By Ross Todd | February 14, 2019
Defense firms and companies claim that the requirement to meet and confer over the identity of corporate representatives for 30(b)(6) depositions will lead to unnecessary fights.
By R. Robin McDonald | February 14, 2019
The ex-COO of Monster was accused of fleecing his business partner on the development of online gambling websites for Native American tribes.
By R. Robin McDonald | February 14, 2019
The trial in Fulton County Superior Court centered on allegations of misappropriated investment funds, competing online gambling enterprises and the defendant's rakish wink at the jury that may have backfired.
The American Lawyer | Analysis|News
By Roy Strom | February 14, 2019
An Am Law 200 firm overcame internal resistance to a new budgeting tool, which it credits for a strong 2018 financial performance.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Thomas J. Hall and Judith A. Archer | February 14, 2019
In their Commercial Division Update, Thomas J. Hall and Judith A. Archer discuss recent cases which show the Commercial Division recognizes that circumstances may require binding nonsignatories to arbitration agreements. The direct benefit theory of estoppel and agency is the most frequent reason that demands for arbitration are granted against nonsignatories. Individuals and businesses would do well to be mindful of these theories when interacting with business partners and affiliates lest they find themselves in an unexpected arbitration.
By Jason Grant | February 13, 2019
In a forceful and succinct decision, an Appellate Division, First Department panel has provided a laundry list of reasons for tossing out claims of misappropriation of trade secrets and ideas brought by Theodore Schroeder, a lawyer who began developing a concept for a socially networked bulletin board site while at Columbia Law School in 2005.
By Lucila I. M. Hemmingsen and Nathaniel E. Haas | February 8, 2019
The Appellate Division's decision in 'Daesang' is an important development for parties involved in arbitration. This decision removed the uncertainty around the attempted expansion of vacatur grounds by the lower court, thus asserting New York courts' long-standing position in favor of arbitration.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Barbara M. Goodstein | February 6, 2019
In her Secured Transactions column, Barbara M. Goodstein discusses 'In re Woodbridge Group of Companies, LLC et al.', which upheld a provision in a promissory note prohibiting transfers. In so doing, it not only unsettled the robust bankruptcy claims trading market, but was roundly criticized by commentators for its analysis of UCC §§9-406 and 9-408, admittedly among the most complex and inscrutable provisions in UCC Article 9.
By Krishnan Nair | February 5, 2019
The Magic Circle firm is winning contracts as the government prepares for Brexit fallout.
By Tarah Powell-Chen | February 1, 2019
To comply with the CCPA look-back provision, businesses should have begun record-keeping as of Jan. 1, 2019.
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