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November 19, 2024
Oil Refiner Not Obligated To Arbitrate Oil Sands Project Claims
A Canadian appeals court has determined that an Alberta oil refiner is not obligated to arbitrate its claims against subcontractors in a dispute that arose from allegedly defective steam generator modules intended for a steam-assisted gravity drainage oil sands project northeast of Fort McMurray, Alberta.
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November 19, 2024
Court Won't Toss Consumer Antitrust Case Against Amazon
A Washington federal court issued a sealed order Tuesday denying Amazon's bid to toss updated claims from consumers seeking billions of dollars over allegations that they pay higher prices thanks to the e-commerce giant's treatment of sellers on its platform.
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November 19, 2024
No Venue Change For Baseball Team Sale Clash
A company accused of stiffing a baseball travel team operator for $1.3 million from the purported purchase of his organization had its bid to move the case to Nebraska rejected by a Texas federal judge.
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November 19, 2024
Misnomer Doesn't Doom Fire Subrogation Suit, NC Panel Told
An insurer that sued two fire safety companies asked a North Carolina appeals court for another chance after it misidentified itself in its complaint, saying it made a nonprejudicial mistake in its suit seeking recovery for a 2019 blaze at a Hardee's restaurant it insured.
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November 19, 2024
Advertisers Fight Google's Arbitration Bid In Ad Tech MDL
A pair of advertisers seeking to represent a class in multidistrict litigation accusing Google of monopolizing key digital ad technology are fighting a bid to push their claims to arbitration, arguing Google's arbitration agreements are unenforceable.
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November 19, 2024
Legal Tech Co. Sues For AI Company's IP Release In Del.
A U.S. company formed to use proprietary artificial intelligence and other tech and metrics to analyze witness credibility and emotions in legal proceedings has sued an Italian firm alleging breach of a contract duty to hand over essential, licensed intellectual property.
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November 19, 2024
Conn. Firm CEO's Wife Dropped From Ex-Partner's Suit
Connecticut lawyer Andrew P. Garza on Tuesday dropped attorney Allison M. McKeen, the wife of his former 50-50 law firm partner Ryan C. McKeen, from a lawsuit surrounding the breakup of Connecticut Trial Firm LLC, a high-dollar firm where all three once worked together.
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November 19, 2024
Flooring Co. Asks 11th Circ. To Back 'Inebriated' CEO's Ouster
Flooring manufacturer Interface Inc. told the Eleventh Circuit Tuesday it stands by its decision to fire its CEO after he allegedly got drunk and berated a subordinate at a company function, urging a three-judge panel to affirm a summary judgment ruling that put an end to the former executive's $100 million suit.
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November 19, 2024
Netflix Hit With Suit Over Tyson-Paul Fight Streaming Issues
A man has filed a proposed class action in Florida state court over the streaming glitches during the recent boxing bout between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, claiming that Netflix owes every affected customer restitution for failing to deliver promised services.
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November 18, 2024
Netgear Says Huawei Engaging In Global Patent 'Warfare'
Router maker Netgear urged a California federal judge Monday to hold a mini-trial to determine a reasonable royalty rate for licensing Wi-Fi technology patents from Huawei, which Netgear claims is engaging in anticompetitive behavior and a "scorched earth worldwide litigation campaign" to extract excessive royalties.
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November 18, 2024
Clemson, Florida State Ask NC Top Court To Toss ACC Suits
Florida State and Clemson universities urged the North Carolina Supreme Court to toss lawsuits brought by the Atlantic Coast Conference over grant of rights contracts, saying the institutions' sovereign immunities aren't waived just because they've agreed to be members of the conference.
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November 18, 2024
Justices Urged To Deny TCPA Class Certification Challenge
A Florida-based financial services company found to have violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for sending fax ads to nearly 60,000 recipients is telling the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a petition from one of those respondents that sought to turn the case into a class action.
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November 18, 2024
Chancery Orders Paybacks In Decade-Old Lease Co. Suit
Former directors of a global temporary housing business that served corporations worldwide must repay indemnification payouts under a multipart Court of Chancery ruling on a suit originally brought in 2014 alleging breaches of a shareholder agreement and fiduciary duty.
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November 18, 2024
Treasury Finalizes Tougher Foreign Investment Law Penalties
The Treasury Department on Monday finalized a rule sharpening its enforcement authority to stop or demand additional information regarding foreign-investment deals that the U.S. deems potential threats to national security.
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November 18, 2024
Colo. Justices Should Plug Damages Cap 'Loophole,' Co. Says
A construction company has urged Colorado's justices to find that a subcontractor's claim over a workplace fall is subject to a $15,000 damages cap, arguing in a petition that the sole proprietor opted out of workers' compensation benefits and can't make a "loophole" to sue for millions.
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November 18, 2024
8th Circ. Set For Arguments In Oil Lease Termination Row
The Eighth Circuit set arguments on Friday for Dec. 18 in an appeal over a North Dakota federal judge's decision to throw out Denver-based Prima Exploration Inc.'s lawsuit alleging the Bureau of Indian Affairs schemed with two rival companies to end its lease on land within the Fort Berthold Reservation.
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November 18, 2024
FCA Says Court Shouldn't Reverse Utah Class Cert. Denial
FCA US LLC is pushing back against a Utah driver's bid for reconsideration of a Michigan federal judge's denial of class certification in litigation alleging that the automaker sold vehicles with a defective electronic gearshift, saying he can't make new arguments on reconsideration that he didn't make in prior briefs.
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November 18, 2024
Former GE Exec Guilty Of Faking Docs In $1.1B Power Deal
A Manhattan federal jury on Monday convicted a former GE Power executive of using forged documents, then taking a $5 million kickback, in what federal prosecutors called a corrupt effort to close a $1.1 billion energy deal in Angola.
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November 18, 2024
Colo. Rugby Coach Cries Foul Over City's Revoked Job Offer
A man who says he was "poached" for an assistant coaching position with the American Raptors professional rugby team near Denver has filed a breach of contract lawsuit alleging he was fired before he even began, without cause, and cheated out of his early termination payment.
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November 18, 2024
PPG Says Manager Stole Sales Data In Incora Move
PPG Industries Inc. hit its competitor Incora and a former sales manager who joined the latter company earlier this year with a trade secrets lawsuit Friday, alleging that its onetime employee absconded with PPG's "highly proprietary" pricing platform to help Incora move in on the company's markets.
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November 18, 2024
Mich. Atty Avoids Default For Now In Election Audit Pay Suit
A Michigan federal judge said Friday he would not enter a default judgment against an attorney and Donald Trump ally on claims she stiffed a voting machine inspection company, even though her inaction led to a default finding, ruling that the liability of her alleged financial backer still needs to be determined.
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November 18, 2024
NBA, Warner Bros. Settle Media Rights Dispute With New Deal
The National Basketball Association and the parent of Turner Sports have settled a lawsuit accusing the league of breaching its contract with the network through its new $76.9 billion media rights deal, and as part of the agreement, iconic studio show "Inside the NBA" will stay on the air but move to ESPN and ABC when the deal kicks in next season.
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November 15, 2024
Ex-GE Exec's Connection To Forged Docs Is Clear, Feds Say
Prosecutors told a New York federal jury Friday that trial evidence clearly proves a former GE executive knowingly used forged documents to secure a $1.1 billion gas turbine deal in Angola and demanded millions of dollars for his troubles.
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November 15, 2024
Atty-Brother Feud Belongs In State Court, Mich. Judge Finds
A Michigan federal judge won't weigh in on a spat between an attorney and his former cannabis business partner brother, who is accused of shorting him $18 million as part of a buyout agreement, saying the dispute should stay in state court.
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November 15, 2024
Texas Appeals Court: $3M Bond For Real Estate Row Stays
A Texas appeals court found Thursday that a real estate company can't lower the bond it has to pay while it appeals its trial loss, saying the trial court got it right by raising the bond beyond what the company wanted because it did not put forward enough evidence.
Expert Analysis
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Del. Rulings Make Clear That 'Arbitrator' Isn't A Magic Word
Recent decisions by the Delaware Chancery Court clarify that calling a process an "expert determination" or "arbitration" in a purchase agreement is not sufficient to define it as such, so practitioners must consider how to structure dispute resolution provisions to achieve their clients’ desired result, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.
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Protecting IP May Be Tricky Without Noncompetes
Contrary to the Federal Trade Commission's view, trade secret law cannot replace noncompetes' protection of proprietary information because intellectual property includes far more than just trade secrets, so businesses need to closely examine their IP protection options, say Aimee Fagan and Ching-Lee Fukuda at Sidley.
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A Look At FERC's Plan To End Reactive Power Compensation
A recent notice of proposed rulemaking indicates that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is likely to eliminate compensation for reactive power within the standard power factor range — causing significant impacts for the electric power industry, which relies on income from providing this service, say Norman Bay and Matthew Goldberg at Willkie and Vivian Chum at Wright & Talisman.
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8 Legal Issues Influencing Investors In The Creator Economy
The rapidly expanding digital creator economy — funding for which more than doubled in the U.S. in the first quarter — comes with its own set of unique legal issues investors must carefully consider before diving in, say Louis Lehot and Alan Pate at Foley & Lardner.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Text Message Data
Electronically stored information on cellphones, and in particular text messages, can present unique litigation challenges, and recent court decisions demonstrate that counsel must carefully balance what data should be preserved, collected, reviewed and produced, say attorneys at Sidley.
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IP Considerations For Companies In Carbon Capture Sector
As companies collaborate to commercialize carbon capture technologies amid massive government investment under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a coherent intellectual property strategy is more important than ever, including proactively addressing and resolving questions about ownership of the technology, say Ashley Kennedy and James De Vellis at Foley & Lardner.
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What's Notable In JAMS' New Mass Arbitration Rules
The Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services’ recently released guidelines, coming on the heels of similar American Arbitration Association amendments, suggests that mass arbitrations will remain an efficient means for consumers to vindicate their rights against companies, say Jonathan Waisnor and Brandon Heitmann at Labaton Keller.
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How New Rule Would Change CFIUS Enforcement Powers
Before the May 15 comment deadline, companies may want to weigh in on proposed regulatory changes to enforcement and mitigation tools at the disposal of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, including broadened subpoena powers, difficult new mitigation timelines and higher maximum penalties, say attorneys at Venable.
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Swimming Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Years of participation in swimming events, especially in the open water, have proven to be ideal preparation for appellate arguments in court — just as you must put your trust in the ocean when competing in a swim event, you must do the same with the judicial process, says John Kulewicz at Vorys.
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Breaking Down 4th Circ. Pendent Appellate Jurisdiction Ruling
As illustrated by the Fourth Circuit's recent decision in Elegant Massage v. State Farm, denying class certification and granting a motion to dismiss, federal appellate courts continue to struggle with defining the scope of pendent appellate jurisdiction — or jurisdiction over nonfinal orders below, says Joan Steinman at the Chicago-Kent College of Law.
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FTC Noncompete Rule May Still Face Historical Hurdles
The Federal Trade Commission's final rule banning noncompetes might face challenges that could have been avoided with more cautious consideration of the commission's long history of failed lawsuits that went beyond the agency's statutory authority, as well as the mountain of judicial precedent justifying noncompete agreements in employment contracts, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.
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Microplastics At The Crossroads Of Regulation And Litigation
Though there are currently not many federal regulations specifically addressing microplastics as pollutants, regulatory scrutiny and lawsuits asserting consumer protection claims are both on the rise, and manufacturers should take proactive steps to implement preventive measures accordingly, say Aliza Karetnick and Franco Corrado at Morgan Lewis.
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How EB-5 Regional Centers Can Prepare For USCIS Audits
In response to the recently announced U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services guidelines that require EB-5 regional center audits every five years to verify their compliance with immigration and securities laws, regional centers should take steps to facilitate a seamless audit process, say Jennifer Hermansky and Miriam Thompson at Greenberg Traurig.
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As Arbitrator Bias Claims Rise, Disclosure Standards Evolve
The growth in post-award challenges based on arbitrators' alleged conflicts of interest has led to the release of new guidance and new case law on the topic — both supporting the view that professional familiarity alone does not translate to a lack of impartiality, say attorneys at Skadden.
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How Cos. Can Protect IP In Light Of FTC Noncompete Rule
While several groups are challenging the Federal Trade Commission’s recently approved rule banning noncompetition agreements, employers should begin planning other ways to protect their valuable trade secrets, confidential information and other intellectual property, says Thomas Duston at Marshall Gerstein.