By Kerrie Spencer, staff technology writer – April 27, 2011 This is a David versus Goliath kind of story: an inventive doctor with interesting and revolutionary ideas for medical breakthroughs versus a big drug company accused of violating his patent rights. There are not too many days when you get a lawsuit award of $482 [...]

By Krystina Steffen, staff In Good Practice writer – April 19, 2011 How the law creates, regulates and strengthens art is a layer of the art world that is rarely shown. From the artists themselves to buyers and sellers, museum directors and claimants in court cases, the intersection of the law and art is as [...]

By Kristen Friend, staff U.S. Supreme Court and Congress writer – April 15, 2011 The Supreme Court will hear a case next week that will determine whether federal judges have a legitimate role in regulating greenhouse gas emissions. The case could open the door for the federal judiciary to begin shaping climate change policy in [...]

By Ren LaForme, Political Columnist – April 6, 2011 Rumor has it Florida Gov. Rick Scott has said that he does not care if he becomes a one-term governor. True or not, his track record builds a case for the rumor. Only three months into his four-year term, Scott has managed to squander the support [...]

By Kerrie Spencer, staff technology writer – March 30, 2011 There is a fine line between stealing and cheating in any game – perhaps more so in an online fantasy game. Think intellectual property rights. Fantasy games have taken the cyber world by storm. Many addicts lurk at home (and at work) on their computers, [...]

By Krystina Steffen, staff In Good Practice writer – March 23, 2011 The four Hollywood stars of E! Entertainment’s “Fashion Police” might have some new targets to go after if New York Sen. Charles Schumer’s proposed legislation for fashion designers, The Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act, is passed this year. The bill was [...]

By Kristen Friend, staff U.S. Supreme Court and Congress writer – March 16, 2011 President Barack Obama pressed for action on education Monday, directing Congress to complete an overhaul of No Child Left Behind by the start of the next school year. The request comes in the middle of an ongoing debate about what to [...]

By Ren LaForme, Political Columnist – March 9, 2011 On Academy Awards night 2011, sometime between a Best Supporting Actress’s prolonged speech and a pregnant Best Actress’s sincere tears, an unassuming man with thinning hair took the stage. As Oprah Winfrey handed him an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, the man uttered the most overtly [...]

By Kerrie Spencer, staff technology writer – March 1, 2011 A lawsuit can only exist in federal court if an injury of some kind is involved. When it comes to privacy issues, the intangible does not always win. Take the latest federal lawsuit that involves Spokeo – an online people search company – and an [...]

By Kristen Friend, staff U.S. Supreme Court and Congress writer – February 10, 2011 The Supreme Court is poised to hear a unique Tenth Amendment case when oral arguments resume February 22. The case comes with an unexpectedly juicy plot, complete with a love affair, attempted murder, theft and a federal chemical weapons law. The [...]