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Pop-Up Window Does Not Prove 'Clearly Communicated' Arbitration Clause, 8th Circuit Says

The Eighth Circuit noted several problems with the defendants' reliance on a pop-up window during contract signing, including a lack of information on where an agreement's arbitration clause may be, how many clicks were needed to find it, and whether their website changed.
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New York Law Journal

Venezuela Faces Creditor Ire After Missing $1.5B Bond Payments

Backed by Duane Morris, the bondholder claims Venezuela breached the terms of the bonds when it stopped making semiannual 9.375% interest payments and failed to repay the principal when the loans matured in 2018.
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New York Law Journal

Financial Disclosures in Prenups: The Legal, Personal, and Strategic Considerations

Though financial disclosure is not required by law in New York, it does make a prenup less likely to be legally challenged. However, the benefits are not just legal. In her article, Alyssa Rower  looks at the different "levels" of financial disclosure through various lenses: legal enforceability, psychological and emotional well-being, and negotiation considerations.
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New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Appellate Division Holds 'Clickwrap' Arbitration Provision Enforceable

"For consumers, the decision underscores the need to carefully review any terms of use or terms of service attached to a website or app," write Day Pitney's Michael L. Fialkoff and Andrew R. Ingalls
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New York Law Journal

Hospitality Performance Tests: Fool's Gold?

Pryor Cashman attorneys Todd Soloway, Bryan Mohler and Itai Raz discuss how performance tests for hotel management function in the real world and look at recent case law interpreting these tests and the manners in which performance tests can and cannot provide additional protection to hotel owners.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Co-Founder and Startup Divorce: Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst

This article discusses the "divorce" of startup businesses. This article discusses how the separation process of said business occurs and what to consider such as assessing the value of the company, dividing up who owns what, evaluating an agreements (if there are any), the transfer process, and dissolving the IP.
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New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Judge Finds That Plaintiff's Ignorance of Contract's Illegal Insufficiency Does Not Defeat Summary Judgment

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors. 
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The Recorder

Who Got the Work: Morgan Lewis Set to Defend X Corp., Elon Musk in ERISA Suit

Plaintiffs, former Twitter executives, say in their complaint that Elon Musk's acquisition of the microblogging app constituted a "material adverse change" in employment terms and meant they were entitled to severance packages upon resignation.
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New York Law Journal

Dispute on 'Implicit' Term Insufficient to Preclude Enforcement

This article discusses the potential risks companies face when working with renegotiation of settlement agreements. "plaintiffs Javelin Global Commodities (UK) Ltd. and Bluegrass Commodities LP sued defendant Lexington Coal Company, and its affiliates, under two different contracts: (i) a contract between Bluegrass and Lexington granting Bluegrass the exclusive right to market and sell thermal coal; and (ii) a contract between Javelin and Lexington for the sale of metallurgical coal to Javelin."
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Muhammad Ali's Daughter Accused of Ignoring South Florida Judge

The plaintiff claimed Khaliah Ali Wertheimer has not complied with court orders for discovery and other legal matters.
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