Articles

10.14.20

Takeaways From Calif.'s New Health Insurance Rules

Manatt healthcare litigation partner Joseph Laska and associates Nathaniel Cohen and Jessamyn Vedro authored an article for Law360 about S.B. 855, which was recently signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom. According to the authors, this rule alters California’s regulation of ...


09.29.20

RBG, Her Successor and Takings Law

Manatt appellate senior counsel Michael Berger authored an article for Daily Journal about the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court on takings law. In the article, Berger discussed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s record on these issues, citing decisions in Arkansas Game & Fish Commn. v. United ...


09.23.20

Circuit Courts Issue Two Important Trade Dress Decisions

Intellectual property protection and enforcement partner Irah Donner wrote an article for Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal on two notable trade dress decisions recently issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...


09.14.20

CDC’s Eviction Ban and the Burn-Off of Eviction Moratoria

Grace Winters, Viral Mehta and Gregg Nunziata authored an article for Daily Journal about the expiration of temporary federal moratorium—as well as state and local protections—on certain residential eviction filings enacted through the CARES Act.


09.01.20

The Need for Speed

Manatt appellate partner Benjamin Shatz authored an article for Daily Journal about the slow pace of the civil appeals process in the California Court of Appeal from notice of appeals to decisions, and similarly for appeals in the California Supreme Court. In the article, Shatz highlighted specific ...


09.01.20

The Updated FCPA Resource Guide

Manatt investigations and white collar defense partner Jacqueline Wolff authored an article for Law Journal Newsletters' Business Crimes Bulletin about the Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent comprehensive update to the original FCPA Resource ...


08.25.20

Biden on Property Rights

Manatt appellate senior counsel Michael Berger authored an article for Daily Journal about Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s historical stance on property rights. In particular, Berger analyzed Biden’s questioning during a hearing to determine whether presidential nominee ...


08.21.20

PTAB Issues Precedent

Manatt intellectual property protection and enforcement partner Irah Donner wrote an article for Bloomberg Law on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s precedential decision in DTN, LLC v. Farms Technology, LLC, which clarified what must be disclosed alongside settlement agreements. ...


08.19.20

Pencil thin: Lanard Toys Ltd v Dolgencorp LLC

Intellectual property protection and enforcement partner Irah Donner authored an article forIntellectual Property Magazine discussing the Federal Circuit’s decision in Lanard Toys Ltd. v. Dolgencorp LLC, which held that the scope of claimed design was limited by the prior art.


08.04.20

AWOL@Oral Arg.gone

Benjamin Shatz authored an article for Daily Journal about how California and federal courts address the issue of missing appellate attorneys during oral arguments.