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Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Policyholders vs. Insurers: 3 Arguments to Make When Selecting Defense Counsel & Hourly Rates

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In this episode, Eric Jesse explains ways to prevent your insurer from taking a one-size-fits-all approach to its defense obligations, from asserting your right to select your own counsel to challenging its definition of...more

Conyers

Sun Vessel Global Limited v HQ Aviation Limited and Great Lakes Insurance (UK) SE: Synopsis on Costs

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Sun Vessel Global Limited (Appellant) v (1) HQ Aviation Limited, (2) Great Lakes Insurance (UK) SE (Respondents) Judgment given on 9 January 2023. Court’s Jurisdiction to reconsider matters before delivery of its perfected...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

English High Court Confirms Costs Award Part and Parcel of Substantive Award

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The Court’s ruling supports the general principle that costs follow the event. In Andrew Martin, Nicholas Greene, Coban 2017 LLP (formerly named Strutt & Parker LLP) v. Michael Harris [2019] EWHC 2735 (Ch), the English...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2019 – Eighth Edition - U.S. Chapter

Efficiency and integrity of process – The American legal system. The American legal system, founded on notions of fairness and due process, is respected throughout the world for its ability to deliver predictable,...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Think Carefully Before Forming an “Out of State” LLC

Many California-based LLC managers and members are lured by the potential benefits of forming the LLC under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of California. Delaware can be an enticing option. Delaware is known for its...more

Proskauer - Proskauer For Good

The Proposal to Simplify New York’s Court Structure

Chief Judge Janet DiFiore’s call during her recent state of the judiciary address to “modernize” New York’s court system by reforming its complicated structure, has energized a growing grassroots effort across the state....more

White & Case LLP

Which jurisdiction? Choosing where to litigate: A jurisdictional overview of the world’s court systems

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With ongoing advances in technology and communications, the number of contracting parties looking beyond their local jurisdiction when choosing a dispute resolution forum continues to grow It is easier than ever for...more

Smart & Biggar

Top 5 reasons to consider patent litigation in Canada now

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Canada has historically been a much less active jurisdiction for patent litigation compared to the United States, which can be explained in part by the simple fact that the United States’ market is almost 10 times the size of...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Coupon Settlements: Discount or Discontent?

Congress passed the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”) with the hope of preventing abuse in class action lawsuits. CAFA assigns jurisdiction to federal courts over class actions where: (i) the aggregate amount in...more

Carlton Fields

Real Property, Financial Services & Title Insurance Update

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Easements: trial court erred in denying statutory easement or “way of necessity” where owners established all elements pursuant to section 704.01(2), Fla. Stat. – Messer v. Sanders, No. 1D13-3084 (Fla. 1st DCA July 9, 2014)...more

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