The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a copyright lawsuit as time barred, finding that the separate accrual rule does not apply to continuing harm from a single infringing act....more
A couple of months ago, we examined NW Media Holdings Corp. v. IBT Media Inc., 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 30875(U) (Sup. Ct., N.Y. County Mar. 22, 2023) (here), a case in which a lower court addressed the question whether the...more
A recent Utah Court of Appeals opinion, HKS Architects, Inc. v. MSM Enterprises Ltd. 2021 UT App. 70, puts contractors and designers on notice that they need to pay attention to receivables and excuses for non-payment. The...more
Resolving a circuit split, the United States Supreme Court in Cochise Consultancy, Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Hunt held that False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblowers are able to take advantage of an expanded statute of limitations,...more
On October 16, 2018, the New York State Court of Appeals held that contractual attempts to extend the statute of limitations for causes of action involving breaches of contract are unenforceable because they violate New York...more
A party-by-party analysis was adopted by an appellate court for the California anti-SLAPP statute, significantly narrowing the scope of a lawsuit brought against the City of Alameda and its employees. ...more