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Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Latest Federal Court Cases - July 2024 #3

Backertop Licensing LLC v. Canary Connect, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2023-2367, -2368, 2024-1016, -1017 (Fed. Cir. July 16, 2024) Our case of the week focuses on the inherent power of the district courts to investigate fraud and...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

The Power of Depositions

Dismissal of a lawsuit is a rare sanction for a discovery violation, but it happened recently in a workplace discrimination lawsuit, due in large part to two probing depositions that called into question one party’s assertion...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Analysis and Strategic Implications of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Brown

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) brought an action against 18 defendants under the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) for engaging in or substantially...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Court Rejects Habitual TCPA Plaintiff’s Procedural Gamesmanship

In a recent condemnation of procedural “gamesmanship of the lowest order,” District Judge Michael M. Baylson not only denied a plaintiff’s request for a default judgment and for sanctions, but also sua sponte ordered the...more

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Eleventh Circuit Reprimands CFPB for Discovery Abuses During Rule 30(b)(6) Depositions

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On June 12, 2023, an Eleventh Circuit panel issued an opinion affirming a sanctions order against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) premised on the CFPB’s “derail[ment]” of multiple depositions in contravention...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Fee Award Appropriate for Trying to Refresh and Replay Case

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld an attorneys’ fees award after the patent owner brought successive patent infringement suits attempting “to refile to wipe the slate clean” after the first court was...more

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Licenses and the Law Series, Part V

Potential Board Sanctions Against Licensees - In this article, we explain the different actions that boards can take against licensees. The board may take the following actions once its investigation concludes:...more

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Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Cigna Derivative Suit Over Failed Anthem Merger

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Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Cigna Derivative Suit Over Failed Anthem Merger; The PCAOB Sanctions Former KPMG Vice Chair Of Audit For Failure To Supervise Senior Members Of KPMG's Audit Practice; Ninth Circuit Affirms...more

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In First Ever SEC Sanction For Allegedly Misleading Covid Related Disclosures, Cheesecake Factory Pays $125,000 Civil Penalty

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In First Ever SEC Sanction for Allegedly Misleading COVID Related Disclosures, Cheesecake Factory Pays $125,000 Civil Penalty; New York State Appellate Court Dismisses Putative Securities Act Class Action on Merits for First...more

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Ninth Circuit Holds Loss Causation May Be Predicated on Information Potentially Available Under Freedom of Information Act

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Ninth Circuit Holds Loss Causation May Be Predicated on Information Potentially Available Under Freedom of Information Act; D.C. Circuit Upholds FINRA’s Permanent Ban of Broker Accused of Misconduct After Finding SCOTUS...more

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Tenth Circuit Refuses to Vacate FINRA Arbitration Dismissal

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The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected a claimant’s effort to vacate the dismissal of his FINRA claim following his repeated failure to comply with various deadlines. ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New SIAC Rules: The Need For Refinement

Last month, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) started a review and revision of its 2016 Rules (the “2020 Review”). The 2016 Rules introduced a number of novel provisions to address “early dismissal of...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

A Man Walks into a Bar...And Fair Use Is Found

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It is no secret about the proliferation of copyright lawsuits that have been filed over the past four years over the unauthorized use of photos online, many against media companies that seek to shield themselves from...more

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Federal Circuit Review - October 2018

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IPR Petitioner’s Initial Identification of the Real Parties in Interest Is to Be Accepted Unless and Until Disputed by a Patent Owner - In Worlds Inc. v. Bungie, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2017-1481, -1546, -1583, the Federal...more

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FOIA: Illinois Appellate Court Sanctions Repeat-Filer

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In a rare move, an Illinois Appellate Court recently upheld sanctions against a repeat FOIA litigant in Garlick v. Bloomingdale Township. ...more

Genova Burns LLC

#MeToo Movement Insufficient to Revive Dismissed Case

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The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey denied an employee’s request to reopen her case based on alleged changed attitudes “post-Weinstein.” The Court also denied the employer’s request for sanctions but...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Chris Lazarini Provides Insight On Appropriate Sanctions for Failure to Comply with Discovery Obligations

Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini provided insight on a case that was dismissed following several missteps by the plaintiff during the discovery process. Since the plaintiff clearly demonstrated discovery abuse, the...more

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Atlanta Federal Judge Orders Discovery Sanctions Against CFPB and Dismisses CFPB’s Claims

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Last Friday, Judge Richard Story (USDC, N.D. Ga.) entered an order in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Universal Debt Solutions, LLC, et al., granting a defendant’s motion for Rule 37 discovery sanctions and striking...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities - June 2017

This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between February 2017 and April 2017. The cases address developing trends in class actions, ERISA, fiduciary duties,...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Fresh From the Bench: Precedential Patent Cases From the Federal Circuit

Our report includes discussions of six of the precedential cases decided in the past week and will include the other three cases in next week’s report. In Aylus v. Apple, the panel finds prosecution disclaimer in a...more

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Disposal of Contamination = Disposal of Evidence. Be Careful What You Throw Away!

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In a recent unpublished case, the Superior Court of New Jersey held that the Plaintiff in a CERCLA case had committed spoliation when, during the course of the remedial activity, it disposed of various contaminated materials....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Defendant Wipes Out After Getting Caught in the Riptide and Is Sanctioned for Ill-Conceived Motion to Compel in Surf Tech...

This case presents an example of a district court’s use of the “proportionality” requirement of Rule 26 to limit overbroad discovery. On March 9, 2017, Magistrate Judge Barbara L. Major of the District Court for the Southern...more

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Arkansas Federal Court to Consider Sanctioning Attorneys for Using Federal Jurisdiction as “Bargaining Chip” in Negotiating...

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In Adams et al. v. United Services Automobile Ass’n et al., W.D. Ark. No. 2:14-cv-02013, Chief District Judge P.K. Holmes III of the Western District of Arkansas will soon decide whether to sanction attorneys who negotiated a...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Financial Projections, Strategic Plans, And Customer Contract Proposals Can Be Trade Secrets

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Two competitors who do research and analysis for advertisers and media companies, concerning how television viewing impacts consumer purchasing, have been in a legal battle over alleged trade secret misappropriation, patent...more

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The DIGEST Of Equal Employment Opportunity Law

Agency Processing - Agency Failed to Develop Adequate Record to Make Determination on Claim of Sex Discrimination Based on Gender Stereotype. Complainant alleged that he was subjected to ongoing hostile work environment...more

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