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Latest News in Commercial Contracts

  • September 25, 2026

    McDonald's Beats Most Of Black Franchisees' Bias Claims

    An Illinois federal judge on Friday tossed all but a single claim in litigation by former McDonald's franchisees who allege the fast-food giant systematically discriminated against Black operators, while warning plaintiffs that they "pushed — if not crossed" — boundaries by filing a complaint containing "more paragraphs than the Gettysburg Address contained words."

  • September 25, 2026

    Kraft Heinz Must Face Cheesecake Snack Label Deception Suit

    Kraft Heinz Foods Co. LLC must face a group of customers' proposed class claim that the company deceives consumers by making its Philadelphia Cheesecake Crumble snack with synthetic lactic acid despite its label claiming the product is free of artificial preservatives, an Illinois federal judge ruled.

  • September 25, 2026

    Hemp Shop Owner Hits LA With $10M Suit Over Raids

    A Black entrepreneur claims he was run out of business through unlawful and racially motivated raids on his hemp shop by the Los Angeles Police Department, in a lawsuit in state court that seeks $10 million in damages — the third he has filed on similar claims against city officials.

  • September 25, 2026

    Texas Judge Says Perot's VC Firm Can't Be Held To Handshake

    The Texas Business Court threw out a lawsuit brought by a Dallas businessman accusing billionaire Ross Perot Jr. of stiffing him out of his rightful equity interest in a healthcare company that sold for $2 billion, saying the businessman signed an agreement waiving his interest in the company.

  • September 25, 2026

    Southwest Investors Ask 5th Circ. To Revive 'Meltdown' Suit

    Southwest Airlines investors have asked the Fifth Circuit to revive their securities fraud suit, alleging the airline's 2022 holiday travel "meltdown" stemmed from outdated technology and a flawed flight route structure, and that they have provided enough evidence showing the company made false statements to the public.

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