By Jason Grant | September 22, 2017
An attorney may exercise his right to represent himself in a breach of contract and legal malpractice lawsuit because the plaintiff failed to give any compelling reason against it, a state appeals court has ruled.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | September 22, 2017
A neutral arbitrator was capable of being impartial and disinterested, so plaintiff's petition to remove the arbitrator was properly denied.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | September 19, 2017
Defendants were entitled to summary judgment on plaintiff's breach of contract, unjust enrichment, quantum meruit and conversion claims based on LLC's refinancing of shopping center loan after plaintiff introduced former member of LLC to equity firm that latter refinanced the loan because plaintiff produced no evidence that member had any relationship with LLC in 2013 when he signed agreement with plaintiff and was introduced to equity firm and there was no evidence that equity firm's transaction with LLC in 2014 had any relation to plaintiff's introduction of equity firm to member. Motions granted.
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 18, 2017
Summary Judgment Denied; Alleged Oral Commission Contract Was Uncontradicted
By Zack Needles | September 15, 2017
What's an appellate court to do when it's reviewing a bench verdict and the trial judge is no longer available to explain the reasoning behind it?
By therecorder | The Recorder | September 14, 2017
C.A. 4th; D070484 The Fourth Appellate District affirmed in part and reversed in part a trial court order awarding fees. In the published portion of…
By John Council | September 14, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is refusing to let a plaintiff business slip out of an arbitration decision, rejecting its $40 million breach-of-contract claim against the makers of WD-40, the popular household lubricant packaged in blue and yellow aerosol cans.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | September 14, 2017
Plaintiff Entitled to Balance Due on Contract, with Some Deductions for Poor Workmanship
By Greg Land | September 13, 2017
Patrick O'Connor was the county's chief financial officer and finance director from 1996 until late 2014, when he was appointed interim county manager.
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