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Avoiding Legal Pitfalls: Understanding Ohio’s Home Solicitation Sales Act

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Are you a contractor who sells services directly to customers at their homes or outside your ordinary place of business? If so, do you know about Ohio’s Home Solicitation Sales Act? Understanding this law is crucial, and if...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Federal Court Denies Dealer Challenge To OEM Internet Sales Policy - Seyfarth's Future of Automotive Series

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A Massachusetts federal court recently granted summary judgment in favor of a motorcycle manufacturer and dismissed claims by a dealer who argued the manufacturer’s internet sales policy breached the dealer agreement between...more

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UK gambling operator faces legal action over refusal to pay out GBP1m jackpot

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The UK and European gambling operator Paddy Power is fighting a legal action in the English High Court over a refusal to pay a customer who thought they had won a GBP1m jackpot when playing an online slot game. Paddy Power...more

Adams & Reese

“Hidden Ball Trick” – Yankees’ Aaron Judge Case Involving Deception Carries Lessons for Contractors

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The hidden ball trick is a baseball play in which the fielder fakes a throw to the pitcher, so that he can trick the runner into stepping off the base. The fielder then tags out the runner. It’s a deceptive move that can...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Do I Have Standing in Florida State Court? Not So Fast.-McGlinchey Commercial Law Bulletin - January 20 2023

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Ohio- Liquidated Damages- Pacetti’s Apothecary v. Rebound Bracing & Pain Sol. Inc., 2d Dist. Greene, No. 2023-Ohio-93. In this appeal, the Second Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision finding that a late...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Hemp Suits: Proactive Risk Management is Key

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Business transactions come with the risk that litigation may arise at some point in the life of the parties' dealings. Transactions involving hemp—whether pertaining to its growth, production, or sale—are not immune. In...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

Repurposing Real Estate Development to Counter Weakened Demand: Know the Risks Before Terminating Contracts

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Pacta sunt servanda, i.e., agreements must be kept. This applies in both good economies and bad. Companies considering a modification of their business operations to offset lower revenue must be mindful of existing...more

Carlton Fields

Class Action Roundup

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McClendon v. North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co. (M.D. Tenn. 2019) - In McClendon, the plaintiff’s mother purchased a whole life insurance policy to insure the plaintiff’s brother, and subsequently took out a loan on...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

North Carolina Federal District Court Dismisses Tort Claims Based on Same Duty and Breach Alleged in Plaintiff’s Contract Claims

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Precision Hydraulic Cylinders, Inc. v. Manufacturing. Technology, Inc., No. 7:18-CV-203-FL, 2019 BL 344743, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 156670 (E.D.N.C. Sept. 13, 2019) - Precision Hydraulic Cylinders, Inc. (“Precision”) issued...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Sylvester Stallone Sues Warner Bros. over Profits from “Demolition Man”

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Sylvester Stallone filed suit against Warner Bros. on April 13th, claiming the studio has fraudulently concealed his share of revenue from the 1993 sci-fi action film, “Demolition Man.” The film starred Stallone as a Los...more

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