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A quest to reclaim a Pissarro masterpiece hinges on the Erie doctrine

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It eventually travelled to New York and then to Saint Louis, Missouri, where it remained until 1976. Unbeknownst to the Cassirer family or the German government, the Pissarro was not lost. In 1951, it was acquired by a California gallery owner, who sold it to a Los Angeles collector.

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One Panel with Opposing Eligibility Decisions

Patently O

In Iqbal and Twombly , the Supreme Court reinterpreted this rule to require nonconclusory allegations of specific facts that make the cause-of-action plausible. I used this with Zillow (the accused infringer) when looking for a house to buy in a specific area of Columbia Missouri.

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I am the smart one: Sideshow Patent Litigation

Patently O

Tumey sued Mycroft as well as Mycroft founder Joshua Montgomery and CEO Michael Lewis on several causes of action: . Tumey’s case is pending in the Western District of Missouri (KC). Racketeering. 18 U.S.C. §§ 1962(c) & 1962(d); Hacking. 1030; Privacy violations. Additional state and federal claims.

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U.S. Supreme Court Renders Personal Jurisdiction Decision

Conflict of Laws

But Mallory argued that by registering to do business in Pennsylvania, it had agreed to appear in Pennsylvania courts on any cause of action. Pennsylvania Fire approved a Missouri statute that required out-of-state insurance companies to appoint a state official as an agent for service of process for any suit.

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RICO injury, federal jurisdiction, and giving veterans the benefit of the doubt

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Medical Marijuana notes that the Supreme Court indicated – a bit offhandedly, in an opinion addressing another issue – that RICO’s private cause of action “exclud[ed], for example, personal injuries.” If granted, it should make for an interesting argument.

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Spooky Torts: The 2021 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

However, the Missouri appellate court affirmed the ruling. __. The lawsuit alleged that, on Halloween 2007, the defendant’s son threw an egg which hit the plaintiff’s daughter in the eye, causing her injuries. The retailer filed a motion for partial summary judgment as to plaintiffs’ cause of action for failure to warn.

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Spooky Torts: The 2022 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

However, the Missouri appellate court affirmed the ruling. __. The lawsuit alleged that, on Halloween 2007, the defendant’s son threw an egg which hit the plaintiff’s daughter in the eye, causing her injuries. The retailer filed a motion for partial summary judgment as to plaintiffs’ cause of action for failure to warn.

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