4th Cir: not all defendants need to sign removal petition *

USA - June 5 2013
In Mayo v. Board Of Education, 713 F.3d 735 (4th Cir. 2013) (Nos. 11-1816, 11-2037), plaintiffs filed suit against a school board, its chair, and a…

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Supreme Court to address proper test for forum selection clauses *

USA - June 5 2013
The Supreme Court agreed to review the Fifth Circuit's decision in In reAtlantic Marine Construction Co., Inc.,701 F.3d 736 (5th Cir. 2012), cert…

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Customer and competitor plaintiffs are subject to same antitrust test *

USA - June 5 2013
In Sunbeam Television Corp. v. Nielsen Media Research, Inc., 711 F.3d 1264 (11th Cir. 2013) (No. 11-10901), the plaintiff, a television channel…

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Court allows service by Facebook and email *

USA - June 5 2013
In FTC v. PCCare247 Inc., No. 12-07189 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 7, 2013), the FTC brought an action against five India-based defendants, alleging they tricked…

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Treble damages under FCA must be calculated on a net basis *

USA - June 5 2013
In United States v. Anchor Mortgage Corp., 711 F.3d 745 (7th Cir. 2013) (No. 10-3122), the government sued the defendant mortgage brokerage firm…

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