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Commercial Contracts - October, 2010

137 articles

• Claims Pared In Franchisee Contract Fight With IHOP
• Antitrust Suit Puts Most Favored Nation Users On Notice
• Contractor Sues BP Over Pay For Oil Spill Cleanup Work
• MicroAire, Arthrex Put Trade Secrets Row To Rest
• MFNs Under Antitrust Fire
• Verizon To Pay $77M In FCC Mystery Fees Case
• TCS Monopolized Night Law School Market, Suit Says
• Scotbilt Can't Shake Home Insulation Class Action
• DOJ Seeks 20 Years For Alleged NY Hospital Fraudsters
• Dems Demand Probe Of DOD Subcontractor Program
• Judge Lets Fired Rural/Metro Exec Move To New Job
• Loan Workouts: What Hotel Owners Need To Know
• Military Contractor Wants $45M For Settlement Breach
• Customers Sue Cablevision For $450M Over Fox Block
• State Farm Class Action Over Reimbursements Lives On
• Union Official Cuts Deal In Ohio Corruption Case
• Case Study: Diebold V. Northern Trust Investments
• Oil Producers Thwarted In SemCrude Appeal
• Super 8's $2.8M Settlement With Franchisees Approved
• US Bank Loses Arbitration Bid In Overdraft Fraud MDL
• Baker & McKenzie Hit With $100M Malpractice Verdict
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Rhodia Bid To Arbitrate Secrets Feud
• Wendy's Can't Shake Franchisee Suit Over Suppliers
• Closing The Skilling Gap
• BofA Sues Fraudster Starr Over $500K Loan
• Talking Points — Tips For Hiring An Interpreter
• Law Firm Says Stroller Maker Shirked IP Bills
• Facebook Seeks To Trim Advertisers' Click Fraud Suit
• Ayco Wins Injunction Against Analyst Who Left For UBS
• Anadarko Petroleum Seeks $24M From Driller
• Dry Cleaner Found Liable For Las Vegas PCE Cleanup
• Shell, PPG Settle Contract Suit Over Supply Agreement
• Case Study: FBT V. Aftermath
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Eminem Label's Royalties Win
• Rent-A-Center Sues Over Class Action Settlement Cut
• UAW Claims Auto Parts Maker Breached ERISA Plan
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Toss Of Kazakhstan Oil Profits Suit
• Ex-DuPont Chemist Gets 14 Months For Secrets Theft
• Weighing Unilateral Termination Of A Deposition
• Versata Accuses Infosys Of Trade Secrets Theft
• Claims Trimmed In Conde Nast Web Contract Suit
• WHX Settles ERISA, Contract Suit Against Citibank
• Mylan Takes Bid For Paxil Injunction To 3rd Circ.
• Texas Woman Hits IberiaBank With Overdraft Fees Suit
• ConCarb's Suit Broke Insurance Pact, Judge Rules
• UK Financier Says It's His Word Against Citi's In EMI Suit
• Lehman Judge Stays More Than 50 Adversary Suits
• Century 21 Franchisees Dodge Appeal Of Class Cert.
• Fed. Circ. May Rehear Maersk-Transocean IP Feud
• Mets Pitcher Forfeits $3.1M To End Contract Battle
• Getting A Grip On 2-Sided Markets
• Thermo Faces Antitrust, IP Suit Over Equipment Resales
• FedEx Hit With $66M Verdict In ATA Contract Battle
• Hartford Seeks To Avoid Covering Lighting Co. IP Suit
• Zynga Faces Privacy Suit On Behalf Of Facebook Users
• Waste Oil Refiner Wants $50M From Supplier Over PCBs
• Cunningham Claims New Evidence In LearJet Suit
• Ex-Zurich Exec Wins Dismissal In Noncompete Spat
• Amtrak, Insurers Settle Crane Accident Coverage Suit
• Ex-DuPont Chemist Says Hubris Drove Secrets Theft
• Trial Kicks Off In Terra Firma's Suit Over $6.5B EMI Deal
• JPMorgan Battles Insurers Over Ala. Kickback Suits
• Existence Genetics Hits Wilson Sonsini With Fraud Suit
• High Court Won't Let Anadarko Join States' River Fight
• Lessons From Hewlett-Packard V. Mark Hurd
• AWA Pilots Lose Bid For Relief In Seniority Fight
• 11th Circ. Reverses Itself On Class Action Threshold
• Ambac Dismissed From New Orleans Bond Suit
• Hedge Funds Fight For $250M In Late Lehman Claims
• Teleflex Can't Toss All Claims In Kan. Cleanup Fight
• Samsung Files New Pleadings In Panasonic Patent War
• Retiree Benefits And Bankruptcy Code Compliance
• Ex-Merrill Lynch Brokers Win $1M In Withheld Bonuses
• Neb. Finance Authority Calls Lehman Stay 'Unfair'
• US Says Fresno Protested Airport Overbilling Too Late
• Circuit City, Active Media Settle $19M Adversary Case
• Judge OKs $1.7M Settlement In Starwood Tips Suit
• Arbitrating International Environmental Disputes
• Burger King Text Ad Settlement Gets Final Approval
• St. Jude Tries To Block BSC's Poached Worker Suit
• Fidelity Ends Class Action Over Reimbursement Rates
• Juice Maker, Counsel Face Sanctions Over Gag Order
• 3rd Circ. Says Suit Over HIV Drug IP Belongs In France
• DocMagic, Ellie Mae To Tweak Claims In Software Spat
• Flying J Creditor Wants To Nix Approval Of Its Plan
• 3rd Circ. Puts Out Coverage Claim In Tobacco Ad Spat
• T-Mobile Wants Phone Insurance Class Action Stayed
• Axinn Boosts DC Office With Paul Hastings Hire
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Sonnenschein Contract Spat
• Stewart Settles Title Insurance Overcharge Action
• Citibank Can't Nix Morgan Stanley Claim In $245M Row
• Suit Over Conseco Price Hikes Mostly Survives Ruling
• 2nd Circ. Revives Claim By Fired MSNBC Reporter
• 2 Live Crew Founder Sued For Using Trademarks
• Coldwell Banker Faces Franchisee Antitrust Suit
• Movie Gallery Seeks Probe Into Ex-Worker's Conduct
• Case Study: Taub V. Big M Inc.
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Alleged Patent Troll's Suit V. Cisco
• Miami Heat Sues Clear Channel Over Broadcast Deal
• Schlumberger Targeted In Yemen Bribe Probe
• Chesapeake Hit With Suit Over $25M Oil, Gas Contract
• Hypercom Drops VeriFone Confidentiality Breach Suit
• Hedge Fund Sues Commerzbank Unit For $68M
• Amici Give Consumers Boost In AT&T Contract Spat
• Judge Won't Toss Armored Suit Over Oral Contract
• Dreier's Ex-Wife Loses Early Bid For $7M
• Angiotech Accused Of Breaching Quill Merger Deal
• Littler Sues Japonais Operator To Get Paid
• 8th Circ. Denies Rehearing In ReliaStar Annuity Spat
• 'Big Boy' Or Not? Disclaimers Of Reliance In NY
• DNO Hit With Up To $75M In Damages For Iraq Contracts
• NOV Unit Hydralift Seeks Exit From $10M BP Rig Suit
• Mo. Firm Sues Deutsche Bank Over $295M CMO
• Packager Seeks To Nix Smashies' Contract Suit
• Chase Says Ex-Adviser Took Clients To Morgan Stanley
• US Says It's Not Liable For PG&E Spent Nuclear Fuel
• Lehman Files $13M Suit Against Neb. Finance Authority
• Retail Developer Wants $5M Back From Boies Schiller
• Citi Sued Over 'Misleading' Credit Protection Plan
• NFL Player Cops To Cardinals' $2.8M Arbitration Award
• Gov't Tries To Nix Suit Over Mineral Rights Leases
• Lehman Wants Out Of Indonesian Telecom's Suit
• Class Action Over Towers-Watson Merger Can Proceed
• Aldus, Investors End Fight Over Pay-To-Play Claims
• Palantir Can't Shake I2 Espionage Claims
• High Court Waves Off Insurance Preemption Suit
• FCC Investigates Verizon Wireless 'Mystery Fees'
• Twin City Off Hook For Defense Of Limo Parts Co.
• SG Asked To Weigh In On States' Water Dispute
• UK Court To Hear AstraZeneca's $10M Contract Suit
• Two Classes OK'd In EBay False Ad, Contract Suits
• Tessera Launches 2 Suits Over Patent, Contract
• Lionsgate Asks To Toss Icahn's Suit Over Stock Deal
• House Eyes Broader Iran Sanctions
• Goodrich Accused Of Breaking IP Deal On Chopper Parts
• UAW Class Hits Ford In Visteon Retiree ERISA Suit
• Legal Hold May Keep You Out Of Jail Over E-Discovery