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New York Law Journal

Arbitrating Contract Formation Challenges: Putting the Cart Before the Horse?

This article examines how New York courts approach the question of arbitrability generally and explores the murky depths of New York case law where that question coincides with a challenge to contract formation.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Blank Rome Attorneys Secure $1.18M Business Dispute Counterclaim After 20 Days in Virtual Trial

The trial took place when now-familiar virtual proceedings were still novel, said one of the lawyers from Blank Rome.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Surprise Plea Deals in Los Angeles Water Billing Lawsuit Scandal Signify Much More to Come

Agreements between federal prosecutors and two key figures in the public corruption probe leave plenty of room for more cooperation and more indictments.
7 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

In New Ordinary Course Covenant Analysis, Del. Supreme Court Affirms $5.8B Hotel Acquisition Deal Rightfully Broken Amid Pandemic

The ruling is the first Delaware Supreme Court decision that extensively addresses an ordinary course covenant in a terminated acquisition, rather than on a material adverse effect cause, and relies on the covenant as the basis for terminating an acquisition, according to Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan managing partner Michael Carlinsky.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Houston Trial Firm Sues Marketing Company After It Failed to Generate MDL Client Leads

Spencer Law Firm of Houston seeks a refund of $44,000 from ForLawFirmsOnly Marketing, after the Pennsylvania company promised 80 clients for an MDL, but provided only one incomplete client lead and "excuse after excuse" for delaying the refund.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

IT Firm Taps Morgan Lewis in Suit Over Employment Contract

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the document here.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Stroock Hires Miami Real Estate Partner From Bilzin Sumberg

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan bolstered to its Miami office with the addition of partner Timothy DeKeyser.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Historic Florida Inn at Center of Fraud, Breach-of-Contract Claims

"When you get into business to purchase a property, you've got to be able to rely on the representation of the people selling you the property and hope they didn't take any steps to actively conceal problems," Morgan & Morgan partner Mitchell Schermer said.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Roberta Kaplan Latest to Represent Food Delivery Platforms Amid Post-COVID Litigation War

In a 31-page complaint, Kaplan argued that her clients were forced to disclose their trade secrets without compensation in violation of the U.S. Constitution's Takings Clause.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Not So Much Brotherly Love? Five-Year Dispute Between Two Business Partners Ends With Defense Judgment

"It is unfortunate when emotions take over and take control of the decision being made, sometimes that leads to these types of results for a party litigant because they aren't thinking rationally, and they're just being emotional. Don't make business decisions based on emotion," attorney Paul Lopez said.
7 minute read

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