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  • September 1, 2009

    Claims Stripped From Raytheon, Indigo Secrets Spat

    A federal judge has stripped claims of trade secret misappropriation, tortious interference and fraudulent concealment from Raytheon Co.'s suit over employee-poaching against rival defense contractor Indigo Systems Corp., leaving patent infringement and breach of contract claims in play.

  • August 31, 2009

    2nd Circ. Wants More Info On $23M Soybean Ruling

    A federal appeals court has asked a district court for more information about its decision to award Standard Chartered Bank nearly $24 million in a suit the bank filed against agricultural exporter AWB Ltd. over contracts related to soybean exports to Indonesia.

  • August 31, 2009

    Texas Supreme Court Sets E-Discovery Protocol

    The Texas Supreme Court has set new standards for rules governing electronic discovery, in a contract dispute between homebuilder Weekley Homes LP and a lot warehouser involving a housing development in Texas.

  • August 31, 2009

    Conn. High Court Bars DMV Contractor's $9M Claim

    Connecticut's highest court ruled Monday that a state law empowering the Department of Motor Vehicles commissioner to negotiate contracts did not implicitly waive sovereign immunity, nixing a $9 million suit from a contractor that claimed the state failed to enforce its emissions testing rules.

  • August 31, 2009

    Spansion Tells Court To Nix Deal With Apple

    Bankrupt flash memory manufacturer Spansion Inc. has pressed its bid to pursue a U.S. International Trade Commission patent infringement action against Apple Inc., even if that means losing Apple's business.

  • August 27, 2009

    3rd-Party Defendant's Bid To Toss Shim Suit Fails

    A federal judge has refused to grant summary judgment to a plastics maker named as a third-party, breach-of-contract defendant in a product liability lawsuit brought by High Concrete Technology LLC that claims the concrete maker paid more than $1.9 million to fix defective shims it bought from Korolath of New England Inc.

  • August 27, 2009

    Enterprise Faces Class Action Over Rental Insurance

    A former Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co. customer has hit the rental car company with a class action alleging it fraudulently misrepresented the terms of its personal accident insurance benefit in its marketing and sale of the policy to potential renters over the past five years.

  • August 27, 2009

    Judge Hands Partial Victory To CIBC In Fraud Suit

    A federal judge has given CIBC World Markets Inc. a partial victory in a fraud and breach-of-fiduciary-duty suit brought by the trustee of a bankrupt oil and gas drilling company, dismissing the claims with an opening to amend them.

  • August 27, 2009

    Class Cert. Granted In Okla. Oil Royalties Case

    A federal judge has sided with Oklahoma mineral rights owners seeking to certify a class action against gas companies they say haven't been paying enough in royalties — but the class is smaller than the owners would have liked.

  • August 26, 2009

    LendingTree Sues Software Co. Over Google Deal

    Mortgage rate comparison Web site LendingTree LLC has sued software provider Mortech Inc., in an effort to prevent the company from contracting with Google Inc. for similar services.

  • August 26, 2009

    Insurer Must Share Docs In Wiles Policy Spat: 6th Circ.

    A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court's order that a malpractice insurer for Wiles Boyle Burkholder & Bringardner Co. LPA must hand over confidential documents in a breach of contract suit stemming from the firm’s alleged failure to disclose a potential claim when it applied for a policy renewal.

  • August 25, 2009

    Texas Appeals Court Upholds Insurer's Noncompete

    Giving a boost to a unit of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., a Texas appeals court has overturned a ruling that the insurance services firm’s noncompete covenant is not enforceable against a former insurance broker who jumped to a direct competitor and took her service team with her.

  • August 25, 2009

    3Com Wins $6M In Contract Dispute With Capital 4

    A federal judge has awarded 3Com Corp. $6 million and has permanently enjoined telecommunications carrier Capital 4 Inc. from using 3Com's name or trademarks without prior consent in a suit in which 3Com accused Capital 4 of breaching its contractual obligations.

  • August 25, 2009

    Circuit City Hits Sirius With $7M Adversary Suit

    Bankrupt Circuit City Stores Inc. has slapped creditor Sirius XM Radio Inc. with a breach-of-contract adversary suit claiming the satellite broadcast company owes more than $7 million for services performed on satellite radios.

  • August 24, 2009

    AFSCME Sues Ill. To Block Layoffs Of State Workers

    The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees is suing Illinois to stop the state government from laying off 2,600 employees, saying the state has violated a collective bargaining agreement by employing private contractors to do union work.

  • August 24, 2009

    Case Over Apple Laptop Memory Slots Dismissed

    A judge has thrown out a group of proposed class actions alleging the memory slots on Apple Inc.'s PowerBook computers are defective, finding that the suits failed to state a claim for breach of implied warranty and unfair business practices.

  • August 24, 2009

    Antitrust Claims Nixed In Dialysis Clinics' Contract Spat

    A federal judge has dismissed American Renal Associates LLC's counterclaims of antitrust violations in a breach of contract dispute brought by rival kidney dialysis clinic operator Total Renal Care Inc., finding that American Renal did not properly define the affected market but giving the company room to amend its allegations.

  • August 24, 2009

    Chrysler Sues Daimler Over Supply Contract Disputes

    Chrysler Group LLC has sued its former parent and current supplier Daimler AG for allegedly refusing to honor its component supply contracts following the American car giant's reorganization.

  • August 21, 2009

    Linkin Park Owed In Concert Tour Contract Spat: Court

    A California judge has found that WRFF LLC and its executives owe rock band Linkin Park more than $725,000 for breach of contract, while WRFF's licensing partner Salton Inc. has been cleared of all liability relating to a sponsorship contract between WRFF and Linkin Park for the band's 2004 summer concert tour.

  • August 21, 2009

    Cathay Threatened With Sanctions In Contract Dispute

    A federal judge has threatened to sanction Cathay Pacific Airways in a contract dispute with a fuel conservation consulting company, saying it was fairly obvious the airline's motion for summary judgment would be denied and the airline caused "needless time delays."