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Commercial Contracts - August, 2012

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• Ex-GE, Barclays Units Sued Over Allegedly Defective Loans
• Kansas Supreme Court Absolves BP In Contamination Battle
• Trade Groups Ask High Court To Review AmEx Arbitration Case
• Judge Orders Arbitration In ACS Loan Inflation Suit
• Hospital Says Baxter Unit Can't Dodge Drug Pump Royalties
• Contract Shields Well Operator From Breach Claim: Texas Court
• Pharmacy Can't Force Cardinal Health To Supply Painkillers
• 4 Firms Feared Most By In-House Counsel
• Biotech Co. Says BP Unit Conducted Negligent Enzyme Work
• Chevron Drops Objection To Dynegy Ch. 11 Plan After Changes
• Blackstone's $7M Fee Suit May Be Premature, Judge Says
• Defining The Mission Of The Complex Case
• Del. Chancery Court Will Rehear TRI Shareholder Fight
• Credit Suisse Boots Champion Creditors' Suit Over $187M Deal
• Northrop Keeps $2M Suit Over Army Software In Fed. Court
• Ex-Krahl Construction Manager Latest To Cop To Fraud
• SC City Appeals $26B Duke-Progress Merger Approval
• 'Spider-Man' Musical Ex-Director Settles Copyright Claims
• 8th Circ. Backs Broad Reading Of Executory Contracts
• Textron, Brooke Holdings Settle Investment Liability Suit
• Chevron Faces Indemnity Claim In Navy Subcontractor Suit
• BP, Shell Say Pipeline Co. Tricked FERC In Gas Facilities Buy
• Gibson Dunn Reaches Deal To End $38M Malpractice Suit
• Toshiba Resolves Price-Fixing Suit Over Patent Deals
• Herrick Ducks Part Of Malpractice Suit Over Stalled NY Tower
• Macy's Fails To Foil Martha Stewart-JC Penney Deal
• 'Godfather' Estate Says Paramount Poisoned Book Deal
• Ins And Outs Of Islamic Project Finance
• San Antonio Can't Dodge Suits Over Water Services Deal
• FERC Says Exelon Must Bring Own Claims Against Texas' PUC
• 7th Circ. Revives Contract Claims In Train Derailment Suit
• Suit Over $1B Boeing Partnership Is Legit, Aircraft Co. Says
• NY High Court Won't Reboot KeySpan Price Inflation Suit
• Novo Still Owes $3M Over Patent Use Code Row, Caraco Says
• US Bank, Loan Cos. 'Trapped' Student Borrowers, Suit Says
• Abbott Says Sandoz Marketed Generic Nimbex Too Soon
• Triad Can't Fight AHM Coverage In Bankruptcy Court
• Casino Developer Owes $100M In Guarantee Loans: NY Court
• Bank Can't Collect $195M Guaranty On Colo. Project: Judge
• ESPN To Pay $5.6B For Baseball Broadcast Rights
• Medex Can't Take Back 347 Emails From Discovery In $7M Suit
• Warner Fights 'Smallville' Creators' Low License Fee Claims
• US Allowed 2nd Delay In $874M Postal Service Contract Row
• Union Can Arbitrate Grievance Despite Death, 8th Circ. Says
• CVS Says Pharmacies Must Arbitrate Patient Info Claims
• Injunction Lifted In Fight Over Afghan Contractor Deal
• ConocoPhillips, Burlington Dodge NM's $24M Royalty Suit
• Jeweler's $6M Claim Barred By Licensing Deal, Filene's Says
• Video Game Developer's Noncompete Is Null: Calif. Court
• Mammoth Lakes Settlement May Inspire More Ch. 9 Mediation
• Dunmore Owner Sanctioned In $20M Travelers Bond Row
• Broke MSR Conditionally OK'd To Nix Hilton Deals For $124M
• Accomplice In NY Hospital Kickback Scheme Denied Release
• Victoria's Secret Hit With $15M Suit Over Knockoff Hosiery
• CFTC Floats CEA Exemptions For Utility Deals
• Simon Seeks To Ax Antitrust Suit Over Shopping-Center Share
• RF Micro Says Ex-Workers Used Secrets To Start Rival
• Google False Ads Class Action Slashed Again
• Suit Says Dollar Dupes Customers Into Unwanted Coverage
• Army Contractor IBG, Exec End Trade Secrets Row
• AT&T, Subcontractors Settle $5M Fuel Spill Suit
• Takeaways From Moonscoop V. American Greetings
• FSMA's Potential Impact, Part 3: Reinspection, Recall Fees
• Recap: The 5th Circ.'s MXEnergy Ruling
• Tribe Contests Grand Canyon Skywalk Developer's $29M Award
• Apple Didn't Infringe Key Motorola Wi-Fi Patent, ITC Rules
• Morningstar Can't Duck Ponzi Scheme Receiver's Suit
• Chet Baker Estate Loses Bid To Nix Movie Option Suit
• Borrowers Score Class Cert. In Mortgage Suit Against RBS
• Energy Co. Seeks $465M From Shaw Group In Contract Suit
• BofA To Pay $40M To Resolve Ex-Advisers' Suit
• Soccer Team Wants Arbitration In Ex-Coach's Firing Dispute
• Insurer Sues To Dodge $2M Bill Over Faulty Gulf Rig Repairs
• Renters Win Cert. In FCRA Suit Over Outdated Credit Reports
• Dish Says CBS' Suit Over Ad-Skipping DVR Belongs In NY
• ConocoPhillips Loses $2.3M Trans-Alaska Pipeline Tax Refund
• What's Making Attorneys Flee Their Firms?
• Case Study: In Re Magna Entertainment
• RJ Reynolds Seeks 9th Circ. Rehearing In Camel Cash Case
• Venture Capital Firm Can't Get Fraud Suit Sent To Calif.
• CalPERS Dodges Suit From Disabled Emergency Workers
• Polycom Sues Sun Capital Over $114M Wireless Handset Deal
• 6th Circ. Nixes Packaging Co. Win In Spousal Benefit Suit
• Calif. Court Nixes Kudrow Win In 'Friends' Contract Suit
• Contractor's Rival Ran Away With $6M DOD Contract: Suit
• Codelco Pays $2.8B For Copper Mine Stake To Settle Dispute
• NYC Hotel Backers On The Hook For $5M Nomad Loan
• Investment Co. Off Hook For $1M Finder's Fee From Ranch Deal
• CHM Unit Lodges $12M Contract Suit Over Newark Hotel
• Developer Not Entitled To $8M For AIG Tower Work, Bank Says
• Owners Of $14B Ga. Nuclear Project Say Vendors Owe $29M
• Borrower Asks 6th Circ. To Nix $51M BofA Foreclosure Award
• 'Scream' Writer Can't Kill Weinstein's Film Rights Suit
• 'Hurt Locker' Shielded By Free Speech, 9th Circ. Hears
• Alcoa Can't Dodge $10M Tax Suit Over Packaging Biz Spinoff
• Production Co. Targets Martin Scorsese Over Film Delays
• Columbia University's Casa Italiana Off Track, Donor Heirs Say
• Chemtura Says Patent Licensee Breached Pesticide Deal
• Fox Pushes For Ban On Dish Network Ad-Free DVR
• Software Co. Dodges Claims It Filched $7.2M USPS Contract
• Merrill Lynch Puts Ex-Advisers' Deferred Pay Suit To Rest
• 3rd Circ. Says AmEx Cardholder Must Arbitrate Marketing Case
• Judge Pares Hidden Fee Suit Against First Data, Wells Fargo
• Maverick Steel's Pa. Stadium Fight Sent Back To County Court
• Chesapeake Mishandling Well Interests, Royalty Owner Says
• Attys' Fees Trimmed In $50M AmEx Antitrust Settlement
• Wall Street Broker Says Rival Poached Employees
• Citing Concepcion, 11th Circ. Nixes Sprint Fee Suit
• JPMorgan Says DR Horton Doesn't Bar Arbitration In OT Suit
• Angie's List Cheats Subscribers On Renewals, Suit Says
• Baggage Delivery Antitrust Suit Sent Packing For 2nd Time
• JPMorgan Chase Beats Home Equity Plan Suit
• Developers Beat $40M Fraud Suit Over Soured NY Project
• Wynn Wins Attys' Fees After FCPA Issue Fails In Federal Court
• Franchisees Say Dunkin' Donuts 'Runs On Discrimination'
• EIG Says Joint Venture Precludes TCW Sale To Carlyle Group
• FHFA Claims Over $5B In MBS Time-Barred, Barclays Says
• Citibank Pushes 2nd Circ. To Uphold $268M Win In CDS Suit
• Kinder Morgan Defends Gas Pipeline Rate Hike To FERC
• Comcast Arbitration Bid Nixed In Antitrust Class Action
• NY Court Flips Privilege Ruling In $50M Hedge Fund Pay Suit
• BofA Wants Suit Over $100M In Frozen ARS Investments Nixed
• Ex-Construction Co. Prez Pleads Guilty In $10M Fraud Case
• Lawmaker Plugs Music Royalty Hikes For Radio Stations
• Texas Court Revives $125M Award In Power Plant Dispute
• Jay-Z's Co., Personal Chef Settle $1.5M Nightclub Contract Suit
• NY County's Cost-Cutting Plan Risks Workers' Rights: Judge
• Music Exec Can't Nix Copyright Suit Over Mariah Carey Song
• Film Co. Says Distributor Sold Movies After Contract Ended
• Oil, Gas Co. Accuses Partner Of Dodging Field Startup Costs
• EPA Beats Energy Broker's Suit Over Phony Fuel Credits
• USA Tech, Shareholder Resolve Proxy Battle
• Armstrong Suit Against Anti-Doping Agency Tossed Again
• Judge OKs Pensions' Firing Of Partner In Real Estate Fund
• Dish Updates Hopper Suit To Stress Users' Role In Ad Skipping
• Argentina Can't Halt Discovery In $1.6B Debt Row: 2nd Circ.
• Federal Can Deny Coverage In Gas Station Buyers' $2M Accord
• Entities With Any Control Are ERISA Fiduciaries: 6th Circ.
• ACE Says OneBeacon Stole Trade Secrets, Workers
• St. John's Settles Contract Suit Over Army Eye Research Deal
• A&E Accused Of Stealing Idea For Gang Show 'Peacemaker'
• Changing Landscape Of Same-Sex Couples' Inheritance Rights
• US Soccer Bodies Prevail Over Ex-Promoter In Antitrust Suit
• Suit Pared In Contract Row Over Scotbilt Homes Insulation
• Distributors Beat Suit Over Visa, MasterCard Gift Cards
• Warranty Claim Revived In Toyota Sliding Door Suit
• Oil Field Co. Says Apache Contractor Sought Kickbacks
• NY Complex Litigation Pilot Looks Promising Despite Criticism
• Exxon Pays $54M To Settle Kansas Gas Royalties Dispute
• Claims Pared In Securities Suit Against FBR, Wells Fargo
• Developer Says Hartman & Craven Botched NY Property Deal
• NJ Pipeline Supply Co. Co-Owner Cops To Con Ed Bribes
• Case Study: In Re Answers Corp. Shareholders Litigation
• Law Firm Sued Over Unpaid Empire State Building Rent
• AMC Networks Wins Round In 'Tabloid' Star's Suit
• Philly Casino Owners Spar Over $142M Expansion
• MSR Judge Pegs Hilton Damages At $124M
• RE Moguls Feud Over Seagram, Other NYC Buildings
• NJ Authority Sues Developer Over Loan Default
• Wellspring Accused Of Hiding Tax Breaks From Cleaver Merger
• Oil Field Servicer Says Ex-Workers Stole Data, Client Lists
• Trump Entities Can't Undo Kluge Mansion Sale
• PrimeLending Loan Officers Must Arbitrate Wage Claims
• Trader Says MF Global Misused $42M Collateral Account
• Blue Cross Denied Document Request In Mich. Antitrust Case
• Apt. Owner Sues US Bank, Servicer Over $36M Loan Terms
• Covington Rips 3M's Bid To DQ Firm From Minn. Enviro Suit
• Open Range Trustee Targets Feds Over $267M Stimulus Loan
• Zycus Says Ex-Sales VP Poached Clients For Rival
• Macy's Sues JC Penney Over Martha Stewart Agreement
• Allen Matkins Again Sued Over Botched Oakwood REIT Pact
• NYC Building Owners Claim Conflict In $15.5M Appraisal
• GoDaddy Escapes False Ad Suit Over 'Free' Registration
• Shell, Anadarko Protest Kinder's Gas Pipeline Rate Hike
• GSK, Teva Say Lamictal IP Licensing Deal Wasn't Conspiracy
• DOJ OKs $4B Verizon Spectrum Sale But Limits Side Deals
• Red Flags For Mass. Real Estate Transactions
• Calif. High Court Ruling May Shrink Construction Defect Suits
• ATP Breached $33M Oil, Gas Royalty Contracts, Suit Claims
• Property Owner Sues Firm Over Condo In Famed NYC Building
• Pa. High Court To Define Time Bar On Loan Guarantys
• Goodyear Off Hook For $70M In Blimp Factory Pollution Costs
• Kodak Seeks OK To Redo Supply Deals With Movie Studios
• Ex-Wife Hits Chobani CEO With $530M Suit Over Yogurt Loan
• Macy's Moves To Block Syms' Sale Of Filene's IP
• Davis Polk Settles $63M NYC Rent Fight With Landlord
• Sony Sued Over Royalties From Journey Songs
• 2nd Circ. Frees AIG From Madoff Investor Couple's Claims
• Expert Sues King & Spalding Over Unpaid Fees In Patent Case
• Provident Royalties, Creditor End $37M In Bankruptcy Disputes
• DC Circ. Says Entergy Can Leave Power Deal Without Fees
• Chevron, Exxon Urge Pricing Overhaul On Kinder Gas Pipeline
• NY Boutique's Breakup A Clinic On How Not To Part Ways
• Pa. Court Orders Recalculation Of Coal Co.'s $90M Award
• Activision Dodges Fraud Claims In Axl Rose's 'Guitar Hero' Suit
• Walking Billboards: Ads On NBA Jerseys
• Energy Group Urges FERC To Rethink Utility Regulations
• Winn-Dixie Loses Bulk Of 100-Store Lease Exclusivity Suit
• High Court Asked To Mull Circuit Split On Benefits Succession
• Streamlining Offshore Hydrokinetic Energy Development
• Guarantor Waivers And Good Faith
• JPMorgan Sued By Calif. School District Over $4M Bond Profit
• 9th Circ. To Mull Google AdWords 'Garbage Sites' Suit
• Dick's Sporting Goods Landlord Sues For $1.2M In Back Rent
• KBR Says Halliburton Skipping Step In $257M Tax Pact Row
• Arianna Huffington Blasts Claims She Stole HuffPost Idea
• Judge Trims Claims From $9.5M Facebook Share Sale Suit
• Beware A Surety's Declination Option In Performance Bonds
• Apple Suit Over Motorola Essential Patent Licenses Survives
• Judge Says Bloomberg Director's Bias Suit Belongs In UK
• Deutsche Bank Says Icahn's CVR Owes $18.5M In Fees
• Judge Questions Doping Agency Charges Against Armstrong
• Judge Dumps Bulk Of Match.com Users' Deception Suit
• Trenton Again Sued For Rent Over Court Lease Default
• Calif. Judge OKs Deal Lifting Stay On Radar Fraud Suit
• CORRECTED: Laurel Ducks Claims In $8M Pipeline Contract Dispute
• Mixed Martial Arts Trade Secrets Row Headed For Another Round
• Texas High Court To Address 5th Circ.'s At-Will Work Query
• Simon Property Must Face Antitrust Suit Over Mall Leases
• Cozen O'Connor Appeals Judge's Campaign Debt Ruling
• 49ers, Santa Clara Reach Deal On Stadium Fund Dispute
• Martha Stewart Appeals Derailment Of JC Penney Merch Deal
• Smith & Nephew Seeks $2M From Rivals In Noncompete Suits
• Billionaire Brothers Win Battle For London Luxury Hotels
• 'Brooklyn's Finest' Producers Sue Movie Distributor
• Mining Co. Sues Financier Over $10M Breach Of Contract
• NY Biz Law Gets A Boost From Del. Derivative Suit Test
• Texas Southern Sues Architect Over Student Center Defects
• Owner Of Historic Bronx Theater Confronts Tenants Over Scam
• BP Owes $12M For Lease, Oil Spill Cleanup Co. Says
• Aetna Hit With Suit Over New Specialty Pharmacy Network
• Electrolux Must Face Nationwide Suit Over Dryer Fire Risks
• NJ Court Keeps Some Claims Alive In Cordis Stent Case
• BofA Calls AIG's $10.5B MBS Suit 'Cynical,' Implausible
• NY Judge Weighs Move For $899M Miami Hotel Mortgage Suit
• Texas Court Must Address Liability Exclusions Case: 5th Circ.
• Unisys Owes $30M On Faulty Medicaid Pay System, Suit Says
• Gateway Can't Arbitrate Monitor Class Action, Judge Rules
• UK Reforms: A New Era In Criminal Cartel Enforcement?
• Morgan Stanley Gets New Mortgages Axed From Revived Suit
• Baker Hughes Says Scientist Took Data To Halliburton Unit
• Project Investor Sues Attys For $1.4M It Says Partner Stole
• Outback Operator Undermined Stakeholder To Boost IPO: Suit
• Northrop Grumman To Exit $1B FCA Suit Over Satellite System
• Baker Hostetler Lures Litigation Pro From Winston & Strawn
• Ga. Judge Won't Revive Class Suit Against Travel Websites
• MSR, Hilton Seek Clarity On Damages For Nixed Contracts
• $5M Suit Claims Comerica Improperly Sublicensed Software
• DOE Contractor Wants Subcontract Row Over Bullying Nixed
• Oil Co. Sues Over Faulty Saltwater Disposal Lines, Wells
• Whirlpool Beats Maytag Retirees' ERISA Suit In 8th Circ.
• Kasowitz Can't Collect $7M From Duane Reade, Court Says
• Chesapeake To Unload $7B Of Assets In 3rd Quarter
• Vaccine Buyers Allowed To Bring Antitrust Suit Against Sanofi
• NYC Condo Board Hits Developers With $153M RICO Suit
• Morgan Stanley's $5M Antitrust Settlement Gets Green Light
• Real Estate Co. Ends Suit Over Manhattan Condo Defects
• Hub Claims 2 Ex-Employees Stole Trade Secrets For Rival
• BofA Exits Fountainebleu Lender Liability Suit In 11th Circ.
• Singapore Co. Faults Morgan Stanley For $32M Loss
• AmEx Takes Merchant Arbitration Fight To High Court
• Merrill, Others Sued Over $335M Property Loan Foreclosure
• Hospital Group To Suspend Docs' Noncompetes In FTC Deal
• Texas Judge Seeks Citizenship Docs In Marathon Contract Suit
• Mendelsohn Suit Over Unpaid Legal Fees Advances In Pa.
• Manufacturer Can't Shake NuAire's Incubator Recall Case
• Ex-ReoStar Execs Can't Shake Suit Over $11M Debt Sale
• Chase Hiked Principals Beyond Legal Limit, Homeowners Say
• Pa. High Court Limits Minority Investors' Post-Merger Remedies
• Target's $100M Suit Claims Contractors Fixed Repair Bids
• 2nd Circ. Says German Bank Can Bring $60M CDO Suit
• EBay Can't Duck Class Action Over Mobile User Fees
• Judge Stays Arbitration Over $3.3M Sly Stone Royalties
• $3B Suit Says GM Forced Saab From China, Into Bankruptcy
• Arizona Tea Co-Founder Can't Muscle Way Into Management
• US Sues PG&E, Quanta Services Over 2004 Forest Fire
• Avoiding Trade Secret Litigation In The Life Sciences
• Total Saves $391M For Possible Settlement Over Iran Deals
• Google, HTC Beat Class Action Over Nexus One 3G Promises
• JBG Hit With $10M Contract Suit Over $122M DC Tower Deal
• Class Wants Chesapeake Excluded From $19M BP Settlement
• Inland Wins Battle With Guarantors Over $60M Mall Loan
• Grocery Chain Can Block Union From New Workers: 3rd Circ.
• Oil Execs Aim To Wrongly Profit Off $640M Affiliate Sale: Suit
• Cosmos Can't Shake Marketing Firm's Commission Suit
• 11th Circ. Won't Hear Appeal Over $92M Alcatel-Lucent Deal
• Electricity Agreement A 'Forward Contract,' 5th Circ. Rules
• Hartford Can't Shake Claims Of Inflated Insurance Costs
• Avison Young Poached Grubb & Ellis Brokers, Suit Says
• Interpreting Section 1782 Post-Intel: Part 2
• Equitable Estoppel: A Nonsignatory's Key To Arbitration
• Texas Court Tosses Oil Co.'s Royalty Suit Against Ex-Worker
• NY Leases End At Eviction, Not At Warrant Issuance: 2nd Circ.
• Louisiana-Pacific Can Seek Only $2M In Faulty Heater Case
• Warehouser Hits Hinckley Allen With Malpractice Suit
• Ostrolenk Faber Loses Bid To Reclaim Fees From Biotech Co.
• Building Owner Claims Amalgamated Violated Easement Rights
• Ex-Biosara CEO Sues For Return Of 6M Shares
• Covidien Says AECOM Overcharged On Nuke Cleanup Contract
• Arbitrating Cigna Sex Bias Suit Limits Rights, Worker Says
• Monsanto Wins $1B Verdict In DuPont Seed Patent Row
• Medical Device Co. Medeia Accuses Rival Of Lifting Software
• Insurer Revisits 5th Circ. Win After Uproar Over Exclusions
• HP Wins Round In $4B Contract Row Over Oracle Software
• Texas Court Says CPS Pollution Control Contract Is Valid
• Repsol Seeks $50M From BNY Mellon Over YPF Nationalization
• MGM Settles Contract Suit Over 'Raging Bull' Sequel
• Judge Won't Reconsider Division Of $300M Freedom Loan
• Ex-Grant Thornton Partners File $13M Contract Suit
• Wilens Baker Sued By Ex-News Anchor Over NYC Subway Ads
• New Evidence Allegedly Shows Plot To Swipe HuffPost Idea
• Ford Says Dana's Faulty Frames Led To Windstar Recall
• Chartis Can't Arbitrate Claims That Client Didn't Pay Dues
• BMS Sues Mylan For $15M Over Improper HIV Drug Sales
• Greenberg Traurig Wins Firm's Ouster From $1M Fee Row
• Jackson's Estate Settles Suit With 'Thriller' Video Director
• Yuengling Sued Over Oktoberfest Beer Label IP
• Aker Covered For Chevron Faulty Repair Costs, 5th Circ. Says
• Arcapita, Gas Storage Co. To Mediate $120M Deal Dispute
• Ford Minivan Owners Denied Class Cert. In Defect Dispute
• Judge Knocks Most Investor Claims In $1B Vegas Project Suit
• Contracting With Third-Party Reps: FCPA Risks
• Takeaways From Rosenfield V. HSBC
• DuPont Owns Body Armor Fabric Market: Kolon To 4th Circ.