Commercial Contracts

  • July 14, 2026

    Alex Jones' Co. Balks At Sandy Hook Victims' Stay Appeal

    Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' media company has urged the Texas Supreme Court to reject a bid by victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting to license his website, Infowars, to The Onion, arguing the request is defective and the satire publication is already damaging the brand.

  • July 14, 2026

    Medical Device Co. Settles FCA Claims

    A company that sells compression devices to reduce swelling in patients with certain medical conditions will pay $551,000 to settle allegations that it obtained Medicare reimbursement with falsified medical records, the U.S. attorney's office in Massachusetts announced Tuesday.

  • July 14, 2026

    Capital One Says Terms Allow It To Void Card Rewards

    Capital One NA has asked a Virginia federal court to free it from a proposed class action accusing it of unlawfully canceling billions of dollars in earned credit card rewards by unilaterally closing customers' accounts, saying that all of its cardholders were informed that it could close their accounts at any time.

  • July 14, 2026

    Social Equity Pot Licensee Says Investors Freezing Him Out

    A former Massachusetts resident granted a retail cannabis license under the state's social equity licensing program said two brothers he brought in as investors are trying to freeze him and another investor out of the business, according to a lawsuit filed in state court Tuesday.

  • July 14, 2026

    Md. Terminal Sues Bruks Over Failed Bulk Handling System

    A Baltimore-area marine terminal sued its bulk material handling system provider Monday in Maryland federal court, claiming that the system failed after processing less than 26,000 tons — a fraction of the 5-million-ton capacity Bruks claimed the system could handle — and seeking more than $2 million in damages.

  • July 14, 2026

    Sports Video Analytics Co. Defends Hudl Monopolization Case

    An antitrust feud over sports video analytics services is heating up in New Jersey federal court, where QwikCut LLC is fortifying its argument that Hudl Inc. has monopolized the market for assisting high school and college teams.

  • July 14, 2026

    Vape Co. Seeks $314K Judgement Over Alleged Unpaid Order

    The Illinois-based owner of the Urb vape brand is asking a federal court to issue a $314,000 default judgment against a California company that ordered tens of thousands of empty vape devices but allegedly never paid for them, saying the company "refused to defend itself" in the case.

  • July 14, 2026

    DirecTV's Collusion Case Against Nexstar Survives Dismissal

    A New York federal court has refused to toss DirecTV's antitrust case accusing Nexstar Media Group of using a pair of broadcast station owners to demand excessive retransmission fees, after a split Second Circuit panel revived the claims.

  • July 14, 2026

    Kellogg Sues Apparel Co. In Delaware Over General Mills Deal

    WK Kellogg North America LLC has sued apparel company Odd Sox LLC in the Delaware Chancery Court, accusing the licensee of violating a licensing agreement by launching a branded apparel collaboration with rival General Mills and heavily discounting Kellogg-themed merchandise without authorization.

  • July 14, 2026

    Quinn Emanuel, Spiro Ousted From CoStar Copyright Fight

    A California federal judge has disqualified Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and its attorney Alex Spiro from representing a commercial real estate platform in a copyright infringement suit brought by CoStar, agreeing that the firm's representation of CoStar in a different case should result in its removal from this one.

  • July 14, 2026

    Litigation Funder Can Keep Award Under Pre-Injury Case Deal

    A litigation funder can keep a $166,000 award from settlement proceeds in a personal injury case, a New Jersey state appeals court ruled Tuesday, finding the business was entitled to the payout after having covered the funding recipient's medical care.

  • July 14, 2026

    Insurer Ducks Models' Advertising Claims Against Strip Club

    A Connecticut federal judge has handed Clear Blue Specialty Insurance Co. a win in six professional models' attempts to access a strip club's $1 million policy pursuant to a settlement in an underlying false association and false advertising lawsuit, saying an exclusion for "exhibitions and related marketing" insulates the insurer.

  • July 14, 2026

    BakerHostetler Flips Holland & Knight's Antitrust Co-Lead

    An attorney with nearly 25 years of experience in commercial and antitrust litigation has moved his practice to BakerHostetler's Philadelphia office after five years with Holland & Knight LLP.

  • July 14, 2026

    Calif. Bar Settles With Administrators Of 'Disastrous' Bar Exam

    The State Bar of California has reached a settlement with the administrators of its "disastrous" February 2025 bar exam, whose array of highly publicized technical glitches prevented hundreds of aspiring lawyers from completing the test.

  • July 14, 2026

    Pharma Cos. Clash In Del. Chancery Over Dental Drug License

    Ventis Pharma Inc. has sued Balanced Pharma Inc. in the Delaware Chancery Court, accusing its licensee of failing to make commercially reasonable efforts to develop and market a licensed dental anesthetic product and seeking a declaration that the companies' exclusive licensing agreement has been terminated.

  • July 13, 2026

    Portofino Says Citadel Used Dismissal To Fuel Press Campaign

    Portofino Technologies has accused Citadel Securities of using its decision to drop its trade secrets lawsuit against the Swiss cryptocurrency trading firm as an opportunity to drum up bad press about Portofino, and papering over the fact that an $8 million judgment it won in the dispute is a "pyrrhic victory."

  • July 13, 2026

    Court Economist Says Epic-Google Deal Isn't Evidence-Based

    U.S. District Judge James Donato has already told Epic and Google that he's "not going to keep" going back and forth with them about changes they want to an injunction he has to issue following Epic's antitrust trial win against Google, and now a court-appointed expert has informed him she has issues with the proposed changes as well.

  • July 13, 2026

    IBM Gets Win On Mainframe Patent Infringement Claims

    A Swiss company infringed IBM patents covering its mainframe software, a Western District of Texas judge found Monday, although he declined for now to give the tech giant a win on the trade secrets component of its case.

  • July 13, 2026

    WebAI Says Ex-Engineers Recast Firing As Fraud Claims

    WebAI Inc. has told a North Carolina federal court that a complaint by former engineers alleging an executive's conduct jeopardized huge deals is merely an attempt by disgruntled employees to conjure a multicount lawsuit from a lawful employment separation.

  • July 13, 2026

    Michigan Jury Rejects Truck Buyers' Claims Against Navistar

    After more than eight hours of deliberation, a Michigan federal jury announced a verdict Monday in favor of truck manufacturer Navistar, which was defending itself against claims by two trucking companies over delayed delivery of trucks, finding the evidence did not show Navistar committed fraud or breach of contract.

  • July 13, 2026

    Staffing Co. Fights Coverage Denial For Labor Violation Row

    A staffing company accused of failing to provide laborers with required employment notices and assignment-related disclosures in violation of Illinois law said it is entitled to a defense under its commercial lines policies, telling a federal court that its insurer wrongfully refused coverage for the proposed class action.

  • July 13, 2026

    Under Armour Beats Most Claims In Ex-Supplier's Suit

    Athletic apparel company Under Armour dodged claims that its marketing of bioceramic powder products as FDA-approved cost its former business partner money, with a Pennsylvania federal judge ruling Monday that there was no obvious link between the statements and the plaintiffs' losses.

  • July 13, 2026

    2nd Circ. Upholds Cumulus' Data-Tying Order Against Nielsen

    Nielsen cannot condition media company Cumulus' access to national radio ratings data on buying its local offerings, under a Second Circuit panel decision Monday upholding, and unpausing, a district court preliminary injunction, concluding that a 10-fold price increase for the standalone product likely amounted to anticompetitive coercion.

  • July 13, 2026

    SEC Says Crypto Service Agreement Is Investment Contract

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has asked a Texas federal judge to find that service agreements offered by two crypto mining fraudsters count as investment contracts, and thus securities, saying the court should grant judgment as a matter of law.

  • July 13, 2026

    Toyota Should Be Freed From IP Suit, Judge Says

    A Texas federal judge has recommended allowing Toyota to avoid allegations it infringed a half dozen vehicle infotainment patents, saying the automaker already has a license to the intellectual property.

Expert Analysis

  • Lessons On Contingency Planning From OFAC's Iran Reversal

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    The Office of Foreign Assets Control‘s abrupt revocation of a recent license easing sanctions on Iranian oil products shows commercial dealings relying on OFAC licenses or with higher sanctions risks should expressly address what happens if a policy change makes performance prohibited, says Michelle Roberts at Berliner Corcoran.

  • What Actually Matters To GCs During Cross-Border Disputes

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    A recent international arbitration forum featured an in-house perspective on dispute resolution, highlighting that relationship preservation and other factors may matter more to businesses than success on legal merits, say Michael Mutek at Womble Bond and Mark Stadnyk at Thyssenkrupp Nucera.

  • Reviving Prize Law Would Reshape Maritime Seizure Risks

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    Recent U.S. maritime interdictions of sanctioned tankers and shadow fleet vessels raise urgent questions about whether civil forfeiture or prize law — a framework that has not been meaningfully tested since the Spanish-American War — governs and the potential impacts on vessel owners, charterers and insurers, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • Fiduciary Duty Risks In Continuation Vehicle Transactions

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    Continuation vehicle transactions have become prominent in private equity, but conflicts may arise due to transaction structures and implicate fiduciary duties, with a recent Delaware case highlighting several procedural considerations for sponsors, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • $100M Clean Air Act Ruling Transforms Parent Co. Liability

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    A Michigan federal court's recent decision in U.S. v. EES Coke Battery, holding a company liable for Clean Air Act violations at a plant owned by its subsidiary, weakens the legal shield between businesses and their corporate parents, and has started a legal battle that may last for years, say attorneys at Haynes Boone.

  • CFIUS' Mandate Misses Foreign Risk In Project Subcontracts

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    Recent calls for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to review equity transactions like the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. deal miss a consequential oversight gap — CFIUS' inability to review the subcontracting layer of U.S. infrastructure projects, says Thibaut Giret at Alstef Group.

  • Looking At Drake's Diss Track Appeal Through An IP Lens

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    Though Drake's pending Second Circuit appeal over UMG's promotion of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" is formally about defamation, it shows that IP considerations can help identify records showing how a work traveled, which may guide courts when deciding context, says attorney Abdul Abdullahi.

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    Bass Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Landing a trophy striped bass and closing a big deal both require cultivating the patience to finesse — not force — your way to desired outcomes, changing course when your old approach isn’t working and learning from the ones that got away, says Jon Ruiss at Alston & Bird.

  • How Rated Note Feeders Help Insurers Tap Private Credit

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    With insurer investments comprising nearly a third of the private credit market, rated note feeders offer insurers a compelling way to access private credit yields through debt instruments by balancing key features of debt investment with the structural and economic profiles of private credit funds, say attorneys at Akin.

  • How Reincorporating In Texas May Alter Earnout Disputes

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    While the DExit debate has focused on shareholder suits, far less attention has been paid to what reincorporating in Texas means for M&A disputes, making it particularly important to understand the nuances between Delaware and Texas earnout jurisprudence, say attorneys at Selendy Gay.

  • Roundup

    The Most Talked-About Supreme Court Decisions Of 2026

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    This term, 11 U.S. Supreme Court decisions quickly became hot topics among Law360's guest writers.

  • Structuring Space Nuclear Deals For Regulatory Risk

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    With the White House's recent focus on space nuclear power, a highly important question for companies that want to build orbital reactors, lunar surface systems or critical components is whether the transaction documents can handle foreign investment constraints, export controls and treaty-linked liability, says Kristie Blase at Frazer + Blase.

  • Texas Business Court Rulings Show Deal Terms Paramount

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    As the courts within the Texas Business Court system have begun reaching the substantive merits of the cases before them, they are persuasively demonstrating they will not only enforce the terms of transactions as written, but will also embrace a holistic approach to complex transaction documentation interpretation, says Christopher Pace at Winston Taylor.

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    Calif. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2

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    The year's second quarter brought several noteworthy financial services developments to California, including activity around a commercial finance oversight bill, the former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau head's appointment to lead a new consumer agency, and a ruling reinforcing viable bank-fintech partnerships, say attorneys at Manatt.

  • Quantum Readiness May Paradoxically Raise Contractor Risk

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    The organizations best positioned for the cryptographic system migration deadlines and other requirements under President Donald Trump’s recent quantum executive orders will be those able to inventory their cryptographic dependencies while protecting their vulnerability road map from adversaries, says Jesse Lemon at The Beckage Firm.

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