Are You a Trademark Bully?
By now, we’ve all heard of patent trolls, but now is a good time for us to visit its lesser known cousin, the trademark bully. And yes, just like copyright…
8 Top Alito Posts for the Justice’s 10th Supreme Court Anniversary
Happy Birthday, Justice Alito! No, Samuel Alito doesn’t turn ten today (he’ll turn 66 this April Fool’s day, however). Instead, this week saw Justice Alito celebrating his tenth anniversary as…
Arrest the Wrong Mario Garcia, Lose Qualified Immunity
When Mario Garcia was arrested for a DUI in Riverside County, California, the police booking system matched him to an outstanding felony warrant in Los Angeles. Garcia was quickly transferred…
9th Circ. Overturns 34-Year-Old Arizona Death Sentence
The Ninth Circuit just overturned a 1982 death sentence handed down by an Arizona court because it found that the convicted was intellectually disabled at the time of the crime;…
If You’re Reading This, You’re Probably Already Drunk
Plenty of attorneys will slump in to work today, bleary-eyed, bloodshot, and with a slight ringing in their head. Sure, it’s the day after the Super Bowl, so that explains…
Recruiting for Diversity in Your Law Firm
Diversity matters. It increases the variety of viewpoints available, improves performance, and boosts revenue — a lot. The most racially diverse companies bring in 15 times more revenue than the…
Is This The Reason For Europe’s Sudden Bloodbath
While the ongoing slaughter in European bank credit, and mostly counterparty risk, is troubling, it is nothing new: we have been showing it for over a month, most recently on…
Gold Surges To 4-Month Highs
Gold is now up over 13% from its pre-Fed rate-hike lows, having surged through its 200-day moving average by the most in 2 years. As bank risk spikes globally, it…
Momo Bad News: JPM’s Quant Guru Kolanovic Confirms Tech Bubble Has Burst… Again
Just over two weeks ago, JPM’s Marko Kolanovic, whose unprecedented ability to predict short-term market moves is starting to seem a little bizarre, warned that the next “significant risk for…
European Bank Bloodbath Crashes Bond, Stock Markets
Just as we warned, not only is it time to panic but the panic is ‘contagion’-ing over into the sovereign risk market. European banks are in freefall, down over 4.3%…