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The Recorder

Call Her the Constable of Cryptocurrency

Once upon a time there was a hero who took down the corrupt French Maid, who had manipulated and stolen from the Dread Pirate Roberts on The Silk Road.
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Corporate Counsel

Does Your Dispute 'Arise Under' or 'Relate to' Arbitration Agreement?

ADRHow carefully do you consider the scope of your agreement to ­arbitrate? Experience reflects that parties will often negotiate the terms…
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Trial Lawyers Address 'Propaganda' By U.S. Chamber in Letter

While the national group's internal survey claims that Georgia supposedly has declined as a hospitable legal environment and thus presents an inhospitable business climate, the actual numbers paint a very different picture.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Red Star Mortgage v. Branch, PICS Case No. 17-1375 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 21, 2017) Beetlestone, J. (19 pages).

Defendants were entitled to summary judgment on plaintiff's breach of contract, unjust enrichment, quantum meruit and conversion claims based on LLC's refinancing of shopping center loan after plaintiff introduced former member of LLC to equity firm that latter refinanced the loan because plaintiff produced no evidence that member had any relationship with LLC in 2013 when he signed agreement with plaintiff and was introduced to equity firm and there was no evidence that equity firm's transaction with LLC in 2014 had any relation to plaintiff's introduction of equity firm to member. Motions granted.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Hanaway v. The Parkesburg Grp., LP, PICS Case No. 17-1285 (Pa. Aug. 22, 2017) Wecht, J.; Mundy, J., dissenting. (27 pages).

Limited partnership agreements were not subject to an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing by the general partner or among the partners. Order of the superior court reversed.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

FTC Takes First Round Over 'Low T' 'Sham' Patent Litigation

The makers of the testosterone therapy AndroGel could not have prevailed on patent infringement actions they filed against a generic drug maker over the medication, a federal judge has ruled. The decision is a win for the Federal Trade Commission, which is contending that the drugmakers only filed the patent actions to delay a generic form of the drug from entering the market.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Court: Late Affidavit of Merit Sinks Developer's Breach-of-Contract Suit

A federal judge in Camden has tossed a developer's suit against a soil-testing company for failure to submit a timely affidavit of merit, rejecting the plaintiff's argument that no affidavit is required for a breach-of-contract claim.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Plumbing Supply, LLC v. ExxonMobil Oil Corp.

Fraud Claim Sustained Where Plaintiff Pled Motive and Misstatements with Particularity
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The Legal Intelligencer

Lewicki v. Romec, Inc., PICS Case No. 17-1338 (C.P. Monroe July 6, 2017 Williamson, J. (15 pages).

Under the Gist of Action Doctrine, plaintiffs were barred from pursuing their claims of failure to perform in a workmanlike manner/negligence against defendants since the alleged negligence arose out of a duty created by a contractual relationship. The court granted defendants' preliminary objections in part.
3 minute read

The Recorder

San Luis Rey Racing, Inc. v. California Horse Racing Board

C.A. 4th; D069680 The Fourth Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that state law setting aside funding for off-site stabling of horses…
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