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Commercial Contracts - October, 2009

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• Issues Facing Faculty In Outside Consulting Jobs
• FedEx Wins New Trial Over Intrepid's $7M Award
• Nissan Sues Ex-NFL Star For $1.5M Over Dealership
• Express Scripts Prevails In Another AWP Fight
• Comerica Faces Class Action Over Sigma Finance
• Contract Work Still Not Fully Globalized: Attys
• Defense Contractor Cleared In $140M Qui Tam Suit
• Sequenom Misrepresented Medical Advancements: Suit
• Denim Brand Hits Charlotte Russe Over Distribution Deal
• Pfizer Sanctioned In BYU's Suit Over NSAID Drugs
• Judge Dismisses Insurer's $195M Suit V. BNY Mellon
• UPS Spared Punitive Damages Bid In Retaliation Suit
• Expert Testimony Muddies Legal Malpractice Spat
• Starbucks, Ex-VP End Suit Over Move To Dunkin'
• Kellogg Blasted In Dispute Over Gardenburger Plant
• Claims Trimmed From Samsung HDTV Defect Action
• 2nd Circ. Remands ISC Arbitration Ruling
• Dismissal Of $1.8B Indian Casino Judgment Appealed
• 10th Circ. Affirms Trans-Western Win In Oil Lease Spat
• LaCrosse Wins $16.2M From Liquidated CDO
• Strategies For Mediating Business Ownership Disputes
• Live Nation Files Contract Suit V. Ex-Chairman
• Judge Trims Clifford Chance, S&W Race Bias Suit
• 9th Circ. Gives Go-Ahead To AT&T Fee Class Action
• Vascular Solutions Targets Rival Over Employee Jump
• Naomi Campbell Sued Over Perfume Royalties
• Biolitec Sued By Distributor For Costs In Patent Suits
• Attys Appeal Ruling In Hagens Berman Contract Spat
• Goodyear Denied Declaratory Judgment On $10M Policy
• UPS Escapes Final Claim In Fee Spat On Remand
• Further Guidance On Browsewrap User Agreements
• Insurer Denies Duty To Defend In $2.1M Contract Spat
• TSYS' Bid To Toss $2.6M Arbitration Award Blocked
• Tort Claims Trimmed In Conrail Track-Crossing Suit
• 9th Circ. Lets Sonics Ticket Holders Keep Class Cert.
• State Farm Says Condo Construction Co. Not Covered
• Federal Claims Nixed From Honest Services Fraud Case
• Praxair Accuses Supplier Of Floating Off With $4.9M
• Alcoa Seeks $500M From EFH In Contract Suit
• Mony Life Wins Ruling In Suit Over Benefit Accounts
• Chicago Title Wins $1.25M Over Botched Policy
• 6th Circ. Revives MPPAA Claim V. United Tech Unit
• 5th Circ. Revives Stax Producer's Copyright Suit
• Rethinking Restrictive Covenant Enforceability In Ill.
• Dresdner Kleinwort Settles FLSA Class Action
• NY High Court Says Tyco Didn't Breach Cable Contract
• 1st Circ. Hands Astro-Med $1M In Trade Secrets Spat
• Mail Boxes Etc. Sends Contract Suit To Ex-Franchisees
• 9th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Home Depot Pricing Suit
• Fed. Circ. Trims Bank's $14.6M Award From S&L Crisis
• Avis Seeks To Overturn $16M Award In Merger Spat
• Arent Fox Settles With Builders Over Defense Fees
• Hunt Oil Wins Reversal Of $5.3M Contract Judgment
• Effective Management Of UK Employee Exits
• Supreme Court Takes Overseas Shipping Contract Case
• Rutgers, Holding Cos. Spar Over Int'l Study Contracts
• Fallen Miss California USA Broke Contract: Pageant
• Beverage Distributor Seeks New Life For Contract Suit
• Securities Firm To Appeal Winston & Strawn Fee Awards
• Bangor Off Hook For $1.2M In Airplane Flood: Jury
• Lockheed Martin Targets Bell Helicopter In $3.6M Suit
• Sprint-iPCS $831M Deal To End Midwest Territory Spats
• Travelers Settles With 2 Cos. Over Goodyear Claims
• Ala. Supreme Court Stance On Arbitrability
• Legacy Of Life Fights Insurer For Organ-Selling Defense
• 10th Circ. OKs Defiant $2M Award For Legal Abuse
• NHL Star Fedorov Sues Hyman Lippitt For Malpractice
• Novo Nordisk Sues Ex-Employee Who Moved To Sandoz
• Hotel Co. Sues Insurer Over Denial Of Flood Coverage
• Century Fails Bid To Overturn Ruling For Lloyd's
• Patent Marking Requirements Post TransCore
• Consultant Sues Merrill Lynch For Annual Bonus
• Bank's Contract Claims Against Ratings Cos. Get Boot
• Whirlpool Dodges Damages In Fastener Contract Spat
• Ex-Emerson Exec Temporarily Barred From Tyco Job
• Wells Fargo Didn't Impede Elavon Contract: Judge
• Chevron Sues For $6.3M Over Building Tax Scheme
• Tetra, Insurers Strike $40M Deal Over Katrina Damage
• A Necessary Element For Trade Secret Damages
• KV Slaps Uriach With Trade Secrets, Contract Suit
• Bankrupt Auto Supplier Seeks To Continue Volvo Suit
• Heller Settles With Former Employees For $19.7M
• Lloyd's Fires Back In Energy Co.'s Storm Damage Suit
• RheTech Knocks Ex-Worker With Trade Secrets Suit
• Walgreen Sued Over Reneging On $1.4M Buyout Offer
• Perot Accuses Key Plastics Of Breaching IT Contract
• Understanding The Metavante Decision
• Lake Michigan Oil Spill Spat Weathers Bid To Toss
• Va. Utility Sues Comcast Over Pole Rental Rates
• AT&T Unit Settles E-Rate Bidding Suit For $1.4M
• Yahoo Settles Pay-Per-Click Advertisers' Class Action
• Real Estate Site Operator Trims IP, Antitrust Suit
• Ford, UAW Reach Deal On Worker Concessions
• Sprint Settles Class Action Over Data Fees
• Dentsply To Challenge $44M Verdict In Contract Case
• Dornoch-PBM Insurance Battle To Go Forward In NY
• SPH Secrets Suit Against Foley & Lardner Dismissed
• Chevron Wins Reversal Of $2.5M Energen Enviro Ruling
• CEO Dropped From Creative Neuro Contract Suit
• 5th Circ. Affirms Tossing Of State Farm Katrina Suit
• Petroleum Reserve Security Co. Settles Contract Spat
• Martindale, Heartland Inns Settle Hotel Contract Row
• 2nd Circ. Backs Telecon After Kyivstar Row Ends
• Insurer Wants Evidence Barred In Firm's $75M Claim
• Indian Harbor Never Breached Contract: 1st Circ.
• Arlington Snags $2.8M Verdict In Bridgeport Patent Suit
• Willkie Farr Asks Court To Boot Songwriter Suit
• Electrochem Hit With $21.7M Verdict In Secrets Case
• EEOC Insights Into Severance Agreements
• GNC Told To Provide More Info In Gardere Spat
• US Bank Sues Student Loan Co. Over $8M+ Default
• Dan Rather Strikes Out Again With Firing Suit
• Le-Nature's Trustee, BDO Spat Heads To Arbitration
• Starbucks Sues Former Exec Over Jump To Dunkin'
• Whirlpool Gets Fraud Claims Tossed In Contract Spat
• 2nd Circ. Remands $34M Fraud Verdict Against AIG
• PCD To Use Carmack In $7.7M Suit Over Lost Phones
• Insurers' Suit Over Railcar Explosion Stays On Track
• Cardinal, Legacy Drop $5.7M Oil Lease Dispute
• USIS Seeks Injunction In Trade Secrets Suit
• T-Mobile Sues Over Prepaid Phone Resales
• 'Unfair' Chase Arbitration Agreement Stands: Court
• Miramax Settles Suit Over Aborted Jane Austen Movie
• Brecek & Young Sues For Coverage Of NASD Case
• Patterson Belknap Finance Partner Joins Reed Smith
• Most Claims Cut In Countrywide Insurance Fraud Suit
• 'Trigger Lead' Mortgage Claims Lack Merit: 2nd Circ.
• Cingular Prevails In Dispute Over Wash. Surcharge
• Fraud Claims Dropped In Halliburton Drilling Patent Case
• American Family Loses En Banc Bid In $2.3M Fire Suit
• Medical Providers Appeal Injunction In PPO Dispute
• AIG CDS, Lehman Fight Over Big-Dollar Swap Contract
• Federal Insurance, Bank Settle $17M Fraud Loss Spat
• Citgo Loses Bid To Toss Price-Fixing Action
• Interlake Denied Injunction In Summit Contract Spat
• Mergers And IP License Agreements
• Exelon Security Guards' Contract Spat Shut Down
• Sea Launch, XM Settle Satellite Launch Contract Spat
• Travelers Wins $7M Judgment In Repayment Dispute
• Insurer Urges Discovery Stay In Intel Coverage Spat
• Foley Fires Back In DataTern Patent Malpractice Suit
• Weinstein Seeks Dorsey's Attorney Fee Info
• 1st Circ. Bars Doral From Freddie Mac Contract Deal
• Lyondell Hit With New Noteholder Suit Over Merger
• Syntellect Fails To Escape Colonial Contract Claims
• Ninth Circuit Rebuffs AT&T Mobility's Arbitration Bid
• BP Faces Contract Action Over Natural Gas Royalties
• Post-Petition Application Of UCC 2-609
• 2nd. Circ. Restores Award In Insurance Bond Spat
• IBM Bests T3's Competition Suit; T3 Vows Appeal
• Plaintiffs Fight To Keep Siemens ERISA Suit Alive
• Judge Declines To Issue Judgment In XM Contract Suit
• Defense Contractors Battle Over $34M EOIR Sale
• Fujifilm Customers Ask For Cert. In Faulty FinePix Suit
• BofA Fraud Suit Against Bear Stearns Survives
• Judge Keeps MBNA, Ixe Banco Contract Dispute Alive