Law
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Riddell Inc. beat a rival sports company’s patent infringement suit on Wednesday when an Illinois federal judge ruled the design features of Riddell’s football helmets don’t infringe two patents held by its competitor, while a third patent was declared invalid… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday waived a slew of environmental protection and conservation laws that it said could hinder the construction of barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, repeating a move that previously landed the agency in federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Oracle Corp. on Monday fought back against a bid by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. for nearly $18 million in attorney fees in a software copyright case in California federal court, calling the figure an “unreasonably high” amount to award the tech giant for its successful defense against Oracle’s claims… Read this piece in its entirety…
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Attorney General Bill Barr can work on a Justice Department probe of an alleged multibillion-dollar fraud scheme involving the 1Malaysia Development Berhad sovereign wealth fund, despite his former employer Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s involvement in the case, according to an Office of Government Ethics waiver… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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An aluminum manufacturing company resolved a federal criminal case by agreeing to pay a $46 million penalty and admitting it faked quality tests on metal products used in NASA rockets and Pentagon missiles, according to filings made Tuesday in Virginia federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 