Commercial Contracts Archive » April, 2010

Commercial Contracts - April, 2010

133 articles

• Defendant Ranks Pared Down In Muni Derivative MDL
• 6th Circ. Backs La Quinta Franchise Authority
• Wachovia Fights Ruling Sending $9M CDS Feud To FINRA
• Lil Wayne Sued For Lost Bahamas Concert Revenue
• The New Energy Battleground: Transmission
• MoonScoop Contract Claims Nixed In Care Bear IP Spat
• Secure Energy's Trade Secrets Case Trimmed
• Exec Sues Nummi For $1.7M In Unpaid Pension Funds
• CNet Founder Appeals $6.6M Award For Sotheby's
• Ford, Navistar Trounce Negligence Claim In Engine Suit
• BP Loses Bid To Nix Testimony In $81M Fire Suit
• Copyright Preemption And The Right Of Publicity
• DMX Accuses Copyright Administrator Of Royalty Theft
• Game Developers Sue Activision For $125M
• Daddy Yankee Sues UMG For $10M Over Licensing Deal
• Harrah's Sues Online Poker Co. Over $22M Ad Deal
• NJ Suit Over Merrill Stock Conversion Stays Alive
• Dealers Claim Carco Judge Erred In Nixing Contracts
• A Path To Accountable Care Runs Through The FTC
• 'Chipmunks' Owners Drill Fox For Movie Dues
• NetLogix Seeks $28M For T-Mobile Engineering Work
• Biotest Contract Suit Over Nabi-HB Remains In Fla.
• PwC, KPMG Tossed From Collins & Aikman Breach Case
• Building Defect Coverage Suit Should Continue: Judge
• Kenyon & Kenyon, Ex-Partner End Pension Fund Fight
• The Complexity Of Contracts Amid Nuclear Renaissance
• Justices Weigh Arbitrator Role In Unconscionability Test
• Judge Cuts Advertisers' Clicks Case V. Facebook
• ADM Says Eco Botched $4.3M Boiler Efficiency Job
• Judge Tosses Citi Brokers' Suit Over Bonus Loans
• H-1B: Solutions For Short- And Long-Term Needs
• Jailed Lil Wayne Stiffed 'Lollipop' Producer: Suit
• Epstein 'Punished' Atty By Withholding Capital: Suit
• Liability Pact Valid In Spat Over $81M BP Fire: Judge
• Fla. Court Revives Investors' Suit Over RIM Patent Deal
• Ohio Sales Associates Hit Dillard's With OT Action
• JPMorgan Wins $50M In Asian Paper Co. Contract Suit
• Pay When Paid Clauses: Sword And Shield
• Lyondell Takes $1.7M To End Occidental Contract Row
• Ford Defeats Fidelity In Duty-To-Defend Suit
• AK Steel Takes Aim At Ex-Workers Who Joined Rival
• No New Trial In St. Croix Demolition Contract Dispute
• Shell Unit Sues Wash. Utility Over $7M Power Outage
• Movie Ticket Trading Plan Moves Closer To Approval
• Funk Legend Wins Remand Of UMG Royalty Spat
• Man Sentenced To 7 Years In Panama Bribery Case
• Airport's Double-Billing Suit Against US Lands In CIT
• Live Nation Faces Contract Dispute Over Merger
• An Eye On Acquiring Minority Interests
• CFTC May Patrol Exempt Commercial Market Contracts
• Gemini Loses Summary Bid In Deductible Spat
• T-Mobile Customer Wins Cert. In Insurance Policy Spat
• Caveat Venditor: Ensure Debtor Has Authority To Pay
• Ricoh Must License Drive Patents To Quanta: Judge
• No Fiduciary Duty In Wal-Mart Seller Contract: Judge
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Creator Sued For Unpaid Legal Bills
• Toyota Tossed From Contract Suit Over SUV Options
• High Court Remands Class Action, Citing Shady Grove
• Calif. Order Shows Impact On Tradeable REC Markets
• Activision Free Speech Bid For 'Band Hero' Canned
• Calif. Nonprofit Sues For Palin Speech Contract Info
• Stay Lifted On United's Suit Against Bankrupt Mesa
• Spain Limits Exclusive Contracts For Soccer Broadcasts
• Basic Energy Sued Over $18M Botched Well Job
• Fed. Circ. Pick Offers Appellate Experience Beyond IP
• Win For Reed Smith In Malpractice Suit Upheld
• Insurer Wants Quick Appeal In $7M MedAssets Suit
• Verizon Sues FDIC For $24M In WaMu Contract Losses
• Racer's Pursuit Of Vintage Porsche Stalls In 7th Circ.
• The Growth Of Agricultural Competition Enforcement
• Superior Energy's Suit Over Ship Parts Sails Ahead
• Longview Financial Blames Demise On Castle Arch
• Class Decertified In XTO Energy Gas Royalty Case
• Utilicraft Founder Sues Freight Feeder Over Asset Sale
• Mountain V Drills Into Kingsly In Contract Spat
• Embracing The Go-­Shop
• Oil Co. Can Seek Damages From US For Lost Profits
• HRD Discovery Objections Denied In Dow Contract Spat
• Costco Hit With Class Action Over Member Contracts
• Insurer Appeals Rejection Of Arbitration In Refund Suit
• Defendants Added To Army Food Price-Hike Case
• DOI To Study US Royalty Revenue On Oil, Gas Leases
• Sirius XM Seeks To Limit Antitrust Class Action
• Workers Say ITT Violated Kuwait Employment Contracts
• Touradji Freed Of Some Claims In Ownership Spat
• Laidlaw Sues Rival Over Poached Workers, Clients
• Legal Aid Society's $1.7M Contract Suit V. US Nixed
• Sundance Seeks New Trial In $14M Rig Loan Suit
• Activision Countersues 'Modern Warfare' Studio Heads
• JHS, Hyde Park Sue To Escape GunnAllen Liability
• The Importance Of Decommissioning Security
• Mass. High Court Clarifies Landlord Liability
• AT&T Online Access Tax Cases Merged Into MDL
• Lawyer Group's $120M Claim V. Wachovia Survives
• Class Action Over Denny's Salt Content Dismissed
• Panasonic Loses Top Status For $9M Circuit City Claim
• Live Nation Sues Mich. Venue For Breach
• Another Weapon In The Midsize Firm Arsenal
• Fifth Third Wins Privilege Ruling In $500M Contract Suit
• Medtech, DenTek Resolve Mouth Guard Patent Battle
• Wash. Firm To Face Trial Over Ex-Partner's Contract
• Aerospace Co. Appeals U. Chicago Sensor Patent Suit
• Green Mountain Faces CERCLA Suit Over Toxic Vt. Site
• Merrill Settles Trade Secrets Spat With 2 Advisers
• AT&T Faces Contract Suit Over Service Agreement
• PharMerica's Contract Interference Suit Survives
• Lessons In Public-Private Partnerships
• 8th Circ. Tosses American Express Franchisee Spat
• Trifinery Fraud Claims Tossed In Chevron Oil Spill Suit
• PNC Appeals BB&T Win In Spat Over $37M Loan
• Ex-Booz Allen Execs Fail In Bid For $60M From Sale
• Canada Can Be Sued Over Olympics Contract: DC Circ.
• Funds Sue Deutsche Bank For $22M In Swaps Spat
• Oakfabco Got Asbestos Liability In Boiler Buy: Court
• Laidlaw Sued Over NH Biomass Power Plant Contract
• Continental, AXA $23M Reinsurance Dispute Lives On
• IBM Fails To Trim Actuate Suit Over Tivoli Software
• Total SA Facing Renewed Oil-For-Food Probe In France
• Barclays Seeks To Keep $7B From 2008 Lehman Deal
• Exxon Franchisees' Suit Over Gas Prices Trimmed
• Toll, Honeywell Settle Web Site Trade Secrets Suit
• Ecuador Leader Vows To Fight $700M Chevron Ruling
• USAA Doesn't Owe Chevron Lawyer Indemnity: 5th Circ.
• Colucci Can't Shake Abercrombie Malpractice Claims
• Thomas Weisel Exec Liable For Paribas Raid: Judge
• DOJ Says KBR Overbilled For Iraqi Security Costs
• Criminal Antitrust Practice And The 'Naked Agreement'
• Chase Not Liable For Enron Filings: NY High Court
• Daimler Agrees To Pay $185M In FCPA Cases
• E-Trade $23M Contract Win Bests Deutsche Appeal
• Atty's Termination Suit Loses ERISA Claim
• Ex-Locke Lord Partner Sues Over Capital Loan
• Alternative Fee And Billing Arrangements: A Primer