- Uber Eats sued DoorDash for hogging big buyers of “first-party delivery services”.
- Uber Eats will need to show that DoorDash’s efforts to lock big chains into using its “first-party delivery services” block Uber Eats from access to a
Civil Litigation
Illinois Appellate Court Rules on Sole Proximate Cause Jury Instruction
Examines Illinois appellate court ruling on whether not offering non-pattern jury instruction on sole proximate cause warranted reversal or new trial. Offers tips for medical malpractice defense attorneys on what to request in jury instructions.
2025 Status Call: A Close Look at the State of Asbestos Litigation in Hotbed Illinois Jurisdictions
Analyzes current status of asbestos litigation in three high profile Illinois counties: Cook, Madison, and St. Clair. Includes statistics on annual filings, national rankings, and predictions on trends in asbestos litigation.
Types of Contract Breaches
By Kyle Persaud
There’s only one type of breach of contract. But there are many types of actions that constitute a breach of contract. My internet…
More Thoughts on What People Get From Lawsuits
By Will Newman
People often view the legal system as deciding what conduct is unacceptable. It provides consequences to people who do unacceptable things like breaching an agreement, stealing, and violence. But people may be unclear about what those consequences can be; the…
When It Takes Years For An Appeal To Be Decided
Consider these dates: Commercial restructuring takes place in 2013-2014. An action for replevin is started in 2015 and an order is entered in early 2016. An appeal of that order is decided in 2021. How is the statute of limitations…
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (May 12 – May 16)
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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of May 12, 2025. This was another light…
Trial Date Drives PTAB’s Denial of IPR Institution
By Mike Lavine
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On April 16, 2025, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) denied institution of inter partes review (IPR) for several claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,187,307, owned by…
Judge Liman: Court Has “Inherent” Authority to Strike Inflammatory Baldoni Letter from Public Docket
On Thursday, Judge Liman granted plaintiff Blake Lively’s motion to strike a letter from the docket in her ongoing lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and retaliation claims against Justin Baldoni and his production company, in connection with the filming of It…
No Good Defense Here
Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP v Kestenbaum 2025 NY Slip Op 31695(U) May 9, 2025 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 656174/2023 Judge: Lyle E. Frank represents a very common situation in the NY legal malpractice world.…