Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 148: Listen and Learn -- Claim and Issue Preclusion (Civil Procedure)
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In Villaver v. Paglinawan, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 04159 (2d Dept. Aug. 7, 2024) (here), the Appellate Division, Second Department reversed the dismissal of a legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, and intentional infliction...more
In a dispute between Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood LLC and a labor union, Constellium argued that an arbitrator’s award against Constellium was contrary to a prior court decision involving the same parties and...more
Many litigants are familiar with the well-settled rule that an affirmative defense will be waived if it is not included in a CPLR 3211(a) motion to dismiss or in the answer (see CPLR 3211[e]). And so, lawyers tasked with...more
(SC 20131) Department of Transportation v. White Oak Corporation (collateral estoppel and statutory off-sets) - In this decision, the Supreme Court concluded that the State could reduce the amount of damages it was ordered...more
In reversing summary judgment for defendants, the California Fourth District Court of Appeal recently held that homeowners suing their real estate broker for negligence did not need an expert witness to establish the elements...more
In a procedurally complex case, the First Circuit reviewed the lower court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration based on principles of collateral estoppel....more
Arbitration - Waymo v. Uber Technologies, 870 F.3d 1342 (Fed. Cir. 2017) - Waymo sued Uber and others for trade secret misappropriation and patent infringement. Uber contends that Waymo should be compelled to...more
Girolametti v. Michael Horton Assoc., 2017 Conn. App. Lexis 228 (June 6, 2017) - A General Contractor brought claims for unpaid added work, via mandatory arbitration, against a building owner who asserted defective work...more
It might seem uncontroversial that the members of a limited liability company cannot follow with a personal lawsuit for injuries after their LLC litigates, and loses, claims based on the same issues. But it took the Business...more
When a patent dispute goes to arbitration, there is the possibility that an outside party could try to influence the outcome by going to court. This may come as a surprise, given that Section 294 of the Patent Act specifies...more