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Insurers Get Claims Trimmed In Factory Explosion Suit

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Insurers for a glass manufacturer cannot pursue most of their claims against two contractors over a 2017 factory explosion, a Michigan federal court ruled, saying waiver of subrogation clauses in the underlying service contracts bar all causes of action except those arising from gross negligence.

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Three review grants, including one to resolve an issue that’s a law school staple

At the Lectern

A partially divided Fourth District, Division One, Court of Appeal, published opinion reversed the dismissal on demurrer of a mother’s action for the distress she suffered when speaking on the phone with her daughter as the daughter was involved in a car crash allegedly caused by the defendants’ negligence.

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Supreme Court will decide government immunity issue

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.” The appellate court concluded that, because common law claims cannot be brought against public entities, the county could not be sued for breach of an implied-in-fact or implied-in-law contract. ” Horvitz & Levy filed the successful petition for review. ” Here are the petition for review , answer , and reply.

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Fashion Law in 2021: 12 of the Year’s Noteworthy Lawsuits

The Fashion Law

filed suit against Costco in a New York federal court , accusing the Issaquah, Washington-headquartered retail chain of trademark infringement, counterfeiting, and unfair business practices, among other causes of action, and seeking tens of millions of dollars in damages. and adidas America, Inc.

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Facebook, Gucci Partner to File Counterfeit Suit Against Facebook, Instagram User

The Fashion Law

In other words, “Consumers are likely to be misled into believing that [her] products are manufactured by, licensed by, sponsored by, approved by, or otherwise associated with Gucci.” million counterfeit products seized off-line, and 45,000 websites, including social media, disabled” in 2020, alone.

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Tennessee Federal Court Allowed Conservation Groups to Proceed with Challenge to TVA Long-Term Contracts. The federal district court for the Western District of Tennessee denied the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA’s) motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging long-term contracts for electricity between TVA and local utilities.