The internet is constantly evolving, and in some cases new technologies can blur the line between actions that are legal and illegal. As such, many business owners may wonder how the information provided via social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn can be considered a trade secret.

U.S. District Judge Sarah Vance has approved the proposed $4 billion settlement to resolve the 14 criminal charges filed against British Petroleum (BP) for actions that both contributed to and followed the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill of April 2010.

Although thousands of Gulf Coast residents who were affected by the BP oil spill are finally seeing the fruits of a massive lawsuit, one of the men who has suffered most at the hands of the British oil giant remains in the midst of a legal battle.

Patent lawsuit filings have risen since then enactment of the America Invents Act in 2011, due to the provision that those seeking to file claims can no longer sue multiple companies.

In the southeastern United States, recently a number of businesses have been slapped with commercial litigation claiming they owe an entity known as Project Paperless thousands of dollars due to patent infringement.

On Friday, December 21, a federal judge approved a $7.8 billion settlement for companies and individuals whose livelihood was affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.

On Wednesday, Judge Jack Sinz was due to hear arguments in the case of Michael Bishop, a Nacogdoches County, Texas, resident who has filed a lawsuit against TransCanada for a breach of contract.

On Friday, December 14, State District Judge Steven Kirkland gave partial victories to both the bars and local residents who had been involved in a months-long legal battle over the neighborhood they share.

A judge in Nacogdoches County, in eastern Texas, agreed with local landowner Michael Bishop enough to issue an order to TransCanada to halt construction on the Keystone XL pipeline until a second hearing.

A recent investigation by Bloomberg News uncovered that numerous hazardous materials have been kept out of the public eye thanks to trade secret exemptions.