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November 04, 2024
FSU's Suit In Fla. Won't Be Paused For Related ACC Suit In NC
A Florida appellate panel on Monday denied the Atlantic Coast Conference's bid to halt Florida State University's grant-of-rights contractual lawsuit, saying a lower court didn't have to solely rely on the determination that the conference's action in North Carolina was anticipatory.
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November 04, 2024
Pa. Jury Finds Fastener Co.'s Ads Infringing, But Charts OK
A Philadelphia jury has delivered a mixed verdict in an industrial fastener manufacturer's intellectual property lawsuit against its competitor, finding that Peninsula Components Inc. improperly used Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp.'s "PEM" trademark in its online ads, but deciding that the mark's appearance on specification comparison charts was fair use.
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November 04, 2024
Boston Dynamics Sues Supplier Over Delayed Robot Parts
Boston Dynamics says a New Hampshire company is holding millions of dollars worth of components for its industrial robots "hostage" as leverage to renegotiate its contract, according to a lawsuit filed in Massachusetts state court.
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November 04, 2024
Sandoz Wins $70M In Antitrust Suit Over Hypertension Drug
A New Jersey federal court awarded Sandoz Inc. just over $70 million in damages in a case accusing biopharmaceutical firm United Therapeutics Corp. of blocking the sale of a generic version of a hypertension medication, according to a Friday order.
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November 04, 2024
Suspended Fla. Atty Seeks Leniency Over Missing Precedent
A suspended Florida attorney has urged the Florida Supreme Court to reduce the punishment it doled out last month, including a one-year suspension of his law license, arguing that the state Supreme Court's decision "cites no precedent," so it should use its discretion to hand out lesser sanctions.
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November 04, 2024
Haynes Boone Hires 3 More RE Attys From Holland & Knight
Haynes and Boone LLP has hired a trio of attorneys from Holland & Knight LLP in Dallas and Northern Virginia, saying Monday that their additions will complement the firm's real estate and finance offerings.
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November 04, 2024
NFL Stakes Out Appeal Rights In Sunday Ticket Antitrust Fight
While the NFL was able to overturn a $4.7 billion antitrust jury verdict against its Sunday Ticket broadcasting package, the league is nevertheless staking out an appeal at the Ninth Circuit in case the fight is turned on its head again.
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November 04, 2024
US Soccer Claims Promoters 'Flip-Flopped' In Antitrust Suit
The U.S. Soccer Federation accused promoter Relevent Sports of constantly changing its theories of antitrust violations "on the fly" and asked a New York federal court to throw out its suit a second time, after talks of a settlement between the two sides recently fell apart.
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November 04, 2024
Justices Won't Take Up ESOP Trustee's Push For Arbitration
The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to take up fiduciary services provider Argent Trust Co.'s challenge to a Second Circuit decision blocking arbitration of a proposed class action from workers who said they were overcharged in a $242 million stock deal.
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November 01, 2024
USCIS Moves To Toss Regional Centers' EB-5 Guidance Fight
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has urged a D.C. federal judge to toss a lawsuit alleging that it unlawfully changed the minimum investment period for foreign investors seeking green cards, saying it did not create a legislative rule but merely interpreted one.
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November 01, 2024
Manufacturer Says Atty Turned Tiff Into 'Slow Motion Disaster'
A Colorado electronics manufacturer says a law firm turned a minor dispute into a "slow motion disaster," resulting in a $1 million bill that threatens to sink the business, filing a malpractice suit one day before seeking bankruptcy protections.
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November 01, 2024
Suit Calls School Lunch Pay Processors Junk Fee 'Bullies'
Three parents filed a proposed class action in New Jersey federal court alleging consumer fraud against a major school lunch payment processor, saying it has misrepresented the purpose of the "junk fees" it charges for electronic transactions that are imposed on families mostly just for profit.
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November 01, 2024
4th Circ. Raises Arbitral Finality In Kuwaiti Contractor Case
A Fourth Circuit panel appeared unlikely on Friday to disturb a ruling enforcing an approximately $8 million arbitral award against a Kuwaiti construction company based on an argument that the lower court wrongly interpreted a statutory deadline.
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November 01, 2024
Fired Exec's Claims Cut From Aerospace Trade Secrets Case
An aerospace company's ex-president, who alleged defamation and unlawful termination in counterclaims against his former employer in a lawsuit accusing him of stealing its trade secrets to launch a rival business, saw all his claims get dismissed Friday in New Jersey federal court.
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November 01, 2024
Atty Suing Ex-Partner Asks Judges For 'Fairly Nominal' Bond
An attorney suing his ex-CEO over the breakup of their law firm has asked a Connecticut Superior Court judge to clear up two orders from different jurists by explaining how much bond he'll be required to post, saying a "fairly nominal" bond would ensure he keeps the case on track.
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November 01, 2024
Hip-Hop Artist Madlib Says Biz Manager Is Holding IP Hostage
Hip-hop producer Madlib has filed suit in California state court alleging his longtime business manager has engaged in "rank self-dealing" and is now holding the artist's music and intellectual property rights hostage.
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November 01, 2024
Health Data Co. Urges 4th Circ. To Keep Access Open
Nursing home data analytics company Real Time Medical Systems urged the Fourth Circuit on Friday to keep in place an order that stops electronic medical records company PointClickCare from using unsolvable captcha prompts to block access to patient records.
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November 01, 2024
Treasury Expands Foreign Land Transaction Authority
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced Friday that it has added 59 new military installations to the list of those over which it has jurisdiction to review any nearby real estate transactions involving foreign citizens.
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November 01, 2024
Taco Bell Franchisee Insurers Want Out Of BIPA Suit Coverage
Two Nationwide units told an Illinois federal court they owe no coverage to two Taco Bell franchisees facing a proposed class action alleging that they violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, invoking three separate exclusions in the franchisees' commercial general liability and umbrella policies.
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November 01, 2024
Cross River Bank Drops Contract Suit Against Fintech Biz
Cross River Bank on Friday voluntarily dropped its suit against First Data Merchant Services LLC over the payment processor's alleged attempt to "wriggle" its way out of a contract to save itself from paying nearly $4 million in commissions for the bank's referrals to customers, including Coinbase.
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November 01, 2024
Up Next At High Court: Fed Funds And Securities Risks
The U.S. Supreme Court will return to the bench Monday for its November arguments session, which will start off with a debate over whether the Federal Communications Commission telecom subsidy program involves federal funds subject to the False Claims Act, and on Tuesday how Medicare funding should be calculated for hospitals that serve large numbers of low-income patients.
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November 01, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen two industry magnates take on the Gambling Commission, Ordinance Survey hit with a claim from a Swiss GPS maker, and China's largest oil company PetroChina face a claim from a Polish documentary maker. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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November 01, 2024
Off The Bench: Horse Racing Ruling Halted, Fla. Betting Deal
In this week's Off The Bench, supporters of the organization overseeing federal horse-racing laws got a helping hand from the U.S. Supreme Court, the feud between a Florida tribe and state casino interests ends in a truce, and the NBA wants the details of its disputed media rights deal kept out of the public eye.
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November 01, 2024
Up To $755M Added To AZ Scuttled-Drug Damage Claim In Del.
A stockholder representative for former shareholders of biopharmaceutical company Syntimmune has proposed up to $755 million in additional damages after a Delaware vice chancellor found that an AstraZeneca PLC unit failed to reasonably pursue drug development milestones after acquiring Syntimmune in 2018.
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October 31, 2024
Sony Sues CBS Over Bad 'Wheel of Fortune,' 'Jeopardy!' Deals
Sony Pictures accused CBS of violating their contract to distribute the popular syndicated game shows "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune" to domestic stations by instead executing unauthorized foreign licensing deals in New Zealand and Australia while failing to maximize advertising revenue, according to a complaint lodged Thursday in California state court.
Expert Analysis
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Rise Of Transpo Contractors Brings Insurance Disputes
As more independent contractors are contracted and subcontracted in the delivery industry, companies must be prepared to defend claims from drivers who are injured on the job as they are often seeking to establish an employment relationship with one of the entities in the chain, says Nathan Milner at Goldberg Segalla.
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Co-Tenancy Clause Pointers For Shopping Center Landlords
Large retail tenants often require co-tenancy provisions in their leases, entitling them to remedies if a shopping center's occupancy drops in certain ways, but landlords must draft these provisions carefully to avoid giving tenants too much control, says Gary Glick at Cox Castle.
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What VC Fund Settlement Means For DEI Grant Programs
An unexpected settlement in American Alliance for Equal Rights v. Fearless Fund, based on specific details of an Atlanta venture capital fund's challenged minority grant program, leaves the legal landscape wide open for organizations with similar programs supporting diversity, equity and inclusion to chart a path forward, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.
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New Lessons On Managing Earnout Provision Risks
Earnout provisions can be a useful tool for bridging valuation gaps in M&A, particularly in developmental-stage pharmaceutical transactions, but the Delaware Chancery Court’s recent decision in Shareholder Representative Services v. Alexion sheds new light on the inherent risks and best practices for managing them, say attorneys at Cleary.
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How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations
Textualists at the U.S. Supreme Court are increasingly considering new methods such as corpus linguistics and surveys to evaluate what a statute's text communicates to an ordinary reader, while lower courts even mull large language models like ChatGPT as supplements, says Kevin Tobia at Georgetown Law.
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Employer Arbitration Lessons From Calif. Consumer Ruling
Although a California state appeals court’s recent arbitration ruling in Mahram v. Kroger involved a consumer transaction, the finding that the arbitration agreement at issue did not apply to a third-party beneficiary could influence how employment arbitration agreements are interpreted, says Sander van der Heide at CDF Labor Law.
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Unpacking Jurisdiction Issues In 3rd Circ. Arbitration Ruling
The Third Circuit's recent ruling in George v. Rushmore Service Center could be interpreted to establish three principles regarding district courts' jurisdiction to enter arbitration-related orders under the Federal Arbitration Act, two of which may lead to confusion, says David Cinotti at Pashman Stein.
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Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles
Volunteering and nonprofit board service are complementary to, but distinct from, traditional pro bono work, and taking on these community leadership roles can produce dividends for lawyers, their firms and the nonprofit causes they support, says Katie Beacham at Kilpatrick.
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Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World
After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.
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5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond
As lawyers and recent law school graduates begin their Master of Laws coursework across the country, they should keep a few pointers in mind to get the most out of their programs and kick-start successful careers in their practice areas, says Kelley Miller at Reed Smith.
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Series
Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better Lawyer
My journey from the stage to the courtroom has shown that the skills I honed as an opera singer – punctuality, memorization, creativity and more – have all played a vital role in my success as an attorney, says Gerard D'Emilio at GableGotwals.
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How Law Firms Can Avoid 'Collaboration Drag'
Law firm decision making can be stifled by “collaboration drag” — characterized by too many pointless meetings, too much peer feedback and too little dissent — but a few strategies can help stakeholders improve decision-making processes and build consensus, says Steve Groom at Miles Mediation.
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Opinion
Litigation Funding Disclosure Key To Open, Impartial Process
Blanket investor and funding agreement disclosures should be required in all civil cases where the investor has a financial interest in the outcome in order to address issues ranging from potential conflicts of interest to national security concerns, says Bob Goodlatte, former U.S. House Representative for Virginia.
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What NFL Draft Picks Have In Common With Lateral Law Hires
Nearly half of law firm lateral hires leave within a few years — a failure rate that is strikingly similar to the performance of NFL quarterbacks drafted in the first round — in part because evaluators focus too heavily on quantifiable metrics and not enough on a prospect's character traits, says Howard Rosenberg at Baretz+Brunelle.
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Considering Noncompete Strategies After Blocked FTC Ban
A Texas district court's recent decision in Ryan v. Federal Trade Commission to set aside the new FTC rule banning noncompetes does away with some immediate compliance obligations, but employers should still review strategies, attend to changes to state laws and monitor ongoing challenges, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.