Legal Blogs | Wednesday, February 8, 2012
- Staying Relevant - It's Not Just Lawyers. Part 6 of this series demonstrates how the pressures for change are being felt by all corners of the legal market. Go to 3 Geeks and a Law Blog
- Tweet Locally, Get Sued Globally. As the past several years have borne out, the power for Twitter to transform international events is astonishing, as Forbe's Jeff Bercovivi recently reminded us. Go to International Business Law Advisor
- More on Commonality - Jamie S. v. Milwaukee Public Schools. Six months after the Supreme Court decided Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, courts are still working out how best to apply the newly-clarified standard of commonality. This week, the Seventh Circuit offered some further guidance. Go to Class Action Countermeasures
- Cancer Institute Sues Biotech Company for Charging IP Theft. A nonprofit cancer research institute has sued biotechnology company Agios and one of its cofounders for more than $1 billion, alleging they took intellectual property developed at the institute and used it to start a for-profit business. Go to Patent Baristas
- It's OK to Ask: Same-Sex Benefits and Taxes. It's tax time again and I tend to get questions this time of year about reporting of benefits. Health plans that provide coverage to same-sex couples and domestic partners require some special consideration for tax purposes so let's review some of the key issues. Go to Employee Benefits Legal Blog
- Bloggers: Are you just reporting the score or telling the story? In Indianapolis on Sunday [Feb. 5], the New York Giants proved that a team on the brink of failure can make a run and win the Super Bowl by being "all in." Go to Cordell Parvin Blog
- Valentine's Day Puts Jinx on Marriages. Godiva, Tiffany and Telaflora are poised to fill their coffers come Valentine's Day. Statistics report $14.4 billion is spent on chocolate, $2.2 billion on jewelry and $403 million on flowers. Go to Dishon & Block
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