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In this case, Texas Crude Energy, LLC (Texas Crude) and Warwick-Athena, LLC (Warwick) (collectively, the non-operators) sued Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co., LP (Burlington or the operator) after Burlington refused to...more
The recent High Court decision in Volac International Limited v. IEP Technologies Limited[1] should serve as a reminder to contracting parties to ensure they have effective procedures in place to avoid a ‘battle of forms’ as...more
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
Notwithstanding recent political turmoil, Korean companies have been expanding into the United States at a fast clip, continuing a trend of investment beneficial to businesses in both countries. As Korean brands increasingly...more
When a business is served with a state court action, the first reaction is often to consider whether the action can be removed to federal court based on diversity. But for businesses doing work for the federal government...more
A federal court recently denied a dealer’s request for preliminary injunction to halt the termination of a dealership agreement with a manufacturer of liquor control systems. The dealer’s acts and omissions during the...more
What happens when a court reads your contract literally for one issue but decides what 'makes sense' for another? A geophysicist just found out. In early April 2025, the Amarillo Court of Appeals reversed in part and...more
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
For physicians with independent practices, engaging a third-party billing company to manage the billing process is an attractive option. Medical billing is increasingly complex and time consuming, and outsourcing that...more
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
In two separate decisions in April 2025, the Hong Kong High Court first refused, but then allowed, an IT company’s application for an interlocutory injunction to enforce post-termination restrictive covenants against its...more
It seems like every few months I hear about a situation where a company can’t enforce a forum selection clause as anticipated because of how it was drafted. Recently, an individual named Sidharth Lakhani fell victim to this...more
Federal contractors understandably associate litigation at the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) with recovering monetary damages. Appealing denied claims to the COFC (along with the Boards of Contract Appeals) is the exclusive...more
The point when what began as a negotiation, or even a conversation, ripens into a full-blown lawsuit is rarely clear. Yet it is certainly clear that the courtroom is not where any of the parties to a once-promising business...more
A recent series of articles by the International Association of Privacy Professionals discusses a trend in privacy litigation focused on breach of contract and breach of warranty claims. Practical Takeaways- • Courts are...more
The Business Court of Texas’ recent opinion in Atlas IDF, LP v. NexPoint Real Estate Partners, LLC offers important guidance on the meaning of a “qualified transaction” under Texas Government Code Chapter 25A and the...more
In this episode of "Don't Take No For An Answer," host Eric Jesse and Heather Weaver from Lowenstein's Insurance Recovery Group invite guest Michael Young, partner at Reichardt Noce and Young, to discuss an insurer's duty to...more
California has become a battlefield for state versus tribal governance. As of May 6, 2025, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians (Morongo Band), a federally recognized Indian Tribe located in the State of California, filed suit...more
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The High Court has delivered a decision in AWAS Netherlands A320-1 BV v Pacific Airlines Aviation Joint Stock Company in relation to an amount of lease rental and other damages Pacific Airlines (the Defendant) owed AWAS (the...more
In recent years, numerous businesses have successfully enforced broad arbitration clauses, particularly those embedded in terms and conditions of online service agreements. We previously discussed a noteworthy example from a...more
A recent Court of Federal Claims decision highlights the difficulties of recovering legal fees in government contracts disputes with the federal government that involve subcontractor claims. On March 11, 2025, in The CENTECH...more
Marie Sharp’s Fine Foods, Ltd., a Belize condiment and jam manufacturer, and Eve Sales Corp., a New York-based purchaser of Marie Sharp’s branded products, filed an anticipatory declaratory judgment and breach of contract...more
A key term of any franchise agreement is the venue selection clause as this page has previously explained. This issue was at the forefront of Convenience Stores Leasing & Management, LLC’s (“CSLM”) August 2024 suit...more