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India’s Economics Laws Practice Engaged as Volkswagen Sues Local Authorities Over $1.4B Tax Bill
By Kasvi Sehgal | February 5, 2025
The tax notice, which was sent to Volkswagen India in September last year, targets the taxation of some of the company’s VW, Skoda and Audi cars.
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BonelliErede Hires Veteran Cleary Gottlieb Partner in Rome
By Alex D'Elia | February 3, 2025
Also in Italy, Chiomenti has hired a partner for its energy and infrastructure practice.
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Australian Class Action to be Launched Against Google Over Display Advertising
By Christopher Niesche | February 3, 2025
The latest class action alleges the media giant has too much power in the online advertising market.
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Court Rejects Uber's Attempt to Move IP Suit to Latin America
By Marianna Wharry | January 31, 2025
"Grip essentially alleges that the entire project was a ruse: Uber falsely expressed interest in licensing or acquiring Grip's technology, and wrongfully enticed Grip to participate in the Brazilian pilot program while intending to steal or reverse engineer Grip's technology," Suffolk County Superior Judge Debra A. Squires-Lee said.
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'It's a Bit Like Getting a Michelin Star': Clifford Chance's London Head of Litigation on Running a Practice, 'Shouty' Opponents, and Italian Courts
By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | January 31, 2025
Helen Carty, leader of Clifford Chance's London disputes practice, explains what led her to work in litigation, her thoughts on the hostile nature of litigation and her most memorable moment.
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Combative Arguments at EU's Highest Court Over Google's €4.13B Antitrust Fine Emphasize High Stakes and Invoke Trump
By Linda A. Thompson | January 30, 2025
The appeal at Europe's top court comes two years after a lower court sided with the European Commission, which ruled that Google placed anti-competitive restrictions on mobile devices and mobile network operators to bolster its search engine's dominant position.
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Trump Ordered to Pay Legal Bill Within 28 Days After Rejecting Costs Order
By Louis Altmann | January 30, 2025
The order stems from the U.K. legal costs for some previous litigation. During the court proceedings, the lawyer representing Trump told the judge, "It's difficult to get instructions when your client is president of the free world and trying to turn everything upside down."
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Debevoise, Norton Rose & Boies Schiller Lead Surge in Mining Disputes With African Governments
By Alfred Olufemi | January 29, 2025
Foreign mining companies are turning to arbitration as African governments enforce stricter regulations, revoke licenses, and push for increased local ownership, fueled by political instability and resource nationalism.
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Amazon Allowed to Amend Claim in Ongoing IP Dispute With Nokia
By Louis Altmann | January 28, 2025
Both sides have sued each other for patent infringements.
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London Trial Against BHP Alleges ‘Red Flags’ Leading up to Brazil Mining Disaster Were Ignored
By Amy Guthrie | January 24, 2025
More than 620,000 individuals are seeking £36 billion in compensation for damages caused by a deluge of deadly sludge that poured through towns when a tailings dam burst.
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Blank Rome Adds Life Sciences Trio From Reed Smith
By Amanda O'Brien | February 4, 2025
Regulatory partners Rachael Pontikes and Emily Hussey joined Blank Rome's Chicago office, while litigation partner Shannon McClure arrived in Philadelphia.
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Divided State Supreme Court Clears the Way for Child Sexual Abuse Cases Against Church, Schools
By Allison Dunn | February 4, 2025
"The legislature can, and did, reopen the doors to the courthouse in order to rectify this problem. The enactment was not just constitutional, but essential," said Andrew S. Janet, a partner at Janet, Janet & Suggs, who joins two other firms in litigating against the archdiocese.
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Frito Lays Could Face Liability for Customer's Grocery Store Fall Over Pallet Guard, Judge Rules
By Riley Brennan | February 4, 2025
"Plaintiff is correct that a genuine factual dispute exists as to whether Jewel or Frito-Lay or both are responsible for removing empty pallet guards. Both parties agree that there is no written agreement that assigns such a responsibility," said U.S. District Judge Robert W. Gettleman.
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Heir Cut: Florida Appellate Court Backs Garth Reeves' Will
By Tommaso Baronio | February 4, 2025
Garth Reeves, former publisher of The Miami Times, businessman and real estate investor, was a prominent community member before his death at the age of 100, leaving behind a sizable estate.
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Class Action Allowed to Move Forward Against Philadelphia's 'Courtesy Towing' Program, Judge Rules
By Riley Brennan | February 4, 2025
The court determined the plaintiffs, 15 individuals led by Mackenzie Smith, plausibly argued the city's "vehicle relocation" program violated their rights as their believed-to-be legally parked vehicles were towed with inadequate pre- or post-notice.
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$11M Sexual Abuse Settlement Reached Amid Dispute With Insurers
By Charles Toutant | February 4, 2025
While the school district and its insurance carriers worked out a coverage dispute, plaintiff counsel applied subtle pressure by being trial-ready.
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'He Used Some Colorful Language': Yale Defamation Case Survives
By Emily Cousins | February 4, 2025
"My client was criticizing the court," attorney Mario Cerame said. "He used some colorful language. ... He was pretty upset, and understandably so. [Doe claimed] that was him whistle-blowing, and ... that this was him soliciting people to identify her."
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Free Microsoft Browser Extension Is Costing Content Creators, Class Action Claims
By Marianna Wharry | February 4, 2025
This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be among the first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
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Lawyers' Reenactment Footage Leads to $1.5M Settlement
By Cedra Mayfield | February 4, 2025
Collaborating plaintiff counsel with Butler Kahn in Atlanta and Nicholson Revell in Augusta resolved a personal injury complaint opposite defense counsel with the Mayers Law Firm in Augusta for $1.5 million. Now the plaintiff trio is revealing to the Daily Report how counsel utilized their own reenactment of the vehicular collision, in addition to a Rule 68 Demand, to secure the seven-figure settlement after a prior policy limits demand offer expired.
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Eighth Circuit Determines No Standing for Website User Concerned With Privacy Who Challenged Session-Replay Technology
By Farah Famouri | February 4, 2025
Website users today are used to some level of tracking of their internet activity, from targeted advertisements and other types of data collection. One such data-collection technology was the subject of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit’s scrutiny in Jones v. Bloomingdales.com.
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