As US citizens go to the polls, Latin American governments, businesses and citizens should examine how a re-elected President Trump or a newly elected Vice- President Biden may shape Western…
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Seventh Circuit Affirms Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction in Illinois
This blog post was written by HeplerBroom Summer Associate Chioma Chukwu-Smith. Partner Elizabeth Dyer Kellett also contributed to the post.
In J.S.T. Corp. v. Foxconn Interconnect Tech. Ltd., 965…
Continue Reading Seventh Circuit Affirms Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction in IllinoisSection 1983 Civil Rights Complaint Dismissed Where Court Finds that Probable Cause Existed to Support the Police Officer’s Actions
In the case of Raj v. Dickson City Borough, No. 3:17-692 (M.D. Pa. Oct. 14, 2020 Mannion, J.), the court addressed a Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Defendants…
Continue Reading Section 1983 Civil Rights Complaint Dismissed Where Court Finds that Probable Cause Existed to Support the Police Officer’s ActionsWhen drafting an agreement, take enough time to be clear and specific.
PERRETTA v. PERRETTA, 2020 NY Slip Op 5958 – NY: Appellate Div., 2nd Dept. October 21, 2020:
“The…
Continue Reading NO MUTUAL MISTAKEJudge Crafts Remedy in Coverage Action So that Injured Party is Not Left Out of the Fight
In the case of Crum & Forster Specialty Ins. Co. v. Strong Contractors, Inc., No. 2:19-CV-03519-JD (E.D. Pa. Sept. 18, 2020 DuBois, J.), the court addressed issues surrounding an…
Continue Reading Judge Crafts Remedy in Coverage Action So that Injured Party is Not Left Out of the FightEastern District Court Remands Motor Vehicle Accident Insurance Coverage Question Back to State Court
In the case of Gibbons v. Mid-Century Insurance Company, No. 20-3381 (E.D. Pa. Sept. 24, 2020 Kenney, J.), the Court granted a Motion to Remand a motor vehicle accident…
Continue Reading Eastern District Court Remands Motor Vehicle Accident Insurance Coverage Question Back to State CourtCorporate & Commercial
A recent Order of the Delaware Court of Chancery recited the truism reflected in prior Delaware decisions that, generally speaking, unlike in some other states, Delaware does not have a…
Continue Reading No Cause of Action in Delaware for Conventional Stockholder OppressionA short recent letter ruling from the Delaware Court of Chancery provides an explanation of practical application that explains why expert reports are frequently admitted into evidence in the Court…
Continue Reading Expert Reports Often Admissible in ChanceryThe Court of Chancery has published guidelines for hearings held via Zoom. This is useful information for Delaware litigators and those admitted pro hac vice.
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SPACs continue to grow in popularity and significance in the US. Despite COVID-19, US capital markets remain active…
Continue Reading Going Public in the US by Merging into a SPAC: Weighing the Pros & ConsThe first conservation land development term a legal professional should grasp is an economic one: market failure.
The Importance of Conservation Land Development Terminology
Fully grasping conservation land development terminology…
Continue Reading Conservation Land Development Terminology: “Market Failure”Rare Australia Securities Class Action Trial Results in First-Ever Defense Verdict
Securities litigation observers know that class action securities lawsuit in the U.S. rarely go to trial. The same is true in Australia as well. However, in a recent ruling in…
Continue Reading Rare Australia Securities Class Action Trial Results in First-Ever Defense VerdictEmployment & Labor
It’s supposed to snow Friday here in Connecticut.
In October.
For those of us with memories, we all remember the last time we got substantial snowfall in October in 2011.
Continue Reading The Long Dark Fall and Winter for Employers BeginsRecord fine imposed on Ardent Leisure Limited over Dreamworld fatalities
Background
On 25 October 2016, Kate Goodchild, Luke Dorsett, Cindy Low & Roozbeh Araghi suffered fatal injuries on Dreamworld’s Thunder River Rapids Ride after the raft they had been travelling…
Continue Reading Record fine imposed on Ardent Leisure Limited over Dreamworld fatalitiesThe Republican Senate has confirmed President Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court. The confirmation is record breaking in a couple of ways. First, it…
Continue Reading Could Severability Be The Treat That Foils Senate Republican’s ACA Supreme Court Trick?California Federal Court Provides Insight On The Viability Of Class Waivers In The Era Of COVID-19
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, and Alex Oxyer
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, the Court…
Continue Reading California Federal Court Provides Insight On The Viability Of Class Waivers In The Era Of COVID-19It may be the season for a pumpkin latte and too much candy, or finally breaking out those soft sweaters and fuzzy slippers as the weather starts to chill (even…
Continue Reading California Lawsuit Prevention 101Other states with easier to use claim-filing processes have been hit hard by identity theft issues.
Wisconsin has not seen a comparable surge in such cases. But, the problem is…
Continue Reading Identity theft problems with unemployment