In Eagle v. Morgan, 11-4303 (E.D. Pa. Mar. 12, 2013), an employee sued her employer for seizing the employee’s LinkedIn account and blocked her from it for several weeks. After trial, the court ruled in Plaintiff’s favor on the following three state law claims: (1) Claim: Statutory unauthorized use of name Ruling and Reason: Plaintiff’s …
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How to Enforce Settlement Agreements In Federal Court
I once represented a plaintiff in a Federal question case (based on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act) that settled with the defendant making installment payments over time. In the settlement agreement, I took great pains to emphasize that if the defendant missed a payment, I could immediately move to reinstate the case and accelerate the settlement amount plus fees …
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Commercial Tenant Can’t Share in Shopping Mall Condemnation Award
In Village of Palatine v. Palatine Associates, LLC, 2012 IL App (1st) 102707, an eminent domain (condemnation) suit, the defendant owned a shopping center and was a lessor on several commercial leases – all of which contained provisions that said in the event of condemnation proceedings, the tenant would share in any award. The plaintiff Village filed …
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