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Out-of-State, Out of Luck: Commercial Division Justice Dismisses PPE Suit for Lack of Jurisdiction

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A recent decision from the Manhattan Commercial Division reminds us that even substantial and high-profile transactions tied to the state may not be enough to establish personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state defendant. In...more

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Government Contracts Legal Round-Up – 2024 Issue 6

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Claims Updates - Avue Technologies Corp. v. Department of Health & Human Services, No. 2022-1784 Fed. Cir. (March 6, 2024) The Federal Circuit issued its much-anticipated decision in a case that presented the question...more

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Texas Federal Court Dismisses Tribal Business Contract Dispute

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In a contract dispute between CHR Solutions Inc. and Gila River Telecommunications Inc., a business entity wholly owned and operated by the Gila River Indian Community (“GRIC”), the question of tribal sovereign immunity and...more

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Franchisee 101: A Window into Dispute Resolution

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Claims by a window sales and installation franchisee against its franchisor were dismissed by a federal district court in Michigan because the franchisee did not comply with the prelitigation mediation procedure in the...more

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Provide Clarity On Threshold Question Of Arbitrability

Construction contracts often include arbitration provisions that require any dispute arising out of a project be resolved through binding arbitration. But who decides whether such a dispute is subject to the arbitration...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Product Liability Update - August 2020

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Foley Hoag LLP publishes this quarterly Update primarily concerning developments in product liability and related law from federal and state courts applicable to Massachusetts, but also featuring selected developments for New...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Dismissing Fraud Claims, Judge Davis Rules Party’s Statement of Reasons or Motives Underlying Bargaining Position Constitutes...

In Metal Seal Precision, Ltd. v. Sensata Technologies, Inc., Metal Seal sued Sensata for allegedly breaching the parties’ Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which required Sensata to purchase minimum quantities of metal...more

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LLC Survives Member’s Death. Dissolution Petition Doesn’t.

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In 2018, two members of a realty holding LLC sought judicial dissolution based on the death of one of the other members. The operating agreement defines a member’s death as an event of “Dissociation.”...more

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Florida Federal Court Dismisses Fluor Enterprises’ $67M Claim Against Duke Energy for Wrongful Draw Down of Credit Letter

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Tampa D Fluor Enterprises, Inc. v. Duke Energy Florida, LLC, No. 8:19-cv-00224, 2019 BL 135007, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Apr. 16, 2019) - On April 16, 2019, a Florida federal court dismissed without prejudice Fluor Enterprises’...more

White and Williams LLP

Arbitration: For Whom the Statute of Limitations Does Not Toll in Pennsylvania

In Morse v. Fisher Asset Management, LLC, 2019 Pa. Super. 78, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania considered whether the plaintiff’s action was stayed when the trial court dismissed the plaintiff’s complaint after sustaining...more

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Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Landlord’s Attempt to Vacate Arbitration Award

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Sears Roebuck and Co. (Sears) entered a 40-year lease with Century III Mall, PA., LLC (“Century III Mall”), whereby Sears agreed to maintain an anchor store at the Century III Mall. ...more

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If at First You Don't Try, You Won't Succeed: The Importance of Exhausting Your Administrative Remedies

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Seeking legal relief in court can be a lot more intimidating than asking a teacher to settle a playground argument, but in both cases the first question you may be asked is "did you try to work it out first?" The same...more

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The Funny Guy Case is No Laughing Matter: Virginia Supreme Court Applies Res Judicata in Rejecting Contract Claim

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The Supreme Court of Virginia recently issued an opinion applying the principles of res judicata to affirm the dismissal of a contract claim.  In The Funny Guy, LLC v. Lecego, LLC, No. 160242 (Feb. 16, 2017), the plaintiff...more

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Court Dismisses EEOC's Controversial Lawsuit Challenging Standard Provisions in Separation Agreements

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Earlier this year, the EEOC brought a lawsuit in federal court in Illinois claiming that the severance agreement used by a nationwide retail pharmacy in connection with the terminations of hundreds of employees unlawfully...more

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Dispute Resolution Multi-Jurisdictional Guide 2013/14 Country Q&A: Japan

MAIN DISPUTE RESOLUTION METHODS - 1. What are the main dispute resolution methods used in your jurisdiction to settle large commercial disputes? Litigation -- Litigation is the most frequently used...more

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