For many decades, prescription drug manufacturers spent vast amounts of money to develop new drugs, and reaped huge profits in return. Because of their innovation, they were protected from imitators by patent law…
The following tips are for attorneys who try cases. Over the past 25 years, and particularly in the last few years, I have spent many, many weeks in a variety of complex commercial litigation jury trials, which…
On Thursday, March 7th, 2013, in Tiara Condominium Association, Inc. v. Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (No. SC10-1022), the Florida Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling that limits the economic loss rule …
Spotify, an Internet music provider, recently sent a notice to its customers advising them that it had added an arbitration provision to its terms of service agreement. With that, Spotify …
We are keeping a close eye on Whirlpool's recent petition to the US Supreme Court. Whirlpool seeks review of the Sixth Circuit's deci…
Did you know that some employers pay overtime at a “half-time” rate rather than “time-and-a-half”? Many workers are surprised to learn that this may be permissible under the Fair Labor Sta…
Chocolate-hazelnut spread – nutritious? One mother seemed to think so. A class-action lawsuit disputing the advertising and labeling of Nutella, the popular chocolate-hazelnut spread, has recent…
The inevitable has arrived. This morning I received an email from Verizon, being the “valued” customer that I am, letting me know that the Verizon Terms of Service for FIOS has been revised.…
Microsoft has joined the ever growing list of United States companies which have forced consumers who use their products and services to give up their rights to sue in court or join a class action. In a bl…
As a third year law student, I have been lucky enough to work on a number of trials. Most recently, I worked with WBM Partner John Whitfield on a case filed in 2001 in the Hopkins Circuit Court styled Hayes Equip…