Daniel Jordan

Gowling WLG are most popular: within Wealth Management and Compliance topic(s) with Senior Company Executives, HR and Inhouse Counsel with readers working within the Business & Consumer Services industries This is the first article in a series examining the legal and contractual implications of fuel supply disruptions, shortages, and price volatility. The oil crises of the 1970s were not only major energy, political, and economic events.

In Backertop Licensing LLC v. Canary Connect, Inc., the Federal Circuit found Rule 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure does not limit a district court's authority to sua sponte issue an order to appear. Below, the Delaware District Court ordered Backertop Licensing LLC's sole owner, Ms. Lori LaPray, to appear in-person to answer questions related to Backertop's funding arrangements, potential unnamed real parties in interest, possible attorney misconduct, and other issues.

In Backertop Licensing LLC v. Canary Connect, Inc., the Federal Circuit found Rule 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure does not limit a district court’s authority to sua sponte issue an order to appear. Below, the Delaware District Court ordered Backertop Licensing LLC’s sole owner, Ms. Lori LaPray, to appear in-person to answer questions related to Backertop’s funding arrangements, potential unnamed real parties in interest, possible attorney misconduct, and other issues.