Faruki Blog

Faruki PLL Welcomes Its Summer Clerks for 2022

DAYTON and CINCINNATI, OH — June 7, 2022 – Faruki PLL (Faruki+) is pleased to welcome their new summer clerks, Meghan Savercool, Damini Mohan, and.. Read More

Faruki PLL Welcomes Its New Executive Director, Joan Germann

DAYTON and CINCINNATI, OH — May 26, 2022 – Faruki PLL is pleased to welcome its new Executive Director, Joan Germann. "I believe that I have found a.. Read More

Badgerow v. Walters, 596 U.S. – (2022) – Jurisdiction under the FAA to Confirm or Vacate Awards is Severely Limited

It is well-settled that the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA"), 9 U.S.C. § 1, et. seq., does not, by itself, confer a federal court with jurisdiction to.. Read More

It's Art, But Is It Transformative? The Supreme Court Decides to Address a Thorny Issue of Copyright Law in Warhol

On March 28, 2022, the Supreme Court agreed to review Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, 11 F.4th 26 (2nd Cir. 2021), in.. Read More

Private Arbitration Provisions in Employment Agreements -- The Supreme Court Considers Who is (and isn't) Exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act

The Supreme Court recently heard arguments in a case that could add further definition to the nearly 100-year old federal law that sets bounds for.. Read More

Published or Perish: The Federal Circuit Disallows "Admitted" Prior Art as a Basis for Inter Partes Review

Last month, in Qualcomm, Inc. v. Apple Inc., No. 2020-1558, 2029-1559, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 2836 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 1, 2022), the Federal Circuit.. Read More

Unexpected Shift on Tort Reform May Foreshadow a Changing Ohio Supreme Court

Contrary to the predictions of most observers, the Supreme Court of Ohio has once again agreed to consider a constitutional challenge to a key.. Read More

Try Not to Think About a Polar Bear:  The Palin v. NYT Verdict

On Feb. 15, 2022, the defamation case brought by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin against the New York Times concluded with a jury verdict for the.. Read More

Ohio Modernizes Its LLC Law, for the First Time Since 1994, with Enhanced Flexibility and New Provisions (Co-Authored by Faruki Attorneys Finley L. Newman-James and Gregory S. Magarian)

On January 8, 2021, Governor Mike DeWine enacted the Ohio Revised Limited Liability Company Act ("Revised Act"). The Revised Act, which repealed and.. Read More

Finley Newman-James Joins Faruki PLL

DAYTON, OH — [February 16, 2022] – Faruki PLL (Faruki+) is pleased to welcome Finley Newman-James to the firm, practicing in our Dayton office... Read More