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September 5th, 2022
Does Dentons’ Big Malpractice Verdict Matter To Anyone Else?
Ethics & Professional Responsibility Litigation Partner Tyler Maulsby is quoted in the article, “Does Dentons' Big Malpractice Verdict Matter To Anyone Else?” published by Law.com. The article analyzes Dentons’ effort to overturn a $32 million malpractice verdict. The case arose when Dentons was accused of malpractice in the U.S. for representing an Ohio-based company that sued another company represented by Dentons Canada resulting in the Ohio-based client claiming a conflict of interest. Dentons stance has change throughout the litigation from saying the firm’s affiliates operate separate to saying the firm operates as one. Tyler is quoted saying, “If you’re going to say, ‘We’re all different,’ that isn’t necessarily something that’s going to be the same as a single firm with New York and California offices.” He adds, “If Dentons is now taking the approach that it’s one firm across the globe, then this could happen to other firms of varying sizes.” Tyler says the law on legal malpractice varies substantially from state to state.
Read the full article here. (Behind paywall)
Other Quoted
New California Law Requires Sellers To Warn That Digital ‘Purchases’ Might Vanish
MediaPost quotes Jeffrey A. Greenbaum on California Governor Gavin Newsom's newly signed bill that will prohibit sellers from advertising digital material with the words “buy” or “purchase,” unless the sellers also disclose that they can revoke access at any time. View Article
September 27 2024
More and More Artists Want Trump to Stop Using Their Music. They Face a Costly Fight
NPR quotes Jacqueline Charlesworth on the music lawsuits against Donald Trump, following White Stripes' becoming the latest band to sue Trump for unauthorized use of copyrighted material in his campaign to become president. She notes the sheer volume of complaints against Trump for his music selections may be a record. Ms. Charlesworth also distinguishes claims of transformative use from just using music to promote a campaign. View Article
September 17 2024
SEC Is Coming After OpenSea—These Are the NFTs That Could Be in Trouble
Decrypt quotes Jeremy S. Goldman on how far-reaching the SEC's push into the NFT market might become following the SEC's anticipated lawsuit against NFT marketplace, OpenSeas. View Article
September 9 2024
