Delaware is well known as a favored jurisdiction for mergers and acquisition deals, and for good reason — the jurisdiction’s business-friendly legal environment offers numerous efficiencies and predictability. Attorneys and...more
New York and Delaware each enjoy an excellent reputation in the business world and typically provide the governing laws and are the jurisdictions of choice in domestic (and many international) commercial contracts. But which...more
Tortious interference with business relations involves a third party using false claims against a business in order to drive business away or prevent the business from entering a relationship with another party. The key...more
Estate of Trickett was a dispute over heirship of Claralyn Trickett, possibly the wife of Robert Bowerman (who must have forgotten to divorce his previous wife)....more
In the recent case of Cortlandt St. Recovery Corp. v. Bonderman (NY Ct. Ap. Feb. 20, 2018), the New York Court of Appeals addressed the question of the limits on the authority of an indenture trustee to pursue remedial...more
Generally speaking, a fraud claim that is “duplicative” of a breach of contract claim will be dismissed. But when is a fraud claim sufficiently duplicative of a breach of contract claim so as to warrant its dismissal? The New...more
Since late last year, there have been several major decisions from Australia's highest courts on important issues for stakeholders in the construction, mining and infrastructure industries. Below, we provide a summary. Some...more