March Madness is coming. Selection Sunday is March 12th.
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On the Lighter Side
Philadelphia still has some great diners, although very few 24-hour spots remain.
If you’re ready to be extravagant, try one of these Philadelphia restaurants.
Pennsylvania is the nation’s pretzel capital. Some of the best places to pick up a soft pretzel are in Philadelphia.
FYI
A recent decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., et al. v. Hewittheld that an oil rig worker who earned a high hourly rate is nonetheless entitled to overtime since his pay was not structured as salary.
In a rare unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Bartenwerfer v. Buckley that the Bankruptcy Code would not permit discharge of the debt a wife incurred due to her husband’s fraud.
Trends We’re Watching
Officials from multiple countries think the moon needs a separate time zone. Here in the U.S., we haven’t even reached agreement about standard time v. daylight savings time.
What’s Puzzling Us
The 2023 Academy Awards will be televised on March 12. A recent poll of the most popular Best Picture winners makes us wonder who responded to the survey.
What Doesn’t Surprise Us At All
There’s always more invasive species causing uproars.
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A possible new layer has been identified at Earth’s core.
Asterion Out and About
On February 22, 2023, Stephen Scherf was a guest damages expert witness for a class on Remedies and Litigation Strategies at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. This year, the class is taught by Judge Wendy Bettlestone, Judge Stella Tsai, and Mary Catherine Roper, Esquire, Of Counsel to the firm of Langer, Grogan & Diver, P.C.
Spotlight on Intellectual Property
Asterion, Inc. has extensive experience in the provision of expert and commercial advice related to the financial and economic issues surrounding Intellectual Property (“IP”).
| IP Litigation Has A Long History |
Today is Alexander Graham Bell Day. On this day in 1876, he received a patent for the telephone. See figure. Six hundred court challenges, known collectively as The Telephone Cases, followed. Eventually, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in his favor in 1888. More than a century later, litigation continues to impact IP matters. Recently, Meta was ordered to pay $175 million for infringing on a livestreaming tech patent.
If you need the assistance of financial experts in your IP litigation matter, Asterion can help.