Tag: Litigation
Liability in the Oil and Gas Fields: The Gap Between Your Company and Its Employees
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Marcy Rothman of Kane Russell Coleman Logan explains that a new opinion from the Eastland Court of Appeals is highly relevant for petroleum owners, operators and drillers.
Supreme Court Has Another Chance To Help Take Down Patent Trolls
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When the U.S. Supreme Court hears Oil States Energy Service v. Greene’s Energy Group, the justices will have the opportunity to banish patent trolls back under the bridge where they belong, according to Above the Law.
Valeant’s Latest Legal Threat Could Be Especially Costly
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If other investors were to follow Lord Abbett’s lead, Valeant’s legal exposure could balloon,” according to Bloomberg.
Mueller Uses Classic Prosecution Playbook Despite Trump Warnings
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Bloomberg Law describes how special counsel Robert Mueller is following a time-tried strategy for looking into the Trump campaign’s possible ties to Russia
Massive California Verdict Expands J&J’s Talc Battlefield
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The $417 million award by California jury to a California resident suggested so-called forum-shopping may not be the main problem facing J&J, reports Reuters.
Waymo Jury May Be Warned Uber Lawyers Didn’t ‘Come Clean’
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Uber Technologies Inc. may pay a price for withholding key evidence from Waymo when their trade secrets dispute goes to trial, reports Bloomberg Technology.
If You Trademark It, Then You Better Put a Ring on It
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Dallas lawyer Chris Schwegmann, a partner at Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst who tries intellectual property cases, offers some insight on the Tiffany v. Costco dispute.
Lost Profits: Direct or Indirect Damages?
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Any Dugan of King & Fisher Law Group writes about a case that addresses the issue of whether lost profits are recoverable and the need for clear-language drafting to avoid problems.
Why Tiffany & Co.’s $19.4M Court Win Against Costco Is Correct – And Important
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A Forbes contributor says the lawsuit is an example of how selling specialized products without a deep understanding of them can be disastrous (and potentially quite expensive) for the retailer.
Big Pharma’s Tobacco Moment as Star Lawyers Push Opioid Suits
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Six states have sued opiod markers, alleging they have created a public health crisis.
GM Accuses Bankruptcy Trust of Secret $1 Billion Stock Plot
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As Bloomberg’s Erik Larson explains, the accord will pit GM against the “Old GM” General Unsecured Creditors Trust for the first time since the 2009 bankruptcy sale created the split to save the company.
Defendant Company Faces Bad Faith Discovery Spoliation Tag
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A federal judge concluded last July that Plantronics had engaged in bad faith discovery spoliation, and demonstrates the far reaching consequences of discovery reports Bloomberg Law.
Download: In-Depth Analysis and Tips for Improving E-Discovery Strategy
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Zapproved has published an exclusive report that reveals insights about current and year-over-year changes in legal hold and data preservation processes.
Firm Wants Former Employee’s Millions From Recent Settlement; ‘Absurd,’ He Replies
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Forbes tells the story of a plaintiffs lawyer whose former firm wants nearly all of his $2.45 million in fees from a settlement he worked on for 13 years, even though he resigned from the firm in 2004.
Trump’s Real Personnel Victory: More Conservative Judges
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While the public watches President Trump churn through White House staff members, his Administration is humming along nicely in filling federal judgeships, with the enthusiastic assistance of the Republican majority in the Senate, points out Jeffrey Toobin in The New Yorker.
Newlyweds Ordered to Pay Photographer More Than $1M In Damages
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Do words matter? A Dallas County jury recently ruled — to the tune of $1 million — that they do, according to a post by Androvett Legal Media & Marketing.
Family of Brothers Electrocuted in Fort Worth Park File Suit Against Oncor
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The family of two young brothers electrocuted by a downed Oncor power line in a Fort Worth park have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the electric utility company.
McKool Smith Secures $9.4 Million Verdict for Quincy Jones Against Michael Jackson Estate
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The $9.4 million jury verdict was on behalf of legendary music producer Quincy Jones against the late music icon Michael Jackson’s production company, MJJ Productions Inc., in a breach of contract and royalty dispute.
In Texas, Guns and Alcohol Can Be OK – If People Aren’t Drunk
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A Texas appellate court ruled that when people are drinking, but not obviously intoxicated, it can’t be assumed that a serious injury will happen just because there’s a gun around.
Law Firm Releases Documents in Litigation, Angering Monsanto
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Monsanto said it was outraged by the documents’ released in the Roundup litigation by Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, reports The New York Times,
