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New York Law Journal

Lawsuit Alleging $23 Million Contract Breach Against Biogen Moves Forward

Acting Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Anar Rathod Patel last week denied a motion to dismiss from defendants Reata and Biogen, finding that fact questions remained.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

$16M From a Laredo Jury? Yes. And $900K in Attorney Fees

"In a tantrum over this litigation that was unhinged from fact or law, Davenport told EOG in no uncertain terms that he was refusing to comply with the Water Purchase Agreement," defense attorney Corey Wehmeyer alleged in the counterclaims.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Boies Schiller Company Loses Appeal: Could Owe 7 Figures in Attorney Fees

"Even the best trial judges make mistakes," said plaintiffs co-counsel Tyler Ulrich about the lawsuit loss.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'They Tried to Pay You. You Refused It': Attorney Faces Threat of Sanctions for Drawing Out Suit Against Kleinbard

U.S. District Judge Paul Diamond of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania appeared to grow frustrated with attorney Julie Negovan as she sought to explain why she refused Kleinbard's offer of payment to her client and former law firm, Griesing Mazzeo, in a dispute over a subcontracting agreement between the firms.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Pac-12, Represented by Keker, Sues Mountain West Conference Over 'Unlawful' Poaching Penalty

Pac-12's counsel at Keker, Van Nest & Peters, which filed the complaint on Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, claimed that the Pac-12 was forced to agree to the "unlawful" terms of its agreement with the MWC under duress. The claim alleged an invalid contract for unenforceable penalties and violations of the Section 1 of the Sherman Act, California's Cartwright Act and California's Unfair Competition Law.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Illusory Contract; Eviction Based on Illegal Use of Premises: This Week in Scott Mollen's Realty Law Digest

Scott Mollen discusses "Lewis v. Berger," involving an illusory contract, and "Aldot Holding Corporation v. Ninth Avenue Organic Deli," where a landlord alleged that the tenant was illegally using the premises for the retail sale of cannabis.
17 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Gibbs & Bruns Safeguards $38M Judgment for Occidental Against Wells Fargo

A series of miscommunications between Wells Fargo and Occidental Petroleum's agent led to a delay in the sale of stock and an alleged loss of $38 million, Occidental claimed.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Splitting the (Painting of the) Baby: The Issue of Fine Art in Prenups and Divorces

Under the backdrop of the case 'Macklowe v. Macklowe,', the authors discuss how many of the unique challenges that fine art poses in a divorce can be preempted with a prenuptial agreement.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Sides With Lyft Driver in Contractual Dispute Over $1M Uninsured Motorist Coverage

U.S. District Judge Gerald J. Pappert determined a terms of service agreement and the driver guidebook promise was a binding contract between Lyft and one of its drivers, Khalid Ahtasham.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Sides With Insured in Dispute Over Nationwide's UIM 'Clarifications'

"In short, Mr. McGuire is right. The prior policy's exclusion didn't exclude UM/UIM coverage for an unlicensed driver. And the one product policy clearly does," wrote U.S. District Judge Nicholas Ranjan of the Western District of Pennsylvania.
6 minute read

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