https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Commercial Contracts Copyright 2026 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Tue, 26 May 2026 21:00:34 +0000 https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481917?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481917 A debt buyer seeking to collect a debt must attach to its complaint a writing that shows the debt buyer owns the debt, the Colorado Supreme Court said Tuesday in ruling for a consumer who incurred a $671.29 credit card debt. Tue, 26 May 2026 20:05:27 +0000 https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481973?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481973 A Ninth Circuit panel refused on Tuesday to reinstate a proposed class action accusing Amazon of failing to live up to scheduled delivery promises, echoing a lower court's conclusion that the e-commerce giant's terms and conditions don't entitle customers to automatic shipping fee refunds for late arrivals.   Tue, 26 May 2026 19:52:46 +0000 https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481755?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481755 CoStar Group is asking a Virginia federal court to pause an antitrust suit alleging it stifles competition and prevents cross-listings while it seeks to move a similar case, filed by Malm Inc., from California. Tue, 26 May 2026 19:15:58 +0000 https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481853?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481853 A pair of refrigerant companies filed their opening brief asking the Fourth Circuit to revive an antitrust case accusing DuPont spinoff the Chemours Co. FC LLC and a distributor of conspiring to block competition. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:47:29 +0000 https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2482017?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2482017 The Delaware Chancery Court this past week handled a broad mix of cross-border corporate control disputes, merger settlements, startup equity fights, advancement claims and board oversight litigation, while also weighing fallout from high-profile deals involving Microsoft Corp., The Boeing Co. and Nikola Corp. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:25:47 +0000 https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481845?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481845 Tanger Outlets urged the North Carolina Supreme Court to toss its insurers' appeal of a decision allowing the retail outlet chain's suit seeking more than $50 million in pandemic-related coverage to proceed, saying the justices do not have jurisdiction to hear the dispute. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:15:30 +0000 https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481678?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481678 An Illinois federal judge has reduced a $59 million jury verdict won by garbage truck maker Sonrai Systems to $10.4 million in a case over a rival company poaching a Sonrai executive, finding that while the evidence showed the rival's behavior was reprehensible, it didn't merit the amount the jury awarded. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:02:41 +0000 https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481937?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481937 Apple Inc. and OpenAI Inc. told a Texas federal court that X Corp. wrongly stymied their ability to take depositions from X employees amid the social media company's sweeping antitrust suit, saying that X has refused to schedule the required number of depositions. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:01:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481602?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481602 The co-founder of a cryptocurrency data company accused by his former partner of a $58 million scheme to divert tokens offshore said the suit should be dismissed because it "impermissibly conflates" him with other business entities to bring additional contract claims. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:00:01 +0000 https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481369?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481369 College football's new legal era of direct payments to players and fewer transfer restrictions has put contractual provisions in play, and stipulations such as termination clauses and repayment obligations require added scrutiny as the name, image and likeness system evolves, says Kevin Paule at Hill Ward Henderson. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:31:35 +0000 https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481398?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481398 After the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II that freight brokers may be liable for selecting unsafe motor carriers, the key question will be whether brokers used reasonable care in selecting a given motor carrier, with the concurring opinion offering some clues as to what reasonable care might look like, says Marc Blubaugh at Benesch. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:16:01 +0000 https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481724?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481724 Wholesale distributors that abide by Connecticut's drug price cap law can hike the cost of their other products to ensure they don't suffer losses, the state told the Second Circuit Tuesday, raising the ire of the companies trying to invalidate the new statute. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:09:30 +0000 https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481686?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481686 Former telecommunications giant Sprint urged the Delaware Chancery Court on Tuesday to throw out internet company Cogent Infrastructure LLC's fraud and contract claims over a disputed fiber-optic network agreement, arguing that the companies already agreed to let an accounting expert make a final and binding decision on the fight over the $24 million purchase price at the center of the case. Tue, 26 May 2026 16:30:53 +0000 https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481934?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481934 A Florida state appeals court has thrown out a breach of contract dispute following the parties' agreement to dismiss it, but ordered an attorney representing a roofing company to explain why he shouldn't be penalized after his brief apparently contained artificial-intelligence-generated legal citations. Tue, 26 May 2026 16:20:18 +0000 https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481621?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481621 A New Jersey federal judge affirmed the Beasley Allen Law Firm's disqualification from multidistrict litigation over Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder on Tuesday, determining that the firm has failed to provide a valid reason to back its attempt at a stay and temporary reinstatement into the matter. Tue, 26 May 2026 15:53:55 +0000 https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481946?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2481946 A former Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC client's professional negligence suit against the firm over its handling of a patent case belongs in Massachusetts rather than Texas federal court, according to a Tuesday order. Tue, 26 May 2026 09:48:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2479395?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2479395 The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rebuffed Ohio-based freight broker Total Quality Logistics LLC's bid to invoke federal law to shield it from state-based negligence and personal injury claims over a fatal 2019 accident. Mon, 25 May 2026 20:01:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2470226?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2470226 This past year, 10 lawyers across the country at plaintiffs' firms big and small helped secure millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for their clients, going up against powerful defendants like Google, Monsanto and the Trump administration, earning the attorneys recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2026. Fri, 22 May 2026 22:42:58 +0000 https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2480282?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2480282 A California federal judge's recent use of advisory juries for high-profile tech disputes — including Elon Musk's OpenAI for-profit conversion challenge and states' social-media addiction fight with Meta — is an uncommon practice that's intended as a "reality check" for judges deciding "socially explosive" disputes, according to legal experts. Fri, 22 May 2026 21:41:10 +0000 https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2480808?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/commercialcontracts/articles/2480808 A Texas federal judge has denied Chevron's bid to pause a Venezuelan oil services provider's $24 million lawsuit over alleged unpaid invoices for arbitration and has instead allowed several claims to proceed in court, saying Chevron has already spent too much time litigating the matter.