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Zimmer Biomet: The Arbitrator's Right to Be Wrong

A recent decision by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in a patent license dispute, Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. v. Insall, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS.. Read More

Picking A Bone with Boneless Wings

Earlier this summer, the Ohio Supreme Court issued an opinion in which Justice Joe Deters, writing for a majority of the court, decreed that a.. Read More

No Qualified Immunity for First Amendment Threat

A disgruntled Massachusetts parent recently obtained an important ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The Glouster.. Read More

No Guilt by Association in Louisiana

A Baton Rouge police officer will not be permitted to proceed with his personal injury suit against the leader of a Black Lives Matter protest.. Read More

"Litigious" Label Not Defamatory

The Vermont Supreme Court recently disposed of a defamation case brought by a man who was upset over being called "litigious." That label is a matter.. Read More

No Standing in Censorship Case

The United States Supreme Court recently dismissed a case that sought to enjoin certain government officials from "censoring" the online speech of.. Read More

Is It a Crime To Commit Journalism?

As a rule, misdemeanor cases are on the less important end of the criminal justice system. Crimes punishable as misdemeanors are not as serious as.. Read More

Manatees Battle It Out in Copyright Dispute

A New York based federal court recently had to resolve a copyright dispute between the animated manatee characters "Jukebox Manatee" and "Loafy.".. Read More

No Liability for TikTok Challenge Videos

A California court recently ruled that TikTok is not liable for property damage occurring at a bathroom in a Florida School District. The California.. Read More

No Section 230 Immunity for Poster Who Comments

A trial court in Minnesota recently denied a motion to dismiss by a defamation defendant who tried to rely on Section 230 of the Communications.. Read More