New York Supreme Court (“Supreme Court, Appellate Division”) addressed in a March 15th Memorandum and Order (“Order”) issues arising out of a common law judicial action filed by a real estate developer against a landfill. ...more
Whether under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) or under state law uniform trade secrets acts (“UTSA”), assessing monetary damages in trade secret misappropriation cases is rarely easy. By definition, trade...more
Buyers in M&A deals often contend that they value a target company based on the seller’s representations and warranties. If the buyer later determines those representations and warranties were false, it may argue that, as a...more
No One Likes a Bad Deal- Sometimes an acquired company’s revenues and earnings decline substantially following an acquisition. The investment is worth less to the new owner and the reputations of the deal team that...more
When it comes to actions arising out of damage to property by a contractor, especially in the residential real property context, Tennessee courts typically balance the cost to repair versus the diminution in value of the...more
Plaintiff lawyers’ continued search for damage theories to assert in claims arising from a data breach – or fear of a breach – received a potential setback this week when Chief Judge Michael Reagan of the United States...more
On September 28, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an Opinion and Order (the Opinion) in favor of our client, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SB&D), in its litigation arising from SB&D’s...more
Generally when the United States takes property pursuant to its eminent domain authority, “just compensation” is based on the market value of the property on the date of the taking. However, when acquiring a street, road or...more