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The federal appellate court determined there was a factual dispute regarding whether the plaintiff, LADS Network Solutions, had actual knowledge of an error in its source code for a trademark application.       

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“On the record available, there is no indication that the plaintiffs’ efforts to depose Mr. Jepsen are harassing, embarrassing, abusive, or any more annoying than any other good-faith deposition,” U.S. District Judge Iain D. Johnston wrote, allowing a group of farmers to depose the executive.       

Judge Lisa White Hardwick authored the opinion for the three-judge panel, which unanimously rejected UPS’s argument, saying the jury was able to distinguish between UPS’s liability for the driver missing the stop sign and any additional liability from his cocaine use.       

A boycott launched by Target shoppers unhappy with its DEI retreat has added to the retailer’s sales headaches, prompting CEO Brian Cornell to announce sweeping changes Wednesday.       

U.S. District Judge Andrea R. Wood for the Northern District of Illinois denied The Boldt Co.’s motion to alter a $1 judgment in favor of the defendant, Black & Veatch Construction. Boldt moved to amend in an attempt to recover money it believed it was owed for work it performed as a subcontractor for the …

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In Del Prete v. Villaege of Romeoville, the plaintiff claimed she was wrongfully convicted for the murder of an infant in her care and has sued the investigators overseeing her case for the emotional pain she faced during her 10-year prison sentence. She filed a motion for a proposed protective order covering her health records, …

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Steven Lovell will continue to advise Emporia State University but as an outside consultant, not an employee.       

“Law is primarily a human business, and we use technology to better manage the human aspects of the business,” said Ashish Prasad, general counsel of HaystackID.       

“Although HIPAA prohibits wrongful disclosure of [protected health information] PHI, de-identified health information is not protected under the act,” the court said.