In November the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Oil States Energy Services LLC v. Greene's Energy Group LLC, No. 16-712, oral argument held, 2017 WL 5680363 (U.S. Nov. 27, 2017).

At 3:40 on the morning of April 3, 2003, Tamara Greene, an exotic dancer, was shot multiple times and killed while sitting in a car at the intersection of Roselawn and West Outer Drive in Detroit. According to the complaint filed by Greene’s next of kin in Flagg v. City of Detroit and Kwame Kilpatrick, (E.D. Mi. Nov. 7, 2005), the head of the Internal Affairs Department of the Detroit Police Department was fired a mere nine days following Ms. Greene’s murder.

Emerging managers' fund terms, extending credit in a rising interest rate environment, and the supervisory regime for third-party AIFMs are among the topics discussed...

On June 2, 2015, WilmerHale obtained a significant victory for Braintree Laboratories, Inc. (Braintree) in a patent infringement matter at the US District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Discussion of the decision in Greene v BHP Australia Pty Ltd [2012] NSWWCC.

Another integral aspect of the negotiating process is the mandate. Legal counsel as well as other individuals, often represent clients either as an individual or in a larger groups.

David Vaillancourt was invited by the C.D. Howe Institute to submit an "Intelligence Memo" concerning his views on a private right of access for abuseThe abuse of dominance provisions of the Competition Act have historically been under-enforced. of dominance proceedings in Canada.

The Supreme Court of Canada has announced that it will release its long-awaited decisions in three cases that raise the issue of whether indirect purchasers can sue for damages on Thursday, October 31.

The event at the heart of the case involved cannabis use gone awry.

Non-compete and non-solicit clauses are presumptively valid when connected to an agreement for purchase and sale of a business, the Supreme Court confirmed recently.

In its recent decision in Achter Land & Cattle Ltd. v South West Terminal Ltd., 2024 SKCA 115, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal upheld the Court of King's Bench decision in finding an enforceable contract relating to the sale of grain between two parties and that a thumbs-up emoji satisfied the signature requirements of s.6 of The Sale of Goods Act, RSS 1978, c S-1.

In the recent decision, Lochan v. Binance Holdings Limited, 2023 ONSC 6714, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has demonstrated that the courts will find an arbitration agreement unenforceable...

Florida will hold its 2010 primary elections on August 24, 2010, but early voting began on August 9. Early voting apparently continues to gain in popularity.

Canadian hydraulic fracturing technology ("fracking") is at the center of a controversial US case about inter partes review ("IPR") of patents.

Addressing the issue of judicial estoppel, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed that Marilyn Monroe’s estate is estopped from asserting the late actress’ rights of publicity under California law.

In the case of 3716724 Canada Inc. v. Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 375, the Ontario Court of Appeal held that decisions of boards of non-profit condominium corporations are owed the same deference as are those of for-profit corporations, relying on the "business judgment rule."

On June 12, 2017, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in the case of Oil States Energy Servs., LLC v. Greene's Energy Grp., LLC, with respect to the first question presented:

In 2012, the Ontario Court of Appeal changed the face of privacy law in Ontario by creating a tort called "intrusion upon seclusion".

The world of marketing and advertising has evolved – last year, U.S. companies spent an estimated $13.5 billion on social media marketing alone.

The International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN) has published three sets of guidelines on online reviews and endorsement...