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Dubai's Highest Onshore Court Rules Unilateral Option Clause Unenforceable

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Split or “asymmetric” arbitration clauses, commonly referred to as “unilateral option clauses” (“UOCs”), provide one party (or a group of parties, but not all the parties) with the exclusive option to elect between...more

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This Week in eDiscovery: Sedona Conference Commentary on Cross-Border Discovery | $845K Spoliation Award

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Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of December 8-14. Here’s what’s...more

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Readily Ascertainable - WilmerHale's Trade Secret Bulletin: October 2024

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Welcome to WilmerHale’s bulletin on recent trade secret case law and relevant news items. We’ve affectionately nicknamed it “Readily Ascertainable” because, unlike a trade secret, it should be easy to figure out....more

Allen Matkins

Alter Ego, LLCs And Choice Of Law

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In deciding whether to impose alter ego liability with respect to a limited liability company, a federal court has several possible choices.  It could apply the law of the state of formation of the LLC, it could apply the...more

Locke Lord LLP

Between a Claim and a Hard Place: OFAC Sanctions Preempt State Insurance Laws

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U.S. sanctions laws present complex conflicts with state insurance laws. While state laws govern the timely payment of claims and other insurance practices, U.S. sanctions administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s...more

Jones Day

Boston Generating: Second Circuit Triples Down on Its Holding that Transfers Made Under Securities Contracts Are Safe Harbored in...

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Section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code's "safe harbor" provision (which shields transactions from avoidance claims in bankruptcy of certain securities, commodity, or forward-contract payments) has long been a magnet for...more

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California OTA Denies Credit for NYC Business Taxes in Precedential Opinion

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In the Appeal of Mather, the California Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) held in a precedential opinion that New York City’s (NYC) Unincorporated Business Tax (UBT) was not a tax “imposed by and paid to another state,” as required...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

California Employers Prohibited from Mandatory Religious or Political Meetings

California has a habit of finding creative ways to protect employees from potential instances of discrimination or retaliation, no matter how remote.  ...more

Porter Hedges LLP

Choice of Law and Federal Preemption: Why Texas Law May Not Govern Your Texas Project Despite the Home Rule Statute

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When entering into construction contracts, the question of which state’s laws will govern is a pivotal consideration. Choice of law has real-world implications for how construction disputes are resolved. Different states have...more

Troutman Pepper

Will the California Supreme Court Finally Curtail the State’s Historic Hostility to Arbitration?

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California is famously inhospitable to arbitration. In fact, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down California laws disfavoring arbitration on no fewer than six occasions between 1987 and 2022....more

Marshall Dennehey

Federal Court Holds There Is No Jurisdiction Over Amazon Logistics for Contracting With an Ohio Trucking Company that Was Involved...

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Leyman v. Amazon Logistics, 2024 WL 2962784, No. 1:23-cv-828 (S.D. Ohio June 12, 2024) - This case arises out of a serious motor vehicle accident occurring in Texas with an Ohio trucking company that contracted with Amazon...more

Cooley LLP

Conflicts of Law: Norwich Pharmacal Orders in Liechtenstein

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In Magomedov & Others v. Kuzovkov & Others,[1] the High Court handed down an interesting decision examining the conflict of foreign criminal law with the discretion of the Courts of England and Wales to grant a Norwich...more

Saul Ewing LLP

First Circuit Says Massachusetts Non-Compete Agreement Enforceable in California Despite State’s Ban

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Last month, in DraftKings Inc. v. Hermalyn, the First Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision concerning the application of California’s non-compete ban to agreements formed outside the state. Broadly, the decision...more

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Federal District Court Grants Partial Victory to Hemp Operators Challenging the NJHAA

In a decision that reads as one of the strongest endorsements of state-based intoxicating hemp regulatory controls in recent memory, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey (“Court”) recently upheld, in part,...more

Fisher Phillips

Breaking Down the FTC Non-Compete Ban Appeals: Heading to a Circuit Split and SCOTUS Intervention?

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The Federal Trade Commission has appealed two federal trial court decisions – one in Texas and one in Florida – that prevented the agency from enforcing its near-total ban on non-compete agreements. The Texas appeal, filed on...more

Troutman Pepper

NYC DCWP Delays Enforcement of Amended Debt Collection Rules

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This week, we discussed the constitutional legal challenge against New York City’s recently amended debt collection rules, which were scheduled to go into effect on December 1, 2024. These rules would stringently regulate...more

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New York City’s Amended Debt Collection Rules Draw Legal Challenge

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New York City’s recently amended debt collection rules — scheduled to go into effect on December 1, 2024 and which would stringently regulate various debt collection activities by debt collectors operating in the city — have...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Ninth Circuit Upholds Montana Vaccination Status Discrimination Law

As part of the backlash against employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccinations, Montana amended its antidiscrimination law to add vaccination status as a protected category. This means that employers are prohibited from inquiring or...more

Marshall Dennehey

Legal Updates for Lawyers’ Professional Liability - Case Law Update

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Florida Court of Appeal Holds that Illinois Law Firm Subject to Jurisdiction of State of Florida in Connection with Legal Malpractice Lawsuit Brought by Personal Representatives of Deceased Father’s Florida Estate - Neal...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

Former Draftkings’ Employee Loses Bet On California’s No Non-Compete Law

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In what might be the first published case discussing California’s newest anti-non-compete laws, Cal. Bus & Prof. Code § 16600.5(a) & (b), DraftKings successfully obtained a preliminary injunction and defeated the appeal of...more

Epstein Becker & Green

#WorkforceWednesday®: NLRB’s Expanding Power - Pushback and Legal Challenges Ahead - Employment Law This Week®

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This week, we’re examining how recent employer-initiated challenges to the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB’s) structure have arisen due to the agency’s broad interpretation of its enforcement authority, leading to...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Comparing California’s AI-Likeness Bills with the Federal NO FAKES Act of 2024

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Over the past several years, both Congress and state legislatures have introduced legislation concerning “digital replicas,” or deepfakes created by AI. Many of these bills have been directed to protecting the...more

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Storytelling in Closing Arguments

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In this episode of his "The Trial Lawyer's Handbook" podcast series, litigation attorney Dan Small explores the vital role of storytelling in court cases, highlighting the need to construct, narrate and display a story...more

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Know Your Arbitration Clause: What Remains of State Arbitration Statutes under the Ever-Growing FAA

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Arbitration is a prevalent method for dispute resolution, and most contracts include an arbitration clause. A recent Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals decision emphasizes the importance of careful drafting and picking the...more

WilmerHale

Nonarbitrability and Mandatory Rules: Brothers, Not Twins

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Notwithstanding the lack of clear legislative intent, Belgian judges have unilaterally prohibited the arbitration of exclusive distribution disputes, unless a specific Belgian pro-distributor statute was applied or unless...more

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