When the New York Court of Appeals issued its decision in Consolidated Edison Company v. Allstate Insurance Co., the issue of allocating liability for continuing losses among multiple insurers consecutively liable for the loss appeared to be all but settled. This approach to allocation has been called into question, however, by the recent decision of the Delaware Court of Chancery in Viking Pump, Inc. v. Century Indem. Co.
Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.
While franchise disclosure documents and their attendant agreements are the "glue" applied to the initial franchisor/franchisee relationship, the question of "who constructed the paperwork" is both a touchy and legitimate concern for those immersed in the franchise industry.
The American Arbitration Association is reporting that its pilot program to reduce commercial arbitration fees has been popularly received, and AAA is increasing its promotion of the new fee structure. The program began in July 2009 and has been utilized in 1,000 to 2,000 disputes to date, reflecting claims totaling nearly $3 billion, according to India Johnson, an AAA senior vice president. The number of those disputes related to franchising is unknown.
Highlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.
Recent rulings from neighboring states.
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
Everyone who has ever worked on a tech project, whether in e-commerce or general business, has probably seen situations in which an assumed solution creates a bigger mess than the original problem. It's called the law of unintended consequences. A recent federal appellate ruling shows how this rule can work in the law.
Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.
While courts have failed to recognize a property interest in a person's body parts or tissue, they have, through recent litigation, attempted to answer the question whether to classify pre-embryos ' a particular configuration of human cells, which are created during a marriage ' as marital property.
