Commercial Contracts

  • September 09, 2025

    Ski Mountain Owner Points To Google Remedies Decision

    A New York ski mountain owner is citing the recent remedies decision in the Google search antitrust case as it looks to avoid selling one of its properties after the court found it violated state law by purchasing and closing a neighboring mountain ski park.

  • September 09, 2025

    Nestlé Wins Singapore Court Battle Over Thai Coffee Dispute

    A court in Singapore refused on Tuesday to set aside an arbitral award favoring Swiss food and drink conglomerate Nestlé in a dispute with a Thai coffee magnate over a nixed deal by which his company served as the sole producer of Nescafé instant coffee in Thailand.

  • September 09, 2025

    Woman Says Co.'s Auto Insurer Owes $7.5M Crash Judgment

    A woman injured in a crash with a food service distributor's employee said the company's insurer must pay for a $7.5 million judgment entered in her favor, telling a Connecticut federal court Tuesday that the carrier failed to protect its insureds.

  • September 09, 2025

    Heartland To Pay $18M For Charges On School Lunch Cards

    Heartland Payment Systems LLC will pay $18.25 million to approximately 5.6 million parents and caretakers to resolve a class action alleging it levied unfair surcharges when they deposited lunch money onto school-sponsored reloadable cards used by their kids, according to a final settlement approval motion filed Monday in Florida federal court. 

  • September 09, 2025

    WNBA Warned Of Fed Antitrust Probe Over Conn. Sun Sale

    U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is the latest Connecticut political figure to publicly fight to keep the WNBA's Sun franchise in the state, telling Commissioner Cathy Engelbert that the league's "interference" in the team's sale could be a federal antitrust violation.

  • September 09, 2025

    Alfa Insurance Beats Ga. Church In Fire Coverage Dispute

    Alfa Insurance Corp. won't owe any coverage for a metro Atlanta church's 2022 fire after notching an early win Tuesday on its claims that the church lied about prior property damage on its policy application.

  • September 09, 2025

    Franchise Law Firm Can't Dump Trash Co.'s Malpractice Suit

    A Charlotte, North Carolina-based law firm can't escape a trash compactor company's claims that it botched franchise agreements in 2019 and 2020, after a federal judge said it was too early for a final ruling on a statute of limitations defense.

  • September 09, 2025

    3rd Circ. Told Cigna's 'Private Label' Stelara May Alter Market

    A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary told a Third Circuit panel it would be "difficult" to calculate its potential monetary losses if a Cigna subsidiary were to launch its own version of an anti-inflammatory treatment, particularly if it permanently changed the market by giving the insurance giant a "private label" version that pharmacies would give preference over the original.

  • September 08, 2025

    Cleo AI Must Face Military Lending Suit Over Cash Advances

    Cleo AI must face an Army staff sergeant's proposed class action alleging it employs predatory lending practices through its cash advances that exceed the Military Lending Act's annual percentage rate cap on consumer credit, after a Washington federal judge said Monday the advances constitute as "credit" under the statute. 

  • September 08, 2025

    'Disappointed' Alsup Wants More Info On $1.5B Anthropic Deal

    U.S. District Judge William Alsup has declined to sign off on Anthropic's proposed $1.5 billion settlement with authors accusing the artificial intelligence developer of copyright infringement, saying he's "disappointed that counsel have left important questions" unanswered and instructing the parties to provide more information by the end of the month.

  • September 08, 2025

    DC Circ. Probes Sovereign Immunity In Nazi Art Case

    The D.C. Circuit on Monday grappled with whether claims asserted by the descendants of Hungarian Jewish art collectors over artwork stolen during the German occupation of Hungary are barred under sovereign immunity, focusing on how to delineate an "occupation."

  • September 08, 2025

    Ex-Franchisee: College Biz Suit A 'Play For Leverage'

    A lawsuit accusing a college consultant of breaching a contract with a former franchising company is nothing more than a "play for leverage" in an ongoing legal battle crossing state lines, consultant Gurpartap "Sunny" Grewal told a North Carolina federal court Friday.

  • September 08, 2025

    Las Vegas Man Gets 7 Years For $1.4M Fraud Scheme

    A Las Vegas man who pled guilty to charges related to defrauding investors out of $1.4 million, largely for a phony cannabis manufacturing venture, was sentenced to seven years in prison by a New York federal judge in a Friday order that more than doubled the maximum time prosecutors sought.

  • September 08, 2025

    Playboy Secures $81M Arbitration Win Over Ex-Licensee

    Playboy Inc. said Monday it has been awarded damages of approximately $81 million by an international arbitration tribunal against a former Chinese licensee.

  • September 08, 2025

    Court Tosses Benefits Co.'s Atty Fee Claim Against Insurer

    An Illinois federal court on Monday threw out a benefits administration company's counterclaim for attorney fees under a state statute relating to "vexatious and unreasonable" conduct by insurers, finding that the company failed to support its claims that an insurer engaged in such conduct with sufficient facts.

  • September 08, 2025

    11th Circ. Says Cos.' 20-Year Contract Fight Properly Ended

    The Eleventh Circuit won't revive fastener and components supplier Whitesell Corp.'s contract fight with household appliance maker Electrolux and a lawn and garden equipment-maker spinoff company, saying it will not disturb various court rulings that led to a nearly $9 million jury verdict after 20 years of litigation.

  • September 08, 2025

    Biz Groups Ask Justices To Shield Freight Brokers From Suits

    Business and trucking trade groups asked the U.S. Supreme Court to smooth out splintered circuit court rulings that have exposed freight brokers to patchwork liability for state-based negligence claims, saying there could be lasting disruptions to the supply chain if the justices don't intervene.

  • September 08, 2025

    Phone Dealer, Freight Co. Settle Suit Over Stolen Shipment

    PCS Wireless LLC and RXO Capacity Solutions LLC have reached a settlement in the cellphone dealer's lawsuit over a stolen shipment and a contentious discovery dispute, according to a joint notice filed in a North Carolina federal court.

  • September 08, 2025

    Pa. Top Court Snapshot: Clickwrap Agreements, Mail-In Votes

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will return from its summer break with a couple of familiar issues, including the heavily litigated issue of discarding undated mail-in ballots and a much-anticipated review of common "clickwrap" agreements for apps and websites. Here are some of the cases the state's justices will hear in their Sept. 9-11 session.

  • September 08, 2025

    Dem Sens., AGs Increase Pressure On DOJ's HPE Merger Deal

    The controversial Justice Department settlement clearing Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14 billion purchase of Juniper Networks drew further pushback from Democratic senators and state attorneys general who respectively sought answers from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and told a California federal judge to reject the deal.

  • September 08, 2025

    NBA Taps Wachtell To Probe Possible Cap Scam By Clippers

    Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, which has led two previous probes into misconduct by NBA franchises that pushed their owners to sell the teams, has been retained by the league to investigate reported circumvention of the salary cap for superstar Kawhi Leonard by the Los Angeles Clippers.

  • September 08, 2025

    Fla. Judge May Sever Claims In Ex-NRA Lobbyist's Suit

    A Florida federal judge said he may proceed with severing a contract breach claim in a former lobbyist's lawsuit against the National Rifle Association and order it refiled in Virginia after ruling that the nonprofit could enforce a valid forum selection clause.

  • September 08, 2025

    9th Circ. Denies CoStar's Bid To Rehear Antitrust Ruling

    A Ninth Circuit panel rejected a call to revisit the court's June decision reviving claims alleging that real estate information service CoStar monopolizes several commercial real estate listing markets through exclusive deals with brokers and technological barriers for competitors.

  • September 08, 2025

    5th Circ. Reinstates $2.4M Award In Hair Product Co.'s IP Suit

    The Fifth Circuit has restored a $2.4 million jury award to a hair product company in its trademark infringement trial win over a rival, ruling a district court judge was wrong to throw out the verdict and the company had shown evidence the infringement hurt its business.

  • September 08, 2025

    Wyo. Co. Must Pay $2.65M Legal Fees Award In Arbitration

    A Wyoming federal judge has ordered an engineering firm to pay two Eastern European companies a €2.26 million ($2.65 million) award of arbitration legal fees and costs, saying the firm's dissatisfaction with the arbitral tribunal's award is not enough to second-guess the ruling.

Expert Analysis

  • 2 Cases May Signal Where FTC Is Headed On Labor Issues

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    Two recent Federal Trade Commission challenges to no-hire clauses in agreements between building service firms and their customers include comments by future FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson that may offer insight into the direction the FTC is headed on labor issues, says Michael Wise at Squire Patton.

  • 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring

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    President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection

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    Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

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    Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While I originally came to the Peloton bike for exercise, one cycling instructor’s teachings have come to serve as a road map for practicing law thoughtfully and mindfully, which has opened opportunities for growth and change in my career, says Andrea Kirshenbaum at Littler.

  • 7 Pitfalls To Watch In Tech Referral Fee Programs

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    The recent attempt by FluidStack to recover $10 million in referral fees allegedly promised by software vendor Denvr Dataworks should alert potential participants in so-called partnership programs to seven signs that a proposed technology referral agreement may not equally benefit all sides, says Chris Wlach at Huge Inc.

  • Takeaways From 2024's Emerging IP Licensing Trends

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    Themes in intellectual property licensing from the past year – including artificial intelligence; risk management; and name, image and likeness rights – highlight key considerations for navigating an evolving landscape, say attorneys at Ballard Spahr.

  • Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation

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    Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.

  • How The UPC, ITC Complement Each Other In Patent Law

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    Attorneys at Ropes & Gray discuss the similarities and differences between the Unified Patent Court and the International Trade Commission, as well as recent matters litigated in both venues and why parties choose to file at these forums.

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    Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Competing in a global esports tournament at Wimbledon last year not only fulfilled my childhood dream, but also sharpened skills that are essential to my day job, including strategic thinking, confidence and networking, says AJ Schuyler at Jackson Lewis.

  • The 6 Most Significant FCRA Litigation Developments Of 2024

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    From a key sovereign immunity decision at the U.S. Supreme Court to a ruling on creditworthiness out of the Seventh Circuit, several important Fair Credit Reporting Act cases wound their way through the courts in 2024, each offering takeaways for both plaintiffs and defendants, say attorneys at Shipkevich.

  • An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025

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    As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.

  • NLRB Likely To Fill Vacuum After NMB Jurisdiction Ruling

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    The National Mediation Board's recent ruling in Swissport Cargo Services LP abandoned decades of precedent by concluding the Railway Labor Act doesn’t apply to airline service providers, likely leading the National Labor Relations Board to assert its jurisdiction instead and potentially causing more operational disruptions and labor strife, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

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    Fixing Up Cars Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    From problem-solving to patience and adaptability to organization, the skills developed working under the hood of a car directly translate to being a more effective lawyer, says Christopher Mdeway at Kaufman Dolowich.

  • Making The Pitch To Grow Your Company's Legal Team

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    In a compressed economy, convincing the C-suite to invest in additional legal talent can be a herculean task, but a convincing pitch — supported by metrics and cost analyses — may help in-house counsel justify the growth of their team, say Elizabeth Smith and Roger Garceau at Major Lindsey.

  • Considering European-Style Lockboxes For US M&A In 2025

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    The lockbox mechanism, commonly used in Europe, offers an attractive alternative to the postclosing price adjustments that dominate U.S. merger and acquisition transactions in private equity, particularly with the market's demand for transparency likely to remain steadfast under Trump, says Laurent Campo at Potomac Law.

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