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The Role of Causation Analysis in the Insurance Appraisal Process
While insurance appraisal clauses are standard in many homeowners' policies, the manner in which they are utilized by insurers and policyholders — and the way in which they are interpreted by the courts — differs based upon the role an appraiser plays in interpreting causation.
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Counsel Concerns
Ninth Circuit Upholds Sanctions Against Copyright Lawyer<br>Attorney Fees Awarded To Prevailing Defendants in Memorabilia Case<br>Manatt Petitions CA Supreme Court over Ruling Against Firm
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New Ninth Circuit Rulings on Implied-Contract Claims Provide Guidance for Idea-Submission Cases
In 2004, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided that state implied-in-fact contract claims weren't preempted by federal copyright law. <i>Grosso v. Miramax Film Corp.</i> The ruling resulted in a predictable increase in idea-submission suits over TV and film productions. But few judicial opinions since have cited <i>Grosso</i>. In June 2010, however, the Ninth Circuit issued two decisions ' with differing results ' that, by also drawing from precedents from decades before, illuminate how a court should consider the elements of an implied-contract case.
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Contract Litigation
From construction contracts, to supply contracts, to equipment leases, franchisors and franchisees might face the problem of litigating numerous legal disputes simultaneously. This, of course, can be devastating for a business, whether big or small. So what can you do to avoid these pitfalls?
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Can We Resolve Franchise Disputes Faster, Cheaper and Better?
Franchisors and franchisees need faster, cheaper, and better ways to resolve disputes. Planned early negotiation processes and early active intervention clauses can help parties and lawyers achieve these goals.
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Business Crimes Hotline
CALIFORNIA Alleged Conspiracy to Fix LCD Prices Yields Additional Indictments On June 10, 2010, the DOJ announced that additional charges had been filed in its long-running investigation into alleged price-fixing for panels used in a host of consumer electronics, including computer monitors, The panels, known as thin-film transistor-liquid crystal display panels (TFT-LCD), represented a worldwide market of $70 billion at the time the alleged conspiracy ended. …
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Cooperatives & Condominiums
Recent rulings of interest.
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The Supreme Court and the Hague Abduction Convention
The U.S. Supreme Court has now issued its very first decision interpreting the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
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