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New Jersey Law Journal

Shining a Light on Ambiguous Arbitration Agreements: 'Lamps Plus v. Varela'

The U.S. Supreme Court continues a series of victories upholding class action waivers.
8 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Del. Chancery Finding Could Lead to Reinstatement of $17M Judgment in Contract Dispute Over Metal Card Sale

The ruling, outlined in a 12-page report from Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster, could put CompoSecure back on the hook for a nearly $17 million judgment that the state Supreme Court "reluctantly" vacated in the long-running contract dispute.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Justices: Georgia Power Not Shielded From Liability in Fatal 2013 Plane Crash

The ruling overturns the Georgia Court of Appeals and a trial judge, who had said a “hold harmless” agreement between Georgia Power and textile giant Milliken & Co. shielded the utility from liability for any accident related to the pole and power lines.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Liquidated Damages Clauses in Restrictive Covenant Agreements

In their Employment Law column, Jeffrey Klein and Nicholas Pappas analyze how employers who opt to include liquidated damages clauses in restrictive covenant agreements might draft such provisions most effectively.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Yellowstone' Will Live on Through Creative Practitioners

While the commentators have bemoaned the court's decision (especially those representing tenants), the issue before us practitioners is what do we do when negotiating a lease and more specifically, the waiver of declaratory relief?
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Ex-NBA Star Scottie Pippen Accuses Child of Misusing Crayons in Colorful Lawsuit Against Tenants

Basketball star Scottie Pippen has included allegations against a 5-year-old to a lawsuit accusing her parents, comedian Lindsay Glazer Woloshin and her husband of trashing his Florida mansion. The amended complaint claims their 5-year-old daughter misused crayons and markers, contributing to an alleged $100,000 in damage.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Yellowstone' No More

A review of the recent decision by the Court of Appeals in '159 MP Corp. v. Redbridge Bedford LLC' and its impact.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Court Denies Condo Association's Motion to Add Defendant in Design-Defect Lawsuit

Florida's Third District Court of Appeal affirmed a lower court's order denying the Toscano Condominium Association's request to file a fourth amended complaint adding DDA Engineers as defendants. The parties are presently locked in a separate lawsuit.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'May' Does Not Mean 'Must' in Arbitration Agreement

The lesson is clear; if parties drafting contracts want to be able to compel arbitration involving any New Jersey party, the drafter should take the time to review its existing forms and make them as clear as possible.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Judge Confirms $734M Arbitration Award in Vantage Deepwater, Petrobras Drilling Dispute

Two oil and gas companies clashed in federal court in Texas over whether a contract between them was obtained through alleged bribery, revealed through “Operation Car Wash,” a massive public corruption investigation in Brazil.
4 minute read

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