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Contract Terms Breach of Warranty

Kerr Russell

“Materially Altered”: Michigan Court of Appeals Rules That Forum Selection Clause Added to Invoice Can’t be Enforced

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You’re spending your day off on Luna Pier beach in Monroe County, Michigan. You’ll swim in the morning, get lunch at Gander’s Family Restaurant, and rent jet skis in the afternoon. That morning, however, you wake up and...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

When Is a Sale Final? Not Always as Early as You'd Like It to Be

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One of the first things I learned in my first-year contracts class in law school was the Uniform Commercial Code. Specifically, the class covered Article 2 of the UCC, which governs sales of goods, including motor vehicles. ...more

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Abbey Healthcare - A Prompt for Considering Contractual Adjudication in Collateral Warranties?

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An article considering the Supreme Court’s decision in Abbey Healthcare, which decided that a typically worded collateral warranty is not a construction contract for the purposes of the Housing Grants, Construction and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Drax No Longer Stopped in Its Tracks: English Court of Appeal Gives Green Light to Breach of Warranty Claim

On 8 May 2024, the Court of Appeal in Drax Smart Generation Holdco Ltd v Scottish Power Retail Holdings Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 477 (“Drax”) handed down judgment overturning the decision of the High Court, finding that the...more

White and Williams LLP

Subrogation Waiver Unconscionable in Residential Fuel Delivery Contract

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In a matter of first impression, the Superior Court of Connecticut (Superior Court), in American Commerce Ins., Co. v. Eastern Fuel Corp., No. CV-206109168-S, 2024 Conn. Super. LEXIS 380, held that a waiver of subrogation...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Summary Judgment Ruling in Complex Contract Dispute Addresses Issues from A (Admiralty) to W (Warranty) and Many in Between

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In a case involving a fact pattern that could be on a law school exam, EDVA Judge Mark Davis provides a detailed analysis of a series of issues in a complex dispute between a yacht owner and a marine engine manufacturer. What...more

Gray Reed

Duhig Rule Claim is Unsuccessful

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The Duhig Rule is back, this time in Echols Minerals LLC, et al v. Green et al. Framing the discussion, Duhig v. Peavy Moore Lumber Company and Trial v. Dragon - In Duhig the grantor in a general warranty deed...more

Morgan Lewis - Power & Pipes

Real-World Litigation Impacts of Contract Clauses in Energy Contracts: The Importance of Carefully Crafting Disclosure Schedules

Care and diligence must be used when crafting disclosure schedules in merger and acquisition documents. Unclear or incomplete disclosure schedules can have drastic implications for future litigation. Poorly crafted disclosure...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Key Terms and Conditions for Buyers and Sellers in the Supply Chain

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Commercial forms – such as quotations, purchase orders and invoices – and associated terms and conditions are ubiquitous in the supply chain and often the only contract that exists between a buyer and seller. When used...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Sole and Exclusive Remedy Provisions

A sole and exclusive remedy clause allows parties to a contract to choose specific remedies and relief available under the terms of the agreement. Essentially, exclusive remedy provisions restrict a party's available remedies...more

Miller Nash LLP

Warranty vs. Correction Period: What's the Difference Between These Clauses?

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Chances are that if you’ve ever read an industry-standard construction contract, you’ve noticed that for a period of time after substantial completion of the project (usually 12 months), the contractor is required to come...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Trial Court Order Enforces Condominium Declaration’s Pre-Suit Mediation and Arbitration Provisions

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Analysis of Coach Homes II at Gran Paradiso Condominium Association, Inc. v. Lennar Homes, LLC et al, Amended Order Granting Motion to Dismiss or Stay, No. 20 CA 003307 NC (Fla. 12th Cir. Ct. June 28, 2021)....more

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Florida Supreme Court Holds FTC’s “Single Document Rule” Does Not Apply to Binding Arbitration Agreements Under Magnuson-Moss Act

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On February 18, 2021, the Florida Supreme Court held that binding arbitration of a consumer product warranty claim is categorically different from an informal dispute settlement program under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Personal Jurisdiction/Forum Non Conveniens - The World in U.S. Courts: Summer 2019

Personal Jurisdiction Based on Knowledge of Texas Port of Call and Lack of Objection Even Where Ship Operator Had No Other Texas Contacts or Control Over Destination Carmona v. LEO Ship Management, Inc., US Court of Appeals...more

Snell & Wilmer

Under Construction - September 2017

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Welcome to the fall 2017 edition of our Under Construction newsletter. We hope your summer has left you relaxed and refreshed to make the final push to successfully finish out the remainder of the year. In this issue, we...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

The “As-Is, Where-Is” Disclaimer – How Strong Is It?

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A bank is planning to sell equipment collateral – either repossessed equipment taken after a borrower’s default or leased equipment that has been returned by a lessee at the end of the lease term. [In this article, the term...more

Carlton Fields

Third Circuit Rules Arbitration Agreement Included In Product Manual Is Unenforceable

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This action involved a class action suit brought in New Jersey federal court. The complaint alleged that plaintiff David Noble saw Samsung advertisements stating that the Samsung smartwatch’s battery lasted 24 to 48 hours...more

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Fifth Circuit Remands To Determine Whether Jurisdiction Existed For Appeal Of Denial Of Motion To Compel Arbitration

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The underlying dispute involved allegations of breach of warranty and deceptive trade practices based on a sale of an allegedly defective car. The Fifth Circuit explained that the FAA, which governed the alleged arbitration...more

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