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Federal Trial Court Rules That Standard Stellantis Contract Terms Do Not Create an Enforceable Requirements Contract

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Automotive contract law keeps evolving, and suppliers will need to continuously assess how these changes will impact them. As we previously reported, last summer, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit...more

Gray Reed

Texas Supreme Court Allows Enforcement of a JOA Debt After Foreclosure

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In Steelhead Midstream Partners, LLC v. CL III Funding Holding Company, LLC, the Texas Supreme Court authorized a pipeline owner’s breach-of-contract claim—alleging a co-owner used foreclosure to avoid cost-sharing...more

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The Ninth Circuit Wants Everyone to Stop Forgetting About the Appraisal Provision

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Policyholders, don’t lose track of the appraisal provision in your insurance policies. At least that is what the panel in 50 Exch. Terrace LLC v. Mt. Vernon Specialty Ins. Co. seemed to be saying. There, the Ninth Circuit...more

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Court of Appeal Split on Scope of Exclusion Clause

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In EE Ltd v. Virgin Mobile Telecoms Ltd, the Court of Appeal upheld the High Court’s decision that EE’s claim against Virgin was excluded under the terms of the parties’ telecommunications supply agreement. While the decision...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

New Year, New Law – New Opacity – for LLC Owner Disputes

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New York’s appellate courts are breaking new ground in 2025. Until a month ago, I would have said that “deadlock” most certainly is not enough on its own to dissolve a New York LLC....more

Freiberger Haber LLP

General Release That Was Entered Because of Defendant’s Fraudulent Misrepresentations Held Not To Be Enforceable

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We have written frequently about the substance and scope of general releases. In New York, “a valid release constitutes a complete bar to an action on a claim which is the subject of the release.” If “the language of a...more

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Appointing a Receiver to Safeguard Against LLC Shenanigans

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A prior post — A Receiver For Your LLC? — covered the basics of court-appointed receivers acting on behalf of an LLC. It is always worth keeping in mind that a receiver appointed to handle the affairs of an LLC is a “general...more

Kerr Russell

“Materially Altered”: Michigan Court of Appeals Rules That Forum Selection Clause Added to Invoice Can’t be Enforced

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You’re spending your day off on Luna Pier beach in Monroe County, Michigan. You’ll swim in the morning, get lunch at Gander’s Family Restaurant, and rent jet skis in the afternoon. That morning, however, you wake up and...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Is My Contract Specific Enough to be Enforceable? - McGlinchey Commercial Law Bulletin - May 26, 2023

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it has taken its first-ever Clean Water Act (CWA) enforcement action against water pollution by so-called “forever chemicals” from a West Virginia chemical plant. On April...more

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Drawn-out negotiations over purchase agreement result in extensive litigation

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A recent case weighed the extent to which a purchaser was able to negotiate terms when exercising a purchase of property under an option in a lease. The litigation began when, after the tenant/buyer exercised its purchase...more

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The Bullet Point: An Ohio Commercial Law Bulletin: Do I Have An Enforceable Contract?

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Contract Interpretation McCruter v. Travelers Home & Marine Ins. Co., 11th Dist. Lake No. 2019-L-167, 2021-Ohio-472- In this appeal, the Eleventh Appellate District affirmed in part and reversed in part the lower court’s...more

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Dealership's Finance Manager Had Duty to Inform Buyer of Inconspicuous Arbitration Clause in Purchase Agreement Due to False...

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The buyer and a dealership signed a purchase agreement containing a dispute resolution clause ("DRC"). The DRC, in the middle of the purchase agreement, was the only provision in red ink, was in a smaller font and called for...more

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