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The Legal Intelligencer

Suits Alleging Stolen Web Traffic Mark New Front in Law Firm Rivalries

A pair of recent lawsuits, including one pitting two local law firms against each other, indicate fierce competition among certain types of firms that invest heavily in marketing efforts—and they illustrate how that competition is playing out in a modern, digital age.
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New York Law Journal

Recent Case Demonstrates Risk of Sales Tax in Affiliate Transactions

It is common for groups of affiliate companies to record transactions within the group by "book entry" rather than actual transfers of cash. It is also common for one member of an affiliate group to undertake an activity that benefits all of the members of the group without necessarily passing on the cost of such activity.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

9th Circ. Makes Motions to Dismiss More Difficult in Securities Litigation

On Aug. 13, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in a securities fraud class action, Khoja v. Orexigen Therapeutics, which could dampen a defendant's use of judicial notice and incorporation-by-reference to aid in its motion to dismiss, especially in the securities class action setting.
13 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Slights Slams 'Redundancy' of Bid to Toss Challenge to $1B Pipeline Deal

The Delaware Court of Chancery has rejected Enbridge Energy Partners' bid to dismiss a shareholder suit targeting a $1 billion pipeline buyback deal, in a ruling that criticized the defendants for remaking arguments that had already been rejected by the state Supreme Court.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Becerra Rips Lawmakers for 'Unworkable' Provisions in New Data Privacy Law

"Failure to cure these identified flaws will undermine California's authority to launch and sustain vigorous oversight and effective enforcement of the CCPA's critical privacy protections," Xavier Becerra told lawmakers in a sharply worded letter.
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Delaware Business Court Insider

Validation Under Section 205 of the Delaware General Corporation Law

In two recent opinions, The Cirillo Family Trust v. Moezinia, 2018 WL 3388398 (Del. Ch. July 11, 2018), and Charles Almond v. Glenhill Advisors, 2018 WL 3954733 (Del. Ch. Aug. 17, 2018), the Delaware Court of Chancery exercised its powers under Section 205 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL) to validate acts that, due to technical problems in their authorization, may have otherwise been void or voidable.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Airbnb Turns to Kaplan in Bid to Overturn NYC Law Demanding Host Info

In Airbnb Inc.'s new lawsuit against the New York City government over its law requiring disclosure of hosts offering up rooms for rent in the city, the company has once again enlisted the legal firepower of Roberta Kaplan, a star litigator well-known for her civil rights work.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Using Statistical Sampling, Extrapolation to Prove Liability in FCA Cases

There is little dispute that the False Claims Act (FCA) is among the most potent weapons for fighting fraud and government waste. In just this past fiscal year alone, the DOJ utilized the FCA to recover more than $3.7 billion across a diverse array of industries such as health care, housing, and government procurement.
7 minute read

International Edition

Quinn Emanuel Lands Litigator in Shanghai

Xiao Liu, who was recently promoted to counsel at Skadden, has relocated from Beijing to join the three-year-old office.
2 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Stark Orders Seizure of Citgo Shares in Mining Company's Mineral Dispute With Venezuela

A Delaware federal judge has allowed Crystallex International Corp. to begin seizing shares of Citgo Petroleum Corp., as the Canadian gold mining and exploration firm looks to collect a $1.2 billion judgment against the Venezuelan government.
4 minute read

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