ea Idaho Conservation League v. Wheeler By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2019-07-19T08:00:00+00:00 (United States DC Circuit) - Petition denied. The Environmental Protection Agency's decision not to issue financial responsibility requirements for the hardrock mining industry was permitted because the agency's interpretation of "risk" received deference and their decision not to regulate was authorized. Full Article Environmental Law Civil Procedure Administrative Law
ea Great Minds v. FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc. By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2018-03-21T08:00:00+00:00 (United States Second Circuit) - Affirming a district court judgment dismissing a copyright infringement suit brought by a producer of educational materials against FedEx for their duplication of the products on behalf of school districts, whose use was licensed as noncommercial, because the distinction between their use and FedEx's facilitation of their use should have been explicitly laid out in the license they gave the schools. Full Article Intellectual Property Copyright
ea Spinelli v. National Football League By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2018-09-11T08:00:00+00:00 (United States Second Circuit) - Reinstated sports photographers' copyright infringement claims against the National Football League and the Associated Press. Seven photographers who make a living taking photos of NFL events alleged that thousands of their photos were exploited without a license and without compensating them in any way. Vacating in part and remanding, the Second Circuit held that some of the photographers' claims were plausibly pleaded. Full Article Copyright Media Law Sports Law
ea More Ozzy TV- Arctic Monkeys 'Four Out Of Five' Video, Muse Concert Film Preview, Cliff Burton Documentary, Sevendust, Free Volbeat Show and more By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: More Ozzy TV- Arctic Monkeys 'Four Out Of Five' Video, Muse Concert Film Preview, Cliff Burton Documentary, Sevendust, Free Volbeat Show and more Full Article
ea Clearlake Shipping PTE Ltd. v. NuStar Energy Services, Inc. By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2018-12-19T08:00:00+00:00 (United States Second Circuit) - Held that a bunker (marine fuel) supplier was not entitled to maritime liens against two chartered vessels to which it had physically provided marine fuel for which it was not paid. Affirmed the district court, in a case raising the question whether subcontractors were entitled to maritime liens. Full Article Oil and Gas Law Admiralty
ea Eni US Operating Co., Inc. v. Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2019-03-28T08:00:00+00:00 (United States Fifth Circuit) - In a contractual dispute between two companies in the oil-drilling business, vacated a bench trial judgment, in part. The contract related to exploratory drilling for offshore oil. Full Article Oil and Gas Law Contracts
ea Southern California Gas Leak Cases By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2019-05-30T08:00:00+00:00 (Supreme Court of California) - Held that businesses may not recover compensation for purely economic losses suffered from mere proximity to an industrial accident (a massive, months-long leak from a natural gas storage facility). Negligence law did not provide them a remedy for income lost because of the leak, in this case where they alleged no property damage or personal injury. Full Article Oil and Gas Law Injury & Tort Law
ea Fed. Treasury Ent. Sojuzplodoimport, OAO Moscow Distillery Cristall v. Spirits Int'l B.V. By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2016-01-05T08:00:00+00:00 (United States Second Circuit) - In an international trademark action involving rival claims to the "Stolichnaya" trademarks, the district court's dismissal is vacated in part and affirmed in part where: 1) considerations of international comity precluded the district court from determining that the Russian Federation's assignment of trademark rights to plaintiff was invalid under Russian law and dismissing plaintiff's claims under section 32(1) of the Lanham Act for lack of standing; but 2) plaintiff's remaining claims are barred by res judicata and laches. Full Article Trademark International Law Intellectual Property
ea Najas Realty, LLC v. Seekonk Water Dist. By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2016-05-02T08:00:00+00:00 (United States First Circuit) - In an action stemming from the plaintiffs' purchase of a piece of land and the opposition the defendants mounted to the plaintiffs' plan to develop that property, alleging defendants' conduct violated various constitutional and state law provisos, including 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act (MCRA), Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 12, section 11, the District Court's grant of judgment on the pleadings in favor of defendants is affirmed where plaintiffs did not give sufficient facts to state plausible-on-their-face claims, ones that gave rise to more than a mere possibility of liability. Full Article Property Law & Real Estate Civil Rights
ea JL Beverage Co, LLC v. Jim Beam Brands Co. By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2016-07-14T08:00:00+00:00 (United States Ninth Circuit) - In an action claiming of trademark infringement, false designation of origin, and unfair competition brought under the Lanham Act and Nevada state law by a beverage company-plaintiff, which sells a competing line of flavored vodkas, the District Court's grant of summary judgment to defendant is reversed where the district court erred in: 1) failing to place the burden of proof on defendant, the moving party; 2) failing to view the evidence in the light most favorable to plaintiff; and 3) never analyzing whether a genuine dispute of material fact existed. Full Article Intellectual Property Trademark
ea Biondo v. Kaledia Health By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2019-08-19T08:00:00+00:00 (United States Second Circuit) - Vacated and remanded. Plaintiff, who is profoundly deaf, appeals from dismissal on summary judgment her claim that a hospital violated the Rehabilitation Act by failing to provide an ASL interpreter. The panel concluded that material issues of fact preclude summary judgment. Full Article Civil Procedure
ea Whole Woman's Health Alliance v. Curtis T. Hill, Jr. By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2019-08-22T08:00:00+00:00 (United States Seventh Circuit) - Plaintiff, an abortion care provider, sought a license from the State of Indiana to operate a clinic. Plaintiff made two unsuccessful license applications over a two-year period before resorting to the federal courts. The district court granted Plaintiff preliminary relief based on the likelihood that it would be successful at trial. Indiana appealed seeking a stay on the relief. Appellate ordered that Indiana should treat Plaintiff as though it were provisionally licensed while the litigation proceeds. Full Article Civil Procedure Constitutional Law
ea Double Eagle Energy Services v. MarkWest Utica EMG By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2019-08-26T08:00:00+00:00 (United States Fifth Circuit) - Vacated and remanded. Subject matter jurisdiction is determined when the federal court's jurisdiction is first invoked, so although subsequent changes eliminated the basis for jurisdiction the propriety at the time of filing supported the continuation of the case. Full Article Bankruptcy Law Civil Procedure
ea Duthie v. Matria Healthcare, Inc. By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2008-08-28T08:00:00+00:00 (United States Seventh Circuit) - In a suit arising out of alleged fraud by officers of a corporation acquired by defendant, a preliminary injunction preventing defendant from proceeding with an arbitration hearing on the fraud claims is affirmed where the merger agreement between the two companies did not mandate arbitration of the types of claims defendant asserted against plaintiffs. Full Article Dispute Resolution & Arbitration Health Law M&A Remedies
ea Heath v. SEC By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2009-11-04T08:00:00+00:00 (United States Second Circuit) - Investment banker's petition for review of the SEC's affirmance of the New York Stock Exchange's (NYSE) finding that petitioner violated NYSE Rule 476(a)(6) by disclosing a client's confidential information to a third party, the petition is denied where: 1) a violation of the rule did not require bad faith; 2) mere unethical conduct was sufficient for violation of the rule outside the breach of contract context; and 3) summary judgment was appropriate on the issue of petitioner's guilt. Full Article Administrative Law Ethics & Disciplinary Code Ethics & Professional Responsibility M&A Securities Law
ea Arkansas Teacher Ret. Sys. v. Caiafa By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2010-05-24T08:00:00+00:00 (Supreme Court of Delaware) - In an objection to the Vice Chancellor's approval of a settlement among a majority of Countrywide stockholders, Countrywide directors, and Bank of America (BOA), related to Countrywide's merger with BOA, denial of the objection is affirmed where the Vice Chancellor did not abuse his discretion by holding that objector's derivative suit claims for breach of asserted duties were worthless and, therefore, added no conceivable value to the merger. Full Article Banking Law Class Actions Corporation & Enterprise Law Criminal Law & Procedure M&A Securities Law
ea Superior Seafoods, Inc. v. Tyson Foods, Inc. By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2010-09-03T08:00:00+00:00 (United States Eighth Circuit) - District court's denial of plaintiff's Rule 60(d)(3) motion to vacate an underlying consent judgment involving a series of trademark-related actions stemming from plaintiff's sale of a seafood-products business to defendant is affirmed as, given the facts, and given the equitable requirement that the party seeking relief be free from negligence and fault, the district court clearly did not abuse its discretion in finding equitable relief inappropriate in this case. Full Article Civil Procedure Commercial Law Corporation & Enterprise Law Copyright Trademark M&A
ea Lambrecht v. O'Neal By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2010-09-15T08:00:00+00:00 (Supreme Court of Delaware) - In a proceeding under Article IV, Section 11(8) of the Delaware Constitution and Supreme Court Rule 41 on a question of law certified to the Delaware Supreme Court from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the court answers the certified question as follows: plaintiffs in a double derivative action under Delaware law who were pre-merger shareholders in the acquired company and who were current shareholders, by virtue of a stock-for-stock merger in the post-merger parent company, need not also demonstrate that at the time of the alleged wrongdoing at the acquired company: (a) they owned stock in the acquiring company, and (b) the acquiring company owned stock in the acquired company. Full Article Corp. Governance Corporation & Enterprise Law M&A Securities Law
ea City of New York v. Group Health Inc. By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2011-08-18T08:00:00+00:00 (United States Second Circuit) - In antitrust dispute arising from a action by plaintiff seeking to prevent defendant-healthcare providers from merging, summary judgment in favor of defendants is affirmed where the district court's conclusion, that the market definition the plaintiff alleged as the basis of its claims is legally deficient, is a discretionary prerogative devoid of abuse. Full Article Asset Forfeiture Civil Procedure Corporation & Enterprise Law Health Law M&A
ea VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. v. MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners II By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2013-06-03T08:00:00+00:00 (United States Second Circuit) - The district court's judgment denying the petition to confirm a Brazilian arbitral award is vacated and remanded, where the district court decided that the parties' dispute was beyond the scope of their arbitration agreement, without first determining whether the parties had agreed to an arbitration clause that clearly and unmistakably assigned to an arbitral panel, rather than to the court, any questions about the scope of their arbitration agreement. Full Article Commercial Law Contracts Dispute Resolution & Arbitration International Law M&A
ea YPF S.A. v. Apache Overseas, Inc. By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2019-05-24T08:00:00+00:00 (United States Fifth Circuit) - Upheld an arbitration award in a business dispute involving one company's sale of certain assets to another. Affirmed the district court's confirmation of the arbitration award. Full Article M&A Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
ea Emotional Debris Release New Singles 'Hey Roman' & 'California Song' By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Inspired By The Events Of Los Angeles Summer 1969 Emotional Debris Introduces 2 Catchy Rock Records In Line With Quentin Tarantino's New Epic 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Full Article
ea Roger D'Arcy Releases "Fool Me Once" By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: The Second Track From His Third Collection Of Songs Recorded In Some Of His Favourite Studios Around The World Full Article
ea East Rutherford Metal Band Harvest Falls Debuts New Single And Charity Drive By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: NJ Rock Band Harvest Falls Debuts Video, Single, Charity Drive For New Song "MOMENT OF CONSEQUENCE" Full Article
ea ProgStock Festival, The American Northeast's Only Progressive Rock Music Festival, Returns To The Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway, NJ, October 11-13, 2019 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: ProgStock Festival Was Founded To Give Artists And Fans In The Genre Of Progressive Rock A Place To Play Full Article
ea WE BELONG: Marina V & Dan Navarro Release A Beautiful Rendition Of Pat Benatar's Hit By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Award-winning Recording Artist MARINA V Teams Up With Legendary Singer/songwriter, DAN NAVARRO, For Their Artistic Rendition Of PAT BENATAR'S 1984 GRAMMY-nominated Hit, WE BELONG Full Article
ea Nat Jay Releases First Single "Sleep" Off Forthcoming Full-length Album By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Vancouver-based Singer-songwriter And Recording Artist Nat Jay Releases Electro Pop Song "Sleep" Full Article
ea Ananya Joins Forces With Sean Kingston For 'Day Goes By' By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: One Of The First Collaborations Between Major Artists From India And The West Full Article
ea Between Vintage And Electronic: Speakeasy, The New Album By Luke & The Belleville Orchestra By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Lemon Slice Records Has Released Speakeasy, The New Album By Luke & The Belleville, A Masterly Integration Between The Swing Of The 1930s And The Most Modern Rhythms And Sounds Of Electronic Music. Full Article
ea Stephanie Ryann Releases Her Official Music Video For "Whiskey Regret" By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Rising Country Artist, Stephanie Ryann, Has Released Her First Music Video For The Song "Whiskey Regret" Off Of Her Debut, Self-titled EP To Commemorate The Anniversary Of Its Release Last October Full Article
ea In re US Office of Personnel Management Data Security Breach Litigation By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2019-06-21T08:00:00+00:00 (United States DC Circuit) - Revived claims that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's woefully inadequate cybersecurity practices enabled hackers to steal personal data about millions of past and present federal employees. Reversed a dismissal in relevant part, in a lawsuit brought by labor unions and others arising out of a 2014 cyberattack. Full Article Government Law Cyberspace Law Injury & Tort Law
ea Gonzalez v Department of Health Care Services By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2019-06-24T08:00:00+00:00 (California Court of Appeal) - Affirmed. Plaintiff appealed from order of the probate court denying their request that special needs trust be distributed to them rather than Department of Health Care Services. Appeals court found Department was entitled to reimbursement for Medi-Cal expenses. Full Article Government Law Probate Trusts & Estates Asset Forfeiture
ea Electronic Privacy Information Center v. US Dept. of Commerce and Bureau of the Census By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2019-06-28T08:00:00+00:00 (United States DC Circuit) - Remanded for dismissal. The Electronic Privacy Information Center sued following a US Department of Commerce announcement that citizenship would be among the questions included in the 2020 census. EPIC sought to enjoin the question because they claim their members were entitled to a Privacy Impact Assessment. However, EPIC lacked standing to proceed with the suit. Full Article Government Law Civil Procedure
ea People v Weaver By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2019-07-01T08:00:00+00:00 (California Court of Appeal) - Reversed and remanded for determination whether Defendant should be granted diversion under Penal Code sec. 1001.36. Defendant argued that there should have been a pretrial mental health diversion that should retroactively apply to him. Trial court rejected argument, appeals court reversed. Full Article Government Law Criminal Law & Procedure
ea City of Hearne v. Johnson By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2019-07-08T08:00:00+00:00 (United States Fifth Circuit) - Vacate and dismiss. Appeal from the denial of a qualified immunity for the city attorney in a Section 1983 suit. Appeals court found Plaintiff has no standing to pursue the claim in federal court. Full Article Government Law Civil Rights Civil Procedure
ea City of Hesperia v. Lake Arrowhead Comm. Serv. Dist By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2019-07-19T08:00:00+00:00 (California Court of Appeal) - Affirmed. Plaintiff sued to prevent Defendant from violating city zoning laws to construct a solar energy project. Defendant claimed an exemption under Gov. Code, section 53091 and 53096. Court found that exemption does not apply and that there was no finding that no feasible alternative was available. Full Article Government Law Public Utilities
ea Cal. Public Records Research, Inc. v. County of Alameda By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2019-07-22T08:00:00+00:00 (California Court of Appeal) - Reversed. Plaintiff brought a petition for writ of mandate claiming the fee charged by Defendant, County of Alameda, for copies of official records violated Government Code section 27366. Trial court granted petition and issued a preliminary injunction against Defendant and awarded attorney fees to Plaintiff. Appeals court found that the County did not abuse its discretion in determining the fee it charged or that section 27366 was violated. Full Article Government Law Civil Procedure Attorney's Fees
ea Churchman v. Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2019-08-28T08:00:00+00:00 (California Court of Appeal) - Affirmed. Plaintiff sued Defendant for a slip and fall accident in the BART station on the theory that the train operator owed a heightened duty of care under Civil Code section 2100. The trial court dismissed the action on the grounds that Defendant had no liability for accidents that did not occur on the train. The appeals court agreed also holding that section 2100 does not apply to minor commonplace hazards in a train station. Full Article Government Law Injury & Tort Law Public Utilities
ea League of United Latin American Citizens v. Edwards Aquifer Authority By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2019-08-28T08:00:00+00:00 (United States Fifth Circuit) - Affirmed. A conservation and reclamation district regulating groundwater was not subject to the one person, one vote principle of the Equal Protection Clause because they are a special purpose unit of the government. Its apportionment scheme had a rational basis. Full Article Government Law Constitutional Law
ea Zenhiser Releases Tension Techno Sample Pack By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: A Gold Mine Of Analogue & Digital Techno Sounds Awaits You Full Article
ea HOLMESWOOD RELEASES SUPERSONIC COVER OF THE BEE GEES YOU SHOULD BE DANCING By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Holmeswood Transports The Carefree Euphoria Of The Saturday Night Fever Disco Era Into The Future Fueled With Electro-techno-dubstep Vibes Up To Planet Holmeswood Full Article
ea Scottish EDM Producer Readies 4th Quarter Releases With AWAL By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Aberdeen-based Chris Burke Will Release 12 Singles With Exclusive Distributor AWAL. A Summer 2020 European Tour Is Being Planned. Full Article
ea Zenhiser Releases "Braindrop - Drum N Bass" Sample Pack By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: A New Horizon Of DnB Sounds Covering Everything From Liquid D&B To Neurofunk Full Article
ea 01100110 Releases Debut EP Seaside Hollows And Launches Record Label Elektroakustische Tanzmusik. By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: The Techno Artist And DJ Known As 01100110 Has Released His Latest EP Album, Seaside Hollows On His New Record Label Elektroakustische Tanzmusik. Full Article
ea JES Release New Crossover Track "We Belong To The Night" By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: JES, The Voice That Melts The Heart Of The Dance Floor Steps Into Fall With A New Song "We Belong To The Night" And A Brand New Vibe! Full Article
ea Zenhiser Releases "Swagger" Sample Pack For Hip Hop & Trap By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Blurring The Lines Between Hip Hop & Trap, Swagger Adds Attitude To Your Tracks Full Article
ea DIVINE ASTRONAUT ELECTRO DUO ANNOUNCE LAUNCH. LISTEN TO TEASER FOR UNDONE By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: LA Based Electro Duo Divine Astronaut Announce The Launch Of Their New Musical Act With A Teaser Video Of Their Upcoming Single Release Undone. Full Article
ea Mexico's Mike Rosales Releases "Just Feel" By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mexico's Mike Rosales Seeks To Rock The Underground House Scene With "Just Feel". Full Article
ea Asmo Releases New EP Album 'Consumed' By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: The Music Artist Known As Asmo Has Released His Latest EP Album, Consumed. Full Article
ea Zenhiser Releases "Galvanize - Drum & Bass" Sample Pack By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: A Straight Talking Drum & Bass Sample Pack That Pushes The Envelope In DnB Tools Full Article