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Commercial Contracts - November, 2011

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• Judge Orders Settlement Talks In Golden Globes Fight
• JDA Software, Dillard's Settle Trade Secrets Feud For $57M
• How To Hire Away The Competition
• Utica Wants Reinsurer Barred From Spilling Secrets
• Texas REIT's $75M Loan Fight With Developer Survives
• Upper Deck CEO Wants Out Of Abdul-Jabbar's Likeness Suit
• WVU Wants Big East's Contract Suit Over Big 12 Move Axed
• Foul-Mouthed Archie Comic CEO Goes Back To Work
• OppenheimerFunds Sues WestLB Over Altered Credit Deal
• Creating An E-Discovery Process For Google Apps
• Paramount, DreamWorks Hogged 'Dreamgirls' Profits: Suit
• Judge Won't Nix $16M Building Buy Run By Ex-Crowell Atty
• Economic Woes To Spur More Hotel Contract Disputes
• IP Firm Sues Innovention Over Laser Game Suit Fees
• Judge Unites Oppenheimer Suits Over $2.5B In Loans
• NBA Players End Antitrust Class Action
• Dean Antitrust Claims Skimmed From Distributor's Suit
• Burberry Says NY Landlord Fraudulently Spiked Rent
• Protection From The Elements: For Deal And Board
• Soaring Labor Costs Clip American's Wings
• Fla. App Maker Says Zynga Stole Trade Secrets
• Santander's Contract Suit Against Ex-Execs Axed
• TD Bank Caused NY High-Rise Builders' Ch. 11: Suit
• Court Upholds Landowner's $57.5M Award In Lease Suit
• CGI Planned To Defraud HUD, Fired Manager Says
• Lehman Unit Says AG Financial Owes $1.4B Contract Fee
• How Oil & Gas Leases Are Affecting Mortgage Lenders
• Victoria's Secret Sheds 'Angel Dreams' Trademark Suit
• Dodgers Rip Fox For Disrupting Bidding On TV Rights
• Costner Must Yield Texts In Venture Fight Over BP Deal
• Facebook Takes Responsibility For Merck Mix-Up
• Verizon Customers Bring Rate Hike Suit To Supreme Court
• Calif. Court Affirms Novellus Win In Linear Contract Fight
• Supreme Court Won't Butt Into Tobacco Settlement Case
• BankAtlantic Investors Sue To Halt $5.4B BB&T Deal
• SunTrust Wins 1st Round In Schwab Secrets Row
• Federal Law Bars BofA Debit Card Fee Suit: Judge
• Film Co. Hits Back At 'Alex Cross' Producers
• Coast Guard Right To Deny Oil Spill Funds: 5th Circ.
• Sheraton To Appeal $44M Award In Hotel Contract Fight
• Cisco GC Slams HP Over Employee Noncompete Suits
• Merck KGaA Accuses Merck & Co. Of Facebook Ambush
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Boot Clear Channel Antitrust Suit
• Willkie Farr Kicked From Extended Stay Loan Case
• Trump Hotel, Vegas Condo Buyers Settle Securities Action
• Mogul Ted Field Says Film Co. Stolen In Takeover Plot
• Champion Boxer Socks Don King With Contract Suit
• Real Estate Investor Wants Bankrupt Partner Ousted
• First California Suffers Setback In $275M Loan Suit
• Capitol Records Sued For 'Alvin And The Chipmunks' Cash
• Energy Co. Alstrom Fined $43M In Swiss Bribery Probe
• Allied Health Founder Gets 16 Years For $87M Fraud
• Oak Investment, Gobi Push For $60M VisionChina Payout
• NBA Players' Antitrust Actions Consolidated In Minn.
• Calif. High Court Advises 9th Circ. On Implied Contracts
• Ex-Broker Sues CBRE For $24M Over MetLife Commissions
• Wachovia Mortgage Holders Sue Realty Firm For $164.5M
• Estrella Settles $7M Suit Over Adviser's Loan Commission
• MTV Snookered Real 'Jersey Shore' Creator: Suit
• Construction Co. Owner, 6 Others Deny Billing Scam
• Indicted CDR Exec Can't Ditch Law Firm's Fee Suit
• Actelion To Appeal $415M Verdict Over CoTherix Buy
• Judge Taps Mediator To Umpire Dodgers TV Deal Fight
• Wellogix Says SAP Usurped Deals With Stolen Trade Secrets
• Ga. High Court Backs Builders Over Blocked Skyline View
• Film Co. Spyglass Scores Win In Bank's Contract Suit
• Retail Leases In Bankruptcy And Reorganization
• Wells Fargo Off Hook For Ariz. Town's Bond Losses
• Ex-White Sox Scout Cops To Fraud In Signing Bonus Plot
• Crowell & Moring Sued Over $1M In Missing Escrow Funds
• NY HSBC Overdraft Action Preempted By US Laws: Atty
• $12M Sidley Austin Malpractice Suit Came Too Late: Judge
• Bankrupt TerreStar's Shareholders Slam Elektrobit Claims
• Bacardi Downs Liquor Distributor's Antitrust Suit
• Westdale Says It Was Tricked Into $25M Mall Purchase
• Subcontractor Can't Escape Suit Over AT&T Fuel Spill
• Schwab Aims To Keep Clients In SunTrust Secrets Row
• When Is A Trustee's Sale Really 'Final'?
• How They Won It: Greenberg Traurig's $50M Counterpunch
• Morgan Stanley Can't Dodge Loan Modification Denial Suit
• Boies Schiller Hangs On To $5M In Fees In Vegas Mall Row
• Credit Suisse Gets Linens 'N Things Pact Suit Pared
• Town Can Trim Firefighter Positions: NY High Court
• Agent Sues 'Project Runway' Star Over Payless Deal
• Cosmetics Co. Accuses Ex-CEO Of Stealing Data
• How They Won It: Willkie Farr Bests Icahn In Contract Feud
• HP Sues Ex-Tech Chief Over Move To Cisco
• Dodgers Sue Fox Affiliate In Row Over Media Rights Sale
• Ex-RHI GC Says Bankrupt Co. Ripped Him Off
• ABC Dodges Writer's Suit Claiming It Stole 'Lost'
• Petra Says Real Estate Co. Owes $77M On BofA Tower Loan
• Engineering Co. PSI Settles Construction Malfeasance Suit
• PE Firms Hit With $104M Suit Over Greek Tragedy
• Extending Bankruptcy Patent Protection — In Re Qimonda
• Judge Says Hilton Can't Change Hotel Name For Now
• Real Estate Owners Escape $301M Contract Suit
• NY Ruling Shows Lifetime Work Contracts Die Young: Atty
• Golden Globes Producer Wants Later Broadcast Rights Trial
• Fox Asks 2nd Circ. To Kill Screenwriter's 'Alien' Suit
• Benihana Asks 2nd Circ. To Chop Suit Over $8M Eatery Deal
• Judge Refuses To Trim Norton Workers' ERISA Action
• NY High Court Affirms Sirius Win In Radio Licensing Fight
• Blue Cross Sued Over 'Bait And Switch' Deductible Hikes
• Attys Push 2nd Circ. To Resurrect KeySpan Antitrust Suit
• Homeowner Sues NBCUniversal Over 'Bethenny' Filming
• Judge May Pare Fraud Suit Against Wells Fargo, BNY Mellon
• Amazon Seeks To Stymie Actress' Suit Over Age Posting
• Judge Won't Bar Former GPC Exec From Working At Wi-Lan
• Chesapeake Fights La. Over Haynesville Shale Rights
• Produce Co. Seeks To Shift Blame For Taco Bell E. Coli
• NBA Players' Union Dissolves To Prep Antitrust Challenge
• MSNBC Gets Ex-Reporter's Defamation Claims Trimmed
• US Bank Sues Hilton For Trying To End Hotel's Franchise
• Home Depot Owes Saw Device Inventor $24M: Fed. Circ.
• How Antitrust Will Shape The E-Book Industry
• NBCUniversal Asks 2nd Circ. To Nix 'Royal Pains' IP Suit
• Tramex Owners Sue Georgia For $98M Pipeline Award
• Health Subcontractor Seeks Coverage For $78M Settlement
• Aussie PE Firm Sues Sage Group Over Aborted MYOB Bid
• Ex-Anthrax Frontman Says Band Bilked Him Out Of Profits
• Executory Contracts With Multiple Personalities
• Class OK'd In Bayer Men's Vitamin False Ad Suit
• Rutter Hobbs Can't Duck $10M Malpractice Verdict
• MSNBC Sued For Profits From Film About MJ's Doctor
• League Operator Seeks To Sink 'Skee-Ball' Trademark
• IKB Goes After Credit Suisse In $215M MBS Suit
• 4th Circ. Affirms $19M KBR Loss In Army Contract Row
• Gauging The Personal Guaranty For Your Borrower's Loan
• Developer Sues FDIC For $2.4M Over Failed Vegas Project
• High Line Residential Developer Sued Over $10M Default
• Horvitz & Levy Adds Robie & Matthai Appellate Atty
• Disney, Sony Stole Ex-Nun's Story For 'Sister Act': Suit
• Realtor Fights $50M Verdict Over Soured Property Deal
• BP Owes Fishermen For Decontamination Downtime: Suit
• UPS Store Owners Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Contract Suit
• GE Asks 9th Circ. To Nix Arbitration Over Generator Repair
• Arrested Redevelopment
• Bank's Breach Claim Cut From Spyglass Loan Suit
• Healix Seeks To Duck $7M Video Game Arbitration Payout
• Judge Rejects Discovery Plan in Costner-Baldwin Fight
• Sodexo, Insurer End $2.2M Settlement Coverage Row
• Abbott Can't Escape Suit Over Humira's Cancer Risks
• Viacom, Others Pay $7.5M In 'Making The Band' Rights Row
• O'Melveny Brings Corporate Practice To Indonesia
• Samsung Wins Look At IPhone Contracts In Aussie IP Row
• BofA Forced Excessive Policies On Homeowners: Suit
• Defense Contractor Stiffed Subcontractor Out Of $2M: Suit
• Ohio Voters Repeal Law Limiting Union Rights
• JPMorgan Sold Insurance Without Customer Consent: Suit
• No Evidence Of Fraud In Insurers' Contract Row: 5th Circ.
• Ex-'Spidey' Director Slings Copyright Suit At Producers
• MRIGlobal Hit With Trade Secrets Claims Over DOE Lab
• Amylin, Lilly Wrap Up Diabetes Drug Alliance, Lawsuit
• BofA Sues NorthStar Unit Over Interest Rate Swap
• Xcel Unit Can't Quash Suit Over Wind Farm Contract
• Stop & Shop Owes Vornado $37.4M In Rent Hikes: Judge
• 10th Circ. Upholds Perjury Conviction Of ClearOne CFO
• Court Rejects Deal To End $2B Enmex, Tesoro Contract Row
• George Clinton's Malpractice Suit Against IP Firm Pared
• Skadden Wants Out Of $6M Trump Group Escrow Row
• 'So You Think You Can Dance' Theft Suit Settled
• GM Won't Renew Tech License With Saab's Chinese Buyers
• CVS, KV Resolve $100M Suit Over Drug Supply Contract
• CIT Pushes For An End To Tyco's Suit Over $794M Tax Deal
• Judge Pares Counterclaims In Sonar Contract Row
• MGM Loses Bid To Buy $11M In United Artists Debt
• Sony, TufAmerica Bow Out Of IP Dance Over Sampling
• Int'l Paper Seeks Help From Packaging Co. For NJ Cleanup
• Quest, Debt Collectors Duck RICO Claims In Billing Suit
• Sprint Strikes Deal With Dish Over DBSD Bandwidth Claim
• High Court Scares Off 'Ghost Hunters' Idea Theft Case
• Fired Broker's Case Against AXA Survives
• DOI Adviser Wrongly Fired Over Outside Gig: Fed. Circ.
• Supreme Court Denies Sprint Termination Fees Fight
• Chevron Beats Last Claim In Gas Station Cleanup Suit
• The Basics Of 'Gross-Up' Provisions
• Drummond, Peabody End Contract Suit Over VP Defection
• Alleged Kidnapper Accuses 'Tabloid' Director Of Defamation
• Big East Hits WVU With Contract Suit Over Big 12 Move
• Lehman Ch. 11 Plan Faces Objections At Voting Deadline
• Insurers Off Hook In Qwest Employee Dishonesty Suit
• 'Spider-Man' Producers Owe Investor For Theater: Suit
• Shaw, Solar Co. Settle $107M Suit Over Faulty Pipes
• Paramount Fights For Its Piece Of 'La Dolce Vita'
• Union Bank Checks Out Of Overdraft Fee MDL For $35M
• Ex-Ascent Exec's Suit Against Proskauer Survives
• Finnegan Wants 1st Bite Of Facebook, Winklevoss Deal
• Case Study: Lehman V. Bethany Holdings
• 'Alex Cross' Producers Say Rival Can't Claim Film Credit
• AmEx Offers $50M To End Currency Fee Claims: Atty
• 11th Circ. Upholds Coca-Cola Win In World Cup Song IP Suit
• Hagens Berman Contract Suit Will Go Forward: 3rd Circ.
• Calif. Official Charged With Stealing Funds Sues Over Firing
• Case Study: Greg Opinski Construction V. Oakdale
• Ameriprise Must Arbitrate Despite $100M Deal: 2nd Circ.
• Judge Bounces Suit Alleging Cuban Mismanaged Mavs
• Ceglia Told To Return To US In Facebook Contract Fight
• Rap Label Sugar Hill Finds No Delight In Royalties Row
• Ex-IBM Exec Can Keep HP Job: 2nd Circ.
• VF Says Denim Brand Founder Used Marks After Sale
• Direct And Consequential Damages In Contract Disputes
• Funk Songwriter Pops EMI With $1.4M Royalties Suit
• US Bank Forced Excessive Policies On Homeowners: Suit
• JPMorgan's Agreement With FDIC Staves Off Mortgage Suit
• Pharm Co. Breckenridge Sues Rivals Over Generic Laxative
• Soccer Groups Try To Kick RICO Claims In Antitrust Suit
• Interference Claim Survives In Atty's Golden Globes Suit
• Jenner Can't Rep Cablevision In Verizon Suit, Judge Affirms
• Holiday Inn Stiffed Guests Over Cancellations: Suit
• Viacom Struggles To Keep Two Time Warner Battles Apart
• Allstate Off Hook For Share Of $35M Bond Losses
• 5th Circ. Denies Stay In $75M Real Estate Loan Fight
• 2nd Circ. Must Close Condo Deal Escape Hatch: Developer
• Chuck D Sues UMG Over Digital Royalties
• Progress To Settle With CVO Holders Over $42M Loss
• Ex-AWA Pilots Win Class Cert. In US Airways Merger Feud
• Taming The EU Energy Market
• FedEx Asks 7th Circ. To Nix $66M Verdict For ATA
• Graphic Designer Says Movie Studio Lifted Logo Design
• Ex-Eminem Label Wins Download Damages In Royalty Row
• Case Study: In Re Qimonda
• Mercedes-Benz Defect Action Runs Out Of Gas
• Zuckerberg Destroyed Evidence In Facebook Suit: Ceglia
• Judge Won't Bag Action Over Safeway's Online Prices
• DOJ Wants In On FCA, Kickback Suit Against Hospital
• UMG Can't Shake Rick James, Rob Zombie Royalties Claims
• Transocean Slams BP 'Charade,' Demands Spill Coverage
• Paper Cos. Ask 7th Circ. To Nix $53M Ruling For JPMorgan
• Boeing Blasts Alabama Aircraft's $1B Contract Suit
• News Corp., DirecTV Reach Deal On Fox Channels
• Bell, Calif., Fat Cat Sues City Over Unpaid Salary
• BET, MTV Sued Over Essence Concert Broadcast
• Model Sues Oliver Peoples Over Eyewear Ads
• HSBC Clinches Venue Change For $70M Due Diligence Suit
• Usher, Sony, Others Stole 'Bad Girl' Songwriter's Pay: Suit
• Simon Property Rips Antitrust Suit Over Mall Leases
• Investors Target LA Real Estate Mogul Over Fraud Scheme
• Amending FIDIC Contracts — A Dozen Key Issues