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Bill Maher Prevails Over Donald Trump Lawsuit By Sitting and Waiting for the Donald to Figure Out to Drop It Himself

In February, I wrote about a particularly fake-haired boneheaded lawsuit that Donald Trump brought against comedian Bill Maher. As you may recall, Trump accused Maher of breach of contract based on a joke that Maher had made...more

New Lawsuit Attacks Constitutionality and Authority of the CFPB and FSOC

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), one of the organizations that filed briefs supporting the recent challenge to the Affordable Care Act, has now brought a constitutional challenge seeking to block two major...more

Freeman, et al. v. Quicken Loans, Inc.: Supreme Court Declines To Expand Consumer Protections Beyond Congress’ Exact Words

Adhering to the exact wording of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (“RESPA”), the U.S. Supreme Court held in a rare, unanimous decision that a violation of Section 8(b) of RESPA does not apply unless a...more

Legislative Changes Give Georgia Employers Cause to Review the Restrictive Covenants in Their Employment Contracts

Non-competition agreements and other restrictive covenants are valuable tools for employers, allowing companies to protect their business models, customer lists, trade secrets, and other critical information. Until last year,...more

Stern v. Marshall Updates – DC Bankruptcy Court Has Jurisdiction to Hear State Law Counterclaims

In GB Herndon, the District of Columbia Bankruptcy Court determined that it had constitutional authority to determine state common law counterclaims and state law claims against nondebtor codefendants. Adams Nat’l Bank v. GB...more

Feeley, et al. v. NHAOCG, LLC, et al., C.A. No. 7304-VCL (Del. Ch. Mar. 20, 2012) (Laster, V.C.)

In this case, the Court, relying on the implied consent provisions found in the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “Act”), found that it was entitled to exercise personal jurisdiction over defendant NHAOCG, LLC...more

Oasis West Realty, LLC v. Goldman: Duties of Loyalty and Confidentiality Trump Free Speech and Petition Rights

The California Supreme Court has taken a firm position as to when a lawyer may oppose a client on a matter on which the attorney has worked, and the position is “virtually never”. The Court issued its opinion in Oasis West...more

Goodyear Luxembourg v. Brown et al.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari

In Goodyear Luxembourg Tires v. Brown, the issue is whether a foreign corporation is subject to general personal jurisdiction, on causes of action not arising out of or related to any contacts between it and the forum state,...more

J. McIntyre Machinery v. Nicastro

Petition for Writ Certiorari

In J. McIntyre Machinery v. Nicastro, the issue is whether, consistent with the Due Process Clause and pursuant to the stream-of-commerce theory, a state may exercise in personam jurisdiction over a foreign manufacturer when...more

Barbara Bauer & Barbara Bauer Literary Agency, Inc. v. Jenna Glatzer, et al.

Brief in Opposition To Motion To Dismiss

On May 1, 2008, EFF and the law firm of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against the operator of the popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia, arguing that federal law immunizes it...more