Disputes Blog Posts
January 18, 2017
What is a shareholder’s duty to another shareholder in a corporation where each shareholder owns a 50% interest? Does one 50% shareholder owe the other 50% shareholder a direct fiduciary duty? Is a 50% shareholder…More
February 25, 2016
In a bipartisan decision last week, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in West Philadelphia Achievement Charter Elementary School v. School District of Philadelphia, No. 31 EM 2014, 2016 WL 616748 (Pa. Feb. 16, 2016), that…More
April 16, 2015
For decades, many commercial contracts have contained dispute resolution provisions calling for mandatory arbitration and/or mediation before the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”). These provisions are intended to reduce the costs of dispute resolution between commercial…More