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What’s New on PLI PLUS

We add content to PLI PLUS every month to ensure our subscribers have access to the most up-to-date and relevant secondary source legal documents. Renowned legal experts regularly update our acclaimed Treatises/Practice Guides, Course Handbooks, Answer Books, Transcripts, and Forms to reflect recent changes and developments in the law.

Click here to see what we added in December 2023!                 

Treatise Update – Fragomen on Immigration Fundamentals: A Guide to Law and Practice (Fifth Edition)

Fragomen on Immigration Fundamentals reveals the nuances of U.S. immigration law and practice along with the agency, legislative, and executive policies shaping the current environment for immigrants and asylum seekers. Packed with practical tips for employment-based and family-based immigration, avenues to permanent residence, naturalization obstacles, statutory admission denials, and the administrative and judicial review of unfavorable decisions, the book also features templatized immigration forms for key case milestones in the immigration process.

Some of the important recent developments discussed in this release include:

  • PERM applications: Coverage of the DOL’s transition of online PERM application filings from its legacy PERM Online portal to the FLAG system and the resulting restructuring of the application form (see section 2:2.5). For additional recent developments in the PERM context, check out this recent PLI Chronicle article, Wage Transparency Laws Add Extra Layer of Complexity to Labor Certification Recruitment.
  • Employer’s ability to pay: Discussion of the significantly expanded guidance from the USCIS regarding an employer’s ability to pay the proffered wage for immigrant petitions (see section 2:6.1[B]).
  • Age-out protection: Clarification of the requirements that children of permanent residents and derivative family members of principal family-based immigrants must meet to receive age-out protection (see section 3:3.4[A]).
  • Failure to apply in safe third country: Updates regarding the status of the Biden Administration’s rule creating a rebuttable presumption that migrants who attempt to cross the southern border without seeking asylum in a third country through which they traveled or procuring an asylum appointment through the CBP One mobile app are ineligible for asylum (see section 6:2.6[C][7]).
  • Screening of job applicants: New DOJ guidance provides helpful tips on avoiding citizenship status discrimination when complying with export control laws, reaffirming that employers cannot rely on them to limit jobs to U.S. citizens or workers with other citizenship or immigration statuses (see section 10:3.3[B]).

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Treatise Update – Directors’ and Officers’ Liability: Current Law, Recent Developments, Emerging Issues (Third Edition)

Directors’ and Officers’ Liability expounds the legal responsibilities of board directors and corporate officers of publicly-traded companies, the penalties that they face if they fail to meet their obligations, and the protections that are offered them under the law or by agreement.  The book also delves into director and officer duties, exculpation, indemnity, insurance, cybersecurity, and contested mergers and acquisitions. It highlights unique case studies relevant to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, hospitality, retail, and other sectors.

Highlights of this release include updated discussion of the following topics:

  • Board Diversity Legislation and Litigation: Litigation continues in challenges to California’s S.B. 826 and A.B. 979, which require public companies to diversify their boards. Both laws have been ruled unconstitutional, but appeals are pending before the Ninth Circuit in Meland v. Weber and Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment v. Weber. See § 2:3.3[C] for discussion of the latest developments.
  • Amendments to Rule 10b5-1: In December 2022, the SEC adopted amendments to Rule 10b5-1 to introduce new requirements for Rule 10b5-1 trading plans and elicit more comprehensive disclosure related to insider trading policies and the timing of certain option grants to officers and directors of public companies. See § 4:4.1[B] for explanation of the rule changes.
  • Anti-D&I Shareholder Derivative Litigation: As companies push to adopt D&I initiatives some have been confronted with an anti-D&I backlash in the form of shareholder derivative suits. One such significant case brought against Starbucks was recently dismissed by the District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. See § 8:6.2[B] for discussion of the court’s holding.

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New Title! Knowledge Management & Innovation: A Manual for Law Firms and Other Legal Services Organizations

PLI Press is proud to announce the publication of the new practice guide Knowledge Management & Innovation: A Manual for Law Firms and Other Legal Services Organizations.

This book is a comprehensive resource for knowledge management and innovation (KM&I) professionals in the legal industry. It offers best practices for achieving common KM&I goals and includes several checklists and other practice forms which can be used to help organizations and law firms implement beneficial KM&I procedures.  The book presents its knowledge management concepts within a broad framework and historical context while also covering the most recent developments.

Notably, the manual covers the following important topics:

In addition, the book gives guidance on how to leverage collaboration tools (see Chapter 11), configure document management systems (see Chapter 5), improve organizational processes (see Chapter 14), and more.

We are excited to share this new title with you!

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Is your library interested in subscribing to PLI’s Standing Order Plan (SOP)? SOP subscribers automatically receive print copies of new titles to review upon release.  If you decide to keep the title, you will receive a discount up to 25% off the title and all future supplements. Call 877.900.5291 or email libraryrelations@pli.edu to learn more.

What’s New on PLI PLUS

We add content to PLI PLUS every month to ensure our subscribers have access to the most up-to-date and relevant secondary source legal documents. Renowned legal experts regularly update our acclaimed Treatises/Practice Guides, Course Handbooks, Answer Books, Transcripts, and Forms to reflect recent changes and developments in the law.

Click here to see what we added in November 2023!                 

Treatise Update – Doing Business Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (Second Edition)

Doing Business Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (Second Edition) helps corporate lawyers, in-house sales teams, and other U.S.-based and overseas stakeholders understand the issues and rules they should consider when negotiating transactions or accepting compensation in compliance with the FCPA. Readers will learn the necessary, proactive steps for identifying and avoiding common FCPA transactional illegalities.

The book addresses key information regarding whistleblower considerations and harsh penalties for falsified books and records, mischaracterized payments, fictitious invoices, insufficient internal accounting controls, and more. This title also includes helpful sample acknowledgements, compliance plans, and agreement clauses that address FCPA considerations.

Key updates in the new release include:

  • The SEC’s Amended Whistleblower Rules:  Coverage of the August 2022 changes to the SEC’s final rules implementing the whistleblower provisions (see section 1:1).
  • Case Law Developments: Discussion of the holdings in United States v. Hoskins and United States v. Rafoi-Bleuler regarding the scope of the term “agent” as applied to a foreign national (see section 4:1.3).
  • The DOJ’s Updated Evaluation Guidance: Information regarding the DOJ’s March 2023 guidance emphasizing the importance of implementing compliance-promotion criteria in a company’s compensation and bonus system (see section 10:1).
  • New Appendix B62: Department of Justice FCPA Opinion Release— Situation Involving Extortion or Duress.
  • New Appendix B63: Department of Justice FCPA Opinion Release— Payment of Travel Expenses for Post-Adoption Supervision.

In addition, the book offers information on the latest cases, enforcement actions, and settlements and provides several adaptable forms and templates (see the Related Items tab under “Forms”).

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New Title! Commercial Legal Finance

PLI Press is proud to announce the publication of the new practice guide Commercial Legal Finance.

This book offers industry-specific guidance on the mechanics of litigation and arbitration finance in key jurisdictions and practice areas around the world.  It provides a wealth of applied use cases for law firms and corporations and addresses key questions concerned with legal finance structures, pricing, and ethical considerations. The book also gives a step-by-step overview of the process for obtaining legal finance and a helpful glossary of terms.

Notably, Commercial Legal Finance covers the following important topics:

  • The basics of commercial legal finance (see Chapter 1)
  • The role of the funder (see Chapter 2)
  • The mechanics and economics of funding (see Chapter 3)
  • The major ethical issues related to legal finance (see Chapter 4)
  • The financing of investor-state arbitration (see Chapter 5)
  • Key considerations for financing patent litigation and other intellectual property matters (see Chapter 6)    

In addition, the book devotes full chapters to the use of funding in the U.S. (Chapter 7), England and Wales (Chapter 8), Europe (Chapter 9), Asia (Chapter 10), and Australia (Chapter 11).

We are excited to share this new title with you!

PLUS Subscribers can access this title with their subscription.

Order a print copy today.

 Is your library interested in subscribing to PLI’s Standing Order Plan (SOP)? SOP subscribers automatically receive print copies of new titles to review upon release.  If you decide to keep the title, you will receive a discount up to 25% off the title and all future supplements. Call 877.900.5291 or email libraryrelations@pli.edu to learn more.

Treatise Update – Patent Litigation (Third Edition)

Patent Litigation (Third Edition) enhances every patent litigator’s ability to prevail at trial while helping to cut the costs and complexity of litigation. Written by leading patent litigators, the treatise provides guidance on various infringement actions and their respective burdens of proof.  It also offers pointers on conducting comprehensive pre-suit investigations; developing potent case themes; assembling strong litigation teams; developing smart budgets; maximizing the persuasive impact of documents, exhibits, and witnesses; and making savvy use of technology, jury consultants, and litigation support vendors.

Highlights of this release include updated discussion of the following topics:

  • Substantive Issues of a Patent Case: Defenses against patent validity, such as collateral estoppel and unadjudicated claims, applicant-admitted prior art, obviousness, and inadequately disclosed claims (see sections 1:3.3[B], 1:3.3[C], 1:3.3[F], and 1:3.3[H]) and, in the area of inequitable conduct before the PTO, the mitigation of nondisclosure of information through supplemental examination (see section 1:3.4[A][4]). 
  • Discovery and Privilege: Use of testimony from patent law experts (see section 4:4.4[C]).
  • Nondiscovery Motions and Court-Initiated Procedures: Markman proceedings and claim construction (see section 7:2). 
  • Witnesses Special to a Patent Case: Inventor testimony (see section 8:2.1[A]).
  • Damages and Attorney’s Fees: Consequences of the district court’s failure to address prejudgment interest (see section 9:10.1) and willfulness and enhanced damages (see section 9:11.1).
  • Trial: Rule 50(a) and Rule 50(b) motions (see sections 12:12.3 and 12:14); Rule 59 motions for a new trial and altering or amending the judgment (see new section 12:14.4); and Rule 60 proceedings for relief from judgment (see new section 12:14.5).

The Table of Authorities and Index have also been updated.

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For additional recent developments in patent litigation, check out this recent PLI Chronicle article, PTAB’s Longhorn Decision Could Signal More USPTO OED Disciplinary Proceedings.

New Episode! The Practising Law Librarian Podcast

The Practising Law Librarian, part of the PLI Ever Current podcast, brings you conversations with — and for — the law librarian community.

Episode 7: Creativity and Collaboration with Scott Bailey

Scott Bailey, Director of Research & Knowledge Services at Eversheds Sutherland, shares how collaborating with a creative, open mind — and applying improv skills from his “theater kid” background — helps him and his team build value at their firm and beyond.