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Lewitt Hackman

Franchisor 101: A Tasty Appeal

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The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s summary judgement order, granting a chocolate shop franchisor’s breach of contract and unfair competition claims. The appellate court concluded there were...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Latest Federal Court Cases - November 2020 #3

C.R. Bard Inc. v. AngioDynamics, Inc., Appeal No. 2019-1756, -1934 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 10, 2020) - Our Case of the Week is one of two cases decided this week in which the Federal Circuit finds that a district court jumped the...more

Carlton Fields

Preserving Arguments: Playing “Hide the Ball” Can Be Costly

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A state high court recently issued a stark reminder to litigants of their duty to clearly bring to the court’s attention the arguments and evidence upon which they rely in order to both survive summary judgment and preserve...more

Freeman Law

Court Strikes Down Largest Non-Willful FBAR Penalty Ever

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I have previously written on the Bittner (E.D. Tex.) case in a prior Insight.  Briefly summarized, the taxpayer, Mr. Bittner, was a dual citizen of both Romania and the United States.  However, in 1990, he moved back to...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - The LHD/ERISA Advisor

The LHD/ERISA Advisor - October 2020: Summary Judgment in Favor of Insurer Reversed by California Appellate Court in Application...

Under the "genuine dispute" doctrine, an insurer is not liable for bad faith if its denial of a claim was reasonable. In Ghazarian v. Magellan Health, Inc., 53 Cal. App. 5th 171 (2020), a California appellate court reversed a...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Phytelligence, Inc. v. Washington State University (Fed. Cir. 2020)

One of the banes of any practicing patent attorney's professional existence is counseling clients on licensing agreements where the parties attempt to avoid setting forth definitive terms on contract provisions regarding...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - The LHD/ERISA Advisor

The LHD/ERISA Advisor: U.S. Supreme Court Issues Ruling on 'Actual Knowledge' Required to Trigger ERISA's Limitations Period

On February 26, 2020, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Intel Corp. Inv. Policy Comm. v. Sulyma, __. U.S. __, 140 S. Ct. 768 (2020). The Court unanimously held that Christopher Sulyma ("Sulyma") did not necessarily...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Gardner v. CLC of Pascagoula, LLC –What Constitutes “Severe and Pervasive” Conduct With Respect to “Third-Party Harassment”?

Employers may be liable to their employees for harassment by non-employees under Title VII. Courts have found liability for this so-called “third-party harassment” in some of the following fact-specific contexts: waitresses...more

Bennett Jones LLP

The Alberta Court of Appeal Clarifies the Test for Summary Judgment in Alberta

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The Alberta Court of Appeal (ABCA) may have lowered the standard of proof for summary judgement. This could help shorten the process to judgment for clients pursuing claims as well as assist clients bring unmeritorious claims...more

Knobbe Martens

Recent Federal Circuit Decisions Emphasize Effect of Factual Questions on Patent Eligibility

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In two recent cases, the Federal Circuit addressed the role of factual questions in resolving patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The first case was Berkheimer v. HP Inc. and the second was Aatrix Software v. Green...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

California Employment Law Notes - September 2017

Jobseeker Website May Be Compelled To Disclose Identity Of Anonymous Posters Who Criticized Employer - ZL Technologies, Inc. v. Does 1-7, 13 Cal. App. 5th 603 (2017) - ZL Technologies brought suit, alleging libel per se and...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

North Carolina Supreme Court Adopts "Substantial Competent Evidence" Requirement for Borrowers Asserting "True Value" Defense in...

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On Friday, May 5, 2017, in a major victory for lenders, the North Carolina Supreme Court reversed the North Carolina Court of Appeals’s decision in United Community Bank v. Wolfe. In July 2015, the Court of Appeals decided in...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Summary Judgment Horror Story For Stephen King’s Literary Agent

While many breach of contract cases are resolved by motions to dismiss or summary judgment, a recent decision from the Appellate Division, First Department, Kramer v. Greene, (1st Dep’t Aug. 11, 2016), has shown that when it...more

McAfee & Taft

Lessons in dealing with an “equal opportunity” harasser

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A new opinion released by the Tenth Circuit provides practical tips to employers dealing with multiple employee complaints alleging generalized harassment and/or discrimination throughout the workplace....more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

A Look at an Insured's Post-Loss Duty to Cooperate: Exactly How Much Cooperation is Necessary?

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirmed that an insurer is entitled to summary judgment when its insured fails to abide with the policy’s cooperation clause, a condition precedent to filing suit.  See Wu v. Safeco...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Trial Court’s Grant of Summary Judgment On Ground Not Asserted By Moving Party Upheld

In Marlton Recovery Partners, LLC v. County of Los Angeles, et al. (filed 11/20/15), the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, affirmed summary judgment in favor of the defendants County of Los Angeles, the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Enablement: Multiple Measurement Methods Can Lead to the Same Result - Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. v. Covidien, Inc.

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Addressing the issues of indefiniteness and non-infringement for both utility and design patents, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed and vacated in part the district court’s grant of summary judgment...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Fast Five: Rhode Island Appellate Practice - August 2014

Before you file or respond to a motion for summary judgment, consider the following guidance from three recent Rhode Island Supreme Court decisions. 1. TO SURVIVE SUMMARY JUDGMENT, A NON-MOVING PARTY MUST COME FORWARD...more

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Federal Court Report - Fourth Circuit Denies Appeal When There are Genuine Issues of Fact on Defendants’ Immunity Defense

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In an unpublished opinion, the Fourth Circuit considered the defendants’ appeal from the denial of their motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity. Cooper v. Lippa No. 13-2055 (4th Cir. April 4, 2014). The Court...more

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Legal Alert: Deaf Lifeguard's Disability Claims Against Oakland County Go To Jury

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The Sixth Circuit has reversed the decision of a lower court and held that a deaf individual should be permitted to proceed to trial on his claim that a prospective employer discriminated against him on the basis of...more

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