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Cyberspace Saves an Out-of-State Oil Company

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Can an email be directed to a particular state? No, said a Texas court in Enerquest Oil & Gas, LLC v. Antero Resources Corporation. The court questioned “the very premise of the contention that an email can be sent to a...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Commercial Division Holds That Electronic Communications Between Out-of-State Defendant and New York-Based Company Can Support the...

In High Street Capital Partners, LLC v. ICC Holdings, LLC, Justice Joel M. Cohen of the Commercial Division denied defendants ICC Holdings, LLC (“ICC”) and related entities’ (collectively, “Defendants”) motion to dismiss...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

A Fond Farewell to Two of the Commercial Division’s Most Senior Judges

The arrival of the new year is a bittersweet time for the Commercial Division as it bids farewell to two of its most senior judges: Justice Charles E. Ramos and Justice Eileen Bransten. Notably, both will be staying on to...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Chris Lazarini Analyzes Case Alleging Conspiracy Against FINRA and an Email Archiving Vendor

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Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini analyzed a case in which Plaintiffs, attempting to overcome an earlier dismissal of their claims, alleged a conspiracy between an email archiving vendor and FINRA in support of their...more

Allen Matkins

California Securities Law Claims Founder On Personal Jurisdiction

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Establishing personal jurisdiction may seem mundane, but without it a plaintiff may soon find itself out of court, as did the plaintiff in Marshall v. Galvanoni, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 185530....more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

E-mail and Telephone Call Held Sufficient to Justify Exercise of Personal Jurisdiction

In Moncrief v. Clark (H040098, filed July 21, 2015), the California Court of Appeal, Sixth District, held that an out-of-state attorney’s phone call and e-mail to a California attorney, pertaining to a deal between their...more

Dechert LLP

In What Circumstances Can Foreign Nationals Be Held Liable for Violating The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?

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In the last two weeks, in two separate SEC enforcement actions, judges in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued rulings addressing when the United States Securities and Exchange...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Increased Risk of FCPA Prosecution of Foreign National Executives of U.S. Issuers: Recent Court Decision Allows Open-Ended Statute...

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A recent federal court decision highlights the increasing risk of prosecution for foreign national executives under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA”). The decision from the federal district court in New York denied...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Second Circuit Rules U.S. Court Has Personal Jurisdiction over Foreign Employee Who Allegedly Misappropriated Trade Secrets...

Last month, a federal appeals court issued a ruling permitting an employer in Connecticut to pursue a claim against a former employee who allegedly misappropriated the employer's confidential information from outside the...more

Cohen & Gresser LLP

Effective Data-Use Policies Can Have “Far-Reaching” Benefits in Cracking Down on Employee Cyber Theft

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In a decision that could make it easier for U.S. companies to enforce claims against employees who commit cyber theft from remote locations, including from beyond U.S. borders, the Second Circuit breathed life into a...more

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