Contract Termination, State and Local Government

Breaking Down the Proposed Federal Real Estate Shakeup

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 3/18/2025

While there have been previous efforts to reduce the federal government’s real estate footprint, the scope and speed with which the Trump administration proposes to reduce that footprint is unprecedented....more

New California Lapse Statute Decision Highlights the Importance of Where Insurance Policies are “Issued or Delivered”

Carlton Fields on 10/10/2023

This past May, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of a life insurance company, finding that California’s lapse statute applies only to life insurance...more

Florida Preliminary Injunctions Must Merely Preserve the Status Quo

Shutts & Bowen LLP on 1/9/2023

In a recent case, Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal offered a reminder that the fundamental—and limited—purpose of a preliminary injunction is to maintain the status quo....more

A Trap for the Unwary: Sales Representative Agreements and Statutory Protections

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 10/7/2020

Many companies utilize outside sales representatives to aid in finding customers for their products or services. Often these arrangements are governed by a contract. However, many businesses fail to appreciate that more than...more

Florida Real Property & Business Litigation Report, Volume 13, Issue 23

McGlinchey Stafford on 6/8/2020

GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS, Corp. v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC, Case No. 18–1048 (2020). Equitable estoppel principles (such as non-signatories being able to compel arbitration of disputes) can be applied in...more

Force Majeure Events in the Midst of COVID-19

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP on 3/18/2020

The outbreak of COVID-19 has challenged businesses across the board in unprecedented ways. Major conferences and events have been cancelled, restaurants across the country are closing down, and supply chains have been...more

Court Vacates Arbitration Award on Grounds of Evident Partiality

Carlton Fields on 11/19/2019

City Beverages LLC, doing business as Olympic Eagle Distributing, and Monster Energy Co. entered into an agreement under which Monster had exclusive distribution rights for its products in a certain territory for 20 years....more

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