Address issues critical to the field of business law today. Included is the latest information on such important topics as: NEW U.S. Supreme Court Cases. More than 12 new U.S. Supreme Court cases, including: Shelby County, Texas v. Holder (Voting Rights Act) United States v. Windsor (federal Defense of Marriage Act violates equal protection clause) Maryland v. King (taking DNA of person at time of booking is reasonable search) Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Company (Alien Tort Statute does not permit lawsuit in federal court for alleged crimes against humanity committed in another country) Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP (employer retaliation violates Title VII) Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. v. Bartlett (federal drug labeling law preempts state law) Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association (state law regulating violent video games violates free speech) Walmart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes (certification of a class denied) Snyder v. Phelps (picketing near veteran’s funeral is protected free speech) Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. (naturally occurring segments of DNA is a product of nature and is not patentable) NEW State and Federal Court Cases. More than 40 new state and federal court cases, including: The Facebook, Inc. v. Winklevoss (settlement agreement reached by founders of Facebook is enforced) United States v. Barrington (undergraduate student convicted of computer crimes for changing students’ grades on university’s internet grading system) Hubbert v. Dell Corporation (content reached by hyperlinks in licensing agreement is part of the contract) National Labor Relations Board v. Starbucks Corporation (Starbucks Corporation engaged in unfair labor practices) Does I-XI, Workers in China, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Swaziland, and Nicaragua v. Walmart Stores, Inc. (foreign workers not intended beneficiaries of Wal-Mart’s contracts with foreign suppliers) Chanel, Inc. v. Banks (Internet seller found subject to personal jurisdiction) McPadden v. Sidhu (directors of Delaware corporation not liable for negligence because of liability waiver in corporate documents) V Secret Catalogue, Inc. and Victoria’s Secret Stores, Inc. v. Moseley (tarnishment of a senior mark by a junior mark) Las Vegas Sands, LLC v. Nehme (casino marker is a negotiable instrument) Mitchell v. Fortas Insurance Company (bad faith tort committed by insurance company) Rainey v. Domino’s Pizza, LLC (franchisor not liable for an accident caused by franchisee’s delivery person) Intel Corporation v. Intelsys Software LLC (trademark infringement found) Stoll v. Xiong (unconscionable contract not enforced) Mance v. Mercedes-Benz USA (arbitration clause in automobile purchase contract enforced) Menendez v. O’Neill (sole shareholder of corporation not liable for corporation’s liabilities) In re Estate of Haviland (undue influence on elderly man in preparing estate documents) Yarde Metals, Inc. v. New England Patriots Limited Partnership (parol evidence not admitted to change terms of a ticketholder’s contract) NEW Statutes. Coverage of recent federal statutes, including: Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) of 2012 Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act (STOCKS Act) of 2012 Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) of 2011 Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 NEW Feature: “Critical Legal Think