Joint and Several Liability

CFTC Issues Rule Regarding Persons Associated with Multiple Swap Dealers or Major Swap Participants

by Blake Brockway, Kevin M. Foley | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/10/2013

On April 1, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a final rule clarifying that each swap dealer (SD), major swap participant (MSP) or other CFTC registrant with whom an associated person (AP) is associated is...more

Franchising in Ontario - April 2013

by Lia Bruschetta, Mary Paterson, Aislinn Reid | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 4/9/2013

Zwaniga v. Johnvince Foods: A Warning Against Improperly Naming Defendants as “Franchisor’s Associates” - In Zwaniga v. Johnvince Foods (Zwaniga), Justice Perell granted pre-certification summary judgment dismissing a...more

March 2013 - SALT Shaker Newsletter

by Mary Alexander, Andrew Appleby, Zachary Atkins, Madison Barnett, Todd Betor, Scott Booth, Christopher Chang, Timothy Gustafson, Sahang-Hee Hahn, Jessica Kerner, Pilar Mata, more +Kathryn Pittman, David Pope, Jack Trachtenberg | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 4/1/2013

In this issue: - Delivered by Independent Contractors, Undelivered by P.L. 86-272: Order Fulfillment Activities Subject Out-of-State Seller to New York Corporation Franchise Tax - Everything’s Bigger in Texas,...more

Courts Continue to Split on Whether Defense Obligation Is a First Party Benefit Under Colorado Law, but Agree Duty to Defend Is a...

by Nadia Bugaighis, Christopher Clemenson | Cozen O'Connor on 3/19/2013

In D.R. Horton, Inc.—Denver v. Mountain States Mutual Casualty Co., No. 12-cv-01080 (February 25, 2013), another U.S. District Court judge for the District of Colorado determined a liability insured seeking defense costs from...more

Courts Continue to Split on Whether Defense Obligation Is a First Party Benefit Under Colorado Law, but Agree Duty to Defend Is a...

by Cozen O'Connor on 3/19/2013

In D.R. Horton, Inc.—Denver v. Mountain States Mutual Casualty Co., No. 12-cv-01080 (February 25, 2013), another U.S. District Court judge for the District of Colorado determined a liability insured seeking defense costs from...more

Pursuit of the Project

by Ian D. Shewen, Matthew J. Wilson | Lerners LLP on 2/12/2013

So you decided that you wanted to pursue funding through Infrastructure Ontario. Many applicants consider completing a project alone, however is this the only option available?...more

Joint and Several Liability For Antitrust Fines: Parent Company Can Benefit From a Reduction in Its Subsidiary’s Fine

by Philip Bentley, Philipp Werner | McDermott Will & Emery on 2/11/2013

A judgment of the EU General Court in March 2011, upheld on appeal by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on 22 January 2013, is potentially good news for parent companies. Where both a parent company and its...more

District Court Declines to Hold Private Equity Funds Liable for Portfolio Company Withdrawal Liability

by King & Spalding on 2/5/2013

In Sun Capital Partners III, LP v. New England Teamsters and Trucking Industry Pension Fund, a U.S. district court in Massachusetts held that investment funds managed by private equity firm Sun Capital Advisors, Inc. (“Sun...more

Navigating Mass Torts and Product Liability (MTPL) Litigation in the U.S. Legal System: Litigation Challenges for Japanese MTPL...

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 1/17/2013

In This Presentation: • Challenges of U.S. Courts • Specialized and Aggressive Plaintiff’s Bar and Contingency Fees • Jury Trials • Pretrial Discovery • Personal Jurisdiction • U.S.-Based Subsidiaries •...more

Covenant Judgments in Washington – Reasonableness Determined on Five Days’ Notice to the Insurer and Without a Jury: Bird v. Best...

by Nicholas Neidzwski, Melissa White | Cozen O'Connor on 11/1/2012

In Bird v. Best Plumbing Group, LLC and Farmers Insurance Exchange, Wash. No. 86109-9 (October 25, 2012), the Washington Supreme Court held that: (1) insurers have no constitutional right to a jury determination of whether...more

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CFTC Issues Rule Regarding Persons Associated with Multiple Swap Dealers or Major Swap Participants

Franchising in Ontario - April 2013

March 2013 - SALT Shaker Newsletter

Courts Continue to Split on Whether Defense Obligation Is a First Party Benefit Under Colorado Law, but Agree Duty to Defend Is a...

Courts Continue to Split on Whether Defense Obligation Is a First Party Benefit Under Colorado Law, but Agree Duty to Defend Is a...

Pursuit of the Project

Joint and Several Liability For Antitrust Fines: Parent Company Can Benefit From a Reduction in Its Subsidiary’s Fine

District Court Declines to Hold Private Equity Funds Liable for Portfolio Company Withdrawal Liability

Navigating Mass Torts and Product Liability (MTPL) Litigation in the U.S. Legal System: Litigation Challenges for Japanese MTPL...

Covenant Judgments in Washington – Reasonableness Determined on Five Days’ Notice to the Insurer and Without a Jury: Bird v. Best...

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