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The SEC Remains Focused On Pension Funds And Pay-To-Play
On May 9, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") charged former Detroit mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick, former city treasurer Jeffrey W. Beasley, MayfieldGentry Realty Advisors, LLC ("MGRA") a registered investment adviser, and Mayfield the CEO and majority owner of MGRA, in connection with allegations that they were involved in a secret exchange of lavish gifts to peddle influence over Detroit’s public pension funds’ investment process.
United States Litigation
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Venable LLP
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Defining Words Appearing In Construction Of A Claim Term, Not The Claim Term Itself, Also Requires Following The Intrinsic Evidence
In Advanced Fiber Technologies (AFT) Trust v. J&L Fiber Services, Inc., No. 11-1243 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 3, 2012), the Federal Circuit revised the district court’s construction of a term appearing only in the court’s construction of a claim term, and therefore vacated SJ of noninfringement.
United States IP
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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
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Do Asbestos Rip-Out Claims And The "Abandoned Materials" Policy Exception Neutralize The Impact Of The Completed Operations Aggregate?
In an effort to avoid the impact of the completed operations aggregate limit, policyholder counsel sometimes attempt to characterize claims as (1) rip-out exposures, or (2) as relating to "abandoned or unused materials," so as to come within a common insurance policy carve-out from the Completed Operations Hazard.
United States Insurance
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Duane Morris LLP
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