/commercialcontracts?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Commercial Contracts Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ă½. en-US Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:01:03 +0000 /commercialcontracts/articles/2421726?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercialcontracts/articles/2421726 A New York federal judge Friday granted class certification in a multidistrict antitrust litigation over Google's advertising technology to publishers who sold ad space through the search giant's AdX ad space marketplace, but denied certification to publishers who used Google's AdSense platform and to a proposed class of advertisers. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 20:07:51 +0000 /commercialcontracts/articles/2421731?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercialcontracts/articles/2421731 A D.C. federal judge on Friday enforced some $32 million in arbitral awards owed by Guatemala to a highway contractor, rejecting the country's arguments that the dispute belongs in its domestic courts or that it should be put on hold while related proceedings in the country play out. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 19:43:34 +0000 /commercialcontracts/articles/2421611?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercialcontracts/articles/2421611 North Carolina's highest court sided with two real estate companies against a suit filed by their former partner on a multifamily redevelopment project, ruling on Friday that the businesses were contractually allowed to boot the plaintiff from the project's company. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 19:06:35 +0000 /commercialcontracts/articles/2421689?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercialcontracts/articles/2421689 Film and television director Carl Erik Rinsch was convicted Thursday on charges he defrauded Netflix out of $11 million secured to make a sci-fi television show he never delivered, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:53:48 +0000 /commercialcontracts/articles/2421621?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercialcontracts/articles/2421621 The National Association of College Stores, Energy Markets of America and other industry groups objected Friday to a proposed new settlement between Visa, Mastercard and a class of potentially millions of merchants to resolve two decades of antitrust litigation, claiming the deal "does not come close to fixing the swipe fee challenges" faced by merchants. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:15:10 +0000 /commercialcontracts/articles/2421507?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercialcontracts/articles/2421507 Duke Energy told the U.S. Supreme Court the government is backing a rival's antitrust claims accusing the power giant of squeezing it out of the North Carolina market simply to help enforcers' own cases accusing Big Tech companies of using a "monopoly broth" to thwart competition. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:26:48 +0000 /commercialcontracts/articles/2418279?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercialcontracts/articles/2418279 While proposals for limiting the terms of U.S. Supreme Court justices are popular, a steady stream of relatively young, highly marketable ex-justices with unique knowledge and influence entering the marketplace of law and politics could create new problems, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:20:33 +0000 /commercialcontracts/articles/2421456?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercialcontracts/articles/2421456 A former equity holder in a nutrition services business has sued in Delaware Chancery Court seeking to unwind what it calls a sham $2 repurchase of its ownership interest and to force payment of a separate $2 million deferred purchase price, arguing that the business disregarded contractually mandated valuation mechanics to engineer a zero-value outcome. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:18:47 +0000 /commercialcontracts/articles/2421595?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercialcontracts/articles/2421595 North Carolina's highest court refused Friday to free the parent company of a security technology business and one of its executives from a lawsuit alleging they conspired to devalue the majority member's stake and funnel assets out of reach. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:14:25 +0000 /commercialcontracts/articles/2421441?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercialcontracts/articles/2421441 A rare Court of Chancery battle over control of a sprawling palm oil plantation enterprise along Africa's Congo River has produced an equally rare court order for "redemptions in kind," or an unwinding and separation from an investor who led what the court described as a multi-faceted enterprise "coup." Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:41:26 +0000 /commercialcontracts/articles/2421649?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercialcontracts/articles/2421649 A Philadelphia federal judge permanently barred industrial fastener company Peninsula Components Inc. from using a competitor's trademark "PEM" product name in its online ads, and ordered it to pay $17,866 in damages. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:24:33 +0000 /commercialcontracts/articles/2421424?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercialcontracts/articles/2421424 Canadian steelmaker Algoma Steel Inc. must arbitrate its bid to break off its contract for buying iron ore from U.S. Steel Corp., since the contract contains a clause bringing all disputes to an arbitrator in Pittsburgh, a federal judge ruled Friday. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:33:13 +0000 /commercialcontracts/articles/2421584?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercialcontracts/articles/2421584 An ex-worker for a dealer of Caterpillar construction equipment in Florida hit his former employer with a proposed class action in federal court alleging his employee 401(k) plan paid excessive fees, breaching fiduciary duties under federal benefits law. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:45:39 +0000 /commercialcontracts/articles/2421347?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercialcontracts/articles/2421347 This past week in London has seen Shell hit with a climate change claim from 100 survivors of a typhoon in the Philippines, London Stock Exchange-listed Oxford Nanopore bring legal action against its co-founder, and the editors of Pink News sue the BBC for defamation following its investigation into alleged sexual misconduct at the news site. Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:30:33 +0000 /commercialcontracts/articles/2420795?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercialcontracts/articles/2420795 A Florida bankruptcy judge confirmed Thursday the Chapter 11 plan for the owners of a prized piece of land proposed for a high-rise construction along the skyline of downtown Miami that could be worth more than $1 billion once redeveloped. Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:16:08 +0000 /commercialcontracts/articles/2421229?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercialcontracts/articles/2421229 A New Jersey federal judge said Thursday she won't lift a deadline to bid on a railway-construction project associated with building a new tunnel to New York City, saying a New Jersey construction company isn't likely to win its challenge to a project labor agreement tied to the venture. Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:56:51 +0000 /commercialcontracts/articles/2420741?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercialcontracts/articles/2420741 The CEO of Texas' largest business association has stepped down after a woman who founded a business advocacy group said he attempted to coerce her into a sexual relationship and then assaulted her when she rejected his advances.  Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:54:10 +0000 /commercialcontracts/articles/2420981?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercialcontracts/articles/2420981 The Walt Disney Co. has cut a $1 billion investment deal with OpenAI to become OpenAI's first major content licensing partner on its generative AI video-platform Sora, the companies announced Thursday, a day after Disney sent Google a cease-and-desist letter accusing Google's AI tools of "massive infringement." Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:55:13 +0000 /commercialcontracts/articles/2420115?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercialcontracts/articles/2420115 An Indiana federal judge has certified a class of 99 bettors who were denied payouts when DraftKings canceled their successful wagers on an NBA game, pushing forward a suit over the online betting giant's administration of its house rules. Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:57:03 +0000 /commercialcontracts/articles/2421018?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /commercialcontracts/articles/2421018 The former president of the company that produces Josh Cellars wines has been denied an early win in a $4 million trademark royalties lawsuit because a judge said she cannot resolve whether the parties orally amended an LLC agreement or whether a clause requiring written alterations is controlling.