Making Financing Easier (Maybe)
Robert C. Herr of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Last year, California's residential developers secured some modest relief from the State's notoriously strict regulatory climate - or so they thought. While its intentions may have been on target, the new bill appears to have missed its mark.
Don't Lose That Deposit: Massachusetts Changes Its View of Liquidated Damages Clauses
Stephen J. McLaughlin of Schlossberg & Associates P.C.
A decision recently issued by Massachusetts' highest court has made a significant change to the manner in which liq.
Employer Penalized For Overstating Its Financial Condition During Hiring Process
Bodman LLP
The Michigan Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision recently affirmed a jury's award of lost wages to an at-will employ.
Damages for Breach of Contract-Lost Profits Versus Liquidated Damages
Steven Macklin Mills of Steven M. Mills, P.C.
Issues often arise concerning the appropriate measure of damages in situations where retailers have breac.
Lesson from the Sports Page: Do Not Terminate a Contract Unless the Breach Was Material
James E. Smith of Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, L.L.P.
Ohio State University knows what it takes to run a big-time college sports program and how hard it is to comply with those NCAA recruiting rules. In fact, Ohio State specifically wrote into the employment agreement of its former men's basketball coach, James O'Brien, that he must comply with the NCAA rules. After learning that Mr. O'Brien broke those rules, the university fired him.
California Court Morphs Unenforceable "Agreement to Agree" into a "Contract to Negotiate an Agreement"
Ira G. Rivin of Rutan & Tucker, LLP
In Copeland v. Baskin Robbins USA, et al., the court of appeal in Los Angeles recognizedÃÂapparently for the first time in CaliforniaÃÂa "contract to negotiate an agreement."