A federal judge in South Dakota has trimmed Silencer Central’s suit against FedEx, dismissing a negligent misrepresentation claim as preempted by the Airline Deregulation Act while allowing breach of contract and...
A federal judge in South Dakota has trimmed Silencer Central’s suit against FedEx, dismissing a negligent misrepresentation claim as preempted by the Airline Deregulation Act while allowing breach of contract and promissory estoppel claims to proceed.
A federal judge in Texas refused to let a defendant in a contract dispute obtain a preliminary injunction, ruling the alleged harm was purely monetary and thus not irreparable.
A federal judge in Manhattan granted Bonchon Franchise LLC a preliminary injunction Thursday, barring a former franchisee and his associates from operating a competing Korean fried chicken restaurant New Haven, Connecticut address where the Bonchon location...
Fortitude Surgery Center's state-law claims for payment from Aetna were dismissed by a federal court in Arizona for failing to state viable claims for unjust enrichment, promissory estoppel, negligent misrepresentation, or breach of implied contract.
A federal judge in Boston has refused to dismiss a Chapter 93A claim by a wastewater operator alleging it was fired for reporting an overflow to state environmental regulators.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed the Commonwealth Court, holding that a build-to-suit lease for a State Police headquarters constitutes "public work" under the Prevailing Wage Act because public funds paid for at least part of the construction.
The Georgia Supreme Court held that equitable estoppel cannot compel a nonsignatory to arbitrate when the signatory is seeking enforcement, vacating the award against that entity.
A Delaware federal judge dismissed a fraudulent inducement claim in a dispute over social media account control, leaving a franchise buyer with only a breach of contract case against the sellers of its yogurt chain.
A federal judge in Florida has allowed Channel Trade Finance’s claims against TessPay Services and its finance arm to proceed to discovery, rejecting arguments that the complaint failed to adequately allege breaches of a factoring agreement and a personal...
A federal judge in Seattle denied a motion to dismiss a claim holding a corporate officer personally liable for unpaid benefit contributions, ruling that federal common law permits assent to trust agreements to be established through conduct, not just a...
A federal judge in New Orleans ruled that Louisiana law governs a master services agreement in an oilfield allision dispute, barring a crewing contractor from seeking non-contractual indemnity or contribution.
FTI Consulting successfully added new defendants and 15 counts, including trade secret misappropriation, in its commercial dispute with former government official Jonathan Orszag.
A federal judge in Houston has stayed a lawsuit between Golden Pass Pipeline and subcontractor ISC Constructors, deferring to an American Arbitration Association decision on whether the subcontractor can join the prime contractor’s ongoing arbitration with...
A federal judge in Louisiana ruled that a veterinarian’s nationwide non-compete agreement is void under the state’s strict public policy, rejecting the employer’s attempt to enforce an Ohio choice-of-law provision.
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that federal law does not shield freight brokers from state lawsuits claiming they negligently hired dangerous motor carriers, resolving a circuit split.
A federal judge in Chicago allowed a claim that CIBC Bank USA failed to manage a borrower’s liquidation in a commercially reasonable manner to proceed, dismissing fraud and breach of contract claims in a $5 million private credit dispute.
A federal judge in San Francisco ruled that clicking an "I agree" button on Dropbox Sign constitutes unambiguous assent to its Terms of Service, including an arbitration clause, satisfying the 9th Circuit's strict standard for online contract formation.
A federal magistrate judge ruled that insurers and Belong Inc. never formed a binding contract because they failed to agree on material terms, including the scope of the release and payment deadlines.
A federal judge ruled that Weyerhaeuser Co. is limited to charging $60 per acre (adjusted for inflation) for surface access under a 99-year timber lease, dismissing a breach of contract claim by Louisiana Minerals Ltd. due to a lack of proven damages.
A federal judge denied Sony’s request for dispositive sanctions in a contract dispute with ESC-Toy, ruling that Sony failed to prove a former executive’s advice constituted 'transactional taint' warranting dismissal.