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Federal Courts Tenth Circuit Rejects Snowmass Ski Project Lawsuit

Tenth Circuit Rejects Snowmass Ski Project Lawsuit

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Good news, slope-bound attorneys: Snowmass will open this week, five days earlier that initially planned, thanks to early, heavy snow. And now, let's tie ski...

Federal Courts Let's Go, Intellectual Labor! No Copyright for Inane Cheer

Let's Go, Intellectual Labor! No Copyright for Inane Cheer

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

According to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, one can only copyright material that requires "intellectual labor." "Let's Go Thunder," in the court's...

Federal Courts Lies Don't Lay Groundwork to Withdraw a Guilty Plea

Lies Don't Lay Groundwork to Withdraw a Guilty Plea

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

When Fleetwood Mac cooed “tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies,” they were referring to lies that can spare feelings in a relationship, not lies to support...

Federal Courts Supreme Court Denies Cert in Tenth Circuit Highway Cross Case

Supreme Court Denies Cert in Tenth Circuit Highway Cross Case

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Supreme Court denied cert this week in the Utah Highway Cross Cases out of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals: Utah Highway Patrol Association v. American...

Federal Courts Tenth Circuit Denies Equitable Tolling Claim in Habeas Petition

Tenth Circuit Denies Equitable Tolling Claim in Habeas Petition

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

If you're trolling for a tolling ruling in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, you may be out of luck. The Tenth Circuit reminded us this week that equitable...

Federal Courts Commercial General Liability Policy Covers Patent Infringement?

Commercial General Liability Policy Covers Patent Infringement?

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Ah ... the commercial general liability policy: savior of the business sector, the great indemnifier, the ... defender of patent infringement lawsuits? That's...

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