A state court judge in California ruled on Tuesday that ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon’s suit against Elon Musk and his tech company, X Corp, can proceed to trial in San Francisco. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Harold E. Kahn handed down the ruling shortly before Linda Yaccarino announced that she was stepping down from her […]
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New Trial Expected in OMG Girlz Trade Dress Suit After Judge Slashes $53.6M Award to $1
U.S. District Judge James Selna said evidence presented at trial did not prove MGA Entertainment had willfully infringed on the likenesses of the Atlanta pop performers, obligating him to cut the jury’s sizable punitive damages award. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Kirkland Puts Billion-Dollar Dispute on Ice for Dr Pepper/Seven Up
In a multi-year, cross-country dispute over distribution rights worth approximately $1 billion, Kirkland & Ellis secured a win for client Dr Pepper / Seven Up Inc., a wholly owned affiliate of Keurig Dr Pepper, in a case against its distributor, Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling LLC. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Shareholder ‘Engagement’ Pays off for Companies Rebuked in Say-on-Pay Votes
“We heard from several shareholders regarding the importance of using our incentive pay structure to drive safety and quality performance and hold leaders accountable for that performance,” Boeing states in this year’s proxy. Click Here To Read The Full Article
‘How Many Gajillion Expert Witnesses?’: Tornado Cash Crypto Laundering Case Set to Kick Off
U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla is set to preside over the criminal trial of Roman Storm in the Southern District of New York, which is set to begin on Monday and expected to go on for three weeks or more. The Treasury Department blacklisted the company Storm founded for its alleged role in laundering […]