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Delaware Chancery Court Grants Partial Judgment On Post-Acquisition Earnout Payments, Finding They Were Not Conditioned On...

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On July 31, 2025, Vice Chancellor Lori W. Will of the Delaware Court of Chancery granted partial judgment on the pleadings on a breach of contract counterclaim asserted by defendant, the former majority owner of two...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Recent Québec Court of Appeal Decision Highlights the Importance of Clear Drafting for Earnouts

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Ambiguous drafting of earnout provisions in M&A agreements is a perennial source of post-closing disputes. What may have seemed clear to parties in the heat of negotiations can often become less so as time passes,...more

Carlton Fields

Fifth Circuit Affirms Denial of Arbitration, Rejects Arbitration Provisions in “Battle of the Forms” Between Buyer and Seller in...

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The case involved the sale of mist eliminators (demisters) from MECS Inc. to Axiall Canada Inc., an owner of a Canadian manufacturing facility. A key issue involved the terms of the parties’ contractual relationship as formed...more

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