Top 10 Headlines from USA The Chinese drywall claims, litigation, and impacts continue and will continue for many years. This article summarizes the damages aspects of Chinese drywall in the United States. An amendment to the Copyright Act that grants copyright protection to various foreign works that were previously in the public domain in the United States is not violative of the First Amendment, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled. An Article discussing the factors that US courts consider in determining whether a foreign company's website may subject it to personal jurisdiction in the US. Reorganization is a tough business when capital is as inaccessible as a frightened turtle. It’s no secret that true Chapter 11 reorganizations are few and far between; the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process is now used frequently as a sales mechanism, through the very powerful "363" sale process. The August applicable federal rate ("AFR") for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and GRATs is 2.6%, the lowest rate so far this year. The 2009-2010 formal session of the Massachusetts Legislature ended with another new law that will affect Massachusetts employers. Citing a need to better protect and inform mutual fund investors, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") proposed on July 21, 2010 to replace Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act with new rules governing asset-based distribution fees and related disclosure in fund prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders and investor confirmation statements. The financial reform bill passed by the Senate on July 15 tightens the definition of "accredited investors" eligible to participate in private placements of securities. On July 23, 2010, the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued an important decision in Eyeblaster, Inc. v. Federal Ins. Co., 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 15152, No. Civ. A. 08-3640 (8th Cir. July 23, 2010), finding concurrent coverage under both a General Liability ("CGL") insurance policy and a separate Information and Network Technology Errors and Omissions Liability ("E&O") policy in circumstances where an online marketing company installed software on a consumer’s computer system, allegedly c A unanimous decision is not always what it seems. On June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld without dissent the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s ruling that a patent application for hedging against price changes was not patentable. | 
