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Delaware Decides Equity is Valid Consideration

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Our Labor & Employment Group discusses a Delaware Supreme Court decision to enforce a restrictive covenant that required forfeiture of equity stock....more

Lathrop GPM

Minnesota District Court Grants Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings for Minnesota Franchise Act Claims Based on Broad Release in...

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The Minnesota district court granted a motion for judgment on the pleadings by John Golle, the CEO and an owner of the Urbanize Farms franchise system, and dismissed with prejudice all claims brought by former franchisee Big...more

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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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Commission Disputes and Procuring Cause Litigation: Legal Considerations for Residential Brokers and Agents

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In New Jersey's competitive housing market, disputes over real estate commissions are a significant source of litigation for brokers and agents. These disputes often arise when parties terminate a brokerage relationship,...more

Lathrop GPM

New Jersey Federal Court Grants Franchisor’s Motion for Summary Judgment for Wrongful Termination Claims Under the PMPA

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The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of Lehigh Gas, a franchisor of gas stations and convenience stores, finding that it properly terminated seventeen franchise...more

Offit Kurman

The Role of an Expert Witness

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Join Anders Sleight and Niall McMillan from Offit Kurman as they explore the significance of expert witnesses in commercial litigation. This episode of Litigators Lounge explains the difference between fact witnesses and...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

FLSA Releases: When Employers Might Get the Benefit of Their Bargain

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It has long been established that, to be enforceable, a release of a FLSA claim must be approved by either the Department of Labor or a court. While courts in the Second and Eleventh Circuits have consistently adhered to this...more

Morris James LLP

Chancery Declines to Compel Discovery Concerning Alleged Personal Misconduct in the Context of a Broken Deal Case

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Albertson Cos. Inc. v. The Kroger Co., C.A. No. 2024-1276-LWW (Del. Ch. Sept. 12, 2025) - The discovery process is meant to shed light on the issues in a case and provide information relevant and necessary to arguing the...more

Cooley LLP

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

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Immigration Enforcement in 2026: What Construction Lawyers Need to Know

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In early 2026, immigration enforcement has quietly but materially begun reshaping labor dynamics in the U.S. construction industry.  What started out as immigration policy shifts, has morphed into high-profile raids by...more

Mayer Brown

New York Court Draws Limits to Encroachment on Sacred Rights in STG Logistics

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On January 3, 2026, the New York State Supreme Court delivered a win to a group of minority lenders to STG Logistics (“STG”), denying four motions to dismiss the minority lenders' lawsuit seeking to unwind or be awarded...more

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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

Carlton Fields

Maryland Federal Court Grants Application to Confirm Arbitration Award and Related Motion for Default Judgment

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In Choice Hotels International Inc. v. Gresham Hotel LLC, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland addressed an application filed by plaintiff Choice Hotels International to confirm an arbitration award against...more

Perkins Coie

Arizona District Court Denies Motion To Compel Arbitration of Employment Claims Based on Arbitration Clause in Agreement Unrelated...

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In a recent decision in Rosonke v. Pappan, 2025 WL 3525325 (D. Ariz. Dec. 9, 2025), the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona denied a motion to compel arbitration after finding that a related services agreement...more

Vedder

English High Court revisits the application of penalty provisions in the context of default rates of interest

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Summary - On 23 October 2025 the English High Court handed down its judgment in Houssein v London Credit Ltd, a case involving a loan dispute which followed a previous judgment from June 2023 (the First Judgment). The...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Navigating Nor’easter Impacts and Protecting Your Contractual Rights: The Nor’easter’s Impact on Project Operations

The recent Nor’easter and large snow/ice storms are more than a logistical headache to contractors and subcontractors up and down the east and beyond; they bear significant cost considerations. The current weather impacts...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

Goodwin

Considering Reincorporation? Why Delaware Remains the Gold Standard

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Companies weighing whether to leave Delaware should consider the state’s long legal track record of handling commercial disputes....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

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

In Delaware, You Live or Die Under Your LLC Operating Agreement

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Put on your Member B hat in the following not-so-hypothetical fact pattern: Member A and Member B form a Delaware LLC to invest in a third-party biotech company....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

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Delaware High Court “Course Corrects” Restrictive Covenant Consideration in Equity Grant Setting

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In a decision issued earlier this week, North American Fire Ultimate Holdings, LP v. Doorly, the Delaware Supreme Court held that consideration for restrictive covenants is measured at the time of contracting and not at the...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

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

日本企業のための米国ニュースレター

本ニュースレターでは、2025年10月から12月にかけて、日本企業に関連する米国法務の主要な動向についてお知らせします。今回の号では、IEEPA関税が無効と判断された場合に備え、米国国際貿易裁判所で相次いで提起されている関税還付に関する訴訟をはじめ、注目すべき様々なトピックを取り上げています。...more

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