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REMICADE Antitrust Settlement Receives Final Approval

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The class action plaintiffs alleged that J&J “worked to suppress competition and raise prices to purchases of [REMICADE] by imposing a web of exclusionary contracts on both health insurers and healthcare providers.” The court preliminarily approved the settlement in August 2022. million in expenses.

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Cher and Share Alike: Singer Wins Copyright Termination Lawsuit

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Judge to Cher: “I Got You Paid,” as court rejects Mary Bono’s bid to use copyright recapture to overturn a decades-old divorce settlement. Instead, she argued that she’s still entitled to royalties under the parties’ contract regardless of who owns the underlying copyrights.

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

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Princeton insured Wonderland from 2016-2018 (with a broad exclusion for defamation, invasion of privacy, and various forms of advertising injury in the second year called the Exhibitions and Related Marketing Exclusion), and agreed to defend the club but reserved the right to deny insurance coverage. Princeton Excess & Surplus Lines Ins.

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New York Courts Continue to Enforce Broad General Releases, Even When Claims are Unforeseeable at the Time of Contract Execution

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The Amended Complaint alleged that from October 2016 through March 2017, Defendants engaged in a fraudulent scheme to purchase Plaintiff’s shares in the Company at deeply discounted values by inducing Plaintiff to enter into a series of Common Stock Repurchase Agreements (“CSRAs”). In Centro Empresarial Cempresa S.A.

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Puma v/ EUIPO: Posts on celebrity's social media accounts may constitute early disclosure of a registered design

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A famous Kat Facts Puma SE filed an application to register a Community design on 26 July 2016. Following an infringement action brought before the Dutch courts, the two companies had reached a legal settlement aimed solely at putting an end to the dispute. The design application is dated 26 July 2016. Handelsmaatschappij J.

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The Beat (And Cher’s Lawsuit) Go On With New Ruling in Bono Copyright Dispute

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A Central District of California judge has denied Mary Bono’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit over composition royalties Cher claims are owed under her 1978 marital settlement agreement with Sonny Bono. At this rate, the Cher-Bono litigation may end up lasting longer than the couple’s marriage. “Therefore, her claim fails.”

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You Got Sued Babe: Breaking Down the Cher-Bono Lawsuit

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Does a copyright termination by Sonny Bono’s heirs trump Cher’s marital settlement agreement? In 2016, Sonny Bono’s heirs issued a notice of termination under Copyright Act section 304(c) to various music publishers and other companies to whom Sonny had previously assigned rights in his musical compositions. Robinson v.