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Daily Business Review

2 Real Estate Moguls and Their Jet: Craig Robins Exposed to Punitive Damages in Beef With Ugo Colombo

A state appeals court allows Colombo, a pioneer in developing luxury Miami real estate, to seek punitive damages from Robins, the Design District developer, in a case involving a once co-owned jet.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Tribune Sues for $1B in Damages After Canceling Deal With Sinclair

The lawsuit filed by Debevoise & Plimpton targets Sinclair's "belligerent and unnecessarily protracted" negotiations with regulators.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

'A Deal Is a Deal,' Except When It's Not

In his Divorce Law column, Alton L. Abramowitz looks at three recent cases as a reminder of what constitutes the applicable law, and a look at where the law may be going in the future.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ruling Provides Guidance on How to Address 'Actual Damages' Under RESDL

In Phelps, for the first time, the Superior Court also outlined how courts in Pennsylvania should calculate “actual damages” under RESDL.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

No Client Consent: Court Finds Miami-Dade Lawyer Had No Permission to Settle Yearslong Case

The Third Disrtict Court of Appeal questioned the validity of a settlement agreement between St. Mary's School of Medicine Ltd. and its former student, Anthony Zabaleta, concluding that the school's attorney wasn't authorized to make the deal.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Changes to American Institute of Architects' Standard Forms Reflect Industry Practice

The American Institute of Architects' (AIA) standard form construction contracts are among the most widely used form agreements in the construction industry.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Blurred Lines: Rethinking the Issue of Consent by Non-Signatories

In recent years, U.S. courts have increasingly tended not only to enforce mandatory arbitration agreements, but also to compel arbitration even in instances where one of the parties did not sign an agreement to arbitrate. The title of Robin Thicke's 2013 megahit —“Blurred Lines”—provides an accurate description of what constitutes “consent” by a non-signatory in arbitration.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Demise of Fair Share Fees: 'Janus' and Its Impact

Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision, which may ultimately prove to alter the landscape of public sector labor relations and undermine the political clout of public sector labor unions throughout the United States.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How Different Is Construction From Online Dating? Not Too Much

With many experienced contractors hard at work with established developers, young developers, therefore, have to evaluate the risk of hiring an inexperienced contractor versus an experienced one who is very busy.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge's Ruling May Help Insureds Keep Coverage Complaints in State Court

A federal district court in Pennsylvania has issued a decision that may serve as a roadmap for insureds and their attorneys interested in having their coverage cases heard in a Pennsylvania state court rather than having them removed by insurers to federal court.
1 minute read

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