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Demand Letters
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Wiley Executive Summary
Insured’s Failure to Provide Notice of Demand Letter Precludes Coverage for Related Lawsuit Noticed in Subsequent Policy Period
A Washington federal court has held that an insured’s failure to provide notice of a demand letter to its insurer during the policy period in which the letter was received…
The Trademark Blog
Demand Letter and Response re Author of Trump’s “Art of the Deal”
Trump lawyer Jason Greenblatt threatens Tony Schwartz, (credited) author of "The Art of the Deal" and author's lawyer, Elizabeth McNamara's response. Background here. [embeddoc url="https://martinschwimmer.lexblogplatformfour.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/833/2016/07/Greenblatt-Letter-to-Schwartz-Redaction-1.pdf"] [embeddoc url="https://martinschwimmer.lexblogplatformfour.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/833/2016/07/McNamara-Letter-to-Greenblatt-1.pdf"]
DuetsBlog
For Trademark Demand Letters, Every Letter Counts
-Wes Anderson, Attorney It has not been a great week for oatmeal. The Quaker Oats Company (a subsidiary of food and beverage giant PepsiCo), on the heels of a recall for its Quaker…
Massachusetts Chapter 93A Insights
The Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act: The Importance of a Proper Response for a Residential Lender or Mortgage Servicer Responding to a Borrower’s ‘Chapter 93’ Demand Letter
By David G. Thomas, James P. Ponsetto
The Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act (Gen. Law Ch. 93A) affords consumers – including residential borrowers – a private right of action to seek injunctive relief and damages caused by unfair…
The Trademark Blog
What Should I Do If I Receive A Demand Letter That Claims It Is “Confidential and Not For Publication”?
There is a 'high-powered' law firm named Lavely & Singer. Its website quotes a NY Times article referring to it as the 'Guard Dog to the Stars' and notes that…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Claim Based on Lost Policy Survives Motion to Dismiss
The First Circuit reversed the district court's denial of the insureds' claim for coverage despite not being able to locate the actual policy. Cardigan Mt. School v. N.H. Ins. Co.,…
Essential Patent Blog
Catching-Up on House Judiciary Committee’s revised Innovation Act
Recently the House Judiciary Committee voted 24-8 to approve a revised version of the Innovation Act. As we previously discussed, the Innovation Act was re-introduced in the House earlier this year…
China Law Blog
Demand Letters For China Disputes: They Just Work
By Dan Harris
Demand letters have become so common in the United States they rarely elicit either fear or action from their recipients. Some lawyers no longer bother with such letters, believing you…
Litigation & Trial
When Does A Lawyer’s Demand Letter Become Extortion?
Conventional legal wisdom holds that 95% of lawsuits settle. Is that true? Maybe not, according to this 2009 analysis, but it’s clear that most civil disputes are indeed resolved by…
Employment & Labor
New Jersey Federal Court Cautions Employers When Responding to Even Routine Demand Letters
Though it has long been a common practice for in-house counsel to respond to routine (and not so routine) demand letters, a recent New Jersey District Court decision should cause…