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ArentFox Schiff

Don’t Take Your Forum Selection Clause for Granted

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It seems like every few months I hear about a situation where a company can’t enforce a forum selection clause as anticipated because of how it was drafted. Recently, an individual named Sidharth Lakhani fell victim to this...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Delaware Chancery Court Finds Private Equity Majority Owner Not Liable to Minority Investors Where LLC Agreement Waived Fiduciary...

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In a recent decision, the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed breach of fiduciary duty claims asserted by minority unitholders in connection with the acquisition of CityMD by VillageMD.  In Kahn, et al. v. Warburg Pincus, et...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Bob Dylan Takes Breach of Contract Action Out with Just One Punch

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A reminder to practitioners: when a contract is unambiguous, the submission of a hurricane of extrinsic evidence to “interpret” it on a pre-answer motion to dismiss won’t fly....more

Knobbe Martens

Sublicense May Survive Termination of a Main License

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FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT v. SIRIUS XM RADIO INC. Before Dyk, Linn, and Taranto.  Appeal from the District of Delaware. Summary:  Contract interpretation must be applied in determining whether a sublicense survives...more

K&L Gates LLP

Contract Language Must Be Unambiguous For Chancery Court to Grant Dismissal As Matter of Law

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In Fortis Advisors LLC v. Stora Enso AB letter opinion 180810, Stora Enso AB (the “Defendant”) filed a motion to dismiss the claims by Fortis Advisors LLC (the “Plaintiff”), alleging the merger agreement (the “Merger...more

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