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New York Law Journal

Recent Rulings Reaffirm Courts' High Degree of Deference to Arbitration Process

The Supreme Court's decision in 'Henry Schein', and the First Department's decisions in 'Daesang' and 'Spell', reaffirm that those courts will strictly enforce arbitration agreements on the front-end of the arbitration process, and afford a high degree of deference to the arbitrator's award at the back-end of the process.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Rejects 'Close Nexus' Arbitration Argument in Dispute Between School, Condo Owner

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that defendants in a suit alleging breaches of two condominium agreements cannot rely on an arbitration clause in one contract to knock claims out of court alleging breaches of a separate contract that does not contain an arbitration clause.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The Importance of Construction Project Management

Effective construction project management benefits owners by increasing the potential for successful project completion—on time, within budget, and free of financial or legal complications.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Authenticating Digital Signatures at Trial

As courts and jurors become more comfortable with digital signatures, the process of admitting digitally signed documents will get easier. In the meantime, beyond meeting the technical requirements for admission, take the time to explain the digital signature process to jurors (and judges) in lay terms.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

With Increased Scrutiny, NJ Cases Remind Employers to Review and Update Arbitration Agreements

Recent cases in New Jersey have emphasized that there are several requirements that employers must consider when drafting and enforcing arbitration agreements.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

A discussion of “NRP Holdings LLC v. City of Buffalo,” “Sam & Joseph Sasson v. Guy,” and “Vale Partners LLC v. Partlow.”
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

IBM Licensing Contract Breach Suit Is Revived by Second Circuit

The technology company saw its $10 million IP contract breach win over United Microelectronics Corp. remanded to the district court for further review.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Second Circuit Revives IBM Licensing Contract Breach Suit

The technology company saw its $10 million IP contract breach win over United Microelectronics Corp. remanded to the district court for further review.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Direct vs. Consequential Lost Profits: Checking in Five Years After 'Biotronik'

Many sophisticated commercial parties continue to include a boilerplate consequential damages bar in their contracts, often on the assumption that it protects against a multi-million dollar lost profits award in the event of a breach. This may prove a dangerous assumption.
11 minute read

The Recorder

Another Shot Fired in California's Employee Poaching War—Are There Legal Solutions to the Golden State's Employee Mobility Dilemma?

The perpetual search for a work-around to California's prohibition on employee non-competes was stymied again when a California Superior Court refused to dismiss outright an intentional interference with contract claim based upon an allegedly illegal long-term employment contract.
7 minute read

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