Philadelphia’s Commerce Court has created an innovative new program to assist businesses struggling with the Covid-19 crisis. The Temporary Financial Monitor Program utilizes volunteer lawyers…
The force majeure defense, and related defenses like impossibility, impracticability and frustration of purpose, are becoming commonplace in the Covid-19 era. While prior case law…
A recent article in Philadelphia’s Legal Intelligencer posits using the Philadelphia Commerce Court as a vehicle for implementing an early and aggressive commercial mediation program…
For those practicing in Philadelphia’s Commerce Court, here are some notes on recent decisions. March 2, 2020 (Abuse of Process/Wrongful Use of Civil Proceedings) American…
Philadelphia Commerce Court Judge Ramy I. Djerassi issued an opinion last week describing the difference between “abuse of process” and “wrongful use of civil proceedings”…
Philadelphia’s Commerce Case Management Program (“Commerce Court”) has three dedicated judges who manage all aspects of cases assigned to them from beginning to end. The…
Philadelphia Commerce Court Applies Basic Contract Principles in Entering Judgment for Subcontractor
In Carson Concrete Corp. v. Ernest Bock & Sons, Philadelphia Commerce Court Judge Gary S. Glazer reiterated basic contract law principles in issuing his Findings…
In James D. Morrissey, Inc. v. FedEx Ground Packaging System, Inc., Philadelphia Commerce Court Judge Nina Wright Padilla held that an arbitration agreement only encompassed…
Plaintiff pursued payment on a loan note. Defendant answered and filed counterclaims for fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and breach of contract or breach of the duty…
Philadelphia Commerce Court Judge Ramy Djerassi recently issued an Order reiterating fundamental points concerning proof of lost profit damages. In BBB Industries, LLC v. Cardone…