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Contract Interpretation

New York Breach of Contract Civil Procedure Contract Interpretation

Appellate Division, First Department

Newmark Partners, L.P. v. Singer — First Dept. Affirms $3M CPLR 3213 Judgment Where Settlement Agreement Self-Identified as Instrument for Payment of Money Only

/ June 23, 2026

The First Department affirmed a $3 million summary judgment in lieu of complaint, holding that a Rescission and Settlement Agreement that defendants contractually designated as “an Agreement for the payment of money only” qualified for CPLR 3213 treatment and that a Delaware non-reliance clause barred defendants’ fraudulent inducement defense.

New York Breach of Contract Contract Interpretation Securities

Appellate Division, First Department

Leinhardt v. Socure — Fraud Claims Barred by Release; Sophisticated Plaintiff Cannot Invoke Peculiar-Knowledge Exception

/ June 18, 2026

The Appellate Division, First Department, reverses and dismisses fraud claims by a former Socure shareholder, holding that broad releases he signed — as a sophisticated attorney who knowingly proceeded without full information — bar the claims as a matter of law and defeat reasonable reliance; defendants awarded attorneys’ fees.

New York Breach of Contract Business Law Civil Procedure

Appellate Division, First Department

Napolitano v. Bounce 21 — ABC Law § 126 Violation Does Not Void Consulting Agreement Under Illegality Doctrine

/ June 11, 2026

First Department reinstates a consultant’s claims against a sports bar, holding that ABC Law § 126(1) — a malum prohibitum regulation — does not automatically void a profit-sharing consulting agreement under New York’s illegality doctrine absent evidence the contract required an illegal act to be performed.

New York Breach of Contract commercial-lease Contract Interpretation

Appellate Division, First Department

501 Fifth Avenue Co. v. Frawley — Asset Purchase Agreement Did Not Transfer Real Property Lease, Buyer Not Liable for Rent

/ June 11, 2026

First Department affirms summary judgment for business buyers, holding that an asset purchase agreement covering ‘leases of personal property and equipment’ did not assume the former tenant’s commercial real estate lease, which required an express assumption under New York contract interpretation principles.

Massachusetts Contract Interpretation Employment Insurance Coverage

Massachusetts Appeals Court

New England Carpenters v. Arch Insurance — Fringe-Benefit Fund Trustees Are Intended Third-Party Beneficiaries Exempt from G.L. c. 149, § 29 Notice Requirement

/ June 10, 2026

The Massachusetts Appeals Court vacated summary judgment for the surety, holding that fringe-benefit fund trustees who are intended third-party beneficiaries of a collective bargaining agreement have a “contractual relationship” with the general contractor under G.L. c. 149, § 29, exempting them from the statute’s sixty-five-day written notice requirement.

New York Contract Interpretation Real Estate

Appellate Division, First Department

213 W. 23rd St. v. Crunch Holdings — Good Guy Guaranty Released Despite Tenant’s Failure to Restore Premises

/ June 9, 2026

The First Department affirmed that a good guy guarantor was released upon surrender because the tenant was current on accrued rent obligations—restoration costs that had not yet accrued as of the surrender date do not prevent the guaranty’s discharge.

Ohio Business Transactions Civil Procedure Contract Interpretation

Ohio Court of Appeals (Sixth District)

Monroeville v. Gray Matter Advisors — Court affirms receivership over data center companies

/ June 5, 2026

The Sixth District affirmed the appointment of a receiver over data center companies where the principals acknowledged inability to pay debts and provided no documentary evidence of future solvency.

Florida Contract Interpretation Probate

Yelvington v. Yelvington — Fifth DCA Affirms Unequal Distribution of Trust Business Asset Between Siblings

/ June 5, 2026

The Fifth DCA affirmed a trial court’s 51%/49% distribution of a family aviation business between co-beneficiary siblings, finding that trust language requires equal overall shares but permits unequal distribution of individual assets.

Florida Contract Interpretation Insurance Coverage Personal Injury & Tort

Walgreen v. Pappalardo — Sixth DCA Reverses Summary Judgment on Contractual Indemnity Claim in Premises Liability Case

/ June 5, 2026

The Sixth DCA reversed summary judgment in favor of a maintenance contractor on Walgreen’s contractual indemnity crossclaim, finding genuine issues of material fact regarding whether the contractor’s negligence triggered the indemnity provision.

Georgia Breach of Contract Contract Interpretation Fiduciary Duty

Mullally v. CU Capital Market Solutions — Court of Appeals Affirms $1.9 Million Verdict for Breach of LLC Operating Agreement

/ June 5, 2026

The Court of Appeals affirmed a $1.9 million jury verdict against an LLC member who breached the operating agreement, fiduciary duty, and made negligent misrepresentations by secretly diverting company business to competing ventures.

California Contract Interpretation Family Law Real Estate

California Court of Appeal, First District, Division One

McConnell v. Jahnke — Court of Appeal Holds Spouse Assuming Mortgage Need Not Remove Ex from the Loan

/ June 5, 2026

The California Court of Appeal, First District, holds that a marital settlement provision awarding one spouse the home ‘and all debts thereon’ does not include an implied obligation to remove the other spouse from the mortgage — practitioners must draft that term explicitly.

Texas Appellate Procedure Civil Procedure Contract Interpretation

Texas Court of Appeals, Thirteenth District (Corpus Christi–Edinburg)

In Re Germania Farm Mutual — Texas Appeals Court Compels Insurance Appraisal Despite Insurer’s Full Claim Denial

/ June 5, 2026

The Thirteenth Court of Appeals conditionally granted mandamus compelling appraisal in a homeowner’s insurance dispute, holding that Germania’s outright claim denial did not preclude appraisal and that the policyholder failed to establish waiver or prejudice from any delay in demanding the process.

New York Breach of Contract Contract Interpretation Real Estate

Appellate Division, Fourth Department

University Hill Realty v. Akl — Broker Commission Claim Revived Based on Post-Expiration Text Messages

/ June 5, 2026

The Fourth Department reversed summary judgment for property-owner defendants and reinstated a real estate broker’s commission claim, finding that post-expiration text messages discussing incoming offers created a triable issue whether the parties formed an implied-in-fact contract for brokerage services.

Texas Contract Interpretation Oil & Gas

Brown v. Endeavor Energy Resources — Eleventh Court Reverses Summary Judgment in Permian Basin ORRI Ownership Dispute

/ June 4, 2026

The Eleventh Court of Appeals reversed summary judgment in a Permian Basin ORRI dispute, holding that an assignment referencing an unrecorded letter agreement could not establish clear title without producing that agreement.

Georgia Appellate Procedure Breach of Contract Contract Interpretation

Ultra Group v. Singh — Court Reverses COAM Settlement Ruling, Holds Party Liable for Promising Property It Did Not Own

/ June 4, 2026

The Georgia Court of Appeals partially reversed a hearing officer’s decision in a COAM industry dispute, holding that a party who unconditionally promises to grant use of property it does not own is liable for breach of contract under long-settled Georgia law.

Wisconsin Civil Procedure Contract Interpretation Real Estate

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Munnik v. Blue Harbor Resort — 29-Day Occupancy Restriction Upheld as Clear and Enforceable

/ June 3, 2026

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals upholds the 29-day continuous-occupancy restriction at Blue Harbor Resort in Sheboygan, holding that a clear condominium declaration restriction is enforceable even if buyers regret their investment, and that a governmental body’s vote to waive a restriction has no legal effect without a formal written amendment executed by all required parties.

Florida Civil Procedure Contract Interpretation Real Estate

Best&Beam v. Silverstone — Third DCA Reverses Summary Judgment Granted on Unpled Contract Modification Theory

/ June 3, 2026

The Third DCA reversed a summary judgment ruling that text messages between a tenant and property manager modified lease terms, holding that a court cannot grant summary judgment on a theory of contract modification that was never pled in the complaint.

Florida Contract Interpretation Insurance Coverage

Citizens Property Insurance v. Black Diamond — Fourth DCA Holds Downstream Transfer of Insurance Benefits Is Regulated Assignment

/ June 3, 2026

The Fourth DCA reversed, holding that the downstream transfer of post-loss insurance benefits from a service provider to an accounts-receivable purchaser constitutes a regulated ‘assignment agreement’ under section 627.7152, Florida Statutes.

Georgia Civil Procedure Contract Interpretation Real Estate

Thompson v. Thompson — Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Decades-Old Rabun County Deed Dispute

/ June 1, 2026

The Court of Appeals of Georgia affirmed summary judgment in a 35-year-old family deed dispute, holding that a deed signed by someone other than the named maker, with no indication of representative capacity, was facially invalid and that laches did not bar the claim of the party in peaceable possession.

Ohio Civil Procedure Collections & Creditor Rights Contract Interpretation

Ohio Court of Appeals (Second District)

Autovest v. Roach — Court reverses revival of dormant judgment for lack of proper notice

/ May 29, 2026

The Second District reversed the revival of a dormant consent judgment, holding that Autovest failed to establish the current balance owed and that the trial court erred by reviving the judgment without an evidentiary hearing despite disputed payment amounts.

Ohio Attorney Fees Breach of Contract Contract Interpretation

Ohio Court of Appeals (Second District)

BND Rentals v. Gayhart — Court affirms summary judgment on equipment rental breach and attorney fees

/ May 29, 2026

The Second District affirmed summary judgment for an equipment rental company on breach of contract and upheld an award of attorney fees, holding that an equipment rental agreement is not a ‘contract of indebtedness’ under R.C. 1319.02.

Florida Civil Procedure Contract Interpretation

Kennedy Law Group v. Uiterwyk — Second DCA Reverses Dismissal Where Trial Court Considered Matters Outside the Complaint

/ May 29, 2026

The Second DCA reversed a dismissal with prejudice of a tortious interference claim involving Engle-progeny tobacco litigation referral fees, holding the trial court improperly relied on an affirmative defense and facts outside the complaint’s four corners in granting the motion to dismiss.

Texas Breach of Contract Construction Law Contract Interpretation

Blackmon Mooring v. St. Edward’s University — Third Court Reverses Summary Judgment, Holds Parol Evidence Cannot Transform Cost Estimate into Price Cap

/ May 29, 2026

The Third Court of Appeals reversed summary judgment for St. Edward’s University, holding that the parol evidence rule prohibited using pre-contract negotiations to transform a cost-plus contract’s ‘estimated budgetary price’ into a guaranteed maximum price.

Delaware Breach of Contract Contract Interpretation Mergers & Acquisitions

Superior Court of Delaware, Complex Commercial Litigation Division (CCLD)

SRS v. Follett Parent — Court Sustains Most Breach-of-Contract Claims Over Post-Merger Lumen Sale Dispute

/ May 29, 2026

Delaware CCLD denies most of a buyer’s motion to dismiss post-merger breach-of-contract claims, finding the buyer plausibly failed to use reasonable best efforts to sell an asset and improperly refused to retain a contractually required valuation firm.