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The SAD Scheme as an Institutional Failure

Eric Goldman

If there are 1,000 SAD Scheme cases a year with 200 defendants each, there are 200,000 SAD Scheme trademark defendants in litigation every year. As a super-notice, it can produce cash payouts from settlements or default judgments (which are enforced against the cash held at the online marketplace, so they have actual value).

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Seven Tips for Reducing CCPA Litigation Risks – Lessons from the First 18 Months

Debevoise Data Blog

Since the implementation of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) 18 months ago, more than 75 lawsuits have been filed seeking damages using the Act’s private cause of action. The CCPA provides a cause of action to “[a]ny consumer whose nonencrypted and nonredacted personal information.

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Everything You Need to Know About Motion Practice 

CaseFox

Legal motion management is an essential aspect of the litigation process. For lawyers, attorneys, and parties involved in the litigation, it is necessary to understand the legal motion practice. In this motion, the case gets dismissed on the grounds like an improper venue or failure to state claims.

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Marking the Retirement of Jerry Larkin, Who Led the ARDC With Exceptional Foresight, Integrity, and ‘Irish Wit’

Legal Tech Monitor

2d 531 (1988) – finding that a lawyer’s failure to report another lawyer’s conversion of settlement proceeds violated the duty to report specified attorney misconduct; In re Richard A. He was a gentleman when he appeared before the court,” Grogan said. “He Working with him has been for me a true joy,” ARDC Chair Timothy Bertschy said.

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4 Strategies for Preventing and Handling Frivolous Lawsuits

Lawmatics

Contract and small claims cases comprise the bulk of the civil caseload, and unfortunately, most of these lawsuits are baseless claims, also known as frivolous lawsuits. Usually these types of claims are filed specifically for strategic reasons, and often even, dare we say— absurd. In other words, they can be a royal pain in the ….

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Opportunity in Crisis: Innovative Ways Law Firms Are Stepping Up Client Relationships

Attorney at Work

And law firms that resist the impetus for change will risk failure. Businesses around the world continue to feel the pandemic’s impact in countless ways. Similarly, many private clients struggle to overcome hurdles related to limited access to technology or lack of funds. Times of crisis and uncertainty always present opportunity.

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The Clock is Ticking: How to Miss Fewer Court Deadlines

Attorney at Work

After one of the clients notified him of the dismissal, the alarmed attorney filed a motion to reconsider and reinstate the case, attributing his failure to respond in a timely manner to “new filtering rules in his email inbox,” which moved the dismissal order to his junk mail folder. The firm had filed a voluntary dismissal back in 2014.

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