Corporate
Apr. 5, 2014
The high court's landmark 'willful blindness' decision has failed to deliver
Three years ago, when the U.S. Supreme Court redefined the willful blindness doctrine in a patent case, the white collar criminal defense bar took note. By Laurie Edelstein and Melissa Dassori
Three years ago, when the U.S. Supreme Court redefined the willful blindness doctrine in a patent case - Global-Tech Appliances Inc. v. SEB S.A., 131 S. Ct. 2060 (2011) - the white collar criminal defense bar took note. It expected the decision to help individuals facing criminal charges like mail fraud and wire fraud where knowledge is an essential element of the offense and a defendant's state of mind is centra...
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