the actress talks about an insurance policy that is over 20 pages long that no one reads, except for lawyers The Applicable Law An insurance agent has a duty to provide requested coverage within a reasonable read the “Travelers policy not a superseding cause precluding defendant’s liability as a matter of law The Court noted that under New York law, “‘ n the absence of any showing that an insured is aware of Partners teaches that insurance companies and/or insurance brokers cannot escape liability as a matter of law

Under Section 702 of New York’s Limited Liability Company Law (“LLCL”), a court sitting in the judicial petition, rejecting without discussion the Respondent’s argument that judicial dissolution under LLC Law

Under Section 702 of New York’s Limited Liability Company Law (“LLCL”), a court sitting in the judicial plaintiff’s allegation as to Pedani’s purpose so as to conclusively establish a defense as a matter of law general-purpose clauses in the operating agreements, indicating that the LLC is formed to engage in “all lawful

experts retained as consultants to assist in analyzing or preparing the case, as an adjunct to the lawyer is beyond the scope of this provision; in fact, such experts are generally seen as an adjunct to the lawyer 3101(d)(2) restricts discovery of “materials prepared in contemplation of litigation even if by non-lawyers or lawyers acting in a non-legal capacity.” That day, Novartis engaged a law firm, White & Case, to represent it “in the dispute over the distribution

bringing securities class actions in state court, rather than in federal court, seeking relief under state law rather than under federal law. The plaintiffs did not allege any state-law claims. The second brief ( here ), filed by a group of law professors, argued that the Court should grant the As the law professors argued in their brief, there is a need for uniformity and consistency.

thereof, expressing the consideration, is in writing, subscribed by the party to be charged, or by his lawful New York General Obligations Law § 5-703(2). “If the contract does not contain all the necessary terms, the law presumes that the parties have not contract, there is no binding agreement and dismissal of the complaint is warranted as a matter of law his claim and rendered the alleged agreement unenforceable under the statute of frauds as a matter of law

1331 over the plaintiffs’ CFAA claim, and (2) supplemental jurisdiction over the Plaintiffs’ state law fairness, and comity” – “point toward declining to exercise jurisdiction over the remaining state-law the New York State Supreme Court, where they will be afforded a surer-footed reading of applicable law This was so, said Judge Sullivan, because the state law claims involved were “not complex or unsettled

Relying on the “law of the case” doctrine, Supreme Court held that because plaintiffs acted in a dual

Haber When someone speaks of a dispute resolution clause, lawyers most likely think the speaker is referring

Review and Analysis (the “Report”) ( here ), total settlement dollars from securities class action lawsuits Grundfest of Stanford Law School, and a former Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission one-half of all settlements valued at $5 million or less, were accompanied by a shareholder derivative lawsuit

who is discharged, suspended, demoted, harassed, or otherwise discriminated against because he/she lawfully of retaliation can be based upon the whistleblower claims and other violations of state and federal law

financial penalties against investment advisers who self-report violations of the federal securities laws