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Tortious Interference Contract Disputes

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Ohio Federal Court Grants Keg Distributor’s Motion for Temporary Restraining Order Prohibiting Fellow Distributor from Spouting...

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A federal court in Ohio recently granted Cavalier Distributing’s motion to temporarily restrain a fellow distributor, MicroStar Logistics, from contacting other keg suppliers to accuse Cavalier of failing to pay a debt or...more

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Southern District of New York Transfers Anticipatory Declaratory Judgment Action to the Middle District of North Carolina

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Marie Sharp’s Fine Foods, Ltd., a Belize condiment and jam manufacturer, and Eve Sales Corp., a New York-based purchaser of Marie Sharp’s branded products, filed an anticipatory declaratory judgment and breach of contract...more

Venable LLP

A Subcontractor's Employee Says the Government Customer Engaged in Harassment and Retaliation. Why Did the Prime Contractor Get...

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Federal programs often require individuals employed by multiple corporations and by the federal government to work together. To ensure the project is successful, the prime contract and any related subcontract will often grant...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Attorney Fee Recovery by Third Parties Dragged into Commercial Lease Disputes

Commercial leases often contain attorney fee provisions allowing a party who prevails in litigation to recover attorney fees from the losing party. Can those attorney fee provisions apply to third parties — outsiders to...more

Woods Rogers

Contractor Takeover Leads to Tortious Interference With Contract and Conspiracy Claims

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When a subcontractor is having trouble completing its subcontract work, it is not uncommon for a contractor to assert itself more directly into the completion process to help expedite the work. What’s the harm you might ask?...more

Gray Reed

Lessons from an Operating Agreement Dispute

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Jatex Oil & Gas, L.P. v. Nadel & Gussman Permian, L.L.C. presents several teachable moments: The Texas Property Owner Rule does not allow a non-expert testify on matters requiring expert testimony....more

Littler

Revisiting Restrictive Covenants in a Commercial Setting: The California Supreme Court Applies a Less Aggressive Approach

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California is known for having the most aggressive approach among the states regarding restraints on profession, trade, and business. Specifically, California Business and Professions Code section 16600 codifies this...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Ninth Circuit Affirms Actions Directed At Forum Resident Alone Are Not Enough for Personal Jurisdiction

In Picot v. Weston, (filed 3/19/15, No. 12-17098), Plaintiff sought a declaration that there was no oral agreement between plaintiff and defendant concerning the sale of proprietary technology and alleged that defendant had...more

Butler Snow LLP

It is Not Tortious to Interfere if You Are Exercising a Legitimate Interest or Right

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In many commercial disputes, one or more of the parties will assert a tortious interference claim against the other. While there are several variations of tortious interference claims (e.g., interference with existing...more

Allen Matkins

Legitimate Interests Provide No Immunity For Intentional Interference Claims

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In law school we study contract law and we study torts. We don’t study contracts and torts as a single subject (e.g., “contorts”). Why? Because they are generally regarded as fundamentally different areas of the law. They...more

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