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Damages Breach of Contract

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Sudden breach of a contract and liability: key takeaways from the Altarea’s court decision (TAE Feb. 4, 2025, no. J2024000206)

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A out of the ordinary case: a breach of contract for the sale of a business (rather than the breakdown of negotiations), and more specifically for the transfer of control of the Primonial Group. Back in March 2022, the...more

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An Overview of the Standard Measure of Damages Arising from Claims Associated with an Oil and Gas Lease

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This Article examines legal damages in the oil and gas industry. More specifically, this Article identifies the rules for measuring common legal damages in oil and gas cases. Further, this Article seeks to identify all...more

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New Jersey Federal Court Enters Default Judgment for Hotel Franchisor, Requests More Substantiation Before Ruling on Damages

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A federal district court in New Jersey recently entered an unopposed default judgement for breach of contract against Mani Hotels, LLC and Mehulkumar Ahir arising from the early termination of a franchise agreement with Days...more

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Oklahoma Limits Claims for Construction Cases

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Often times, subrogation practitioners take the “kitchen sink” approach when pursuing claims: they name all potentially liable parties under all available legal theories and whittle down from there. With construction defect...more

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Bennett Jones Acts for CPKC in Setting Aside "Extraordinary" C$228 Million Award on Commercial Land Deal

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On July 2, 2025, the Court of Appeal of Alberta set aside a C$228 million judgment against Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CPKC) and the Province of Alberta (the Province), arising from a failed real estate transaction....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Objection: The U Is Badgering the Player – University of Wisconsin Sues University of Miami over Tampering

The enforceability of player NIL contracts under the House v. NCAA settlement is already being tested before the ink has even dried on the court's final approval. In a potentially precedent-setting move, the University of...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

A Shot of Reality: Court Denies Dealer’s Request for Preliminary Injunction to Stop Termination of Dealership Agreement

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A federal court recently denied a dealer’s request for preliminary injunction to halt the termination of a dealership agreement with a manufacturer of liquor control systems. The dealer’s acts and omissions during the...more

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Texas Business Court Weighs Jurisdiction over Out-of-State Property Interests

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When can a Texas court rule on New Mexico property disputes? The answer hinges on whether the property interest is 'central' or just 'incidental' to the real fight....more

Carlton Fields

Court Denies Vacatur of Zero-Damage Arbitration Award, Finding No Manifest Disregard of the Law

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The case involved a dispute between a medical device manufacturer and a purchaser. The petitioner, Northgate Technologies Inc., alleged that United States Endoscopy Group Inc. breached a requirements contract by purchasing...more

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The Verdict Is In: SuperValu Wins at Trial Despite Knowingly Submitting False Claims

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In 2023, we wrote about the Supreme Court’s decision in United States ex. rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc. interpreting the False Claims Act’s (FCA) scienter standard to require inquiry into a defendant’s subjective knowledge....more

Mayer Brown

Delaware Law Alert: Chancery Court Applies Conditional Probability to Calculate Damages in Earnout Dispute

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A recent Delaware Chancery Court opinion offers a significant example of how courts may apply complex probability analysis to determine the amount of damages in an earnout dispute. The case arose from Alexion Pharmaceuticals,...more

Cooley LLP

Court of Appeal Upholds Contract With Open Price Clause

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The English Court of Appeal’s judgment in KSY Juice Blends UK Ltd v. Citrosuco GmbH provides helpful guidance on the enforceability of long-term supply contracts where the price for part of the goods is left open to be agreed...more

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How the Boards of Contract Appeals Work—And Why It Matters for Your Bottom Line, Part 2

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This week, we take a closer look at how a government contractor ends up before a Board of Contract Appeals (BCA). CDA appeals don’t appear out of thin air—it can take months, if not years, for a dispute to morph into an...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

The Consequences of Deception: Defendant Hit With $4.5 Million Judgment After 12-Year “Wild Goose Chase Based on a Lie”

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“Down the ridiculous rabbit hole,” “magical math,” “smoke and mirrors,” “sixteen-year charade.” That’s how the plaintiff’s post-trial brief in Becker v Perla described the defendant’s reverse-field disavowal of his sworn...more

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Delaware Court Awards More Than $180 Million for Breach of Commercially Reasonable Efforts Obligation in Drug Development...

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On June 11, 2025, the Delaware Court of Chancery found Alexion Pharmaceuticals liable for more than $180 million in damages to former stockholders of Syntimmune, Inc., following the Court’s September 2024 ruling that Alexion...more

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The Archdiocese Resurrects Faith in the New York Court System:  New York Supreme Court Issues Another Decision Allowing a New York...

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Last month, the New York Supreme Court issued a well-reasoned order denying the Archdiocese’s insurers’ motion to dismiss its claim against them for breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, holding that the...more

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Legal Remedies for Physicians When Medical Billing Companies Fail to Perform

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For physicians with independent practices, engaging a third-party billing company to manage the billing process is an attractive option. Medical billing is increasingly complex and time consuming, and outsourcing that...more

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Class action waiver prevails: Fourth Circuit reverses certification in Marriott data breach litigation again

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The Fourth Circuit (again) de-certified classes in the Marriott Data Breach Litigation. As further described below, the court held that the class action waiver at issue in the case was valid, not prohibited by Rule 23, and...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Abus de droit contractuel lors de la renégociation des baux commerciaux : La Cour supérieure se prononce sur les offres...

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A translation of this post will be available soon. Dans la décision Grains Boivins inc. c. Élevages St-Georges inc. (2025 QCCS 25), datée du 10 janvier 2025, la Cour supérieure a rendu une décision rappelant que le...more

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Annulment Clauses and Good Faith

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The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has recently reaffirmed the importance of good faith—or the lack thereof—and reasonableness in real estate transactions, particularly when disputes arise over title defects, third-party...more

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Two Words = Six Million Dollars: SCOTX Reverses Trial Court That Added Words to a Gas Transportation Agreement

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In American Midstream (Alabama Intrastate), LLC v. Rainbow Energy Marketing Corporation, the Texas Supreme Court held that the trial court improperly inserted the words “scheduled” and “physical” into a contract. By...more

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New Jersey Federal Court Enters Default Judgment Against Franchisee, Awards Franchisor Liquidated Damages

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A federal court in New Jersey recently entered default judgment against franchisee Nisha Investments, LLC and its guarantor Rajesh Patel arising from their early termination of a franchise agreement with La Quinta...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Sixth Circuit Clarifies Jurisdiction Rules for Mixed Action Lawsuits

In a significant federal jurisdiction ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit clarified the jurisdictional standards applicable to “mixed actions”—lawsuits that combine requests for both coercive relief (like...more

DarrowEverett LLP

The Business Value of Engaging a Litigator Before You Are In Court

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The point when what began as a negotiation, or even a conversation, ripens into a full-blown lawsuit is rarely clear. Yet it is certainly clear that the courtroom is not where any of the parties to a once-promising business...more

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Holding an Insured to its Duties and Burdens

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Once in a while, there is an insurance case that addresses numerous “common” issues and reaffirms the parties’ respective duties in supporting and adjusting claims, promptly making repairs, and mitigating loss. The recent...more

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