By Gabrielle Orum Hernández | September 19, 2017
The firm recently inked a deal with Kira Systems to parse contracts in complex acquisitions and capital raises.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | September 19, 2017
Breach of Contract Claim Failed; Beneficial Owner of Purchaser Lacked Authority
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | September 19, 2017
Defendant Obligated to Pay Contract Where Agreement Created No Condition Precedent
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | September 19, 2017
Trial court properly held that elderly parents had no legal obligation to pay for their severely autistic adult son's care in appellant's Pennsylvania facility after New Jersey department of disabilities ceased paying because the services were not rendered to parents personally, they never contracted to pay for the services, New Jersey had the most significant contacts in the controversy and the New Jersey filial support law applied, and parents experienced no personal enrichment so appellant's quantum meruit claim failed. Affirmed.
By Stephen M. Kramarsky | September 18, 2017
In his Intellectual Property column, Stephen M. Kramarsky writes: In a recent case in the Southern District of New York against ride-hailing company Uber and its CEO, the court denied Uber's motion to compel arbitration, holding that its sign-up process did not adequately notify users of its terms of service (which contained the arbitration provision). The Second Circuit's review and vacatur of that decision examines these issues in the context of the "reasonable smartphone user," and it is worth a closer look.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | September 12, 2017
Settlement Did Not Bar Affirmative Defense in Absence of Explicit Release
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | September 12, 2017
Andrew Raish, who formerly worked at Walne Law in Houston, sued the firm for up to $1 million, alleging he is entitled to a 25 percent fee from a lawsuit.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | September 12, 2017
Under the Gist of Action Doctrine, plaintiffs were barred from pursuing their claims of failure to perform in a workmanlike manner/negligence against defendants since the alleged negligence arose out of a duty created by a contractual relationship. The court granted defendants' preliminary objections in part.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | September 12, 2017
Trial court properly reformed provision of an agreement between plaintiff and township that was based on a mutual mistake as to the amount of life insurance that was available under township's group policy for former employees to the amount available under the policy. Affirmed.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | September 12, 2017
The trial court did not err in granting the defendant general contractor's motion for nonsuit at the close of plaintiff's case and before all defendants offered their evidence where the other defendants in the case did not plan to offer evidence of the contractor's liability. The court affirmed an order granting the general contractor non-suit.
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