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Texas Lawyer

'It Appears She Has Absconded': Deposits Missing for Surrogate Pregnancies Across U.S.

"Dominique's actions appear to be to avoid having to face the clients she defrauded. It appears she has absconded," Harris County 80th District Court Judge Jeralynn Manor's order states.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Elliott Greenleaf Wins $11M Fee Dispute With Ex-Shareholder, After Pa. Justices Decline to Hear Appeal

The dispute centered around former Elliott Greenleaf shareholder Richard DeMarco's claims that he was entitled to referral fees for a personal injury case he helped originate that his then-firm referred to Saltz Mongeluzzi for trial.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Buchanan Ingersoll Files Breach of Contract Suit Over Failure to Meet Minimum Number of Purchase Orders

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Who Holds the Power to Interpret Arbitration Agreements? SCOTUS Tests the Scope of 'Delegation" in Multi-Contract Cases

When a party moves to compel arbitration, the first question for a court is: has arbitrability been delegated to the arbitrator? The U.S. Supreme Court recently clarified the scope of such delegation provisions in Coinbase v. Suski, discussed below.
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Law Firm Sues Thomson Reuters for Allegedly Derailed Website

"Up until March 4, 2024, the plaintiff communicated with the defendant via email one hundred and thirty-four times and had several video calls regarding the changes, corrections and content that were to be added to the new webpage that had yet to be implemented," the complaint said.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

How a Clause Nixed a Wrongful-Death Claim in a Case With Noted Lawyers

"The provision is not void as against public policy," read the Supreme Court of Georgia decision issued Tuesday. "Accordingly, we affirm."
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Four Firms Launch Class Actions After University of the Arts' Sudden Demise

Two of the suits are on behalf of former employees, while two are on behalf of former students.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Judge Greenlights Claims That Law Firm Failed to Pay $260,000 Advertising Bill

"By attaching 78 total exhibits consisting of 309 pages, Ogden has more than satisfied the requirements of Rule 1019(i) under the circumstances," the judge ruled.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Manhattan Court Dismisses $80M Breach-of-Employment Contract Suit Against Blockchain Firm Chainalysis

Judge Joel M. Cohen of the Commercial Division of the New York Supreme Court sided with Chainalysis, who was represented by counsel from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, granting the company's motion to dismiss plaintiff Blake Ratliff's breach-of-contract suit for failure to state a viable claim for relief, and finding the suit untimely, according to a June 7 decision.
5 minute read

Law.com

Uber Pop-Up Provided Sufficient Notice to Enforce Arbitration, Divided Massachusetts Court Finds

Associate Justice Scott L. Kafker penned a lone dissenting opinion, indicating that he does not believe a hyperlink provides reasonable notice and saying the legal community has not solved some of the key issues regarding online contracts.
4 minute read

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