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Injunction
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Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Injunctions? Merits? Hangover?
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
For those of you anxiously awaiting the opening of the movie Hangover 2, there is some civ pro-oriented entertainment to keep us occupied in the meantime. In the movie, Ed…
CAFA Law Blog
How To Determine CAFA Jurisdiction In Absence Of Monetary Damages?
Monavie, LLC v. Quixtar Inc., No. 2:08-CV-0204 BSJ, 2:09-CV-0259 BSJ, 2:09-CV-0209 BSJ, 2:08-MC-0762 BSJ, 2009 WL 3584331 (D. Utah, Oct. 26, 2009). In this action, a District Court in Utah…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Chancery Court Addresses Standard for Expedited Preliminary Injunction Proceedings
Affinity Wealth Management, Inc. v. Chantler et al., , C.A. No. 5813-VCP (Del. Ch. Sept. 22, 2010), read transcript of oral ruling here. This Court of Chancery action sought injunctive…
Trade Secrets & Employee Mobility
The Longest Lasting Non-Compete Case Of All Time?
A recent decision by the Indiana Court of Appeals prolongs a non-compete lawsuit that already has been pending for nine years.
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Risch on Injunctions in Patent Law
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Over at PrawfsBlawg, Michael Risch has a posting about "Civil Procedure in Patent Clothing." The post concerns the retrial of issues in a patent contempt proceeding in the case of Tivo…
Media Law Prof Blog
Liberal MP Questions Use of “Hyperinjunctions”
A Member of Parliament is looking into whether the use of new "hyperinjunctions" is preventing journalists from doing effective investigations into government work or the activites of high profile companies or…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Decision of Interest: Seventh Circuit Orders Injunction of “Copycat” Class Action
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Last month, a Seventh Circuit panel ordered an Illinois district court to enjoin a class action that had been filed in California by the same attorneys whose earlier class action…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Delaware Supreme Court Clarifies Standard for Determining Amount of Injunction Bond
Guzzetta v. Service Corporation of Westover Hills, Del. Supr., No. 34, 2010 (Nov. 9, 2010), read opinion here. Issue Addressed This short opinion addresses the rarely examined topic of the appropriate…
North Carolina Business Litigation Report
Claim For Injunctive Relief Has Value in Determining The Amount In Controversy For Diversity Jurisdiction
When you are filing a complaint to federal court, or removing one to federal court, the value of a claim for injunctive relief can be included in determining whether the…
Class Action & Mass Torts
Seventh Circuit Enjoins Copycat Class Action
By Dana Howells
In the latest installment of a long running saga involving the stainless steel drums in Sears Kenmore clothes dryers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit utilized the…