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Third Circuit Ruling Highlights Unique Dynamics for Cannabis-Related Contract Disputes

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A recent decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit serves as a stark reminder to companies and individuals in the state-legal cannabis industry that the federal illegality of cannabis can jeopardize their...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Rose v Manno Kingsway Pty Ltd (as trustee for the Manno Kingsway Unit Trust) [2025] NSWCA 23

The decision in Rose v Manno Kingsway Pty Ltd (2025) 116 NSWLR 598; [2025] NSWCA 23(Bell CJ, Mitchelmore and Adamson JJA) has confirmed that although the advance of consideration chronologically before the execution of a...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Ownership Without Partnership: A Lesson from the Second Department on the Plight of the Assignee

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Just a few weeks ago, Frank McRoberts authored a post titled, “The Pick-Your-Partner Principle.” It featured a more-than-decade old case about the dissolution of a real estate partnership and emphasized the fundamental...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Developer Liable to Contractor for Misrepresentations Regarding Project Funding

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a jury verdict finding that a developer and its founder defrauded a contractor by misrepresenting the availability of construction funding....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Delaware Supreme Court Reverses Chancery Court Opinion: Restrictive Covenants Not Rendered Unenforceable by Post-Formation...

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On February 3, 2026, the Delaware Supreme Court, sitting en banc, issued an order in North American Fire Ultimate Holdings, LP v. Alan Doorly, reversing the Court of Chancery’s dismissal of claims to enforce restrictive...more

Houston Harbaugh, P.C.

Texas Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Argument on Whether ‘Free of Cost’ Clause in 1960 Deed Prohibits the Deduction of...

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The practice of deducting post-production costs from landowner royalties continues to be controversial and contentious issue here in Pennsylvania. Many landowners sought to insulate their royalties from such deductions by...more

Perkins Coie

Ninth Circuit Upholds Arbitrator Award Containing Clear Factual Error

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed an arbitration award despite clear factual error, finding that the factual error was not so critical, obvious, or intentional that it amounted to manifestly...more

Lathrop GPM

Connecticut Appellate Court Affirms Commissioned Agents Are Not Retailers Under the Connecticut Petroleum Franchise Act

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The Connecticut Appellate Court held that convenience store operators who dispensed fuel as commissioned agents were not “retailers” under the Connecticut Petroleum Franchise Act (CPFA). Branford Quick Mart, LLC v. Aldin...more

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A Lesson on Contractual Interpretation From the Court of Appeal

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In last week’s judgment in Sahara Energy Resource Limited v. Societe Nationale de Raffinage SA (SONARA) the Court of Appeal overturned the High Court’s surprising ruling that claims labelled “undisputed” in an agreement...more

Mintz

Delaware Supreme Court Holds That Restrictive Covenants That Forfeit an Employee’s Equity Units Are Still Enforceable

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In a significant development for private equity sponsors and companies using equity-based compensation, the Delaware Supreme Court has issued a decision that directly impacts the enforceability of restrictive covenants tied...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

A Recent Federal Circuit Case Highlights the Perils of Not Intervening in a Bid Protest and Issues Raised by a Party’s Failure To...

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A federal contractor whose contract award is challenged in a bid protest often faces a dilemma: whether to intervene and participate in the litigation. Intervention generally requires an awardee to retain counsel who can be...more

King & Spalding

New York Appellate Court Reverses Denial of Bank’s Summary Judgment Motion for Amounts Owed Under Cancelled Credit Agreement

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On November 26, 2025, the New York Appellate Division, Second Department reversed a trial court order denying Plaintiff Citibank, N.A.’s motion for summary judgment for breach of contract, breach of a personal guaranty, and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Delaware Supreme Court Holds That Automatic Forfeiture Provision Does Not Invalidate Contract With Restrictive Covenants

On February 3, 2026, an en banc Delaware Supreme Court issued an order reversing the Court of Chancery’s holding that the exercise of an automatic forfeiture provision in an equity agreement rendered that agreement —...more

Montgomery McCracken

Vacated But Not Forgotten: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Leaves the Future of Online Arbitration Agreements in Pennsylvania...

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For those waiting to see whether the Pennsylvania Supreme Court would clarify the law on consumer assent to online arbitration agreements in Chilutti v. Uber Technologies, Inc., its January 21 opinion was anticlimactic....more

Freiberger Haber LLP

Second Department Refuses to Revive a Stale Claim on a Promissory Note

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This BLOG has written numerous articles addressing statutes of limitation.[1] Today’s article discusses Mark v. Trimarco, a case decided by the Appellate Division, Second Department, on February 4, 2026, in which the...more

Oliva Gibbs

When an active well doesn’t hold a lease: MBI Oil & Gas, LLC v. Royalty Interests Partnership, LP, No. 24-2031 (8th Cir. July 25,...

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In MBI Oil & Gas, LLC v. Royalty Interests Partnership, LP, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, applying North Dakota law, affirmed summary judgement that an oil and gas lease expired at the end of its primary term where the...more

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Don’t Forget the Damages

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During litigation, it’s easy to focus on the merits without addressing how much you are seeking to recover. Sometimes a party is so focused on fault that they disregard the obligation to prove the extent of damages with...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

First Material Breach: The “No Recovery” Rule

A contract is an exchange of promises that the law will enforce. Contract law provides that promises are enforceable, under what circumstances, and the available remedies....more

White & Case LLP

Construction contracts: Interpreting asymmetrical clauses and standard forms

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The UK Supreme Court has provided important guidance on the interpretation of construction contracts governed by English law, in particular regarding the relevance of asymmetrical clauses and the approach to be taken when...more

A&O Shearman

Standard Variable Rates After Transfer: Mandatory Or Permissive?

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The Court of Appeal has considered whether a bank acquiring a portfolio of residential mortgages was obliged to charge borrowers its own standard variable rate or whether it could maintain the separate, higher rate for the...more

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California Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Lender and Enforces Limitation-of-Liability Provision

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A California appellate court affirmed summary judgment for a lender in a breach-of-contract action based on a limitation-of-liability provision in the operative loan agreement....more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Delaware Supreme Court Reverses Controversial Moelis Decision Amidst Statutory Amendments Authorizing Shareholder Agreements

On January 20, 2026, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed the Court of Chancery’s decision in West Palm Beach Firefighters’ Pension Fund v. Moelis & Co., holding that the challenged provisions of the stockholder agreement...more

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Eighth Circuit Rejects Subordination Challenge

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On October 10, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit between competing creditors. The case turned on whether Minnesota law allows parties to go beyond the terms of a...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

First Court of Appeals Decision Broadly Applies Express Negligence Doctrine

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Contracting parties operating in Texas are no doubt mindful of the express negligence rule: If the contracting parties intend to indemnify a party for the consequences of its own negligence, they must specifically and...more

Bilzin Sumberg

End in Sight for IconBrickell-Type Condo Claims?

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Over five years ago, Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal issued its decision in IconBrickell Condominium No. Three Association, Inc. v. New Media Consulting, LLC, 310 So. 3d 477 (Fla. 3d DCA 2020), sending shockwaves...more

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