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” But such common law is “meant to guide, rather than to control,” federal actions, “more as a source of inspired examples than of prefabricated components” (quoting Hartman, 2006). [read post]

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The CAFC in Prism v. Sprint gives a detailed exposition on admissibility of settlements under FRE 403

6 Mar 2017, 4:34 pm by Lawrence B. Ebert

We have reviewed all the alleged errorsSprint has presented on appeal, and we have been giveninsufficient details about other allegations of error tosuggest harmfulness.Of the citation to the Hartman case, one notes that, althougha CAFC case, Hartman is NOT a patent case but does contain furtherinteresting text on the writing of decisions, not included inPrism v. [read post]

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PA Appeals Court Finds Bias Allegation Waived Where Township Solicitor Acted as Advocate For Both the Applicant and the Township and Board’s Refusal to Admit Certain Evidence Did Not Constitute Bias or Impropriety

18 Jan 2017, 9:02 pm by Patricia Salkin

Hartman v. [read post]

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Citing “Diminishing Returns,” Court Declines to Compel Additional Discovery

6 Jan 2017, 11:46 am by kgates

Hartman, No. 10-CV-446S, 2016 WL 7208753 (W.D.N.Y. [read post]

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Louisiana Fiduciary Duty Case Examines Summary Judgment Standards

3 Jan 2017, 4:00 am by Berniard Law Firm

In this case, out of the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Marguerite and Christine Hartman (“the Hartmans”) were sisters who filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase Bank for a breach of their fiduciary duty. [read post]

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A Bigger Exception to the Rule? Attorneys’ Fee Awards in Trademark Cases

2 Nov 2016, 1:26 pm by Naomi Jane Gray

Franklin Mint Co., 292 F.3d 1139, 1156 (9th Cir. 2002) (affirming award of $2,308,000 in attorneys’ fees to defendant where plaintiff asserted groundless false advertising claim); Hartman v. [read post]

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A Bigger Exception to the Rule? Attorneys’ Fee Awards in Trademark Cases

2 Nov 2016, 1:26 pm by Naomi Jane Gray

Franklin Mint Co., 292 F.3d 1139, 1156 (9th Cir. 2002) (affirming award of $2,308,000 in attorneys’ fees to defendant where plaintiff asserted groundless false advertising claim); Hartman v. [read post]

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[Eugene Volokh] Changing post in immaterial ways — or to soften its allegations — does not restart statute of limitations

20 Oct 2016, 9:50 am by Eugene Volokh

That’s an important holding, and to my knowledge this is the first case to squarely render such a holding (though other cases have pointed in that direction). [read post]

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