Riley Brennan

August 23, 2024 | Law.com

Attorneys with Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher recently filed a patent infringement lawsuit in a Massachusetts federal court on behalf of SharkNinja, which seeks a declaration of noninfringement for five vacuum cleaner patents against industry competitor Dyson.

By Riley Brennan

3 minute read

August 22, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"Any taking by a railroad does not warrant an automatic and conclusive finding of benefit to the public. Instead, courts must analyze any purported public benefit of the taking while considering the technological, social, and economic landscape 'of the period in which the particular problem presents itself for consideration,'" Justice Kevin Dougherty said.

By Riley Brennan

6 minute read

August 22, 2024 | Law.com

The sum also includes attorney fees for time the attorneys spent attempting to review 20,000 pages of nonsearchable PDF documents that had been turned over.

By Riley Brennan

3 minute read

August 21, 2024 | Law.com

Upon obtaining approval from the Food and Drug Administration, the plaintiffs claim the defendants "unilaterally cancelled plaintiffs' manufacturing and distribution rights, and unfairly demanded that plaintiffs agree to new, less favorable terms, or else defendants would choose a new manufacturer and cut plaintiffs out entirely. When plaintiffs refused to capitulate to defendants' deceptive scheme, defendants made good on their threats by deserting the deal and ignoring plaintiffs' demands for just compensation," according to the complaint.

By Riley Brennan

3 minute read

August 19, 2024 | Law.com

"Mere inability to use a room thus does not amount to direct physical loss of the room. Moreover, the policy expressly excludes '[l]oss or damage arising from … loss of use.' This exclusion straightforwardly applies to bar the loss of use claim asserted by AMAG here," wrote U.S. District Judge Myong J. Joun of the District of Massachusetts.

By Riley Brennan

6 minute read

August 19, 2024 | Law.com

Abbott has also put forth evidence of Revitalyte retweeting comments referring to Revitalyte as 'the adult version of Pedialyte,' 'like Pedialyte but for adults,' 'barstool sports Pedialyte,' 'barstool sports brand Pedialyte,' 'barstool sports branded Pedialyte,' and 'Barstool Pedialyte.' These comments also provide examples of actual consumer confusion," said U.S. District Judge Donovan W. Frank for the District of Minnesota.

By Riley Brennan

4 minute read

August 15, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

U.S. District Judge Gerald Austin McHugh rejected the "broad claim of attorney-client privilege" over Illuminate's work and communication with CVS, noting that such protections aren't automatically given because it pertains to documents routed through an attorney.

By Riley Brennan

5 minute read

August 15, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"We are delighted that Ram has been fully vindicated of these meritless allegations," former Mylan executive Ramkumar V. Rayapureddy's lead counsel, Adam Lurie, a partner at Linklaters, said of the outcome. "He has shown remarkable courage and resilience throughout this long injustice and is looking forward to moving on with his life and his career."

By Riley Brennan

3 minute read

August 14, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The issue hinged on whether the claims arose when the plaintiff filed her complaint, or when she filed a discrimination charge with the state and federal employment oversight commissions.

By Riley Brennan

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August 12, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

"It also plausibly alleges that, as plaintiffs had in fact 'done absolutely nothing wrong,' this communication constituted a 'major misrepresentation' about their character and activities which could cause a reasonable person could take 'serious offense,'" U.S. District Judge John R. Padova for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania wrote, denying American Airlines' motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by two passengers who were removed from a flight.

By Riley Brennan

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