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New York Law Journal

Do You Have a Trade? Recent Decision Highlights Need for Clarity in Trading Bankruptcy Claims

Bankruptcy Judge Michael Wiles' decision in 'In re Westinghouse Electric Co.', 588 B.R. 347 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2018), rejected a contention that two parties had reached a binding agreement to trade and offers valuable lessons for parties who wish to avoid a similar fate.
9 minute read

International Edition

Vannin's IPO setback unlikely to spook buoyant litigation funding market

Litigation funder Vannin this week pulled its proposed IPO - but is this anything more than a bump in the road for the upwardly mobile litigation finance market?
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Intel Targeted Over Alleged Misuse of Sanyo Patents in Del. Lawsuit

A dispute over a cross-licensing agreement between two major electronics manufacturers has spilled over into the Delaware Court of Chancery, with Sanyo Electronic Co. accusing Intel Corp. of improperly claiming the rights to its intellectual property.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Consumer Class Actions Dealt Significant Blow by NJ Supreme Court

For many plaintiffs lawyers practicing in New Jersey, the N.J. Truth-in-Consumer-Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (TCCWNA) ,colloquially pronounced “TIC-wa-na”) had, until recently, provided a way for consumers in class actions to add a count to an already-existing action under the Consumer Fraud Act (CFA).
8 minute read

International Edition

Burford creates $50m fund for female-led litigation in effort to help close gender gap

Litigation funder aims to give female litigators and women-led firms an economic edge
4 minute read

International Edition

Ex-Quinn partner Hastings finds new firm amid SRA investigation

Litigator faces SRA probe over allegations of inappropriate behaviour after Quinn dismissal
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Avoid Problems Before They Arise: Corporate Compliance and Training

Historically, many companies failed to create and implement anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, and sexual harassment compliance and training programs.
6 minute read

International Edition

Litigation funder Vannin Capital postpones IPO plans

Company attributes decision to recent volatile market conditions
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Fraud Suit Over Mortgage-Backed Securities Dismissed by NY Appeals Court

Under New York law “where an assignment of fraud or other tort claims is intended … with the conveyance of a contract or note, there must be some language … that evinces that intent and effectuates the transfer of such rights,” the First Department panel said.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Del. Supreme Court Rejects Proposal That Would Ease Bids to Derail Conflicted Transactions

The Delaware Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that mergers involving a controlling shareholder qualify for review under the business judgment rule if two key procedural protections are adopted prior to economic negotiations, rejecting a proposed bright-line rule that would have made it easier for plaintiffs to challenge conflicted transactions.
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