In a much awaited opinion, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on April 17, 2014 issued its decision in Bricklayers of W. Pa. Combined Funds, Inc., v. Scott's Dev. Co., 2014 Pa. LEXIS 1008 (April 17, 2014), by which it reversed the Superior Court. In its opinion the...
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Month: April 2014
Jury Waiver Provision in Franchise Development Agreement Deemed Unenforceable against Non-Signatory Corporate Entities
In Selzer v. Dunkin' Donuts, Inc., No. 09-5484, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46675 (E.D. Pa. April 4, 2014), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania considered whether a jury waiver provision in a store development agreement (the "Agreement") was...
Southern District of Indiana Decision Grapples with Privacy Issue in CGL Context
As a follow-up to the case of National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA v. Coinstar, Inc., No. C13-1014-JCC (W.D. Wash. Feb. 28, 2014) (see my blog post here), the Southern District of Indiana also recently addressed a privacy issue in the commercial...
