Contract Disputes, Motion for Summary Judgment

Oral Promises, Paper Truths in a Texas Mineral Transaction

Gray Reed on 8/12/2025

The Texas Supreme Court in Roxo Energy Company, LLC v. Baxsto, LLC reinforced a fundamental contract principle: when fully integrated agreements plainly conflict with prior oral representations, reliance on those inconsistent...more

Ohio Federal Court Denies Franchisor’s Motion for Summary Judgment on Area Representatives’ Claims in Renewal Dispute

Lathrop GPM on 6/9/2023

A federal court in Ohio recently denied in part a franchisor’s motion for summary judgment related to a dispute over the renewal of two area representative agreements. KAM Dev., LLC v. Marco’s Franchising, LLC, 2023 WL...more

Disagreement of the minds? Texas Supreme Court hears arguments on implied revocation contracts doctrine.

Butler Snow LLP on 10/8/2021

“Meeting of the minds” is a phrase that every lawyer remembers spoken in the voice of their 1L contracts professor. Amid the explanation of offer, acceptance, and the ever-perplexing concept of consideration, the objective...more

Dismissing Fraud Claims, Judge Davis Rules Party’s Statement of Reasons or Motives Underlying Bargaining Position Constitutes...

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP on 3/10/2020

In Metal Seal Precision, Ltd. v. Sensata Technologies, Inc., Metal Seal sued Sensata for allegedly breaching the parties’ Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which required Sensata to purchase minimum quantities of metal...more

Demolition Contract: New York Appellate Court Addresses Whether Imposition of Flow Control Constitutes a Significant Change

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/11/2019

A New York Appellate Court (“Court”) addressed in a January 9th opinion the effect of flow control by a local governmental authority on a demolition contract. The focus of the decision was whether a general contractor was...more

Endorsement Read to Require Privity of Contract between Policyholder and Additional Insured to Extend Coverage - Construction and...

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 11/1/2018

A recent New York case highlights the importance of thoroughly analyzing all contract language in minimizing project risk. In Gilbane Bldg. Co./TDX Construction Corp. v. St. Paul Fire & Mar. Ins. Co., the Court of Appeals of...more

Court of Federal Claims Holds Contractor’s Duty to Continue Performance Under Disputes Clause May Be Excused Where Government...

Troutman Pepper on 9/28/2015

Vanguard Constr., Inc. v. United States, 2015 U.S. Claims LEXIS 1158 (Fed. Cl. Sep. 8, 2015) The United States Air Force (the “Government”) entered into a contract with Vanguard Construction, Inc. (“Contractor”) to replace a...more

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