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Illinois District Court Issues Important Class Certification Decision in a Section 1 Antitrust Case

On July 22, 2024, Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer of the Northern District of Illinois issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order (“Opinion”), ultimately ruling to certify a class of vendors that provide back-end software to many of...more

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Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

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When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

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German Court hears case of farmer suing a major car manufacturer over greenhouse gas emissions

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On 20 May 2022, the Regional Court of Detmold heard a climate change complaint brought by a farmer against a major German automotive car manufacturer. The plaintiff claimed that the defendant’s production of gas-fueled...more

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Judge Again Postpones Decision In Massachusetts Right to Repair Case

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On April 15, 2022, the Massachusetts federal court in Alliance for Automotive Innovation v. Healy issued a procedural order informing the parties that the court would need another two and a half months to issue a decision on...more

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Eleventh Circuit Holds FLSA Administrative Exemption Applies to Business Development Managers Who Drove Business to Car...

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On April 1, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, in Brown v. Nexus Business Solutions, LLC affirmed a district court’s decision that business development managers who solicited and sold General Motors...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC Order: Auto Marketing Company and Owner Banned From Industry for Misleading Consumers

On January 28, the FTC announced that it banned an automotive marketing company and its owner from the auto industry for the next twenty years for allegedly engaging in unfair and deceptive practices in violation of the FTC...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Eighth Circuit First to Apply “Manifested Defect” Rule to Class Action Fairness Act

This month, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued what appears to be the first appellate opinion applying the “manifested defect” rule to the Class Action Fairness Act’s (“CAFA”) $5 million amount-in-controversy...more

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Ontario Superior Court Limits Potential Class Action Entitlement for Pure Economic Loss

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While the effects of the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in 1688782 Ontario Inc v Maple Leaf Foods Inc., 2020 SCC 35 [Maple Leaf], begin to reverberate in the decisions of lower courts, Justice Paul Perell's certification...more

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EU Commission Breaks New Ground by Fining German Carmakers for Participation in a Cartel Restricting Technical Development

The European Commission (EC) issued a EUR 875 million (USD 1.05 billion) cartel fine against German carmakers, namely BMW, Audi, Porsche, and Volkswagen (the latter three are all part of the Volkswagen Group). Daimler was...more

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Judge Promises to Render Prompt Decision as Massachusetts Right to Repair Trial Concludes

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A Boston federal court heard the final round of closing arguments on Wednesday, July 21 in Alliance for Automotive Innovation v. Healy, a lawsuit challenging recent amendments to the Massachusetts Right to Repair Law (the...more

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Five Questions to Consider as the Massachusetts Right to Repair Trial Commences

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On June 14, 2021, the federal court bench trial commences in Alliance for Automotive Innovation v. Healey, where a motor vehicle manufacturer trade association seeks to invalidate a 2020 ballot initiative amending that...more

Clark Hill PLC

Travel During COVID – How Do I Get My Critical Employees Into the US?

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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause major challenges to international travel, deeply impacting Automotive and Manufacturing employers’ ability to move their global workforce to where they are needed. Far-reaching...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

United States Supreme Court Clarifies Contours of Specific Personal Jurisdiction in Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial...

In Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court and Ford Motor Co. v. Bandemer, issued Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court rejected Ford Motor Company’s challenge to two state courts’ assertion of specific...more

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Wait Is Over: USMCA Border Enforcement Begins

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US tariffs are applied at the time of import and so the elevated role played by US Customs and Border Protection should not be underestimated. While the Customs section begins with the analysis “The Wait Is Over: USMCA Border...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - July 2020

In this month's edition, we examine the Court of Justice of the European Union's decision invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, as well as the U.S. government's response to the decision. We also examine two...more

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Updated USMCA a Breath of Fresh Air in a Distressed Trading World

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The updated USMCA was signed on December 10, 2019. These are not business-as-usual times in the trading world. As we know, there is the ongoing trade war with China, Brazil and Argentina are back in the steel and aluminum...more

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Dust unsettled? China's Supreme Court refines OEM jurisprudence in ground-breaking Honda judgment.

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The Chinese Supreme People's Court ("SPC") recently handed down its latest judgment on whether Original Equipment Manufacturing ("OEM") may constitute trademark infringement in China. In its judgment, the SPC refines its...more

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Federal Circuit Astonishingly Invalidates Manufacturing Method Patent…

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In a breathtaking decision, the Federal Circuit has ruled that a patented method of making an automobile drive shaft is not eligible to be patented because it is “directed to a natural law.” In so ruling, the court has...more

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New Federal Circuit Guidance on Design Patents: Key Takeaways for Companies Seeking Protection

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With few substantive decisions addressing design patents, it’s always exciting to see new guidance from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on how these valuable IP assets are prosecuted and enforced. In two...more

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German Court Issues First-Ever Anti-Suit Injunction

On 11 July 2019, the Munich I District Court (Landgericht) issued an anti-suit injunction in patent litigation, preventing an automotive company from further pursuing proceedings in the United States. The Munich decision...more

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Federal Circuit Affirms Validity of Design Patents For Automotive Body Parts in Precedential Opinion

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The Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion on July 23, 2019, affirming the validity of two design patents related to the Ford F-150 hood and headlamp and sweepingly rejecting arguments that the patents on automotive...more

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Important Distinction Between Settlement and Litigation Classes

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An en banc Ninth Circuit recently reinstated a nationwide class settlement that resolved consumer claims related to several of Hyundai’s and Kia’s advertised fuel economy standards. Joining several other circuits, the court...more

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Regional Shake-Up or More of the Same? How the USMCA Impacts North American Trade

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The Situation: The United States, Canada, and Mexico recently reached an agreement in principle to revise and replace the North American Free Trade Agreement ("NAFTA") with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement ("USMCA")....more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Ins and Outs of Canada’s New Trade Agreement and NAFTA Replacement, the USMCA

On September 30, 2018, Canada and the United States resolved outstanding trade issues and announced that they, together with Mexico, agreed to a trilateral United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Once ratified, the...more

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Tesla, Musk Settle Tweet-Related SEC Charges

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On September 27, 2018, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged Elon Musk, the Chairman and CEO of Tesla, Inc., a publically-traded California-based technology company that specializes in electric...more

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