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In this article, the second in our series, we look at the various legal options brand owners have when faced with copycats and compare trends across some key regions....more
Edwards v. GigaAcquisitions2, LLC, C.A. No. 2024-0591-LWW (Del. Ch. July 25, 2025) - The Court of Chancery dismissed at the pleading stage a claim by former members of a now-bankrupt health care company (the “Company”)...more
A federal court in New Mexico denied a supplier’s motion to transfer venue after finding that a forum selection clause was invalid under New Mexico law. Rawson Inc. v. Associated Materials, LLC, 2025 WL 137811 (D.N.M. Sept....more
West Virginia AG J.B. McCuskey, assisted by private outside counsel, filed a federal lawsuit against Optum Inc., United Healthcare’s pharmacy benefit manager, and several affiliated entities, alleging that Optum exacerbated...more
When sensitive business information is taken or misused, companies often face a difficult combination of urgency and uncertainty. Trade secrets, whether technical processes, customer information, or proprietary strategies,...more
The Fourth Circuit reversed a district court’s dismissal of a trade secret misappropriation claim under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) where the district court concluded that a company did not plausibly allege that it...more
When a person manipulates someone into changing their will, what’s a family member who finds themselves cut out of an inheritance to do?...more
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, applying Florida law, has held that a discrimination exclusion barred coverage for a lawsuit against a city chamber of commerce for allegedly interfering...more
Assume fraudulent representations by the owner of a residence with multiple hidden material defects that the defects were non-existent induce Jones to purchase residence. Call that residence the “old residence.” The unjustly...more
Bad behavior in the workplace is in many instances a legal wrong that leads to legal consequences. Sexual harassment, for example, leads to consequences under tort and employment law. But if the perpetrator is a director or...more
On November 26, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered judgment in favor of a real estate company plaintiff, concluding that the defendant, a title guaranty company, breached its duty of care...more
On 24 November 2025, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council handed down judgment in Credit Suisse Life (Bermuda) Ltd v. Bidzina Ivanishvili [2025] UKPC 53. ...more
Park7 Student Housing, LLC v. PR III/Park7 SH Holdings, LLC, C.A. No. 2025-0167-MTZ (Del. Ch. June 20, 2025) - Integration clauses provide that a contract is the complete and final agreement between the parties and...more
A federal jury in Massachusetts ordered Beyond Meat, Inc. to pay $38.9 million to Sonate Corp. d/b/a Vegadelphia Foods for willful trademark infringement tied to slogans used in national advertising for meat-free products....more
Meet Jill Bigler, a dynamic employment attorney who blends litigation experience with practical insights to guide clients through complex workplace challenges. In this one-on-one interview, Jill joins fellow Epstein Becker...more
When a critical piece of heavy equipment fails, the financial consequences can be substantial from repair costs, downtime and lost revenue. For many businesses, the natural assumption is that these losses can be pursued...more
If, like me, you grew up during (or otherwise lived through) the 1980s, you’ll recall the ever-present jingle “The best part of wakin’ up is Folgers in your cup” (and perhaps some creative modifications thereof by the...more
You take note when an opinion by an experienced bankruptcy judge says a party’s “failure to perform basic discovery responses and participation in litigation . . . has been breathtaking. I have seen a lot, but I have not seen...more
In Kieran Corrigan & Co Ltd v. OneE Group Ltd, Bashir Timol and others, a company’s director was held personally liable for breach of confidentiality for signing off on the company’s marketing of a tax mitigation structure...more
The Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Quintara Biosciences, Inc. v. Ruifeng Biztech, Inc. underscores an important distinction in trade secret law between California’s Uniform Trade Secrets Act (“CUTSA”) [Cal. Civ. Code, §§...more
For close business owners and their attorneys embarking upon a major litigated business dispute, it is not unreasonable to want to know with certainty which state or nation’s laws they can expect the court to apply over the...more
Welcome to the November 2025 issue of Sterne Kessler’s MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss a cautionary tale for adopting an “abandoned” mark and explore monetary damages that can be awarded in trademark...more
Notable litigation filed in October 2024 includes: (1) Jolley v. WCM Global Wealth, LLC, et al., No. 2024CP2306268 (S.C. Com. Pl.); (2) Vazquez, et al., v. Inventis Ventures Holding, Inc., et al., No. 2024-01436108 (Cal....more
The medtech sector is operating in an era of rapid innovation, aggressive commercialization, and intense scrutiny. As companies race to differentiate their technologies, the marketing landscape has become far more fraught....more
Nicklaus Companies files for bankruptcy after losing in court to Jack Nicklaus | Golf Digest - The Chapter 11 filing comes after the golf legend won a $50 million defamation lawsuit against his namesake former company....more