On October 15, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held in InteliClear LLC v. ETC Global Holdings, Inc., that the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) requires trade secret plaintiffs to identify a...more
This is the second in a series of client alerts addressing the likely role of the False Claims Act in the wake of the massive federal government response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic...more
During the week of May 11, the Administration took several important actions reflecting its intent to make greater use of the Defense Production Act (DPA) to address product shortages and supply chain problems affecting the...more
On March 9, 2020, the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously held in Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin that a copyright defendant’s “high degree of access” to a copyrighted work does not lower the plaintiff’s...more
3/12/2020
/ Appeals ,
Burden of Proof ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
En Banc Review ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Led Zeppelin ,
Music ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Reversal
On January 17, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held in Juliana v. United States that a coalition of young people lacked standing to require the federal government to develop a plan to “phase...more
1/23/2020
/ Article III ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Citizen Suits ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Due Process ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Equal Protection ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petition For Rehearing ,
Standing ,
Subsidies