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Husch Blackwell LLP

U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: July 2025 Decisions

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In this post: (1) California courts split on personal jurisdiction post-Briskin; (2) District courts dismiss VPPA claims against movie theaters & online platforms; (3) ND Cal courts find “crime-tort” exception met in...more

IMS Legal Strategies

Conspiracy-Minded Jurors: A Defense Playbook

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene's damage to western North Carolina, a new conspiracy theory gained traction. This conspiracy held that the federal government manipulated the weather as Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Robin's quickie guide to motions to dismiss, summary judgment, and trial

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What's the difference? There are three main ways for a defendant to bring a lawsuit to an end. Each involves a different level of proof – and of expense and hassle. It's better to get a lawsuit “disposed of” as early as...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

SEC Wins Insider-Trading Suit Alleging “Shadow Trading”

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A federal jury in California agreed with the SEC that a corporate official engaged in insider trading when he purchased securities of a company based on material nonpublic information (“MNPI”) about a different company. The...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

2022 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis & Trends

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Last year, in our inaugural issue of “The Year in Review,” we reported that since the landmark jury verdict in the IP litigation between Apple and Samsung in 2012, which awarded more than $1B to Apple for infringement of...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

District of Delaware Goes against Prior Decisions and Declines to Dismiss Willful Infringement Claims Despite Failure to Allege...

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On July 30, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, in APS Technology, Inc. v. Vertex Downhole, Inc. et al, No. 19-cv-01166, denied Vertex Downhole’s Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss APS’s patent...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - September 2019

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This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between May and August 2019....more

Holland & Knight LLP

We Have a Jury Verdict on Patent Eligibility

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The Berkheimer effect is real and may be a lifeline for a plaintiff to survive a motion to dismiss or summary judgment. But at some point, those genuine disputes of material fact will be put to a jury....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

An Employer’s Duty To Accommodate Not So-Common Religious Practices

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Q. An employee has requested that the company give her an accommodation due to a religious practice I have never heard of. Do we have to comply with this request? A. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Appellate Court Notes

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Supreme Court Advance Release Opinions: SC19384 - State v. Carter - SC19282 - State v. Peeler - Appellate Court Advance Release Opinions: AC37262 - Dumbauld v. Dumbauld - AC37262 Concurrence -...more

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