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Key Advice on Preventing or Preparing for a Business Dispute

With the economy and businesses struggling, it's important for companies to handle a commercial dispute the right way in order to save time and money, say John Deis and Courtney Ervin, partners at Houston-based Hicks Thomas.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

When Business Interruption Doesn't Apply: Divided South Florida Court Offers Insight on Negligence, Inconvenience

Can a plaintiff in a negligence lawsuit recover business interruption damages for time spent dealing with the aftermath of a truck accident?
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Audio Coding Company Alleges Patent Infringement of Its Tech by Apple in IPhone 11

VoiceAge accused Apple of infringing on five patents by distributing the iPhone 11 and other devices that use its low-bit rate speech and audio compression technology when used with a wireless carrier that supports that technology.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

ADA and Gift Cards: A Victory for Businesses During the Pandemic

Thirty years after the enactment of the ADA, among all of the COVID-19 pandemic chaos, courts have repeatedly ruled in favor of businesses in cases alleging that a failure to offer accessible gift cards is a violation of the ADA.
7 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Del. Court of Chancery Strikes 'Sham' Argentine Media Agreements

The Delaware Court of Chancery shot down an Argentine attorney's claims to interest in a Latin American media company July 31, reasoning contracts outlining his majority ownership were fraudulent and nonbinding.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Mysterious Death Leads South Florida, Georgia Lawyers to $2M Life Insurance Settlement

"We feel like we're detectives, and our job is to go to the crime scene and figure out what happened, follow the money and try and help the victims as best we can. It's often a whodunnit," one plaintiffs attorney said.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

DC Rising Stars: Shirlethia Franklin, 38

I credit my success to the simple, yet eloquent and wise, counsel of my late grandmother: be you, you are more than enough; be kind, it will cost you nothing; and remember that "to whom much is given, much is required."
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ahead to the Past (Part III of III): The Evolution of New Rules of Engagement in the Age of Social Inflation and Nuclear Verdicts

The first two parts of this series discussed the role of certain tactics and improper summation techniques and what the defense bar and the judiciary can and should do to curb these abuses and restore sane, predictable, compensatory justice to the tort system. This third and last part turns outside the courtroom itself to the broader culture that enables these abuses.
13 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Investors, in Lawsuit, Accuse Tech Company of Making Subsidiary 'Judgment Proof'

No part of the $57 million judgment or its accrued interest has been paid, and no bond has been put up to stay the judgment, according to the complaint.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Puffery or Not? Courts Examine Corporate Codes of Conduct

Although a number of federal courts have found code of conduct statements to be non-actionable puffery, given the uncertainty in the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic, public companies should review their codes of conduct and revise them if necessary to mitigate litigation risk.
10 minute read

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