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Commercial Contracts - September, 2012

225 articles

• ConocoPhillips, BP Sued Over SemGroup's $600M Oil Deal
• Licensing Co. Sues Brando's Estate Over Madonna Contract
• Dish Betrayed Cablevision In $2.4B High-Def Deal, Jury Told
• LA Clears Path For Construction Of $1.5B NFL Stadium
• Ford Not Liable In Car Fire Suit, 3rd Circ. Confirms
• Deutsche Hit With Fraud Claims Over $1B CLO Deal
• Paramount Contract Survives In 'Godfather' Book Sequel Fight
• HSBC Confronts Deutsche Bank Over $183M In MBS
• Capitol Must Face Ricky Nelson Suit Over Digital Royalties
• Packaging Co. Sues PE Firms Over Forced Fire Sale
• Landowners Get Class Cert. In Anadarko Drilling Dispute
• Judge Rejects Arkin Bid To Pay Rent From Old Firm's Coffers
• Pipeline Co. Can't Make Gas Shipper Buy Capacity: 1st Circ.
• Ex-Rangers Owner Settles $14.5M Suit Over Glorypark Project
• Armstrong Teasdale Defeats Patent Malpractice Suit
• Michael Jackson's Estate Wins €5M Licensing Fight
• Film Co. Can't Bar Agent From Licensing Movies To Rivals
• Fiat Asks Court To Set Price On Chrysler Shares
• Nike Says Covenant Sinks Rival's High Court IP Appeal
• NYC Building's $15.5M Appraisal Survives Owners' Challenge
• Spectrum, InGenesis Must Arbitrate $30M Army Contract Fight
• FHFA Sues To Force HSBC To Buy Back RMBS
• ACE, OneBeacon May Face Sanctions In Trade Secrets Suit
• Biopharma Co. Sues Over Cancer Drug Clinical Trial Mix-Up
• Postal Service Says Antitrust Exemption Dooms Tying Suit
• Texas Court Nixes Oil Co.'s Ownership Claim To Pipeline Gas
• Icahn, Raynor Spar Over Soured Federal-Mogul Deal
• US Bank Sues Hotel Co. Over $165M Loan Default
• 3rd Circ. Lets UnitedHealth Reject Chiro Care In ERISA Case
• Pa. Railroad Co. Sues To Halt Terminal Redevelopment Effort
• Game Show Players Say Trick Question Cost Them Big Bucks
• Determining The Allowability Of Legal Fees Under FAR
• UC Funding Accused Of Fraud Over $21M Real Estate Loan
• Fuhu Targets Toys R Us Over Kids Tablet Trade Secrets
• 4th Circ. Lifts Sales Ban On Kolon's Body Armor For Now
• Free Speech Doesn't Bar Suit Over Ray Charles Songs: Atty
• Citigroup Can't Dodge Mortgage Overcharge Class Action
• Raytheon Can't Duck $3M Suit Over Military Aircraft Contract
• Judge Pares Suit Over Pfizer's Yanked Feed Additive
• Judge To Adjust Ruling In NYU's Dispute With Dorm Landlord
• 1st Circ. Reopens BofA Force-Placed Insurance Suits
• Late NHL Player's Parents Want $10M From Union
• Regions Settles FCA Suit Over Alleged $2.4M TARP Fraud
• 9th Circ. To Mull Concepcion In KeyBank Loan Suit Rehearing
• ConocoPhillips Awarded $66.8M In Venezuela Oil Dispute
• Making AFAs Work By Leveraging Project Management
• Texas High Court To Hear Developer's Buy-Back Row With City
• Calif. Judge Eyes Dismissal In Bergstein's Law Firm Suit
• Fox Presses Judge To Block Dish Ad-Skipping Service
• Investor Wants $750M From Failed Uranium Mine Partner
• Fed. Circ. Awards Fees For Gov't Contract Claim Negotiation
• RAIT Accuses Developer Of $25M Loan Kickback Scam
• Ex-Krahl Construction CFO Admits To Role In Billing Scheme
• MF Global Ch. 11 Trustee Wants $8M From Energy Trader
• Medical Equipment Rental Cos. Agree To End Antitrust Row
• Idaho Utility Must Buy Energy Despite Low Demand: FERC
• Patriot Coal Wants Out Of Sales Deals With Parent
• 8th Circ. Tosses $13M Suit Over UnitedHealth Intermediary
• Wind Turbine Co. May Dodge First Wind's $60M Attachment Bid
• Gas Station Class Denied In Shell JV Fuel Contamination Suit
• Promoter Can't Toss Settlement In Paula Deen Contract Row
• Breakaway NYC Partners Blast Contempt Threat In Arkin Case
• Mixing Agency Rules May Mean More Taxable Medical Devices
• Judge Awards $4.68M Down Payment To Mark Hotel Sponsor
• BP Escapes $20M Suit Over Contaminated Gas Station Deal
• A Roadmap To Selling Your Business
• SLU's $7M Medtronic Royalties Suit Removed To Colo.
• Thai Coal Co. Banpu Ordered To Pay $970M Over Failed JV
• NuVasive Says J&J Units Poached Medical Device Sales Rep
• Weinstein Can't Dodge Author's Suit Over 'Reader' Profits
• Conix Says Partner Sank $81M Houston Apartment Deal
• Hostess Wants OK To Reject CBAs With Bakers Union
• Tackling Rights Of Trademark Licensees In Bankruptcy
• HUD Escapes Suit Over Soured Million-Dollar Subcontract
• Chevron, Dynegy Settle Cherokee Contract Fight For $3M
• Developer Can't Recover Special Damages In $112M Loan Row
• Forest Oil Must Pay $20M Despite 'Flimsy Evidence,' Court Says
• JC Penney Seeks To Disqualify Jones Day In Macy's Suit
• Michael Jackson's Ex-Manager Seeks Commissions On Reboots
• Zambia Revokes Railroad Concession, Investors Seek Talks
• Dish Expert's Testimony Trimmed In $2.4B Cablevision Trial
• AK Steel Will Fork Over $16M To Settle ERISA Suit
• Avis Can't Ditch Class Action Over Reward Program Fee
• Cargill Sues Trader Over Invalid Renewable Fuel Credits
• ITC Takes Up Fireplace Co.'s Trade Secrets Suit
• Bard Beats Contract Claim In Catheter Trade Secrets Fight
• Prescriptions For Life Science Investing
• How Occupancy Agreements Affect Renewable Energy Cos.
• Ex-Soros Trader Awarded $4.6M In Spinoff Fund Fight
• Chicago Teachers Union Ends Weeklong Strike
• Former Martha Stewart Living GC's Severance Suit Gets Axed
• NY Judge Tosses Most Claims In Morgan Stanley HAMP Suit
• Letter Not Binding In Mall Project Row, NY Developer Says
• Wis. AG Warns Of 'Chaos' In Bid To Delay Bargaining Ruling
• Marvel Tells 2nd Circ. 'Ghost Rider' Writer Gave Away Rights
• NY Appeals Court Nixes $895M Sao Paulo Road Swaps Suit
• Judge OKs $40M BofA Deal With Ex-Advisers Amid Objections
• $19M BP Gas Royalty Settlement Gets OK Without Chesapeake
• FRAND And A Patent Owner's Right To Injunctive Relief
• ConAgra Must Face $20M Contract Suit In Potato Co. Row
• Calif. Judge Tosses Atty's Defamation Suit Over Mining Deal
• CBAs Need Explicit Waiver To Prevent Bias Suits: 5th Circ.
• Kinder Morgan Settles $45M Pipeline Cost Overrun Suit
• Capital City Seeks Quick Win In Kelley Drye Malpractice Case
• Roc-A-Fella Co-Founder Sues Lawyer Over Lost Curren$y
• FERC Denies NiSource Unit's Rate Ceiling Waiver Bid
• Failed Ch. 7 Sparks $4.4M Malpractice Suit Against Porzio
• Doctors Can't Shake Humana's Antitrust Suit
• 'Sex And The City' Writer Smoothes Out Contract Dispute
• Former Argo Digital Execs Accused Of Defrauding Investors
• Producer Sued For $35M Over Sammy Davis Jr. Biopic Rights
• $100M Suit Against TIAA Over Halted Complex Scrapes By
• Hostess To Ask Judge To Enforce New CBA With Bakery Union
• Cleanup Co. Seeks Indemnity From BP For Oil Spill Suits
• Licensure And Certification In Health Care Acquisitions
• Frequent Fliers Say American Airlines Cut Miles Rewards
• Calif. Court Upholds Ex-Sequenom Exec's Defamation Claim
• Arkin Levels Contempt Motion At Ex-Partners In Billing Row
• Pinnacle Moves to Scrap Pilot, Flight Attendant Contracts
• Seven Arts Sues Execs In Dispute Over DMX Album Rights
• Chesapeake Slams Preston's $3M Attys' Fee Bid In Contract Row
• 2nd Circ. Revives $2M Delphi Bankruptcy Claim Suit
• Philly Firm Says Ex-Atty Hogged Settlement Fees
• A Primer On Alternative Fee Arrangements
• FINRA Nixes $8M In Investor Claims Over Morgan Keegan Bonds
• Lloyd's Deal Axed BP Unit's Policies, Calif. Court Says
• Tremont Wants Insurers' Suit Over Madoff Fraud Tossed
• Peabody Seeks To Toss Coudert's $9M Lobbying Clawback Suit
• Broke Qimonda Seeks Stay On Altis Suit Over Shared IP's Sale
• Greenberg Traurig Still On Hook For Burned Doc, Atty Says
• Judge Orders Settlement Talks In $112M Ariz. Hotel Loan Row
• 6th Circ. Junks Pharmacy's Express Scripts Contract Fight
• US Bank Can't Score Early Win In Fight Over Hilton Franchise
• Consumers Win Class Cert. In AAA Backdated Membership Suit
• Vicarious Liability — The Franchisor's Quandary
• Breakup Fees — Picking Your Number
• Innovative Structures In Islamic Project Finance
• Banks Get Claims Cut From $600M Funeral Fraud Case
• 5th Circ. Holds Chesapeake To $20M Judgment Over Failed Deal
• Wexford Subsidiary Sues Over $630M Sale Of Well Servicer
• Label Says It's Owed $8M In Royalties On Aaliyah Recordings
• Eye Med Distributor Lobs $100M Suit Over Supply Contract
• Ron Perelman, Gagosian Gallery Trade Suits Over Art Deals
• Blackstone Can't Claim $4M For Sun Pharma Deal, Taro Says
• NCR Loses $15M Bid For Appleton Share Of Superfund Cleanup
• Shipbuilder Asks Texas High Court To Sink $4M Verdict
• 2 New American Airlines Union Deals Earn Judge's Approval
• M&A: A Team And Goal-Focused Perspective
• Embattled Ex-Football Coach Accuses TSU Of Slander
• Bryan Cave Upsets $11M Malpractice Award On Appeal
• 6th Circ. Upholds Navy Subcontractor's $3M Jury Award
• Swartz Campbell Sues Rival Firm Over Loss Of Fla. Office
• Awaiting 2nd Circ. Spin On Bankruptcy Claims Trading
• The Stay As A Challenge To Enforcing Int'l Arbitral Award
• Merrill Lynch Must Pay $3.6M To Heiress In Trading Dispute
• Deloitte's Counterclaims Stand In Actrade Securities Case
• Stryker Hit With 7 More Suits Over Metal Hip Implants
• 9th Circ. Cans WaMu Workers' Pay Claims Against FDIC
• Appeals Court Kills Shell's Bid To Revive Oil Delivery Suit
• Ex-Exec Says North Pole, Warburg Caused China Exile
• Brooklyn Condo Board Hits Sponsors With $200M Defect Suit
• GenCorp On Hook For Plant's Cleanup Costs, 6th Circ. Says
• $1.6B Nev. Project Developers Sue Lender Over Land Ownership
• CNH's Cleanup Suit Turns On Contaminant's Origin: Judge
• Pittsburgh Penguins Ice TCPA Suit Over Fan Text Messages
• Wexford Capital Sued Over $674M Sale Of Failing Well Servicer
• BNY Mellon Investor Suit Over Lehman Losses Trimmed
• 6th Circ. Rules For Travel Sites In Ohio Hotel Tax Row
• Gordon & Rees Says Marine Theme Park Shirked Legal Fees
• Wells Fargo Seeks To Exit Home Equity Suit
• HSBC Hits Troutman Sanders With $75M Malpractice Suit
• MSR Creditors Settle, Allow $1.5B Stalking Horse Auction
• Ex-REIT Employee Admits To Kickbacks In Billing Fraud Case
• Paula Deen, Promoter End Tour Battle Just Before Trial
• Safe From Avoidance: Electricity Requirements Contracts
• Stephen Baldwin Says Jeffer Mangels Helped Costner Dupe Him
• 1st Circ. Rejects Antitrust, Constitutional Claims In HMO Row
• Writer Sues For $1.5M Over Rights To Thriller Film
• Medical Device Maker Seeks To Escape Soured Sales Deal
• Texas Utility Can Continue Suit Against 7 Wholesale Buyers
• Bank Says Developer Breached $22.5M Loan Agreement
• Hospital Immune To Doctor's Suspension Suit, 10th Circ. Rules
• Facebook Demands Copy Of Contract Giving Ceglia 50% Stake
• Chadbourne Halts Legal Fees Suit Against Insurance Broker
• Davis & Gilbert Tries To Dance Out Of $8M Movie Suit
• Oracle Accuses Ex-Partner Co. Of Stealing Software IP
• OneBeacon Loses Bid To Dismiss Ace's Trade Secrets Suit
• To W-2 Or 1099, That Is The Question
• 'Dark Knight' Director Sues To Divvy Agents' Commissions
• William Morris Sues CNBC Anchor Over Commission
• Time Warner Skirts Nexstar's Rebroadcasting Injunction Bid
• Saab Creditors Demand Info On Ally's $61M Claim
• 2nd Circ. OKs $41M Award In Military Food Contract Row
• Another Ex-Krahl Construction Manager Cops To Billing Fraud
• Wells Fargo Asks Court To Pare $13M Nev. Real Estate Suit
• Legal Support Co. Says Ex-Employee Took Secrets To Rival
• CIT Must Face Tyco's $190M Tax Claim, 2nd Circ. Says
• SD Convention Center Beats Cleaning Antitrust Verdict, Suit
• US Trustee Rips $14M Fees In American Airlines Union Deals
• United Hit With Suit Over EU Flight Compensation Rules
• BofA Scoffs At Suit Over IRS Mortgage Interest Reporting
• Securities Test Prep Co. Copied Exam Questions, FINRA Says
• 'Superman' Heirs Slam DC Comics' Bid To Cut Off Rights
• Wilmington Sues To Recover $50M Casino Project Guarantee
• Time Warner's $80M 'Smallville' Licensing Spat Set For Trial
• Harley Notches Win In 7th Circ. Trademark Row With Licensee
• Thelen Ruling Could Kill Dewey's Unfinished Biz Strategy
• Polycom Hid Customer Losses, Voided $110M Deal: Sun Capital
• KeyBank To Get $201.9M In Project Loan Default Suit
• Arkin Says Partners Diverted Billing Docs Amid Dissolution
• JPMorgan Gets Partial Win In $13M Meritage Contract Suit
• Case Study: PNC Bank V. LA Development
• Abercrombie Let 'Predator' Take Nude Photos Of Model: Suit
• Class Arbitration Barred If Not Noted In Contract: Calif. Court
• VW Franchisee Program Harms Competition, Suit Claims
• Outback Owner Says Contract Bars Bonefish Grill's Fla. Suit
• Wind Turbine Maker Looks To Secure $60M Arbitration Award
• Edwards Wildman, Ex-Partner Headed To Trial Over Pay
• Engineering Co. Can't Leave Suit Over Ford Plant Cleanup
• Seyfarth Shaw Shakes Thelen Trustee's Clawback Suit
• Broadening US Sanctions Against Iran And Syria
• FERC Snuffs Kinder Morgan Rate Hike Request For Pipeline
• GSK Whistleblowers Slam 'Excessive' $30M Fee Request
• Paypal Can't Dump Dating Sites' Contract Claims
• Celgene, Agios Settle $1B UPenn Cancer Research Suits