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No cause of action against employers for take-home COVID

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Responding to questions asked by the Ninth Circuit about California law, the court’s unanimous opinion by Justice Carol Corrigan precludes an action alleging a construction worker’s wife contracted COVID from her husband due to his employer’s failure to abide by government health orders at the beginning of the pandemic.

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Mobbing Red Wing: Federal Circuit Eases Declaratory Judgment Personal Jurisdiction against Patent Holding Companies

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1] The topic is personal jurisdiction –when may a Federal Court exercise its power over an out-of-state patentee in a declaratory judgment action challenging the patent’s validity. Rather than choosing Iowa or Colorado, the companies chose the Northern District of California, which is Trimble’s home court.

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Versace, Fashion Nova Settle Case Days Before the Start of Trial Over Copycat Wares

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District Court for the Central District of California states that the parties “agreed to a settlement in principle and will finalize the outstanding matters before the pretrial conference scheduled for July 16, 2021, with the district judge.” In an order on July 15, Magistrate Judge Rozella Oliver of the U.S. Fashion Nova, Inc.,

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Update: Upcoming Hearings on Motions to Dismiss Climate Change Nuisance Cases in California and New York

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Climate change nuisance litigation is entering a new and dynamic phase. a consolidated case in which Oakland and San Francisco claim that five fossil fuel companies’ production and promotion of fossil fuels constitutes a public nuisance under federal and California common law. By Michael Burger. BP P.L.C. , BP P.L.C. , BP P.L.C. ,

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Introducing the Trade Secret Case Management Judicial Guide

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DTSA fully opened the federal courts to trade secret litigation as well as added several new features, including an ex parte seizure remedy and whistleblower immunity. David Almeling and Victoria Cundiff are two of the most experienced trade secret litigators in the nation. DTSA added to the large and growing federal caseloads.

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New York sues New Jersey over compact governing Port of New York and New Jersey

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In earlier litigation, the Waterfront Commission sued the New Jersey governor to prevent him from enforcing the law. City of Oakland, California v. New York maintains that the terms of the compact provide that only Congress can repeal it and that, insofar as the compact represents a federal statute, its breach violates federal law.

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Akin Gump Loses Bid To Dismiss Legal Tech Company’s Counterclaims In Suit Over Ownership Of Bill-Drafting Software

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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. “The