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November 2023 California Employment Law Notes

We invite you to review our newly-posted November 2023 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law...more

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Florida Begins New Era with Major Property Insurance Reforms

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For the fourth time since 2019, the Florida Legislature has enacted property insurance reforms aimed towards stabilizing a beleaguered insurance market. The bill, S.B. 2-A, creates a reinsurance assistance program,...more

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Florida Real Property And Business Litigation Report, Volume 14, Issue 2

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Black Knight Servicing Technologies, LLC v. PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, Case No. 1D20-1492 (Fla. 1st DCA 2021). The filing of a separate lawsuit raising separate claims against a separate entity does not establish an...more

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Arbitration Award In Favor Of Major League Baseball Confirmed As Southern District Of New York Bats Telemicro’s Challenges Away

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The dispute involved Telemicro’s breach of a contract with Major League Baseball Properties for the rights to broadcast MLB games in the Dominican Republic. Telemicro failed to make payments under the contract, prompting MLB...more

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SB 707: California Continues to Attack Arbitration Agreements

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Although popular with employers as a method to expedite the resolution of disputes and reduce costs, arbitration is unpopular with plaintiff’s lawyers and, apparently, the California Legislature. As we wrote about here,...more

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Recapping the Results of Litigation-Related Bills from the Texas Legislature

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Now that the 86th Texas Legislative Session is over, it’s time to review what happened to proposed legislation we highlighted earlier this year related to civil litigation that may affect your business....more

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Franchisor 101: Termination Is Not Enforcement

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A federal district court upheld an arbitration panel’s decision to deny attorneys’ fees to Benihana, even though Benihana won a dispute with its licensee. The licensee started arbitration claiming Benihana breached the...more

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Michigan Court of Appeals Clarifies That the Offer of Judgment Rule Applies to a Judgment Entered on an Arbitration Award

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Under Michigan’s “offer of judgment” rule, MCR 2.405, costs and attorney fees may be imposed on a party that rejects an offer to stipulate to entry of a judgment and fails to obtain a more favorable “verdict.” In Simcor...more

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Court Compels Discovery, Awards Sanctions In Dispute Over Whether Reinsurance Arbitration Clause Applies

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In 2011, Top’s Personnel entered into a reinsurance agreement with Applied Underwriters Captive Risk Assurance Company (“AUCRA”), and several years later executed a promissory note (“the Note”) in favor of a related entity,...more

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Court Confirms Arbitration Award, Rejecting Claim That Arbitrator Exceeded His Powers And Ignored The Law

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A court has confirmed an arbitration award of more than $8 million in damages, attorneys’ fees and costs against Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. and Arges Imaging Inc. (collectively “Respondents”) in favor of Petitioners, who...more

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Second Circuit Reverses Award Of Attorneys’ Fees For Confirmation Of Arbitral Award

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The Second Circuit reversed a lower court’s decision granting attorneys’ fees for the cost of confirming an arbitration award. The dispute arose out of a shipping contract for overseas shipping of acrylonitrile, and the...more

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