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The Athlete Endorsement Game
A New Game Plan
Citi Field: What's In A Name?
Between Cher And Joe Montana - When Is It Okay To Use A Person's Image To Advertise A Protected Use Of That Image?
User Generated Content Promotions: Balancing The Sponsor's Rights Against Risks

EC Launches Consultation on Distribution Rules
What a Babies "R" Us' Class Action Lawsuit Can Teach Us About Successful Distribution Strategies for the Current Legal and Economic Climate
Ninth Circuit Finds That New Home Buyer Plaintiffs Fail To Satisfy Per Se Tying Element That Amount Of Commerce Not Be "Insubstantial""Zero Foreclosure" Is Less Than "De Minimus."
Plaintiffs' Allegations of Plywood Price-Fixing Conspiracy Found Insufficient to State a Claim Under Twombly
Blue Skies For Continental Airlines In Bid To Join Star Alliance

Does Finders-Keepers Bring Piracy to New Depths?
Fairey's Use
Art Insurance: Clean as a Rockwell
Selling That Warhol In the Museum Attic: Brandeis' Deaccessioning Raises Legal Issues
The Art of Making Donations

Bankruptcy Court Allows General Growth's "Bankruptcy-Remote"
New FCA Rules Put Lenders and Brokers Directly in Their Gun Sights
The Precedential Value of an Unprecedented Sale - Lessons from Chrysler
Considerations for Service on an Unsecured Creditor's Committee
Tax Relief For Investment, Restructuring, Refinancing And Other Business Activity

426,000 Patent Applications Filed in China During First Half of 2009
China Enhances Supervision of Cross-border Related Party Transactions
Beijing's New Offer For Regional Headquarters
Strategy for Foreign Companies' Purchase Transactions in China During Financial Crisis
Stricter Disclosure Requirements In The Growth Enterprise Board Rules

Legislative Update: Preparing For Battle Over the Federal Climate Change Bill, California and Other States Urge Passage of a Stringent Cap-and Trade Program That Preserves Broad State Regulatory Power
EU's Proposals for Global Pact on Climate Change at Copenhagen
Consolidation in Cleantech
Taking Advantage of Public Financing: Stimulus Funding and Beyond
Bureau of Land Management and Department of Energy Announce Availability of Solar Study Areas

Launch of Our New Construction and Infrastructure Law Blog
Courts Uphold Disgorgement Penalty For Unlicensed Contractors
Two New Laws Create More Design-Build Opportunities for Local Governments and State Agencies
The President Admits the Stimulus Is Not Working as Hoped. Well, Duh.
Recovery Act Update -U.S. Stimulus: "Buy American" PRC Stimulus: "Buy Chinese" Canada and WTO: "Not Pleased"

NINTH CIRCUIT REJECTS ATTEMPT TO EXPAND SCOPE OF SHORT-SWING PROFIT INSIDER LIABILITY CLAIMS UNDER SECTION 16(b)
SECOND CIRCUIT HOLDS THAT COMPUTER HACKING FOR PURPOSES OF TRADING ON INSIDE INFORMATION MAY BE A "DECEPTIVE DEVICE" UNDER SECTION 10(b) EVEN IN THE ABSENCE OF A BREACH OF ANY FIDUCIARY DUTY
House Quickly Passes Legislation to Control Executive Compensation Practices
Law 360 Q&A
2009 MID-YEAR SECURITIES LITIGATION REPORTS ARE OUT; FILINGS HAVE LEVELED OFF

Retail Red Flag - Not Quite Yet
Removal of UPC Codes Constitutes Trademark Infringement
U.S. Diamond Retailers Can Help Ensure Conflict Diamonds Are Not a Girl's Best Friend
Artists Shout "I'm with the Brand" as Fashion Labels Take on Role of Record Label
What Is the Jurisdictional Pre-Requisite for Copyright Litigation?: Do Denim v. Fried Denim

MORE BAD NEWS FOR MORTGAGE LENDERS? PMI COMPANIES ATTEMPTING TO RESCIND INSURANCE POLICIES
New FCA Rules Put Lenders and Brokers Directly in Their Gun Sights
New Regulation Z Proposal Bans Yield Spread Premiums, Revamps Disclosure Requirements
When Is A Loan Sale A Table-Funded Transaction Subject To RESPA? U.S. District Court In California Casts Doubt On Routine Transactions
Federal District Court In 11th Circuit Expands Scope Of RESPA Section 8(b)

Trimming the Fat in Government Subcontracts -- Recognizing What Really Needs to Be Flowed Down by the Prime
New FCA Materiality Definition Enters Time Warp, Influences Interpretation of 1986 Statute
Federal Court Limits Retroactive Application of FCA Amendments
New FCA Rules Put Lenders and Brokers Directly in Their Gun Sights
FCPA Conviction Provides Cautionary Warning Regarding Anti-Corruption Due Diligence

New Construction General Permit Imposes Significant New Requirements for Storm Water Discharges
Administrative Fee for Tax Collection is an Unconstitutional Hidden Tax
Sheppard Mullin's New Climate Change and Clean Technology Blog
Affordable Housing: Could California's Inclusionary Zoning Laws be on the Brink of Collapse?
COURT OF APPEAL LIMITS 'TEXT' REQUIREMENT FOR LOCAL REFERENDUM PETITIONS

Federal Circuit Clarifies Standard For Proving "Fraud" in Trademark Renewals
426,000 Patent Applications Filed in China During First Half of 2009
Removal of UPC Codes Constitutes Trademark Infringement
What Is the Jurisdictional Pre-Requisite for Copyright Litigation?: Do Denim v. Fried Denim
Branded: Product Placement and Video Games

Inflexible Medical Leave Policies May Violate the Americans with Disabilities Act
LAY-OFFS CANNOT ALWAYS AVOID DISCRIMINATION OR RETALIATION TRIALS
The Fair Employment and Housing Commission Updates Its FMLA/CFRA Comparison Chart
Unsubstantiated Concerns Ruled Pregnancy Discrimination - A Cautionary Tale
Hernandez v. Hillsides: The California Supreme Court Identifies Guidelines for Workplace Surveillance