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General Contractor Defendant Fails to Meet Its Burden on Summary Judgment; Motion Denied

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In this asbestos-related lawsuit, the defendant, Structure Tone, filed for summary judgment arguing that the plaintiff failed to establish that he was exposed to asbestos from working with or near products used by Structure...more

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Defendant’s “Conclusory” Affidavit Not Enough to Meet Burden on Summary Judgment

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Court: Supreme Court of New York, New York County - In this asbestos-related lawsuit, defendant, Perkins Engines, filed a motion for summary judgment arguing that plaintiff could not have used its brakes, clutches, or...more

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Court Dismisses Plaintiffs’ International Tort Claim Against Outside Contractor; Finds Issues of Fact For Jury on Outside...

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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, June 8, 2022 - In April 2022, Hopeman filed the instant motion for partial summary judgment arguing that the plaintiffs’ intentional tort claim must be...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Left Coast Appeals

This Week at The Ninth: Jersey Boys and Restroom Doors

This week, we highlight Ninth Circuit decisions denying copyright protection to assertions of fact (even if those facts were made up), and deepening a slight Circuit split on the Americans with Disabilites Act's...more

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Valeant Pharmaceuticals Int'l v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2020)

Summary judgment, while clearly advantageous, requires that there be no disputed question of material fact and that the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.  When a district court grants judgment...more

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Three Point Shot - February 2020

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Welcome to Three Point Shot, a newsletter brought to you by the Sports Law Group at Proskauer. Three Point Shot brings you the latest in sports law-related news and provides you with links to related materials. Your feedback,...more

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Federal Circuit Alters Landscape for Design Patent Litigation

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White & Case Technology Newsflash - Intellectual property litigants may be increasingly addressing design patents. Design patent litigation may be getting lengthier, and this may result in the filing of more design patent...more

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Infringer Need Not Have “Affixed” the Mark to Goods to Be Found Liable

Applying generally accepted principles of trademark law, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that using a competitor’s trademarks in marketing materials to promote competing products constitutes trademark...more

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Middle District of Florida Defines Settlement Communications Allowed Under the FDCPA

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On November 18, 2016, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida held that the communication of an unequivocal and non-coercive settlement offer does not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act...more

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Federal Circuit Patent Updates - July 2016 #2

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WBIP, LLC v. Kohler Co. (No. 2015-1038, -1044, 7/19/16) (Moore, O'Malley, Chen) - Moore, J. Affirming denial of JMOL that patent was invalid as obvious and lacked an adequate written description, affirming finding of...more

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Copyright and Trademark Case Review: In "Vogue," Burning Man, Building Plans and More

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Copyright Opinions - Samples in Madonna's “Vogue” Too Trivial to Be Infringing: VMG Salsoul, LLC v. Ciccone, Nos. 13-57104, 14-55837 (9th Cir. June 2, 2016) - Graber, J. In a suit claiming infringement of both...more

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Federal Circuit Review | May 2016

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Federal Circuit Construes Claim Term in a Manner that Rendered Claim Language Superfluous - In SimpleAir, Inc. v. Sony Ericsson Mobile Commc’ns AB, Appeal No. 2015-1251, the Federal Circuit vacated the district court’s...more

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