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Phila. Jury Returns $68.5M Verdict Over Construction Worker's Deadly Fall

The plaintiffs' target defendant sought to escape liability through "a corporate shell game designed to protect the developers," Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky partner Jeffrey Goodman claimed.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Email Exchanges in Divorce Litigation Carry Immense Risk

Alan Feigenbaum, partner at Blank Rome, writes: As divorce lawyers, we must choose our words carefully, particularly in emails. The J.G. decision is a reminder that how we choose our words can carry enormous consequences in the outcome of a matrimonial case.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Who Holds the Power to Interpret Arbitration Agreements? SCOTUS Tests the Scope of 'Delegation" in Multi-Contract Cases

When a party moves to compel arbitration, the first question for a court is: has arbitrability been delegated to the arbitrator? The U.S. Supreme Court recently clarified the scope of such delegation provisions in Coinbase v. Suski, discussed below.
8 minute read

Law.com

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules on Prompt Pay Act for First Time

Parties in a construction contract must approve or reject payments within strict time limits and provide procedures for the process, a majority on the court found.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Despite IP Concerns, CA Bar Continues Efforts to Develop State Exam

"We continue to engage Kaplan and also the National Conference to work to address any IP and contractual concerns."
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Law Firm Sues Thomson Reuters for Allegedly Derailed Website

"Up until March 4, 2024, the plaintiff communicated with the defendant via email one hundred and thirty-four times and had several video calls regarding the changes, corrections and content that were to be added to the new webpage that had yet to be implemented," the complaint said.
2 minute read

Law.com

Sui Generis: Collaborate Like You Mean It

This article offers up some thoughts about how lawyers ought to access and manage resources in order to provide a multi-faceted, full-service approach to addressing their clients' needs.
8 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Rare Opposition to Proposed Del. Corporate Law Changes Is Voiced to House Committee

The current proposal has spurred pushback well beyond the norm, with 50 law professors sending a letter to legislators urging them to reconsider passing the bill and instead leave the questions raised by Moelis to be addressed on appeal by the Delaware Supreme Court.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

How a Clause Nixed a Wrongful-Death Claim in a Case With Noted Lawyers

"The provision is not void as against public policy," read the Supreme Court of Georgia decision issued Tuesday. "Accordingly, we affirm."
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Awards $48.6 Million to Frontier Airlines in COVID-19 Breach of Contract Suit

U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton held a bench trial in April to determine whether AMCK breached its contract with Frontier. Stanton noted that he had a specific focus on whether AMCK waived its right to timely payment during an April 2020 phone call between executives at the two companies.
3 minute read

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