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Summary Judgment Breach of Contract Contract Interpretation

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Exclusion clauses: grasping the nettle at the summary stage

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The High Court has granted summary judgment on the basis that a claim for breach of various general contractual obligations were subject to an effective exclusion clause. The clause was also not subject to the...more

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The Bullet Point: A Commercial Law Bulletin - When can a non-party enforce a forum selection clause?

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The Bullet Point is a biweekly update of recent, unique, and impactful cases in state and federal courts in the area of commercial litigation. We’re pleased to expand the Bullet Point from its previous coverage of Ohio case...more

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Contracts May “Legally” Obligate a Party to Pay, Even Without a Court Judgment

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Time and again, courts have been tasked with construing ambiguous and inconsistent terms in contracts. Recently, the Sixth Circuit revisited the issue of interpreting contractual language in Dark Horse Express, LLC v. Lancer...more

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Ambiguities In Reinsurance Broker Agreement Preclude Summary Judgment

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A federal district court in Arkansas recently examined provisions of a Broker Authorization Agreement between a reinsurance broker (Global Risk) and a ceding insurer (Aetna). In denying cross-motions for summary judgment on...more

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