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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

First Department Protective of High-Frequency Trading Algorithm: Considerations in Handling Discovery Requests for Propriety Code,...

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As we continue to see increased litigation over electronic programs, apps, and algorithms, courts are increasingly called to consider discovery requests for the coding behind that technology.  These requests highlight the...more

Dechert LLP

Delaware Supreme Court Clarifies When “Substantive Economic Negotiations” Begin under MFW Framework

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In the latest Delaware decision to expound MFW and the structuring of controller transactions, the Delaware Supreme Court clarified the requirement for a controlling stockholder to condition its offer “up front” on MFW’s dual...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Endorsement Read to Require Privity of Contract between Policyholder and Additional Insured to Extend Coverage - Construction and...

A recent New York case highlights the importance of thoroughly analyzing all contract language in minimizing project risk. In Gilbane Bldg. Co./TDX Construction Corp. v. St. Paul Fire & Mar. Ins. Co., the Court of Appeals of...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

It Is Not A Duck! $535 million pipeline verdict reversal portends new era of joint venture conflicts.

On July 18, 2017, the Dallas Court of Appeals reversed a 2014 jury verdict that resulted in a $535 million judgment in favor of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (“ETP”) against its counterparty (appellate decision linked here)....more

Jackson Walker

Dallas Court of Appeals Reverses Landmark Judgment on Common Law Partnership and Joint Venture Claims

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On July 18, 2017, the Dallas Court of Appeals issued its long-awaited decision in Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. v. Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., reversing the Dallas County District Court’s judgment that awarded ETP...more

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Delaware Supreme Court Reverses Dismissal Of LPA Breach Claims, Holding General Exculpatory Provisions Did Not Preclude Claims For...

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On March 20, 2017, the Supreme Court of Delaware reversed the Court of Chancery’s dismissal of a lawsuit challenging a transaction between affiliated entities. Brinckerhoff v. Enbridge Energy Co., No. 273, 2016 (Del. Mar....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

On Sale Bar Invalidates Safyral, Beyaz Folate Patent

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In Merck & CIE v. Watson Laboratories, Inc., the Federal Circuit found communications between Merck and a potential joint venture partner amounted to a commercial offer to sell that invalidated the Orange Book-listed folate...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Sixth Circuit: “Single-Network” Hospitals Not Exempt from Section One Scrutiny

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On March 22, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit allowed a claim to proceed under § 1 of the Sherman Act against four hospitals acting as a single network under a joint operating agreement. Med. Center at...more

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