Contract Disputes, Jurisdiction, Damages

Oklahoma Limits Claims for Construction Cases

White and Williams LLP on 7/10/2025

Often times, subrogation practitioners take the “kitchen sink” approach when pursuing claims: they name all potentially liable parties under all available legal theories and whittle down from there. With construction defect...more

Ambiguity Frees Louisiana Royalty Owner From Post-Production Costs

Gray Reed on 7/2/2025

In Franklin v. Regions Bank the Fifth Circuit concluded that a royalty clause in a mineral lease resulted in a gross proceeds royalty; the royalty owners did not bear their proportionate share of post-production costs. Read...more

Texas Business Court Weighs Jurisdiction over Out-of-State Property Interests

McGinnis Lochridge on 6/27/2025

When can a Texas court rule on New Mexico property disputes? The answer hinges on whether the property interest is 'central' or just 'incidental' to the real fight....more

Class action waiver prevails: Fourth Circuit reverses certification in Marriott data breach litigation again

Hogan Lovells on 6/16/2025

The Fourth Circuit (again) de-certified classes in the Marriott Data Breach Litigation. As further described below, the court held that the class action waiver at issue in the case was valid, not prohibited by Rule 23, and...more

Sixth Circuit Clarifies Jurisdiction Rules for Mixed Action Lawsuits

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 6/6/2025

In a significant federal jurisdiction ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit clarified the jurisdictional standards applicable to “mixed actions”—lawsuits that combine requests for both coercive relief (like...more

Franchising Beyond State Lines: Minnesota Expands Franchise Act Reach

Fox Rothschild LLP on 2/18/2025

While the Court found that the bundled costs did not constitute a franchise fee, the MFA may apply to franchisees located outside the state of Minnesota. Pennsylvania based distributor, M&M Creative Laminants’ (M&M) bought...more