A recent federal court decision, Huang v. United States,[1] offers important guidance for U.S. persons who have received large gifts from foreign persons, and failed to timely file […]
Employer’s Failure to Require Confidentiality Agreements Leads to Dismissal of Trade Secret Claims
On September 12, 2025, the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed an employer’s trade secret and fraud claims, finding that the employer […]
Courts Split On Whether Failure to Mark Precludes All, or Only Some, Pre-Suit Damages
By Cason Cole and Mark Liang Under the patent marking statute, 35 U.S.C. §287, and Federal Circuit authority, patentees cannot recover pre-suit damages unless and until they (or […]
Bankruptcy Judge Clears Path for Recovery in High-Profile Crypto Failure
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that a lawsuit, in which the plaintiff alleged that Alex […]
Court Denies Arbitration Over Law Firm’s Failure to Inform Client of Clause
Settling an arbitration dispute between a former client and a Kansas City-area law firm, an Illinois appellate court concluded a legal-malpractice action could proceed because the attorneys failed to […]
Magistrate Sides With Defendants in Inmate’s Claims in Failure to Treat Hep C
U.S. Magistrate Judge L. Patrick Auld offered a recommendation to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina that the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office and […]