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Delaware Business Court Insider

Conjunction Confusion: Del Supreme Court Considers Contractual Meaning of 'And'

The dispute came down to whether "and" meant two circumstances needed to apply, or if one of them--a chief marketing officer's termination--alone was enough.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

BREAKING: $82M Broward Verdict: Jury Returns 8-Figure Award in Case Involving Celebrity

Representing rapper Flo Rida were attorneys John Uustal and Cristina Pierson of the Kelley Uustal law firm in Fort Lauderdale.
6 minute read

Law.com

Development Issues for Tenants to Consider In Build to Suit Leases

There are several issues and terms to consider related to the development process that differentiate build to suit leases from a standard commercial lease that are important for the tenant to understand to effectively manage costs and effectively protect itself from delays in the development schedule.
9 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Supreme Court Stresses Jurisdiction Consistency in D&O Insurance Disputes

The opinion links two other recent Supreme Court decisions that have set precedent in resolving disputes over D&O insurance coverage, all clarifying the role Delaware laws play in D&O coverage contracts.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Blank Commencement Date; J-51 Program: This Week in Scott Mollen's Realty Law Digest

In this edition of his Realty Law Digest, Scott Mollen discusses "17 Lexington Ave. LLC v. Alison Six Star," where a blank commencement date did not render the subject lease agreement unenforceable, and "Spiegel v. 85th Estates Co.," where the court certified a class action in a tenants' suit against the landlord.
15 minute read

New York Law Journal

Filling in the Gaps in Marital Agreements

In his Law and the Family column, Joel Brandes discusses the factors needed for a marital agreement to qualify as binding and enforceable and when the court will step in to "fill in the gaps."
12 minute read

Legaltech News

Behind the Curtain: How Lexion Harnessed GPT-3.5 for Contracts

As ChatGPT enthralls legal, CLM provider Lexion has successfully incorporated the underlying technology into its offerings. Here they discuss the process and what's to come from GPT-3.5 technology in legal work.
9 minute read

Law.com

Fantasy Football Player Sues DraftKings Over Postponed NFL Game

A New York man brought a proposed class action on behalf of participants of DraftKings' NFL Showdown and Flash Draft contests who didn't get their winnings from the game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Brown Fox and Dallas Lawyer Sued for Alleged Negligence, Breach of Fiduciary Duty

"Indeed, Zumwalt was the culpable party, not GG Security. Yet, the lawyers failed to obtain informed consent to the joint representation," the lawsuit said.
3 minute read

Law.com

Judgment Reversed: COVID-19 Restrictions, Economic Challenges Alone Don't Excuse Tenants' Failure to Pay Rent

"Is the contract still able to be performed? If the answer is, 'No,' then there's certainly the argument that performance may be impossible or impractical, the purpose of it may have been frustrated, and so forth," said Peter Byrnes on behalf of the landlord.
6 minute read

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