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Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Navigating the Hazards of US Litigation: Lessons from Recent Decisions Involving Korean Companies

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Notwithstanding recent political turmoil, Korean companies have been expanding into the United States at a fast clip, continuing a trend of investment beneficial to businesses in both countries. As Korean brands increasingly...more

Lewitt Hackman

Franchisee 101: Lights, Camera, Jurisdiction

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A federal district court in Texas denied an individual defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, finding the defendant—the owner of the company that was granted a franchise—was bound in his individual...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Hemp Suits: Proactive Risk Management is Key

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Business transactions come with the risk that litigation may arise at some point in the life of the parties' dealings. Transactions involving hemp—whether pertaining to its growth, production, or sale—are not immune. In...more

Lathrop GPM

The Franchise Memorandum - Issue # 259

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Colorado Federal Court Applies Forum Selection Clause to Non-Signatory Entities Controlled by Former Franchisees - A federal court in Colorado held that entities controlled by former franchisees were bound by the forum...more

Morris James LLP

Chancery Dismisses Action Involving Unusual Issue of Personal Jurisdiction

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Sustainability Partners LLC, v. Jacobs, C.A. No. 2019-0742-SG (Del. Ch. June 11, 2020) - In this action involving “an unusual issue of personal jurisdiction,” plaintiff Sustainability Partners LLC (“SP” or the “Company”)...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Another Court Takes A Bite Out Of Forum Shopping: Plaintiffs Must Bring Nationwide Class Claims Where Defendants Are Incorporated...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, 137 S. Ct. 1773, 1780 (2017), numerous district courts across the country have ruled that they...more

Carlton Fields

Nebraska Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction in Suit Involving Breach of Reinsurance Participation...

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The Court of Appeals of Nebraska has affirmed the dismissal of a claim under a reinsurance participation agreement based on lack of personal jurisdiction....more

A&O Shearman

In A Post-Trial Opinion, Delaware Court Of Chancery Dismisses Breach Of Contract And Fiduciary Duty Claims For Lack Of Personal...

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On September 1, 2017, Vice Chancellor Tamika Montgomery-Reeves of the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed claims for breaches of contract and fiduciary duty brought by plaintiffs against a prospective business partner,...more

Fisher Phillips

Establishing Personal Jurisdiction Over Remote Employees

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According to a recent Gallup poll, thirty-seven percent (37%) of U.S. workers report that they telecommute or otherwise work remotely. Indeed, due to advances in technology, many employees never report to an office of their...more

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