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1 week ago | 
law.com | Riley Brennan
A Philadelphia law firm is owed nearly $700,000 for its representation of reorganized debtors per the parties' stipulation from over a decade ago, a federal judge ruled. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania affirmed a bankruptcy court's decision granting the law firm Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads' motion to enforce a stipulation it shared with debtors it had represented in bankruptcy litigation.
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1 week ago | 
law.com | Riley Brennan
Target was hit with a trademark and trade dress infringement lawsuit over its Kindfull pet food line, alleging the retailer copied the plaintiff's pet food line after she applied to be a part of the company's "Forward Founders" program.
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1 week ago | 
law.com | Riley Brennan
A defendant in a patent dispute will not need to turn over documents it accidentally shared to opposing counsel, a Massachusetts federal judge has ruled, wading into a muddled area of law regarding the disclosure of expert witness documents and communications with counsel.
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1 week ago | 
law.com | Riley Brennan
A defendant in a patent dispute will not need to turn over documents it accidentally shared to opposing counsel, a Massachusetts federal judge has ruled, wading into a muddled area of law regarding the disclosure of expert witness documents and communications with counsel.
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2 weeks ago | 
law.com | Riley Brennan
John Deere's chief financial officer and senior vice president is fair game to be deposed after a federal judge this week rejected the company's attempts to block multi-district litigation plaintiffs from deposing the executive about whether John Deere considers a "right to repair" legislation in preparing financial reports. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Iain D.
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2 weeks ago | 
law.com | Riley Brennan
A federal judge in Pennsylvania rejected popular sports betting platform DraftKings' attempts to certify questions to the appellate court in a name, image, and likeness (NIL) dispute with MLB Players Inc., the corporate subsidiary of the league's players association. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Karen S.
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2 weeks ago | 
law.com | Riley Brennan
A man's wrongful conviction suit accusing Philadelphia investigators of planting evidence that led to a nearly 20-year prison sentence will be heading to trial over the summer, a federal judge ruled this week. On Tuesday, in Hicks v. Philadelphia, U.S. District Judge John F. Murphy of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania partially denied the city and various police officers' motion for summary judgment on Termaine Hicks' allegations that he was wrongfully convicted of rape.
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2 weeks ago | 
law.com | Riley Brennan
TikTok was hit with a patent infringement lawsuit over its advertising technology, specifically its ads manager platform and related tools, including its automatic placement and smart performance campaign features.
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2 weeks ago | 
law.com | Riley Brennan
In a precedential ruling this week, the Pennsylvania Superior Court tossed a multimillion-dollar punitive damages award against a nursing home, leaving the plaintiff with $300,000 for attempting to introduce a new theory of recklessness after the first day of trial testimony. On Monday, the court concluded that the plaintiff, Mildred Bernavage, by and through her agent-in-fact, Carolyn Vanston, shouldn't have been allowed to introduce the new legal concept in order to seek punitive damages.
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2 weeks ago | 
law.com | Riley Brennan
A Massachusetts court approved a jury's determination Friday that even though the plaintiff had recognized that a platform in front of her door had been removed, that tripping hazard wasn't open and obvious to the tenant several hours later.
