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Commercial Contracts - July, 2012

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• Reed Elsevier Sues LGBT Media Company For Unpaid Rent
• Katten Accuses PE Firm KBR Capital Of Owing Legal Tab
• $152M Knocked Off Potential Damages In MSR-Hilton Row
• Peregrine Petroleum Told To Pay $16M In Trade Secrets Case
• Texas Court Kills $1.8M Corilant Verdict Over Failed Merger
• San Fran Panel Delays Vote On $2.5B CPMC Hospital Project
• Concepcion Trumps CLRA Ban On Class Waivers: Calif. Court
• BP To Pay $19M To End Gas Royalties Class Action
• 'Rudy' Writer Botched Screenplay About Boxer, Suit Says
• Vertrue Wins Bid To Maintain Credit Card Processing Deals
• EBay Hit With Class Action Over 'Buy It Now' Fee
• Anadarko Can't Strike Alaska Pipeline Testimony: FERC
• Calif. Appeals Court Rejects Employer Arbitration Pacts
• Bankrupt Arcapita Preps For Stay Fight Over $120M Damages
• Zoll Medical Can't Evade Defibrillator Patent License Suit
• Sinopec, BASF Eye 2nd Chinese Petrochemical JV
• 2 Plead Guilty To NY Presbyterian Hospital Kickback Plot
• Exxon, BP, Noble Oil Dispute Gets 3 Arbitrators: 5th Circ.
• Medco Escapes Suit Over Recouped Pharmacy Payments
• DuPont Loses Latest Bid To End Monsanto Seed Patent Row
• Deli Meat Co. Pushes For $33M Judgment In Salmonella Suit
• 5th Circ. Sends Ex-DuPont Workers' Suit To Top Texas Court
• Ex-Perkins Coie Atty's Pay Claims Sent To Arbitration
• Photographer Says AP Wrongly Released Her Celeb Pics
• NBA Player Sues To Recoup Investment In Marketing Co.
• Teva Says Genzyme, Ex-Employee Stole Sales Staff
• Hodgson Russ Beats Tortious Interference Suit Over Land Deal
• Doctor Targets Hormone Therapy Co. Over Soured Venture
• Mobile Payment Co. Seeks Toss Of $13M Patton Boggs Suit
• Comptroller Vows Closer Contract Eye After Apple-MTA Deal
• Quinn Emanuel's $1.5M Fee Suit Likely Not Time-Barred
• 'Modern Family' Cast, 20th Century Fox Patch Up Contract Row
• HSBC Sues Nomura Unit For $278M In Alleged MBS Losses
• Case Study: Peleg V. Neiman Marcus
• Confidentiality Agreements Matter: 3 Recent Cases
• TMST Trustee Pays Banks $72M To Settle Collateral Rights Suit
• Texas Court Throws Out Royalty Judgment Against El Paso
• 4th Circ. Says CFAA Can't Be Used On Workers
• NJ, AmEx Want Supreme Court's Take On Gift Card Seizures
• Mitsubishi Gets $124M Verdict Booted From Trade Secrets Case
• 1st Circ. Vacates $30M Attys' Fee Award In VW, Audi MDL
• Drake's Managers Sued By Man Who Discovered Performer
• Ex-Law Firm Worker's Campaign Whistleblower Suit Pared
• Ch. 11 Judge Won't Stay RG Steel Unit's Massey Contract Suit
• Investment Co.'s Suit Over 'Love Ranch' Profits Rides On
• JPMorgan Faces Fewer Claims In Mortgage Modification MDL
• Barclays Faces UK Probe Over Agreement Disclosures
• Bloomberg Sues Council To Challenge City's Living Wage Laws
• Citizens Says Wells Fargo Advisors Stole Trade Secrets
• Mail Contractors Say USPS Created Monopoly For Label Maker
• Interpreting Section 1782 Post-Intel: Part 1
• MGA Can't Rush Lady Gaga's Approval Of Dolls In $10M Suit
• Texas Court Affirms Korean Shipbuilder's $3.5M Verdict
• EMI, Grooveshark Owner Drop Copyright Licensing Deal Suit
• Atty Says KBR Owes Fees For $1B In Mexican Tax Savings
• Construction Co. Sues Travelers For $16M In Lost Contracts
• Deere HMO Can Dump Clinics Accused Of Poor Care: 6th Circ.
• RBS Ducks Contract Claim In Liverpool Takeover Case
• SuperValu, C&S Beat Class Cert. In Price-Fixing Suit
• Prepaid Card Seller's Antitrust Claims Against Rival Nixed
• Anheuser Says Cigna OK'd $24M In Health Care Overcharges
• Partnership Documentation For PE Funds: A UK Decision
• FLSA Suits Must Focus On Defined Employers, 5th Circ. Finds
• DLA Piper Says Real Estate Firm Skipped Out On Legal Fee Tab
• Linc Energy Unit Faces Contract Suit Over $236M Well Sale
• 9th Circ. Won't Divide NFL Players' Malpractice Case
• J&J Unit Says Distributor Tried To Steal 70K Customers
• SLAPP Law Doesn't Apply In Superman IP Row, 9th Circ. Hears
• Judge Tentatively Dismisses Atty From Playboy Condom Suit
• Lehman, Deutsche Reach $42M Deal In Derivative Contract Row
• Goldman Tells 2nd Circ. Sex Bias Suit Belongs In Arbitration
• Iraq Blacklists Chevron After Kurdistan Deals
• Guidant Tells Judge J&J Can't Sue Over Botched $22B Merger
• Rep.'s Debt To Cozen Is Campaign Contribution, Judge Says
• 3M Sues Covington & Burling Over Minn. Representation
• Anthem Blue Cross Defeats Billing Policy Class Action
• ERISA Doesn't Trump State Claims, DOL Tells 5th Circ.
• Costner Says Studio Stiffed Him On 'Robin Hood' Profits
• 6th Circ. Defers To NLRB In Bricklayers' CBA Dispute
• Bratz Maker Says Lady Gaga Owes It $10M Over Doll Contract
• Adviser's Fee Claims Pared In Fight Over $58M Cleantech Deal
• Womble Carlyle Failed To Shield US Home Docs: Judge
• No Expert Testimony Needed For Warranty Claim: NJ Court
• Spansion Pushes 3rd Circ. To Overturn Bar On Apple Suit
• Alaron Accuses Clearing Firm CEO Of Poaching Customers
• 'Modern Family' Cast Sues Fox After Salary Talks Hit Standstill
• Distributor Fights Arbitration In Mike's Hard Contract Row
• NY Court Nixes Arizona Tea Co-Founder Bid To Block Buyout
• Noncompetition Covenants In The M&A Context
• Ex-Olympic Soccer Coach Kicks Back At Team Over Firing
• Judge Pushes $63M Davis Polk Rent Row Closer To Arbitration
• Wells Fargo To Get $224M In Babcock Loan Default Suit
• OIG's Warning To Impermissible Health Care Arrangements
• Carlton Group Says Sapir Stiffed It On $8M Refinance Fee
• Chase To Pay $100M To Exit Credit Card Loan MDL
• Hotel Owners Sue Hammons CEO Over Management Deal
• Central Crude Fights Typo Ruling In Enbridge Fee Dispute
• FERC May Up Merchant Transmission Developers' Leverage
• Texas Utility Signs Deal For $1B Solar Project
• Ceridian Denied Quick Win In $3M Therapy Contract Suit
• ITC Asked To Review Fireplace Co.'s Trade Secrets Suit
• TransCanada Power Deal Must Be Honored, Panel Rules
• Ford's Win In Freestar Fire Suit Affirmed By NJ Court
• Developer RGI, Investor End $99M Share Sale Fight
• Clock Hasn't Run Out On 'Madden' Suit Against EA, Judge Says
• Ex-Veritas CFO Settles SEC Fraud Suit Over Fudged Earnings
• Case Study: Sunbeam V. Chicago American Manufacturing
• $27M Deal Struck In EA Football Game Antitrust Suit
• No Quick Win For DuPont In Monsanto Seed Patent Dispute
• Sugar Co. Appeals $146M Merrill Swap Ruling To 2nd Circ.
• VC Firm Kleiner Will Appeal Arbitration Ruling In Bias Case
• Packaging Co. Sues To Enforce $200M Merger's No-Hire Deal
• Afghan Co. Can't Dodge Suit Over Control Of Security Unit
• Koch Unit Slams MF Global Trustee's $20M Claim
• Texas Utility Sues To Enforce Supply Contracts
• Warranty, State Claims Pared In Porsche Cooling Tube MDL
• Rihanna's Suit Over Leaky $7M Mansion Kept Intact
• Disney, Pixar Motor Out Of 'Cars' Copyright Suit In 9th Circ.
• Warburg Says Titan's $230M Guarantee Was Misuse Of Funds
• Ex-Nationwide Agent Seeks Quick Win In Contract Suit
• Further Aligning Italian Bankruptcy Law To US Ch. 11
• Gaylord Defends $210M Marriott Deal After TRT Cries Foul
• Hotel Owner Claims $4M In Damages From Faulty Shower Pans
• Dallas Cowboys Escape Scrimmage Over Super Bowl Tickets
• MSR, Hilton's Post-Trial Damage Estimates $288M Apart
• Staffing Firm Says ClearVision, Rival Cheated On Deal
• Foley Lardner Malpractice Win Upheld In Ill. Appeals Court
• Calif. Appeals Court Refuses To Follow DR Horton
• Broker, Tishman File Cross Appeals In $15M Contract Suit
• Judge Won't Toss $100M Oil Contract Fight
• Harlequin Cheats Romance Writers On E-Book Royalties: Suit
• Court Backs Duke In $18M Coal Contract Row With Massey
• Texas Court Won't Let Eurocopter Off Hook For Fatal Crash
• NYU Can't Limit Damages In Fight With Dorm Landlord
• Massey Accuses RG Steel Of Misusing Bankruptcy Stay
• Walgreen, Express Scripts End 8-Month Contract Impasse
• Stop & Shop Can't Check Out Of Vornado's Rent Increase Suit
• Case Study: Rates Tech V. Speakeasy
• Motorola Beats Apple Suit Over Qualcomm License Deal
• Kodak Gets $33.7M Win In Digital Camera IP Licensing Suit
• Ark. Farmers Blast Liechtenstein Rice Co. Over Grain Quality
• Google Virtual Pet Suit Sent To Arbitration
• 10th Circ. Grants BP New Trial In $13M Gas Royalties Feud
• 9th Circ. Will Hear Class Cert. Appeal In Facebook Ad Suit
• Marks & Klein Kicked Off Quiznos Case Over Conflict
• Holland & Hart, Wells Fargo Sued Over $13M Property Deal
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Reject Award Over $57M Building Appraisal
• Abbott Fairly Kept Gay Man Out Of GSK Jury, 9th Circ. Hears
• Spotlight On Section 550 Of The Bankruptcy Code
• Lil Wayne To Face Jury Over Canceled Bahamas Concert
• A Solution To Complex Problems In 30(b)(6) Depositions
• Elements Of A Takedown Notice After Viacom V. YouTube
• The Impact Of EU's Sanctions Against Iran
• Builders Ask 5th Circ. To Rethink Ruling Dooming Coverage
• Mont. Power Co-Op Meddled With Contracts, City Says
• Energy Auction Rate Deal Was Fair, FERC Tells DC Circ.
• 9th Circ. Flushes NRDC Challenge To Calif. Water Contracts
• Indy Downs Gets Go-Ahead To Settle $50M Contract Claims
• Arch Hit With $5M Suit Over HUD Development Project
• Iraq Has Sovereign Immunity In Oil Contract Suit: 9th Circ.
• Holland & Hart, Others To Face Suit Over $13M TIC Investment
• Judge Trims Bear Naked, Kashi False Ad Suits
• Leaner Designers' Suit Against Shoe Co. Will Proceed
• Glaser Weil Attys Escape Claims Over Failed RE Deal
• ND Can't Ditch Landowners' Suit Over Mineral Rights
• IP In Bankruptcy — Insights From 6th, 7th Circs.
• AmEx Told To Hand Over Docs In Merchants' Antitrust Case
• 'Sonic' Comic Copyright Row Speeds Toward Trial
• '70s Star Cassidy's $10M Sony Row Sent To Arbitrator
• Calif. Resort Beats Time-Share Owners' Class Cert. Bid
• Williams Mullen Granted Fees In IP Malpractice Suit
• Judge Shuts Book On Class In Scholastic Photo IP Suit
• Bank of Okla. Pays $19M To Settle Overdraft Fee MDL Claims
• GCG Financial Says Ex-Advisers Poached $20M In Accounts
• Mayer Brown Tells 7th Circ. $17M Malpractice Suit Is Absurd
• Cozen Seeks Pay For Work On 2007 Philly Mayoral Race
• 6th Circ. Revives Suit Over Botched $95M Cartoon IP Deal
• India's Unique Approach To Cartel Enforcement
• Aetna Gets Data Manager's Contract Complaint Tossed
• Houston Tower Owner Says Noteholder Trying To Swipe Building
• Samsung Asks 9th Circ. To Save Panasonic Antitrust Suit
• Nautilus Seeks To Duck Coverage In Reactor Defect Suit
• Highland Fights For Dismissal In Ex-Marcal CEO's Suit
• BofA Pays $20M To Settle Credit Plan Marketing MDL
• Macy's Thwarts Martha Stewart's Jump To JC Penney
• Sanofi, FedEx Hit Roadblock On Spoiled-Vaccine Settlement
• Beware Damage Waiver Provisions In M&A Agreements
• Wells Fargo Faces New Force-Placed Insurance Class Action
• Ace, NY Life Ordered To Arbitrate $75M Sale Price Row
• Learjet Faulty Windshield Suit Sent To Mediation
• Designer Claims Jay-Z, UMG, Others Owe $7M For Logo
• MSR Witnesses Make Case To Cancel Hilton Agreements
• Softmart Locked Ex-CEO Out Of Home After Firing, Suit Says
• Judge Says Pemex Win Won't Stand Without New Hearing
• REIT Says $75M Loan Fight Can't Be Arbitrated
• Strippers Are Contractors, Not Employees, Judge Rules
• Ambac Wins 2nd Circ. Approval For $33M Securities Settlement
• High Court Asked To Weigh Juries' Role In Punitive Damages
• Navigating Post-Loss Foreclosures
• Calif. City Retirees Sue To Block Health Care Cuts
• J&J Vows To Fix Compliance, Quality Issues In Investor Deal
• Bank Of The West To Pay $18M Settlement In Overdraft MDL
• Central Crude Can't Duck Enbridge Pipeline Fee Claims
• Insurance Agency Not Out Of $6.7M Suit Over Boxing Injuries
• Contractor Cops To Rigging Bids For NYC Hospital
• Chesapeake Ordered To Complete $115M Preston Lease Deal
• Calif. City Fights For Right To Block Point Molate Casino
• DMCA's Safe Harbor Portions Apply To Pre-1972 Songs: Judge
• 2 Get Jail Time For NY Presbyterian Hospital Kickback Plot
• Brooklyn Developers Face $50M Suit Over Soured Deal
• 2nd Circ. Says Licensing Deals Can't Bar Patent Challenges
• Alcoa Floats Deal In $1B Bahraini Racketeering Suit
• Chinese Co. Sues Microsoft, Wal-Mart Over Use Of Fonts
• Airbus Inks $4.2B Contract With Cathay Pacific
• Ga. Judge Says Travel Websites Can't Be Taxed As Innkeepers
• Pharma Co. Shionogi Sues InterMune Over Drug Royalties
• Chesapeake-Encana: Antitrust Lessons For Energy Cos.
• 'Good Wife' Star's Ex-Managers Sue Over Unpaid Commissions
• Networks Get Most Of Dish Ad-Skipping Fight Booted From NY
• Judge Clears HSBC In $70M Row Over Untested Hedge Funds
• PE Firm Sank $150M Into Risky Real Estate, Fraud Suit Says
• 'Pooh' Rights Owner Wants Disney Fight Sent Back To USPTO
• Case Study: Forest Park Pictures V. Universal Television
• New Risks, No Rewards: OSHA Liability For Contractors
• 11th Circ. Gives BofA Small Win In Las Vegas Casino MDL
• Boart Can't Block Rival Drilling Co. From Poaching Workers
• NY Appeals Court Tosses Claims In Arizona Iced Tea Feud
• Builders Want Katten, Reed Smith DQ'd From Real Estate Suit
• Marriott Reaches Deal In Dispute Over $250M Honolulu Hotel
• Suit Claims Weatherford Owns Fired Engineer's Designs
• French Co. Areva Wins Opener In €2B Nuclear Costs Dispute
• REIT Sues Station Casinos, Creditors For Share Rights
• CBS, Paramount Settle 'Happy Days' Royalties Suit
• Are Your Waivers Worth The Paper They Are Printed On?
• 11th Circ. Revives Arbitration In Bank Overdraft MDL
• Allergan Defeats Calif. Doctor's $4M Fraud Suit
• BofA Escapes RICO Suit Over Faulty RE Loan Reports
• Getty Unit Wins $5M Judgment In Green Valley Rent Row
• Judge Rejects Sony's Bid To Trim Suit Over 'Premium Rush'
• At Odds Over Junior Lienholder Rights In Calif.
• Rihanna Sues Her Ex-Accountants Over 'Ill-Gotten' Fees
• NFL Dodges Sanctions In Super Bowl Ticket Dispute
• Cozen O'Connor Sued Over Atty's Allegedly Shoddy Work
• Concrete Co. Seeks $2.4M From Army Contractor, Insurers
• Apple Says Motorola Must License Standards Patents
• Court Upholds Toss Of Pipe Equity-Highmount Contract Suit
• Paramount Dodges New 'Hustle And Flow' Fraud Claims
• Solus Sues Fund Over Scuttled Sale Of $195M In Madoff Claims
• Calif. Panel Shuts Down 'Anti-Concepcion' Bill
• BBVA Compass Pays $11.5M To Quit Overdraft Fee MDL
• Marathon Oil Wants Royalty Suit Shot Down
• Covance Says It Doesn't Owe $22M In Software License Fees
• Salvation Army Back On Hook In $200M Lease Breach Suit
• Ex-Weitz Atty's Fraud Suit Nixed Over Foggy Claims
• Xbox Class Sues Microsoft For Blocking Online Access
• Robert Half Claims Ex-Managers Took Trade Secrets To Rival
• VC Firms Win In Fight Over $6.7M Breach Of Contract Award
• Weinstein Co. Sued Over 'Shark Bait' Contract Breach
• Fla. Developer, Southwest End Deal For $26M Loss Payment
• Hilton Expert Says Nixing MSR Resort Deals Would Harm It
• Strategic Capital Dodges $2M Fraudulent Transfer Suit
• NBC Reality Producer Says Ex-Contestant Spooked Sponsor
• Ill. Workers' Pay Freeze Fight Heads Back To Arbitration
• Betsey Johnson Settles Debt With Creditor Steve Madden
• Winston & Strawn Offered Bad Lease Buyout Advice, Suit Says
• Houston Tower Owner Bilked Creditors With $6.5M Loan: Suit
• Contract Claim Survives In EquiTrust Fraud Class Suit
• Meat Supplier Must Cover Sizzler In E. Coli Suit, Court Says
• Kodak Gets Go-Ahead For Controversial Patent Sale
• US Bank Puts Up $55M To Exit Overdraft Fee MDL
• Ill. Court Won't Revive Feud Over Chicago Tower Stake
• Texas Industrial Park Partner Claims He's Being Forced Out
• Regions Bank Escapes Suit Over $34M RE Loan Default
• Northrop Takes Wage Rounding Claims To Arbitration
• Wells Fargo Dodges $80M Suit Over Securities Redemption
• Ex-Agent Sues Allstate For $15M Over Agency Takeover
• So. Florida: Latin America's Int'l Arbitration Destination
• Dewey & LeBoeuf And The 'Unfinished Business' Doctrine