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Lawyers Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Concede Weaker Points At Oral Arguments

Above The Law

However, at oral argument, I explicitly told the judge that I thought that two of the causes of action really warranted dismissal and a more thorough look from the court and that I understood if the court did not want to dismiss the other causes of action.

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Plagiarism Police come for Winston & Strawn

Patently O

Although plagiarism is not a cause of action, copyright infringement is – and that serves as the basis of the lawsuit here. Additionally, the Opinion emphasizes lawyers’ duties under other ethics rules regarding competence, diligence, candor to the tribunal, and avoidance of frivolous filings.

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Finding of conversion and fraudulent concealment affirmed where brother signed sister’s name on check

Day on Torts

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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HCLA statute of limitations for claim against doctor and hospital began to run on same date.

Day on Torts

Plaintiff asserted that she “did not and could not have discovered [she] had separate causes of action against the Hospital Defendants until May 14, 2018—when Dr. Cheng performed surgery and discovered the malpositioned screws in [plaintiff’s] spinal canal, through her ribs, and abutting her aorta.” internal citation omitted).

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Influencers Beware: Molly Sims Cannot Escape Trademark Claim Over Sponsored Blog Post

The Fashion Law

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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Fashion Law in 2021: 12 of the Year’s Noteworthy Lawsuits

The Fashion Law

In direct response to the burgeoning, multi-billion-dollar luxury resale market, which is “a new threat to the core of [Chanel’s] business model,” TRR alleges that Chanel has gone beyond the work of a diligent company looking to preserve the meticulously-crafted positioning of its rarefied luxury brand in the face of the evolving modern marketplace.

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The Nigerian Court of Appeal recently revisits the principles for the grant of Mareva Injunction

Conflict of Laws

i) that he has a cause of action against the defendant which is justiciable in Nigeria: [10] See – Siskina (Owners of Cargo lately laden on borad) v distas Compania S.A The take away of Haladu is that an applicant that wants to obtain a Mareva injunction in Nigeria has to be thorough, hardworking, and diligent in its case.

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