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Carlton Fields

Fifth Circuit Reverses Decision Denying Motion to Compel International Arbitration

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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a district court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration, concluding that the contract between the parties evinced an intent to arbitrate even if the purported arbitral...more

Jones Day

Earnouts in M&A Transactions: Recent Decisions From Delaware

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In 2024, Delaware courts issued multiple instructive decisions on earnout provisions in life sciences M&A transactions. ...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Texas Business Court Could Make Litigation Faster, More Efficient

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Texas’ new business court, which the state hopes will make complex litigation more efficient, opens in less than four months. And while there’s still uncertainty about how the court will operate, its structure and the Texas...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Where’s the Beef? Causation and Culpability Are Fatal Pitfalls in Zaycon Foods Lawsuit

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When representing an aggrieved plaintiff in a commercial matter, there are certain business torts that I tend to rely on more heavily than others.  If business torts were foods, for example, a claim like breach of contract...more

Gray Reed

Long-Running Texas Boundary Dispute Continues

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Ellison v. Three Rivers Acquisition LLC et al., on remand from the Texas Supreme Court, is the third round of a boundary dispute between mineral lessees in Irion County.   For the history of Ms. Ellison’s odyssey from...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Delaware Court Upholds “Sandbagging,” But Policy Concerns Linger

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It’s a situation that, at least theoretically, could happen many times every business day, all across the country, given how often businesses choose to have Delaware law apply to their contracts. A party (the seller or...more

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