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Texas Lawyer

Largest Crypto Hosting Facility Sues Texas Bitcoin Mining Operation

"The key takeaway is to craft better agreements," said Ishmael Green, a partner at Diaz Reus and a cryptocurrency expert not involved in the litigation.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Affeld England & Johnson Secures $138 Million Verdict for Bitcoin Miner in Contract Breach Suit

The unanimous jury verdict was released Thursday following a two-week trial in federal court. Plaintiff Michael Ho, formerly a co-founder and CEO of US Bitcoin Corp. and now chief strategy officer at bitcoin mining company Hut 8 Corp., was represented by David Affeld and Edward Johnson.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Signals Overbroad Anticompetitive Agreements Won't Cut It—Again

The ruling represents an exception from the court's customary pro-contract mentality.
4 minute read

Law.com

Federal Judge Orders $34K in Discovery Sanctions Against Dechert Client

Plaintiff's counsel with Ice Miller submitted a list of the work performed by four attorneys, which included 65.2 hours over the course of six months preparing and litigating the second motion to compel. The court concluded this was a reasonable number of hours, and agreed that the requested hourly rates ranging from $395 to $693 were lower than rates in a 2023 case in which the district court approved the rates of $1,085 for a partner and $735 for a senior associate.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Avoiding Misclassification of New Jersey Workers

"Misclassification of workers ... places an employer in an incredibly uncomfortable and precarious position both legally and financially," writes Lindabury's Joshua L. Weiner.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

FTC Oversight of Franchisors Should Be on Case-by-Case Basis, Franchise Lawyers Say

"The concern with the broad brush is putting the entire industry in one basket when there might be some isolated issues," said Earsa Jackson, a member at Clark Hill.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Real Estate Firm Facing Litigation After Alleged $25 Million Loan Breach

Plaintiffs are represented by a team from Holland & Knight.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

No Bad Faith for Denying Life Insurance Benefits Over Contradictions of 'Alcohol Abuse;' Breach-of-Contract Claim Proceeds

Upon investigating whether death benefits were owed, Pacific Life found a history of "alcohol abuse" dating 10 years prior to the representations made by the deceased in his application, which omitted alcohol struggles.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

The FTC Noncompete Rule Is in Serious Jeopardy

"Brown determined the challengers also are likely to succeed on the merits on their claim that the FTC's rulemaking process was arbitrary and capricious," writes Chamberlain Hrdlicka's Kellen Scott.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Dow Jones Sues Cision US Over Alleged $174 Million Contract Breach

The complaint alleges Cision pulled out of an exclusive licensing deal after just one year because the contract was no longer "economically viable."
2 minute read

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