Defendant Polaris Industries is a manufacturer of snowmobiles and other vehicles. Polaris used to ship its vehicles in disposable containers, but in 1993 it began considering the possibility of using returnable containers instead. ConFold Pacific Inc...

Plaintiff Shirley M. Schoor had been employed by Chuck Boyles, Inc. working in various aspects of publishing and distributing a real estate advertising magazine. In June 1981, her employment was terminated and she started her own magazine, named "Town...

By: Sunil Shenoi , Erica Williams , Brian Kavanaugh , Gianni Cutri , and Lauren Casazza , Kirkland & Ellis LLP This article provides companies with key issues to consider before, during, and after a ransomware attack. Recently, there have been a...

The debtor owned an apartment complex in Phoenix, Arizona. The financing for the apartment complex came primarily from an $8.5 million loan funded by Capstone Realty Advisors, LLC (“Capstone”), which was secured by a first priority deed of...

By: Jeffrey Lieberman SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP This article identifies best practices to assist a 401(k) plan investment committee in satisfying its fiduciary obligations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974...

By: Dennis Garcia, Microsoft Assistant General Counsel One of the very hot topics so far in 2017 is artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential disruptive impact on the legal profession. Questions ranging from, “Will AI replace lawyers?”...

The lessees, oil companies, filed a complaint seeking to restrain the surface estate owners from interfering with the lessees' rights under an oil and gas lease. The district court enjoined the surface estate owners from interfering with geophysical...

Lake Cherokee Hard Drive Techs., L.L.C. v. Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division August 5, 2013, Decided; August 6, 2013, Filed CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:10-cv-216-JRG Opinion  [*654]  ORDER...

United States v. Aegerion Pharms. United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts November 20, 2017, Decided; November 20, 2017, Filed CRIMINAL ACTION NO. 17-10288-WGY Opinion  [*218]  MEMORANDUM & ORDER Let's see if I've got...

In 1869, the Louisiana legislature approved a law titled "An act to protect the health of the city of New Orleans, to locate the stock-landing and slaughter-houses, and to incorporate the Crescent City Live-Stock Landing and Slaughter-House Company...