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New York Law Journal

After Decades of Expansion, Palm Restaurant's IP Licensing Suit Leads to $120M Judgment, Fractured Family

In 2012, the Palm's prized intellectual property—its trademarks, service marks and design elements, including its robust menu and caricature-filled walls—became the fighting ground for a legal dispute between long-connected families. Now, an important state Supreme Court bench trial decision has settled the dispute, at least for the time being.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

What the Fleetwood Mac Case Can Tell You About Pa. Partnerships

It's official. The remaining major members of the renowned rock and roll band Fleetwood Mac, Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie and John McVie, have gone their own way from bandmate Lindsey Buckingham.
6 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Spacecraft Builder Appeals Del. Ruling Upholding $4M Award in Contract Case

Moon Express said last week in court papers that it was challenging the Oct. 15 decision from U.S. Chief Judge Leonard P. Stark.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

What Must Parties Understand When Agreeing to Arbitrate?

Parties generally give careful attention to the substantive provisions of an agreement. Dispute resolution provisions, however, are often included at the end of the negotiation as an afterthought.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ruling in Favor of Insurer Reversed in Garage Fire Case

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has reversed a finding that the owners of a garage were contributorily negligent in the case of a fire that destroyed the structure, ultimately putting the insurance company on the hook for damages.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court Voids Lease Provision Imposing Fees on Tenant in Landlord Default

The panel wrote that “an attorneys' fees provision which provides that the tenant must pay attorneys' fees if it commences an action against the landlord based upon the default of the landlord is unconscionable and unenforceable."
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Upholds $1M Verdict Against Coal Company for Breach of Settlement

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has affirmed a Washington County jury's $1 million award—plus prejudgment interest—to a pair of landowners who argued that Consol Pennsylvania Coal Co. breached the terms of a settlement agreement between the parties in a quiet title action.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Questions to Consider Before Entering Into Your Next Business Contract

It seems axiomatic that one must plan ahead when entering into a business contract, but too often contracting parties overlook the basics which could become the focus of a future contract dispute.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Fee-Sharing Agreement Between Personal Injury Firms Ends in Litigation

The Fort Lee law firm claims Seigel Law breached a 2010 written case-sharing agreement, which called for the Lee firm to receive up to 30 percent of legal fees collected.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Arbitration: New Limits on the Horizon?

The current term sees the court facing a set of cases which focus on the types of claims that can be litigated in arbitration and the relative powers of arbitrators and judges. In three cases that already have been argued, the court may limit the scope and authority of arbitrators.
9 minute read

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