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Commercial Contracts

  • April 28, 2025

    Wells Fargo Tells Judge Cash Sweep 'Conflict' Was Disclosed

    Wells Fargo said it should be allowed to escape customers' proposed class action alleging the bank's cash sweep investment program disproportionately benefits the bank, arguing it disclosed in its signed agreements with customers the bank's intentions to secure financial gains for itself through the program.

  • April 28, 2025

    Geico's Failure To Settle Caused $2.8M Judgment, Suit Says

    A court-appointed receiver for an at-fault driver has told a North Carolina federal court that Geico should be on the hook for a more than $2.8 million consent judgment against the driver stemming from an August 2020 crash, saying the insurer failed to settle underlying injury claims for the driver's $100,000 limit.

  • April 28, 2025

    Compass Calls Wash. Listing Service Rules Anticompetitive

    Compass told a Washington federal court that Northwest Multiple Listing Service and its broker-led board of directors have stifled competition, thwarting a product that allows home sellers to test home sales privately before registering them with the multiple listing service.

  • April 28, 2025

    'Shake & Bake': 4th Circ. Cites Ricky Bobby In NASCAR Ruling

    The Fourth Circuit on Monday called back to the satirical cult classic "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" in finding the former owners of a NASCAR team must cover the cost of a settlement involving a bank lien on their charter after they sold it to new owners.

  • April 28, 2025

    Insurance Agency Says Carrier Can't End Car Policy Program

    An insurance agency that provides specialized policies for car rental companies asked a Pennsylvania federal court to halt an insurer's plan to abruptly cancel a program through which the agency writes the policies, saying the proposed termination would cause "major disruptions" to rental companies and their customers nationwide.

  • April 28, 2025

    Texas Law Firm Beats Sanctions Ruling In Barratry Suit

    A Lone Star State appellate court has tossed a $240,000 sanctions order for a Houston personal injury firm accused of leveling unfounded barratry claims against a client's former firm, finding that the trial court's order was issued after its jurisdiction had expired.

  • April 28, 2025

    Comair Seeks Boeing Sanctions Over 737 Max Refund Letter

    Defunct airline Comair Ltd. is asking a Washington federal judge to sanction The Boeing Co. for deleting evidence of a "side letter" assuring it that its deposits to buy seven 737 Max aircraft would be fully refundable and arguing the letter never existed.

  • April 28, 2025

    Conn. Insurer Dumped Agent For Raising Red Flags, Suit Says

    A Connecticut insurance company terminated one of its agents in retaliation for his complaints about alleged illegal activity, including a concern that Allstate agents were using company log-in information "to pull Progressive quotes," according to a lawsuit in state court.

  • April 28, 2025

    'Chicken Soup' Parent, Investor Settle Mismanagement Suit

    Chicken Soup for the Soul Holdings LLC has reached a settlement with a corporate investor that accused the Redbox owner and publisher of self-help books of mismanagement prior to a subsidiary's Chapter 7 liquidation.

  • April 25, 2025

    Sutter Health To Pay $228M In Years-Old Antitrust Suit

    A class of millions of health insurance premium payors asked a California federal judge Friday to greenlight an eleventh-hour $228.5 million settlement resolving their long-running claims that hospital chain Sutter Health drives up costs by pushing all-or-nothing network deals on insurers.

  • April 25, 2025

    ​​​​​​​Calif. Justices Say Sauce Cos. Can't Cap Willful Injury Liability

    The California Supreme Court held Thursday that New England Country Foods can seek unlimited damages against a competitor for allegedly stealing its barbecue sauce recipe, answering a certified question from the Ninth Circuit that a contract provision between the companies restricting liability for willful injury is unenforceable.

  • April 25, 2025

    Mondelez Says Ghost Can't Use Sour Patch, Other Snack TMs

    Two Mondelez International subsidiaries have filed suit in Illinois to halt Ghost LLC's marketing of energy products that feature Sour Patch Kids, Oreo and certain other iconic snack brand trademarks, claiming Ghost's license to do so ended when Keurig Dr. Pepper began controlling the company.

  • April 25, 2025

    Record Cos. Say Houston Rapper Can't Support 'Still Tippin'' Suit

    A pair of record companies accused of ripping off the unofficial Houston anthem "Still Tippin'" urged a federal court Friday to dismiss the lawsuit, writing that the rapper behind the song hasn't alleged a "plausible claim."

  • April 25, 2025

    Off The Bench: NIL Deal Drama, Oakley v. MSG, Transfer Rules

    In this week's Off The Bench, the landmark $2.78 billion settlement to compensate college athletes hits a snag, a former New York Knick's assault case against Madison Square Garden may be on shaky ground, and Vanderbilt University's quarterback fights to protect his successful challenge against the NCAA's eligibility rules.

  • April 25, 2025

    Feds Accused Of Illegal Education Data Collection Rollback

    The Department of Education is defying congressional mandates requiring the collection and analysis of national education data, including by canceling $900 million in data maintenance and collection contracts, educational organizations said in a lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C., federal court.

  • April 25, 2025

    Ƶ Plans Exit From Auto Finance Suit, Leaving It To NY

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has moved to withdraw from a predatory lending lawsuit it brought jointly with the state of New York against subprime auto lender Credit Acceptance Corp., marking another pullback in a series of enforcement retreats by the agency.

  • April 25, 2025

    Manufactured Home Finance Biz Faces New 'Risky Loan' Suit

    After the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau walked away from a similar case earlier this year, a proposed class action in Tennessee federal court accuses a Berkshire Hathaway-owned company of signing up customers for loans they couldn't afford for manufactured homes typically built and sold by an affiliate.

  • April 25, 2025

    Calif. High Court Wants Answers On Bar Exam AI Use

    Days after the State Bar of California revealed it utilized artificial intelligence to develop some questions included in its embattled February 2025 exam, the state's Supreme Court released a statement demanding the bar association provide additional details.

  • April 25, 2025

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen pub operator Stonegate sue insurance broker Marsh, a human rights lawyer sued for defamation by Russian businessman Ovik Mkrtchyan, and British toy-maker The Character Group reignite an employment dispute with a former finance director. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • April 24, 2025

    Judge Won't Halt Auction Over Unpaid SPAC Finder's Fee

    A Florida federal judge denied a cloud company's request to halt an auction of its assets to collect a $2.4 million debt, finding that iCoreConnect failed to show it would likely win claims that PIGI Solutions LLC acted as an unregistered broker-dealer when advising on its merger with a blank check company.

  • April 24, 2025

    Funds Manager Raided Coffers Before Ouster, Court Told

    A Texas appeals court on Thursday questioned whether multiple commercial real estate funds had taken a vote before ousting a former manager accused of helping himself to company accounts, asking during oral arguments if the funds had followed correct procedures.

  • April 24, 2025

    Automaker Group Sues Wash. Over New Biz Licensing Regs

    An auto industry trade group is urging a federal judge in Washington state to strike down recent changes to state business licensing regulations, saying the amendments put manufacturers at risk of penalties for following longstanding federal law on vehicle windshield labels.

  • April 24, 2025

    Ex-Curaleaf Director Escapes Suit Over Info Sharing, For Now

    A Colorado federal judge dismissed, for now, allegations that the former operations director of Curaleaf Inc. violated a confidentiality agreement and shared information with a onetime business partner, ruling Thursday the court lacked jurisdiction since the defendant didn't live in the state, rarely traveled to the state and worked remotely.

  • April 24, 2025

    Insurer Says No Coverage For Nursing Home Negligence Deal

    An insurer shouldn't have to pay for a settlement that a healthcare management company reached following a nearly $3.3 million jury verdict in an underlying nursing home negligence suit, the carrier told a Washington federal court, saying the company settled without its consent.

  • April 24, 2025

    Blue Cross Says It Never Had $7M Contract With Pa. Lab

    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas asked a court Wednesday to dismiss a $7 million lawsuit brought by a Pennsylvania lab, writing that the company's attempt to replead its case "misses the mark."

Expert Analysis

  • Co-Tenancy Clause Pointers For Shopping Center Landlords

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    Large retail tenants often require co-tenancy provisions in their leases, entitling them to remedies if a shopping center's occupancy drops in certain ways, but landlords must draft these provisions carefully to avoid giving tenants too much control, says Gary Glick at Cox Castle.

  • What VC Fund Settlement Means For DEI Grant Programs

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    An unexpected settlement in American Alliance for Equal Rights v. Fearless Fund, based on specific details of an Atlanta venture capital fund's challenged minority grant program, leaves the legal landscape wide open for organizations with similar programs supporting diversity, equity and inclusion to chart a path forward, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.

  • New Lessons On Managing Earnout Provision Risks

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    Earnout provisions can be a useful tool for bridging valuation gaps in M&A, particularly in developmental-stage pharmaceutical transactions, but the Delaware Chancery Court’s recent decision in Shareholder Representative Services v. Alexion sheds new light on the inherent risks and best practices for managing them, say attorneys at Cleary.

  • How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations

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    Textualists at the U.S. Supreme Court are increasingly considering new methods such as corpus linguistics and surveys to evaluate what a statute's text communicates to an ordinary reader, while lower courts even mull large language models like ChatGPT as supplements, says Kevin Tobia at Georgetown Law.

  • Employer Arbitration Lessons From Calif. Consumer Ruling

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    Although a California state appeals court’s recent arbitration ruling in Mahram v. Kroger involved a consumer transaction, the finding that the arbitration agreement at issue did not apply to a third-party beneficiary could influence how employment arbitration agreements are interpreted, says Sander van der Heide at CDF Labor Law.

  • Unpacking Jurisdiction Issues In 3rd Circ. Arbitration Ruling

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    The Third Circuit's recent ruling in George v. Rushmore Service Center could be interpreted to establish three principles regarding district courts' jurisdiction to enter arbitration-related orders under the Federal Arbitration Act, two of which may lead to confusion, says David Cinotti at Pashman Stein.

  • Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles

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    Volunteering and nonprofit board service are complementary to, but distinct from, traditional pro bono work, and taking on these community leadership roles can produce dividends for lawyers, their firms and the nonprofit causes they support, says Katie Beacham at Kilpatrick.

  • Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World

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    After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.

  • 5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond

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    As lawyers and recent law school graduates begin their Master of Laws coursework across the country, they should keep a few pointers in mind to get the most out of their programs and kick-start successful careers in their practice areas, says Kelley Miller at Reed Smith.

  • Series

    Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better Lawyer

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    My journey from the stage to the courtroom has shown that the skills I honed as an opera singer – punctuality, memorization, creativity and more – have all played a vital role in my success as an attorney, says Gerard D'Emilio at GableGotwals.

  • How Law Firms Can Avoid 'Collaboration Drag'

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    Law firm decision making can be stifled by “collaboration drag” — characterized by too many pointless meetings, too much peer feedback and too little dissent — but a few strategies can help stakeholders improve decision-making processes and build consensus, says Steve Groom at Miles Mediation.

  • Opinion

    Litigation Funding Disclosure Key To Open, Impartial Process

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    Blanket investor and funding agreement disclosures should be required in all civil cases where the investor has a financial interest in the outcome in order to address issues ranging from potential conflicts of interest to national security concerns, says Bob Goodlatte, former U.S. House Representative for Virginia.

  • What NFL Draft Picks Have In Common With Lateral Law Hires

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    Nearly half of law firm lateral hires leave within a few years — a failure rate that is strikingly similar to the performance of NFL quarterbacks drafted in the first round — in part because evaluators focus too heavily on quantifiable metrics and not enough on a prospect's character traits, says Howard Rosenberg at Baretz+Brunelle.

  • Considering Noncompete Strategies After Blocked FTC Ban

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    A Texas district court's recent decision in Ryan v. Federal Trade Commission to set aside the new FTC rule banning noncompetes does away with some immediate compliance obligations, but employers should still review strategies, attend to changes to state laws and monitor ongoing challenges, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.

  • Replacing The Stigma Of Menopause With Law Firm Support

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    A large proportion of the workforce is forced to pull the brakes on their career aspirations because of the taboo surrounding menopause and a lack of consistent support, but law firms can initiate the cultural shift needed by formulating thoughtful workplace policies, says Barbara Hamilton-Bruce at Simmons & Simmons.

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