Uncategorized - Newman Law

05 Jul Newman LLP Wins Federal Appeal Setting the Legal Standard for Personal Jurisdiction

Posted at 06:38h in Uncategorized by Newman

Newman LLP attorneys Derek Newman, Jessica Newman, Keith Scully, and Jason Sykes won a decision for their client, Fluent, in the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit setting a standard limiting personal jurisdiction. In the internet age, companies have been forced to defend lawsuits far from home because their email advertisements were viewed in plaintiffs’ foreign states. But Newman LLP argued to the federal appeals court that the United States Constitution doesn’t...

05 Jul Newman LLP Completes Over $300 Million In Merger/Acquisition Transactions During the First Half Of 2020

Posted at 06:15h in Uncategorized by Newman

During the first half of 2020, Newman LLP attorneys Derek Newman, Michael Spain, Sarah Forney, Jessica Newman, Tala Al Ghussein, and others represented clients selling their businesses in transactions valued at over $300 million. These included two mergers and two deals where clients sold all stock or assets to larger and publicly traded companies. Newman LLP maintains an active mergers-and-acquisition practice, mostly representing clients in connection with the sale of technology companies....

04 Jul Newman LLP Wins Trade-Secret Case in the Seattle Federal Court on Personal Jurisdiction Grounds

Posted at 06:39h in Uncategorized by Newman

Newman LLP attorneys Derek Newman and Keith Scully won a trade-secret case in the Seattle federal court for their clients, College Life Italia and its principals. The firm’s clients are based in Minneapolis and Italy. After a Seattle-based company sued them in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, the firm asked the court to dismiss because the United States Constitution doesn’t permit the lawsuit in Seattle. The court granted the motion...