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Daniel L. Schwartz; Day Pitney LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 22, 2012, previously published on May 14, 2012 When it comes to hiring and retaining employees, all employers, including nonprofit organizations, must remain aware of increasingly stringent written-notice requirements under various state laws. For instance, the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act ("WTPA"), which took effect April 9,...
| | Congress Passes JOBS Bill for Emerging Growth Companies
Veronica M. Gonzalez, Michael T. Rave, David A. Swerdloff; Day Pitney LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 28, 2012, previously published on March 27, 2012 Congress passed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the "JOBS Act") today with the stated intention of making it easier for emerging growth companies traise capital and, as a result, tincrease employment. President Obama is expected tsign the bill promptly. The JOBS Act sets forth...
| | Supreme Court Finds Medical Diagnostic Method Unpatentable
Elizabeth A. "Beth" Alquist, T. David Bomzer, Richard H. Brown, Keith J. McWha, Jonathan B. "Jon" Tropp; Day Pitney LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 28, 2012, previously published on March 27, 2012 In an important decision that most directly impacts the medical diagnostics industry but will also have wider reverberations, the U.S. Supreme Court not only reconfirmed that abstract ideas and laws of nature are not eligible for patent protection, but unanimously approached the problem of...
| | CMS Proposes to Crack Down on Delinquent Refund of Medicare Overpayments
James E. "Jim" Bowers, Sam S.F. Caligiuri, Veronica M. Gonzalez, Stanley A. "Stan" Twardy, Daniel E. Wenner; Day Pitney LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 27, 2012, previously published on February 24, 2012 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to get aggressive about Medicare overpayments. The agency has recently proposed a rule requiring providers and suppliers receiving funds under the Medicare program to report and return any overpayment within 60 days after the date on...
| | Are Your E-mails Binding Contracts?
Daniella M. Azevedo, Jerome Berkman; Day Pitney LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 24, 2011, previously published on November 21, 2011 The constant use of e-mails in daily business transactions can obscure our appreciation of the unintended effects of this form of "writing." This article addresses the issues to be aware of in e-mail communications in connection with real estate transactions, particularly whether and when...
| | Governor Signs Act Regarding the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities
Sarah F. DePanfilis, Daniel L. Schwartz; Day Pitney LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 25, 2011, previously published on July 21, 2011 On July 13, 2011, Governor Dannel Malloy signed into law Public Act No. 11-237, An Act Concerning the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities ("CHRO"). The Act will become effective on October 1, 2011. The Act amends some of the CHRO's procedures and time periods for taking action in...
| | Connecticut Updates Its Business Corporation Act
R. Scott "Scott" Beach, Elida "Eli" Salcedo, Robert G. "Rob" Siegel, Mark G. Sklarz, David A. Swerdloff, Lane T. Watson; Day Pitney LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 14, 2011, previously published on July 12, 2011 Connecticut has adopted legislation to update the Connecticut Business Corporation Act, which governs stock corporations formed under Connecticut law (the "amendments"). Public Act 11-147 was signed by Governor Malloy on July 8, 2011, and will become effective on October 1, 2011. The...
| | Supreme Court Decertifies Wal-Mart Class
Howard Fetner, Daniel L. Schwartz; Day Pitney LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 27, 2011, previously published on June 21, 2011 The United States Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision yesterday in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, de-certifying a potential class of 1.5 million female employees and former employees of Wal-Mart.
| | The Supreme Court Reaffirms the Clear-and-Convincing Standard for Patent Invalidity
Elizabeth A. "Beth" Alquist, T. David Bomzer, Richard H. Brown, Gerald Levy, Keith J. McWha, Jonathan B. "Jon" Tropp; Day Pitney LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 17, 2011, previously published on June 15, 2011 In Microsoft v. i4i (S. Ct., June 9, 2011), the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed that clear and convincing evidence is needed to prove the invalidity of a U.S. patent. The Court rejected Microsoft's requests to apply the lower preponderance-of-evidence standard, either in general or at least when...
| | The Supreme Court Retools the Test for Induced Patent Infringement
T. David Bomzer, Richard H. Brown, Jonathan B. "Jon" Tropp; Day Pitney LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 6, 2011, previously published on June 3, 2011 In Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB S.A. (S. Ct., May 31, 2011), the Supreme Court adjusted the requirements for active inducement liability for patent infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 271(b). Induced infringement requires proof of actual knowledge that a patent is infringed, including actual...
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