News & Analysis as of

Settlement Agreements › Appeals › Motion to Dismiss

Goldberg Segalla

Dismissal of Defendant Upheld on Appeal Due to Release Language in Prior Settlement

Goldberg Segalla on

Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department - The Supreme Court of New York, New York County, on March 13, 2024, dismissed defendant Long Island Lighting Company from an asbestos action,...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Third Circuit Validates Pension Plan’s Right to Revise Withdrawal Liability Assessment and Its Enforcement in Federal Court

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on

In Central States, Se. & W. Areas Pension Fund v. Laguna Dairy, S. de R.L. de C.V., No. 23-3206 (3d Cir. 2025 Mar. 27, 2025), the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (“Third Circuit”) reversed the district...more

Stevens & Lee

Third Circuit Case Emphasizes the Limits of Appellate Jurisdiction and the Need for Finality in the District Court

Stevens & Lee on

In its recent decision in Pets Gifts USA v. Imagine This Company, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit emphasized that while parties may wish to file an appeal, their desires are always subject to the strict...more

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

2022 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis & Trends

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

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

Alston & Bird

Food & Beverage Digest – August 2019

Alston & Bird on

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. Here you’ll find information about cases...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

California: Parties, Not Attorneys, Must Request Court to Retain Jurisdiction to Enforce Settlement

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on

• The California Court of Appeal held that under Civil Procedure Code 664.6, a request for a court to retain jurisdiction to enforce a settlement agreement must be made: (1) during the pendency of the case, not after the case...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

That Settles It: Attorney Emails Can Create an Enforceable Settlement Agreement

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on

In 2010, Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc. (“Lehman”) commenced an adversary proceeding against Shinhan Bank (“Shinhan”) to avoid and recover pre-bankruptcy transfers made to the South Korean bank. In 2015, while a...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

February 2017 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

Troutman Pepper Locke on

Four of the eight court cases we report on below in our February 2017 monthly update of IC misclassification cases involve Uber, and each of those cases were victories for the ride-sharing, on-demand company. Although none of...more

8 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide