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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Where’s the Beef? Causation and Culpability Are Fatal Pitfalls in Zaycon Foods Lawsuit

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When representing an aggrieved plaintiff in a commercial matter, there are certain business torts that I tend to rely on more heavily than others.  If business torts were foods, for example, a claim like breach of contract...more

Freiberger Haber LLP

Fraudulent Inducement, Merger Clauses and Duplication

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A couple of months ago, we examined NW Media Holdings Corp. v. IBT Media Inc., 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 30875(U) (Sup. Ct., N.Y. County Mar. 22, 2023) (here), a case in which a lower court addressed the question whether the...more

McGuireWoods LLP

New Complaint – Guo, et al. v. Robl, et al.

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Guo, et al. v. Robl, et al. was filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on August 8, 2022. Plaintiffs assert claims of fraudulent inducement, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, civil...more

Morris James LLP

CCLD Bars Tort Claims Overlapping with Contract Claims under Economic Loss Doctrine

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GEA Sys. N. Am. LLC v. Golden State Foods Corp., C.A. No. N18C-11-242 EMD CCLD (Del. Super. Ct. June 8, 2020) - This case illustrates the extent to which the economic loss doctrine bars tort claims arising out of the same...more

Morris James LLP

Even Though Evidence Supports Plaintiffs’ Fraudulent Inducement Claim, Chancery Denies Relief Where Plaintiff Never Gave Defendant...

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HOMF II Investment Corp. v. Altenberg, C.A. No. 2017-0293-JTL (Del. Ch. May 19, 2020) - Due process requires that a plaintiff provide the defendant with fair notice of the plaintiff’s claims. As this recent post-trial...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

2019 Year in Review: Securitization Litigation and Regulation

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There were significant developments in 2019 as courts continued to issue important decisions in this space and significant legislation impacting the residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”) market came into effect.  A...more

Winstead PC

Court Affirms Punitive Damages In A Breach-Of-Fiduciary-Duty/Partnership Dispute

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In Home Comfortable Supplies, Inc. v. Cooper, the defendant induced others to start a new limited partnership with his corporation. No. 14-16-00906-CV, 2018 Tex. App. LEXIS 1381 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] February 22,...more

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