- Expert witness
Procedure
Commercial Roundup – September 15, 2023
- Data breach that exposed plaintiff’s personally identifying information to hacker caused “concrete” harm and conferred Article III standing to sue
- Notes from commercial loan syndication don’t qualify as “securities” under state blue-sky law.
- Forum rule” limited fee award to
Commercial Roundup – August 23, 2023

This late-summer edition of Commercial Roundup features a notable ruling on personal jurisdiction, a pair of False Claims Act decisions, a couple of opinions tossing class certification orders, a 2-1 split in a securities fraud case (the dissent has the better end of it), a rare victory for plaintiffs in an action for unlawful maintenance…
Commercial Roundup – July 26, 2023
- Antitrust
Commercial Roundup – July 13, 2023
- False statements about and manipulating reviews of nutritional supplements exposed Amazon vendor to disgorgement, attorney’s fees, and potentially punitive damages.
- Lack
Commercial Roundup – June 28, 2023

Welcome to The Contingency‘s Commercial Roundup for June 28!
Since our last issue, much has happened, not least FeedSpot’s recognition of The Contingency as one of the 30 Best Antitrust Law Blogs and Websites.Continue Reading Commercial Roundup – June 28, 2023
Paying More in the “But-For World” as Injury to “Property”
Last month, the American Antitrust Institute and three economists moved to file amicus briefs in favor of an economic model that quantifies what Google describes as “happiness”. AAI and the economists seek to support opinion evidence in antitrust litigation against Google, In re Google Play Store Antitrust Litig., No. 3:21-md-02981-JD (N.D. Cal.), pending before…
Commercial Roundup – June 2, 2023

Welcome back to Commercial Roundup–the best source for the latest appellate decisions on issues that matter in commercial litigation. In this issue, you’ll find four Supreme Court rulings on overseas torts, patent enablement, the reach of the False Claims Act, and limits on the Securities Act of 1933 as well as opinions on a range of topics from all but two of the 13 federal Courts of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Texas. Have a terrific weekend–and don’t forget to subscribe so you’ll get future issues without having to look for them.Continue Reading Commercial Roundup – June 2, 2023
Commercial Roundup – May 17, 2023
Commercial Roundup – May 3, 2023

The last week brought losses for antitrust enforcers (“Apple’s concerns over app security” and “Laches and Trinko kill”), for a man who sued to get “co-inventor” status (“Adding option to patent”), for distributors invoking franchise-law protections (“State franchise statute didn’t apply”), for plaintiffs wishing to toll limitations under an 1841 statute (“Defendant’s ‘absence from state”), for some contract deadline enforcers (“Time ‘from’ or ‘after’”), and for some avoiders of collateral estoppel (“Ruling on question of issue preclusion”).
Have a terrific week–Commercial Roundup will see you again next Wednesday morning.
Barry BarnettContinue Reading Commercial Roundup – May 3, 2023