Commercial Contracts Archive » September, 2010

Commercial Contracts - September, 2010

137 articles

• Consumers Urge High Court To Uphold AT&T Ruling
• Kodak Loses Bid To Boot Ex-Employee From Competitor
• Electric Co-Op Gets Claim Cut In Okla. Antitrust Suit
• Aerotek Sues Rival, Ex-Employee Over Defection
• Scammers Get Jail Terms For $20M Cisco Fraud
• NY Life Prevails In Policyholder's Fraud Action
• KV Trade Secrets Suit Against Spanish Co. Tossed
• 9th Circ. Nixes Suit Over Verizon Termination Fees
• No Safe Harbor In A Bankruptcy Storm
• Massey Hits JSW Steel With $648M Contract Suit
• Insurer Asks High Court To Rule On Arbitration Clause
• Old Republic Settles Conn. Mortgage Class Action
• Ex-AIG Real Estate Chief's Contract Suit Survives
• Supreme Court Will Hear Drug Pricing Dispute
• Chesapeake Exploration Underpays Gas Royalties: Suit
• Jones Day Snags Akin Gump Trial Vet In Houston
• Baker Hughes Fights To Keep Pacific Energy Cash
• Case Study: HP V. Hurd
• Celador Gets $50M In Interest In 'Millionaire' Fight
• Ace Off Hook For Ritz Hotel's Katrina Damage
• 8th Circ. Will Not Rehear Mining Co.'s Contract Win
• Bethesda Wins Partial Nix Of Suit Over 'Fallout' Rights
• Morgan Stanley Seeks TRO Against Ex-Advisers
• WaMu Creditors Sue Bank Brass Over Pay
• 2nd Circ. Looks To NY Court In Argentina Bond Appeal
• Spanish Antitrust Group Probes Soccer Broadcaster
• Rock US Investors Blast Prepack Ch. 11 Plan
• 10th Circ. Refuses To Halt Utah Mining Permit Process
• The 'Layer Cake' Approach To Contract Negotiation
• Investor Contracts Save Fund Manager In SEC Suit
• Dish Network Settles Retailer Class Actions For $88M
• Wells Fargo Hit With Mortgage Class Action
• Contract Breaches Can Lead To False Claims Liability
• SemGroup Execs To Pay $30M To Settle Fraud Charges
• EPL Fails To Stick Petro With Oil Well Repairs
• Severance Case Ends In Defeat For Beloit Workers
• Pacific Energy, Alaska Reach Deal Over Oil Leases
• Maine Supreme Court Squashes Data Breach Claims
• Overseas Investors Beware: Hardship May Upset Pacts
• BK Looks To Fry Franchisee Class' Bad Faith Claims
• $350M Deal Approved In United Health Class Action
• 5th Circ. Leaves Celanese On Hook For $4.6M Cleanup
• 11th Circ. OKs Live Nation Win Over WrestleReunion
• 11th Circ. Rejects AT&T Bid To Nix $15.5M USF Award
• Border Battle: The Debate Over H-1B and L-1 Visas
• Owens Corning Sues Subcontractors Over Windows
• Mylan Wins Bid To Block Apotex's Generic Paxil
• HP Settles Trade Secrets Suit With Ex-CEO
• Discover Used 'Sleight-Of-Hand' To Sell Services: Suit
• Millennium To Pay $15M Over Asset Purchase Deals
• AmEx Action Stayed For High Court Ruling In AT&T
• Bankrupt Franchisee Sues Yum Over Co-Branding
• Aggregation Aggravation: Cappuccitti's Effect On CAFA
• IBM To Pay $11M To Settle Actuate Software Suit
• 5th Circ. Affirms Win For AT&T Unit In IP Contract Spat
• Ohio Auditor's Son To Join Father In Jail Over Bribery
• BofA, Mortgage Unit Hit With Flood Coverage Class Suit
• Judge Tosses Malpractice Suit Against Standley Law
• Case Study: Sonoran Scanners V. PerkinElmer
• Insurer Should Cover $20M Employee Theft, BEI Says
• ConMed Targets Ex-Employee In Trade Secrets Suit
• 5th Circ. Undoes Noble Loss In $50M Rig Damage Suit
• Ex-Armor Holdings Exec Cops To $4M Kickback Scheme
• SMG Slammed Over Misconduct Claims In Co. Spat
• Class Cert. Sought In Farmers Insurance Repricing Suit
• Fox News Wraps Up Copyright Suit Over Madoff Video
• Wells Fargo Sues Insurer Over $8M Loan Default
• Maximizing Your Nonprofit Hospital Merger Or Purchase
• Basell Noteholders Sue BNY Mellon Over Lyondell Deal
• Barq's Heirs Want Stake In Root Beer Co. From Coke
• MetLife Whistleblower Wins $2.5M In FINRA Suit
• Insurer Settles $87M Suit Over Hospital's Demise
• Drywall Co., Insurer Resolve Asbestos Coverage Spat
• Flooded Mall Hits Insurers With $150M Coverage Suit
• Dell Settles Class Action Over Defective Notebooks
• Argentine Bond Default Class Action Continues
• Okla. Gas Royalty Owners Seek Cert. In BP Action
• Fluor, IAP Unit Settle Spat Over Air Force Contract
• Time Warner Contract Suit Against Turner CEO Survives
• Insurance Spat Over Bad Wendy's Lettuce Resolved
• Lehman Seeks Billions Over Payment Priority Flip
• Medmarc Moves To Nix Policy For Disbarred Attorney
• SKF Hits Ex-Exec With Breach Of Contract Suit
• Class Seeks Sanctions In $1.2B HP Sales Contract Suit
• Invista, DuPont Settle Litigation Sparked By 2004 Deal
• Dreyer's Again Dodges Distributor's RICO, Tying Suit
• VW, Audi Agree To Fix Sludge-Damaged Engines
• JPMorgan Hit With Homeowner Class Action
• Travelers To Appeal Duty To Defend In Wedding War
• When Cloud Computing Meets E-Discovery Obligations
• Doctors Hit Calif. Blue Shield Hit With Class Action
• Siemens First, QBE Trial-Bound In $10.2M Policy Tiff
• Ex-EpsteinBecker Partner's Suit Heads To Arbitration
• The 3rd Circ. Interpretation Of 'Stub Rent'
• Insurers Seek Contribution In Fortney Coverage Spat
• Schwab Hits Ex-Broker With Trade Secrets Lawsuit
• Fed. Circ. Revives Wind Energy Patent Dispute
• Class Action Over Stinky BMWs Tossed
• Porn Website Demands Insurer Cover IP Spat
• Google Wins Partial Dismissal Of AdWords Suit
• Bundling Rebates Post-Southeast Missouri Hospital
• Judge Boots Verizon Workers' Privacy Suit Over GPS
• Dunkin' Donuts Hits Fla. Shops With IP, Contract Suit
• Kleen Energy Faces More Suits Over Fatal Plant Blast
• DuPont, Others Object To Chemtura Ch. 11 Plan
• Chevron Hit With Antitrust Suit From Gas Wholesaler
• Major Lindsey Drops RICO Suit Against Recruiter
• Ships In The Night: Buyers And Sellers Of Trade Claims
• Case Study: In Re Almatis
• UPS Wants Class Action Over Late Delivery Tossed
• Synthes Slams Biomet Over Top Consultant, Clients
• Merck, J&J Head To Arbitration Over Remicade Deal
• BP Spreads Blame For Deepwater Horizon Disaster
• 10th Circ. Backs Insurer's Partial Win In Coverage Row
• Eminem's Label Wins Appeal Of Digital Royalties Loss
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Cipro Pay-For-Delay Suit
• HP Tries To Block Former CEO's Move To Oracle
• Total Hits Team Industries With $4.8M Contract Suit
• IBM Sues Ex-VP To Recoup Sign-On Bonus
• 8th Circ. Says National Union Owes Travelers $10M
• La Cafetiere Wins Coffeemaker Suit Against Bodum
• Harley Wants Antitrust, Tort Claims Nixed In Bag Suit
• Paris Hilton Breached Film Promo Contract: Judge
• Graco's Secrets Suit Against Rival Sent To Mediation
• Foreign Investment Options In US Nuclear Reactors
• Allied Health Head Charged In $87M Lease Fraud Scam
• LabCorp Sues Cardinal Over $74M Lab Sale Pact
• 3rd Circ. Shoots Down Mellon ERISA 'Snapshot' Appeal
• LandCoast Still On Hook For Scaffolding Collapse
• The IP You See, And The IP You Don't
• 9th Circ. Leaves Class Alive In Jackson RICO Suit
• Alcatel Eludes Ciena's Trade Secrets Claim
• KitchenAid Wins Toss of Antitrust Suit For 2nd Time
• 5th Circ. Sides With JPMorgan In Dispute Over Merger
• Emigrant's Appeal Of Award Over Banking Pact Nixed
• St. Paul Off Hook For $16M Alstom Power Plant Spat
• Expert Witness Says Cohn Lifland Owes Him $236K