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Newsmakers: Bracewell Expands Energy Practice With Addition of Parker Lee in New York
Also: Moves at Sargent Law, Hilgers Graben and Baker Donelson.
Recruiting From Paul Hastings Again, Akin Adds Financial Restructuring Lawyer
Avi Luft, a financial restructuring of counsel at Paul Hastings, has joined Akin as a partner in New York.
'Match' Opinion Stresses Delaware Courts' Focus on Investors, Scrutiny of Controlling Shareholders
"The Delaware courts are going to continue to have a lot of skepticism when it comes to conflicted controller transactions," Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson senior counsel Gail Weinstein said.
Venue Fight: Federal Judge Forced to Reopen Credit Card Case
The grant of mandamus threatens to impossibly hamstring district courts by effectively declaring our district judges can't manage their dockets to sequence threshold questions before difficult merits questions and cannot transfer cases if there are motions pending, Circuit Judge Stephen Higginson said.
The Masquerade Ball: When Plaintiffs Mask Claims to Get Around a Lack of a Private Cause of Action
Whether a particular law provides for a private cause of action can have huge consequences for potential corporate defendants. Such a right opens the floodgates to plaintiffs, often represented on a contingency fee basis, asserting claims that may be meritless. The crushing wave of privacy class actions in recent years—made possible by the private causes of action in the underlying state privacy laws—shows what can happen.
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Wrongful Use of Civil Proceedings and Related Torts in Pennsylvania, Second Edition
Authors: George Bochetto, David P. Heim, John A. O’Connell, Robert S. Tintner
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As 'Social Inflation' Helps Fuel 'Nuclear' Verdicts, Insurers Address 'Legal System Abuse'
In this week's Legal Speak episode, James Whittle with the American Property Casualty Insurance Association dives into the impact of what the organization has dubbed "legal system abuse" as social inflation—the belief that large corporations are "bad actors with deep pockets"—helps fuel "nuclear" verdicts.
Da Vinci Partners Sues Kili Technology, Claiming Gen AI Tool 'davinci' Infringes Trademark
Swiss patent law firm Da Vinci Partners sued Kili Technology for trademark infringement and unfair competition over the naming of its generative AI-powered patent drafting tool davinci, arguing the lines between "goods" and "services" have blurred. This case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
$239K Sanction Against Law Firm Lifted: Judge Abused Discretion
The judge had come under previous scrutiny for two fictional novels she wrote and published, which critics claim appear to be based on real litigation.
Mayer Brown Lands $10.3M Verdict for Korean Cellphone Manufacturer
The week-long trial concluded with jury findings that Chinese company OnePlus willfully infringed five of cellphone maker Pantech's patents related to wireless communication and user interface technologies used in OnePlus' smartphones.
Supreme Court Stresses Committee Independence In Match Group Decision
The Supreme Court said entire fairness is the standard of review in any controller-involved transaction, but business judgment can be applied when both an independent committee and a shareholder vote approve the deal.TRENDING STORIES
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