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Cox Sues Insurers for Failing to Cover Landmark Piracy Lawsuit

TorrentFreak

Without mentioning any figures, BMG said that it was “extremely happy” with the “substantial settlement.” Following the original verdict, before the eventual settlement, Cox informed its insurance companies Hiscox and ACE American Insurance of its claim. Beach of Contract? million in costs, Cox appealed the matter.

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adult venue's insurer did not successfully exclude ads from ad injury coverage

43(B)log

26, 2024) Defendant, d/b/a Wonderland, operated an adult entertainment club and was one of the many such sued by various models for using their images in advertising without their consent from 2015 to 2019. Defendants counterclaimed for payment and damages for breach of contract and bad faith.

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Loopholes of ADR in India.

IP and Legal Filings

Arbitrators The 2015 Amendment Act addressed and settled the majority of issues pertaining to arbitrators; nevertheless, one issue remains unresolved. Image Sources: Shutterstock] The parent statute had its most significant revision in 2015 when numerous time-related thresholds were added to arbitration proceedings.

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SEC Continues to Police Confidentiality Provisions for Theoretical Whistleblower Suppression

Trading Secrets

Morgan Securities, LLC (“JPMS”) for allegedly including overbroad release provisions in settlement agreements. And, as we previously blogged , the SEC historically had limited enforcement activity for Rule 21F-17(a), with roughly 14 enforcement actions between 2015 and 2021.

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SEC Continues to Police Confidentiality Provisions for Theoretical Whistleblower Suppression

LexBlog IP

Morgan Securities, LLC (“JPMS”) for allegedly including overbroad release provisions in settlement agreements. And, as we previously blogged , the SEC historically had limited enforcement activity for Rule 21F-17(a), with roughly 14 enforcement actions between 2015 and 2021.

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Is Your Website Published or Unpublished?

Plagiarism Today

In 2015, FDN filed a DMCA takedown notice, but Amazon did not take down the work in question. Also in 2018, FDN filed the original complaint, targeting both Amazon and CCA, alleging that they both breached contracts and committed copyright infringement. The registration had hiccups and ended up taking around two years to process.

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Pre-Litigation mediation in Intellectual Property matters in India

Selvam & Selvam Blog

The Commercial Courts Act (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) was enacted in 2015 to establish a definite procedural framework for dealing with commercial disputes. Thus, Commercial Courts are made to resolve business issues such as fraud, breach of contract, unfair trade practices etc. its interpretation and enforcement.