Commercial Contracts Archive » February, 2011

Commercial Contracts - February, 2011

174 articles

• Ex-Microsoft Exec Barred From Salesforce.com Job
• French United Worker Can Sue In US: 7th Circ.
• Brokerage Sues ICAP Over Employee Defections
• Truck Maker Takes Drug Benefits Case To 6th Circ.
• Swiss Re, BNY Fight €62.5M Swap Liability
• Photogs Seek Class In $10M Pearson Copyright Suit
• BLM Must Improve Oil, Gas Well Risk Oversight: GAO
• Sydow Suit Over Stanford Fees Returns To State Court
• 4th Circ. Lets Hartford Off Hook In Trademark Row
• HarperCollins, Seinfeld Dodge Stolen Cookbook Claims
• CDA Bars USPS Breach Of Contract Claims: 3rd Circ.
• Erickson, Evergreen Settle Chopper Antitrust Fight
• D&B Says Equifax, Ex-Employee Tried To Poach Client
• 2nd Circ. Backs Starbucks In $1B Kraft Contract Row
• Judge Denies HUD Quick Win In Leaked Review Case
• Chase Faces Class Claims Over Home Equity Plans
• France OKs GDF Utility Purchase With Conditions
• In Pursuit Of Corrupted Foreign Officials
• Elan Hid Problem With $1B J&J Deal, Investors Say
• What DDJ Management Means For Lenders
• Health Care Co. Blasts Rival For Talent, Client Theft
• Class Sues Lights Of America Over LED Ad Claims
• BH Tries To Trim $485M Iraq Security Contract Suit
• Legal Recruiter Wins Suit Over Lewis Brisbois Hires
• Arch Faces Resistance In Hartford Raid Suit
• ATA Investor Goes After FedEx Over Dropped Deal
• Genetic Research Co. Loses Patent License Appeal
• Ex-Mabey Execs Sentenced In Oil-For-Food Scheme
• Researcher Sues CVS For Prescription Data
• Samson Sues Chevron Over Deepwater Horizon Losses
• Genesco Investors Push To Sue UBS Over Merger Flop
• Nova Contract Claims Nixed Again In Roche IP Suit
• Case Study: In Re Colonial BancGroup
• Ex-Schwab Worker Tried To Lure $400M In Clients: Suit
• Blockbuster Hit With $6.4M Claim Over Movie Titles
• Insurer Should Cover Workers' Comp Trust Suit: Judge
• Zurich Seeks To Avoid Defense In $37M Pipeline Suit
• Lyondell Unit Loses Fight Over $74M Glidden Claim
• Manifold Capital Suit Over $5M Escrow Fund Survives
• Questioning The Legality Of Minimum RPM Agreements
• Ex-CEO Stole Trade Secrets, Drug Co. Says
• High Court Denies Appeal Of Exide Trademark Ruling
• Prudential's $27M Suit Over Ethanol Plants Survives
• OnStar Wants Out-Of-State Claims Nixed In Mich. Suit
• Veritas Fights Ex-Stakeholder's Work On Outside Deal
• Chem Rx Claims Former Exec Lured Clients To Rival
• Replacement Liens As Adequate Protection
• BNLfood Sues Martek Over Access To US Market
• Axed Chrysler Dealerships Sue US For $130M
• Mesa Reaches $912M Settlement Over Aircraft Leases
• DLA Piper Launches Miami Office, Eyes Latin America
• HP Moves To Strike Action Over Faulty Computers
• Sony Ducks Most OS Claims In PS3 Action
• Where Do We Go From US Bank V. Ibanez?
• FINRA's Expanded Obligations For Broker-Dealers
• The Lessons Of Follett Higher Education V. Berman
• Sharp Accuses Sales Rep Of Trade Secrets Theft
• Texas Judge Trims Damages In Industrial Contracts Suit
• NY Court Uproots Thompson & Knight Malpractice Suit
• Delay Of O'Hare Suit Fails To Produce Settlement
• Wick Phillips Adds H&B Energy, Contracts Atty
• 6th Circ. Tosses Gas Royalty Suit, Affirms $29M Deal
• NY Judge OKs $308M Asbestos Indemnity Deal
• Fashionista Devi Kroell Sued Over New Label
• Due Diligence In Acquiring A Pro Sports Team
• IBM Loses Bid To Enforce Noncompete Against HP Hire
• GenOn, NRG Settle Contract Suit Over Lehman Payment
• ArmorWorks Sues Goldman Over Contract Dispute
• Northrop Loses TRO Bid In Subcontract Fight With Trax
• In Pari Delicto: Not For Third-Party Liability
• NFL Makes 3rd Offer To Displaced Super Bowl Fans
• Hefty Maker Didn't Breach Evert Fresh IP Deal: Jury
• 2nd Circ. Clears Hedge Fund In Compensation Suit
• KBR Subsidiary To Pay $11M Over UK Bribery Charges
• Apple Hit With Privacy Class Action Over Apps
• Free Speech Defense Stays Dead In 'Band Hero' Suit
• Reinsurer Off Hook For United Health's $28M Claim
• Ikon Accuses Ex-Employees Of Trade Secrets Theft
• Refining Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Claims
• VoIP Cos. Say Google Used Secrets In EBay Venture
• Pre-ERISA Employees Cut From Marriott Class Action
• Valeant Must Share In Lilly Defense Costs, Judge Says
• Tapping The Power Of The CFAA
• Prince Owes €2.2M For Canceled Concert, Suit Says
• Jury Snuffs Gencor Suit Over $72M Ingersoll Deal
• Best Buy Faces Trade Secrets Suit Over Buy-Back Plan
• Subcontractor Sues Ashbritt Over Katrina Cleanup
• Hedge Funds Sue Anglo Irish Bank Over $200M Stake
• New Class Added To Fraud Suit Over Super Bowl Seating
• Lyondell Affiliate Battles $74M Glidden Claim
• Preemption And The Martin Act
• Antitrust Exposure For Insurers And Reinsurers
• Heller Ehrman Defeats Appeal Over $13.6M Lease Claim
• Former Proskauer Atty Disqualified From $15M Case
• Palantir, I2 Settle Trade Secrets, Copyright Case
• Homeowners Drop JPMorgan Mortgage Rate Fight
• Electric Co-Op Says Contractor Lowballed Cost By $1B
• Canada Will Levy $59M More In Lumber Export Charges
• Duke Energy Sues Massey For $18M Over Coal Contract
• Burger King Franchisee Class Reopens Pricing Fight
• Case Study: Moncrief Oil V. OAO Gazprom
• Mattel Says MGA CEO Helped Trash Docs In Bratz Brawl
• Retirement Community Sues Over Lehman Swap Deals
• Michelman & Robinson Lands Blank & Rome Litigator
• Assistant Sticks Metallica Drummer With OT Suit
• Ex-Mabey Execs Found Guilty In Oil-For-Food Scheme
• Adams Sues Supplier Over Salmonella-Tainted Pepper
• Thompson & Knight Scolded For Unresolved Oil Deal Suit
• Omnicare V. UnitedHealth And Independent Action
• Magna Loses $10M Suit Against Casino Operator
• Northrop Revives JMOL Bid In Pegasus Copyright Suit
• REX Pipeline Sues Engineering Co. Over Wrong Pipes
• News Corp. Unit Settles Antitrust Suit For $125M
• Fla. Judge Won't Rehear Alcatel-Lucent RICO Suit
• Calif. Bill Aims To Keep Employment Suits In State
• Displaced Super Bowl XLV Fans File Fraud Action
• Gibson Dunn Atty Can Rep Wal-Mart, Despite Role As SG
• Shareholder Consent Is The Key To Forum Selection
• Nummi Fights Old GM's Bid To Dismiss Pontiac Suit
• Ammunition Co. Targets DOD In Bullet Patent Suit
• E3 Biofuels Sues Plant Contractors For $60M
• The 'New Normal' In ESI Preservation Duties: Part 2
• ORRCO Hits Pacific With $5M Contaminated Oil Suit
• Chevron Wins TRO On $113B Ecuadorean Judgment
• UMass Gets Unfair Enrichment Claim Nixed In IP Suit
• Calif. Court Allows Changes To Toyota Warranty Action
• FINRA Hits Citi With $6.4M Ruling Over MAT Funds
• URS To Settle Trade Secrets Suit With Ex-Workers
• Analyzing Coverage For Construction-Defect Liability
• JPMorgan May Seek $400M From Ala. County Over Suit
• Red Zone Hits Cadwalader With $13M Malpractice Suit
• 9th Circ. Shuts Down Sequus Medical Licensing Spat
• US To Settle Over Research Lost In Shuttle Disaster
• HP Hits Back In Ex-Workers' Sales Commission Action
• Stan Lee Media Kept Out Of Comics Profits Fight
• Jennifer Convertibles Ch. 11 Plan Mostly Confirmed
• CBS Faces Copyright Suit Over Texaco Star Tune
• 2nd Circ. Backs Arbitration For Blue Fish OT Claims
• Cooper Industries Strikes $308M Asbestos Deal
• 4 Compensation Mistakes Made By Startups
• Ill. Top Court Rejects Gateway Arbitration Clause
• Judge Nixes Deal In Hughes Internet False Ad Action
• Morgan Keegan Sues Chestnut For $1M Exxon Deal Fee
• Software Co. Lands TRO In Trade Secrets Suit
• $787M Petrobras Contract Suit Can Proceed: 5th Circ.
• EU Kills Antitrust Probe Of GDF Suez Unit's Contracts
• Fortinet Drops IP Fight Against Ex-Exec, Rival Co.
• DLA Piper Takes On Green Energy Co. Over Unpaid Bills
• Twilight Film Distributor Seeks $10M From Blockbuster
• A Review Of 2010 Criminal Antitrust Enforcement
• NorthStar Hard Rock Foreclosure A Ploy, Lenders Say
• Auto-Owners Loses Bid To Rescind $2.2M Settlement
• UK To Probe Clear Channel, JCDecaux Ad Contracts
• Wang Hartmann Drops Suit Over BiTEK Legal Fees
• Halliburton Can't Shake Suit Over Trucker Arbitration
• Jackson Family Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• SC Landowners Want Utility To Pay For Cable Leases
• Mitigating Risk Under The ADDCA
• Metabolite Can't Have Cake, Eat It Too: 10th Circ.
• Heat Surge Fireplaces Spark Class Claims Of Shady Ads
• NFL Union Appeals $4B TV Contract Decision
• BASF Battles Lyondell Over $135M Award
• KFC Franchisees Win More Say On Chicken Ads
• Centaur Reaches $8.5M Deal With Churchill Downs
• TD Hit With Class Action Over Class Actions
• The 'New Normal' In ESI Preservation Duties: Part 1
• Facing Smurfit-Stone Suit, AES Unit Files For Ch. 11
• NY Appeals Court Scraps $5.7B CDO Suit V. Merrill
• BP, Russian Investor Fight Heads To Arbitration
• Probe Of BNY Mellon Halted In Basell Investor Suit
• AllergyFree Foods Accuses Ex-President Of Fraud
• FCPA Guidance In Alcatel-Lucent Settlements
• Cuervo Breached Jim Beam Trademark Pact: Judge
• S. Africa Urges Contractors To Cop To Bid-Rigging