reading

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Amicus brief in Mongols TM forfeiture case

Stacey Dogan, Mark Lemley, Jessica Litman, Mark McKenna, Jennifer Rothman, Jessica Silbey, and I filed an amicus in the Mongols trademark forfeiture case.  We argue that, while trademark forfeiture is generally possible, any successful transfer would have to include goodwill. … Continue reading

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Elizabeth Warren’s Tax Is Asset Forfeiture | National Review

Senator Warren apparently has found her guiding spirit and has announced along with her presidential campaign a campaign of economic terror based on force, not law. Specifically, she has proposed to begin seizing a portion of the assets of some … Continue reading

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