* Yitzchak Besser Major pharmaceutical companies, like their peers in other industries, are often presumed to zealously guard their patents; in fact, patent litigation in the pharmaceutical industry rose nearly 30% in 2017 . Mike Botta, Report: Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation Increased Nearly 30 Percent in 2017, R&D (May 8, 2018, 7:00 AM), https://www.rdmag.com/news/2018/05/report-pharmaceutical-patent-litigation-increased-nearly-30-percent-2017. However, Allergan,Continue reading “Allergan’s Tribal Troubles: Sovereign Immunity and Patent Protection Measures in Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals”
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Birds Take Flight in Baltimore: The City’s Attempt to Regulate the New Electric Scooters
* Christina Araviakis The Baltimore Orioles and Ravens have some competition because there is a new Bird in town–the electric scooter. Bill King, Is Bird for the Birds?: Scooter Company’s Presence in Baltimore Raises Eyebrows and Questions, Balt. Sun, July 31, 2018, at A11. A California-based company, Bird Rides Inc. (hereinafter “Bird”), recently brought overContinue reading “Birds Take Flight in Baltimore: The City’s Attempt to Regulate the New Electric Scooters”
DIY Weapons: The War on 3D Printed Firearms
*Rebekah Nickerson Support among the American public for stricter gun laws has steadily increased over the last few years in the wake of mass shootings. Steven Shepard, Gun Control Support Surges in Polls, Politico (Feb. 28, 2018, 07:27 AM), https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/28/gun-control-polling-parkland-430099. In 2016, support for more restrictive gun laws climbed to fifty-eight percent among Americans followingContinue reading “DIY Weapons: The War on 3D Printed Firearms”
Corrupt Trump? Possible Violations of the Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses
Bridget Mentzer* United States District Court for the District of Maryland Judge Peter J. Messitte permitted a lawsuit filed by the District of Columbia and Maryland against President Trump to proceed, contrary to the wishes of the Department of Justice. District of Columbia v. Trump, 315 F.Supp.3d 875, 907 (2018); Peter Overby, Federal Lawsuit AgainstContinue reading “Corrupt Trump? Possible Violations of the Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses”
Is Social Media a Viable Vehicle for Alternate Service?
Joseph Rossi* Alternate service is service of a party in a court proceeding through means other than direct personal service. Amanda Sexton, DGR Serves First Instances of Service via Social Media Through LinkedIn & Instagram, DGR Legal (Oct. 18, 2017), https://www.dgrlegal.com/electronic-service-of-process/service-via-social-media-linkedin-instagram/. Often, courts must grant motions for alternative service due to either difficulties in obtainingContinue reading “Is Social Media a Viable Vehicle for Alternate Service?”
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