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Litigation Over Ultra Music Festival’s Trademark Abroad Proceeds to Trial in Miami

Following a Sept. 6 ruling by federal Judge Federico A. Moreno denying dual requests for summary judgement, litigation concerning the use of the Ultra brand in Croatia and Europe proceeded to trial in the Southern District of Florida on Monday. According to one attorney, the jury could reach a decision by Friday.

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Four Ways Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh Could Impact Healthcare

On July 16, President Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh, 53, to the Supreme Court seat being vacated by retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. Kavanaugh is a conservative jurist who served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit since 2006. A graduate of Yale and then Yale Law, Kavanaugh clerked for President Kennedy and then worked for independent counsel Kenneth Starr, assisting with Starr’s investigations into President Bill Clinton.

Why ‘Bristol Myers’ Doesn’t Apply to Class Actions

Class action defendants are attempting to rewrite longstanding principles of personal jurisdiction, trying to defeat certification of nationwide classes by arguing that a court lacks personal jurisdiction over out-of-state class members’ claims where the defendant does not reside in the court’s forum state.

Bank Of America Hit With Proposed Ponzi Scheme Class Suit

 Investors have slapped Bank of America with a proposed class action accusing the banking giant of knowingly helping five investment advisers perpetuate a $102 million Ponzi scheme by allowing them to transfer the funds through the bank.

Bank of America Sued for Allowing $102 Million Ponzi Scheme

Bank of America Corp. was accused in a lawsuit of providing more than 100 accounts used to perpetrate what the U.S. regulators called a $102 million Ponzi scheme.

What Class Action Litigators (and Objectors) Need to Know About Amendments to Rule 23

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will take effect on Dec. 1, 2018, subject to Supreme Court approval and arguably no substantive area of law will be more impacted than federal class action litigation, in particular, the procedures for addressing objections to class settlements.

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What Class Action Litigators (and Objectors) Need to Know About Amendments to Rule 23

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will take effect on Dec. 1, 2018, subject to Supreme Court approval and arguably no substantive area of law will be more impacted than federal class action litigation, in particular, the procedures for addressing objections to class settlements.

KozyakTropin and Throckmorton’s Cori Lopez-Castro Inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers

Cori Lopez-Castro was selected to join the International Academy of Trial Lawyers based on her proven skill and ability in jury trials, trials before bankruptcy courts, and appellate practice.

KozyakTropin and Throckmorton Adds Maria Garcia to Complex Litigation, Class Action and Health Care Practices

Maria Garcia, of counsel, focuses her practice on health care law and commercial litigation. She also chairs multiple boards and committees for the City of Coral Gables.

KozyakTropin and Throckmorton Adds John Criste to Complex Litigation, Class Action and Health Care Practices

John Criste, associate, focuses his practice on complex litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Criste was an associate at a leading Miami law firm, where he focused on construction litigation.

KozyakTropin and Throckmorton Adds Daniel Maland to Complex Litigation, Class Action and Health Care Practices

Daniel Maland, associate, focuses his practice on complex litigation. He has served as a litigator at Wall Street’s longest standing law firm and served as a judicial law clerk to the U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of New Jersey.

KozyakTropin and Throckmorton Adds Benjamin Widlanski to Complex Litigation, Class Action and Health Care Practices

Benjamin Widlanski, of counsel, focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and class actions. He has extensive courtroom and trial experience, prosecuting and investigating hundreds of federal crimes.