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Termination Provisions and the Perils of Imprecise Drafting: Key Lessons from De Castro v Arista Homes Limited

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The Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent decision in De Castro v Arista Homes Limited, 2025 ONCA 260 (De Castro) provides Ontario employers with yet another reminder about the importance of clear and concise drafting in...more

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Nevada Supreme Court: Judge, Not Jury, Decides Unambiguous Contract

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In 2011, a local water district in Nevada entered into a lease agreement with Paradise Canyon, LLC to provide shares of water for irrigating the Wolf Creek Golf Club.   The lease agreement granted Paradise Canyon a right of...more

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Any is Not All and The Future is Not Now: The Contours of the Cosmetic Damage Exclusion Taking Shape

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In Iyengar v. Liberty Insurance Corporation, No. SA-21-CV-1091-FB, 2024 WL 5505300 (W.D. Tex. Dec. 13, 2024), District Judge Biery denied Plaintiffs’ Motion for Clarification regarding Magistrate Judge Bemporad’s...more

Mayer Brown

Legal Developments in Construction Law April 2025 New

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1. AND "WITHOUT PREJUDICE" PROTECTION FROM DISCLOSURE APPLIES WHEN? Without prejudice privilege is a legal rule protecting genuine negotiation discussions from disclosure, the object being to encourage negotiations that...more

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Recent Colorado Appeals Court Decision Provides Further Guidance on the Colorado Economic Loss Rule Doctrine

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In the recent decision of Veolia Water Tech., Inc. v. Antero Treatment LLC, 2024 COA 126 (Colo. App. 2024), the Colorado Court of Appeals addressed the “murky” application of the economic loss rule to the intentional tort of...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Signature Lines Matter: When a Contract Amendment Is Not Really an Amendment

Construction law is largely a matter of contract law. Yes, there are federal and state statutes that deal with construction issues and, yes, construction cases sometimes involve tort claims, but more often than not,...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

COVID Biz Interruption Coverage Denied by NY Court of Appeals

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On February 15, 2024, the New York Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the Appellate Division, First Department decision affirming dismissal of restaurant operator Consolidated Restaurant Operations, Inc.’s (CRO) complaint...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Limitation of Damages Clause in Contract Held Inapplicable to Subcontractor’s Change Order Claim

Construction contracts often include clauses that purport to limit the liability of one or both parties. This includes clauses that completely prohibit any claims for certain types of damages such as lost profits and other...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Court Rejects Contractor’s Claim That COVID-19 Rendered Performance Impossible

A fundamental premise of contract law is that promises must be kept. If legally enforceable promises or “contracts” are not kept, courts may step in to enforce them by ordering performance, awarding damages, or granting some...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Complex Commercial Litigation Law Review - Fifth Edition - England & Wales

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The courts of England are some of the most established fora for dealing with complex commercial litigation. The Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) that apply to English civil litigation, which govern every aspect of cases from...more

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Landlord Tenant Dispute: Tenant’s liability to make good damage and defects after the expiry of the tenancy

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What is the allocation of responsibility for damage and defects after the expiry of a tenancy - The dispute in So Hon Ming Francis v Cheung Lau Shau Chun and Another ([2021] HKDC 1494, DCCJ 367/2019, 29 November 2021)...more

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Force Majeure: substantial damages even if you cannot perform

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In a recent decision, the Court of Appeal has awarded substantial damages to the innocent party after a force majeure event, in circumstances where the party seeking to rely on the force majeure event to excuse liability...more

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Legal and Financial Risk Newsletter – May 2019

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UK class actions revived? The Court of Appeal breathes life into Merricks' £14 billion claim against MasterCard - The Court of Appeal has allowed Walter Merricks' appeal of the Competition Appeal Tribunal's (the "CAT")...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Omaha Breach: Doctrine of First Breach May Hinge on Correct Contract Interpretation

Which party first breached a contract often plays a determinative role in assessing entitlement for damages in a contract dispute. This theory is often referred to as the First or Material Breach Doctrine....more

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UK Capital Maintenance Principle May Restrict Damages Awards

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Obiter dicta by High Court suggests that damages may not be available as a remedy where an English company breaches a contractual obligation and performance of that obligation would have required a breach of the "capital...more

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Florida Supreme Court Approves Standard Jury Instructions For Use In Contract And Business Litigation

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On June 6, for the first time, the Florida Supreme Court approved standard jury instructions for use in contract and business litigation. ...more

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Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Enforcement of Agreement to Negotiate in Good Faith

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In a recent case before the Delaware Supreme Court, SigaTechnologies v. PharmAthene, the court upheld a Delaware Chancery Court’s ruling that an express agreement between parties to negotiate in good faith, even if the...more

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