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Condé Nast Says Models Are “Inhibiting Free Speech” in Vogue Runway Lawsuit

The Fashion Law

Condé Nast is slamming the right of publicity lawsuit that nearly 50 models filed against it and Moda Operandi last fall for allegedly using photos of them walking in the Spring/Summer 2020 runway shows in order to sell runway garments and accessories without their authorization.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Trade Groups Proceeding with Narrower Challenge to 2016 Refrigerant Management Rule; NRDC and States Challenge 2020 Rescission of Portion of Rule. The court also declined to vacate BLM’s leasing decisions and instead enjoined BLM from issuing drilling permits for the leases while it responds to the court’s decision. WildEarth Guardians v.

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Territorial Jurisdiction for Breach of Contract in Nigeria or whatever

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However, the defendant/appellant challenged the jurisdiction of the Kastina State High Court to hear the case on the basis that the contract in issue was concluded in Yobe State, where it claimed the cause of action arose, which it argued was outside the jurisdiction of Kastina State. This is a discussion for another day. [1]

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Supreme Court Will Take on the Copyright Case Between Fabric Maker Unicolors and Fast Fashion Giant H&M

The Fashion Law

Fast forward to January 2021, and Unicolors filed a petition to the Supreme Court, asserting that the “case is ripe for review because it is a matter of first impression for this Court and involves a clear intra-circuit conflict in the application of a federal statute.”

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Murder resentencing, employment discrimination opinions filing Monday

At the Lectern

The court granted review in March 2020. When the court granted review in August 2020 , the case was titled Ducksworth v. By our count, there are currently 314 grant-and-hold cases waiting for a decision in Lewis. (See See here.). Tri-Modal Distribution Services.

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Mareva injunctions, submission and forum non conveniens

Conflict of Laws

The High Court’s recent decision in Allenger v Pelletier [2020] SGHC 279, issued barely a year after the Court of Appeal’s decision in Bi Xiaoqiong v China Medical Technologies [2019] 2 SLR 595; [2019] SGCA 50 (see previous post here ) qualifies the latter, confounding Singapore’s position on this complex issue even further.

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Supreme Court to decide forum selection case

At the Lectern

Covid statute of limitations. City of Seaside , where the Sixth District published opinion held causes of action under the California Environmental Quality Act were time barred. Usually, such orders identify only entire sections of an opinion that are to be unpublished, but the Z.O. See write-up of People v. Churchill here.)

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