Commercial Contracts Archive » August, 2010

Commercial Contracts - August, 2010

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• TBS Abandons Appeal Of $281M Atlanta Teams Spat
• Epson Tries To Keep Secret Report Out Of Printer Suit
• Hartford Sues Dravo For Asbestos Suit Indemnification
• Viacom, Diddy Still Face All Claims In $60M TV Spat
• ClearOne Wins Fee Fight With Ex-CEO In 10th Circ.
• Taking The Offensive To Protect Trade Secrets
• Falcon Strikes Back At Tide Over $515M Gas Sale
• Ajaxo Wins Royalties For E-Trade IP Theft On Appeal
• IBM Wins Commission Dustup With Employee
• Core-Mark, Insurers Awarded $18M In Contract Spat
• CVS Settles Mass. Drug Overcharge Claims For $2.7M
• Chevron Holds On To $50M Oil Lease In East Texas
• Fed. Circ. Narrows Scope Of Patent Misuse Defense
• Sherman Act, Other Claims Tossed In PR Ports Suit
• Aetna Sues LabCorp Over False Coverage Claims
• Merck Faces Contract, IP Suit Over Dr. Scholl's Inserts
• VeraSun Gives Union Tank Car $20M Claim Over Leases
• Apple Hits Kodak With $1B Suit Over Digital Camera IP
• Churchill Downs Off Hook In Broadcast Antitrust Suit
• Dentsply Loses Bid To Nab $4M In Contract Spat
• The Legal Market In Transition
• BofA Needn't Arbitrate Client Poaching Case: 8th Circ.
• McDermott Blasts $143M Patent Malpractice Suit
• Advertisers' Facebook Click Suit Moves Forward
• Pan Am Loses Indemnity Claims In $8M Tar Spat
• General Dynamics Sues Orbital Over Purchase Pact
• Paul Weiss, Lowenstein Fined $2M For 'Frivolous' Suit
• Report Slams Xcel Over Fatal Hydro Plant Accident
• Crafting The Laws Of A Virtual World
• Promoter Must Pay $1.2M Over Timberlake No-Show
• Saint Tropez Hits Marshalls With $20M Contract, IP Suit
• 3 Firms To Split $1.2M Fee Award In AT&T Labor Suit
• NY Court Asked To Weigh In On Anti-Poaching Rule
• Mediating Employment Law Claims
• Spat Over Dreier Ex-Wife's $7M Claim To Be Heard
• Ex-Client Slaps Troutman Sanders With $10M Fee Suit
• MedQuist, CBay Settle Spheris Asset Spat
• Harrah's $22M Promo Deal For Poker Series Flounders
• La. Insurer Settles Katrina Contractor Suit For $23M
• Heightening Scrutiny Of Repurchase Agreements
• Liberty Calls PATH's Dropping Of $7M Suit A 'Ploy'
• The Financing Options For New Transmission
• Emulex Settles Shareholder Suit Over Broadcom Offer
• Claims Trimmed In Case Over Defective Electric Meters
• 2nd Circ. Vacates $34M Fraud Judgment Against AIG
• 11th Circ. Boosts BoNY In Noncompete Spat
• Sonnenschein Seeks High Court Look At Contract Spat
• Exempting Dual And Third-Country Nationals?
• Ex-Thornburg Execs Win Access To D&O Benefits
• Contract Suit Against Michael Jackson's Estate Nixed
• Distrigas Scores $51M From Bankrupt Power Co. EBG
• Class Certified In Century 21 Franchisee Contract Feud
• Unions Seek Rule 2004 Probe Of Sun-Times Buyer
• Apple Supplier Exec In Kickback Probe Steps Down
• Bret Michaels Sues Promoter Over Axed Concert
• MarketXT Settles Trader's $37M Claim For $730K
• Blank Rome Out As Counsel In Contract Suit V. J&J Unit
• Case Study: Coral Construction V. San Francisco
• Sills Cummis Eludes Ex-NJ Bank Execs' Malpractice Suit
• Ex-Lyondell Workers Seek OK To Sue Over Bonuses
• 8th Circ. Nixes Hospital Antitrust Suit Against CR Bard
• Motions To Strike Can't Nix Damages Claims: 9th Circ.
• CDO's Credit Default Swap Beef With Wachovia Killed
• Overcoming Environmental Obstacles To Property Deals
• Salsa Musicians Fail To Reignite Copyright Claims
• Former Wells Fargo VP Faces Trade Secrets Suit
• Comcast Wins $13M Cable Costs Spat With Mass. City
• Nike Fraud Suit Against Lombardi Licenser Survives
• Favorable Arbitration Developments For Employers
• Apple Sues Indicted Manager Over Trade Secret Breach
• 9th Circ. Upholds Arbitration Win For Tortilla Maker
• United Natural Secrets Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Filmmakers Get 6 Months In $2M Thai Bribery Case
• Rivals Sue Stewart Title Over $244M Wind Farm Policy
• Roche Prevails In HPV-Test License Spat
• Former Nucor Sales Rep Stole Secrets, Suit Claims
• Preserving Value Through Mediation
• Arguments Against Fixed Fees, And Why They're Myths
• Contract Spat Win For Macy's Supplier Overturned
• Cantrell Loses Appeal Of Honest Services Conviction
• $390M Fannie Mae Financing Spat Survives Bid To Toss
• 8th Circ. Denies Class Cert. In ReliaStar Annuity Spat
• Ex-St. Jude Exec Can't Work At Medtronic Until Nov.
• ABQ Ordered To Turn Over Docs In BP Royalty Suit
• Paris Hilton Caught Up In $35M Hair Extension Spat
• Kaiser-Francis Appeal Of Gas Royalty Class Rejected
• Mayer Hoffman Hangs On To $1.4M Noncompete Win
• Coty Says Ex-Execs Violated Noncompete Covenants
• Bayer's $10.5M Award In Coal Spat Upheld Again
• Morgan Stanley Can't Recover Ex-Brokers' Bonus Loans
• AmEx Unit Gets Damages Claim Nixed In Benefits Suit
• When International Arbitration, US Bankruptcy Collide
• Facebook Fighting Remand Of Suit Disputing Ownership
• Patients Seek Cash From Troutman, Nursing Home Spat
• Racetrack's Antitrust, Contract Claims Survive
• I2 Sues Palantir Over Alleged Trade Secrets Theft
• Best Medical Sues Ex-Workers, Accuray Over Patent
• Viacom Sues Ex-CIO Over Jump To Conde Nast
• Grocer Sues Title Insurer For Coverage In Property Row
• Trust To Pursue Consol Gas Royalties In State Court
• Select Comfort Class Action Put To Bed
• Lil Wayne Faces Fraud Suit Over Contract Dispute
• FDIC Avoids Liability For Dime Bancorp Warrants
• Illegal Pay Verdict Against POGO, Gov't Worker Nixed
• Russia Orders Insurers, Banks To End Rate-Fixing
• QEP Wins Access To Gas Plant In Ute Contract Fight
• EnergySolutions Radioactive Waste Suit Revived
• When You And Your Contingency Fee Client Disagree
• Transocean Says BP Must Defend It Against Spill Claims
• Hunton & Williams Faces $150M Contract Suit
• Lessons From The LyondellBassell Rights Offering
• US Can't Blame Delays For Failed Nuclear Waste Deal
• Insurer's Bid To Rescind Drink Maker's Policy Lives On
• Chicago Teachers Union Sues To Halt Mass Layoffs
• Cuomo Probes Predatory Health Care Lending Claims
• Reed Elsevier's Summary Bid Nixed In Contract Spat
• Cascade Admits B&N Recordings Belong To Telos
• 20-Year-Old Cleanup Claims Against Texaco Barred
• Class Wins Certification In BP Gas Royalty Dispute
• 5th Circ. Says Castex Can't Arbitrate Contract Spat
• DuPont Wins Bid To Reverse Monsanto License Ruling
• Aborted $13M Exchange Offer Could Cost Cohen $427M
• 5th Circ. Says Utex Can't Alter AT&T Contract
• Employer, Beware: Outside Sales Reps May Require OT
• CareCore Antitrust Suit Survives Bid To Toss
• Petland Franchise, Insurance Cases Put To Rest
• Baker & McKenzie Settles Coudert Claims For $7M
• Class Claims AT&T's High-Speed DSL Is Defective
• 7th Circ. Nixes $2M Award For Alliance In Contract Suit