Commercial Contracts Archive » June, 2009

Commercial Contracts - June, 2009

112 articles

• Some Alzheimer's Claims Tossed In Mayo Patent Suit
• DOJ Marine Products Bid-Rigging Probe Hooks Exec
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Youth Smokers Insurance Rate Ruling
• Erickson Air-Crane Faces Helicopter Antitrust Suit
• Contract Suit Against Lawyers Not A SLAPP: Court
• Chemical Groups Sue Union Pacific Over Transit Rules
• MSX, Chrysler Strike $9.7M Deal Over Outsourcing
• Halliburton Faces Hydraulic Fracturing Patent Suit
• Pa. Police Group Sues Insurer For $80M
• Injunction Against Ex-Hair Club Employees Stands
• Roach Claims Survive Dismissal In Conveyor IP Suit
• High Court To Hear Granite Rock Case Against Union
• Class Action Over Dell Printer Feature Dismissed
• Trustee Gets Brooke Ch. 11 Converted To Ch. 7
• IBM Loses Bid To Keep Former Exec From Dell Job
• Severstal Hits Pipeline Co. With $20M Damage Suit
• 9th Circ. Upholds Revival Of Claim In STNL Ch. 11
• UBS Checks Jefferies Move To Poach Employees
• Abbott Sues Former Manager, Ev3 Over Trade Secrets
• Philips Sues Ex-Worker Over IPod Accessory Secrets
• Jordan Hall Of Fame Induction Sparks Licensing Spat
• SemCrude Lenders Object To Disclosure Statement
• Greenwich Told To Pay Defense Costs In Injury Suit
• Class Claims Nixed In Katrina Levee Breach Litigation
• Contractor Sues Great American For OT Suit Coverage
• BofA Wins $19M In Fees In AEP Natural Gas Case
• Lawyer's Contract Dispute Against Ex-Firm To Proceed
• Judge Enjoins Tenn. Insurer In Trade Secrets Row
• Dutch Pension Fund Sues State St. For Lehman Freeze
• BP Express Faces FLSA Suit By Drivers
• Neb. Beef Insurer Wants Damages Nixed In $6M Row
• Galil Sues HealthTronics In Endocare Merger Spat
• Insured Seeks Class Cert. In Group Health Plan Suit
• Condo Unit Owners Hit Fla. Hotel With Antitrust Suit
• Henderson Global Exec Claims Age Bias, Retaliation
• Fox Asks To Combine Indemnification Disputes
• Conoco Blasts SemCrude Disclosure Statement
• Trucking Co.'s Liability Capped In Drug Shipment Loss
• Injunction Denied In LSAT Prep Course Squabble
• Injunction Lifted In Spat Over Ed Hardy Images
• AK Steel Retirees File 2nd ERISA Class Action
• Fen-Phen Attys Ordered To Pay Feds $30M
• Foley Settles Malpractice Suit Over Vaxiion Patent
• Ethicon Ex-Employee Enjoined In Patent Spat
• Litigation Shifts As Credit Crunch Deepens: Report
• GSK Lamictal Prices Don't Breach Deal, Judge Says
• Delphi Seeks Lenders' OK Of GM's $250M DIP Loan
• DuPont Slaps Monsanto With Antitrust, Patent Claims
• MassMutual Madoff Suit Re-Emerges In Federal Court
• Orrick Loses 2nd Bid To Dismiss Headhunter Fee Suit
• Ethicon Asks To Protect Patent Apps After $2M Verdict
• EMC Info Processing Patent Infringement Suit Ditched
• Claims Probe Crucial In Insurers' Bad Faith Defense
• Microsoft Suit Targets 'Click Fraud'
• Former Heller Insurance Atty Lands At Sedgwick
• Ky. Gas Royalties Fraud Action Settled For $28.7M
• Katrina-Damaged Rental Car Coverage Suit Kept Alive
• High Court To Hear Shell Dispute With Station Owners
• Insurer's Complaint Over Policy Rescissions Nixed
• Insurer Says Policy Doesn't Cover $6M Spam Ruling
• Recruiter's Suit Against Orrick Allowed To Proceed
• Bankruptcy Judge Tells Delphi To Open Up Bidding
• Willis Group To Pay $139M To Settle Assurant Suit
• Some Counterclaims Over Bednet Patent Tossed
• Drilling Co. Off Hook Over Platform Helicopter Crash
• Lancer Off Hook For Drilling Co.'s Defense Costs
• Payless Battles Insurer Over Crocs Defense Costs
• SunTrust Says Citi Poached Employees, Trade Secrets
• Delphi Gets Initial OK For $250M In GM Financing
• 5th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of USAA Fraud Action
• Jury Backs Oil Co. In Royalty Class Action
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Ban On Designer Using Own Name
• $10.3M Flying J, Contractor Settlement OK'd
• Flight Attendants Revive Contract Row With Mesa Air
• Axed Tribune Exec Wants Stay Lifted For Class Action
• Katrina Cleanup Co. Policy Doesn't Cover Suit: Insurer
• Boiler Co. Must Pay For Asbestos Defense: Travelers
• Travelers Loses Bid For $33M From Bankrupt Builder
• Omega Oil Drops Trade Secrets Spat Against Rival
• Kaye Scholer Gets Access To CNA Docs In Fees Suit
• Texas Nonprofit's Ex-Head Told To Disgorge $5M
• Kinder Morgan Insurer Wants To Arbitrate Leak Spat
• 6th Circ. Backs Lease Extension For Inactive Oil Site
• 3 More Execs To Be Added To $362M SemGroup Suit
• Negating Excess Insurance Coverage
• 'Lifestyle Lift' Surgery Co. Still Faces Class Action
• Chrysler Says Parts Supplier Holding Tools Hostage
• Pricaspian Denied Again Over Shell Oil Profits
• Fed. Circ. Remands Boat Patent Suit Over Jurisdiction
• Gavilon Wins Judgment In Crude Contract Suit
• American Bid To Keep Ex-Worker From Delta Fails
• Insight Into Assigning Arbitrability
• Claim Trimmed From Adobe Trade Secrets Suit
• Trade Show Co. Sues Insurer Over IP Suit Defense
• Insurers Score Win Over Reichhold Faulty Resin Suits
• Cher Sues Universal Music For $5M In Royalties
• $195M Strawberry Shortcake Fight Back In Court
• Greenberg Traurig Probed Over Work For Heller
• Key Energy Beats Insurer In Race To File Suit
• 9th Circ. Affirms Win For Adobe In Copyright Suit
• Massey Insurance Row Sent To Arbitration In NY
• 2nd Circ. Sends Investor-Citigroup Spat To Ga. Court
• Deutsche Loses Out On $47M From Genuity Ch. 11
• Former IFreedom Exec Awarded $4B In Labor Spat
• Smurfit-Stone Sued Over Defunct $15M Property Deal
• Monolines' Claims Could Turn Up Heat On I-Banks
• Sidley Austin Tax Shelter Claims Ruled Time-Barred
• Insurer Needn't Cover Faulty-Billboard Deal: Court
• Delphi Strikes Deals To Sell Assets, Exit Ch. 11
• Cincinnati Insurance Settles Bank Indemnification Suit
• Salinger Sues Over Unauthorized 'Catcher' Sequel
• Georgia Power Hits Coal Co. With $64M Contract Suit