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Commercial Contracts - July, 2011

179 articles

• Mortgage Co. Seeks Defense in Lehman Contract Suit
• Judge Tosses Most Claims In JPMorgan Mortgage Suit
• Apple, Spansion Deal Counts As Patent License: Judge
• Q&A With Vinson & Elkins' William Sims
• CBS Fights To Toss 'NCIS' Creator's Contract Suit
• Judge Warns MGA To Produce O'Melveny Docs
• $577M Award For Asahi In Drug Licensing Row Trimmed
• LA Fitness Member Seeks Class Cert. In Overbilling Suit
• United Hit With $16M Suit Over Vietnam Airlines Fire
• Toll Bros. Wins On Contract Law, But Wage Suits Revived
• Copyright Suit Over Disney's 'Cars' Hits Red Light
• Do Not Forget The Disputes Clause!
• Brendan Fraser Wins Contract Suit Against 'Crash' Producer
• BP Claims Adjusters Denied Class In Wage Action
• Oil Co. Accuses DOD Fuel Contract Partner Of Breaches
• Barge Co. Owed Coverage In Injury Suit: 5th Circ.
• K&L Gates Wants Confidential Info In Teligent Row
• Joe Pesci Files $3M Suit Over Gotti Film Role Deal
• USPTO Rightly Re-Examined Callaway Golf Balls: Judge
• Ex-PAE CEO Sues Lockheed For $100M In Buyout Fight
• Ex-Hospital Admins Face 2 Trials In Kickbacks Case
• US Soccer Files Trademark Suit To Protect Gatorade Deal
• Top Issues In Nondisclosure Agreements
• The HSR Act Makeover
• Ex-Beso Partner Wants Longoria Grilled Over Eatery Owner
• JPMorgan Dealt Blow In Freedom Loan Suit With Luxor
• American National's Trade Secrets Row Heads To Trial
• Denim Co. Can't Block Contract Assignment: 7th Circ.
• Verizon Bests Workers' Phone Privacy Suit In 1st Circ.
• Dr. Phil, Designers Settle $26M Contract Suit
• Judge Won't Hear 'Bizarre' Wu-Tang Royalties Fight
• NFL Draft Pick's Ex-Agent Sues Over Expenses
• Swift Drivers Lose 9th Circ. Arbitration Row
• The Debt Ceiling Debate: A Major Implication Ignored
• Inside Genger V. TR Investors
• Union Bank Customers Win Class Cert. In Overdraft MDL
• Judge Keeps Golden Globes Defamation Case Alive
• Movie Investor Hit With $190M Tortious Interference Suit
• DreamWorks Didn't Steal 'Kung Fu Panda,' Jury Says
• Man Seeking Facebook Stake Pushes For Zuckerberg Emails
• Energy Cos., Lessors Settle Gas Royalties Suit For $4.7M
• 4Kids To Keep Ch. 11 Shelter Through 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' Trial
• Ace Says New York Life Fight Should Be Arbitrated
• 2nd Circ. Kills Google Antitrust Suit Due To Venue Clause
• Oranto, Anadarko End Fight Over Sierra Leone Drilling
• Q&A With Pillsbury's Kirke Hasson
• NexIdea Sues Med-Lift Over Lift Chairs
• JPMorgan Says FDIC Should Pay For $650M MBS Suit
• Oracle Can't Kick Lowenstein From $19M Contract Row
• 9th Circ. Revives Suit Over MySpace Celebrity Pages
• NFL Players' Reps OK Settlement With League
• Steelers Star Sues Ex-Sponsor For Nixing Endorsement
• Auto-Owners Wants Off Hook For Trade Secrets Row
• Being Prepared For Post-Transaction Disputes
• No Sanctions In American's Noncompete Row: Judge
• Judge Refuses To Toss Suit Over Stereo D Equity
• Macmillan To Pay $18M Over Alleged Africa Bribery
• 10th Circ. Says Enviros Can't Block Gas Drilling
• Funds Seek To Block Dynegy's $1.7B Restructuring Plan
• NFL Owners Ratify Agreement To End Lockout
• Wells Fargo Files $239M Suit Over MBS Loan Default
• CORRECTED: Commerzbank Must Face Suit Over Movie Loan
• Heller, Covington Strike $5M Deal Over Atty Transfers
• NY Appeals Court Tosses 45-Year-Old Citigroup Suit
• O'Melveny Harassment Claims Sent To Arbitration
• Anytime Fitness Faces Antitrust Suit By Franchisees
• Hip-Hop Label Loses Bid To Settle With Warner
• Lehman, Barclays Square Off In $500M Bonus Pay Beef
• Don't Mess With Noncompetes In Texas
• 'Idol' Creator Sues Fox, Fremantle Over 'X Factor' Deal
• Wolters Kluwer Ruined Employee's Co., Judge Told
• 11th Circ. Backs Schwab's $1.4M Trade Secrets Award
• Del. High Court Finds Exec Violated E-Discovery Order
• AT&T, Customers Told To Arbitrate In IPad Data Action
• CBS, Paramount Get 'Happy Days' Merchandise Suit Pared
• Wintara Shells Out $3.3M To End Iraq Subcontract Suits
• CBS Sues Writer For Taking Legal Drama To NBC
• Q&A With Mitchell Silberberg's Lauren Wachtler
• Google, YouTube Hoarded Revenues From Uploads: Suit
• 5th Circ. Nixes Wal-Mart Fees Award In Contract Suit
• Heller Settles Fee Dispute With Former IP Client Katz
• Vegetarians Can Claim Injury Over Meat Samosas: Court
• NY Judge Refuses To Toss Freeport McMoRan Suit
• Sony Hit With Data Protection Action Over Hacking
• Reflecting Operating Leases On The Balance Sheet
• Canadian Builder Admits To Role In Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Greenberg Traurig Slapped With $10M Malpractice Suit
• Shareholder Sues CSC Over Hidden Financial Woes
• Grubb & Ellis Sues Former Execs For Poaching Brokers
• DOE Contractor Rigged $4.8M Subcontract, Suit Claims
• Texas City Cleared To Sue AEP Unit Over Plant Deal
• LG Struck With Class Action Over Smartphone Defects
• Lenders Target Oppenheimer Over $1.8B Loan Breaches
• Ex-Rheingold Valet Partner Can Solicit Clients: Judge
• Sick Says Fake Noncompete Sank $5.8M USPS Deal
• Environmental Considerations For Loan Transactions
• Random House Scores End To 'Super Bowl Shuffle' Suit
• Indie Label Group Wants Share Of Lime Wire Settlement
• Waltrip Racing Sues Ex-Designer Over F1 Departure
• Arch Employees Lose Bonus Claims In Hartford Raid Suit
• Capital One Sues Ex-Banking Chief Over Expansion
• 6th Circ. Undoes Travelers Win In Subcontractor Fight
• Ambac Suit Over $1B JPMorgan Losses Revived In NY
• Texas Court Remands Fight Over Construction Payments
• Banks Lose Latest Attempts To Ditch Overdraft Fee MDL
• Rite Aid Sues Ranbaxy Over Reglan Suit Indemnity
• Sabre Says AA Suit Fails To Allege Antitrust Harm
• Judge Orders Depositions In Proskauer Malpractice Suit
• Damages May Stymie First American Class Cert.: Judge
• Ameren Contractor Claims Breach For Enviro Warnings
• ING, Plaintiffs Talk Settlement In Annuity Contract Suit
• Insurer Accuses Pitt Hospital Of Dirty Ad Campaign
• NewOak Must Litigate Fraud Claims V. Applied: 2nd Circ.
• Judge Tables Ch. 11 Exit For Cassa Hotel Developers
• PAGA Suits Immune From Concepcion Ruling: Calif. Court
• Finders Agreements In A State Of Flux
• 11th Circ. Backs Arbitration Ruling In GPS Row
• Biotronik Says CoStar Stent 'Recall' Violated Pact
• 5th Circ. Nixes $13M Verdict In Tech Contract Dispute
• Volvo Can't Change Retiree Health Benefits: 4th Circ.
• Combat Simulator Co. Sues Partner Over Broken Pact
• Translating India's New IT Law
• Extending Liability To Limited Partners In NJ
• Plaintiff Wants Class Cert. In Shoddy Warranties Suit
• Energy Co. Escapes Ex-Parent Centennial's Breach Suit
• E&Y Wins Stay Of Ex-Worker's NY Overtime Action
• Barnes Bay Blasts $6.8M Real Estate Commission Bill
• Vertis Wants Ex-CEO's $5.8M Pay Claim Reduced
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Dow Jones Age Bias Suit
• Commerzbank Unit Fails To Nix Hedge Fund's $68M Suit
• Nev. Court Won't Boot PDL BioPharma, Genentech Row
• Lender Sues E-Rate Contractor For $30M, Receivership
• Zurich, Latex End $37M Pipleline Suit Defense Fight
• Mattel Protests $108M Fee Award Recommendation
• Font Co. Sues NBC Over Harry Potter Merchandise
• Leviton Patent Suit Must Be Heard In NM: Fed. Circ.
• Judge Backs Arbitration Ruling In Oil Field Dispute
• Q&A With Winston & Strawn's Nash Long
• Coldwell Banker, Franchise Settle Contract Row
• Sabertooth Sues Lender For $4M Over Ch. 11 Failure
• Oracle Takes 'Cheap Shots' In Server Support Fight: HP
• QVC Chef Loses Bid To Enforce Cookbook Rights Deal
• Ex-Sedgwick Adjuster Can't Beat Trade Secrets Suit
• Suite Success For Hospitality Industry
• Ex-Gerova Unit Chief Wants Out Of Stillwater Action
• New York Life Can't Take Buyout Row To Arbitration: Suit
• Boom Maker Appeals $3M Contract Suit Against BP
• Lindsay Lohan Dodges Spray Tan Trade Secrets Suit
• Nabors Triumphs In Investor Suit Over $900M SWSI Deal
• BP, Anadarko Fight Over Spill Claim Arbitration
• Koch Sued Over PCB Cleanup At Asphalt Plant
• Texas Court Nixes $1.7M Exxon Award In Lease Row
• Don't Rock The Concord Boat
• J&J Suppressed Sales Of Cancer Test: Suit
• Nokia Forced To Arbitrate Price-Fixing Claims V. AUO
• Rethinking 'Right Of Inspection' Contract Provisions
• Photog Takes Aim At UNICEF Over Use Of Celebrity Pics
• AIG Unit, Investment Adviser End Asset Sale Fight
• 8th Circ. Affirms Class Cert. In Faulty Piping MDL
• FINRA Orders Merrill To Pay $63.7M To Hedge Funds
• DePuy, Calif. Co. Want Stryker Noncompete Deal Nixed
• Q&A With Schiff Hardin's Eric Barnum
• Tracking Noncompete Enforcement In Texas
• The Long March To New IP Licensing Paradigms — Part II
• K&L Gates Adds Corporate Partners In Boston
• Philips Defends Bonus Payouts In $172M Discus Deal
• 8th Circ. Nixes En Banc Bid In State Street Pension Suit
• Axiom Says Ex-Workers Stole Secrets, Trademarks
• Judge Trims Suit Over Learjet Aircraft Defects
• NFL Retirees Seek To Halt Lockout Negotiations
• Publicity Firm Must Face Golden Globes Contract Claim
• St. Vincent's, Siemens Settle Contract Claim For $1.2M
• Ex-Fund Manager Sues Alger Over Trading Policy
• Ex-T-3 Exec Sues Over Title After Robbins Buyout
• Simon Used Strong-Arm Tactics Against Retailers: Suit
• Sabre Asks Court To Ground US Airways' Antitrust Suit
• 5th Circ. Seeks Texas Opinion In Organ-Selling Row
• 7th Circ. Lets Tennis Great Connors Off Hook
• Q&A With King & Spalding's Richard Marooney