Contract Disputes, Breach of Contract, Bad Faith

Abuse of Contractual Right When Renegotiating a Commercial Lease: the Superior Court Rules on Unreasonable Offers by Landlord

Stikeman Elliott LLP on 7/15/2025

In Grains Boivins inc. v. Élevages St-Georges inc. (2025 QCCS 25), a decision dated January 10, 2025, the Superior Court handed down a decision reminding landlords that they must negotiate with tenants in good faith when...more

Insurance Bad Faith Claims Following Car Accidents: When and Why They Arise

Maison Law on 5/6/2025

Dealing with an insurance company after a car accident can be a real pain. Having to talk to an investigator (after you've already spoken with the police), wait months for a determination, and potentially get denied coverage...more

Court Enforces Pleading Standards and Dismisses Bad Faith Allegations

Zelle LLP on 3/19/2025

In Fif Engineering, LLC v. Pacific Employers Ins. Co., No. 24-665, 2025 WL 593384 (S.D. Tex. Feb. 24, 2025), a United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, granted an insurer’s motion to...more

The Curious Case of the Expelled LLC Member Bound by Operating Agreement He Never Signed

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 2/4/2020

The case of Shapiro v Ettenson ranks as one of the more consequential ones in the realm of New York’s LLC jurisprudence....more

Louisiana Operator’s Bad Faith Does Not Preclude Recovery

Gray Reed on 10/31/2019

Under Louisiana law, does the operator’s bad faith preclude recovery for the non-operator’s breach of a joint operating agreement if the operator caused the non-operator to breach the JOA but did not itself breach?...more

Southern District of New York: Bad Faith Claim Based on Underlying Contract Claim Must be Dismissed as Duplicative

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP on 6/17/2014

Orange v. The Travelers Indemnity Co., No. 7:13-CV-06790-NSR (S.D.N.Y. May 14, 2014). The Southern District of New York granted an insurer’s partial motion to dismiss insured’s separate claim of bad faith as...more