Commercial Contracts Archive » March, 2012

Commercial Contracts - March, 2012

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• $100M CIGNA Sex Bias Suit Shut Down
• Blue Cross Michigan Dodges City's Price-Fixing Suit
• BP, Exxon, Others Settle Lease Dispute With Alaska
• Calif. High Court To Mull Employer Arbitration Deals Again
• EU Watchdog May Probe Apple-Microsoft-Motorola IP War
• Weird Al Wants $5M From Sony For Digital Royalties
• Energy Co. Sues Edison Over Terminated Wind Farm Deal
• Apple Wins Arbitration Bid In IPhone 3G Messaging MDL
• Vector Can't Shed Suit Alleging Breach Of Nondisclosure Deal
• Case Study: Hermelin V. KV Pharmaceutical
• Eminent Domain And The Commercial Lease
• Lockheed Settles Subcontractor Suit Over $9M Price Change
• Lambda Says Gay Juror's Dismissal Illegal In GSK-Abbott Row
• Earth, Wind & Fire Producer's Estate Sues Sony For Royalties
• Frequent Fliers Appeal Continental Rewards Suit To High Court
• Costner Wants Sanctions, Contempt In Cleanup Co. Suit
• Volcano Owes Subsidiary's Shareholders $27M, Suit Says
• BNP Paribas Contract Claim Over BoNY Trust Pay Survives
• Calif. Court Says 2nd Employee Contract Trumps 1st
• Challenging Oil, Gas Leases Is A Team Sport In Texas
• Arent Fox Stays On In $580M Investment Hoax Suit
• Macy's Denies Shorting Martha Stewart Merch
• E-Trade Inactivity Fee Class Action Trimmed
• Fed. Circ. Orders Arbitration In Gene Test Royalty Row
• Borrowers Ask 9th Circ. To Revive JPMorgan Loan Fraud Suit
• Highland, Barclays Derivatives Battle Lives On
• Nike Raises Cain Over Reebok's Tebow Jets Apparel
• Must-Have Performance Metrics For Law Departments
• 'Glory' Makers Deny Stealing Idea For 'Last Samurai'
• Wells Fargo Investors Certified In Securities Contract Row
• Biotronik Wants $100M Suit Over J&J Stent Recall Reopened
• Judge Reheats Suit Over Canceled Paula Deen Tour
• Landowners Allege Chesapeake Deception In Fracking Suit
• Rapiscan Can't Shake X-Ray Distributor's $30M Contract Suit
• JPMorgan Can't Ditch Force-Placed Policy Action
• NJ Court Mulls E-Commerce Consumer Protections Dispute
• How To Avoid Unpleasant Surprises In Real Estate Deals
• Kawasaki, Union Pacific Take Train Derailment Suit To 7th Circ.
• Five Star, IStar Can't Quell Feud Over $112M Ritz Carlton Loan
• DC Tells 9th Circ. It Owns All Rights To Superman
• Patton Boggs Says Upaid Owes Millions For IP Litigation
• Expert Cleared To See Toyota's Secrets In Brake MDL
• Judge Puts Vitro Affiliates On Hook For $1B In Debt
• Facebook Says Forged Docs Merit Contract Breach Dismissal
• MLB Says Dodgers' Ch. 11 Plan Shirks League Rules, Settlement
• Trump Entities Claim Rights To Billionaire's Mansion
• '300' Producer Sues Atty Over $17M Verdict
• Fed. Circ. Calls Stipulation Agreement A Contract In USPS Row
• Ain't Easy Going Green: Mitigating Construction Risks
• BofA Sues La. Hotel Owners Over $35M Loan Default
• Calif. High Court To Hear Post-Concepcion Arbitration Case
• Fed. Circ. Revives Challenge To Brazilian Juice Duties
• Nonparty Insurers Can Seek FINRA Arbitration, Court Rules
• ManTech Dodges Security Rival's Canceled Subcontracts Suit
• Judge Dismisses $10M HP Breach Of Contract Suit
• Linkin Park's $2.4M Coverage Suit Against Lloyd's Stays Alive
• Sony Wants Toto's Digital Royalties Claims Tossed
• Neutrogena Faces Action Over Quick Wrinkle Reduction Claims
• JPMorgan Shells Out $384M In American Century Arbitration
• DLA Piper Emails Protected In Real Estate Malpractice Suit
• Movie Investor Ducks $190M Suit Claiming He Ripped Aramid
• Ex-JPMorgan Execs Face Fight Over Jump To Credit Suisse
• Ex-Veritas Exec Settles With SEC Over $20M Inflation
• Alarm Funding Co. Sues Siemens Venture Over Scuttled IPO
• REMIC Tax Concerns Surrounding Foreclosures
• Honda Owners File Class Action Over Oil-Thirsty Accords
• Yahoo Faces Action For Disclosing Names Of Email Senders
• JPMorgan Settles Action Over Forced Insurance Policies
• Katan Sues CPC Over NYC Domino Sugar Waterfront Project
• 5th Circ. Revives Mirant Suit To Recover Loan Payments
• RIM Blasts Antitrust Appeal Over Scuttled Keypad Deal
• NY Building Owner Says Ex-Crowell Atty Bungled $16M Sale
• NY Ban On Interest-Tied Broker Pay Gains Steam
• GoDaddy Faces Class Action Over Charges For 'Free' Offer
• Case Study: In Re XMH
• Suit Over 'Hogan's Heroes' Rights Heads To Arbitration
• BofA Didn't Breach Fontainebleau Lending Contract, Judge Says
• ERG Sues Nabors Unit For $100M Over Failed Oil, Gas Deal
• Tech Co. Didn't Flout Exclusivity In Citigroup Sale, Judge Says
• Fox Paine Says Former Exec Gave Fund Stake To Rival
• Texas Court Tosses $3M Award In Family Trust Dispute
• Clear Channel, AE Best Times Square Billboard Idea Suit
• OTC Drugmaker Says BioZone Breached Cold Meds Contract
• Case Study: Abbott Point Of Care V. Epocal
• Calif. Arbitration Rulings Seek To Dodge Concepcion
• Convicted NY Hospital Fraud Plotters Say DOJ Hid Witness
• Grand Canyon Developer Must Take Claims To Tribal Court
• Ruby Foo's Owner Sues To Extend Times Square Lease
• Judge Says Cabot Unit Must Pay $51M To BofA
• Considerations When Shelling Out Oil, Gas Royalties
• Landlord And Tenant Perspectives On 'Green' Leasing
• Schron Triumphs Over Ex-Troutman Sanders Real Estate Atty
• Liquor Supplier Asks 8th Circ. To Revive Antitrust Suit
• 9th Circ. Gives AT&T Another Shot To Arbitrate Class Action
• Boeing Says Symvionics Botched Navy Flight Training Deal
• Texas Court Reinforces LLC Veil In Ruling For Builders
• Lender Wants $80M From PE-Backed Buyer Of Jameson Inns
• Carbo Can't Use Noncompete Against Fracking Equipment Rival
• Sony Venture, Ellington Heirs Settle Royalties Row
• Abdul-Jabbar Promises New Fight With Upper Deck CEO
• Temptations Ain't Too Proud To Sue UMG For Digital Royalties
• Synthes, Stryker Settle Trade Secrets Suit Over Sales Reps
• 11th Circ. Lets Amerisure Dodge $2M Bill For Shoddy Roof
• NY Court Won't Make Ex-Brill Brokers Arbitrate OT Feud
• Fashionista Says Asprey, PE Owner Killed His Handbag Line
• Suit Says Warranty Program Encourages Shoddy Repairs
• NC Claims BNY Mellon Broke Deal With $95M Lehman Buy
• Wal-Mart Unit Settles Tenant's $18M Lease Breach Suit
• BofA Must Seek $18M From Real Estate Mogul In NY Court
• US-Ohio Coal Mining Suit Reopens After Talks Collapse
• Chicago Hotel's Owner Faces $125M Loan Default, Fitch Says
• Time Warner Customers Seek Refund For Sports Blackout
• Aircraft Repair Co. To Cough Up $12M Over FCPA Charges
• Sam's Club Shoppers Get Class Cert. In False Service Plan Suit
• Contractor, 3 Others Charged In Iraq Kickbacks Scheme
• Siemens, Areva Trim Noncompete To End Antitrust Probe
• Puzo Estate Goes To The Mattresses Against Paramount
• Qualcomm Gets Claims Cut From Gabriel's $1B IP Suit
• Pfizer Won't Get To Trim BYU's Bextra-Celebrex Suit
• Judge Says $300M Mining Deal Suit Violates Hague Convention
• 2nd Circ. Says FSIA Limits US Suits Over Foreign Bonds
• Ascentive Pays $9.6M To End Sham Software Class Action
• Bid To Discredit Arbiter In $100M Tribeca Real Estate Case Flops
• Roche Unit Loses In Arbitration Over Merger Of Medical Cos.
• Chevron, GCM Make Peace In Gas Station Cleanup Row
• RBS Usurped Control Of Soccer Team, Hedge Fund Says
• Rapper DMX Sued By Spurned Booking Agent
• Judge Nixes Sanctions Bid In Afghan Contractor Row
• When Investors Become Part Of The Borrowing Base
• BB&T Takes On Extra $285M Securities In BankAtlantic Deal
• Dow Jones Gets Online Subscriber Class Suit Tossed
• Sandoz, Others Escape Faulty Painkiller Patch Case
• Toyota Can't Force Arbitration In Faulty Acceleration MDL
• Ousted Director Fights Back In Wynn Resorts Dispute
• Ohio AG Says BNY Mellon Faked Currency Exchange Rates
• Comcast Wrongly Billed Disconnected Customers, Suit Says
• Judge Leaves Room For Leftovers In Samsung Fridge Suit
• Wells Fargo Sues Real Estate Mogul Over $187M In Loans
• Fired Gov't Subcontractor Loses Due Process Appeal
• Tiffany Lobs $589M Claim At Swatch In Battle Over JV Deal
• Boeing Required To Disclose Air Force Base Lease
• Citgo Should Have Ensured Oil Ship's Safety, US Tells 3rd Circ.
• Upper Deck CEO Was Drunk At Deposition, Abdul-Jabbar Says
• Ex-Construction Co. Worker Cops To Role In $10M Fraud
• Judge Says Co. Can 'Fill Gap' To Trigger Excess Policy
• Judge Sends CIT, Tyco Tax Row To 2nd Circ.
• Parents Fail To Keep Suit Over Facebook Kid Ads In Ill.
• Ongoing Challenges To Arbitration Clauses
• Judge Douses Class Action Over Amish Fireplaces
• Sara Lee Strikes Deal Near End Of Trade Secrets Trial
• Why Communications Is Key To Merger And Lateral Success
• Cantor Fitzgerald Exploited Relationship With BGC, Suit Says
• Commerzbank Sues To Stop Changes To $520M CBO
• Bankrupt Racino Owner Sues To Block $17M In IP Claims
• 8th Circ. Nixes Contractor's Bid For $1M Defense Coverage
• Drugmaker Bryan Corp. Sues Supplier Over Ingredient Quality
• Consumers Say 500K VWs Burn Motor Oil Too Quickly
• Lilly, Zydus Settle ADHD Generic Infringement Case
• Grant & Eisenhofer Denies Control Over $464M Fee Award
• Stern Doesn't Bar Bankruptcy Court From Hearing Claims: Judge
• Azur, Avanir Push To Arbitrate $35M FazaClo Feud
• Maximus, Insurer Drop Claims Over $78M Texas Settlement
• Prepaid Card System Won't Go Dark Amid Price-Fixing Claims
• NCAA Players Slam Sanctions In Antitrust Suit Over Likenesses
• HAMP Participants Have Contract Rights, 7th Circ. Rules
• Booz Allen Defends Billing In USAID Subcontractor's Suit
• Honda Paints Defect Suit As Bid To Whitewash Warranty
• Case Study: Townsel V. Dish
• Spirit Airlines Accused Of Disguising $2 Fee As DOT Rule
• Ex-Partner Goes After Troutman In $520M Malpractice Suit
• Union Loses CBA Sabotage Suit Against US Airways
• Judge OKs Kellogg's Expansion Of $70M Cereal Recall Suit
• Ex-Sara Lee Boss Denies Design Work, Memorizing Secrets
• Chadbourne Atty Can't Stop Apartment Roof Garden
• CORRECTED: Magnesium Co. Says CVM Minerals Breached $121M Deal
• Abercrombie Class Certified In Gift Card Suit
• Motorola Blasts Apple's Gripes Over Qualcomm License Deal
• Sony To Pay $8M To Settle ITunes Royalties Suits
• A Home Run For Outsourcing Relationships
• Texas Co. Says It Was Stiffed On $14M Power Plant Contract
• Mo. Court Holds Arbitration Equal To Other Contract Terms
• Martha Stewart Says Macy's Contract Allows JC Penney Deal
• Ex-Sara Lee Plant Boss Says He Took Company Docs
• Ranch Says Meat Co. Monopolizes Prime Cut Of Beef Market
• Icahn Scuttled Federal-Mogul Share Deal, NY Court Hears
• Paula Deen Wins Suit Over Canceled Tour
• Calif.'s Deregulation Of Unlisted Phone Fees Upheld
• KeyBank Can Force Arbitration Under Concepcion: 9th Circ.
• Concepcion Commands A Case-By-Case Analysis
• Okla. High Court Frees Tyson Of $10M Chicken Grower Verdict
• A Distressed Deal Buyer's Guide
• Allstate Gets OK For $2.7M Settlement In False Billing Suit
• Teri Hatcher Can't Duck Ex-Business Partner's Contract Suit
• Promoter Don King Knocks Out Boxer's Contract Suit
• Judge Says Execs Exempt From Tortious Interference Claims
• Real Estate Magnates Face Suit Over Iconic NYC Building
• Northrop Settles With Trax In Army Subcontract Row
• Ex-Sara Lee Plant Boss Stole Trade Secrets, Atty Says
• American Apparel CEO Triumphs In Loan Dispute With Ex
• DOJ Presses Judge To OK $5M Morgan Stanley Antitrust Deal
• Noble Escapes Anadarko's $24M Suit Over Oil Rig Damage
• Allianz Can Arbitrate GE Turbine Dispute, 9th Circ. Says
• Case Study: Auriga V. Gatz
• Trex Deck Warranty Claim Survives Despite 3rd-Party Sales
• Ceglia Enlists Milberg In Facebook Ownership Fight
• DC Circ. Says DOI Can't Make Noble Spend $20M On Well Plug
• Lehman Wins Foreclosure On NYC Building After $338M Default
• Ex-Aon Exec Gets Trade Secrets Claims Knocked Down
• 2nd Circ. Sides With Benihana Over $8M Sushi Co. Buy
• HSBC Scores Docs On $1B Settlement From Insurer CIFG
• AK Steel Tells 6th Circ. Its Ex-Workers Gave Up Benefits
• Drilling Services Cos. Battle Over Alleged Antitrust Tactics
• Hain Says Federal Law Preempts Calif. Organic Standard
• Oh, What A Tangled Web: 'Spider-Man' Copyright Drama
• Exxon Well Sabotage Case Returns To Texas Trial Court
• American Apparel CEO Ruined Ex-Lover's Co., Jury Hears
• Microsoft Defends Licensing Change In $1B Antitrust Suit
• John Hancock, REIT End $18M Mortgage Feud
• First Financial Settles Faulty Pipeline Suit
• US Pins Ex-Laguna Officers For $5M Kickback Scheme
• Bank Group Says Government Portfolio Owes $96.5M Loan
• Millennium Labs Wants Rival's Attys Booted For Misconduct
• Miami Hotel Owners Sue Marriott Over $200M Overhaul
• Ex-Soccer CEO Stiffed Barclays On $8M Loan, Bank Says
• BofA, Goldman, Others Sued Over $239M Worth Of MBS Sales
• Swiss Fund Says Drink Co. Reneged On Rating Promise
• Entertainment Co. Scores $8M In 'Yu-Gi-Oh' Licensing Row
• 'House of Payne' Star Sued Over Unpaid Commissions
• Legislators Say Campaign Treasurer Stole Millions
• GM Says $367M Hedge Fund Deal Was Signed After Ch. 11
• Shell Wins Block Of Greenpeace Efforts To Stop Drill Rig
• No Win For Rand McNally Ex-CEO, PE Firm In Dispute
• Investors Sue Empire State Building Owners Over IPO
• Commerce Bancorp Can't Escape Ex-CEO's Contract Suit
• Eurozone Withdrawal: Implications For Global Markets
• Perdue Chicken Waste Pollution Fight Heads To Trial
• 5 Steps For Dealing With Troubled Properties
• Mystery Novelist's Ex-Agent Loses Bid For Cut Of New Book
• Liberty Mutual Settles $8M Suit Over Brooklyn Complex
• Morgan Stanley Unit Hit With $142M Loan Investment Suit