Equitable Estoppel

Bill on Bankruptcy: Kodak Plan Bumps the Debt, Craters Stock [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 5/1/2013

May 2 (Bloomberg Law) -- Eastman Kodak Co. filed a Chapter 11 plan that cratered the stock and bumped up the unsecured notes, although the plan may be revised to pay off second-lien debt fully in cash, as Bloomberg Law's Lee...more

Intellectual Property Newsletter - March 2013

by King & Spalding on 4/5/2013

*News from the Bench: - First Sale Doctrine Applies To Copyrighted Works Lawfully Made Abroad. - Dissenting Federal Circuit Judges Abide By The Akamai Standard. - More On Joint Infringement and The Akamai...more

Federal Circuit Draws the Equitable Estoppel Line Before a CIP Patent

by Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff | Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/15/2013

In Radio Systems Corp. v. Lalor, the Federal Circuit held that equitable estoppel barred Bumper Boy’s infringement charges based on one patent, but did not preclude infringement charges based on a continuation-in-part (CIP)...more

Eighth Circuit Rules Equitable Estoppel Doctrine Cannot Be Used to Compel Non-Signatories to an Arbitration Agreement into...

by Carey Busen | BakerHostetler on 3/13/2013

Arbitration in the context of antitrust class action litigation continues to be a front and center issue for the federal appeals courts. (See this blog’s discussion of a Third Circuit decision from late last year, In re...more

Non-Signatories Lose In Two Federal Circuits When Trying To Enforce Arbitration

by Liz Kramer | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Arbitration... on 2/22/2013

Two federal circuit courts recently reversed district court decisions allowing non-signatories to compel arbitration. The analysis emphasizes that for a defendant to prove equitable estoppel compels arbitration, the...more

Misrepresentation Law and Insurance Coverage In South Carolina

by Stephen Groves | Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 2/13/2013

1. The Claim - An insurer may use the alleged misrepresentations and/or omissions of an insured in the life, health and disability insurance application process in two ways: (i) affirmatively, by seeking rescission of...more

Prevailing Party Attorney Fee Award Is Granted Based On Successful Affirmative Defense Raised In Answer

by David J. McMahon | Barger & Wolen on 2/12/2013

In Windsor Pacific LLC v. Samwood Co. Inc., 2013 DJDAR 1292 (2013), the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District decided a novel attorney fee issue arising out of hotly contested litigation, pertaining to...more

Prius Owners Put The Brakes On Arbitration With Non-Signatory Toyota

by Liz Kramer | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Arbitration... on 2/4/2013

The Ninth Circuit ruled this week that a class of car owners could pursue their court claims against the manufacturer, Toyota, for product defects and false advertising, despite the existence of an arbitration agreement in...more

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Bill on Bankruptcy: Kodak Plan Bumps the Debt, Craters Stock [Video]

Intellectual Property Newsletter - March 2013

Federal Circuit Draws the Equitable Estoppel Line Before a CIP Patent

Eighth Circuit Rules Equitable Estoppel Doctrine Cannot Be Used to Compel Non-Signatories to an Arbitration Agreement into...

Non-Signatories Lose In Two Federal Circuits When Trying To Enforce Arbitration

Misrepresentation Law and Insurance Coverage In South Carolina

Prevailing Party Attorney Fee Award Is Granted Based On Successful Affirmative Defense Raised In Answer

Prius Owners Put The Brakes On Arbitration With Non-Signatory Toyota

Bill on Bankruptcy: Kodak Plan Bumps the Debt, Craters Stock [Video]

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