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The First Department Dismisses COVID-19 Based Frustration of Purpose and Impossibility Related Defenses In Rent Arrears Action

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Among the problems resulting from COVID-19, is the pandemic’s effect on business. Numerous businesses were forced to close due to lock downs and supply chain issues. The economic slowdowns and business closures caused by...more

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California Supreme Court Holds Failure to Promote Claims Accrue With Employee’s ‘Knowledge’ of Denied Promotion

If an employee is passed over for a promotion due to alleged harassment, does the failure to promote happen when the employer decides to promote someone else or when the successful candidate actually takes on the role? ...more

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Federal Indictment? Five Potential Outcomes and Five Potential Defenses

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If you have received a federal indictment, you are facing a serious set of circumstances. Unless you are able to have your indictment dismissed, you will go to trial on federal charges, and you will be at risk for facing...more

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Consumer Law Hinsights – August 2020

Consumer Law Hinsights is a monthly compilation of nationwide consumer protection cases of interest to financial services and accounts receivable management companies, brought to you by Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP....more

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Dismissing Fraud Claims, Judge Davis Rules Party’s Statement of Reasons or Motives Underlying Bargaining Position Constitutes...

In Metal Seal Precision, Ltd. v. Sensata Technologies, Inc., Metal Seal sued Sensata for allegedly breaching the parties’ Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which required Sensata to purchase minimum quantities of metal...more

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Attorney Has Immunity for Destroying Evidence When Acting Within Scope of Representation

Bethel v. Quilling, Selander, Lownds, Winslett & Moser, P.C., (Feb. 21, 2020, No. 18-0595) 2020 Tex. LEXIS 139 - Brief Summary - The Texas Supreme Court held that a claim over an attorney's alleged destruction of evidence...more

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Eastern District Of New York Dismisses Putative Class Action Regarding Mutual Fund Disclosures For Failure To Adequately Allege...

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On June 25, 2019, Judge Arthur Spatt of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed with prejudice a putative securities class action brought by investors in a mutual fund asserting...more

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Breach Of Fiduciary Duty Claim Against Trustee Based On Self-Dealing Real Estate Investment Was Dismissed Due To Limitations,...

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In Goughnour v. Patterson, a beneficiary sued a trustee based on a failed real estate investment. No. 12-17-00234-CV, 2019 Tex. App. LEXIS 1665 (Tex. App.—Tyler March 5, 2019, no pet. history). In 2007, the trustee of four...more

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Key California Employment Law Cases: March 2019

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This month’s key employment law cases address the religious organization exemption under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and arbitration agreements....more

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RESPA is a Shield, Not a Sword

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In a case of first impression, the Fifth Circuit held that a defendant is not required to plead as an affirmative defense under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act that it had complied with Section 1024.41 of the Code...more

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Federal Circuit Review - March 2019

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Federal Circuit Determines Time-Barred Petitioner Joined to an IPR Has Appellate Standing - In Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Research Corporation Tech., Appeal Nos. 2017-2088, -2089, -2091, the Federal Circuit held that a...more

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Massachusetts Patent Litigation Wrap Up – July 2017

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This post is part of a monthly series summarizing notable activity in patent litigation in the District of Massachusetts, including short summaries of substantive orders issued in pending cases. PetEdge, Inc. v....more

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Filing a Collection Suit? The Statute of Limitations for the Forum State May Not Be the Correct Limitations Period

Debt collectors filing suit often assume that the forum state’s statute of limitations will apply. However, a string of recent cases suggests that may not always be the case. The Ohio Supreme Court recently determined that,...more

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The Eleventh Circuit has spoken: “Debtors who surrender property must get out of the creditor’s way”

In recent years, there has been a hotbed of litigation across the nation, particularly in Florida state and bankruptcy courts, regarding a debtor’s ability to contest a secured creditor’s foreclosure notwithstanding the...more

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FTC Stands Down in Latest Head-to-Head Battle Between Federal and State Oversight of Healthcare Collaborations

In what will undoubtedly be seen by all interested parties as a significant setback in the Federal Trade Commission’s active opposition to potentially anticompetitive healthcare collaborations, the FTC voted unanimously on...more

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N.C. Court of Appeals Dismisses Municipal Takings Claim For Failing "Public Benefit" Standard

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Today, the N.C. Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a takings case filed by a local government. The case is Town of Matthews v. Wright, No. COA14-943 (April 21, 2015)....more

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