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Commercial Contracts

  • May 16, 2025

    Ex-Womble Bond Atty Heads To Chicago With Shook Hardy

    Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP has expanded its Chicago office with the recent addition of an attorney with nearly 40 years of experience representing clients in mass tort matters and commercial disputes.

  • May 16, 2025

    Susan Sarandon, Contractor End Dispute Over Vt. Home

    Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon has resolved a dispute with a contractor that oversaw construction and maintenance for her $2 million sustainable Vermont retreat, which featured a geothermal heating system she claimed was less efficient due to missing insulation, according to a filing in Massachusetts federal court.

  • May 16, 2025

    RV Camp Part-Owner Wins Battle In Ongoing Ownership Fight

    The North Carolina Business Court ruled that the part-owner of an RV and cabin campsite did not actually transfer her interest in the individual units at that camp to a development company she helped create before her relationship with that firm and her business partners soured.

  • May 15, 2025

    Taylor Swift Fans Get Final Shot At Ticketmaster Antitrust Suit

    A California federal judge said Thursday he will give hundreds of Taylor Swift fans one more opportunity to amend a complaint against Ticketmaster alleging antitrust violations related to ticket sales for the pop superstar's Eras tour, but stressed it will be the last amendment he will allow.

  • May 15, 2025

    Trump Media Pushes Presidential Immunity In Del. Hearing

    President Donald Trump's social media company on Thursday continued to urge the Delaware Chancery Court to, at a minimum, pause a lawsuit brought by investors alleging that the platform going public cheated them out of their shares, arguing that "the power to sue the president, is the power to destroy the presidency."

  • May 15, 2025

    Paul Mitchell Buyers Near Cert. In Cruelty-Free False Ad Suit

    A California federal judge indicated on Thursday that he'd likely certify a Golden State class of Paul Mitchell customers who allege the hair care products maker deceptively concealed its animal testing in China while touting its U.S. products as cruelty-free.

  • May 15, 2025

    'It Ends With Us' Producers Must Hand Over Net Worth Docs

    Justin Baldoni and other producers of "It Ends With Us" must turn over to Blake Lively financial records showing their net worth in the legal battle between the film's stars, a New York federal judge has ruled, saying the information is fair game since Baldoni's side claims to have lost $400 million due to Lively's alleged smear campaign.

  • May 15, 2025

    LG Cheats Buyers By Starting Warranties Early, Suit Says

    LG Electronics is cheating consumers and breaking California's consumer warranty law by starting warranty periods at the dates consumers buy the appliance company's products and not when products are delivered, two California residents alleged in a putative class action filed Wednesday.

  • May 15, 2025

    Wayfair IT Contract Claims Must Be Arbitrated, Court Hears

    An information technology firm has told a Texas federal judge that another IT provider must arbitrate its fraud suit against the firm stemming from their contract to provide software and hiring services to online retailer Wayfair LLC.

  • May 15, 2025

    NC Judge Warns Of Airing 'Dirty Laundry' In Doctors' Pay Clash

    A North Carolina business court judge on Thursday told a group of anesthesiologists and their business partners to seriously consider mediating a dispute over compensation, cautioning that if they choose to litigate, they should "be prepared for their dirty laundry to be aired for everyone to see."

  • May 15, 2025

    Polar Air Vendor Gets 2 Years For $32M Kickback Scheme

    The owner of a California aviation company was sentenced Thursday in New York federal court to two years in prison for paying Polar Air Cargo executives $4.4 million in kickbacks in exchange for lucrative contracts, as part of a $32 million scheme to enrich the cargo airline's C-suite and others, at the company's expense.

  • May 15, 2025

    DC's Amazon Antitrust Trial To Be Bumped Deeper Into 2027

    The District of Columbia's antitrust suit accusing Amazon of not allowing sellers to offer their products for less on other platforms will probably not make it to trial until closer to mid-2027, after the parties told a D.C. judge Thursday that the original January 2027 trial date would have to be moved back.

  • May 15, 2025

    Novo's Real Target In Doc Bid Is $800M Arbitration, Co. Says

    A Singaporean pharmaceutical company is urging a North Carolina federal court to nix its order permitting Novo Nordisk AS to seek information bolstering its fraud claims stemming from an $800 million hypertension drug deal, saying the Danish drugmaker is improperly looking to prop up an ongoing arbitration instead.

  • May 15, 2025

    Lennar Workers Should Arbitrate 401(k) Suit, Judge Says

    Current and former Lennar Corp. employees should have to individually arbitrate a proposed class action claiming the construction company loaded its 401(k) plan with excessive fees and lackluster investment options, a Florida federal magistrate judge recommended, finding the plan's arbitration provision doesn't conflict with federal benefits law.

  • May 15, 2025

    Kroger Worker Fights NLRA Preemption Of State Claim

    A grocery worker suing Kroger and Albertsons over an alleged no-poach agreement is pushing back on the companies' claim the litigation is preempted by federal labor law, telling the Colorado federal judge hearing the case that antitrust laws have not been displaced by labor law, especially in labor market collusion.

  • May 15, 2025

    Plaintiff's 'Total Victory' Forces End To Southwest Bias Suit

    A Texas federal judge intends to issue a final judgment in a nonprofit's suit challenging an award program for Hispanic employees of Southwest Airlines Co., saying the "obstinate plaintiff" has already achieved total victory in the suit.

  • May 15, 2025

    Oil Producer Says Hess Corp. Stiffed It To The Tune Of $69M

    An Oklahoma-based independent oil producer claimed New York-based Hess Corp. spun a web of "self-dealing" agreements among its subsidiaries to charge inflated midstream service fees, telling a Texas federal court Hess drained it of up to $69 million in revenue it would have otherwise collected.

  • May 15, 2025

    Toshiba Unit Can't Get Bench Trial In Hydro Plant Dispute

    A Toshiba subsidiary lost a bid to have a breach-of-contract case related to an upgrade of a Michigan hydroelectric power plant tried by a judge instead of a jury, the court rejecting an attempt to invoke a parent company's waiver of its right to a jury trial.

  • May 15, 2025

    Walgreens Settles TM Suit With Founder's Great-Grandson

    Walgreen Co. has settled its trademark infringement suit against the great-grandson of the company's founder for his operation of Walgreen Health Solutions LLC, according to a filing Thursday in Illinois federal court.

  • May 15, 2025

    Fla. High Court Won't Rule On Condo Insurance Dispute

    The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday declined to wade into a dispute between a Miami condominium and its insurer over a claim for damage caused by Hurricane Irma, leaving in place an appellate ruling that the association provided sufficient notice to the insurer that it intended to add or reopen its damage claim.

  • May 15, 2025

    Ex-LA DA's Atty's AI Use 'Affirmatively Misled' Special Master

    The retired California federal judge serving as special master for former Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey's insurance coverage suit — stemming from her husband's holding a gun in their home's doorway in 2020 — has ordered litigation sanctions against Lacey's legal team, finding the lawyers submitted "bogus AI-generated research" that initially tricked the judge.

  • May 15, 2025

    Regeneron Wins $271.2M In Amgen Antitrust Suit

    A federal jury in Delaware put Amgen Inc. on the hook Thursday for at least $271.2 million in punitive damages arising from an alleged scheme that undercut Regeneron's price for its Praluent anti-cholesterol drug by bundling Amgen's competing, higher-priced Repatha with rebates for two expensive, blockbuster medications. 

  • May 14, 2025

    6th Circ. Won't Send Bitcoin Latinum Suit To Arbitration

    A Michigan federal judge was right to find that cryptocurrency firm Bitcoin Latinum can't send investor fraud claims to arbitration after waiting two years to seek that option, the Sixth Circuit has determined.

  • May 14, 2025

    Ƶ Junks Plans For Data Broker, Contract Clause Rules

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Wednesday that it is mothballing several more Biden-era regulatory initiatives, calling off planned rules that would have, among other things, required data brokers to comply with credit reporting-style protections.

  • May 14, 2025

    Chicken Price-Fixing Atty Fees Challenged Again At 7th Circ.

    A class objector in Chicago's massive consolidated suit over broiler chicken price-fixing is again urging the Seventh Circuit to vacate an attorney fee award for class counsel in a $181 million deal for chicken buyers, saying the district court erred in calculating the $51.66 million awarded on remand.

Expert Analysis

  • Mass Arbitration Procedures After Faulty Live Nation Ruling

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    Despite the Ninth Circuit's flawed reasoning in Heckman v. Live Nation, the exceptional allegations of collusive conduct shouldn't be read to restrict arbitration providers that have adopted good faith procedures to ensure that consumer mass arbitrations can be efficiently resolved on the merits, says Collin Vierra at Eimer Stahl.

  • Proactively Managing Tariff Impacts On Megaprojects

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    President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs may compound the complexity, duration and risks associated with financing and building large-scale infrastructure projects — so owners and contractors should plan to take possible tariff-related cost and schedule overruns into account when drafting contracts, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • US-China Deal Considerations Amid Cross-Border Uncertainty

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    With China seemingly set to respond to the incoming U.S. administration's call for strategic decoupling and tariffs, companies on both sides of the Pacific should explore deals and internal changes to mitigate risks and overcome hurdles to their strategic plans, say attorneys at Covington.

  • Considering The Status Of The US Doctrine Of Patent Misuse

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    A recent Ninth Circuit decision and a U.K. Court of Appeal decision demonstrate the impact that the U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 decision in Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment has had on the principle that post-patent-expiration royalty payments amount to patent misuse, not only in the U.S. but in English courts as well, say attorneys at Covington.

  • Series

    Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Reviewing 2024's Evolving EdTech Privacy Regulations

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    Lawmakers are trying to keep up with the privacy and security risks of the increasingly prevalent education technology, with last year's developments including the Federal Trade Commission's proposed amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, and the U.S. Senate passing two new children's privacy acts, say attorneys at McDermott.

  • Opinion

    No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.

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    A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.

  • Top 10 Noncompete Developments Of 2024

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    Following an eventful year in noncompete law at both state and federal levels, employers can no longer rely on a court's willingness to blue-pencil overbroad agreements and are proceeding at their own peril if they do not thoughtfully review and carefully enforce such agreements, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond

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    In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.

  • Best Practices To Find Del. Earnout Provisions That Hold Up

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    Recent Delaware earnout litigation illustrates the need for careful drafting and proactive planning to avoid later divergent interpretations of the signed contract, and a series of drafting tips can help, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

  • UBS Ruling Shows SDNY's Pro-Award Confirmation Stance

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    A New York federal court's recent ruling upholding an arbitration award in Lakah v. UBS, a long-running dispute over a bond debt default, serves as a reminder that New York courts carry a strong presumption toward binding parties to arbitration agreements and enforcing arbitral awards, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.

  • Celebs' Suits Show Limits Of Calif. Anti-SLAPP Laws

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    Two recent cases including Amanda Ghost v. Rebel Wilson and Leviss v. Sandoval highlight the delicate balancing act courts must perform in weighing free speech against privacy and reputational harm under California's robust anti-strategic lawsuit against public participation laws, say attorneys at Nixon Peabody.

  • Where Payments Law And Regulation Are Headed In 2025

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    The Trump administration will likely bring significant changes to payments regulations in 2025, but maintaining internal compliance efforts in the absence of robust federal oversight will remain key as state authorities and private plaintiffs step into the breach, say attorneys at Stinson.

  • 2 Cases May Signal Where FTC Is Headed On Labor Issues

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    Two recent Federal Trade Commission challenges to no-hire clauses in agreements between building service firms and their customers include comments by future FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson that may offer insight into the direction the FTC is headed on labor issues, says Michael Wise at Squire Patton.

  • 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring

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    President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.

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