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First-Filed Action Rule Breach of Contract

Proskauer - New England IP Blog

First-Filed Rule Prompts Dismissal of Heated Products Case in Favor of Warmer Venue

In a recent order allowing a defendant’s motion to dismiss a case involving heated products and heat pack technology, Judge Sorokin clarified a specific application of the first-filed rule. In the case at hand, Schawbel...more

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Delaware Chancery Court Strengthens First-Filed Action Rule

The Delaware Court of Chancery recently stayed a Delaware action in favor of an earlier-filed Texas case because they dealt with substantially similar facts, even where the two lawsuits did not contain identical claims. The...more

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