Delaware Business Court Insider
By Ellen Bardash | July 18, 2024
The ruling represents an exception from the court's customary pro-contract mentality.
By Adolfo Pesquera | July 18, 2024
Plaintiff's fraudulent inducement and breach of contract claims ignored the defendant's contract right to walk away from the deal by forfeiting its $3 million deposit, Kirkland & Ellis attorneys told the court.
By Riley Brennan | July 18, 2024
Plaintiff's counsel with Ice Miller submitted a list of the work performed by four attorneys, which included 65.2 hours over the course of six months preparing and litigating the second motion to compel. The court concluded this was a reasonable number of hours, and agreed that the requested hourly rates ranging from $395 to $693 were lower than rates in a 2023 case in which the district court approved the rates of $1,085 for a partner and $735 for a senior associate.
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman | July 17, 2024
"The court properly recognized that the Republic of Iraq and its Ministry of Defense are immune from suit in this country because this contract had nothing to do with the United States," Boaz S. Morag of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton said of the D.C. Circuit's ruling overturning a $120 million damages award.
By Riley Brennan | July 15, 2024
A federal judge in Illinois is allowing a drug company's lawsuit over the untimely development of drug medication to continue against pharmaceutical companies it had partnered with to develop medications.
By Michelle Morgante | July 12, 2024
Unidisc contends it owns the Canadian rights to the recordings of American folk singer Melanie and universal rights to the music of Utopia, an American band formed by Todd Rundgren. Brian Perera of Cleopatra Records refuted the claim, saying the company holds contracts with both artists.
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By Amanda O'Brien | July 12, 2024
Attorney Kevin Berry says Vaughan McLean owes him over $350,000 that he contributed to help the firm pay off a $2 million loan. Founder Joseph Vaughan responded that Berry's misrepresentations over his book of business caused the firm to incur $10 million in litigation funding loans.
By Michael A. Mora | July 11, 2024
The action is pending before U.S. District Chief Judge Cecilia Altonaga in the Southern District of Florida.
By Mimi Lamarre | July 10, 2024
"After paying him generously during his unproductive year, the firm owes him nothing and we have parted ways," Kasowitz Benson said in response to Jay Deshmukh's claims.
By Adrienne B. Koch | July 9, 2024
Adrienne Koch's third in her a four-part series that examines how litigation can shape the evolution of best practices in the real estate industry. This article focuses on circumstances in which contractual or contract-like liability can arise even in the absence of a written contract, and the importance of a drafting approach to avoid surprises.
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