First Republic Executives Fail in Attempt to Recover Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan Assets
As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States...more
In this case, Royal Wine Corporation (“Royal”) moved for a preliminary injunction in a New York state court action to enjoin an arbitration filed by Cognac Ferrand SAS (“Cognac”), against Mystique Brands, LLC (“Mystique”)...more
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, American Bankers Association, the Consumer Bankers Association, Financial Services Roundtable, American Financial Services Association, Texas Association of Business, Texas Bankers Association,...more
Under the first-to-file rule (not to be confused with the provision from the America Invents Act), when two actions involving overlapping issues and parties are pending in two federal venues, the first-filed case is generally...more
Yesterday, the Ninth Circuit court of appeals issued a decision affirming Judge Robart’s RAND decision in the much watched Microsoft v. Motorola case, basically ruling that the determination of a reasonable and...more