Presentations & Publications

Michael Rosenhouse has researched, written, and edited legal publications throughout his career, including while practicing law. His publications have been cited by state and federal courts, including the Illinois Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of Hawaii, and federal courts of appeals and district courts. Selected citations are listed below.

Selected Court Citations

  • On August 25, 2025, in Cricut Inc. v. Zhan, 2025 WL 2322717 (D. Utah), a federal district court cited Mr. Rosenhouse's research article on service of process by email under the Hague Convention.
  • On July 29, 2021, in Indeck Energy Services, Inc. v. DePodesta, 2021 IL 125733, the Illinois Supreme Court, discussing the elements of a constructive trust, cited a legal encyclopedia article by Mr. Rosenhouse.
  • On January 24, 2020, in Anova Applied Elecs., Inc. v. Hong King Group, Ltd., 334 F.R.D. 465 (D. Mass. 2020), a federal district court in Massachusetts, discussing an issue of intenational procedural law, cited a research article by Mr. Rosenhouse. On May 24, 2019, in Luxottica Group S.p.A. v. Partnerships & Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule "A", 391 F. Supp. 3d 816, 822 (N.D. Ill. 2019), reconsideration denied in part, No. 18 CV 2188, 2019 WL 2357011 (N.D. Ill. June 4, 2019), the federal district court for the Northern District of Illinois cited the same article.
  • In Siopes v. Kaiser Found. Health Plan, Inc., 130 Hawai'i 437, 312 P.3d 869 (2013), as corrected (Sept. 26, 2013), the Supreme Court of Hawaii cited and relied on an article by Mr. Rosenhouse on arbitration agreements.
  • In Payne v. Jones, 711 F.3d 85 (2d Cir. 2013), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit cited a research article by Mr. Rosenhouse in discussing the insurability of punitive damages.
  • A research article by Mr. Rosenhouse on international law is cited in Moskowitz, MLATs and the Trusted Nation Club: The Proper Cost of Membership, 41 Yale J. Int'l L. Online 1 (2016).

Editorial Positions

  • Contributing Editor, Williston on Contracts (4th ed.)
  • Former Managing Editor, American Jurisprudence (2d) and American Law Reports, Federal (Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, now Thomson Reuters)

Books

Articles

  • Employment Law, 48 Syracuse L. Rev. 507 (1998)
  • One Bill, One Subject, National Law Journal (Oct. 17, 1988)
  • Tort Liability: What Kind of Crisis?, Judicature (July 1989)
  • Is Freedom a Constitutional Right?, Reason (Apr. 1990)
  • Appellate Review, The Daily Record (Rochester, N.Y.) (regular column, 2001-2004)
  • Existence of Partnership, 106 Am. Jur. Proof of Facts 3d 351 (2009)

Newsletters Edited

  • Bank Employment Law Report (A.S. Pratt & Sons, 1998-1999)
  • SEC Accounting Report (Thomson Tax & Accounting/WG&L, 2010-2016)

Selected Research Articles (A.L.R. and Related)

This list is not exhaustive.

  • Securities, Business Entities, and Finance

    • Securities Fraud Under § 10(b) of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Amended, 15 U.S.C.A. § 78j(b), and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Rule 10b-5, 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5—U.S. Supreme Court Cases, 62 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 1 (2012)
    • Majority's Fiduciary Obligation to Minority Shareholder of Close Corporation—Breach and Remedy, 39 A.L.R.6th 1 (2008)
    • Validity of stockholders' agreement allegedly infringing on directors' management powers—modern cases, 15 A.L.R.4th 1078 (1982)
    • Derivative liability of partner for punitive damages for wrongful act of copartner, 14 A.L.R.4th 1335 (1982)
    • Treatment of Family Limited Partnership for Federal Estate and Gift Tax Purposes, 27 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 559 (2008)
    • Validity and Effect of Prepetition Agreements Waiving Protection of Bankruptcy Automatic Stay, 66 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 385 (2012)
    • Construction and Application of Limitations Provision of Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C.A. § 25(c), 23 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 467 (2007)

  • Insurance and Damages

    • Liability insurance coverage as extending to liability for punitive or exemplary damages, 16 A.L.R.4th 11 (1982)
    • Proper measure and elements of damages for misappropriation of trade secret, 11 A.L.R.4th 12 (1982)
    • Effect of anticipated inflation on damages for future losses—modern cases, 21 A.L.R.4th 21 (1983)
    • Validity and Effect of Retrocessional Reinsurance Agreements, 39 A.L.R.6th 391 (2008)
    • Construction and Application of Federal Marine Insurance Doctrine of Uberrimae Fidei, 14 A.L.R. Fed. 3d Art. 5 (2016)
    • Tort liability of worker's compensation insurer for wrongful delay or refusal to make payments due, 8 A.L.R.4th 902 (1981)

  • Employment, Benefits, and Labor

    • Validity and Operation of Cash Balance Pension Plans Under ERISA and Internal Revenue Code, 19 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 241 (2007)
    • When is National or International Union Responsible for its Local Union's Violation of Federal Employment Discrimination Laws, 4 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 535 (2005)
    • Construction and Application of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA)—Supreme Court Cases, 72 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 1 (2013)

  • Federal Courts, Procedure, and Constitutional Law

    • Construction and Application of Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1602 et seq.—Supreme Court Cases, 16 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 563 (2007)
    • Construction and Application of Federal Arbitration Act—Supreme Court Cases, 28 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 1 (2008)
    • Bivens Actions—United States Supreme Court Cases, 22 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 159 (2007)
    • Construction and Application of Establishment Clause of First Amendment—U.S. Supreme Court Cases, 15 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 573 (2006)
    • Construction and Application of Uniform Rule of Evidence 803(17), Providing Hearsay Exception for Market Reports, and Commercial Publications, 54 A.L.R.6th 593 (2010)

  • Intellectual Property, Technology, and Tax

    • Sufficiency of Copyright Misuse Defense to Allegations of Copyright Infringement Pursuant to Federal Copyright Law, 185 A.L.R. Fed. 123 (2003)
    • Standing of Licensee To Bring Patent Infringement Action, 14 A.L.R. Fed. 3d Art. 11 (2016)
    • Validity of State and Local Taxation and Regulation of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Service, 41 A.L.R.6th 375 (2009)
    • Construction and Application of 26 U.S.C.A. § 7623(b), Providing for Tax Whistleblower Awards, 76 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 279 (2013)
    • Proper measure and elements of damages for misappropriation of trade secret, 11 A.L.R.4th 12 (1982)

Earlier CLE Presentations

Earlier continuing legal education presentations include Employment Discrimination Law Update (Program Chair, Monroe County Bar Association, 1999); Remedies and Damages in Employment Law (National Employment Lawyers Association, 1999 regional seminar); Ethical Considerations in Contracting with Other Lawyers (Monroe County Bar Association, 2001); and Basic Wage and Hour Law in New York (National Business Institute, 1999).