Dozens of Republican attorneys general and firearms advocates, as well as U.S. senators and representatives, have filed amicus briefs asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court decision that has allowed Mexico’s suit against gunmakers to proceed. The briefs are part of an avalanche of support for the gunmaker’s petition for…

On Jan. 10, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published guidelines on the enablement requirement under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) in view of the recent hallmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, Amgen v. Sanofi, 143 S. Ct. 1243 (2023) (Amgen). The Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the determination that Amgen’s…

A central New York judge has issued a steep $15.2 million fine after shuttering the owner of a string of eight illegal marijuana businesses, defendants in the Empire State’s first lawsuit against accused black-market operators. Acting state Supreme Court Justice Richard Healey of Wayne County signed off on the unprecedented…

About 74 years ago, James “Jay” Simons joined The Florida Bar. When he died Sunday, the centenarian was still an active member of the mandatory bar in good standing, and had worked in the legal field nearly to the end of his 101 years of living.

Companies should be going above and beyond what’s legally required to earn leniency from the Securities and Exchange Commission, its top enforcement official said at a gathering of white collar defense attorneys and in-house counsel in Palo Alto, California, on Thursday. “The most frequent question I get asked is, ‘What…

Appellate Court Vacates Norm Pattis’ 6-Month Suspension | Connecticut Law Tribune Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/ctlawtribune/2024/05/24/appellate-court-vacates-norm-pattis-6-month-suspension/ Norm Pattis, founder of Pattis & Paz. Courtesy photo NEWS “I like decisions like this that help us understand how the rules work and what kind of conduct will violate a rule,” ethics expert Mark…