Telecommunications

Expert Analysis

• Opening Comments: A Key Strategic Decision In Mediation

  

  Opening comments by parties in mediation that are made with the proper content and tone can diffuse pent-up emotion and pave the way for a successful resolution. But an opening presentation can do more harm than good if delivered the wrong way, say Jann Johnson and William Haddad of ADR Systems LLC.

• State Net

  More State Issues The Blue Wave May Shape In 2019

  

  In the second installment of this three-part legislative preview, Rich Ehisen of State Net Capitol Journal examines a number of issues that should keep state lawmakers occupied next year.

• Transportation And Infrastructure — The Road Ahead: Part 2

  

  The chances that major transportation and infrastructure legislation may be passed have increased with the election of a House Democratic majority, and efforts to streamline permitting and regulation by federal agencies may further advance the prospects of significant infrastructure development, say attorneys with Squire Patton Boggs LLP.

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  Judging A Book: Ginsburg Reviews 'The Curse Of Bigness'

  

  When reading Tim Wu’s new book, "The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age," lawyers, economists and historians will find its broad brush maddening, and the generalist reader will simply be misled, says D.C. Circuit Judge Douglas Ginsburg.

• 5 Things You Should Know About New Rule 23 Amendments

  

  For the first time in 15 years, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, governing class actions, has been amended. There are five key changes that will likely impact future federal class action litigation and settlements, say John Lavelle and Terese Schireson of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.

• Transportation And Infrastructure — The Road Ahead: Part 1

  

  With President Donald Trump and Democratic congressional leaders agreeing that transportation and infrastructure are high priorities, the next Congress is likely to consider a large-scale, broad infrastructure package. But the question of how to pay for it remains, say attorneys with Squire Patton Boggs LLP.

• ITC Clarifies Duty Of Respondents After Corporate Restructure

  

  The U.S. International Trade Commission's recent decision in Certain Subsea Telecommunications Systems is a cautionary tale for respondents undergoing corporate reorganizations — the onus is on the respondent to inform the ITC and the complainant of the changes, say Bryan J. Vogel and Derrick J. Carman of Robins Kaplan LLP.

• State Net

  State Lawmakers Face Familiar Challenges In 2019

  

  Many of the issues that are most likely to draw the attention of state lawmakers next year — including cybersecurity, internet and data privacy, blockchain and cryptocurrencies, sales taxes on remote sellers, transportation and telecommunications infrastructure, and marijuana — are already familiar, says Korey Clark of State Net Capitol Journal.

• New CMS Rules Reinforce Trend Away From Traditional Care

  

  Two new rules from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services bring changes that collectively reflect movement toward promoting site neutrality and opening all telehealth services to Medicare reimbursement, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray LLP.

• Fed. Circ. Further Expands Appellate Review Of IPR

  

  The decision this month in Arista v. Cisco illustrates the Federal Circuit’s expanding jurisdiction over inter partes review issues that previously were considered unreviewable, says Christopher Loh of Venable LLP.