New England Biz Law Update

Once considered the bedrock of a defendant's rights to effective counsel, the attorney-client privilege is facing increased erosion, a result of the Bush administration's aggressive stance on corporate crime in this post-Enron era. But companies and their attorneys are fighting back.

It appears that 2006 is shaping up to be the year of patent reform. While Congress considers sweeping patent reform laws, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided to weigh in on a number of patent questions, including whether injunctions against patent infringers should be automatically granted.