NewsCenterMaine Features Peter Brann on Maine School Assistance Case in U.S. Supreme Court

Partner Peter Brann was featured in a news piece on WCSH-TV in Portland, “SCOTUS hears arguments in Maine tuition assistance program case.” On December 8, 2021, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case challenging a Maine rule that authorizes tuition assistance to Mainers in cities or towns without public schools to attend any...

Brann & Isaacson Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Patent Case

On December 1, 2020, B&I partners, Peter J. Brann, David Swetnam-Burland, and Stacy O. Stitham, filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of two leading golf equipment manufacturers, Acushnet and Roger Cleveland Golf Company, in United States v. Arthrex. The case presents the question whether administrative law judges of the...

Brann & Isaacson Files Cert. Petition in U.S. Supreme Court

On September 23, 2019, Brann & Isaacson partner David Swetnam–Burland filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the United States Supreme Court as counsel of record in the case of PET, LLC v. CBF Associates, LLC. The petition seeks high court review of due process issues arising in a multi–million–dollar business dispute decided...

Class Arbitration and Other Risks: Are You Protected?

More companies, large and small, are including arbitration clauses in their consumer agreements, including clauses that seek to bar class arbitration.  Such clauses may be easier said than done, and there remain traps for the unwary.

Isaacson Addresses Congressional Internet Caucus Academy on Wayfair’s Effects

Senior Partner George Isaacson joined a distinguished panel of experts on Monday, July 9, 2018, to consider the effects of the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. In that opinion, the Court overruled long–standing precedent and held that a state tax authority may require an out–of–state business to collect and remit...

Federal Circuit Chief Judge Sharon Prost Discusses New Post

As reported in The Recorder (registration required), Chief Judge Sharon Prost of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals talked about her sudden ascension to her new post at a conference on patent law held in northern California. Elevated to chief judge after former Chief Judge Rader resigned, Judge Prost suggested in a Q&A session that...