Grant v. Global Aircraft Dispatch, Inc. Supreme Court of New York, Queens County April 20, 2021, Decided; April 20, 2021, Filed Index No. 720074/2019 Opinion DECISION & ORDER Defendant Global Aircraft Dispatch Inc. ("defendant") moves for...

Bucher v. Dakota Fin. Corp. (In re Whitaker) United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit June 20, 2012, Submitted; July 19, 2012, Filed No. 12-6004, No. 12-6005, No. 12-6006, No. 12-6007 Opinion  [*689]  FEDERMAN, Bankruptcy Judge...

Futurist and data technology expert Bernard Marr notes that as much of 90% of data being generated daily is unstructured and the volume is growing at a rate of 55 to 65% a year. It represents mountains of data going largely unused, until recently. But...

United States v. Percoco United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit March 12, 2020, Argued; September 8, 2021, Decided Docket Nos. 18-3710(CON), 18-3712(CON), 18-3715(CON), 18-3850(CON) Opinion  [*163]  Chin , Circuit Judge : Defendants-appellants...

A civil enforcement action was brought by the People against defendants Uber Technologies, Inc., and Lyft, Inc. The People alleged that the defendants improperly misclassified drivers using their ride-hailing platforms as independent contractors rather...

Review the market trends in termination fees in public-target deals announced in 2021. This practice note covers the prevalence of both termination fees payable by the seller or target, and reverse termination fees payable by the acquirer. For quick reference...

Christian Legal Soc'y Chapter of the Univ. of Cal. v. Martinez Supreme Court of the United States April 19, 2010, Argued; June 28, 2010, Decided No. 08-1371 Opinion  [*667]   [**2978]  Justice Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court. In a series...

The supplier sold materials to the manufacturer. The supplier testified that he was in almost daily contact by telephone with the manufacturer and that, if he could locate material that the manufacturer was interested in purchasing, he would telephone...

A bus hit a tractor-trailer on a New York highway. The injured and deceased bus passengers and the bus defendants were Ontario domiciliaries; the trailer defendants were Pennsylvania domiciliaries. Ontario law capped noneconomic damages where negligence...

Dr. Abid M. Hanson died while a passenger on Olympic Flight 417 between Athens, Greece and New York City. His death occurred after he suffered complications when he was exposed to ambient second-hand smoke while seated in the airplane's non-smoking...