Civil Justice/Class Actions

Frank Cruz-Alvarez, Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P., Miami office

• Will “Sea Change” in Florida Class Action Standards Unleash Flood of Suits?
• Supreme Court Observations: Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles

Intellectual Property – Patents

Beth Z. Shaw, Of Counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP

• Patent Litigant Targeting Retailers’ Use of Gift Card Activation Prevails in Federal Circuit
• Want Clarity on Software Patents?: Skip CLS Bank Int’l Opinion and Wait for Supreme Court Review
• Substantial Patent Licensing with No U.S. Manufacturing Deemed Sufficient to Seek Remedy at US ITC
• Is Induced Patent Infringement Possible without Direct Infringement?
• Entire Federal Circuit to Review Its Deference to Trial Judges’ Patent Claim Determinations
• Federal Circuit Reverses $593 Million Dollar Judgment in Stent Case

Environmental Regulation

Allison D. Wood, a Partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Hunton & Williams LLP

• Appeals Court Rejects EPA Effort to Avoid Judicial Review Through Guidance Documents