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By Peter Rutledge and Matthew Gaudiosi | April 30, 2024
Though constitutional questions were not squarely before the First Circuit, they unquestionably animate both the statutory framework and jurisprudence surrounding this burgeoning area of litigation.
5 minute read
By Jeremy A. Cohen | April 29, 2024
The Court of Appeals recently took up successor jurisdiction for the first time. In response to a question certified to it by the Second Circuit, the court held that an entity that acquires all of another entity's liabilities and assets also inherits the selling entity's jurisdictional status.
7 minute read
By Justin Henry | April 24, 2024
A Georgia appellate court earlier this month affirmed a ruling dismissing tech vendor CPA Global Support from a suit over a missed foreign patent application deadline. Damages could exceed $100 million, according to expert witness testimony.
6 minute read
By Lydia Pilch | April 18, 2024
What happens when you talk about various negotiation events, strategies, desired outcomes and potentially low key disasters? How should these items should be discussed and what positions are worth taking and which aren't?
7 minute read
By Justin Henry | April 16, 2024
"The skillsets we were developing as associates were largely transferable," said Evan Meyerson, a former Paul Weiss associate who moved to Burford Capital. "A big part of litigation strategy is thinking about what the other side thinks about your case and the job at Burford is to think through these investments as a devil's advocate."
8 minute read
By Kevin P. Allen and Zachary L. Gross | April 16, 2024
The incorporation of an integration clause into an amendment merely preserves the original integration clause and precludes evidence of oral or written representations that occurred prior to or contemporaneous with the execution of the original contract. The mere incorporation of the original integration clause into an amendment does not cover the time period between the execution of the original contract and the amendment.
6 minute read
By Maria Dinzeo | April 16, 2024
"If I wanted to stay in-house, I would have stayed at Mary Kay. What I wanted was a different challenge," retired Mary Kay legal chief Julia Simon told Law.com on her return to private practice in April. "The idea of bringing my broad knowledge and skills back to private practice and to a top tier trial firm was compelling."
4 minute read
By Justin Henry | April 12, 2024
A $40 million agreement between Quinn Emanuel and Longford Capital illustrates how law firms are seeking to make third-party finance more appealing to their clients.
5 minute read
By Andrew Denney | April 11, 2024
Commercial Division was already hearing tech cases, and that litigants have long been allowed to have court-appointed referees preside over their commercial disputes, prior to the chief administrative judge's order. But the court's advisory council recommended adding specific language to its rules to better educate the bar on the court's offerings.
2 minute read
By Amanda O'Brien | April 11, 2024
In the last week, attorneys left Fox Rothschild and Swartz Campbell for plaintiffs firms, and at least two others have made similar moves since the start of 2024.
6 minute read
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