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Colorado Supreme Court rules there is no exception to the economic loss rule for willful and wanton conduct

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On April 21, the Colorado Supreme Court held that there is no exception to the economic loss rule (“ELR”) for willful and wanton conduct. In Mid-Century Ins. Co., v HIVE Constr., Inc., the court drew an important distinction...more

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Concurrent Causation is Key – Fifth Circuit Holds Insured to its Causative Burden

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The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed summary judgment granted by the bankruptcy court in favor of commercial property insurer in a Winter Storm Uri claim, holding that the insured motel owners...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Tennessee Supreme Court Clarifies Standing Law and Eliminates Wrongful Foreclosure as a Cause of Action in a Big Win for Mortgage...

Bradley scored a significant victory in the Tennessee Supreme Court on November 14, 2024. In a long-awaited decision, the Tennessee Supreme Court clarified a long-standing inconsistency in Tennessee law with its opinion in...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Lessons Learned From 2022’s Trade Secret Verdicts

Before closing the book on 2022, we look back at the most significant verdicts issued in trade secret trials this past year. In 2022, several juries awarded extraordinary verdicts to plaintiffs. These verdicts suggest a...more

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Potential Harm Enough For Class Action to Proceed in Data Breach Litigation

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The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has given new life to a putative class action suit led by a former employee of a company that suffered a ransomware attack, leading to her sensitive information being released onto the Dark...more

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No License, No Chips, No Problem: Ninth Circuit Delivers Qualcomm a Win in Antitrust Case Brought by the US Federal Trade...

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In a much anticipated opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a California district court decision holding that Qualcomm violated U.S. antitrust laws in its licensing of standard-essential patents in...more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

"No Harm, No Foul:” Suit to Set Aside Foreclosure Sale for Failure to Comply With Deed of Trust Doomed By Failure to Allege That...

The opinion of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals in Young-Allen v. Bank of America provides both hope for lenders frustrated by borrowers who delay inevitable foreclosure sales by requiring the lender to comply with every...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The Supreme Court Clarifies a Trademark Licensee’s Rights After Rejection in Bankruptcy

The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Mission Product Holdings, Inc., v. Tempnology, LLC clarifies that a debtor-licensor’s rejection of a trademark license under § 365(a) of the Bankruptcy Code is treated as a breach, and...more

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SC body bag noncompete case exhumed, revisited

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Two years ago, we wrote about a noncompete decision in which a special referee found a business seller had breached a sales agreement by violating both a noncompete covenant and an exclusive sales provision contained in the...more

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Florida Appeals Court Allows Assignment of Benefit Restrictions in Homeowner Policies - Ruling Sets Up Conflict with Earlier...

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Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal (DCA) ruled on Sept. 5, 2018, that an insurer's anti-assignment provision was not prohibited. The Court disagreed with the Fifth DCA's decision in December 2017 prohibiting any such...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Be Aware of Sovereign Immunity - Construction and Procurement Law News, Q1 2018

Sovereign immunity is the legal doctrine, dating back to the days of the British monarchy, that a sovereign or state cannot commit a legal wrong and is immune from suit: in essence, “the king can do no wrong.” ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Ninth Circuit Upholds Landmark FRAND Decision and Jury Verdict

The Ninth Circuit yesterday (July 30, 2015) issued one of the most significant appellate opinions regarding standard essential patents (SEPs) subject to commitments to license on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory...more

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Greetings! Use of the PowerPoint Is Trade Secret Misappropriation

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Hallmark Cards, Inc. v. Monitor Clipper Partners, LLC - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision holding that a private equity firm had misappropriated confidential...more

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