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The Sovereign Citizen Movement and Potential Impacts on Lending Institutions

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The “Sovereign Citizen Movement” is a term used to describe the growing number of individuals who deny the authority and / or legitimacy of the U.S. government. While the “SovCit” movement originated decades ago, there...more

Mayer Brown

Delaware Law Alert: Court of Chancery Orders Specific Performance in Acquisition of a Company Approaching Insolvency

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On March 24, 2025, Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a post-trial opinion in Desktop Metal, Inc. v. Nano Dimension Ltd.,1 ordering the parties to comply with a merger agreement and close...more

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani

May 2025 Government Contracts Legal Update and Podcast

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani presents the latest insights from our Government Contracts group, offering a comprehensive overview of recent significant decisions, regulatory changes, and essential updates for businesses...more

Troutman Amin LLP

PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE?: Vonage Failed to Honor DNC Requests in a Manner Leading to TCPA Class Action New Lawsuit Claims

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So I was reviewing a $90+MM telecommunications services contract for a major brand yesterday. $90MM folks. The money in this industry is insane. But so are the stakes. Fail to set up your system right and face a TCPA class...more

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Lessons Learned from the Recent Ruling on Contractor Responsibilities in Delay and Inefficiency Claims

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The recent ruling in Berkley Insurance Company v. Suffolk Construction Company, issued by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, has highlighted several significant lessons for subcontractors,...more

McGinnis Lochridge

Who Owns the Empty Space? Texas Supreme Court Affirms Surface Ownership of Salt Caverns in Landmark Ruling

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In Myers-Woodward, LLC v. Underground Services Markham, LLC, No. 22-0878, 2025 WL 4356581 (Tex. May 16, 2025), the Texas Supreme Court resolved two significant issues affecting mineral owners and surface owners: (1) who owns...more

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Use of Software by Divested Business After Spinout Brings $80,000,000 Lawsuit

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As more companies seek to spin out non-core businesses and the market for carve out divestitures heats up, counsel representing potential buyers and sellers should be prepared to identify and mitigate key risks that may arise...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

US Column: The Impact of "Applicable Non-Bankruptcy Law" in Chapter 11 Proceedings

Seasoned global insolvency professionals are aware that the Bankruptcy Code is the governing law of Chapter 11 cases. The US Bankruptcy Code contains the phrase "unless applicable non-bankruptcy law provides otherwise" in...more

McGinnis Lochridge

Can "Free of Cost" Term Achieve Point-of-Sale Royalty Base?

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A lessee who halts production for less than 40 days and resumes without drilling or reworking does not terminate the lease. The continuous development clause keeps the lease active, and the cessation clause allows resumed...more

Oliva Gibbs

Reservation or Limitation on Warranty? Navigating the Fine Line — Lessons from Valence Operating Co. v. Davidson

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In Valence Operating Co. v. Davidson1, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana addressed whether the provision, “all Oil, Gas and other Minerals have been excepted and reserved by former...more

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Any is Not All and The Future is Not Now: The Contours of the Cosmetic Damage Exclusion Taking Shape

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In Iyengar v. Liberty Insurance Corporation, No. SA-21-CV-1091-FB, 2024 WL 5505300 (W.D. Tex. Dec. 13, 2024), District Judge Biery denied Plaintiffs’ Motion for Clarification regarding Magistrate Judge Bemporad’s...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Navigating New U.S. Tariffs: Questions to Consider

The current worldwide focus on tariffs, paired with reciprocal tariffs from various affected states, is likely to have significant impact on the costs of cross-border trade. Businesses focused on importing and exporting goods...more

Blank Rome LLP

A Roadmap for Terminations for Convenience in the DOGE-Era

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The Department of Government Efficiency’s (“DOGE”) scrutiny of federal contracts has resulted in a spike in notices of termination for convenience. Given DOGE’s broad mandate to reduce federal spending, we expect a sustained...more

Holland & Knight LLP

What to Do in the Event of Federal Procurement Disruptions

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The Trump Administration is in the midst of reviewing prior administrations' spending priorities and federal government contracts and has begun announcing a variety of actions to suspend and/or terminate pending and awarded...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Cryptocurrency, Sweepstakes, and the Supreme Court: A Tale of Two Contracts

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On May 23, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski et al., unanimously affirming the Ninth Circuit’s decision holding that when parties have agreed to two contracts — one sending arbitrability...more

Gray Reed

Defense of a Deed Signed by a 12-Year-Old Fails

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Foreshadowing a grim future for family weddings and funerals, Bell and Petsch v. Petch is a property dispute over five tracts of land in Gillespie County, Texas, in which siblings are the combatants. The events are less...more

A&O Shearman

Mining and manufacturing in outer space: The new frontier in disputes risks

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Exploiting natural resources, manufacturing products and growing food in space are now well within the realms of possibility. Identifying, assessing and mitigating disputes risks arising from these activities pose a...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

What Are the Alternatives? April 2023 - Sovereign Immunity – Cayman Islands

We have been following Fund Finance Friday‘s journey through different U.S. jurisdictions (and last week's look at England & Wales) and the interesting range of approaches taken by various states to sovereign immunity. With...more

White & Case LLP

Managing construction risks in Asia-Pacific: Philippines

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The Philippines construction industry is expected to grow with the introduction of the "Build, Build, Build" initiative and the amendment of a number of laws that would loosen restrictions on foreign investment. The...more

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Key trends in contractual negotiations

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The pandemic has put many contractual relationships under immense pressure. We explored in our last Business as (un)usual article some of the problems which contracting parties may have inadvertently created for themselves...more

Goodwin

SEC Settles First-Of-Its-Kind $13m DeFi Tech Action

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SEC Settles First-Of-Its-Kind $13m DeFi Tech Action; NASDAQ Board Diversity Rules Challenged in Fifth Circuit; Delaware Court of Chancery Declines to Enforce Contractual Limitations on Liability to Bar Contractual Fraud...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

NY Courts Tackle New Issues in a Post-COVID Court: Modification of Pre-COVID Court Orders

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As New York courts reopen and the mandatory stay-at-home order is lifted, what remains unclear is how the numerous Executive Orders issued by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo during the COVID-19 pandemic will affect individuals and...more

Sunstein LLP

No License, No Chips: Qualcomm’s Controversial Licensing Strategy Is Not an Antitrust Violation

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Qualcomm has for years dominated the market for cellphone chips. Its patented technologies have been included in many cellphone standards on the condition, common among standards setting organizations (SSOs), that Qualcomm...more

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No License, No Chips, No Problem: Ninth Circuit Delivers Qualcomm a Win in Antitrust Case Brought by the US Federal Trade...

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In a much anticipated opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a California district court decision holding that Qualcomm violated U.S. antitrust laws in its licensing of standard-essential patents in...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Commercial Division Denies Pfizer’s Motion To Dismiss, Holds Allergan’s Claims for Defense Costs Are Ripe

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It’s back to business as usual for Commercial Division Justice Andrew Borrok, who recently issued a slew of decisions contributing to New York’s robust Commercial Division jurisprudence....more

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