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The Legal Intelligencer

Breach-of-Contract Case Over Kosher Wine Store Won't Be Sent to Rabbinical Court

An appeals court has denied a party's request to have its business row over the purchase of a kosher wine store arbitrated in a rabbinical court.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Insurance for the Costs of Defending Regulatory Investigations

In their Corporate Insurance Law column, Howard B. Epstein and Theodore A. Keyes discuss how the availability of insurance coverage for defense costs incurred in connection with a regulatory investigation often depends upon the policy definition of “claim.” They highlight the case 'Freedom Specialty Insurance v. Platinum Management' as among recent decisions demonstrating that the courts also understand the importance of advancement of defense costs related to regulatory proceedings.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

Jones Day Bums Tobacco Lawyer From King & Spalding

Frank Bayuk, who has handled 18 Engle tobacco trials in the last seven years, said he sees opportunities to try high stakes cases at Jones Day.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Lawsuit Says Older McDonald's Franchisees Don't Get Fair Shake

The 80-year-old plaintiff claims the company's efforts to compel franchisees to modernize facilities is unfair to older, long-term restaurant operators.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

'They've All Got to Be Sweating Tacks': Attorneys Discuss Liability Over FIU Bridge Collapse

Expect a lot of finger-pointing in what attorneys say will likely be multimillion-dollar litigation arising from Thursday's bridge collapse at Florida…
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

3 Important Checks That Could Keep Your M&A Transaction From Going Sideways

The U.S. mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market is at an all-time high. The competition between buyers for attractive acquisition candidates is driving up valuations. In fact, transaction multiples of 10 or more are now considered common.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Greenberg Traurig Wins $1.2 Million in Attorney Fees for Years of Litigation

Greenberg Traurig's Stephen Mendelsohn worked on one of the longest-running disputes in the Palm Beach Circuit Court.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Venezuela-Linked Trust Sues Foreign Oil Traders for Bribes

A trust linked to Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA has filed a lawsuit against major international energy trading firms for their alleged role funneling bribes to corrupt company officials in exchange for rigged oil purchase contracts.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Federal Court Delivers Massive Blow to Big Tobacco on Yearslong Challenge

The 45-page ruling was a study in litigation nuances arising from the Engle class action.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Rent-A-Wreck Crash Into Bankruptcy Dismissed for Lack of Good-Faith Filing

The U.S. Bankruptcy Code provides distressed companies an array of tools to reorganize their business affairs and restructure their debt.
10 minute read

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