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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: A newly enacted New York statute will ease the transition from U.S. Dollar LIBOR to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) while reducing the uncertainty and litigation risk posed by agreements that cannot be amended to adequately address the cessation of U.S. Dollar LIBOR. Such “tough legacy” contracts reference U.S. Dollar LIBOR, extend beyond its cessation date and either lack any post-cessation fallback provision or inclu...

SUMMARY On March 25, 2021, the Supreme Court issued its newest ruling on personal jurisdiction, in the consolidated cases of Ford Motor Company v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court and Ford Motor Company v. Bandemer. The Court held that Ford could be sued in Montana and Minnesota (respectively) after its cars were involved in accidents in those states. The Court rejected Fords argument that personal jurisdiction was lacking because the specific cars in question were neither designed, nor ...

NCLA Asks NJ Appellate Court to Halt Governor’s Unlawful Interference with Rental Contracts Chuck Kravitz, et al. v. Philip D. Murphy, et al. Washington, D.C., April 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan, nonprofit civil rights group, filed its opening brief today in Kravitz v. Murphy in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division. The lawsuit challenges Governor Murphy’s Executive Order No. 128 (EO 128), an unconstitutional mandate that un...

Seeger Weiss welcomes seasoned litigator Jacksy Bilsborrow as newest partner The MDL veteran joins the firm, bolstering its nationally distinguished environmental, consumer class action, and mass tort practices News provided by Share this article Share this article RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J., April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Seeger Weiss LLP is proud to announce that James (Jacksy) Bilsborrow, a nationally respected leader in class action, mass tort, and environmental litigation, has joined the firm a...

The U.S. Supreme Court on March 25, 2021, ruled in an 8-0 decision that the connection between the plaintiffs' claims and Ford Motor Co.'s activities in the forum states supported the exercise...

The Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated opinion in Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eight Judicial District last Thursday. While the Court clarified certain aspects of its specific personal...

Seven employees of the Los Angeles School District have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the District’s right to mandate that its employees receive the COVID-19 vaccination. This...

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 Overriding the governor’s veto of H.B. 732 (2020), the Maryland Senate on February 12, 2021 passed the nation’s first state tax on the digital advertising revenues pulled in by large companies. This development follows attempts by various other states like New York to directly regulate digital advertising and ecommerce services in new ways. We took a look at the Maryland bill to find out what advertisers need to know about its details and potential pi...

General Assembly Veto Override - On February 12, 2021, the Maryland General Assembly overrode Governor Larry Hogan’s veto of HB 732 (2020) (the Act), a bill enacting a...

Two weeks ago, while the House of Representatives was finalizing its 700-page legislation authorizing the Treasury to borrow and spend $1.9 trillion in the next