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Lawyers To Benefit From Trump Administration's Increased Scrutiny of Chinese Investment in the US

Lawyers specializing in regulatory matters related to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States are having a busy year—especially with transactions related to Chinese investors.
41 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Horst v. Union Carbide Corp., PICS Case No. 17-1384 (C.P. Lackawanna June 30, 2017) Nealon, J. (15 pages).

In this asbestos litigation, plaintiffs' wrongful death claim was time-barred because they failed to amend the complaint to include such a claim within two years of the date on which one of the plaintiffs was diagnosed with mesothelioma.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

National Security Reviews of Cross-Border Deals Get Slower, Tougher

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, an interagency group that reviews foreign investments for national security concerns and is chaired by the Treasury secretary is reviewing a record number of mergers and acquisitions involving foreign and U.S. companies.
13 minute read

Daily Business Review

11th Circuit Nixes Rule Barring Lawsuits Not Declared in Bankruptcy

While such a plaintiff may be attempting to "manipulate the judicial process," the opinion said, a trial court should weigh the party's "level of sophistication," explanation for the omission and efforts to correct it before barring the civil litigation.
12 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The trial court properly found that defendant's failure to object following the announcement of the jury's verdict but before the jury was discharged resulted in a waiver of its claim that the verdict was inconsistent. The court affirmed the trial court's order in part.

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3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Business Group Doesn't Like Its Odds in Georgia Litigation

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform sent out a scathing review Monday of Georgia as a litigation venue.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Protecting IP in a 3D Printed World

It is clear that 3D printing technology will blur the distinction between tangible and intangible forms by erasing the traditional divisions between manufacturers and consumers and what constitutes components of an infringing product.
8 minute read

The Recorder

Asbestos Lawyer May Get Second Chance to Petition Trust

A plaintiffs attorney who was debarred from filing claims with an asbestos trust could get another shot after a federal appeals court found possible violations of California law.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Stark Sets Venue Guidelines for Del. IP Cases in Wake of 'TC Heartland'

For the first time since the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling in TC Heartland, the chief judge of Delaware's district court this week said that companies must have a permanent and physical presence in the state to be sued for patent infringement.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

LG Can't Be Sued Over Fatal Fire Around TV, Judges Rule

If a ruling by the Georgia Court of Appeals stands, a homeowner who claims her television exploded and caused a fire that killed her husband and son will never get a chance to take her case to a jury.
3 minute read

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