All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Legal Issues

It was expected that the Supreme Court's October Term 2006, which ended in June of this year, would result in decisions of great significance for the prospect of liability reform. But the surprise was that the greatest impact came not from the cases that immediately and directly raised issues...

The German government has been discussing necessary measures for a business tax reform for months. In February 2007 a draft was published summarizing the planned amendments. A lively discussion regarding the proposed changes ended in an amended draft which passed the Bundestag (Lower House of Parliament)...

The last few days have brought yet another flurry of headlines in the BRCM/ QCOM litigation.  In this post, I run through some of the bigger surprises and their implications.

Telmex defeated the Mexican Antitrust Commission in 2006 concerning Telephone dominance, now they are about to defeat it concerning Cable TV.  Without a doubt Telmex is a huge deal in Mexico, as well as in many parts of Latin America, its owner is now considered the richest man in the world, and...

KSR involved mechanical technologies, but its rulings apply to all different arts, including biotechnology, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals.  The applications of KSR analysis by the Federal Circuit are multiplying and the results are not in favor of patent owners, including those patent...

Steering Insurance business has been in the cross hairs of many Attorney Generals. The alleged under the table deals to generate income in the insurance industry is at least for awhile no longer flying under the radar. The real question is once the tree is shaken how deep and questionable are...

PENSION TENSION BLUES will make you laugh and cry at the same time. It draws serious attention to the pension crisis.

Double Taxation treaties reduce the tax obligations of Foreign Companies operating in Mexico, but the benefits extend only to Income Tax, and would not apply for the CETU, which is a fixed rate tax for businesses. The idea of the new fixed rate tax (CETU) would be to force all businesses local and foreign...

Last week brought the surprising news that Verizon, on the side, had managed to craft a comprehensive patent settlement with Broadcom.  Below, I survey some implications of that deal for QCOM.

Whilst the upcoming decision of the European Court of First Instance promises to be a blockbuster in its own right, there is more at stake than the interests of the parties directly involved and the industrial sector that they represent. An entire zone of European antitrust enforcement, namely...