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California Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment to Distributor for Breach of Exclusivity Provision by Supplier

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A federal court in California recently granted partial summary judgment in favor of a distributor of wine corks for breach of an exclusivity provision following the supplier’s sale of certain corks in the United States. M.A....more

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Civil RICO In Pennsylvania Business Divorce Cases: A Hammer Without A Nail?

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When legal disputes between owners of closely held companies turn the corner past “Let’s resolve this issue without litigation” and head toward “See you in court,” the owners and their lawyers typically begin jockeying for...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Class Action Chronicle

Eleventh Circuit Rejects Administrative Feasibility Requirement: What Does the Future Hold for Ascertainability? As we discussed in our Spring 2017 issue of The Class Action Chronicle, courts have struggled to define the...more

McAfee & Taft

When is hiring a competitor’s employee ‘racketeering’?

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When hiring new employees – especially those who are currently employed or who recently have been employed by a competing company or organization – it’s always a best practice to ask them if they are subject to an employment...more

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Renewable Energy Production: U.S. District Court Addresses Dispute Involving Development Agreement

A United States District Court (Rhode Island) (“Court”) addressed in a November 6th Order a procedural motion associated with a dispute regarding parties who had entered into a series of agreements to develop renewable energy...more

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Eleventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Insurer’s Fraud and Racketeering Claims Against Premium Financer

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The Eleventh Circuit recently addressed the legal viability of federal racketeering, fraud, and declaratory relief claims by Sun Life against a premium finance company arising out of an alleged STOLI scheme, as well as the...more

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CAFA’s Local Controversy Exception Requires Class Claims Against Local Defendant

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As we previously reported, in September 2017, a federal district court in Louisiana dismissed with prejudice as time-barred putative class action RICO and state racketeering claims related to alleged wrongful conduct by an...more

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