Archive for October 2013

Stephen Weiss Third party financing in commercial litigation is a billion dollar industry and it provides a modern twist on investing while shaking the litigation landscape.  The practice allows third parties with no connection to lawsuits to provide funding to cover expenses in exchange for a return in the lawsuit’s outcome.[1] Stan Lee Media, Inc.…

Laura Aboulhosn On September 11, 2013, the Federal Circuit Court held in Atar S.r.l v. United States[1] that the Department of Commerce (Commerce) acted reasonably in excluding below cost sales dating from prior administrative review when calculating the constructed value profit cap applicable to Atar’s merchandise.  This case grants Commerce the ability to have a…

Breanne M. Hoke In Joffe et al. v. Google, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously ruled that Google could be sued for illegal wiretapping under the federal Wiretap Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2511,[1] when the company collected data from unencrypted Wi-Fi networks through its use of Street View photographs.[2]  The Ninth…