Conflict of Laws

MAY 31, 2021

The purpose of this write up is to briefly highlight the confusion on the concept of jurisdiction in Nigerian conflict of laws through the lens of a very recently reported case (reported last week) of Attorney General of Yobe State v Maska & Ano r. (“ Maska” ). [2]. 10] This approach softens the strict territorial jurisdiction approach.

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Patently O

JANUARY 4, 2024

I believe that Winston & Strawn will eventually prevail based upon a fair use defense, but it is still an embarrassing situation for the firm and attorneys involved. The role of attribution is also receiving increasing focus as attorneys begin to rely more heavily on AI outputs for their legal documents.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 5, 2021

The statute of limitations is a time limit on a particular cause of action. When each of these reminders comes up on your calendar, send the attorney a reminder email. . Many firms have resources in-house to help the lawyers and support staff which can be particularly helpful. Know the Statute of Limitations Period.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 2, 2022

whose attorneys contribute to SCOTUSblog in various capacities, is among the counsel to the petitioner in this case. whose attorneys contribute to SCOTUSblog in various capacities, is among the counsel to the petitioner in this case. Disclosure : Goldstein & Russell, P.C., O’Donnell & Sons, Inc. Ibarguen v.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In November, Xcential, a 25-person legal technology company in California, fought back, filing an answer and counterclaim denying that its software was based on Agnello’s idea.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The court’s decision could fundamentally restructure interstate groundwater law in the United States for decades — or the case could be dismissed immediately on the grounds that Mississippi has failed to allege the proper cause of action. Like most original jurisdiction water cases, Mississippi v.

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Patently O

JUNE 6, 2024

Although the case does not involve submission to AI algorithms, some of the questions here are similar to those many IP attorneys are considering when onboarding new AI tools. by Dennis Crouch Neuropublic S.A., And, according to the allegations. IPQuad’s co-founder was previously employed by PatentManiac.

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

It means search results that better match not just the legal issue, but also the outcome, fact pattern, cause of action, motion type and outcome, party type, and area of law. “Now we are also classifying cases by issue outcome, fact pattern, motion type, motion outcome, cause of action, and party type. .

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The Fashion Law

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

In the answer that it filed on November 13, Condé Nast argues – by way of seventeen affirmative defenses – that the model plaintiffs’ remaining causes of action against it should be dismissed. The case is Champion et al., Moda Operandi, Advance Publications d/b/a/ Conde Nast , 1:20-cv-07255 (SDNY).

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Patently O

OCTOBER 11, 2021

US Inventor’s attorney Robert Greenspoon decided to play-it-safe to make sure he preserved his right to appeal by filing a notice of appeal in both courts. At the same time, the actual cause of action does not stem from the patent laws but rather from the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Where to Appeal?: 251 (2013).

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 19, 2022

Boies argued that the same result should apply here based primarily on the text of the FSIA but also on the background principles embodied in the Rules of Decision Act (as implemented by the Erie doctrine ) that state law applies to state causes of action. Stauber readily agreed.

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Legal Research is Easy

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Of course, this brings to my attention a conversation I had with an attorney who I was talking to the other day. Then I started talking about some of my favorite resources like AmJur Proof of Facts , AmJur Trials , and Causes of Action. An imaginary conversation between a couple might go: 'Did you hear what I just said?' 'No,

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The Fashion Law

MAY 12, 2021

million in attorneys’ fees and costs. . million attorney fee award” owed to Coscarelli in connection with the parties’ arbitration. In connection with the various causes of action, she is seeking an award of compensatory, treble, and punitive damages; an award of attorney’s fees and costs; and an award of prejudgment interest. .

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Patently O

MAY 17, 2021

Its sole employee is Robert Babayi–a patent attorney practicing in Washington DC who has apparently never visited the Texas office. Thus, we have contacts and threats of litigation directed toward a resident of California; and these threats relate directly to the eventual cause of action. PerDiemCo owns a number of U.S.

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Day on Torts

APRIL 15, 2022

Reid did not incur any attorney’s fees within the meaning of the statute, but the Court rejected this argument. Reid and paid for said counsel, and the trial court correctly awarded the attorneys’ fees to CRMC under the statute. Reid’s counsel filed joint motions, appearances, and briefs as counsel for both Ms.

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LawSites

MARCH 26, 2024

Three years later, after her options had fully vested and were worth more than $1 million, she alleges that she informed Dwayne Hermes, along with ClaimDeck’s accountants and attorney, that she intended to exercise her right to purchase her options.

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

C) The cause of action is brought by the person injured by the criminal conduct against the party prosecuted for such conduct. iii) A grand jury; and. (C)

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Day on Torts

AUGUST 9, 2021

The second element required plaintiff to show that she “could not have discovered the cause of action despite exercising reasonable care and diligence.” Because defendant “remain[ed] silent and fail[ed] to disclose material facts despite a duty to do so,” the first and fourth elements of fraudulent concealment were satisfied.

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Patently O

MARCH 21, 2021

Lots of work over the years has gone into determining whether a particular cause of action meets the arising under requirement of these provisions. 251 (2013) (patent litigation attorney malpractice lawsuit does not arise under the Patent Act). .” 28 U.S.C. See, for example, Gunn v. Minton , 568 U.S.

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Fordham Law News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

14] The new law creates a private cause of action for covered individuals to invalidate a non-compete. [15] 15] The cause of action has a two-year statute of limitations and affected individuals may be awarded an injunction against the employer and payment of damages including lost wages and attorneys’ fees. [16]

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Conflict of Laws

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Each case has been reviewed and more details, such as the grounds, the case numbers, and causes of action, have been added. Zhou v Jing [2023] NSWSC 214 (Australia), [21] Yin v Wu [2023] VSCA 130 (Australia) [22] ). Dawei Gongsun, Partner at DGW Kramer LLP (New York). [1]

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At the Lectern

JUNE 24, 2021

The Second District, Division Eight, published opinion held an attorney fee award for the plaintiff-attorney was not too small. In Sujan , the unpublished opinion of the Fourth District, Division Two, held that the plaintiff’s causes of action for. Ari Design & Construction, Inc. ,

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Patently O

MAY 28, 2024

The same trademark attorney handled all these cases for Mr. Hobbs through “his” various companies. Thus, because Appellant’s alleged injury is merely derivative of any injury suffered by Hobbs Winery, it is too remote to provide Appellant with a cause of action under § 1064.

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The Fashion Law

AUGUST 19, 2021

Code § 17500 claims, but has given Petunia the opportunity to amend its complaint in connection with the latter causes of action. & Prof.

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Patently O

JUNE 5, 2022

Tod Tumey is a Houston-based patent attorney who represents Voice Tech Corp. Tumey sued Mycroft as well as Mycroft founder Joshua Montgomery and CEO Michael Lewis on several causes of action: . Tod Tumey v. Mycroft AI ( 8th Cir. Back in 2021, VoiceTech sued Mycroft for patent infringement. Racketeering. 1030; Privacy violations.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 22, 2023

Each case has been reviewed and more details, such as the grounds, the case numbers, and causes of action, have been added. Case analyses have been aggregated under the country tags since 2022, so it is now easier to track down relevant cases, together with their information and analyses, in each country/region report.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 24, 2022

Each case has been reviewed and more details, such as the case numbers and causes of action, have been added. Renee M Wong, Attorney at Goldberger and Dubin PC (New York); Dr. WANG Yahan, Associate Professor, Henan University School of Law; Mr. Angus Ni, Litigation attorney at AFN Law PLLC (Seattle); Asian Business Law Institute.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Attorneys at Akin Gump declined to discuss the lawsuit. Akin Gump is being represented by its attorneys Anthony T. Xcential is being represented by Holland & Knight attorneys Cynthia A. Early this month, Xcential fought back with an answer and counterclaim denying that its software was based on Agnello’s idea.

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Day on Torts

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Where plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal in his defamation case before defendants filed their petition to dismiss under the TPPA, the trial court erred by granting defendants’ petition for dismissal and awarding them attorneys’ fees and sanctions after plaintiff’s nonsuit. In Adamson v. Grove , No.

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Patent cases also involve aspects of secrecy—such as unpublished patent applications that might bear on validity and business strategy related to damages—but trade secret litigation goes to the very heart of the cause of action: that the information that was allegedly misappropriated was not known or readily ascertainable.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 20, 2022

USERRA’s cause of action against state employers may be pursued only in state courts, which a Texas court found to be unconstitutional because Congress lacks the power to authorize lawsuits against nonconsenting states pursuant to its War Powers.

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LawSites

JANUARY 4, 2023

As I reported here in November , the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has sued Xcential for misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and other causes of action. Akin Gump claims one of its attorneys, Louis Agnello , is the actual inventor of Bill Synthesis. The Holy Grail?

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Day on Torts

MARCH 22, 2022

Plaintiff’s husband signed the indemnity agreement without reading it or having an attorney review it. Justifiable reliance is an essential component of a cause of action for negligent misrepresentation, and until the justifiable reliance element is established, there is no negligent misrepresentation.”

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In its response to the petition, the Attorney-General for the government claimed an alleged connection between this case and another case filed by the Federal Prosecutor Office before the 7 th Federal Environmental and Agrarian Court of the Judiciary Section of Amazonas ( Federal Prosecutor Office v. Brazil and Federal Prosecutor Office v.

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Day on Torts

MAY 11, 2022

The Court explained: Claimant’s complaint filed in the Claims Commission is a separate and independent action from the complaint against the other parties filed in circuit court.

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The Fashion Law

JULY 19, 2021

filed suit against Costco in a New York federal court , accusing the Issaquah, Washington-headquartered retail chain of trademark infringement, counterfeiting, and unfair business practices, among other causes of action, and seeking tens of millions of dollars in damages.

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At the Lectern

AUGUST 11, 2022

in which the court granted review last month and then limited the issue to: “Whether an aggrieved employee who has been compelled to arbitrate claims under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) that are ‘premised on Labor Code violations actually sustained by’ the aggrieved employee ( Viking River Cruises, Inc. Uber Technologies, Inc. ,

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