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Akin Gump Loses Bid To Dismiss Legal Tech Company’s Counterclaims In Suit Over Ownership Of Bill-Drafting Software

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In November, Xcential, a 25-person legal technology company in California, fought back, filing an answer and counterclaim denying that its software was based on Agnello’s idea. Further, she said, Xcential’s counterclaims “plausibly implicate actions outside of” Akin’s USPTO petition. In a ruling issued Feb.

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Small Tech Company Takes On Major Law Firm Over Ownership of Bill-Drafting Software

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A 25-person legal technology company in California is fighting back against one of the world’s largest law firms in a lawsuit over ownership rights to legislation-drafting software that each side says was its idea. Attorneys at Akin Gump declined to discuss the lawsuit.

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Arbitration at Center of Last Week’s SCOTUS Oral Arguments

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Saxon : The case involves Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), which states that the FAA does not apply “to contracts of employment of seamen, railroad employees, or any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce.” Below is a brief summary of the cases the Court considered: Southwest Airlines Co.

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November 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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California v. California v. California Federal Court Entered Final Judgment Vacating Repeal of 2016 Waste Prevention Rule After Wyoming Federal Court Vacated 2016 Rule. On October 29, 2020, the federal district court for the Northern District of California entered judgment vacating the 2018 final rule rescinding the U.S.

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Guest Post: David the Inventor vs. the Biglaw Goliath – What Drives A Goliath To Take On A David?

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As I reported here in November , the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has sued Xcential for misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and other causes of action. LegisPro is currently used by the California Legislature, the U.S. This is Stodder’s perspective on the lawsuit. Mark Stodder.

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Presence as a basis for International Jurisdiction of a Foreign Court under Nigerian Private International Law

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Written by Richard Mike Mlambe, Attorney and Lecturer at University of Malawi- The Polytechnic. This basis requires that a significant connection exist between the cause of action and the foreign court. This is the third online symposium on Private International Law in Nigeria initially announced on this blog.

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Federal Court Stayed Remand Order in Minnesota’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Industry, Denied Attorney Fees. The court also denied Minnesota’s motion for attorney fees, concluding that “removal advanced critical legal questions that have not yet been resolved by the higher courts.” City of Hoboken v. Exxon Mobil Corp. ,