Litigation Law News and Insights

Three notable developments occurred this month in the cryptocurrency space: in U.S. v. Zaslavskiy, a federal judge permitted a criminal case to proceed based on a finding that digital tokens issued in an initial coin offering (ICO) could constitute securities for purposes of federal securities laws; in In the Matter...

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In O'Connor v. Uber Technologies, Inc., a Ninth Circuit panel, in four related appeals from District Judge Edward Chen's rulings, reversed the denial of Uber Technologies Inc.'s motions to compel arbitration, also reversed the district court's class certification orders and found the Rule 23(d) orders entered by the district court...

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The Third Circuit recently served up an ace for resident defendants seeking to remove cases filed in their home states prior to being served. In its August 22, 2018 Encompass Insurance Co. v. Stone Mansion Restaurant Inc. decision, the court resolved a split among its district courts and became the...

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