Commercial Contracts Archive » January, 2012

Commercial Contracts - January, 2012

208 articles

• NY Court Backs EchoStar Sanctions For Deleting Emails
• Jewelers Settle Suit Over Dorothy Hamill Ads
• Quicken Unit's Employee Contracts Violate FLSA: Judge
• 5th Circ. Grounds Continental Retirees' ERISA Claims
• Citing Concepcion, 11th Circ. Vacates BB&T Arbitration Ruling
• BP Must Pay Some Halliburton Oil Spill Damages
• Renco Sues Fluor, Massey Over $358M In Liability Coverage
• Oracle's Fraud Claim Over HP Exec Poaching Settlement Nixed
• How To Lead A Practice Group
• Flynt Brother's Former Attys Try To Squelch Malpractice Suit
• Kasowitz Blasts Ex-Atty's Bid To Keep $78M Suit Alive
• Gaiman, McFarlane Close The (Comic) Book On 'Spawn' Row
• 9th Circ. Rejects Insurer's Contract Claims Against Thorpe
• Judge Won't Halt Fujifilm, Rite Aid Servicing Pact
• Utility, Comverge Drop Suit Over $301M Grid Work
• Energy Co. Hit With Class Action Over Hidden Fees
• Fired Disney Soundtrack Exec Says Studio Broke Contract
• Megachurch Sale Held Up By Claims Of 99-Year Lease
• Husch Blackwell Accused Of Bungling Oil Co. Stock Offering
• Ex-MacAndrews & Forbes Exec Wins $16M In Battle With Firm
• Legal Ad Co.'s Contract Claim Nixed By Copyright Law
• Auditor Settles Claims Over $7M Charter School Bond
• ACC Fights Court's Narrowing Of Attorney-Client Privilege
• Case Study: In Re XMH Corp.
• Talent Giant WME Drops $30M In Parking Lot Fracas
• Case Study: Wells Fargo V. Cherryland Mall
• McGraw-Hill Doesn't Pay Foreign Royalties: Class Action
• HFPA Unlawfully Shopped Golden Globes, Judge Hears
• Google's Online Pet Game Creates Unfair Accounts: Suit
• BP On Hook For Some Deepwater Claims Against Transocean
• Facebook, Washington AG Target 'Clickjacking' Scheme
• TBS Sued Over 'Falling Skies' Font Rights
• Nestle Fires Back At Mead Johnson Over Bottle Design IP
• Music Network's Asset Row Wrongly Names 2 Defendants: Suit
• 1st Circ. Grounds Travel Co.'s Contract Coverage Claims
• Last Gulf Lease Sale Under DOI Program Set For June
• A Radical New View Of Restrictive Covenants In Ill.
• Dick Clark Burnished Golden Globes, Judge Hears
• Fitness Chain Can't Compel Worker Arbitration: 5th Circ.
• Ex-Broker Says BCI President Aided SEC Obstruction
• BP Loses Bid To Quash Gas Lease Stakeholder Claims
• Guarantors Can't Evade Suit Over $60M Mall Loan
• Ja Rule Takes Royalty Theft Claims To NY State Court
• Equinox Sues Ex-Exec For Defecting To Rival Fund Manager
• NY Condo Developer Must Return $16M In Down Payments
• EBay's Priority Search Listing Service Failed: Suit
• How Eurozone Breakup Would Affect Corporate Bonds
• Canadian Lender Wants $15M Back For WTC Financing
• The Business Of Protecting Customer Relationships
• High Court Won't Review Texas Contingent Fee Rule
• HFPA Kicks Off Trial In Golden Globes Broadcast Fight
• Stratfor Faces $50M Class Action Over Hacking Incident
• Canadian Rail Exec Sued Over Terms Of $40M Parachute
• UK Invites Industry Feedback On Private Fund Bonus Code
• IPhone Antitrust Class Says Contract Bars Arbitration
• Financing LNG Liquefaction Projects
• Martha Stewart, JC Penney Deal Ruffles Macy's Feathers
• Weinstein Co., Relativity End Battle Over 'Crow' Remake
• Kasowitz Sues WebXchange Over IP Litigation Fees
• Raymond Carver's Widow Sues Publisher Over Book Rights
• FINRA Awards Ex-Citi Advisers $23M In Commission Pay Case
• Implications Of Calif.'s Cancellation Of RDAs
• Tyco Accuses CIT Of Dragging Feet On $190M Tax Claim
• Lehman Sues Mortgage Co. Over Sales Of Home Loans
• Del. High Court Revives $882M Seafood Co. Sale Row
• Levi Sues Wet Seal Over Jeans Pocket Stitch Design
• Boat Co. Denies Responsibility For $25M Oil Spill Costs
• Ex-Kaplan Director Forced To Yield Student Data Docs
• Dell, Buyers Must Arbitrate Defect Claims: 3rd Circ.
• Firm Fights Subpoenas In Row Over Costner's $52M BP Deal
• Akin Gump Seeks Finder's Fees From Movie Producer
• 'Speed Racer' Creator Sues Over Licensing Profits
• NBC, Font Co. Make Harry Potter Product Suit Disappear
• Parsing Arbitration Provisions In Construction Contracts
• Nissan Settles Faulty-Odometer MDL
• Oracle Mostly Ducks Arbitration In Java Rights Row
• Putting The Brakes On Class Certification Under Dukes
• Genova Targets Kansas Lab Over Autism Test Patent Deal
• Monster Sues Ex-Employee Over Sales Scheme
• 10th Circ. Favors Time-On-Risk In Gel IP Coverage Row
• Fox Fraud Suit Against Distributor Gets Qualified OK
• Southwest Says Hilton Misused Customer Info, IP
• American Apparel CEO's Suit To Recoup Loan Survives
• Case Study: Assured Guaranty V. JP Morgan
• US Bank Sues Hotel Developers Over $188M Loan
• Lyondell, BASF Lock In $180M Resolution Of Contract War
• Colo. Energy Co. Wants $22M Award Scrapped
• Lincoln Financial Unit Wins $29M In Housing Loan Suit
• Whole Foods Store Developers Spar Over $5M Guaranty
• Google Falsely Promised Free Marketing Service: Suit
• FINRA Awards Ex-Questar Broker $3M In Defamation Case
• PE Firm Matlin Should Pay $17M To Brazilian Airline: LAN
• NY Appeals Court Rejects Precedent On Coverage Notices
• Recent Trends In Joint Venture Governance
• UMG, Others Can't Quash Royalty Suit Over Rapper
• CDO Holder Wrongly Took Over $130M Loan: Suit
• M&T Scores $55M In Deutsche CDO Settlement
• 'Spider-Man' Producers Strike Back At Ex-Director Taymor
• IASIS Wins Sanctions Over Privileged Docs In FCA Case
• ConEd Supplier Faces 5 Years For Bribery
• E&Y Denied Another Bid To Quash OT Action
• Fujifilm Rival Says Rite Aid Deal Will Bolster Monopoly
• High Court Won't Touch Tribal Lands Jurisdiction Ruling
• Mining Co. Disputes $650M Suit Over Failed Chinese Mine
• Alstom, SSE Launch World's Largest Wave Energy Project
• State Law Split: Transactions Assigning Insurance Rights
• 5th. Circ. Strikes Down Texas Cable Franchise Law
• BofA Unit Moves Fla. Credit Card Suit To Federal Level
• Fed. Circ. Shuts Down Abbott Blood Test Patent Suit
• American Airlines Postpones Antitrust Trial Against Sabre
• 6th Circ. Sees No Fraud In Nationwide's Loan To Agent
• Travelers Sues Construction Cos. Over Bond Indemnity
• Fireplace Co.'s Trade Secret Claims Spark ITC Interest
• Mabey & Johnson Owner Fined Over Oil-For-Food Kickbacks
• Resort Missed Chance To Arbitrate Mold Dispute: Judge
• Epstein Becker Can't Shake Broker's Malpractice Suit
• Cambridge Says Lukoil Is Wrong About $49M Debt
• DLA Piper, Dechert End Row Over White Collar Pro's Move
• RTI, Uponor Strike Deal To End Plumbing System MDL
• Ex-Chevron Exec Loses Stock Option Appeal In 4th Circ.
• Developers Can't Regain Money After Failed $690M Deal
• UPS RICO Action Over Air Shipping Trimmed
• Playboy Wins Texas Appeals Row Over Licensing Deal
• Sau-Sea, Lukas Wipe Up Suit Over Spread's Added Eggs
• Black River Gets $3M Award Tossed In Profit-Sharing Suit
• FedEx Drivers Are Employees, Not Contractors: Atty
• Codelco To Pay Injunction Costs In Chilean Mine Suit
• Deutsche Bank Denies $1.6B Deal To Buy Madoff Debt
• Apple, AT&T Blast IPhone Users' Bid To Duck Arbitration
• Sprint Can't Compel Arbitration In Hidden Fee Suit: Judge
• More Courts Warming To Noncompete Pacts, Attys Say
• Judge Keeps Insurance Fight Over Faulty Pipeline Flowing
• Microsoft Licenses Patents To LG For Android Devices
• Kyocera Broke Ad Deal Over Ben Stein's Enviro Views: Suit
• Defining A Business's 'Permanent Investment'
• Con Ed Sues Ex-Manager For $7M Over Kickback Scheme
• 9th Circ. Dings Christie's For Hanging On To Paintings
• Ceglia Fined Over Missing Emails In Facebook Row
• Meritain Accuses Express Scripts Of Client Data Theft
• Texas Court Eases Checks On Structured Settlement Cos.
• Velvet Underground Targets Warhol Group Over Banana Art
• Bally, LA Fitness Belted With Post-Sale Membership Suit
• US Bank Asks Court To Stop Auction Of Hawaii Hotel
• ADS Slammed With $38M Afghan Contract Suit
• Banks Can't Collect Billions From Oppenheimer: Judge
• Dodgers Clear Way For Sale With Fox Settlement
• Key Provisions In Account Control Agreements
• DuPont Hit By Fallout From Radioactive Waste Suit
• Symantec's Scare Tactics Dupe Customers: Suit
• St. Louis Rams Rookie Sued By Sacked Agent
• BofA Removes APR Action To Federal Court
• Illuminating Calif.'s 'Shine The Light' Law
• Studio Stole Ideas For 'Unborn' Horror Flick: Writer
• 2nd Circ. Scraps Refco Customers' Securities Fraud Suits
• Codelco Sues Anglo American Over $5B Mine Stake
• Vt. Utilities Hit Entergy Over Costs From Nuke Plant Failure
• Noble-Led Tamar Group, Israeli Cos. Ink $1B Gas Contract
• Judge Tosses Ex-Kasowitz Atty's $78M Suit Over Firing
• Broker Says Execs Stole Celebrity Clients For Rival Lockton
• Kyocera Suit Challenges Kodak Camera Patents
• Invesco, Deutsche End Money Manager Poaching Suit
• High Court Won't Hear Verizon Class Waiver Battle
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Blocks On NJ Gift Card Transfer Law
• Judge Questions BNY's Call To Jettison $80M Insurer Suit
• Utah High Court Backs Unequal Coverage Split In IP Row
• The Tricky Concept Of Labor Law Successorship
• Psystar Takes Mac OS X Copyright Feud To High Court
• Fund Owes $9M Over Power Plant Relocation Work: Suit
• Rite Aid Overcharges Drug Discount Plan Members: Suit
• UMG, Marley Estate End Dispute Over Royalties
• Madoff Trustee Seeks $56M From Kuwait, Others
• What's In A Name: Employee V. Independent Contractor
• Ousted Olympus CEO Sues Over Dismissal
• Google AdWords Plaintiffs Lose Class Cert. Bid
• BP Gets Franchisees' Claims Pared In $200M Contract Suit
• FDIC Shakes Ruling Over Colonial Setoff Transfer
• EMI Royalty Suit Adds To Grooveshark Owner's Legal Woes
• Metabyte Says Ex-Workers Stole Trade Secrets For Nvidia
• 9th Circ. Won't Alter $20M Google AdWords Settlement
• Curtis Steps Out Of Digital Photo Frame IP Battle
• Steven Seagal Wraps Up Billing Dispute With Ex-Manager
• NY Building Owner Claims Groups Torpedoed $39M Sale
• Getty Accuses Landlords Of Slacking On Cleanup Efforts
• Unlike Fine Wine: The JV Guidelines A Decade Later
• State Street Mismanaged $80M Trust: Suit
• GSN Strikes Deal With Singer In Reality Show Contract Fight
• Pfizer Unit's Skelaxin Pay-For-Delay Deal Illegal: Suit
• 11th Circ. Nixes Order Giving News-Journal Assets To Cox
• Grant Thornton Can't Force Tax Atty Arbitration: Court
• Disney Inks 10-Year Distribution Deal With Comcast
• MFC, Alberici Take Over Distressed Iron Ore Mine
• CFTC Rejects Wall Street's Bid To Delay Position Limit Rule
• Reed Smith Filed Shoddy Patent Applications: Suit
• Boycotts And Business In The Middle East
• Overhauling The Federal Jurisdictional Statutes
• AT&T Wins Bid To Arbitrate In Service Quality Class Action
• Panasonic Gets Samsung Antitrust Suit Tossed, Again
• Rap Label Sugar Hill Targets UMG Over Royalties
• Calif. Court Quashes AccentCare's Arbitration Mandate
• Marvel Whips 'Ghost Rider' Creator's Copyright Suit
• Deepwater Horizon Claims Adjusters Bury Wage Action
• 'Ghost Hunters' Idea Theft Claims Refiled In Calif. Court
• Case Study: Goldman Sachs V. High River
• Assessing The European Financial Crisis
• EBay Unfairly Hid Auction Bids: Sellers
• Spire Settles With Catheter Co. Over Recall, Deal Bungle
• Grey Mountain Sues Over Alleged Bolttech Buyout Fraud
• Regeneron Strikes Deal With Genentech To Market Eylea