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Justices order vigorous enforcement of choice-of-law clauses in maritime insurance contracts

SCOTUSBlog

The argument revealed a bench deeply skeptical of the uncertainty maritime insurance contracts would face under a lower-court decision limiting the enforcement of choice-of-law clauses in those contracts. The contract, like most American marine insurance contracts, called for the application of New York law.

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United States: Has My Contract Been Modified? - McGlinchey Stafford

Mondaq

In this appeal, the Eleventh Appellate District reversed the trial court's decision finding that the plaintiff was not an assignee under the terms of a retail installment contract.

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Federal appeals court rules in favor of Google in song lyrics copyright lawsuit by Genius

JURIST

.’s Google in a suit filed by Genius alleging unfair competition and breach of contract pertaining to the misuse of Genius’s transcribed lyrics in its search engine. The Court observed: To be sure, we do not hold that breach of contract claims concerning copyrighted material are never preempted.

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Territorial Jurisdiction for Breach of Contract in Nigeria or whatever

Conflict of Laws

In Maska the 1st claimant/respondent instituted an action for summary judgment against the defendant/appellant and the 2nd respondent at the High Court of Katsina State for breach of contract. On this basis the defendant/appellant argued that the court of Yobe State had exclusive jurisdiction.

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Review of: PP Penasthika, Unravelling Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts: Indonesia as an Illustrative Case Study (The Hague: Eleven Publishers 2022)

Conflict of Laws

1] Dr Penasthika’s monograph (‘the monograph’) [2] is one such work that deserves attention for its compelling and comprehensive account of choice of law in international commercial contracts in Indonesia. Chapter Two of this work proceeds to discuss choice of law in international commercial contracts in a global context.

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Another Bankruptcy Court Weighs In On Rejection of Gas Contracts

OilandGasLawyer

On October 28 Judge David Jones, US Bankruptcy Court for Southern District in Houston, issued a memorandum opinion in Chesapeake Energy’s bankruptcy (Case No. 20-33233), granting Chesapeake’s motion to reject its contract to sell gas to ETC Texas Pipeline. ” As the court explained, In simple terms, Sec.

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Ireland: Repudiation Of Contracts / Leases Flying High After Irish High Court Decision In The Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA Examinership - Arthur Cox

Mondaq

The Irish High Court has delivered its judgment on repudiation of contracts (including leases and guarantees)