Litigation-Business
Private Equity: The Little-Regarded Confidentiality Agreement
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Global Private Equity Watch discusses a case that distinguishes between affiliates entitled by the non-disclosure agreement that are entitled to receive confidential information and affiliates actually bound by the agreement.
Ambiguous Limitation-of-Liability Clause Did Not Clearly Restrict Owner’s Claims
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A Mississippi federal court denied a defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment in connection with a limitation-of-liability clause, according to a Pepepr Hamilton post .
American Airlines Demands Mechanics’ Unions Pay For ‘Enormous Financial Losses’ From Flight Delays, Cancellations
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American Airlines is demanding that the mechanics’ unions pay for hundreds of flight delays and cancellations over the last two months.
Clash Between Courtroom Legends Features Lawsuits, Accusations, Secretly Taped Call
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David Boies and Alan Dershowitz are brutally yoked in a subplot of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case, reports The Washington Post.
Firm Settles Suit Alleging It Solicited Fake Online Reviews That Tricked Woman Into Becoming Client
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The Gun Industry’s Clear and Present Danger: Liability to Shooting Victims
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Remington’s lawyers at Baker Botts asked the Supreme Court to grant review of a 2019 ruling in which the Connecticut Supreme Court held that Sandy Hook victims’ families can move forward with a suit.
Don’t Let ERP Contracts Fool You Twice
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Never sign the vendor’s or integrator’s template contract without negotiating and redrafting key provisions – even the boilerplate ones, Taft’s Marcus Harris advises.
How a $30-Million Federal Lawsuit Was Blown Up Over Breakfast
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Six years of litigation fizzled out in July when one of the plaintiffs dropped a bombshell at a breakfast meeting with opposing counsel, effectively ending a $30 million federal lawsuit filed against a Saudi businessman over a California wildfire.
Law Firm’s Nasty Split Sparks Novel Questions on Derivative Suits
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Cellino & Barnes used ubiquitous advertising on television, radio and billboards in New York to generate more than $10 million in profits each year since 2015 for its only two shareholders.
Ensure Defensible Litigation Processes with New Comprehensive Guide
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Exterro has published the second edition of its Comprehensive Guide to E-Discovery Preservation, containing tips, best practices and case law reviews.
Texas Businessman Lost $6 Million Investing in BP Litigation. Now He’s Blaming His Ex-Lawyers
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The litigation investment firm’s money evaporated into an allegedly fraudulent scheme to manufacture tens of thousands of plaintiffs.
Eighth Circuit Issues a Reminder: Arbitration Agreements Must be Contracts
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If the arbitration agreement is entirely separate from the handbook, any disclaimers contained in the handbook are less likely to impact enforcement of that agreement, according to Littler Mendelson.
Jones Day Sued for Alleged Malpractice by Pro Bono Clients Who Say Eviction Deal Left Them Homeless
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Two California residents allege that Jones Day pressured them to accept a “burdensome settlement,” reports the ABA Journal.
Don’t Overreach by Retaining the Unilateral Right to Modify An Arbitration Agreement
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If a contract is too one-sided, it can be ruled illusory and unenforceable, warns Shepard Davidson in the Burns Levinson In-House Advisor blog.
Bar Association Panel Finds Trump’s Kentucky Judicial Nominee Unqualified
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The ABA’s Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary says Walker “does not presently have the requisite trial or litigation experience or its equivalent.”
Gunmaker Asks Justices to Rule Against Sandy Hook Families
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The company argued that the 2005 federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act shields firearm makers from liability when their products are used in acts of violence.
Offshore Worker Wins Settlement in Platform Explosion Case
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Lawyers with Houston-based Heard Law Firm achieved a settlement for an offshore pipeline technician who was injured in a 2017 accident in the Gulf of Mexico.
Richards Carrington Adds Litigator to Denver Office
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Michael Mulvania focuses on complex commercial and general business litigation at the trial level.
Dallas County Trial to Lead the Way in Addressing Opioid Crisis in Texas
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The first Texas trial addressing the role of pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors and physicians in creating and fueling the state’s opioid crisis has been scheduled for Dallas County next year.
Manufacturers Revisit Mandatory Arbitration Agreements
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Two recent court decisions dealing with mandatory arbitration agreements highlight why some manufacturers may gain by requiring pre-dispute employment arbitration agreements.
