By Colleen Murphy | September 19, 2022
"Jenzack asks us to slalom past an intervening settlement agreement and a plainly written consent judgment to award it more than a million dollars in post-judgment interest," Judge Joseph A. Greenaway Jr. stated. "We choose a different path."
By Colleen Murphy | September 15, 2022
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit agreed with a federal judge in New Jersey that courts—not arbitrators—are authorized to determine whether an arbitration agreement is superseded by a subsequent contract.
By VerdictSearch | August 25, 2022
In January 2019, plaintiffs Allen Shears and Latasha Shears hired contractor Michael Laws to perform renovations to their basement and deck at their home in Trevose. The couple claimed that Laws only performed a fraction of the work that he was contracted to do, and the work he did perform was intentionally performed in a nonworkmanlike manner.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Justin Henry | August 19, 2022
Greising Law says it was duped into serving as Kleinbard's small diverse business subcontractor to secure work with the state government and was shorted on fees.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Craig R. Tractenberg | August 18, 2022
The franchise case begins with a quote of movie mogul, Samuel Goldwyn, "A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on." Goldwyn's truism regarding contract law is remembered in the case of Van Bortel v. Ford Motor, (W.D. NY Aug. 10, 2022).
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Colleen Murphy | August 12, 2022
"Recognizing the limited circumstances that justify vacating an arbitration award, we are satisfied that one such circumstance is present here: the award was procured by fraud," stated Jordan. "An honest process is what those who agree to arbitration have a right to expect."
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By D. Matthew Jameson III | August 9, 2022
This article addresses various contractual options available to parties to address the risks of material availability and price escalation.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jennifer Horn and Matthew Dempsey | August 9, 2022
The complexities, challenges, and practical realities of filing a Mechanics Lien against a single improvement that traverses multiple Pennsylvania properties, as well as multiple properties of our sister states, is discussed.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Colleen Murphy | June 13, 2022
"We acknowledge the trial court's sentiment that appellant 'made a bad deal' in agreeing to the term that any monies paid would be non-refundable," stated McCaffery. "Nevertheless, as the court aptly noted, contracting parties are bound by their agreements, irrespective of whether they embody reasonable or good bargains."
By ALM Staff | April 29, 2022
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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