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Key Discovery Points: Timing is Mostly Everything in eDiscovery
I have previously noted certain provisions of a bill amending Nevada's business entity statutes, AB239. See Nevada Bill Would Impose A Duty That Directors Be Informed and Nevada Bill Would Expressly Allow Directors To...more
Invoking the recent Delaware Supreme Court decision Kellner v. AIM ImmunoTech Inc., 320 A.3d 239 (Del. 2024) (“Kellner”), the Court of Chancery held that equitable challenges to the enforceability of advance notice bylaws are...more
With the whirlwind of recent events threatening Delaware’s standing as the preeminent jurisdiction for incorporation in America, press coverage understandably has centered around certain high-profile billionaires and the...more
At least four lawsuits have recently been filed against employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) fiduciaries alleging a failure to prudently invest cash held in the ESOP trust. While scrutiny of investments in company stock has...more
I’ve noticed over the many years since this blog’s launch a disproportionate number of posts concerning disputes among restaurant co-owners. The only explanation I’ve come up with is that first-time, start-up restaurant...more
In today’s competitive business environment, trade secrets have emerged as some of an organization’s most prized assets. They are the hidden formulas, proprietary processes, and specialized know-how that give companies their...more
The assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson ignited a complex array of public reactions. Amid the standard shock and sympathy, many less orthodox responses emerged: expressions of dark humor, bitter comparisons...more
Under federal trademark law, a winning trademark owner can seek a defendant’s profits from infringing use of the trademark. But just who is the “defendant” whose profits can be reached? Is it the corporate affiliate of the...more
The Delaware Court of Chancery is the nation’s preeminent business court due to the large number of businesses that call Delaware home. Both Delaware state and federal courts require Delaware counsel to be actively involved...more
On February 27, 2025, Senator Bryan Hughes (R-Tyler) filed Senate Bill 29 (S.B. 29), proposing several corporate reforms designed to ensure that Texas remains the premier business-friendly jurisdiction in the nation. If...more
On February 26, the U.S. Supreme Court in Dewberry Group, Inc. v. Dewberry Engineers Inc. unanimously held that an award of “defendant’s profits” under the Lanham Act in a trademark infringement suit is only ascribable to the...more
This newsletter explores the emerging legal topics and issues affecting the condominium and cooperative services industry. Thought-leading attorneys from Moritt Hock & Hamroff’s Condominium and Cooperative Services Practice...more
In a unanimous (and unsurprising) decision on Wednesday, the Supreme Court vacated an award of nearly $43 million in disgorged profits to a trademark infringement plaintiff because those profits were not attributable to the...more
Only two months into 2025, and the Business Court has already denied two motions for leave to add claims to pierce the corporate veil. My fellow-Foxer, Brad Risinger reported here on the first opinion from Judge Earp in MD...more
n a decision that strongly endorsed the principle of corporate separateness – where a company’s affiliates are not financially responsible for the legal obligations of their parent – the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously...more
In this last article in his three-part series, my partner and securities litigator Walker Newell looked at motion to dismiss trends in the Central District of California, which covers Los Angeles and Orange County. The CD...more
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison has obtained an order denying in large part motions to dismiss filed by defendants ExxonMobil Corp., the American Petroleum Institute, Koch Industries, Inc., Flint Hills Resources LP, and Flint...more
In its decision last year in Aabar Holdings SARL v. Glencore PLC & Others, the High Court handed down a landmark ruling overturning the ‘shareholder rule’, which has been applied to the analysis of legal professional...more
Matthew Bagley worked for a claims adjustment firm in Louisiana as its claims manager for nearly three years before resigning to, allegedly, improperly compete against his former employer, M.D. Claims Group. In M.D. Claims...more
Welcome to our Litigation 2024 Year in Review and 2025 Outlook. In this report, we examine the legal trends that have shaped the commercial landscape in Europe and the UK and explore how these developments are likely to...more
In many, perhaps most New York business divorce lawsuits, tax documents play a key role. Equity holder status is essential for standing to sue – including to dissolve, to sue derivatively on behalf of the entity, to sue...more
As we welcome 2025, Wilson Sonsini litigators shed light on the emerging trends and key issues they see shaping the legal landscape, from AI regulation to evolving trade secret laws and increasing scrutiny on corporate...more
While much uncertainty lies ahead as we enter 2025, the coming year is sure to see further attacks on corporate DEI efforts nationwide. With President Trump returning to the White House, the federal government is set to take...more
An accelerating focus on doing business responsibly will force changes to wide-ranging aspects of business operations and strategy - Societal expectations of businesses have shifted fundamentally over the past five years....more
A corporate deposition authorized by Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6), and similar state rules[1] is a powerful discovery device with far-reaching implications. Entities served with such a notice face significant burdens to select...more