Litigation

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The California Court of Appeal, Second District, decided that the term 'Purchaser' in an agreement for 'Walt Disney Productions' to purchase rights in the novel 'Who Censored Roger Rabbit?' and its characters didn't apply to Disney's subsidiaries.

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On April 8, 2008, the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a significant decision concerning the authority of federal regulatory agencies to pre-empt state tort claims, <i>Colacicco v. Apotex Inc.</i>, No. 6-5148.

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The Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently decertified a class of more than 11,000 plaintiffs in the Silzone heart valve litigation on the basis that individual questions regarding causation would predominate over any common issues related to the truth or falsity of the alleged misrepresentations.

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Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

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It had to happen. While many in front of and behind the political scenes have fought the concept of same-sex marriage, the well-established principles of full faith and credit or comity make it inevitable that same-sex marriage and the concomitant right of those couples to divorce would be somehow recognized in New York.

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In a pair of workplace discrimination cases, the Supreme Court on May 27 made it easier for workers to sue employers who retaliate against them for reporting bias.

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Federal district courts have recently denied class certification in instances in which the plaintiffs sought medical monitoring, citing causation issues better addressed on an individual basis.

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