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Daily Business Review

Thinking of Not Paying Rent Amid COVID-19? Landlords Sue Ross Stores, Other Commercial Tenants

One lawyer warns that parties to these types of lawsuits must understand how intertwined their businesses are, so they can come to a resolution.
4 minute read

The Recorder

In Uncertain Times, Protect Agreements: Supplement the Force Majeure Clause With COVID-19 Provisions

In light of the gaps in many existing force majeure provisions, COVID-19 provisions have the potential to provide clarity and cost-effective resolution, while avoiding time-consuming litigation.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Lawyer Guidance: Advise Clients of New Ruling and Hidden Consequences of Garnishment Writs

The court found that the appellant's guaranty was written in plain language that vested the bank with expansive collection rights.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Gilead's Suing the Feds, and Working With Them, Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

"Notwithstanding this dispute, Gilead will continue to work with federal agencies, including HHS and the CDC," Gilead, represented by a team from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, including former U.S. Attorney Ronald Machen Jr., said in announcing the new lawsuit.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Why Businesses Get Sued, and What You Can Do About It: Part 2

This series outlines the most common ways businesses and their owners get sued and what can be done to minimize that risk. This post focuses on contracts.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

2nd Circuit Panel Erases $64M Jury Verdict in Reinsurance Dispute

The decision, from a three-judge panel of the Manhattan-based appeals court, wiped out a 2017 verdict by a federal jury in the Northern District of New York.
3 minute read

The Recorder

California Universities Sued for Student Fee Refunds After Coronavirus Closures

The two suits follow a string of complaints filed by plaintiffs lawyers seeking disgorgement for unrendered student services as states ordered nonessential businesses to shut down to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
4 minute read

The Recorder

How COVID-19 Will Shape Litigation Funding: The Short-Term Effects

Finding itself in a position that was unthinkable just a few months ago, and with the disruption showing no signs of abating soon, the legal industry must now contend with a "new normal."
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Opening Business During 'Act of God' Could Block Its Protection

So long as a business is closed, they have leverage to work out solutions with lenders and landlords alike.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Pitfalls of an Executed Settlement Agreement and a Party With Second Thoughts

Settlement and Compromise columnist Thomas E.L. Dewey discusses a recent EDNY case that provides an interesting example of a party seeking a court's assistance to set aside a settlement agreement based on Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b).
9 minute read

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