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New York Law Journal

Injunctive Relief Freezing Defendant's Assets Requires More Than Suspicion: This Week in Scott Mollen's Realty Law Digest

Scott Mollen discusses "Conlon Holdings LLC v. Chanos & Company" which illustrates that "courts are reluctant to grant prejudgment injunctions based on mere allegations by a claimant that a defendant or respondent intends to dissipate assets."
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Law.com

Hip-Hop Artists Face Breach of Contract Claims After Toronto Music Festival Postponed

The promoter, Remo Palladini, filed breach-of-contract complaints on Aug. 27 in the Supreme Court: County of New York. Palladini is represented by Christopher Cardillo, an attorney at Block, Longo, LaMarca and Brzezinski in New York. Counsel for the defense has not yet appeared.
3 minute read

Law.com

Judge Sides With Study Abroad Organization, Dismissing Student's Refund Request After Program Changes During Pandemic

A federal judge in Illinois dismissed a college student's request for a partial refund after a European study abroad program was cut short because…
3 minute read

National Law Journal

'Immediate Threat'?: Md. Supreme Court Revives Medical Doctor's Breach-of-Contract Lawsuit

The Maryland Supreme Court ruled a "reasonable juror" could conclude the hospital "breached" the settlement agreement by reporting information that is "materially inconsistent" with the contract.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Justices to Mull 'Special-Notice' Rule Elevating Standards for Enforcing Online Binding Arbitration Agreements

The Supreme Court's decision to take up the case comes after more than 10 entities, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, filed amicus briefs to the court.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Google, Repped by King & Spalding, Countersues Russian Media Outlets Over Alleged U.S. Sanctions Violations

The suits were filed on Aug. 19 in the California Northern District Court against TV-Novosti, which operates the Russian government-funded TV network RT; media company NO Fond Pravoslavnogo Televideniya, which distributes a TV channel associated with the Russian Orthodox Church; and NAO Tsargrad Media, a TV station owned by Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev, who was charged by the U.S. Department of Justice in April 2022 with violating U.S. sanctions "arising from the 2014 Russian undermining of democratic processes and institutions in Ukraine."
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Fortune 500 Company Sues Metals Supplier Alleging It Used Proprietary Info Obtained During Bidding Process to Poach Talent

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar.
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New York Law Journal

DraftKings Faces $65M Lawsuit by National Football League Players Association

"The NFLPAs actions in this suit could have a chilling effect in the future, with companies coming out with new technologies, things like artificial intelligence and so forth," said Ivan Parron, the managing partner at Parron Law and an uninvolved sports entertainment law expert.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'A Confounding Record' Results in Sanctions for Discovery Violations in NJ Fed Court

"The allegations present about as straightforward a breach of contract action as one could imagine: alleged duty, breach, and damages between two parties," U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy Waldor said. "It is therefore surprising that this case is still active over six years after the filing of the complaint."
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Kirkland & Ellis Prune Subclass from Hess Corp. Class Action

Responding to plaintiffs' argument that the court should wait until after discovery to decide, Hovland said no amount of discovery will cure a class defined to include members without standing.
3 minute read

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