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When In Doubt, Sever It Out: Adjusting Unconscionable Arbitrator Selection Provisions to Honor Arbitration Agreements
By: Tiana Cherry On January 13, 2016, Plaintiff Julio Lamboy Ruiz, a condominium owner, refused to go…
U.S. v. Falcon
By: Monisha Rao In U.S. v. Falcon, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit…
Enger v. Chic. Carriage Cab Corp.
By: Catriona Coppler Chicago taxi drivers (“drivers”) filed a putative class action against their employer, Chicago Carriage…
Federal Circuit: Barring Registration of Disparaging Trademarks is Unconstitutional
By: Shawn Marcum The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided on December…
United States v. Balboa
By: Catriona Coppler In 2013, Michael Balboa was convicted of securities fraud, conspiracy to commit securities…
Estate of Redstone v. C.I.R.
By: Suzanne Riopel A recent decision in the Tax Court is a reminder of the ambiguity in…
Bikram’s Yoga College of India v. Evolution Yoga
By: Maegen Sincleair In Bikram’s Yoga College of India v. Evolution Yoga[1], the Ninth Circuit held the…
Intel Capital (Cayman) Corp. v. Shan Yi
By: Brian Tan On May 8, 2008, Intel Capital (Caymen) Corporation, Intel Capital Corporation, Deutsche Telekom, and…
Orthofix, Inc. v. Hunter
By: Brian Gauthier In Orthofix, Inc. v. Hunter,[i] the Sixth Circuit reversed the United States District Court…
The Difficult Standard of Proof for Consumer Confusion: Eli Research, LLC v. Must Have Info, Inc.
By: Emily Wolfford The Lanham Act,[1] also known as the Trademark Act of 1946 (“the Act”), is…
