USITC told to review ruling that Google did not violate Microsoft patent – An appeals court on Thursday partially reversed a ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission, asking it to reconsider a decision that Google Inc subsidiary Motorola Mobility did not infringe on a Microsoft Corp patent.

Farney Daniels, Time Warner: Intellectual Property – A cease-and-desist letter by Nebraska’s attorney general to a law firm representing a patent owner isn’t enforceable, a federal judge in Omaha ruled.

Tesco’s Fresh & Easy declares bankruptcy to ease sale to Burkle – Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, weeks after being promised to Los Angeles billionaire Ron Burkle.

Samsung, Louboutin, Humane Society: Intellectual Property (1) – Samsung Electronics Co. (005930), the world’s biggest maker of smartphones, offered to settle a European Union probe into whether it tried to use mobile-phone patents to hinder competition from Apple Inc. (AAPL:US)

Medical mistakes are third-leading cause of death – According to this research, medical errors would be the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. behind heart disease and cancer. In other words, outside of heart disease and cancer, there is no greater threat to the lives of Americans than medical errors.

Residents, retirees take center stage in Detroit bankruptcy fight – A parade of Detroiters and retirees tried to derail the city’s bankruptcy case Thursday, arguing the filing was not made in good faith and would slash constitutionally protected pensions.

US Commercial Real Estate: Will the Good Times Last? – The CRE market has experienced a gradual recovery in asset pricing since the 2008 financial crisis, but it is uncertain whether this will continue.

Copyright Industries Pushing for Search Engine “Voluntary Agreements,” – Despite Risks to Users A Congressional hearing and a glossy new paper published yesterday by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) both underscore a major push by the copyright lobby to establish extra-legal “voluntary agreements” with search engines, similar to the “Copyright Alert” surveillance machine already in place with some ISPs. These sorts of agreements represent a troubling move towards enforcement regimes that have the speech-squashing capabilities of actual law, but not the corresponding due process or accountability.

Beyond Obamacare: More Big Health Care Changes Ahead – Most Americans didn’t notice, but two big companies — IBM (IBM) and Time Warner (TWX) — recently changed their healthcare plans for retirees in ways that could become a model for how regular American workers get their healthcare. This could end up being the biggest change to private coverage since firms started offering health care benefits after World War II.

World marks fifth anniversary of largest US bankruptcy – In September of 2008, Lehman Brothers, a Wall Street investment house, went belly up

Hospitals’ malpractice costs drop by $3 million from last year – The city has paid $131 million in malpractice settlements in 2013, down from $134 million in 2012.

Why The Great Recession May Have Positive Impact On Small Business Retirement – There’s no way around it: the Great Recession was a dark period for many small businesses. But according to our national poll of business owners with 50 or fewer employees, it may have ultimately provided a silver lining that has led more to address an important issue they’ve been putting on the backburner for years –retirement.

Small Business Must-Reads — Thursday, September 5 - Alternative education: Business schools have been seeing competition from a number of programs — from General Assembly in New York to Starter School in Chicago — which have cropped up recently to cater to people seeking to launch their own companies or join fledgling ones. Wall Street Journal.

U.S. Small Business Lending Reaches Highest Level Since August 2007 – Small U.S. businesses took on more debt in July, pushing an index of borrowing to a six-year high and adding to evidence that the economic recovery is on firmer ground.

How Mediation Saves Workers Compensation Dollars – Mediation of Workers Compensation claims is commonplace in some states and mandatory in a couple (e.g., South Carolina as of 5/15/2013).   Elsewhere, such as in California, claims professionals and attorneys are just starting to catch on to the benefits of mediation.

Divorce Rate By State: How Does Your State Stack Up? – Wondering about the divorce rate in your state? Look no further than this handy guide, courtesy of FindTheData.org.

Why Where You Divorce Matters: Equitable Distribution vs. Community – Property Where you divorce matters. Each state has its own unique rules governing the allocation of assets during the divorce process, and these rules can vary significantly. A court in New York and a court in California will follow strikingly different rules in dividing the assets of divorcing couples. This sharp divergence between state laws is somewhat unusual — in other areas, such as business law, the laws of each state tend to conform to a single norm.

Obama, Bayard Rustin, and the New LGBT Civil-Rights Movement – As the U.S. celebrates the equality movement of the 1960s, a new one is on the march. Could anyone have tethered the two like the first black president?