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New Edition! Federal Bail and Detention Handbook 2023

PLI Press is proud to announce the publication of the new edition of the Federal Bail and Detention Handbook.

This helpful resource provides on-point answers to all aspects of federal bail and detention law — especially those involving critical provisions of the Bail Reform Act of 1984. Through discussions told from grounded judicial perspectives, the book presents helpful practice pointers when confronting common Bail Reform Act problems. It also showcases an extensive series of forms, sample orders, and sample motions that defense counsel and assistant U.S. attorneys can reference.

Some of the recent developments reflected in this new edition include:

  • Weight of Evidence: Coverage of the United States v. Zhang case in which the Second Circuit ruled on whether the Bail Reform Act provides guidance on the relative weight the court should give the various section 3142(g) factors in deciding questions of release and detention (see Section 4:3).
  • Least Restrictive Possible Conditions: An update on a case arising from the January 6, 2021, invasion of the Capitol about whether the D.C. Circuit Court upheld or reversed the district court’s denial of the defendant’s request to travel abroad for three weeks for an educational opportunity (see Section 5:3).
  • Conditions in Every Bond: New discussion of a Third Circuit ruling regarding whether the “no crimes while on bond” condition prohibits the possession or use of marijuana in a state where marijuana is legal and in a situation in which the defendant has a “medical marijuana” authorization from a physician for its use (see Section 5:4).
  • Detention or Release Pending Competency Examination: New information about a Ninth Circuit case which considered whether a lack of an available bed at an appropriate facility relieves the Attorney General of the duty to attempt to rehabilitate the defendant within a brief period (see Section 14:10).

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There’s More to the Story: Hidden Treasures on PLI PLUS

“Amusing” is perhaps not the first word to come to mind when describing the content you find in a legal research database. But every once in a while, you’ll come across a chapter on PLI PLUS that causes pure delight. In honor of the theme of this year’s National Library Week — “There’s More to the Story” — we’ve scoured our database to present a handful of fun, offbeat, zany, or just plain fascinating tidbits from the depths of PLI PLUS.

Anyone who practices intellectual property law surely has heard of the monkey selfie and the infamous whiskey-branded dog chew toy. Equally endearing (and hilarious) are the descriptions of feline exercise in this chapter from 2020’s Patent Fundamentals Bootcamp course handbook:

Chapter 16. Examiner Interview Script for Method of Exercising a Cat

Snippet: This method recites method of inducing aerobic exercise in an unrestrained cat; and directing an intense coherent beam of laser light … in a vicinity of the cat. Redirecting the light to induce the cat to chase it. We are not inducing humans to chase the spot from the laser pointer.

For a dose of celebrity drama, check out this chapter from the 2016 course handbook Fundamentals of Taking and Defending Depositions, which features a transcript from a deposition in which Lady Gaga testifies against her ex-best friend/former assistant:

Chapter 5. S.J. Germanotta, Deposition Transcript, Case 1:11-cv-09128-PGG (January 30, 2013)

Snippet: Because she slept in Egyptian cotton sheets every night, in five-star hotels, on private planes, eating caviar, partying with Terry Richardson all night, wearing my clothes, asking YSL to send her free shoes without my permission, using my YSL discount without my permission.

In this lively transcript from last year’s Advertising Law Institute, you’ll find a hysterical sequel to a classic children’s book, in which the main character is all grown up and a lawyer:

The Advertising Lawyer and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Snippet:  In high school and in college, he thought he was a real bad dude. And he started smoking and maybe hanging around with a rough crowd. But I have good news for you. He turned things around, and he eventually went to law school.

The artist Banksy makes an appearance alongside a succinct history of graffiti and a fascinating discussion of Street Art and the law in this chapter from the popular PLI treatise Art Law: The Guide for Collectors, Investors, Dealers & Artists (Fifth Edition):

Chapter 12: Moral Rights

Snippet: Although, from the 1960s on, a number of these artists of the street sought to initiate political change and enhance community awareness of particular issues through their art, the public largely viewed the early graffiti artists as vandals and few supported their work.

The treatise Trial Evidence Brought to Life: Illustrations from Famous Trials, Film and Fiction is chock full of pop culture. We’re particularly fond of the chapter that recalls Marissa Tomei’s superb performance as an expert witness in the 1992 film My Cousin Vinny:

Chapter 14. Expert Testimony and Lay Opinion Testimony

Snippet: Well, my father was a mechanic, his father was a mechanic, my mother’s father was a mechanic, my three brothers are mechanics, four uncles on my father’s side are mechanics.

Finally, as members of the law librarian community, this chapter from 1997’s Managing the Law Library course handbook is especially dear to our hearts. Some might call it outdated, but we see it as an amusing reminder of how far our profession has come in the last several decades. It also illustrates how librarians are always looking ahead — because there’s more to the story!

Chapter 3. THE CD DEBATE: WILL THEY BE PART OF THE FUTURE

Snippet: Will publishers replace CDs altogether by licensing contents on the Internet for access and downloading?

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, Course Handbooks, Answer Books, Transcripts, and Forms to reflect recent changes and developments in the law.

Click here to see what we added in April 2023!     

New Edition! Healthcare Employment Practice: Policy, Law and Procedure (2023 Edition)

PLI Press is proud to announce the publication of the new edition of Healthcare Employment Practice: Policy, Law and Procedure.

This guidebook presents clearly-written, concise insights into how hospital management teams, healthcare human resources professionals, and the legal practitioners who advise them can navigate the ever-changing regulatory landscape around employment in the healthcare industry.

The treatise’s authors, James T. O’Reilly, Director of the Concentration in Health Services Management at the UC College of Medicine, and Mary Ellen Keegan, former in-house counsel for GE’s Aviation Division who has since negotiated favorably for MDs in disputes with insurance companies and healthcare organizations, offer actionable practices gleaned from their experiences working with physicians and public health regulatory issues.

Featuring sample contractual clauses, this resource discusses how doctors, stakeholders, and their lawyers can leverage astute planning and careful drafting to overcome emerging employment and transactional issues. In addition, the authors include tailored discussions on regulatory and transactional issues unique to physicians, registered nurses, and non-credentialed healthcare employees.

Healthcare Employment Practice includes:

  • Step-by-step, term-by-term guidance on physician employment contracts, with an emphasis on the problems presented by restrictive covenants, and a full sample Physician Employment Agreement (see Chapter 9, Chapter 10, and Appendix B);
  • A fifty-state survey of noncompete statutes and selected case law (see Appendix A – fully updated for 2023);
  • Labor and employment law as it affects healthcare industry employees in the areas of Collective Bargaining and Overtime Pay (see Chapter 14 and Chapter 19), Strikes and Lockouts (see Chapter 17), Safety Rules (see Chapter 20), and Conflict Resolution (see Chapter 21);
  • Issues presented by telemedicine (see Chapter 27);
  • Stark and anti-kickback law compliance (see Chapter 26);
  • Employment discrimination in healthcare: physician whistleblower, discrimi­nation, harassment, and retaliation claims (see Chapter 22).

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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 litigation budgets; maximizing the persuasive impact of documents, exhibits, and witnesses; and making savvy use of computers, jury consultants, and litigation support vendors.

The new release covers many important developments, such as:

  • Corporate disclosures under Rule 7.1 and the hotly debated issue of whether recent court-imposed disclosure requirements are justified or permissible (see new section 3:7).
  • Two cases from district courts on the standard for assessing com­munications between the buyer and seller and licensor/licensee of patent rights made before the transactions closed (see section 5:4.2).
  • Case law from the federal circuit regarding an overly broad in­junctive relief in the design patent context (see section 10:5.1).
  • Case law involving Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine and Moderna’s claim that it is shielded from an infringement lawsuit in district court because of its agreement to supply the vaccine to the federal government (see section 14:2.2).
  • The PTAB’s clarification on its guidance for discretionary denial of IPR due to the advanced state of a parallel proceeding under Fintiv and the implications for the global defense strategy of re­spondents in ITC proceedings (see sections 14:4.9 and 15:3).
  • Circulation judge pool review, the PTO’s new internal procedure designed to improve overall quality of PTAB final written deci­sions (see new section 15:8.3).

For additional recent developments in patent litigation, check out this recent PLI Chronicle article, Patent Antibody Case Law Continues to Mature.

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