Commercial Contracts

  • July 20, 2026

    Investors Seek $1.34M Judgment Against Cannabis Venture

    An investment company is looking to secure a $1.34 million default judgment against the cannabis venture that previously sued it for $40 million, according to a notice filed by the investor that said the cannabis entity's suit was tossed.

  • July 20, 2026

    Michigan Says Airline Sick Leave Suit Lacks Factual Basis

    Susan Corbin, director of Michigan's Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, says the state's Earned Sick Time Act does not interfere with airline operations and urged a Michigan federal judge to dismiss an industry group's suit claiming the statute is unconstitutional and interferes with collective bargaining agreements.

  • July 20, 2026

    Joby Looks To Beat Aerosonic's Air Data Probe IP Suit

    Joby Aero Inc. is doubling down on its efforts to defeat Aerosonic LLC's case alleging Joby stole proprietary information over certain air data probes, arguing in a filing Friday that allegedly reverse engineering the technology is not a violation of trade secret law.

  • July 20, 2026

    AIG Unit Must Face Trial Over Allocation Of Crash Settlement

    A dispute between an AIG unit and another insurer over coverage for a trucking company's crash settlement will proceed to trial to determine the allocation of the deal, an Ohio federal court said, declining to decide whether the company was liable for the crash as a motor carrier or broker.

  • July 20, 2026

    Prysmian, Molex Ink $6.2B Deal For Data Center Cables

    Cable manufacturer Prysmian has signed a 10-year, more than $6.2 billion supply agreement with Koch Inc. subsidiary and electronics company Molex to make optical cables for data centers, Prysmian announced Monday.

  • July 20, 2026

    Kalshi's Prediction Market Biz Facing Shutdown In Wash.

    A Washington federal judge Monday granted the state's bid to preliminarily enjoin Kalshi's operations in the state, agreeing with Attorney General Nick Brown that the prediction market platform offers unlicensed sports wagering and other illegal online gambling activities.

  • July 20, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Told Decision Clearing Sirius In Patent Case Flawed

    German research institute Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft has urged the Federal Circuit to revive its patent suit against SiriusXM, saying a lower court made various errors when deciding that the satellite radio giant relied on a delay in bringing the suit.

  • July 20, 2026

    Pension Guarantor Proposes Rule On Disclosure Penalties

    The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. proposed a rule Monday on monetary penalties for failures to provide information on single-employer and multiemployer benefit plans that clarifies how plan sponsors can lower what's owed when they run afoul of their disclosure duties under federal benefits law.

  • July 20, 2026

    Emirates Stole Meal-Booking Trade Secrets, Startup Says

    An aviation technology startup accused aviation holding company The Emirates Group and two affiliates of stealing trade secrets for a passenger meal-preordering platform and launching a copycat service, according to a Colorado federal court complaint.

  • July 20, 2026

    CBD Co. Says Hemp Farm's Late Filing Warrants $1.7M Award

    A CBD oil company is seeking a default judgment and a $1.7 million award against a hemp farm that accused it of breaching their contract, while the farm is asking the Washington federal court to forgive its late filing in the $14.7 million case.

  • July 20, 2026

    UNC Health, Humana End 340B Drug Underpayment Fight

    Healthcare systems affiliated with the University of North Carolina settled two lawsuits accusing Humana of underpaying for drugs purchased through the federal 340B drug discount program, according to notices in North Carolina federal court.

  • July 20, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court last week tackled disputes involving intellectual property, corporate control, fiduciary duties, artificial intelligence, trust administration and cryptocurrency litigation.

  • July 17, 2026

    Ashurst Perkins Gets Trial Date Pushed In Malpractice Case

    A Washington state judge granted Ashurst Perkins Coie's bid to postpone the trial date in a lawsuit accusing the firm's predecessor of making significant mistakes while representing a Middle Eastern screw and nail manufacturer in regulatory proceedings before the U.S. Department of Commerce, calling the case "complex" on Friday.

  • July 17, 2026

    Flyers Seek Class Cert. In JetBlue-American Pact Case

    Consumers accusing American Airlines and JetBlue of entering into a pact to allegedly increase fares and reduce flight choices have asked a New York federal judge to certify their narrowed class definition.

  • July 17, 2026

    Petrobras Unit Seeks $700K Fees Over Failed Award Challenge

    A Petrobras-managed Dutch consortium is seeking more than $700,000 in fees from a group of Brazilian entities and their counsel at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP following their unsuccessful attempt to vacate a $76.1 million arbitral award issued in a long-running offshore oil dispute.

  • July 17, 2026

    Pipeline Worker Engaged In Interstate Commerce, Court Says

    A Texas appeals court ruled that Energy Transfer LP cannot compel the family of a man who died in a pipeline explosion to arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act, finding Thursday that the FAA did not apply to his employment contract because he engaged in interstate commerce.

  • July 17, 2026

    Del. Says Counter-Counterclaims Are Allowed In Crypto Case

    The Delaware Chancery Court has recommended denying a cryptocurrency holding company's bid to throw out a former executive's breach of contract claim, concluding that Delaware's procedural rules permit so-called "counter-counterclaims" and rejecting arguments that the claim was barred by res judicata or was untimely under the doctrine of laches.

  • July 17, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Won't Review Reversal In $18M Penile Implant Case

    The full Federal Circuit said Friday that it won't review a panel decision that mostly undid a California federal jury verdict that awarded $18.3 million to International Medical Devices Inc. in a trade secret case about penile implants.

  • July 17, 2026

    Music Publishers, X End Copyright And Antitrust Fights

    Music publishers have agreed to drop their copyright infringement suit against X Corp., at the same time the social platform said it would end claims that the publishers and their trade group banded together to demand an industrywide license.

  • July 17, 2026

    Mich. Auto Supplier Says Defective Coating Parts Cost It $4.2M

    Constellium Automotive USA, a Michigan-based Tier 1 automotive supplier, on Friday formally denied the allegations in a countersuit brought by its own supplier, Aalberts Surface Technologies, and asserted Aalberts caused over $4.2 million in damages by delivering defective engine carriers for a BMW program.

  • July 17, 2026

    Upon Review: The 2026 World Cup's Biggest Legal Stories

    The grandest iteration of the World Cup to date unsurprisingly raised new legal and regulatory disputes, including immigration issues and the White House's intervention in a player disciplinary proceeding. Here, Law360 digs into the legal questions arising from the tournament.

  • July 17, 2026

    Core Scientific Data Center Builder Hit With $2.5M Suit

    A contractor brought on to build a data center owned by cryptocurrency mining company Core Scientific Inc. is accused of owing a subcontractor $2.5 million after it failed to pay for completed work, according to a new lawsuit in North Carolina federal court.

  • July 17, 2026

    AGs Have 'Significant Concerns' With DOJ's Live Nation Deal

    A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general asked a New York federal judge Thursday for a peek into the negotiations behind the Justice Department's controversial midtrial settlement with Live Nation, voicing concerns the deal isn't in the public interest and saying they need details as they seek a breakup.

  • July 17, 2026

    Contractor Says USPS Shorted Her $1.8M For Backlog Runs

    The United States Postal Service conducted a "bait and switch" on one of its contractors by refusing to pay her nearly $1.8 million in fees after the contractor's crew logged more than 400,000 miles delivering packages for USPS during a backlog, according to a complaint filed in Colorado federal court.

  • July 17, 2026

    The Biggest Trade Secret Rulings Of 2026: A Midyear Report

    The Federal Circuit issued two of the year's most consequential trade secret rulings within days of each other, wiping out Insulet's victory in a wearable insulin patch pump case while reopening a software company's path to potentially larger damages in a dispute with Ford Motor Co. Here, Law360 highlights the biggest trade secret decisions so far this year.

Expert Analysis

  • JPMorgan Ruling Shows Courts' Limited Role In Fee Fights

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    The Delaware Chancery Court's recent decision that JPMorgan Chase must cover more than $21 million in disputed legal fees for two former executives of the startup Frank illustrates the reality that companies, not the courts, are responsible for ongoing supervision of legal spending, says Theodore Edelman at GCE Advisors.

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Post-Award Noncompliance

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    Grainful Holdings v. Mineev, a recent Commercial Court decision that resulted in a sentence for contempt following post-award enforcement proceedings, illustrates the point at which proceedings, having moved beyond recognition of an arbitral obligation, engage the court's own coercive jurisdiction, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.

  • Tips For Investors, Creditors Before Venezuela Restructuring

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    As Venezuela enters the first genuinely actionable phase of what may become one of the largest sovereign debt restructurings in modern financial history, creditors should strategically evaluate their claim types and investors should consider engaging before formal negotiations commence, says Rodrigo Carvalho at Winston Taylor.

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    Being A Magician Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The skills I've developed as a lifelong magician have translated directly into tangible benefits in the courtroom because performing magic and trying cases both live at the intersection of psychology, storytelling, timing and disciplined rehearsal, says Mark Dombroff at Fox Rothschild.

  • Illinois Audit Law Will Make AI Clauses Actually Enforceable

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    A law recently enacted in Illinois creates a first-in-the-nation requirement for artificial intelligence developers to undergo annual audits, providing objective standards that can be incorporated into private contracts and addressing the problem of defining responsible AI use, says William Tanenbaum at Moses & Singer.

  • Who Owns The Data Behind The Beautiful Game?

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    Every match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup generates enormous volumes of information that can improve performance, enhance fan engagement and create new revenue streams, but that same data can also create significant legal exposure if rights and responsibilities are not clearly defined, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • 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.

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