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$26 Million Tortious Interference Suit Ends in Defense Verdict
If business is war, then what tactics amount to war crimes when two companies are in direct competition? A Philadelphia jury handed up a defense verdict in a $26 million case in which Chelsea Property Group Inc., the world's largest operator of outlet malls, was accused of sabotaging a Poconos-area businessman's attempts to create his own outlet center in the area. Jurors were instructed on a state "competitor's privilege" defense to claims of tortious interference with prospective business relations.
Sweeping Effects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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Commerce Court Debuts New Arbitration Protocols
An insurance case has become the first case to be decided as a matter of law by the three judges in the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court's commerce program under protocols designed to improve the common law arbitration process.
Philadelphia Bar Approves Best Practices for Retaining, Promoting Women
The disparity between men and women at the leadership, partner and GC levels has inspired the Philadelphia Bar Association to adopt Best Practices for the Retention and Promotion of Women Attorneys. The committee that drafted the best practices drew from attorneys from small to large firms, who work in government and who work as in-house corporate counsel. "Women are becoming leaders more and more," says Duane Morris partner Sharon Caffrey. "Keeping that out there as a goal is a benefit to women."
Litigator of the Week: Jay Lefkowitz of Kirkland & Ellis
Publication Date: 2012-12-13 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Case number:
Big Pharma and the antitrust bar both have a lot at stake as the Supreme Court considers what to do about "pay for delay" deals that keep generic drugs off the market. In the meantime, Lefkowitz won a ruling on pay-for-delay that gives the pharmaceutical industry some crucial breathing room where it needed it most, in the Third Circuit.
Class Action Antitrust Suit Wins 3rd Circuit's Approval
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has greenlighted a class action antitrust suit brought by purchasers of corrugated paper products that accused paper manufacturers of conspiring to decrease their production so that prices would rise. Plaintiffs' lawyers hailed the decision as a major victory because the court flatly rejected two defense arguments that could have made it impossible to pursue class remedies in many antitrust cases.Trending Stories
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