Public policy generally prohibits class action settlements in which the attorney fee awards dwarf the amount awarded to the class. But as a recent case in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York illustrates, such a settlement may be approved if it...
Parties typically expect that a settlement does not become enforceable until there is ink to paper on a formal written settlement agreement. But as a recent case in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York reminds us, settlements can be reached by e...
New technologies, generally speaking, do not respect old boundaries. That can create great opportunities, but it can also raise unexpected challenges. The internet has global reach and provides on-demand access to a world of content that, a few decades ago, would have...
Recently two New York courts addressed intellectual property issues in conflict with video game realism and reached the same conclusion in two different contexts—copyright (tattoos on virtual basketball players) and trademark (trademark and trade dress issues around vi...
In his NYLJ Settlement and Compromise column, Thomas E.L. Dewey discusses a recent EDNY case that provides an interesting example of a party seeking a court’s assistance to set aside a settlement agreement based on Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b).
Parties typically expect that a settlement does not become enforceable until there is ink to paper on a formal written settlement agreement. But as a...
New York Law Journal “District Court Enforces Settlement Agreed to by Email Despite Absence of Formal Agreement” by Thomas E.L. Dewey
July 24, 2020
Recently two New York courts addressed intellectual property issues in conflict with video game realism and reached the same conclusion in two differe...
New York Law Journal “From Battlefields to Basketball Courts: Real World IP Issues Arise From Realistic Video Games” by Stephen M. Kramarsky for New Y...
May 18, 2020
Public policy generally prohibits class action settlements in which the attorney fee awards dwarf the amount awarded to the class. But as a recent cas...
New York Law Journal “Unusual Settlement Structure Leads to Approval of Fee Award Nearly Double the Payout” by Thomas E.L. Dewey
