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Earnout Held to Violate NY Fee Splitting Prohibition

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A pivotal decision by a New York Appellate Division court holding that earnouts based on the future revenue of a dental practice violated the NY Fee Splitting Prohibition could substantially impact the structuring of health...more

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Courts Will Not Assist An Effort To Enforce An Illegal Contract

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By Jonathan H. Freiberger  The Courts of New York will not aid in the enforcement of a contract when the subject matter is illegal. Cases standing for this seemingly unremarkable proposition are varied. For example, in...more

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Class Action Suit Filed Against Morgan Stanley Over Rates on Bank Deposit Program

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On June 14, 2024, a class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Morgan Stanley alleging a breach of its fiduciary duty to customers and unjust enrichment by, among...more

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Plaintiffs Adequately Pled Unjust Enrichment for Materially Deficient Disclosures

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Buttonwood Tree Value Partners, L.P. v. R.L. Polk & Co. Inc., C.A. No. 9250-VCG (Del. Ch. Dec. 29, 2023) - To state a claim for unjust enrichment, a plaintiff must adequately plead: (1) an enrichment; (2) an...more

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Superior Court CCLD Declines to Award Costs for Special Master and Mediator, and Awards only Simple Interest on Judgment in...

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LCT Capital, LLC v. NGL Energy Partners LP, C.A. No. N15C-08-109 JJC CCLD (Del. Super. Ct. June 20, 2023) - Under Superior Court Rule 54, costs are allowed as a matter of course to the prevailing party. In this post-trial...more

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Am I Entitled to Indemnification? - McGlinchey Commercial Law Bulletin - September 29, 2023

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Ohio- Conversion- Bradford v. A Star Properties, LLC, 9th Dist. Summit No. 2023-Ohio-3451- In this appeal, the Ninth Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision to grant defendants judgment on a claim for...more

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Tenth Circuit Holds that Good Faith and Fair Dealing Claim Requires Expectation Created by Express Contract Terms

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The Tenth Circuit has ruled in favor of KFC in a dispute with a franchisee alleging a breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Kazi v. KFC US, LLC, 2023 WL 4983119 (10th Cir. Aug. 4, 2023)....more

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Unjust Enrichment and Quantum Meruit – Not the Same Thing

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On a great many occasions, I’ve seen the two causes of action in the title, Unjust Enrichment and Quantum Meruit, spoken in the same breath, as if they are either one in the same or so closely related that they are...more

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Is My Contract Specific Enough to be Enforceable? - McGlinchey Commercial Law Bulletin - May 26, 2023

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it has taken its first-ever Clean Water Act (CWA) enforcement action against water pollution by so-called “forever chemicals” from a West Virginia chemical plant. On April...more

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UK Supreme Court Finds No Entitlement to a "Reasonable Fee" for Making a Business Introduction

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The UK Supreme Court has found that an introducer of business was not entitled to any remuneration for a valuable introduction outside of circumstances expressly provided for in the contract. This judgment highlights the...more

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Gru Was Wrong About the Money: Court Concludes that Lender Owes Contractor “Contractually, Factually and Practically”

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In BCD Associates., LLC v. Crown Bank, CA No. N15c-11-062 (Super. Ct. Del, May 2, 2022), the trial court found that when a bank pays a contractor directly, it can create a legally binding relationship subject to the terms of...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Commercial Division Bench Trial Demonstrates Importance of Witness Preparation

Justice Borrok of Manhattan’s Commercial Division presided over a bench trial between a contractor and a sub-contractor concerning payments connected to work on New York City Housing Authority’s (NYCHA) Harlem River Houses....more

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Poland: Project owner liability to subcontractor under unjust enrichment provisions of Civil Code - selected issues

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Three distinct parties are usually involved in the delivery of a construction project: the project owner, the general contractor, and the subcontractor (or subcontractors). But whereas the relationship between the project...more

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High Court considers repudiatory breach and wrongful termination in an aircraft lease contract dispute

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The High Court recently considered the termination of an aircraft lease to purchase contract between OCA and Novans (an aircraft broking and consultancy company). In finding for the Claimant, the judgment considers the thorny...more

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“Money Had and Received” Claims Under Texas Law

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Texas law provides for a cause of action known as “money had and received.” The cause of action for money had and received is equitable in nature. The claim belongs conceptually to the doctrine of unjust enrichment and seeks...more

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Unjust Enrichment in Texas

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When parties transact without a formal written contract, the risk of disputes regarding the terms of any alleged contract increases. Disputes may particularly arise where one party receives the benefits of the alleged...more

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The Bullet Point: A Commercial Law Bulletin - When can a non-party enforce a forum selection clause?

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The Bullet Point is a biweekly update of recent, unique, and impactful cases in state and federal courts in the area of commercial litigation. We’re pleased to expand the Bullet Point from its previous coverage of Ohio case...more

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Court of Chancery Finds “Bird-Dogging” Entitles Plaintiff To Compensation Under Unjust Enrichment Theory

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While parties may discuss the terms of a business arrangement, absent definite agreement on all material terms or a definite promise, these arrangements are generally unenforceable. However, as the Court of Chancery held in...more

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Disguised Agreements and Dissolution

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Appearances can be deceiving. - That, essentially, was the argument made in two recently decided cases involving claims for judicial dissolution. ...more

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Joint Venture Agreements: For Better or For Worse; In Profit or In Loss

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Just like a bride and groom vow to join together for better or for worse, commercial parties joining together through a joint venture must make a similar promise to share in profits and losses. ...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - The LHD/ERISA Advisor

The LHD/ERISA Advisor: Ninth Circuit Joins Fourth Circuit in Holding that Equitable Estoppel is Barred Where Use Would Contradict...

In Wong v. Flynn-Kerper, 999 F.3d 1205 (9th Cir. 2021), the Ninth Circuit barred the use of equitable estoppel to challenge the purchase price of company shares under an ERISA stock ownership plan when such use would...more

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Free Rein Venue Choices? Not So Fast Says the Commercial Division

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The principles of jurisdiction and venue are paramount when determining not only where a proceeding will be conducted, but also which particular laws will govern the proceeding. ...more

Gray Reed

Texas Court Addresses Anti-Washout Clause and Rule Against Perpetuities

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Yowell v. Granite Op. Co. and Apache Corp. v. Peyton Royalties, L.P. is another Rule Against Perpetuities case. Keep reading. The anti-washout protection for your reserved overriding royalty could be at risk....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Summer's Coming, May 2021 | Issue No. 24 - COVID-19 Update: Can't Lose What You Never Had: Court Rejects All Legal Theories...

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Court”) decided in Gap Inc. v. Ponte Gadea N.Y. LLC on March 8, 2021 that a retail tenant will not be able to use the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse...more

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2020 May Be Over, But Litigation Regarding The Pandemic And Private Party Rights Is Not

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As we enter the New Year, the end is not yet in sight for litigation related to COVID-19. Five recent decisions, summarized below, highlight the still developing legal implications of the pandemic on private party rights as...more

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