On November 25, 2020, a New York federal court ruled in Melendez v. The City of New York, No. 20-CV-5301 (S.D.N.Y.) denying an injunction and declaring constitutional NYC Council’s newly enacted anti-harassment and guaranty...more
12/8/2020
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Contracts Clause ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
First Amendment ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Guaranty Claims ,
Landlords ,
New York ,
Residential Leases ,
Tenants
On June 1, 2020, the US Supreme Court unanimously ruled a non-signatory to an international arbitration agreement can enforce that agreement and rely on domestic state law doctrines to compel others to arbitrate.
By...more
In the wake of the coronavirus, businesses and courts remain shuttered as a result of stay-at-home government orders. Businesses and organizations are grappling daily with the changed circumstances that the virus brought....more
5/7/2020
/ China ,
City of Los Angeles ,
Civil Authority Coverage ,
Class Action ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Dentists ,
Florida ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Insurance Industry ,
Leases ,
New York ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Salons ,
Shelter-In-Place
The California Court of Appeal recently overturned a $13 million jury verdict against the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in a gender discrimination lawsuit brought by a physician faculty member.
The decision...more
Last week, in Servotronics, Inc. v. Boeing Co., the Fourth Circuit became the latest United States Court of Appeals to allow Section 1782 discovery for use in private international arbitrations.
Section 1782 is a powerful...more
4/9/2020
/ 28 U.S.C. § 1782 ,
Arbitration ,
Discovery ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
Germany ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
International Litigation ,
Motions to Quash ,
Remand ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Subpoenas ,
Trade Secrets ,
Vacated