By Raychel Lean | March 6, 2019
After losing a hard-fought battle over whether Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Beatrice Butchko could be Facebook friends with an attorney before her, the Herssein Law Group again claims foul play by the judge.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Robert Malionek and Jon Weichselbaum | March 5, 2019
While parties to large purchase or merger transactions typically include material adverse effect (MAE) clauses in their agreements, there is little in the law for what establishes a “material adverse effect.” Parties to such transactions can find some guidance from the recent decision in 'Akorn v. Fresenius Kabi AG', which marked the first Delaware state court case to uphold a buyer's right to terminate a merger agreement on the basis of an MAE.
By Tom McParland | March 4, 2019
Miami attorney Carlos F. Gonzalez came up on the losing side of the litigation over the public role of investors Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss.
Delaware Business Court Insider | News
By Tom McParland | March 4, 2019
Friday's ruling, from Vice Chancellor Joseph R. Slights III, came in the brother's Winklevoss Capital Fund's 2018 lawsuit accusing one-time partner Stephen Shaw of mismanaging Treats!, which operates a print and digital magazine depicting nude and semi-nude photography of models and celebrities.
By Jenna Greene | February 28, 2019
When can an arbitrator award punitive damages? That's the $128 million question for 21st Century Fox, which was socked with a massive punitive penalty in a licensing dispute over the television show “Bones.”
By Verdict Search | February 25, 2019
A developer prevailed on a counterclaim against another developer and a related contractor hired to oversee construction of a doomed residential development.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Justin T. Kelton | February 22, 2019
Judge Furman's decision in 'Douglas Elliman v. Firefly Entertainment' affirms the longstanding rule in New York that a broker seeking commission in connection with a sale of real estate must prove that it was the “procuring cause” of the transaction.
By Colby Hamilton | February 20, 2019
Despite offering its sympathies to the appellants, the Second Circuit panel said the racketeering and other claims by developer NRP Group were rightly dismissed by the district court.
By Colby Hamilton | February 15, 2019
The panel found the negatives outweighed rectifying an Indiana district court's error sending a breach-of-contract case to New York for lack of personal jurisdiction.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | February 14, 2019
A trucker injured in an accident while driving a company truck was precluded from collecting underinsured motorist benefits by his policy's regular use exclusion because the truck was part of his employer's fleet, even though he had previously driven the specific vehicle in question only twice, the Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled.
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