Patents and Patients: Personalized Medicine Is at the Heart of High Court Case

Dec 1, 2011 9:30 AM CST

Pick a Side: In Brand-Name vs. Generic Drug War, Firms Must Choose

Dec 1, 2011 8:40 AM CST

Justices Cite George Orwell as They Consider Constitutionality of Warrantless GPS Tracking

George Orwell’s novel 1984 and its Big Brother society got several mentions as Supreme Court justices considered Tuesday whether police can use a GPS device to track suspects without getting a warrant. Deputy U.S. Solicitor General Michael Dreeben argued that police can use technology to track suspects’ movements without warrants…

Nov 9, 2011 1:53 PM CST

Supreme Court Weighs Judges’ Duties to Evaluate Eyewitness Testimony

U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday appeared unmoved by the argument that eyewitness identification evidence is so inherently unreliable it should be subjected to special judicial scrutiny. “Why is unreliable eyewitness identification any different from unreliable anything else” introduced at trial, Justice Antonin Scalia asked Richard Guerriero, the lawyer for…

Nov 4, 2011 9:27 PM CDT

Brain Researcher Cautions About Using Neuroscience in the Courtroom

A psychologist known for his studies about the differences between the brain’s left and right hemispheres has written a new book that expresses concern about the use of neuroscience in society and the courtroom. Some lawyers are already seeking to introduce brain images as courtroom evidence, the New York Times…

Nov 3, 2011 11:00 AM CDT

Chemerinsky: Keeping Up with the Joneses—How Far Does the ‘Reasonable Expectation of Privacy’ Go?

One of the most difficult, and potentially most important cases of the U.S. Supreme Court term will be argued on Nov. 8. United States v. Jones involves the question of whether it is a search or seizure within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment when the police plant a GPS…

Nov 1, 2011 1:55 PM CDT

Sky-High Spy: With GPS Probing, the Zone of Privacy Is Getting Even Smaller

Nov 1, 2011 8:20 AM CDT

iPhone Outsmarts the Man Who Stole It, Snapping Photo Evidence

A security app on a woman’s IPhone snapped a picture of the man who stole it and emailed it to the victim, who turned it over to the police. Police are now using the photo to try to identify the suspect, described as a man in his 20s, about 5…

Oct 13, 2011 4:27 PM CDT

Blended to Perfection: Mixing Legal Skills with a Penchant for Startups

Oct 1, 2011 7:30 AM CDT

Lawyer Learns He Has at Least 75 Children

Boston lawyer Ben Seisler picked up extra money while attending law school at George Mason University by donating to a Virginia sperm bank. Seisler earned $150 per donation, the Boston Globe reports. He apparently visited the sperm bank often. In 2005, he used his donor number to register with an…

Sep 27, 2011 11:38 AM CDT

Kramer Levin Opens Silicon Valley Office, Its 3rd, with 2 IP Partners from King & Spalding

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel today announced that it is opening a Silicon Valley office with two partners from King & Spalding. Paul J. Andre and Lisa Kobialka focus their practice on high-tech and life sciences litigation. The new office they will establish is the New York City-based firm’s third…

Sep 19, 2011 10:27 PM CDT

1st Circuit Reinstates Original $675K Award Against Grad Student in Music Download Case

Disappointed both with the original $675,000 federal jury verdict against him in a music downloading case and the “equally as insane” $67,500 to which a trial judge subsequently reduced the verdict, citing constitutional concerns, a Boston University graduate student appealed. But there was bad news for him on Friday: Saying…

Sep 19, 2011 8:44 PM CDT

Is a Client Sending You Email on a Work Computer? Duty to Warn Could Apply, ABA Opinion Says

If a client is emailing his or her lawyer from a work computer or an employer’s electronic device, there’s a good chance that the communication could be intercepted by the employer. And, especially if the matter concerns a workplace issue, that may implicate a duty on the lawyer’s part to…

Sep 7, 2011 10:38 PM CDT

If Secret Email Surfaces, ABA Opinion Says Opponent Alert Isn’t a Must—But Local Rules May Differ

If you represent an employer who turns out to have copies of an employee’s email to counsel on a workplace computer or smartphone, the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct probably don’t require disclosure to the opposing side in litigation. However, rules of civil procedure or case law in that…

Sep 7, 2011 10:20 PM CDT

A Comeback for the Federal Circuit: This Term, SCOTUS Is No Longer the ‘Court of Correction’

Sep 1, 2011 8:00 AM CDT