Paul Peter Nicolai
Litigation Risks for Failing to Preserve Messaging Data
Litigation Risks for Failing to Preserve Messaging Data
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Paul Peter Nicolai
- Jul 2
- 4 min
Biometric Identifier Law & Litigation Update
Biometric Identifier Law & Litigation Update
Paul Peter Nicolai
- Jun 11
- 1 min
Non-Contract Claims Allowed Despite Contract
A plaintiff sued for contract damages, unjust enrichment, and what is called a quasi-contract concerning services he provided to a...
Paul Peter Nicolai
- Dec 19, 2023
- 1 min
Trade Secret Theft Creates Triple Damages
A jury found two defendants liable for their former employer's misappropriation of trade secrets. The judge found this violated Chapter...
Paul Peter Nicolai
- Dec 12, 2023
- 5 min
Internet Privacy Litigation Creates Issues for Websites Using Third-Party Technology
Consumer privacy litigation based on websites is skyrocketing. This is due to two appellate court decisions involving whether a website’s...
Paul Peter Nicolai
- Nov 23, 2023
- 1 min
Contract Choice of Law & Chapter 93A
A Chapter 93A count was dismissed based on the contract's choice of law clause. On appeal, this was reversed even though the contract...
Paul Peter Nicolai
- Aug 22, 2023
- 2 min
Supreme Court Says Appeal From a Denial of a Motion to Compel Arbitration Stops Trial Proceedings
The US Supreme Court has decided that an appeal of a denial of a motion to compel arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)...
Paul Peter Nicolai
- Feb 14, 2023
- 1 min
Corporate Veil Protected
Homeowners sued a corporation and its owner over a remodeling project gone bad. The homeowners said the company owner should be liable...
Paul Peter Nicolai
- Jan 10, 2023
- 1 min
Printing While Traveling Means No Privilege
A plaintiff withheld an email saying the attorney-client privilege protected it. The plaintiff’s CEO received the email from the...
Paul Peter Nicolai
- Jan 3, 2023
- 1 min
Embarrassing Emails Go Public
A court of appeals affirmed the district court’s ruling by concluding that emails were judicial records to which the common law right of...
Paul Peter Nicolai
- Jul 5, 2022
- 3 min
Food Litigation Upswing
Most food and beverage claims are concentrated on food labeling, including whether identified ingredients or flavors are artificial....
Paul Peter Nicolai
- Apr 19, 2022
- 2 min
BYPASSING COURT DELAYS
COVID-19 has considerably slowed the resolution of pending court cases and exacerbated many courts’ already significant backlog of cases....
Paul Peter Nicolai
- Jul 13, 2021
- 3 min
No Concrete Harm, No Standing
The U.S. Supreme Court decided that plaintiffs seeking to pursue a Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) class litigation must establish...
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