by anickow | Oct 27, 2012 | Commentary |
To qualify for Fifth Amendment protection from self-incrimination, a court must be satisfied that the requested testimony will be a (1) compulsion of a (2) testimonial communication that is (3) incriminating. When dealing with material evidence that is locked away...
by jerushab | Oct 25, 2012 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News |
On September 24, the FTC filed six federal cases against companies, mostly based in India, that have allegedly been scamming consumers by posing as computer tech support. The FTC describes the move as a “major international crackdown” against tech support scams. The...
by josrychl | Oct 21, 2012 | Commentary |
In a recent combined en banc decision, a divided Federal Circuit overruled its own prior decision regarding joint infringement – all the steps of a method claim no longer have to be committed by a single entity – by a 6-5 vote. Joint infringement covers cases when a...
by fflima | Oct 17, 2012 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations, Technology |
On October 15, Japanese tech titan SoftBank announced that it will acquire 70% of Sprint Nextel. The $20.1 billion deal will allow Sprint to compete with the two largest American wireless companies, Verizon and AT&T, by providing Sprint with $8 billion in new...
by smcork | Oct 11, 2012 | Commentary |
When the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on June 28, the impact was diverse and widespread. Relief was felt in one corner of the pharmaceutical industry, however, as the decision protected continued...
by dazwick | Oct 11, 2012 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations |
On October 5th, Facebook moved to dismiss allegations that it tracked users’ online activity after they logged out of the social network, because the users failed to show how they were harmed. This allegation of secretive-tracking-post-logout is the central claim of...
