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Latest News in Commercial Contracts

  • October 19, 2026

    Ex-Josh Cellars Prez Can Keep Litigation Funding Out Of Trial

    A Connecticut judge on Monday refused to allow companies behind the Josh Cellars wine brand to introduce an ex-president's alleged litigation funding deals during an upcoming trademark royalties trial, finding that the agreements aren't relevant to his $4 million contract and fiduciary duty claims against his former employers.

  • October 19, 2026

    Amazon Noncompetes Run Afoul Of California Law, Suit Says

    Two former Amazon employees have accused the company of wrongfully forcing its California workers to sign agreements containing a noninterference provision, contending the provision amounts to a noncompetition clause that's forbidden by state law.

  • October 19, 2026

    FCRA, TCPA Drive Consumer Protection Suits To 10-Year High

    Consumer protection litigation in federal courts hit a 10-year high in 2025, fueled by a rise in credit reporting and telemarketing disputes, and these gains show no signs of abating as the emergence of artificial intelligence tools sparks more grievances, according to a new report by Lex Machina.

  • October 19, 2026

    Justices Asked To Resolve Nonsignatory Arbitration Split

    A trading firm is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to finally resolve whether an arbitrator or a court should decide the proper venue for a dispute involving a nonsignatory to an arbitration agreement, as it fights a Seventh Circuit opinion keeping a putative securities class action in court.

  • October 19, 2026

    RE Firm Settles Suit Over $200M Contaminated NC Homes Buy

    A real estate firm has settled its North Carolina federal suit alleging a multifamily property owner and its affiliates wrongfully kept $2 million in earnest money deposits even after the firm learned of contamination at a Charlotte property and scrapped a nearly $200 million purchase agreement, according to a Monday court report. 

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