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Commercial Contracts - October, 2011

233 articles

• $205M AmBase Award Stands In Suit Tied To S&L Crisis
• Amylin Can't Block Lilly's Rival Drug Sales: 9th Circ.
• Citing Concepcion, High Court Remands Worker's Wage Suit
• Kardashian Mom's Reps Say Facelift Suit Belongs In Calif.
• Merrill Can't Dodge RICO Suit Over Film Financing Deal
• Contractor Can't Revive $23M Award In Trade Secrets Suit
• Developer Ends Mall Sale Fraud Suit For $10M
• Developer Faces $21M PNC Suit Over Shopping Center
• DOE Lets Subcontractors Slide In Nuke Accident Probe
• Kelley Drye Can't Shake Capital City's Malpractice Suit
• Send Contract Suit To Arbitration, Alltel Tells 7th Circ.
• Judas Priest Singer Owes Ex-Manager $10M: Suit
• 'Reba' Creator Sues Fox TV Over Cut Of Profits
• Globus Says Sales Rep Was Double Agent For Rival
• Miami Beach Hotel Says Loan Servicers Cost It $899M
• Cop Reality Show Pitchman's Contract Suit Shot Down
• USC Focuses Ire On Eye Institute Over Lease Permits
• Iraqi Co.'s Security Subcontract Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Armstrong Teasdale Tries To Duck Malpractice Suit Again
• Fox Ads About Fee Dispute Are Misleading: DirecTV
• WTC Steel Subcontractor Wants $15M Back Payment
• Eatoni Fights To Keep RIM Antitrust Suit Alive
• MetLife Ends Poaching Suit Against Ex-Workers, Rival
• Sci-Fi Author's Estate Seeks 'Adjustment Bureau' Payout
• Software Co. Says Credit Suisse Yanked Funding For I2 Buy
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Arbitration Bid In $9M Wachovia CDS Case
• Melissa Joan Hart's Ex-Manager Wants TV Commissions
• Waste Co. Stericycle Says Ex-Sales Reps Stole Secrets
• Aussie Fund Seeks $1B From Goldman Over Toxic Assets
• Gentex Cuts Deal With Rival Over Trade Secrets
• 4Kids, Lehman Reach Deal In $36M ARS Dispute
• 'Real Housewife' Submits Amended Ch. 11 Plan
• 11th Circ. Splits Over Condos As Investment Contracts
• Gamers Want Protected EA-NFL Memo In Antitrust Action
• Kaplan Wins TRO Against Ex-Directors In Trade Secrets Row
• Schweitzer's $20M Cigarette Paper IP Deal Spurs Challenge
• Why Are Rating Agencies Still Getting A Free Pass?
• PR Services Cos. Square Off Over Workers, Trade Secrets
• DC Comics' Superman Rights Suit Withstands Dismissal Bid
• Judge OKs Celebrity Atty Allred In Casino Age Bias Case
• Commerzbank Pares Suit Over $275M Movie Loan
• Lime Wire Exits Contract Dispute Over IP Settlement
• Case Study: Green Tree V. DBSI Landmark Towers
• Military Contractor Owes Kevlar Supplier $13.5M: Suit
• HuffPost Gets Claims Slashed From Suit Over Website Idea
• Mazda Stuck With RX-8 Stalling Defect Action
• Huawei Targets InterDigital Over 3G Patent Licenses
• Kaplan Says Ex-Directors Stole Student Recruiting Data
• BP Inks $780M Deal To Use Moller-Maersk Unit's Rig
• Ex-Sara Lee Boss' New Gig Risks Trade Secrets: Suit
• Ceglia Can't Stall Facebook Contract Fight: Judge
• 5th Circ. Affirms Gaming Pioneer's $28M Stock Option Win
• Another Blow To Triangular Setoff In Bankruptcy
• Disney Can Keep $56M In HD Fees From EchoStar: Jury
• Dunn, Insurers Reach Deal In $44M Construction Row
• Better Than Ezra Singer Broke Contract, Ex-Manager Says
• Film Producer Wins $3.4M In 'Just Friends' Contract Fight
• Crowell & Moring Can't Shake $16M Real Estate Sale Suit
• Custom Software Not Covered By Consumer Law: NJ Court
• Biotronik Can't Seek $100M From J&J Over Stents: Judge
• Rivkin Radler Adds Partners From Defunct Bauman
• GAO Tosses Fight Over Army Training Subcontract
• Sony Bilked Grammy Winner Out Of $1.6M: Suit
• Judge Won't Allow Appeal Of DirecTV Arbitration Order
• Actor Bleu, Film Cos. Duck Fraud Claims In $12M Loan Suit
• HIPAA — Paper Law No More
• Guess Breached $30M Lease For NY Store: Judge
• Sony Gets Country Star Paisley's Royalties Row Trimmed
• Case Study: US V. Alcatel-Lucent
• Zurich Accuses Title Insurer Of Hiding Probe Into VP
• SunTrust Ends Secrets Suit Against Ex-Workers, Rival
• 'Jersey Shore' Tan Lotion Maker Wants IP Suit In NY
• Sony, Columbia Battle Author's 'Premium Rush' IP Suit
• Marathon Pays $40M To Settle Gas Royalties Suit
• Threat Of Data Misuse Counts As Injury: 1st Circ.
• Wellogix Takes Reduced $44M Award In Accenture Feud
• Firms Want Fee Dispute Transferred To Federal Court
• Rock Group Confronts MLB Network Over Song Royalties
• Calif. Court Sends Forever 21 OT Suit To Arbitration
• Judge Approves Innkeepers' $1B Deal With Cerberus
• Ex-Brokers Say E1 Retaliated Over OT Class Action
• Labels Sued Over Royalties For Gay Rights Anthem
• Family Lets MGM Off Hook In 'Boot Camp' Contract Suit
• Plant Liquidator Says Worker Stole Secrets For New Co.
• Boxing Champ Spinks Fights For Piece Of Promoter's Estate
• Highland Slams Appraiser's $250M Real Estate Suit
• Doll Photog Says Agent Cut Her Out Of Hasbro Deal
• JPMorgan, FDIC Can't Shake $2M WaMu Lease Suit
• MGA's Bratz Antitrust Suit Nixed In Mattel Battle
• Producer Wants $1.5M In Suit Over Rakim Album Deal
• Ex-Con Ed Workers Sentenced For Kickback Schemes
• Icahn's Firm Loses $60M Suit Over Failed Venture
• JetBlue Loses Round In Arbitration Row With Pilots
• Music Force Targets EMI Virgin In Contract Suit
• Players' Union Wants NBA's Antitrust Suit Benched
• Larry Flynt Triumphs Over Brother In 'Hustler' IP Fight
• Oil Traders Admit To LyondellBasell Kickback Scheme
• Investment Co. Says Workers Took Trade Secrets To Rival
• Nomir, McDermott Bury $143M Patent Malpractice Suit
• Judge Keeps Ritter's $380M Polluted Mines Suit Intact
• Is Your Vendor Blowing The Whistle?
• Chase Clients Win Class Cert. In Mortgage Suit
• Culling Class Action Waivers Under Magnuson-Moss
• Lehman Takes Aim At BNY Mellon Over Derivatives Deal
• Dodgers Score Protective Discovery Order In Ch. 11
• 'Hustle And Flow' Producer Sues Paramount For $20M
• IberiaBank Pays $2.5M To Exit Overdraft MDL
• Auditors Can't Shake $50M Suit Over Alleged Fraud Miss
• Ex-IBM Exec Urges 2nd Circ. To Let Him Stay At HP
• Ex-Orrick Atty Denied Punitive Damages In Promotion Row
• 9th Circ. Affirms Class In BNY Suit Over Ponzi Scheme
• CBS, Paramount Beat 'Happy Days' Stars' Fraud Claims
• Innkeepers, Cerberus Reach $1B Deal Over 64 Hotels
• Claims Nixed In Suit Over Failed Stonewood Deal
• Defining 'Permanency Of Investment'
• Film Co. Wants Ch. 7 For 'Real Housewives' Star
• Weather Channel Wants Ex-Forecaster's Case Arbitrated
• Developer Newport Wins $50M In Hollywood Contract Fight
• Terex, Bucyrus Spar Over $1.3B Merger Price Adjustment
• 7th Circ. Lets Airlines Join Chicago's FEMA Snow Fight
• Judge Tosses Elan Shareholder Suit Over $1B J&J Deal
• Funk Label Loses Copyright Fight Over Song Downloads
• Grubb & Ellis Drops Poaching Suit Against Ex-Execs
• 24 Hour Fitness Workers Must Arbitrate OT Claims: Judge
• Plumbers Cop To Kickbacks For Health Facility Work
• Floundering Graceway Wins OK For Asset Auction
• War Chest Fund Sues Asian Cos. Over $21M Loans
• Controlling The Transfer Of Stock
• Ex-Ascent Exec. Accuses Co. Of Forcing Him To Quit
• Dating Site Targets Ad Agency Over Spot In J-Lo Video
• Ceglia Asks For Stay In Facebook Suit After Atty Exits
• Jeweler Can't Stop Helzberg's Dorothy Hamill Ads
• Halliburton Gets Discovery Narrowed In Ex-Atty's Case
• Actress Says IMDb Wrongly Published Her Age
• $94M Wellogix Award Slashed In Accenture Contract Row
• McCourts Make Deal As Dodgers Bankruptcy Clash Looms
• JPMorgan, BNY Mellon Sued Over Hospital Bond Filings
• Film Distributor Dodges Production Co. Contract Suit
• Patriarch Says MBIA Can't See Loan Docs
• Insurer Settles Policy Poaching Suit Against Agent
• Judge Trims Insurance Kickback Action Against Wells Fargo
• 11th Circ. Blocks Parts Of Ala. Immigration Law
• Goth Band's Royalties Suit Against Record Label Survives
• SNC Fights Back After Judge Guts Army Contract Suit
• Nina Simone's Ex Not Entitled To Royalties: Judge
• Bankrupt Glassmaker Attacks $99M Bondholder Demand
• Reducing Risk In European M&A Deals
• Artemis Strikes $62.5M Deal In AIG Fraud Suit Over Sale
• Creed Band Members Sue Label Over Ownership Stakes
• Judge Scraps Army Vet's 'Hurt Locker' Suit
• US, Afghan Firms Agree To Arbitrate Contracting Fight
• WL Homes Nailed With Suit Over Widespread Defects
• Auction Co. Sues Contractor Over Michael Jackson Mix-Up
• O'Melveny Cuts Deal With MGA In $10M Fee Dispute
• Larry Flynt's Brother Hits Ex-Attys With Malpractice Suit
• Using A Contractual Consequential Damage Limitation
• Case Study: PharmAthene V. SIGA
• Wham-O Reaches Deal With Heller Ehrman Over Unpaid Fees
• Contractor Exec Escapes Suit Over Unpaid Afghan Deals
• 'Columbus Day' Film Co., Producer Settle Financing Row
• 1st Circ. Won't Nix $30M Attys' Fee Award In VW, Audi MDL
• KBR Exec Defends Allegedly Corrupt Iraq Subcontracting
• TerreStar Gets Go-Ahead For $98M Deal With Lenders
• Fight Over 'The Mechanic' Profits Won't Go To Arbitration
• Frontier Accused Of Stacking Bogus Fees On Internet Bills
• Offshore Safety In The Shadow Of Deepwater
• Innkeepers Trial Over Nixed $1B Deal Delayed Again
• Liz Claiborne Sells Marks To JC Penney, Others For $328M
• UMG Wants Ex-Eminem Producers' Hands Off Royalties
• Amylin Calls For Lilly Marketing Injunction In 9th Circ.
• Casino Game Co. Accuses Rival Of Lifting Trade Secrets
• Manufacturer Tries To Halt Solyndra Sale Over $13M Deal
• Final Draft — Structuring A Literary Agent Agreement
• MGA Fights To Keep Bratz Antitrust Case Alive
• 'Risky' Wells Fargo Investments Cost Insurer $40M: Suit
• 'LA Law' Star Sues Over Canceled Spokesman Gig
• Innkeepers, Cerberus Talks Stall Trial Over Dead $1B Deal
• FINRA Hits SocGen With $61M Award For Fund Manager
• Consulting Co. Targets JPMorgan Over $75M Oil Deal Funds
• JPML Joins Investor Suits Over Gerova's Stillwater Buy
• Patriot Scientific Settles Joint Venture IP Dispute
• Sony Scores Attys' Fees In 'Death At A Funeral' IP Fight
• Nationwide Agents Out Of Luck In Employment Suit
• Massey Can't Shake $18M Dispute With Duke Energy
• US Soccer Settles Fight To Protect IP, Gatorade Contract
• Kasowitz Says Contract Bars Boastful Atty's $78M Suit
• SNC-Lavalin Scores Docs In Suit Over $56M Army Project
• Jilted Lenders Nail Belt Black Diamond With $16M Suit
• JPML Combines Citi Home Loan Program Suits
• FTC Speeds Approval Process For Divestiture Order Tweaks
• T-Mobile Says NetLogix Cooked Evidence In Contract Row
• Del Webb Insurers Seek Help For 900 Home Damage Claims
• Weinsteins Can't Escape $50M Suit Over Botched Film
• Band Bookers Lied About Killers Gig: Concert Organizer
• Ex-Banco Santander VP Poached Talent, Clients: Suit
• Attorneys At Work: A Flexible Notion Of Plagiarism
• Innkeepers Creditors To Join Trial Over $1B Hotel Deal
• Boat Owners Sue BP For Pay Over Deepwater Cleanup
• 'Think You Can Dance' Idea Theft Claim Headed To Trial
• Judge Tosses Class Action Against Aramark Delivery Unit
• Kohler Lured Employees For Trade Secrets: Generator Co.
• Video Maker's Copyright Suit Over UCLA Streaming Ejected
• Former Anheuser Exec's Sex Bias Suit Heads To Trial
• Zions Bank Sued For Alleged Overdraft Fee Scheme
• Dodgers Not Likely To Probe MLB Teams' Dealings: Judge
• TV Icon David Cassidy Says Studio Bilked Him Of Royalties
• Chesapeake Gets OK For $3.4M Gas Royalty Settlement
• Ricky Nelson's Estate Sues Capitol Over Royalties
• Avoiding Indemnity Ambiguity
• 'Dog Whisperer' Barks At Production Co. Over Contract
• Landry's Unit Takes On Eva Longoria's Steakhouse For $1M
• Sens. Float Phone Contract Bill To Counter Concepcion
• Dow Wins Bid To Limit Discovery In Patent Licensing Feud
• Pfizer Sued By Drugmaker Over Yanked Feed Additive
• DOI Wants Eye On Contractors At Offshore Oil Wells
• Mitsubishi Unit Settles Class Action Over Faulty TVs
• Weapon Supplier Targeted By Phony Export License Claims
• Fraud Claim Against Ex-Golden Globes Publicist Tossed
• EU Top Court Rips UK Soccer Broadcasting Scheme
• Slain Publicist's Friends Backed Out On Reward: Tipster
• New HSR Rules — In Effect
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Boss Can't Force Arbitration In Pay Row
• 'No Country' Investor Owed No Fiduciary Duty: Paramount
• Equity Cos., Hunton & Williams Win Frac Sand Row
• 'English Patient' Producer Seeks $20M In Disney Profits
• 9th Circ. Urged To Preserve $319M 'Millionaire' Verdict
• Software Makers Score As Top Court Denies Resale Suit
• Pilgrim's Ordered To Pay $26M For Price Manipulation
• Top Court Boots Petrobras Immunity Claims In $787M Suit
• Mylan Can't Get Top Court Review Of $76M Antitrust Ruling
• Body Scan Co. Hit With Class Suit Over Shady Contracts
• Hendrix Estate Says Universal Bilked It Out Of Royalties
• Lender Says Movie Producer Lied About $15M Loan