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Timothy Newman, Jacqueline K. Shipchandler; Haynes and Boone, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 24, 2012, previously published on May 24, 2012 Two recent antitrust matters serve as reminders that exchanging sensitive information with business competitors can pose significant antitrust risks - particularly when companies stray from the “safety zones” established by the federal antitrust enforcement authorities.
| | Fifth Circuit: Class Arbitration Proceedings Available Only with the Parties’ Consent
Thad Behrens, David A. Dodds, Matt McGee, Mark Ryan Trachtenberg; Haynes and Boone, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 24, 2012, previously published on May 23, 2012 On May 18, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held in Reed v. Florida Metropolitan University, Inc. that class actions are available in arbitration proceedings only if there is a contractual basis for finding that the parties agreed to class arbitration. Applying recent...
| | DealThink: Under Siege 2 - Shoring up Your Defenses
Jennifer Thoman Wisinski; Haynes and Boone, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 21, 2012, previously published on May 21, 2012 You are the general counsel of a public company. You realize that stockholders (possibly hostile) have been acquiring larger positions in your company. Before your CEO and board are forced to react (and most importantly, before you get an activist letter or Schedule 13D filing), what can you do to...
| | Weathering the Storm: TOUSA Lives: Eleventh Circuit Reinstates Bankruptcy Court Fraudulent Transfer Decision in TOUSA Case
Scott W. Everett, John Middleton; Haynes and Boone, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 18, 2012, previously published on May 17, 2012 The pendulum has swung again in the TOUSA, Inc. case, as the Eleventh Circuit recently overturned the decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida and affirmed the 2009 bankruptcy court opinion ordering the disgorgement of $403 million plus interest from lenders...
| | Recent U.S. Court Decisions Regarding Section viii "Carve-Outs"
Michael M. Shen, Stephanie Sivinski; Haynes and Boone, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2012, previously published on May 15, 2012 Three recent decisions bolster a generic manufacturer’s ability to challenge Orange Book listings and obtain ANDA approval through section viii “carve-outs.” In Caraco v. Novo Nordisk the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held Caraco could use the Hatch-Waxman’s counterclaim...
| | Think Globally, Act Locally (in Your Workplace): Changes to OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard
Matthew T. Deffebach, Erin Shea; Haynes and Boone, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 30, 2012, previously published on April 27, 2012 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently released a final rule that aligns its hazard communication standard (29 C.F.R. § 1910.1200) with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals...
|  | Intellectual Property Protection for the Cloud
Andrew S. Ehmke; Haynes and Boone, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 30, 2012, previously published on April 19, 2012 There are many aspects of cloud technology that could lead to a patent. “[A]ny new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof” is eligible for a patent. Within the cloud environment, potential areas for patenting include...
| | Applications in the Cloud
Randall E. Colson; Haynes and Boone, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 30, 2012, previously published on April 19, 2012 Buy, build or lease? Whenever a company needs real estate, assets or people, it must answer that or a similar question. The company’s answer depends on many factors and even a slight change in the company’s goals can swing a “buy” answer to a “build” or...
| | Cloud Computing Service Agreements
Gavin D. George; Haynes and Boone, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 30, 2012, previously published on April 19, 2012 As a preliminary matter, one would expect that the terms for a free cloud service will differ greatly from terms for a paid cloud service. Also, one would expect that cloud services offered to hundreds or even thousands of individual users will differ compared to cloud services marketed to a...
| | Fraud Alert: Trademark Scams
Leanne Stendell; Haynes and Boone, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 26, 2012, previously published on April 25, 2012 Scam trademark notifications have been a nuisance to brand owners for years, but in recent weeks the volume of such notices has increased dramatically.
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