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

The Fashion Law

This year, the filing of a number of fashion and broader retail industry lawsuits and developments in previously-filed ones stood out in the crowded landscape of litigation in many cases because they indicate larger trends within the fashion space. Unlike itself, Nike claims that “adidas AG, adidas North America, Inc.,

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Ford v. Montana: Supreme Court on the Scope of Personal Jurisdiction

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Constitution serves as the foundational basis for the large number of precedential cases, the text is quite short: “nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” The decision suggested to many that defendant’s connections should have a causal-link with the cause of action.

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Supreme Court will decide government immunity issue

At the Lectern

” 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. ” The plastic surgeons have argued “the parties merely agreed that Boston courts are an alternative forum for litigation.”

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Court Shuts Down WeWoreWhat, Bernstein’s Request for Sanctions in “Copycat” Print Case

The Fashion Law

In a declaratory judgment action filed in October 2020 , WWW and Bernstein asked a New York federal court to formally declare that they did not run afoul of the indie intimates brand’s rights by using a lookalike “Silhouettes Design.” Specifically, Bernstein and co. WEWOREWHAT, LLC, et al , 1:21-cv-01623 (SDNY).

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Spooky Torts: The 2022 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

The plaintiff also brought criminal charges against the defendant’s son arising from this incident and the defendant’s son pleaded guilty to assault in the third degree (Penal Law § 120.00 [2]). In the United States, the original tortfeasor is liable for such injuries caused by negligent rescues. Ferlito) and her little lamb (Mr.

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Spooky Torts: The 2021 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

The plaintiff also brought criminal charges against the defendant’s son arising from this incident and the defendant’s son pleaded guilty to assault in the third degree (Penal Law § 120.00 [2]). In the United States, the original tortfeasor is liable for such injuries caused by negligent rescues. Ferlito) and her little lamb (Mr.

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Inventorship Correction Affirmed for Patent on Intermodal Container for Transporting Gaseous Fluids

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Tube-Mac, is the plaintiff in this case and is looking to manufacture its own version of the container systems. 286 (“no recovery shall be had for any infringement committed more than six years prior to the filing of the complaint or counterclaim for infringement in the action.”) 256 – has been around for much longer.

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