Contract Tools: Live Demo on July 24
Event, July 24, 12 p.m. EDT
Paper Software will demonstrate its Contract Tools product, a powerful Word add-in for working with contracts, in a complimentary live webinar.
Judge Shoots Down eDiscovery Trade Secrets Case
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Bloomberg Law reports that a federal judge in Manhattan has rejected DTI Global’s arguments that a sales team lured away by a competitor had misappropriated key trade secrets.
Tillerson in Focus as Exxon Investigation Intensifies
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Schneiderman’s office considers the nation’s chief diplomat a central figure in a case that pits the ambitious Democrat against a Texas energy giant and has divided attorneys general nationwide, reports JWN.
Justice Neil Gorsuch Has Already Changed the Supreme Court Forever
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This past term shows that the Supreme Court is really the Gorsuch Court — a trend that will likely continue well into the future, writes Jessica Mason Pieklo in Rewire.
Spat Between Lawyers Over Mocking Ad Lands in Federal Court
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A Baton Rouge lawyer accuses another lawyer of trademark infringement and misappropriation of identity. The suit seeks monetary damages.
Qualcomm Accuses Apple of Infringing Six Patents in iPhone, iPad
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Qualcomm said it will ask the U.S. ITC to ban imports of the Apple devices that use the chips. The company also filed suit in federal court in California on Thursday to request monetary damages, reports Reuters.
Post M&A Disputes: Breach of Indemnification Clauses in M&A Contract
Insight
Baker McKenzie’s Global Arbitration News has posted an article discussing the difficult questions raised in both substantive and procedural law by indemnification clauses in share purchase agreements.
Legal Developments Encourage the Use of Smart Contracts in the United States
Insight
An alert from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman takes a look at some new laws in the United States that provide a clear indication that smart contracts will be impactful.
What Would the Perfect Employee Agreement Look Like?
Insight
Bryan K. Wheelock of Harness Dickey has posted an item on the firm’s website contemplating what perfection might look like in regard to an employee agreement.
Fiduciary Rule Creates Breach of Contract Claim, No Private Right of Action
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A private right of action cannot exist under the BIC exemption because the Supreme Court’s ruling in Sandoval only allows a private right of action to be created by Congress.
The Law Conference for Hotel Owners and Operators
Event, Jan. 22-23, 2018, Los Angeles
ALIS Law will present its annual conference on Jan. 22-23, 2018, at the Residence Inn and Courtyard Los Angeles. Attendees are expected to include general counsel teams of hotel ownership companies, management companies and brands, as well as law firms that advise hoteliers.
Download: Insights From the Latest E-Discovery Cases
Insight
Zapproved’s 2017 Summer volume offers insights from the latest e-discovery cases — and how courts are applying the FRCP to reach big decisions.
Merger With Norton Rose Means No More Chadbourne & Parke
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Above the Law reports that the combined firm, which will operate under the Norton Rose Fulbright name, has about 1,000 lawyers in the U.S. , with roughly 300 of them in New York City alone.
Firms Offer Litigation Insurance So Clients Can Hedge Bets in Court
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Some American law firms trying to collect on big contingency claims are starting to use form of litigation insurance to hedge against the possibility that the judgment could be wiped away on appeal, according to Bloomberg Law.
Ex-American Realty CFO Convicted of Falsifying Company’s Accounts
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American Realty shares lost about $4 billion in market value on one day in 2014 after the company said employees intentionally concealed accounting errors, reports Reuters.
Dallas Attorney Says Admissions Suit against University of Texas is Step Backward
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The plaintiff’s nonprofit organization, Students for Fair Admissions, says UT gives African-American and Hispanic candidates preference over white and Asian applicants.
Potential Medicaid Cuts Put Savings of Middle-Class Elderly at Risk
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A Houston elder-care lawyer says the health care bill the U.S. Senate is fine-tuning could have profound effects on elderly people who rely on nursing home care.
Dallas Lawyer Named Chair of State Bar of Texas’ Insurance Law Section
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Meloney Perry, founder of the Dallas-based insurance defense law firm Perry Law P.C., has been elected the 2017-18 chair of the Insurance Law Section of the State Bar of Texas.
Law Firm Not Liable for $1.5B Loan Gaffe
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A recent ruling means that entities that loaned General Motors $1.5 billion before it went bankrupt cannot sue GM’s law firm, Mayer Brown, for accidentally canceling the collateral on the loan, Courthouse News Service is reporting.
Ex-WellCare General Counsel Pleads Guilty in Florida Medicaid Case
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Thaddeus Bereday, indicted along with four other former WellCare executives in 2011, faces a maximum of five years in prison.
