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  • July 31, 2023 | Law.com

    Keeping Tabs On Antitrust Actions In Entertainment Industry Sectors

    The growth in size of companies dominating sectors of the entertainment industry has been subject to antitrust challenges with mixed results. What are some notable recent developments in this area?

    5 minute read

  • July 31, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

    $4.2M Data Breach Settlement Surplus Awarded to Texas Bar Foundation

    The award will help the foundation provide legal aid and improve access to the court system for low income individuals in Texas, the plaintiff firms said in a prepared statement.

    4 minute read

  • July 31, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

    Potter Anderson Files Patent Suit for Generative AI Company Alleging Rival Stole 'Dynamic' Batching Tech

    This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.

    1 minute read

  • July 31, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

    The SEC Increases Disclosure Requirements for Issuer Share Repurchases

    This article focuses on the rule changes as they relate to reporting companies that are domestic issuers, even though certain of the amendments apply more broadly, such as to foreign private issuers.

    7 minute read

  • July 31, 2023 | Daily Report Online

    Dockworkers Union Wins State Appeal in South Carolina Dispute Over New Terminal Jobs

    Unionized dockworkers have the right to staff every job at a new container terminal in South Carolina under a federal court decision — but there…

    2 minute read

  • July 31, 2023 | National Law Journal

    Robins Kaplan's K. Craig Wildfang on the Trap of Bad Case Law Turning Into Landmines

    'Don't be afraid to take chances. If you really love what you're doing, you'll figure out a way to make it work for you,' says K. Craig Wildfang reflecting on his career path in antitrust law, and recently recognized with the NLJ Elite Trial Lawyers Lifetime Achievement Award.

    6 minute read

  • Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA v. FedEx Corp.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-31
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Cahall, McCormick & Priore, P.C., Newark, DE; Daniel McNeel Lane, Jr., Kelly A. Potter, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, San Antonio, TX; Mina Matin, Lisa Schapria, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Steven L. Caponi, Matthew B. Goeller, Megan E. O’Connor, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, DE; Carolyn M. Branthoover, Jessica L.G. Moran, K&L Gates LLP, Pittsburgh, PA; Richard M. Beck, Sally E. Veghte, Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP, Wilmington, DE; James P. Ruggeri, Edward B. Parks, II, Sean T. Kelly, Ruggeri Parks Weinberg LLP, Washington, DC; Marc S. Casarino, Kennedys CMK LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: N22C-08-488 EMD CCLD

    Court stayed action under comity where another jurisdiction determined to proceed with parallel action despite that case being second-filed since that action had connections to the jurisdiction, and staying the present action would avoid duplicative litigation or inconsistent results.

  • A.M.K. v. R.S.L.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-31
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A-2867-21

    Defendant appealed from the entry of a FRO.

  • Smash Franchise Partners, LLC v. Kanda Holdings, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-31
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard I.G. Jones, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Tracy N. Betz, Neil Peluchette, Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Indianapolis, IN for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Andrew L. Cole, Cole Schotz P.C., Wilmington, DE; Steven K. Fedder, Fedder & Janofsky LLC, Baltimore, MD for defendants.
    Case Number: 2020-0302-JTL

    Fraud claims preempted by Delaware Uniform Trade Secrets Act where the claims involved the alleged misappropriation of proprietary business information, but such claims would fail as any fraudulently obtained information would not have caused the claimed damages.

  • Atallah v. Malone

    Publication Date: 2023-07-31
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: F. Troupe Mickler IV, Stephen E. Jenkins, Ashby & Geddes, P.A., Wilmington, DE; William J. Fields, Christopher J. Kupka, Samir Shukurov, Fields Kupka & Shukurov LLP, New York, NY; Gustavo F. Bruckner, Samuel J. Adams, Daryoush Behbood, Pomerantz LLP, New York, NY; Brian Schall, The Schall Law Firm, Los Angeles, CA for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Kevin R. Shannon, Tyler J. Leavengood, Jaclyn C. Levy, Michael C. Gorski, Jr., Lucille E. Wiesner, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Richard B. Harper, Vern Cassin, Thomas E. O’Brien, Alyssa M. Pronley, Kristina Wenner, Baker Botts LLP, New York, NY; Bradley R. Aronstam, S. Reiko Rogozen, Roger S. Stronach, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Joseph O. Larkin, Matthew P. Majarian, Rupal K. Joshi, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; James R. Carroll, Skadden, Arps, Meagher & Flom LLP, Boston, MA for defendants.
    Case Number: 2021-1116-SG

    The court denied defendants' motion to dismiss plaintiffs' derivative complaint which alleged that one defendant had made a sham offer to purchase another defendant's high vote stock to trigger a call right, which in turn resulted in significant monetary benefits to both defendants and harm to nominal defendant.