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Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Delaware Supreme Court Interprets New York Law
In Rohn Industries, Inc. v. Platinum Equity, LLC, (Del. Supr., October 20, 2006), read opinion here , the Delaware Supreme Court addressed a contract interpretation question that applied New York law. It…
ContractsProf Blog
More Taste, Less Filling?
Okay, I was teaching this Cardozo opinion today. You know, the one with the rather florid language that none of the students can make any sense of? That seems to…
Colorado Homeowners Association Law
Contracting with Association Contractors: An Ounce of Prevention
As legal counsel for community associations, we assist our clients with the various types of conflict that arise in the course of association business activities. We understand that conflict can…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Supreme Court Affirms Contract Interpretation and Application of Preincorporation Agreement Doctrine
In Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. American Legacy Foundation, read opinion here, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Chancery Court's reading of a contract that memorialized the settlement between the nation's…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Specific Performance: It’s a Matter of Grace
In Minnesota Invco of RSA, #7, Inc. v. MidWest Wireless Holdings, LLC, read opinion here, the Chancery Court interpreted an LLC Agreement and reviewed the prerequisites of specific performance as…
Legal Writing Prof Blog
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Into contract drafting? Here's a blog on the topic. Ken Adams's background statement says, "Ken Adams occupies a unique position in the field of contract drafting, in that he’s the…
ContractsProf Blog
Costly Drafting Errors
A recent dispute between two Canadian telecommunications companies about an allegedly misplaced comma in a contract has been in the news lately. It's one of those interpretation problems where the…
Boston ERISA & Insurance Litigation Blog
A Fine Piece of Insurance Policy Analysis
I turn today from my recent obsession with ERISA preemption and the Wal-Mart case to other arguably unhealthy obsessions, including insurance coverage decisions, contract interpretation and the fine art of…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
No Damages Found in Disclosure Claim
Anglo American Security Fund, L.P. v. S.R. Global International Fund, L.P., download file. In this Chancery Court decision, the court addressed disputes arising from the interpretation of a Limited Partnership…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Court rejects latent/patent distinction
In University ofSouthern Indiana v. Baker, 843 N.E.2d 528 (Ind. 2006), the Supreme Court of Indiana rejectedthe distinction between latent and patent ambiguities. The decedent’s willpoured over to her trust,…