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Latest News in Commercial Contracts

  • April 29, 2026

    5th Circ. Calls Firm's Bid To Arbitrate $70M Award 'A Stretch'

    A Fifth Circuit panel seemed dubious of a law firm's argument that a federal court lacked jurisdiction over a claim that it shuffled assets to avoid paying an arbitration award that totaled $70 million, saying Wednesday that the firm's argument was "a stretch."

  • April 29, 2026

    Charcoal Substitute Startup Accused Of Stealing $500K

    A Wyoming-based holding company owned by a Colorado family claimed in state court Tuesday that the owners of a now-defunct facility that produced a charcoal substitute fleeced them out of $500,000 by making false assertions about the business and its financial health.

  • April 29, 2026

    Tech Groups Urge Court To Find AI Training Is Fair Use

    Five technology industry groups have urged a California federal judge overseeing a suit accusing Anthropic of infringing copyrighted music to train the artificial intelligence model Claude to find that such activity falls under the umbrella of fair use. 

  • April 29, 2026

    Subcontractor Says Lockheed Must Pay Up After Contract Ax

    An engineering firm urged a Colorado federal judge to reject Lockheed Martin's attempt to evade claims the company failed to pay for work already performed under an engineering subcontract, saying the judge already rejected the same arguments in another case.

  • April 29, 2026

    Music Cos. Must Share Social Media Deals With DSW

    Several music companies within Warner Music Group that are suing DSW over alleged improper use of their music in social media videos must turn over licensing agreements they have with social media companies, an Ohio federal judge has ordered.

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