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Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

California Business Divorce: You Might Have to Get a Business Divorce in Delaware Without a Jury

If your company documents require disputes to be litigated in the Delaware Court of Chancery, you may have to resolve your business divorce without a jury trial, even if California law would otherwise guarantee one....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

The EDVA Shows Its Reluctance to Transfer Cases Brought by Virginia Plaintiffs

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A long line of cases in the EDVA demonstrates that defendants seeking to transfer venue out of the EDVA under 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) face an uphill climb if the plaintiff is a Virginia resident....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Massachusetts’ “Provincial” Forum Selection Requirement May Not Trump Reasonable Foreign Forum Selection Clause

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Nearly five years ago, the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act (“MNAA”, also sometimes abbreviated as the “MNCA”) went into effect. That statute ushered in new requirements for non-competes in the Bay State (including...more

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Arizona Businesses Can Be Sued in Other States

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Your Arizona business has been sued. Normally these lawsuits are handled in Arizona, where the business is located. However, what happens if the company is sued in another state? What if it is in a state that your company...more

Morris James LLP

Motion To Transfer To California Is Denied

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Plaintiff is a Delaware LLC with its principal place of business in Carmel, California. Plaintiff was formed in June 2014 and the complaint was filed in November 2014. One defendant is located in Korea, and the others...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Court of Appeal Grants Anti-Suit Injunction

In the case of Petter v EMC Corporation [2015] EWCA Civ 828, the Court of Appeal has granted an injunction restraining non-compete proceedings in the U.S. In doing so, it overturned the High Court’s decision that we reported...more

Morgan Lewis

Hague Convention Choice of Court Agreements to Take Effect in October

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The Hague Convention could save time and expense on jurisdictional disputes and aims to streamline cross-border enforcement. On 11 June, the Latvian presidency, on behalf of 27 of the 28 European Union (EU) member...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Supreme Court Modifies State Forum Non Conveniens Doctrine As To The Level Of Deference Owed To An Out-Of-State...

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On June 20, 2013, the Florida Supreme Court issued its decision in Cortez v. Palace Resorts, Inc., Case No. SC11-1908, addressing Florida’s forum non conveniens doctrine (a version of the federal standard). ...more

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