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Cranfill Sumner LLP

Business Court Sends Trade Secret Matter to Trial; Denies Summary Judgment

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On July 23, 2025, the North Carolina Business Court denied summary judgment in United Therapeutics Corp. v. Liquidia Technologies, Inc., allowing claims of trade secret misappropriation and unfair trade practices to proceed...more

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The Scope of "As-Is" Provisions in Your Vessel's Purchase and Sales Agreement

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An "as-is" provision in a purchase and sale agreement is a key component of said agreement. As such, litigation over the scope of this type of clause is noteworthy. While an ongoing dispute in the U.S. District Court for the...more

Lathrop GPM

Ohio Federal Court Grants Keg Distributor’s Motion for Temporary Restraining Order Prohibiting Fellow Distributor from Spouting...

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A federal court in Ohio recently granted Cavalier Distributing’s motion to temporarily restrain a fellow distributor, MicroStar Logistics, from contacting other keg suppliers to accuse Cavalier of failing to pay a debt or...more

Robson & Robson, P.C.

When a co-shareholder purchases the debt obligations of the company without partners' knowledge

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I spend a lot of my time representing business owners in disputes with their business partners. As part of that job, I have an opportunity to see the variety of ways in which one business owner tries to rip off another...more

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“Hidden Ball Trick” – Yankees’ Aaron Judge Case Involving Deception Carries Lessons for Contractors

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The hidden ball trick is a baseball play in which the fielder fakes a throw to the pitcher, so that he can trick the runner into stepping off the base. The fielder then tags out the runner. It’s a deceptive move that can...more

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Massachusetts Appeals Court Expands Chapter 93A to Encompass Hotel’s Failure to Warn Guest of Non-Solicitation Policy

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With each decision, the courts give shape to Chapter 93A. This is Attorney Thayer’s second article on such decisions. To read his July 2023 coverage, click here. In a surprising decision that heightens potential exposure...more

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Recent Federal and State Decisions Clarify Business Litigation under Chapter 93A

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Here is a breakdown on how new Federal and State decisions clarify Massachusetts Chapter 93A Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Law in Business-to-Business Disputes - A flurry of judicial decisions in spring 2023 has...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Texas (Business) Courts to Open for Business: Law Creating Specialized Business Courts in Texas Becomes Official

Last Friday, June 9, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Texas House Bill 19, which codifies a business court system in Texas. Similar to the commercial court systems that exist in Delaware and New York, Texas's business court...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Massachusetts Court Tosses Out Time-Barred Claims Against Williams-Sonoma

Judge Krupp, sitting in the Massachusetts Business Litigation Session, ruled that the statute of limitations barred the plaintiff’s tort, contract, and unfair and deceptive practices claims against Williams-Sonoma....more

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Missouri Supreme Court Holds Consumer Arbitration Agreements Enforceable

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On Tuesday, July 12, 2022, the Missouri Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Bridgecrest Acceptance Corporation v. Kelly Donaldson and Robert Haulcy, No. SC99269 and Bridgecrest Acceptance Corporation v. Christopher...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Florida Real Property And Business Litigation Report, Volume 14, Issue 2

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Black Knight Servicing Technologies, LLC v. PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, Case No. 1D20-1492 (Fla. 1st DCA 2021). The filing of a separate lawsuit raising separate claims against a separate entity does not establish an...more

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Business Law Lessons from the Tiger King

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[Spoiler alert – This article discusses events documented in the Netflix series and is based on the content of the shows.] - In this time of deep fear and heavy unrest about the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, the world has...more

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Doing Business in Singapore: Consumer Sector

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In 2019, Singapore was ranked no. 2 for “Best Country in the World to do business” by the World Bank. Singapore is seen as a gateway to the Asian markets, where spending by 3.2 billion middle-class consumers could hit US$55...more

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Can I Get My Legal Fees Back for Having to Defend This Case?

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One of the most common questions I get from my clients is whether they can recover their legal expenses for having to defend a meritless case. The short answer is that in most cases, no. That may seem unfair, especially...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Summary Update On The Law Of Chapter 93a

Standards Governing Business Claims Under 93A ¦ Higher standard applies for business plaintiffs. More decisions confirm that a business plaintiff must make a higher showing of defendant wrongdoing in order to...more

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