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Commercial Contracts - June, 2011

212 articles

• Judge Grants Facebook's Bid For Docs In Ownership Suit
• BofA Forced Excess Flood Coverage Purchases: Suit
• ExxonMobil Sues Supplier Over Defective Tubing
• Q&A With Troutman Sanders' Robert Angle
• 2nd Circ. Backs Matrix Realty's $9M Contract Penalty
• Impala Drivers Sue GM Over Faulty Spindle Rods
• Developer, Green Mountain Settle Suit Over Toxic Site
• Texas Court Nixes $45M EcoProduct Suit Over Plant Woes
• ING Slams AXA Suit Over Merger Misrepresentations
• Accenture Seeks New Trial After $94M Loss To Wellogix
• 9th Circ. Nixes Securities Fraud Claim Against BP
• Sony Accuses LG Of Ripping Off Blu-Ray Group
• Oracle Calls HP Contract Suit A 'Publicity Stunt'
• ETE Warns Southern Union Against Williams Merger Talks
• High Court Erred In Dukes, Concepcion, Janus: Senators
• Fish Atty's Hidden Friendship Sinks $22M Texas Award
• Q&A With Robins Kaplan's Lisa Heller
• The Long March To New IP Licensing Paradigms — Part I
• DLA Piper, Lippes Drop Client In Facebook Suit
• Judge Denies New Trial For BP In $9.7M Royalty Case
• ATP Demands US Extend Gulf Drilling Lease
• Grubb & Ellis Says Cushman Raided Real Estate Brokers
• Understanding Force Majeure And Related Issues
• Goldman Says Icahn Fund Held Up $140M Delphi Debt Deal
• Morgan Stanley Can't Shake Suit Over $81M Loan
• Morgan Stanley Says Ex-Brokers Stole Customers
• 10th Circ. Upholds ClearOne's Trade Secrets Win
• Judge Nixes Class Cert. In ITT Employment Suit
• APP Takes Patent Contract Ruling To High Court
• Q&A With Much Shelist's Edward Shapiro
• G-P, Union Carbide Want Miss. Judge Off Cases
• Ex-AK Steel Workers Entitled To Benefits, Judge Says
• Another International Patent Cross-Licensing War
• Tourre, SEC Ready For Global Discovery In CDO Case
• JPMorgan Units Hit With Force-Placed Policy Action
• Benihana Seeks Dismissal Of Widow's Libel Suit
• Marsh's Noncompete Is Enforceable: Texas High Court
• Petrobras Assets Held In $156M Fight With Astra
• 2nd Circ. Nixes $1.3B Asthma Drug Suit V. AstraZeneca
• Case Study: Inland Am. Winston Hotels V. Crockett
• How To Make It Rain By Marketing Individual Lawyers
• Vienna Beef Denied TRO In Hot Dog Advertising Suit
• 5th Circ. Revives Bruks Indemnity Bid For Defects Suit
• Judge Tosses Icahn's $100M Suit Against Raynor
• Judge Axes Claims From Sears Defective Sprinkler Suit
• ConnectU Founders Keep Facebook Discovery Fight Alive
• Ceridian Sues Zeitgeist For $3.5M Over Guard Contract
• Lehman Sues First Commercial Bank For $12M
• SCI, Hexcel Settle Suit Over Faulty Fiberglass Supply
• Jury Awards Artist $1M In 'My Humps' Copyright Suit
• Subcontractor Loses Appeal Over Lost Work From Lear
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Founder Skimped On Wages: Suit
• CORRECTED: ICAP Must Pay Fired Broker's Bonus But Avoids $80M Damages
• Viacom Wrangles With Cablevision Over IPad Streaming
• 1st Circ. Backs Short-Staffed NLRB On Disclosure Rule
• Foley Hoag Opens Paris Office With 2 Arbitration Pros
• Former Execs 'Recklessly' Cost Starlite $25M: Suit
• BNY Mellon Investor Sues Over Executive Bonuses
• JFE Wins Contract Claims In Enviro Cleanup Suit
• Jury Finds For Mattel In Board Game Ad Dispute
• Hospira Sued Over Infusion Patent, Sale Contract
• Dreamworks Asks Judge To Chop 'Kung Fu Panda' Idea Suit
• FBI's Tactics In Gabon FCPA Sting Come Under Fire
• Atty Can't Tap Ex-NFL Players' Benefits: 11th Circ.
• Weighing Stock Options In M&A Transactions
• Building, Protecting And Expanding A Brand
• Nautilus Wants Off Hook For Defense Of Faulty Sewer Suit
• Sherwin-Williams Sued Over Pollution Cleanup
• Expose Trademark Row At 'Point Of No Return': 11th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Revives ConEd's Fight Over 7 WTC Collapse
• The FTC's War On 'Pay-For-Delay' Agreements
• Greif Must Pay Cleanup Costs From Asset Deal: 5th Circ.
• Sanofi Takes Sun To Court Over Generic Eloxatin
• AT&T Mobility Case May Have Limited Application
• Fallon Clinic Joins Atrius After Deal With Mass. AG
• MMI Must Pay Oppenheimer $10.5M For Advisory Contract
• MGM Sued Over Rights To 'Boot Camp' Story
• Court Clears Luce Forward Atty Of Negligence Claim
• Baldwin Barred From Rabobank Info In BP Deal Suit
• Man Suing For Facebook Stake Says He Passed Polygraph
• Anadarko, Kerr Pay $17M To Settle Gas Royalty Suit
• Bidder Beware: Collusive Bidding In Bankruptcy Sales
• NBA Star Bosh Sabotaged Ex-Girlfriend's TV Deal: Suit
• How They Won It: Morgan Lewis Snags $577M Verdict For Asahi
• Liberty Can't Avoid $4M Coverage In Contract Row
• Cadwalader Off Hook In $13M Malpractice Suit
• Avon Settles With Ad Agency Over Liiv Brand
• Ford Hit With Class Action Over Cracked Tailgates
• RI Navy Subcontractor Cops Plea In Bribery Case
• The Ultimate 'Shareholder'
• 10th Circ. Revives Fee Bid In IPS, Drake Patent Fight
• License Fees Gave DMX Unfair Edge, PROs Tell 2nd Circ.
• Assured Must Honor CIFG Reinsurance Deal, Judge Rules
• Calif. Utility Fails To Block Water Slowdown
• HP Sues Oracle Over Software Lockout
• Cuervo Broke Deal With Jim Beam: NY Appeals Court
• Aon Risk Services Sues Ex-VP For Trade Secrets Theft
• Marketer Says Ex-Bryan Cave Partner Breached Contract
• Judge Puts Sheen Case In Arbitration, Not Limelight
• Ja Rule Accuses Rich Kid Of Stealing Song Royalties
• Risk Assessment In Project Finance Transactions
• Dow Loses Bid To Alter FTC Deal Over $19B Merger
• UMG Suit Over Bing Crosby Album Tossed For Now
• Q&A With Jones Day's Matt Kairis
• RI Subcontractor Charged In Navy Kickback Scheme
• Verb Tense Tanks News Corp. Unit's Trade Secrets Suit
• Chase To Pay $27M For Allegedly Shady Sales Tactics
• CBS Drops Contract Suit Against Eaton Switchgear
• Blank Rome, Cozen Sued For $500M Over Zoning Advice
• 'Call Of Duty' Fraud Claims Against Activision A Go
• Mo. Court Keeps Anheuser-Busch Sex Bias Suit Alive
• Georgia (Pacific) On My Mind
• Kardashians Beat $75M Suit Over Debit Card Endorsement
• AllianceBernstein Claims Ex-Adviser Poached Clients
• US V. Microsoft Settlement — 10 Years Later
• FBI Agent Refutes Seeking Glory In Gabon FCPA Case
• High Court Remands ACS Suit For Possible Arbitration
• AXA Ruling In Retaliation Suit Was Premature: 2nd Circ.
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Steinbeck Copyright Suit
• Investment Firm Wins $1.3M In Suit Over Tousa Claims
• 'Got Money' Producers Sue Lil Wayne For $1M
• Ford Ordered To Pay $2B In Truck Dealer Class Action
• Calif. Utility Sues US Over Water Agreement
• Morgan Stanley Awarded $4M For Brokers' Departure
• Apple Seeks To Jump In Licensor's App Patent Fight
• Sheen Spurns Arbitration Despite Concepcion
• 5th Circ. Denies Saudi Arabia's Contract Damages Bid
• Ex-Quest Manager Fights Trade Secret Injunction Bid
• AIG Unit Can't Shake Investment Adviser Contract Suit
• AshBritt Asks Court To Toss $3M Katrina Cleanup Suit
• Ohio High Court Favors Sunoco In $13M Contract Row
• Production Co. Fights Ex-Village People Singer's Suit
• Gabon FCPA Informant Told Execs Deal Was Legal: FBI
• Wellogix, BP Unit Settle Suit Over Software Theft
• Ethanol Co.'s Ch. 11 Sparks Fight Over $4.7M Of Corn
• Polyflow Can't Exclude Damages In La. Pipeline Suit
• Lyondell Settles Severance Claims For $3M
• Allied Home Loses Injunction Bid Against Ex-Worker
• 2nd Circ. Revives Designer's Suit Against Old Navy
• Judge Trims Aquilent's Suit Over VA Contract Breach
• Class Cert. Denied In Mini Run-Flat Tire Action
• Montz V. Pilgrim Films Revisited
• Complications Of Export Certification Requirements
• Terex Gets Mixed Ruling In Suit Over $1.3B Bucyrus Deal
• Motorola Can't Nix Apple Antitrust Suit Over IP Licenses
• Judge Deems Calif. City's Utility Fees Unconstitutional
• FCPA Defendants Paid Informant For Consulting Work
• Lilly Wins TRO Battle In Byetta Marketing Case
• PBGC Rips Harry & David Bid To Terminate Pension Plan
• Nuclear Plant Worker Admits Falsifying Records
• Stripper FLSA Suit Raises New Arbitration Issues: Judge
• Oaktree Hit With $800M Suit Over Venezuela Contracts
• Argentine Firm's Contract Fight Over Fees Survives
• 8th Circ. Again Upholds Catheter Maker's Antitrust Win
• NY Appeals Court Tosses Ellington Heirs' Royalties Suit
• O'Melveny Seeks Arbitration Of Sexual Harassment Claims
• The Perils Of One Wrong Word In A Contract
• Judge Approves Sprint Unit's $2.7M OT Settlement
• Ex-Contractors Sue Xe For $60M Over Denied Benefits
• Kevin Costner Can't Shake Suit Over $52M BP Deal
• Will $13M Scandal Lead USPS To Better Procurement Regs?
• Ex-Orrick Atty Denied Punitive Damages In Fraud Suit
• Downey Receiver Accuses Amerifund Of $1.2M Fraud
• FCPA Defendants Say Informant Liked Drugs, Prostitutes
• Q&A With Locke Lord's Jennifer Kenedy
• Ellington Heir's Class Allegations 'Frivolous': Judge
• Q&A With Baker Botts' Van Beckwith
• Tent Maker Fights To Keep DOD Small Business Contract
• MoFo Sues Funai To Recover $11M In Unpaid Bills
• Blockbuster Canada Says Dish Deal Threatens Operation
• Clarifying Obligation To Report Drug Patent Agreements
• Goodyear Sued Over Tire Service Network Trademark
• Vienna Beef Sues Ex-Employee Over Hot Dog Recipe
• Insurer Owes $5M Coverage Over Failed Deal: Patriot
• A&P Strikes Crucial Ch. 11 Deal With Major Supplier
• Hoover Oil Field Settles Suit Over Gas Line Rupture
• Laundering Charges Trimmed In Gabon FCPA Case
• Victoria's Secret Sued Over Dream Angels
• Q&A With Akin Gump's David Zensky
• Derivatives Documentation For Energy End Users
• US Specialty Seeks To Nix Coverage In Dental Co. Row
• L-3 Settles $15M Secrets Suit Against Ex-Workers
• Semiconductor Toolmaker Sues Rival Over Trade Secrets
• Judge Severs Claims In XTO Gas Royalty Suit
• Grupo's Aguilar Gets Time Served In Lindsey FCPA Case
• Texas Jury Awards $7M Verdict To Worldwide Express
• Resort Can't Shake Time-Share Owner's Mold Claims
• Insurer Southern Farm Loses Bid To Arbitrate Investor Suit
• Alcatel Finalizes $92M Settlement In FCPA Case
• Customers May Get $1B In AT&T Tax Suit Settlement
• Judge Tosses OfficeMax Suit Over Manager's Defection
• J&J Supplier Bugs Out Over Beetles In Bandages
• FBI Agent Details Undercover Role In Gabon FCPA Case
• Q&A With Greenberg Traurig's Allan Van Fleet
• Memorylink Can Depose Motorola Atty In Tech Theft Suit
• Calif. Court Won't Reinstate Firm In VeriSign Suit
• Court Won't Block Dish's Free Starz Offer In Disney Row
• 2nd Circ. Downs Credit Suisse Appeal Of $431M Award
• Microsoft Contract Suit Over Motorola Patents Trimmed
• Travelers Sued For $36M Over NYC Subway Project
• Court Tells American Airlines To Put Fares On Orbitz
• Judge Frees Borders From Seattle's Best Contract
• Case Study: Bauman V. DaimlerChrysler Corp.
• Judge Won't Nix US Airways Suit Over AWA Merger Row
• Witness Grilled On Plea Deal In Gabon FCPA Case
• NJ Casino Cocktail Waitresses Bring New Bias Suit
• Pulling Seattle's Best Coffee Won't Infringe IP: Borders
• American Airlines Adds Sabre To Antitrust Suit
• IPhone App Developers Face Suit Over Apple IP License
• Judge Greenlights Bay City Rollers' Suit Against Arista
• Implications Of NEDC V. Brown
• Q&A With Greenberg Traurig's Richard Edlin