Commercial Contracts Archive » January, 2011

Commercial Contracts - January, 2011

139 articles

• Judge Taps Mediator In Nortel Counterfeiting Suit
• Kelley & Ferraro Files For Ch. 11 Amid Legal Woes
• Maxwell Tech To Pay $14M Over FCPA Allegations
• Westfield Doesn't Owe Subcontractor Defense: Judge
• Renovating NJ's Construction Lien Law
• Tronox Unit Says Metals Co. Welshed On Supply Deals
• Judge Again Trims HP Tablet Class Action
• Henkels Wants Insurer To Cover Water Main Dispute
• Judge Denies Actus Quick Win In Contractor Dispute
• Mesa Slashes $180M In Aircraft Lease Claims
• Kraft Can't Stop Starbucks From Nixing $1B Contract
• COFC Correct Venue For FDIC Contract Suit: Fed. Circ.
• Newly Bankrupt Angiotech Ends Merger Fight For $6M
• ReNeuron To Pay Neuralstem To End Stem Cell Row
• 10 Tips For Finding An Environmental Consultant
• Microsoft Wins TRO In Contract Fight With Former Exec
• ERISA Claims Tossed In Church Publisher Action
• Celanese Wants High Court To Weigh CERCLA Liability
• Harleysville Contests Builder Contract Suit Coverage
• Evergreen Wins On Contract Claim In Antitrust Suit
• SC Sues BNY Over $200M In Subprime, Lehman Losses
• Dish Hit With False Ad Suit Over Programming Contract
• Napster Denied $1M For Copyright Defense Bills
• Insurer Sues Cascade Over Contaminated Ethanol
• TradeComet Battles Google Over Antitrust Suit Forum
• Can Cargo Carriers Limit Liability In Theft/Hijackings?
• K&L Gates Adds Corporate, Energy Partners In London
• Huawei Wins TRO In Bid To Stop Nokia-Motorola Deal
• USG Breached Trans-Western Oil Lease, Judge Rules
• Dorsey Wins $2M From ClearOne For Perjury Case Fees
• BofA, Dynasty End Worker Trade Secrets Suit
• Mesa Air Reaches $27.5M Deal With Creditor AAR
• Contractor Says No Bribery Found At Ghana Oil Field
• Dodd-Frank's Orderly Liquidation Authority
• Aera Energy Fights For Calif. Oil Leases In DC Circ.
• Thrashers Owners Sue King & Spalding Over Contract
• Fraud, Contract Claims Cut From Exxon Gas Leak Suit
• 7th Circ. OKs US Discovery In German Bone Cement Suit
• Ex-Innospec CEO Settles SEC Claims Over Iraq Bribery
• Huawei Sues Motorola To Stop Sale To Nokia
• 3 Indicted Over Alleged Oil Shipping Kickbacks
• OfficeMax Sues Over Sales Manager's Jump To Rival
• Uponor Faces Class Action Over Plumbing Defects
• High Court Won't Review $65M RBC Securities Verdict
• Watch Your Steps
• RCS Capital Fails To Undo ABC Ch. 15 Protections
• ABQ Fails To Quash Subpoena In BP Royalty Suit
• US Scores Win Over Canada In Lumber Spat
• DC Circ. Says Calif. Airport Can't Ban Business Jets
• Insurance Gap Triggered Loan Default, Court Says
• Fruit Of The Loom Denied Injunction In Secrets Suit
• Kosmos Contractor May Face Bribery Allegations
• Credit Suisse May Have Dealt In Bad Faith: NY Court
• The Rise Of 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• Activision Adds EA To $400M Contract Fight Over Game
• Conseco Insurance Rate Hikes Don't Fly, Judge Says
• Old GM Faces $2M Suit Over Ohio Superfund Cleanup
• Atty Blackmailed Liberty Over Agent Sexcapades: Suit
• CFTC Seeks To Streamline Agricultural Swaps
• Atty Accused Of Bribery Should Be Extradited: UK Court
• Pros And Cons Of Cloud Computing
• Pfizer Sued Over Termination Of Wyeth Patent Pact
• Ascentive Faces Class Suit Over Alleged Sham Software
• WL Homes Trustee Must Alter Arbitration Bid: Judge
• Mesa Grants $200M In Claims To End Plane Lease Suit
• Goldman Sachs Unit Hit With Contract Suit Over Oil
• FCPA Can't Save $149M Alcatel-Lucent RICO Suit
• Trustee Sues JPMorgan Affiliate For Mortgage Records
• United, American Sue Chicago Over Airport Financing
• Who's Afraid Of ACOs?
• Patent Co. Slaps Fan Maker With IP, Contract Suit
• Lloyd's Says Liberty Surplus Must Cover Injury Case
• US Seeks Arbitration In Canadian Lumber War
• Sens. Use Visit From China's Hu To Push Trade Reform
• Decertification: The NFLPA And NBPA's Nuclear Option
• Greek Regulator OKs Unilever-Ice Cream Co. Deal
• Nielsen Escapes TV Ratings Monopoly Suit In Fla.
• Mattel, MGA Set For Next Round In Bratz Fight
• Subcontractor Seeks $14.5M For Tenn. Electric Job
• Bankruptcy Appeals Court Says Qualia Can Avoid Liens
• Case Study: J. McIntyre Machinery Ltd. V. Nicastro
• Buyer Can't Drop $15M Trico Boat Deal, Judge Says
• Ford Seeks Federal Injunction Of Ohio Contract Trial
• Judge Sends Tribune Paper Hawkers' Suit To Mediation
• Avoiding Class Actions With Arbitration Agreements
• Trial Patient Sues Abbott Over Humira Cancer Risks
• Beso Investor Desperate For Refund From Eva Longoria
• WaMu Cheated Ex-Worker Of $1.3M Severance: Judge
• Canned Cecilware CEO Fires Off $1M Suit
• Spire Sues Creganna Unit Over Catheter Flaws
• Ex-Mattel Employee Admits Copying Docs For MGA
• 6th Circ. Lets Capitol Off Hook In Secrets Suit
• New Incentives For Nigerian Power Projects
• Teligent Trustee Battles K&L Gates In 2nd Circ.
• Judge Calls Mistrial In Northrop, Pegasus IP Suit
• Georgia-Pacific Cuts $38M Deal With Smurfit-Stone
• Aetna Inks Unique $150M Health Reinsurance Deal
• Don't Gamble With Your Gaming Case
• Building Owners Seek Millions In Paul Hastings Suit
• Mont., Wyo. Spar At High Court Over Water Treaty
• 7th Circ. Upholds Omnicare Antitrust Suit Dismissal
• High Court Won't Hear IBM Worker's Employment Suit
• Judge Voids PDL Antibody Patent In MedImmune Suit
• Case Study: Schnuerle V. Insight
• High Court Won't Hear Ex-AWA Pilots' Seniority Case
• 3 Ex-AOL Execs Fail To Exit SEC Fraud Suit Over Ads
• Setton, Insurers Settle Over Pistachio Recall Claims
• Judge Keeps Qimonda Docs Secret In $100M Liens Suit
• Oppenheimer Loses $19M Broker Raid Case Against Citi
• Attys Suspended For Misconduct In Nike IP Suit
• Coke Wins Dismissal Of Suit Over Barq's Stake
• Starbucks Asks Court To Allow Kraft Contract To End
• What Did You Know, When Did You Know It?
• MGA Can't Reinstate Glaser Weil In Bratz Brawl: 9th Circ.
• Verenium Beats $3.8M Stock Conversion Suit
• Carnival Wins $24M From Rolls-Royce Over Ship Engine
• Chase Can't Shake Cardholder APR Class Action
• Noncompete Strategies — A New Year's Resolution
• DC Circ. Nixes FERC Fees For PacifiCorp, Others
• Toyota Wins $2.5M Ruling Against In-House Lawyer
• Get It In Writing Or Pay The Consequences
• NFL Fan Takes Patriots Contract Bout To High Court
• 2nd Circ. Targets AXA Tactics In Retaliation Suit
• Delta, Mesa Air Settle Bankruptcy Claims
• 2nd Circ. Spares UBS From $40M Arbitration Claim
• Del. High Court Affirms Dismissal Of PwC Fraud Suit
• DC Circ. Upholds Enogex-Midcontinent Pipeline Lease
• Madoff Investor's Suit Over $6.6M Divorce Deal Revived
• Verizon Workers Appeal Case Over GPS Tracking Phones
• Tip-Sharing Action Against Maui Resort Trimmed
• Oracle Faces $110M Software Trade Secrets Suit
• Malaysian Telecom Cos. Eye Alcatel Over Bribes
• 2nd Circ. Says Unsigned Contract Means No Coverage
• PharmAthene, SIGA Fight Over Bioterror Defense Drug
• Contract Claims Cut From Wells Fargo Mortgage Action
• Alcatel-Lucent Settles SEC Bribery Case For $45M
• K&S Claims It Overpaid Rohm & Haas For Morton Salt
• NY Appeals Court Revives Disney Licensing Suit
• There's No Stopping Credit Bidding