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The Legal Intelligencer

Legal Professionals, AI and the Future of M&A Dealmaking

As an industry that focuses on the review, processing and creation of data and content, the legal sector is naturally positioned to benefit directly from the use of AI. However, these opportunities are countered by challenges surrounding the handling of information and data.
8 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

What Does My Signature Page Attach To? An Important Lesson in Contracting

In Braga, an investor sought to rescind an agreement and recoup its investment based on a fraudulent inducement theory after the investor's relationship with the deal sponsor turned sour. The Delaware Court of Chancery refused to undo the transaction and the investor was left with several expensive lessons in deal making.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

What Lawyers Should Know About the Corporate Transparency Act

The CTA's effective date, Jan. 1, is fast approaching. Thus, lawyers and law firms should prepare by considering not only the reporting obligations of their clients, but also whether they have any newly imposed obligations themselves.
5 minute read

Law.com

6th Circuit Dismisses 'Forever Chemicals' Suit Against 3M, DuPont For Lack of Standing

"Here, nobody disputes that thousands of different compounds fall under the heading of PFAS; one of the defendant's experts puts the number of different PFAS at 5,000-10,000, which is roughly the number of known species of mammals on Earth," U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Raymond M. Kethledge for the Sixth Circuit said. "To allege simply that these defendants manufactured or otherwise distributed 'PFAS,' therefore, is patently insufficient to support a plausible inference that any of them bear responsibility for the particular PFAS in Hardwick's blood."
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Should Have Been Resolved Earlier': How This Plaintiff Got Almost Everything He Asked for in a $1M Bibb County Verdict

"We represent a single individual in his mid-60s who obviously was concerned about spending his entire retirement on the case and they are a multi-million dollar conglomerate of companies," said plaintiff's attorney Doug Kertscher.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Del. High Court Further Clarifies Standard for Confidentiality of Books and Records Produced Under DGCL Section 220

In the Hauppauge Digital case, the court affirmed the Court of Chancery's discretion to reject the parties' proposed confidentiality restrictions, and held that the decision regarding confidentiality restrictions is "a context-driven balancing exercise, the result of which will not be disturbed on appeal unless clearly unreasonable or capricious."
5 minute read

Law.com

Judge Rejects JetBlue's 'Overly Restrictive Interpretation' Claim on Mechanics' Maintenance Logs

"JetBlue argues that because JetBlue's manual contains a § 121.709(e) authorization, the AMM [Aircraft Maintenance Manual] reference provision is inapplicable. ... JetBlue would have the court interpret § 121.709(e) as exempting JetBlue from following its own procedures. But FARs do not negate compliant rules air carriers place on themselves via their maintenance manuals. In fact, 14 C.F.R. § 121.709(b)(1) explicitly states that aircraft maintenance logs must 'be prepared in accordance with the carrier's maintenance manual,'" U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani wrote.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Kraft Heinz Accused of Misrepresenting Citric Acid Preservative in Mac & Cheese Labeling, Class Action Lawsuit Alleges

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
2 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Court of Chancery Clarifies the Scope of Disclosure Liability in Novel Contexts

In two recent opinions, the Delaware Court of Chancery addressed the scope of disclosure liability in two novel contexts.
6 minute read

Law.com

Maryland Judge Denies Lowe's Attempts to Bury a Slip-and-Fall Suit, Disputes Remain Over Bag of Soil

"As in Tennant and Smith, the allegedly dangerous condition here was on the floor of a store, but the customer's attention was directed upward. While the bag of soil that Plaintiff tripped on was large and unobstructed, a jury would be entitled to consider whether Plaintiff's attention was reasonably focused on the flowers on display rather than on the ground where she would have seen the bag," U.S. Magistrate Judge Ajmel A. Quereshi for the District of Maryland said.
5 minute read

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