If fire or ice strikes your business, will it survive?
In the aftermath of a recent fire on Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, at least one museum and hotel lost income, restaurants are struggling, and small businesses are starting over from scratch. The Nor’Easter that pounded the East Coast this past weekend left homes and businesses flooded, trees and power lines down, and we learned new vocabulary words like bomb cyclone and sting jet. Europe and the UK have named their current, extreme cold weather pattern the “Beast from the East.” The full extent of damage to their businesses and disruption to their economies is as yet unknown.
If your business has been interrupted by a fire or natural disaster, consider contacting Asterion for assistance with analyzing your losses and documenting your claim.
Are you doing all you can to protect your patents?
Patents are valuable assets in need of protection in any business. In the pharmaceutical industry, litigation to protect patents is commonplace. Two recent decisions, one from the patent board involving Allergan’s drug Restasis, and another from a federal judge that vacated an order directing Gilead to pay Merck billions for patent infringement involving a hepatitis C treatment, illustrate the importance of patent protections before any tribunal.
Regardless of the forum in which you are litigating an IP matter, Asterion’s experienced professionals are available to assist you in making your case.
U.S. Supreme Court Update
In a unanimous decision, SCOTUS has limited Dodd-Frank protections for whistleblowers.
Trends We’re Watching
The changing contours of work
Wages aren’t rising and the number of self-employed continues to grow.
On the Lighter Side: Eat What You Want
Butter is back. Bacon may have the crunch you crave, but may very well be killing you. Since the data in dietary surveys comes from unreliable reporters—us—we may as well follow Oliver Wilde’s advice: “Everything in moderation, including moderation.”
The Thread Recommends: Revisiting your company’s social media policies and private social media postings the wake of Forman v. Henkin, a recent decision from the New York Court of Appeals.
Spotlight on Business Interruption and Lost Income Services
Asterion, Inc. (“Asterion”) has extensive experience in the quantification of economic damages incurred from business interruption and various lost income events.