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Coverage of complaints, verdicts, court cases, trends in litigation, including high stakes commercial litigation, MDL and class action cases, and PI cases
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Quinn Lawyer Among Those Vying to Join Germany’s Secretive 0.02% BGH Club
By Ulrike Barth | February 5, 2025
Only 36 of Germany’s 165,000 lawyers hold the coveted title of BGH attorney and two Quinn Emanuel litigators have their eyes on the prize.
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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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Crucial Litigation Funding Consultation Deadline Extended
By Jack Womack | January 30, 2025
The UK government has said it will delay any action on the funding industry—including on the Supreme Court's controversial PACCAR decision —until after the report’s publication.
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The Merricks-Mastercard Fallout: ‘Defendants Will Be Rubbing Their Hands with Glee’
By Jack Womack | January 29, 2025
Supporters and opponents of litigation funding view the latest dramatic twists in the Merricks-Mastercard litigation very differently.
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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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Could Madrid Become the Next Arbitration Hub?
By Alex D'Elia | January 23, 2025
Spain’s capital is positioning itself as a key player in the global arbitration landscape, attracting increasing attention from international dispute resolution professionals.
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$13.8 Billion Magomedov Claim Thrown Out by UK High Court
By Jack Womack | January 17, 2025
The $13.8 billion claim named 22 defendants, and was one of the largest pieces of litigation to appear in London in recent years.
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CAT Dismisses Claim Because Class Rep Lacked ‘Understanding’ of Own Funding Arrangement
By Jack Womack | January 16, 2025
Class representatives, the CAT said, 'cannot be, merely a figurehead for a set of proceedings being conducted by their legal representatives'.
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Cassels Brock Takes Centre Stage in Landmark Canadian Securities Law Case
By Gail J. Cohen | January 14, 2025
Canada’s Supreme Court case could redefine the concept of “material change” and how public companies communicate with shareholders, reshaping corporate governance, disclosure practices, and investor relations, particularly in industries with ongoing operational risks like mining.
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Pallas Partners Founder On the Disputes Trends to Look Out For in 2025
By Natasha Harrison | January 14, 2025
The founder of litigation firm Pallas Partners gives her take on what she expects to see in the disputes world during 2025, given continued financial instability and new restructuring practices.
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NY Commercial Division to Require Monetary Thresholds in Cases Seeking Equitable or Declaratory Relief
By Emily Saul | February 3, 2025
The change was signed on Jan. 28 by New York Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas, and is set to take effect on March 31.
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State 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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Federal Judge Approves Harvard's Dismissal of Chip-Patent Suit Against Samsung
By Marianna Wharry | January 29, 2025
Troutman Pepper Locke filed the notice of dismissal with prejudice on behalf of Harvard College this week, just five months after lodging its initial complaint against Samsung in Texas federal court.
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Decision of the Day: Commercial Division Finds Defendant Engaged in Unfair Competition Against Plaintiff
By ALM Staff | January 29, 2025
This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
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Lawyer Too Inexperienced? Firm Sued for Malpractice Over Junior Attorney
By Charles Toutant | January 28, 2025
The firm faces a malpractice suit after it delegated a case to a lawyer with less than two years' experience—allegedly contrary to promises the firm principal would take an active role.
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Will Madrid Become the Next Arbitration Hub?
By Alex D'Elia | January 24, 2025
Spain’s capital is positioning itself as a key player in the global arbitration landscape, attracting increasing attention from international dispute resolution professionals.
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The Right Amount?: Federal Judge Weighs $1.8M Attorney Fee Request with Strip Club's $15K Award
By Allison Dunn | January 21, 2025
Throughout the lengthy litigation, the plaintiff brought in dozens of attorneys from nationally-ranked firms like Nixon Peabody to boutique Chicago firms such as O'Rourke & Moody and Luetkehans, Brady, Garner & Armstrong, among others.
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Hogan Lovells Hires Quinn Emanuel IP Litigator in San Francisco
By Samson Amore | January 16, 2025
David Perlson joins Hogan Lovells after nearly 25 years at Quinn Emanuel.
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The Value of ComFed for New Lawyers (And Not So New Ones)
By Michael Cardello III | January 13, 2025
Having started my tenure as chair of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section (ComFed) this past June, one of my goals has been to get more attorneys actively involved in all that the section has to offer. For as much value as membership carries for experienced attorneys, it is just as important for the younger generation of attorneys to participate as well, especially early in their careers.
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'Immediately Stop Using' Pizza Puffs Term: Parties at Odds Over Judge's Injunctive Order Over Trademark
By Allison Dunn | December 31, 2024
"What is unclear, however, is how the filing of a notice of appeal or a motion to stay the injunction somehow absolves defendants of complying with this court's Dec. 19, 2024 order that they 'immediately stop' using PIZZA PUFFS. Indeed, it appears that defendants are continuing to use PIZZA PUFFS despite this court’s order that they stop using that term immediately," plaintiff's counsel Erin Westbrook of Saul Ewing said in a trademark dispute against Little Caesars pizza.
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