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[Webinar] 2024 Class Action Survey Results - May 2nd, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

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Please join us for a webinar on the 2024 Carlton Fields Class Action Survey results. Now in its 13th year, the survey offers both a current snapshot and insights over time into management practices and experiences of in-house...more

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Fourth Circuit Says "Do the Math" For Attorneys' Fees Awards

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In North Carolina, a loan agreement can require a borrower to pay attorneys' fees upon default to reimburse the lender for collection expenses....more

Haug Partners LLP

Disclosure of Third-Party Funding Documents in Patent Litigation: A Shift Towards Greater Transparency in Patent Ownership and...

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Third-party litigation financing (TPLF) is an arrangement by which plaintiffs finance litigation costs through a non-party, typically a private firm that obtain funds from other investors. The commercial goal for a funder is...more

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[Webinar] 2023 Class Action Survey Results - April 11th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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The 2023 Carlton Fields Class Action Survey provides an overview of important issues and practices related to class action matters and management. The annual publication reports on historical trends captured since the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

UK High Court Ruling in Competition Claim Highlights Consequences of Disclosure Failures

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The ruling is also a reminder of the circumstances in which the court may order indemnity costs for such failures. On 29 July 2022, the UK High Court ruled in Cabo Concepts Limited v. MGA Entertainment (UK) Limited that...more

Jones Day

'Put the Brakes on Class Actions': Australian Parliamentary Joint Committee Report

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The Situation: Australia has become a hot spot for class actions fueled in large part by litigation funders, who have operated for many years in a largely unregulated market and have derived spectacular returns from their...more

Smart & Biggar

Canadian courts show trend of awarding higher costs in IP litigation

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Every IP litigant has the same questions on their mind: “If I win, how much of my legal costs can I recover? And if I lose, how much will I have to pay?” These are important questions, and the answers now may be different...more

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Is Your Class Action Settlement Reasonable? A Look Inside the Court’s Approval of the Yahoo! Data Breach Settlement May Shed Some...

A federal court recently issued a decision approving a class action settlement resolving litigation stemming from five Yahoo! data breaches that occurred from 2012 to 2016 and affected at least 194 million Yahoo! customers....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FTC and DOJ Enforcement Actions Highlight Scrutiny of Divestiture Orders Compliance

Recent enforcement actions by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) demonstrate the agencies’ continued close scrutiny of merging parties’ compliance with divestiture orders....more

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[Webinar] In-House eDiscovery Benchmarks: Key Takeaways from the 2020 Corporate In-Housing Survey - March 3rd, 1:00 pm ET

Join Logikcull and ACEDS as we dive deep into the results of the inaugural 2020 Corporate In-Housing Survey, looking at new benchmarks on in-house approaches to discovery, cost control, and litigation management. See how...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

American Rule Prevails; PTO May Not Collect In-House Attorneys' Fees as "Expenses"

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In a short opinion issued on December 11, 2019, the Supreme Court rejected the PTO’s recent attempt to collect attorneys’ fees under a little-used provision of the Patent Act. The decision in Peter v. NantKwest (No. 18-801)...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: Supreme Court Rejects USPTO’s Attempt to Extract Legal Fees for District Court Appeals

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On December 11, 2019, the US Supreme Court issued a unanimous order in Peter v. NantKwest, holding that a statute allowing the USPTO to recover "expenses" for appeals of patent refusals to a district court does not allow the...more

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Business Recovers Millions in Fees, Expenses, and Costs After Claims by EEOC Found to be "Frivolous"

A district court awarded nearly $4.7 million in fees, expenses, and costs to a trucking business after the court found Title VII claims brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) to be “frivolous,...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Preparing for Litigation in the U.S.

AGG’s Global Commerce Team Insights is a monthly update covering legal and regulatory topics. Our team assists foreign companies to mitigate risk in order to capitalize on the opportunities presented by entering the U.S....more

White and Williams LLP

Delaware Supreme Court Applies Plain Meaning of Insurance Policy Language to Reverse $48 Million Defense Cost Award

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An unbroken sequence of Delaware trial court decisions have reflected strong pro-policyholder leaning in insurance cases in furtherance of the state’s pro-business model. Following the most recent of these pro-policyholder...more

Jones Day

Australian Court of Appeal Endorses Stay of Competing Class Actions

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The Background: The competing class actions, particularly in relation to shareholder claims, have increased in Australia due to the incentives in the Australian legal market, namely minimal regulation of litigation funding...more

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How to Write an Effective SBA Litigation Plan

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When an SBA loan goes into default, the SBA requires a lender to commence litigation when the lender concludes that (1) defensive action is necessary to protect the collateral or ability to collect from the obligor or (2)...more

Sunstein LLP

March 2019 IP Update - Not All Litigation Expenses Are Recoverable Under the Copyright Act

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On March 4, the Supreme Court overturned a ruling that required Rimini Street to pay $12.8 million for Oracle’s litigation costs in a copyright infringement case. Rimini Street, Inc. v. Oracle USA, Inc. Many of the costs...more

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In-House Counsel Seminar Insights: How General Counsels can Successfully Collaborate with Outside Attorneys

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Three senior in-house attorneys discussed best practices for collaborating with outside counsel during a panel discussion at Ward and Smith’s 2018 In-House Counsel Seminar, with a focus on leveraging technology, controlling...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

TCPA Lawyers Cashing In: Court Approves Massive $20.4MM Fee Award in Favor of Class Counsel in TCPA Case Against Dish Networks

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While the saga in Krakauer v. Dish Network, LLC may be far from over, the Plaintiff’s attorneys in that case certainly have something to smile about. Twenty million somethings. In Krakauer v. Dish Network, Case No....more

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You May Not Have to Pay Attorney’s Fees in Some FLSA Cases

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If you have ever had to defend against a lawsuit under the FLSA, you probably know that attorney’s fees awards often far exceed the value of your employee’s claims. This is especially true in collective action cases, which...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Caution: Costs of Investigations into Employees’ Fraud are No Longer Recoverable under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act

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In a decision with far-reaching implications for corporate victims of fraud, the U.S. Supreme Court recently held that the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act of 1996 (MVRA) does not entitle victims of certain federal offenses,...more

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The Ninth Circuit Helps Copyright Owners Battle Widespread Infringement in Glacier Films v. Turchin

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On July 24, 2018, the Ninth Circuit issued a decision that can be an important tool to help copyright owners enforce their rights. It’s not unusual for copyright owners to believe that it’s just not worth going after some...more

K&L Gates LLP

SCOTUS Says Costs of Internal Investigations Are Not Reimbursable Under Mandatory Victims Restitution Act

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On May 29, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Lagos v. United States and held that legal fees and other costs associated with a victim company’s independent investigation of misconduct ultimately resulting in criminal...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

In Unanimous Ruling, US Supreme Court Limits Criminal Restitution Orders Under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act

In Lagos v. United States, decided on May 29, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that restitution orders under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (MVRA) are limited to fees and expenses incurred during...more

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