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Isolated genes fail while synthetic cDNA survives US Supreme Court

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 13 2013

In a long-awaited and much-anticipated decision, the US Supreme Court today issued a unanimous opinion in Association for Molecular Pathology v

You choose, you lose! Supreme Court rules "arbitrator's construction holds, however good, bad, or ugly" in upholding class arbitration proceedings

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 13 2013

In Oxford Health Plans, LLC v. Sutter, a case addressing an arbitration clause that was silent as to whether it permitted class-wide arbitration, the

When does a company have a duty to preserve evidence?

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 11 2013

There is no consensus among state or federal courts on the standards that govern preservation and spoliation issues. Yet, whether and when a company

No no no...not in our court. Sixth Circuit uses Dukes v. Wal-Mart to block class certification and extends it to bar hiring discrimination class claims

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 7 2013

In Davis v. Cintas Corp., No. 10-1662 (6th Cir. May 30, 2013), the Sixth Circuit affirmed the denial of a class certification bid in a sexual

Court relies on proportionality to deny inspection of defendant’s computers, cell phones and email accounts

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 7 2013

Earlier this year, we wrote about a decision in which a federal district court rejected a proportionality argument and ordered the production of a

Appellate court rules that creditor cannot cog on an accelerated debt

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 6 2013

In The Henry County Bank v. Stimmels, Inc., et al., 3rd Dist. No. 7-12-19, 2013-Ohio-1607 (Apr. 22, 2013) the Third Appellate District Court rendered

Pick your poison - violate state or federal law? Court finds that complying with state law on employee criminal background checks is not a defense to a Title VII disparate impact claim

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 3 2013

I present on the topic of background checks often, and when it comes to Q&A time, I almost always get the question (or some variation of it): "How

Fifth Circuit affirms $44.4 million jury award for trade secret misappropriation of software developed for oil and gas industry

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 30 2013

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a jury verdict awarding $26.2 million in compensatory damages and $18.2 million in punitive

Ownership of minerals under public roads

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 24 2013

Who owns the minerals underneath public roads in Ohio? This is really two questions: What ownership interest does the state, county, or township

Sixth Circuit upholds summary judgment for employers in two cases brought by terminated pregnant employees

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 20 2013

Two Sixth Circuit decisions issued last week underscore the hazards associated with terminating an employee between the time that she announces her