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Bill Analysis: California’s Ab 2049 and Its Effect on Summary Judgment Motions Background

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The obvious preference for the average person is never to be involved in litigation. For those forced to become party to a lawsuit, however, the dream then becomes prevailing on a motion for summary judgment. With such a...more

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Maritime Defendants’ Motions for Summary Judgment under Government Contractor Defense Denied

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Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of California - This asbestos-related lawsuit alleges that the decedent, Roberto Elorreaga, developed mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos-containing...more

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Pump Manufacturer’s Motion for Summary Judgment Denied

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Supreme Court of New York, New York County - Plaintiff Jane Wixted, individually and as executrix of the estate of decedent Thomas Wixted, filed the instant lawsuit claiming that the decedent was exposed to asbestos in...more

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Dismissing Fraud Claims, Judge Davis Rules Party’s Statement of Reasons or Motives Underlying Bargaining Position Constitutes...

In Metal Seal Precision, Ltd. v. Sensata Technologies, Inc., Metal Seal sued Sensata for allegedly breaching the parties’ Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which required Sensata to purchase minimum quantities of metal...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Judge Denying Summary Judgment Promises Demonstration of Challenged Ad Claims for Jurors

A putative class action challenging advertising claims for skin care products will move forward after a California federal court judge denied the defendants’ motion for summary judgment. Plaintiffs Kari Miller and Samantha...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

The LHD/ERISA Advisor: Ohio State Court Affirms Dismissal of Bad Faith and Punitive Damages Claim

In Shah v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25695 (S.D. Ohio Feb. 19, 2019), the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio dismissed a plaintiff insured's bad faith and punitive damages claims...more

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Chris Lazarini Examines Standards for Proving Breach of Fiduciary Duty

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Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini examined a case in which a group of shareholders alleged the company and two individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties to shareholders, and an investment bank aided and...more

Payne & Fears

Key California Employment Law Cases: July 2019

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This month's key California employment law cases involve payment of wages, workplace conditions, public employment issues, and civil procedure....more

Knobbe Martens

Invalidating Patents Under §101 in the Early Stages of Litigation Still Possible Post-Berkheimer and Aatrix

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Patent eligibility challenges under 35 U.S.C. §101 have been effective tools for defendants to obtain early dismissal of a case without extensive fact finding since the Supreme Court ruling in Alice. Whether a claim recites...more

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Courts Rule in Favor of Advisers in Three Mutual Fund Excessive Fee Cases

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Within recent weeks, there have been three noteworthy court rulings in pending Section 36(b) cases, with one court granting a motion to dismiss and two different courts fully granting substantive motions for summary judgment....more

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Early Summary Judgment Denied in Stapler Patent Lawsuit

Judge Gorton in the District of Massachusetts recently denied an early summary judgment motion filed in a patent infringement suit, holding the motion to be premature on two grounds. First, a scheduled claim construction...more

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