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New Jersey Law Journal

Three's Company: Can a Nonsignatory to an Arbitration Agreement Compel or Be Compelled to Arbitrate?

"Courts in New Jersey ... emphasize strong public policy favoring arbitration to resolve disputes and require liberality in construing contracts in favor of arbitration," write Archer's Alexis M. Way and Marie E. Lihotz.
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New York Law Journal

Standing To Challenge Zoning Resolution; Breach of Contract Action Against Bank: This Week in Scott Mollen's Realty Law Digest

Scott Mollen discusses "New York University v. City of New York," and "724 Management LLC v. Santander Bank."
19 minute read

Legaltech News

Summer's in the aiR: Recent Updates From Relativity

From Relativity aiR for Review to Relativity Contracts, the e-discovery provider has announced a number of updates and developments in recent months.
4 minute read

Law.com

United Community Bank Seeks $4.1M in Loan Repayments From Charlotte-Based Housing Developer

Despite notices to the defendants, the bank claims that as of July 23, Nest Homes has failed to make payments consisting of: $4 million in principal fees; $140,399.70 in accrued and unpaid interest; and $5,246.29 in late fees and other charges, and interest continues to accrue at $1,064.32 per day, the complaint said.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Rejecting 'Clickwrap' Arguments, Class Action Against Loan App Belongs in Arbitration, Pa. Judge Says

The plaintiffs relied on a July 2023 Superior Court decision, which said that, in Pennsylvania, "a stricter burden of proof is necessary to demonstrate a party's unambiguous manifestation of assent to arbitration."
4 minute read

The Recorder

Elon Musk Sues OpenAI, Sam Altman on Fraud and Breach-of-Contract Claims

According to the 83-page complaint, filed Monday in California's Northern District by Toberoff & Associates, Altman "induced" Musk to finance OpenAI by deceiving him about his intent to convert the company into a for-profit enterprise and feigning shared concerns about the "existential dangers" of artificial intelligence.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Common Law Liability at Construction Sites and the 'Launching a Force' Test

"The 'Espinal' court never gave any reason why its three-prong test was better, fairer or more logical than the Restatement formulation," writes Brian J. Shoot.
22 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Attorney Secures Major Arbitration Win for Malcolm Drilling in $15M Dispute

"My experts teach me whatever the case is," said Stuart Sobel of Siegfried Rivera, reflecting on his big arbitration victory.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Indemnification of Board Member-Plaintiffs Must Be Expressly Stated, NJ Supreme Court Says

We agree with the court's opinion and welcome it as a good tutorial on the law of contracts in the context of indemnification for first- and third-party claims.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Ex-CNN Host Don Lemon Sues Elon Musk Over Canceled X Contract

Lemon, best known for his 2006-23 tenure on CNN, filed the complaint on Thursday in California Superior Court for San Francisco County. He is represented by Carney Shegerian, founder of Shegerian & Associates. The complaint alleges fraud, negligent misrepresentation, misappropriation of name and likeness, breach of express contract and restitution and unjust enrichment.
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