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The Bat Flip Heard Around the World: Rocco v. Little League Baseball, Inc.

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In the world of youth sports, few moments are as exhilarating as a home run in a championship game. For 12-year-old M.R. of Haddonfield, New Jersey, that moment became the center of a legal controversy that captured national...more

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Georgia Supreme Court Affirms Arbitration Award, Holds Ex Parte Communications With Arbitrator Did Not Prejudice Affected Party

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In Docs of CT LLC v. Biotek Services LLC, the Supreme Court of Georgia considered an appeal brought by Docs of CT LLC, seeking to vacate an arbitration award on the grounds that “the arbitrator exhibited partiality and...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

Successful Mediation of Franchise Disputes: Factors That Influence the Outcome

Franchising as a legal relationship has embraced mediation as a pre-filing requirement to a lawsuit or arbitration in many franchise agreements. So, how has it gone? Originally published in the ABA’s The Franchise Lawyer -...more

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August 2025 Business Litigation Report

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When Machines Discriminate: The Rise of AI Bias Lawsuits - Over the past three years, businesses in the United States have rapidly adopted artificial intelligence (“AI”) technology – defined broadly as the ability of...more

Maynard Nexsen

Alabama Supreme Court Appellate Alert: Decisions from August 22, 2025

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The Alabama Supreme Court issued its weekly release list on Friday, August 22, which included two opinions of interest to the Alabama business community...more

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Indemnity Costs and Issue-Based Costs Orders in the Bermuda Court of Appeal

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The Court of Appeal for Bermuda has lately clarified two important aspects of the law of litigation costs in Bermuda: the test for indemnity costs and the availability of issue-based costs awards. In each respect the Court of...more

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP

When To Seek Judicial Dissolution For Your Restaurant Business

Running a restaurant with business partners can be a rewarding venture, but partnerships don’t always go as planned. Disagreements, financial troubles, and breaches of fiduciary duty can create conflicts so severe that...more

Haynes Boone

Arbitration in the Fifth – July 2025

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In July 2025, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals considered enforcement of an arbitration agreement contained in an attorney representation agreement, and in Barnett v. Am. Express Nat'l Bank, the court of appeals reiterated...more

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Control, Creativity, Closure: The Mediation Advantage

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In a world rife with conflict—commercial, interpersonal, organizational and beyond—the need for effective dispute resolution has never been greater. Judge Morton Denlow, a retired U.S. Magistrate Judge, offers this...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Court Invalidates Indemnification Claim for Failure to Comply with Dispute Resolution Provisions

Halinski v. ADS Grp. Acquisition, LLC (Del. Ch. (7/25) discusses the propriety of indemnification claims.  The relevant SPA deferred payment of a $4,439,000 Tax Holdback to cover certain possible post-closing tax liabilities....more

Morgan Lewis

The Introduction of Commercial Courts and Commercial Chambers in Germany

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On April 1, 2025, the Act to Strengthen the Judicial System (Justizstandort-Stärkungsgesetz – Strengthening Act) came into force. This Act authorizes the federal states to establish specialized chambers for commercial matters...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Podcast - Ejecución de facturas electrónicas

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En el episodio 50 de "A Lo Legal En Par Minutos", el socio Edwin Cortés conversa con Lorena Martínez, abogada de litigios y derecho inmobiliario, sobre el cobro ejecutivo de facturas electrónicas. Lorena explica que las...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Game Changer: Rule 11-h Reshapes New York Complex Business Disputes

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New York’s Commercial Division has long prided itself on adopting practices and procedures similar to the federal courts. A recent amendment to its rules takes a further step in that direction by mandating initial disclosures...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Un tribunal albertain applique l’arrêt Petrowest pour suspendre un arbitrage en faveur d’une procédure de mise sous séquestre

Le 26 mai 2025, la Cour du Banc du Roi de l’Alberta (la « CBRA ») a suspendu un projet d’arbitrage en faveur d’une procédure de mise sous séquestre en cours dans l’affaire Mayfield Investments Ltd (Re). C’était la première...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

Choose the Right Option: How Facilitative and Evaluative Approaches Can Both Have a Role in Mediation

There are various mediation styles or philosophies that parties to litigation encounter when mediating. Generally, they can be categorized as either facilitative or evaluative approaches. Some mediators feel that they should...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Pre-Policy Email Does Not Constitute a Claim

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The United States District Court for the Southern District of California, applying California law, has held that an email issued to an insured homeowners association (“HOA”) before the inception of the relevant claims-made...more

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Not Every Appeal Goes to the Top: Understanding the Pathways in State and Federal Court

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Sometimes a judge or jury finds against you, and you must decide whether and how to appeal. But not every court ruling can be appealed. And not every appeal can make it all the way to a state’s highest court or to the U.S....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The Hague Judgments Convention Enters into Force in the UK

On 1 July 2025, the Hague Convention of July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (the “Convention”) came into force in the UK. The Convention allows civil and commercial...more

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Bennett Jones Acts for CPKC in Setting Aside "Extraordinary" C$228 Million Award on Commercial Land Deal

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On July 2, 2025, the Court of Appeal of Alberta set aside a C$228 million judgment against Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CPKC) and the Province of Alberta (the Province), arising from a failed real estate transaction....more

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New Texas Legislation Means More Corporate Cases Will Be Resolved in Specialized Texas Business Courts

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The Texas Legislature has refined the structure and jurisdiction of the Texas Business Court through amendments signed by Governor Abbott on June 21, 2025. The changes aim to broaden the court’s authority, streamline complex...more

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Hague Judgments Convention 2019 in force for the UK from July 1—key points for commercial parties

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The 2019 Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (the Judgments Convention) is in force for the UK from July 1, 2025....more

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The Dubai Cassation Court's recent ruling on the legal concept of Without Prejudice.

In the UAE, the common law legal principle of without prejudice is usually not applied in onshore courts. This legal concept, which is found in many legal systems, ensures that statements made during settlement discussions...more

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Dispute Resolution in the UAE: Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

In the UAE, disputes can be settled by two different methods. This method includes traditional court litigation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods, such as arbitration and mediation. Each dispute resolution...more

BCLP

Is the Adjudication Process Unfair?

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On 17 June 2025 the Adjudication Society held a panel discussion, hosted by BCLP, looking at whether the adjudication process is unfair to employers, main contractors or subcontractors or does it just feel that way....more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Texas Business Court Quarterly Update – Q1 and Q2 2025

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As a part of Vinson & Elkins’ Texas Business Court Quarterly Update, the following update summarizes the Texas Business Court opinions—categorized by primary issue—that have been released since September 1, 2024 through the...more

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