This is what happens when you let litigation over government-granted monopolies become a growth industry in America. The only winners are the lawyers on both sides who have every incentive to drag the litigation on for as many billable hours and charged lunches as possible.
The snowball (also called snowcone or shaved ice) dessert has been an American fixture since–and I am not kidding–the 1850s. Really! Apparently theaters in the 1870s had signs instructing people to finish their snowballs before the second act.
Please! It’s flavored ice and the inventory is going to vanish if they don’t stop this heated discussion, which ought to stop the law suits. It’s too bad this one made it’s way to court. ExciteBiker is right: the only winners are the attorneys
As a follow-up to this article, the district court subsequently denied Hanover’s motion to terminate its defense, finding the only rights Hanover reserved in its reservation of rights letters related “to Hanover’s position on the issue of coverage, which is a separate and distinct issue from the obligation to furnish a defense” (USDC ED La, No. 06-9170, Doc. 641, p. 17, 2/16/13). The court further found “that termination of SnoWizard’s defense at this time would be so prejudicial as to constitute a breach of Hanover’s fiduciary duties.” These issues are pending appeal in the Federal Circuit.
This is what happens when you let litigation over government-granted monopolies become a growth industry in America. The only winners are the lawyers on both sides who have every incentive to drag the litigation on for as many billable hours and charged lunches as possible.
The snowball (also called snowcone or shaved ice) dessert has been an American fixture since–and I am not kidding–the 1850s. Really! Apparently theaters in the 1870s had signs instructing people to finish their snowballs before the second act.
I just want to know what the heck they said about their competitors!
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Please! It’s flavored ice and the inventory is going to vanish if they don’t stop this heated discussion, which ought to stop the law suits. It’s too bad this one made it’s way to court. ExciteBiker is right: the only winners are the attorneys
As a follow-up to this article, the district court subsequently denied Hanover’s motion to terminate its defense, finding the only rights Hanover reserved in its reservation of rights letters related “to Hanover’s position on the issue of coverage, which is a separate and distinct issue from the obligation to furnish a defense” (USDC ED La, No. 06-9170, Doc. 641, p. 17, 2/16/13). The court further found “that termination of SnoWizard’s defense at this time would be so prejudicial as to constitute a breach of Hanover’s fiduciary duties.” These issues are pending appeal in the Federal Circuit.