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Boxing Piracy and the "Internet defense" is it viable?

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When your restaurant, bar, nightclub, sports bar, barber shop, gym, country club, cigar bar other similar establishment decides to air the latest and great UFC fight or other sports match in your venue, you need to understand...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Knotty Pine Not Enough: Federal Court Says Not Enough Logs on the WFDL “Community of Interest” Fire for Cabin Builder

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For nearly two decades, Rustic Retreats Log Homes, Inc. was the exclusive builder of Pioneer Log Homes in Wisconsin. Under the parties’ written distributorship agreement, Pioneer would provide customer leads for Rustic to...more

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Product Liability Appeal Won Due to Analytical Gaps in Plaintiff's Expert Witness Opinion

In a negligence and failure-to-warn case brought against a product distributor, the plaintiff was relying on their expert witness as the sole means to prove that the product at issue came from the defendant. However, the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Preemption of Structure/Function Claims

Seen frequently on grocery items, and especially on dietary supplements, structure/function claims describe the role of a nutrient or ingredient in the structure or function of the human body. Examples include “Calcium builds...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

And You Are Not Done; The Future Of Products Liability Claims Against Amazon Still Uncertain

This past summer, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued a seminal opinion in Oberdorf v. Amazon.com, Inc., which held Amazon could be liable as a seller for products sold by third parties on its website. The issue however...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Food and Beverage Law Update: June 2018

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Wage and Hour - Decision Upholds Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Clauses, Resolves Circuit Split - The U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis on May 21, 2018, holding that...more

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December 2016 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

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In our update for last month’s developments in this area of the law, we report on five significant court cases involving companies in the transportation industry that use ICs as an integral part of their business model. Each...more

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Auto Parts Distributor Avoids Liability In Robinson-Patman Suit

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On July 19, 2013, the Ninth Circuit affirmed an award of summary judgment to an aftermarket auto parts distributor that had received better prices than a competitor. Gorlick Distribution Centers, LLC v. Car Sound Exhaust...more

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