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Quarles & Brady LLP

MSSC v. Airboss Continues to Roil Automotive Supply Markets —  Sixth Circuit Reverses Preliminary Injunction Ordering Auto...

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Relying on a recent Michigan Supreme Court opinion, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a preliminary injunction requiring an auto supplier to supply products, holding that the parties’ purchase order...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Michigan Supreme Court Rules in Favor of AirBoss in Landmark Auto Supplier Case

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MSSC, Inc. v. AirBoss Flexible Prods. Co. is the first case to interpret a key provision of the Uniform Commercial Code in nearly 40 years – and one that will reverberate for suppliers up and down the supply chain. The...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Manufacturing Contracts: Considerations for Dispute Resolution Clauses

Over the years, I have written a lot about manufacturing disputes and how to resolve them short of litigation. The first step often is looking at what the parties have agreed to in any applicable contracts about how to...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Battle of the Forms: A Cautionary Tale for Suppliers

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Your company has just been awarded its biggest contract ever and everyone in the sales department is joyously high-fiving each other. This contract for clips will put the company on a whole new growth trajectory now that Air...more

Dechert LLP

Dispute Resolution Trends in Asia for 2021

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Naturally, there will be disputes relating to COVID-19 and efforts to contain its spread. These will often be resolved through negotiation, particularly if the relevant contract clearly allocates the risk between the parties...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Take or Pay: Does the Law of Penalties Apply?

Q2 2020 saw a tangible increase in the number of queries from clients asking about the enforceability of take or pay clauses common in supply agreements. Intermingled with questions around force majeure, the key issue appears...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Force Majeure: Friend or Foe Amidst COVID-19

This Katten advisory considers how UK businesses could seek to rely on the principles of force majeure or frustration to suspend or end performance of contractual obligations (without liability) should that be required in...more

Troutman Pepper

Your Contracts in a Coronavirus World

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The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to have a devastating impact on human health, life and economic activity around the world. The virus has caused severe disruptions to the global economy, including the banning of...more

Carlton Fields

Court Denies Motion to Set Aside Confirmation of Arbitration Award, Rejecting Arguments of Excusable Neglect, Manifest Disregard...

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The case involved a dispute over an automobile equipment supply contract. The parties’ disagreement was arbitrated, and the prevailing party filed in federal court for confirmation of the award. The supplier, after losing the...more

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11th Circuit Ruling Strenuously Protects Arbitration Pacts

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The Federal Arbitration Act does not preclude a court challenge to an arbitration award. The FAA, however, does establish very limited grounds for vacatur of arbitration awards. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Key Considerations for Pricing Disputes

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Among the most common disputes in the manufacturing industry are disputes over price changes. Most often, such disputes involve a supplier seeking higher prices from its customer. However, there also are instances in which a...more

King & Spalding

Letters of credit, on-demand bonds, and the "fraud exception"

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On the 9th of September 2014, the Privy Council in the United Kingdom delivered a judgment in Alternative Power Solution Ltd. v. Central Electricity Board reaffirming the established principle that, other than in cases of...more

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