Commercial Contracts

  • March 24, 2026

    Beasley Allen Says NJ Justices Review Of Talc DQ 'Essential'

    Beasley Allen urged the New Jersey Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a lower court's decision to disqualify it from representing plaintiffs in multicounty litigation over Johnson & Johnson's talc-based baby powder, arguing that the court's immediate review of the interlocutory order is "essential."

  • March 24, 2026

    Ex-NRA Head Faces Sanctions Bid For Throwing Water At Atty

    The National Rifle Association asked a Florida federal judge to dismiss a suit from a former association president as a sanction because the former leader cursed at and threw water from her glass at the association's counsel when she was deposed this month.

  • March 24, 2026

    Zillow Wants Out Of Proposed Monopoly Class Action

    Zillow Group Inc. urged a Washington federal court to dismiss a proposed class action alleging real estate agents were forced to promote its loan business in exchange for client referrals, arguing the agents failed to name which market was impacted by the alleged conduct.

  • March 24, 2026

    $18M Deal Sparks Noncompete Fight In Del. Chancery

    Enviracore Services Group LLC has sued the former owner of an environmental services company it bought for about $18 million, accusing him of flouting a noncompete agreement, diverting business and withholding key assets in a dispute now before the Delaware Court of Chancery.

  • March 24, 2026

    Citibank Wins Order To Arbitrate Military Lending Case

    A North Carolina federal judge paused a military consumer lawsuit against Citibank NA over misleading information about interest and fees after the Fourth Circuit determined that the arbitration agreements were enforceable.

  • March 23, 2026

    Timeshare Exit Co.'s Insurer Challenges $630M Class Deal

    Insurance provider General Casualty Co. of Wisconsin on Friday challenged client Reed Hein & Associates LLC's $630 million settlement with a class of Reed Hein customers in Washington federal court, saying the figure was crafted by a plaintiffs' expert with no relevant background.

  • March 23, 2026

    Wash. OKs Cash Transaction Rounding Rules As Penny Fades

    Washington adopted a law on Monday allowing cash retail transactions to be rounded to the nearest nickel increment, providing clarity for Evergreen State merchants in the wake of the federal government's decision to stop making pennies last year.

  • March 23, 2026

    Anthropic Says DOD Security Risk Label Is Unconstitutional

    Anthropic PBC has doubled down on its push for an order blocking the Trump administration from labeling it a supply chain risk to national security, telling a California federal court the executive branch was punishing "a major company for the sin of expressing its views on a matter of profound public significance."

  • March 23, 2026

    Hemp Co. Pans 'Scattershot' Counterclaims In Soured Biz Deal

    A North Carolina industrial hemp distributor has urged a federal judge to toss counterclaims lobbed against it from a state lawmaker's CBD company, alleging that all the fraud claims are too "wide-ranging" and "scatter-shot" to pass muster.

  • March 23, 2026

    Social Media Jurors Say They Are Deadlocked On A Defendant

    A California jury considering claims Meta and Google harm children's mental health through their social media platforms reported Monday that it is deadlocked as to one of the defendants, but it wasn't clear if the jury is stuck on the question of liability or on potential punitive damages.

  • March 23, 2026

    Supreme Court Turns Away French Shipwreck Salvage Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court Monday declined to review an underwater salvage outfit's challenge of an Eleventh Circuit decision that the Sunken Military Craft Act blocks the company's salvage rights to a sunken ship without France's consent.

  • March 23, 2026

    Atty, New Firm Face DQ Bid In Fight Over Arbitration Fees

    A woman being sued by a Chinese law firm in Washington federal court as it looks to get paid for its arbitration services seeks to disqualify the firm's U.S.-based counsel, saying her lawyer went to work for the American firm but didn't disclose that she had been involved in the case.

  • March 23, 2026

    Insurers Seek Early Win In $22M Berkshire Antitrust Case

    A group of insurers sued by a Berkshire Hathaway-owned construction supplier have asked a Colorado federal judge for an early win in the suit, claiming they have no duty to indemnify the damages in an underlying antitrust suit.

  • March 23, 2026

    Fox's Bid To Detain Mexican Exec In TM Dispute Denied

    Fox Corp. on Monday lost its bid to detain a Mexican media executive for misusing the company's sports broadcast trademarks after a New York federal judge said it was not the right move despite the executive's attempt to evade sanctions.

  • March 23, 2026

    Revance Investors Ink $17M Deal In Take-Private Offer Suit

    Dermal fillers company Revance Therapeutics Inc. and two of its executives have agreed to a $17 million settlement to end claims the company hurt investors after the value of a take-private tender offer was negotiated down following allegations that Revance had breached a distribution deal with another company.

  • March 23, 2026

    Stem Cell Clinic Accused Of Deceiving Patients

    An operator of clinics offering stem cell and plasma therapies lures in desperate patients for unproven treatments marketed as guaranteed cures with no-interest payments, according to a proposed class suit filed Monday in Miami.

  • March 23, 2026

    Day Pitney Fights DQ Over Ex-Justice's Time On Case He Heard

    Day Pitney LLP has apologized after former Connecticut Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson, now a firm partner, billed 15.7 hours for reviewing a since-remanded case he heard years ago as a justice, but the firm said the "error" should not disqualify its other lawyers from advancing the litigation. 

  • March 23, 2026

    Nursing Home Atty Fees Axed Over Lack Of Proximate Cause

    A New Jersey appellate panel has ruled that an estate can't recover attorney fees under the state statute governing nursing home residents' rights because the jury in an underlying wrongful‑death and negligence trial found no damages tied to any statutory violation.

  • March 23, 2026

    Wash. Firm, Ex-Client Clash Over Fee Agreement Terms

    A Spokane, Washington-headquartered intellectual property firm and a former client embroiled in a $7.2 million fee dispute in Washington federal court are sparring over whether an email exchange constitutes a formal change to a fee arrangement underlying the action, as both sides fight for an early end to claims.

  • March 23, 2026

    NC Justices Split On Wage Act Elements In Earth Fare Appeal

    North Carolina's highest court has upheld a six-figure unjust enrichment verdict favoring the founder of the organic supermarket chain Earth Fare in a split decision that set off a debate among the justices about what is required to prove a state Wage and Hour Act claim.

  • March 23, 2026

    Emails Enough For Law Firm To Secure Fee, NC Justices Rule

    Raleigh-based law firm Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers LLP secured a $13,500 victory in the North Carolina Supreme Court when the justices found that a father's emails to the firm satisfied the state's fraud statute requirement that a contract "be in writing."

  • March 23, 2026

    NC High Court Nixes Mold Claims Over Contract Limit

    The North Carolina Supreme Court has thrown out a couple's suit against a contractor over water and mold damage to their home, finding that a one-year limitation on claims in their work contract applies over the four-year statute of limitations in the state's Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

  • March 23, 2026

    Tax-Evading Farm Biz Owner Hospitalized On Way To Prison

    The owner of a vertical farming business whom federal authorities sought to arrest after he failed to report to prison for tax evasion was hospitalized for a medical emergency on his way to surrender, his wife told a Pennsylvania federal court Monday.

  • March 23, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court's docket this past week featured high-stakes disputes involving major consumer brands, a reinstated video game executive, revived noncompete and compensation claims and fresh allegations of corporate misconduct in the healthcare sector.

  • March 23, 2026

    Chicken Grower's Federal Wage Claims Against Perdue Axed

    A Perdue Foods chicken farmer who claimed he was misclassified as an independent contractor filed his federal wage claims too late, a Georgia federal judge ruled, while allowing portions of his state law claims to proceed.

Expert Analysis

  • Lessons From Justices' Split On Major Questions Doctrine

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    The justices' varied opinions in Learning Resources v. Trump, which held the International Emergency Economy Powers Act did not confer the power to impose tariffs, offer a meaningful window into the U.S. Supreme Court's perspective on the major questions doctrine that will likely shape lower courts' approach to executive action challenges, say attorneys at Venable.

  • Proposed DOL Rule Could Simplify Contractor Classification

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    If the U.S. Department of Labor's recently proposed rule governing employee versus independent contractor classification is finalized, it would permit energy sector employers to evaluate the nature of the working relationship with a more straightforward and predictable analysis than the 2024 rule's unweighted test, say attorneys at Bracewell.

  • How The New Tariff Landscape May Unfold

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    To replace tariffs formerly imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the administration will rely on a patchwork of statutes, potentially leading to procedural challenges and a complex tariff landscape with varying levels, durations and applicability, says Joseph Grossman-Trawick at King & Spalding.

  • What GCs Should Keep In Mind When Developing AI Addenda

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    When general counsel develop their own customer-side artificial intelligence addenda to be used as the baseline for negotiations with AI vendors, they should take care to rightsize the addenda relative to their organization's size, complexity and bargaining power, say attorneys at Polsinelli.

  • 2nd Circ. Kazakh Ruling Clarifies RICO Rule, FSIA Exception

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    The Second Circuit's recent Yerkyn v. Yakovlevich ruling, dismissing a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claim, demonstrates that RICO's domestic injury requirement is a merits question, and reaffirms the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act's commercial activity exception, says Brant Kuehn at Greenspoon Marder.

  • Character.AI Case Highlights Agentic AI Liability Questions

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    The recently settled litigation against Character Technologies Inc. provides an early case study for exploring salient legal issues related to agentic artificial intelligence, such as tort liability, strict liability, statutory liability and contractual liability, says Samuel Mitchells at Smith Gambrell.

  • How DOL Rule Would Preserve App-Based Contractor Work

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    The U.S. Department of Labor's proposed 2026 independent contractor rule reinforces the centrality of worker autonomy and entrepreneurial opportunity that characterize many app-based arrangements, and returns to a framework that may offer increased predictability for platforms and workers alike, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.

  • Series

    Volunteering With Scouts Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Serving as an assistant scoutmaster for my son’s troop reaffirmed several skills and principles crucial to lawyering — from the importance of disconnecting to the value of morality, says Michael Warren at McManis Faulkner.

  • Compliance Takeaways Amid Subscription Practices Scrutiny

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    The Federal Trade Commission's prioritization of enforcement regarding deceptive billing and cancellation practices in recurring subscriptions, and new click-to-cancel rulemaking expected on the horizon, carry key takeaways for companies using recurring subscriptions to sell products or services, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: In Court, It's About Storytelling

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    Law school provides doctrine, cases and hypotheticals, but when lawyers step into the courtroom, they must learn the importance of clarity, credibility, memorability and preparation — in other words, how to tell simple, effective stories, say Nicholas Steverson and Danielle Trujillo at Wheeler Trigg, and Lisa DeCaro at Courtroom Performance.

  • What Kalshi Cases Reveal About State Authority, Regulation

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    Prediction markets like Kalshi have ignited complex legal battles that get to the heart of how novel financial products intersect with traditional state enforcement authority, and courts are already beginning to divide over whether federal law preempts state enforcement authority restricting these offerings, say attorneys at Holtzman Vogel.

  • What US Arms Sales Reforms Mean For Defense Industry

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    A recent executive order with the goal of increasing U.S. arms sales transparency, speed and government-industry collaboration carries both promise and risk for the defense industry as the government seeks to leverage the private sector and use commercial products for defense purposes, say attorneys at Fluet.

  • How Recent Del. Rulings Clarify M&A Deal Fraud Carveouts

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    Two recent Delaware decisions have provided clarity regarding when a party can or cannot rely on representations made during the course of an M&A transaction, particularly on the scope and enforceability of antireliance provisions, and on representations they knew or should have known were false, says Anthony Boccamazzo at Olshan Frome.

  • Aligning Microsoft Tools With NYC Bar AI Recording Guidance

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    The New York City Bar Association’s recently issued formal opinion, providing ethical guidance on artificial intelligence-assisted recording, transcription and summarization, raises immediate questions about data governance and e-discovery for companies that use Microsoft 365 and Copilot, say Staci Kaliner, Martin Tully and John Collins at Redgrave.

  • Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: March Lessons

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    In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses four recent rulings from January and identifies practice tips from cases involving allegations of violations of consumer fraud regulations, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, employment law and breach of contract statutes.

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