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Fifth Circuit Addresses Which Maritime Law Applies to Indian Seaman’s Claim in U.S. Court

19 Jun 2024, 9:18 am by Kathryn Briuglio

International Terminal Operating Co. , 358 U.S. 354, 79 S. [read post]

Admiralty & Maritime - https://mblb.com/admiralty-maritime/

Conflicts Allegations — Twitter/X Data Law Firm Conflict Called, Arbitrator Accused

18 Jun 2024, 6:52 am by Dan Bressler

White and his co-panelists found in favor of Morgan Stanley or other claimants in most cases but ruled against the firm in a customer dispute in 2019 in which the wirehouse was ordered to pay over $242,000. [read post]

Bressler Risk Blog - http://www.bresslerriskblog.com

Court of Appeals Bolsters the Internal Affairs Doctrine, Takes a Stroll Through Scottish Fiduciary Law

17 Jun 2024, 3:37 am by Peter J. Sluka

Here’s how the merger unfolded: Early 2018: Moelis & Co., retained by FanDuel to explore financing options, projects that if sports betting were legalized in the U.S., FanDuel would earn more than $1.1 billion in annual revenue within five years. [read post]

New York Business Divorce - http://www.nybusinessdivorce.com/

A Rejoinder to Dr Cosmas Emeziem’s “Conflict of Laws and Diversity of Opinions—A View of The Nigerian Jurisdiction”

16 Jun 2024, 10:48 pm by Chukwuma Okoli

Cansulex Ltd. [read post]

Conflict of Laws .net - https://conflictoflaws.net

Cleary Gottlieb Discusses the Context for Analyzing Force Majeure Clauses in the UK

16 Jun 2024, 9:01 pm by renholding

Secondly, the court considered that, while no previous case has directly answered the question raised by the appeal, the cases of Bulman & Dickson v Fenwick & Co [1894] 1 QB 179 and Reardon Smith Line Ltd v Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food [1963] AC 691 provided strong implicit support for MUR’s case. [read post]

The CLS Blue Sky Blog - https://clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/

2024 Proxy Season Trends: Mid-Season Review

15 Jun 2024, 6:31 am

Management won a clean sweep at Whitestone REIT, GrafTech International Ltd., Crown Castle, and Disney despite a recommendation for at least some dissident nominees from ISS and/or Glass Lewis. [read post]

The Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Blog - https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/

2024 Proxy Season Trends: Mid-Season Review

15 Jun 2024, 6:31 am

Management won a clean sweep at Whitestone REIT, GrafTech International Ltd., Crown Castle, and Disney despite a recommendation for at least some dissident nominees from ISS and/or Glass Lewis. [read post]

Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance - https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu

Leave to bring a derivative action: where one shareholder fails, another may succeed

14 Jun 2024, 9:07 am by Jacob Medvedev

Ltd. [read post]

Special Situations Law - http://www.specialsituationslaw.com/

The distinction between joint and composite policies

14 Jun 2024, 5:47 am by Donald Dinnie and Daniel Breier

Two insureds were identified by name, one of them being 43 Air School (Pty) Ltd. [read post]

Financial Institutions Legal Snapshot - http://www.financialinstitutionslegalsnapshot.com/

Conflict of Laws and Diversity of Opinions—A View of The Nigerian Jurisdiction

13 Jun 2024, 9:56 pm by Chukwuma Okoli

McIntyre Machinery Ltd. v. [read post]

Conflict of Laws .net - https://conflictoflaws.net

US sanctions Hong Kong companies for alleged support of Russia’s ‘war economy’

13 Jun 2024, 9:12 am by Ashley Wong | Chinese U. Hong Kong Faculty of Law, CN/HK

Wednesday’s sanctions were imposed on Hong Kong-based companies including GBL International Logistics Co Ltd (GBL), Tavit Hong Kong Co Limited (Tavit), Holden International Trading Limited (Holden), Taube Precious HK Limited (Taube) and VPower Finance Security Hong Kong Limited (VPower). [read post]

JURIST - Paper Chase - https://www.jurist.org/news/

Fair Dealing User’s Right Is Available Despite a Technological Protection Measure

13 Jun 2024, 4:00 am by Martin Kratz

_____________________________ [1] See 395804 Ontario Ltd. [read post]

Slaw - http://www.slaw.ca/

Pending En Banc Petitions at the Federal Circuit

12 Jun 2024, 9:40 am by Dennis Crouch

., Ltd. v. [read post]

Patently-O - https://patentlyo.com

Paranoid Android: Samsung infringes Swatch’s trade marks

12 Jun 2024, 7:14 am by Julius Stobbs (Stobbs IP) and Richard Ferguson (Stobbs IP)

[1] Montres Breguet SA & Ors v Samsung Electronics Co Ltd & Anor ([2023] EWCA Civ 1478) [2] Cases C‑148/21 and C‑184/21 – not binding on the Court post-Brexit but was persuasive because of the shared legal precedent between the UK and the EU pre-Brexit. [read post]

KluwerTrademarkBlog - http://trademarkblog.kluweriplaw.com/

Federal Circuit Finds that a Narrowing Claim Limitation that Expressly Requires Optional Elements of a Markush Group from the Same Claim is Neither Contradictory Nor Indefinite

10 Jun 2024, 11:36 am by Luciano Alvarado

In Maxell, Ltd. v. [read post]

Intellectual Property Law Blog - http://www.intellectualpropertylawblog.com/

The Appellate Division, Third Department notrs that "the scope of this Court's review of a condemnor's EDPL 204 determination is limited to whether (1) the proceeding was constitutionally sound; (2) the condemnor had the requisite authority; (3) its determination complied with SEQRA and EDPL Article 2; and (4) the acquisition will serve a public use"

10 Jun 2024, 6:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

; Matter of McCarthy v Town of Smithtown, 19 AD3d 695, 696 [2d Dept 2005]; Matter of Hugh Gassner Fire Co. v South Spring Val. [read post]

New York Public Personnel Law - https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/

The Appellate Division, Third Department notrs that "the scope of this Court's review of a condemnor's EDPL 204 determination is limited to whether (1) the proceeding was constitutionally sound; (2) the condemnor had the requisite authority; (3) its determination complied with SEQRA and EDPL Article 2; and (4) the acquisition will serve a public use"

10 Jun 2024, 6:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

; Matter of McCarthy v Town of Smithtown, 19 AD3d 695, 696 [2d Dept 2005]; Matter of Hugh Gassner Fire Co. v South Spring Val. [read post]