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Commercial Contracts - October, 2012

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• Occidental Skirts $10.5M Award In Texas Royalties Row
• Energy Cos. Pay $12M To End Suit Over Mineral Purchase Pact
• Ceglia Can't Bar Facebook Doc Expert's Report
• Del. Chancery Won't Send Arbitration Dispute To High Court
• Ex-Dragon Execs' Contract Suit Against Goldman Left Intact
• FERC Agrees To Reconsider Kinder Request For Rate Hike
• FERC To Revisit Ruling In Exelon, Xcel Tariff Row
• 6th Circ. Lets Philips Off Hook In Retiree Benefits Dispute
• Auto Parts Co. Escapes Chrysler Defect Indemnity Suit
• JPMorgan, BNY Suit Over $36M Hospital Bonds Trimmed
• Eckert Seamans Adds M&A Partner From Pietragallo
• National Penn Says It Owes Cushman No Commission
• Predictions Regarding Predictive Coding
• Citi Unit Gets Win In Loan Sale Dispute With Mortgage Co.
• Judge Tosses Suit Over Wells Fargo Force-Placed Insurance
• Welk Resorts Beats Mold Class Action
• Calif. Court Rejects Sprint's Arbitration Bid In Fees Suit
• Fisker Fights A123's Bid To Terminate Battery Contract
• Spears' Ex-Manager Sees Final Witnesses' Testimony Curtailed
• Boies Schiller Accused Of Pilfering Colombian Clients
• Ceglia's Atty In Facebook Civil Suit Asks To Withdraw
• Eminem's Former Label Ends Download Royalty Row With UMG
• Inventor Hits Texas Cancer Hospital With $10M Royalties Suit
• US Bank, Hilton Settle Suit Over MBS-Tied Franchise Deal
• 'JAG' Didn't Beget 'NCIS' Spinoff, CBS Argues
• Ex-24 Hour Fitness Chairman Sues Over $24M 'Phantom Stock'
• Wells Fargo, PNC Object To ResCap Business, Loan Sales
• 5th Circ. Affirms Bank's $1M Judgment In Marketing Pact Suit
• Judge To Set License Terms In Apple, Motorola Trial
• Bergstein Film Library Suit Stuck In Bankruptcy Court
• Opportunities And Challenges Of Telemedicine
• CollegeSource's IP, Contract Suit Against Rival Tossed
• Texas High Court Won't Review Playboy's Licensing Win
• NY Court Boots PE Investor's $100M Suit Over Failed JV
• Stryker Sues Zimmer, Ex-Employee Over Trade Secrets Breach
• BofA Says Allegedly Excess Insurance Policies Were Proper
• Mass. High Court Favors Fannie Mae In Home Seizure Case
• Nonprofit Health Systems Ride The Merger Wave
• Suit Alleging Hotel Tax Evasion Declined By Texas High Court
• TruGreen Workers' FLSA Class Claims Must Go To Arbitration
• Spotlight On ADR In Construction Contracts
• Mortgage Originator WMC Sued Over $1B In Shoddy Loans
• Texas Driller Wins $36M Arbitration Award In BP Contract Row
• Ignorance Is Not Bliss: 'Sham Affidavit' In 9th Circ.
• Spears' Mom Stands By 'Svengali' Comment About Ex-Manager
• J&J OK'd To Proceed With Investor Deal In Compliance Row
• CBS, Paramount Settle 'Family Ties' Copyright Feud
• Fontainebleau Contractors Trump Lenders, Nev. Court Rules
• Time Warner's Internet Ads Are Misleading, 2nd Circ. Told
• EA Wants Zynga Contract Claims Out Of Copyright Row
• Jewelry Firm Drops Contract Suit Against Sharon Osbourne
• Gene Sequencer Says Ex-Partner's $138M Deal Broke Promises
• AmerisourceBergen, Pharmacy At Draw In $106M Contract Row
• Ship Has Sailed For Wells Fargo Overdraft Arbitration: 11th Circ.
• Korean Shipbuilder's $4.7M Contract Deal Nixes Prior Verdict
• Texas High Court Again Snubs Shell, Amoco Arbitration Appeal
• Miami Beach Hotel Can't Oust Manager Marriott As Suits Loom
• Texas High Court Reboots Exxon Oil Royalty Dispute
• Motorola Can Redact, Not Seal, Docs In Apple-Samsung Row
• Film Workers Ask High Court To Mull Private FLSA Settlement
• Ceglia Charged With Fraud Over Facebook Ownership Suit
• Cynergy Wants Creditor Sanctioned For Discovery Delays
• WebMD Illegally Copied Wellness Programs, Hospital Claims
• PE Firms' $1.6B Argentina Bond Win Backed By 2nd Circ.
• T-Mobile Sues Philly Landlord Over Rooftop Lease
• Calif. Court Could Put Insurance Notices Under Microscope
• Islanders' Move To Brooklyn May Be A Tough Skate
• Atty Attacks 'Svengali' Libel Claim Of Spears' Ex-Manager
• Sidley Austin Named In $100M Vegas Project Contract Suit
• Ferrovial Puts Madrid Toll Road Into Bankruptcy
• Flagstar's Experts Blast Assured Witness In $1B MBS Suit
• DirecTV Wants Venezuelan Network's $39M Claim Tossed
• Judge Limits Shore Chan's Claim To Coverage For Referral Row
• Arkin Hiring 'Army' In Suit Against Ex-Partners, Judge Told
• Renters Settle Class Action Over Outdated Credit Reports
• Shell Asks Texas High Court To Revive Late Oil Delivery Suit
• CitiMortgage Wins $1M From Allied Over Defective Loans
• What An International Services Agreement Would Mean
• Redevelopment: Rising From Ashes Or Final Death Rattle?
• Banks Drop Countrywide Suits Over More than $2B In RMBS
• Spears' Ex-Manager Says He Didn't Perform Claimed Services
• AEG Urges Sanctions In Suit Over Jackson's Death
• Hedge Fund Seeks $78M From Citigroup Over CDO Losses
• Chesapeake Seeks Arbitration In $130M Botched Venture Suit
• DuPont's Supply Pacts Stifled Market, Kolon Tells 4th Circ.
• QVC Wins $2M For Space Heaters That Caused Fires
• Kaiser Got $4M In Discounts From 'Silent PPO,' Hospital Says
• Judge Pauses Chobani Founder's Ex-Wife's $530M Suit
• McGraw-Hill Closes Book On Foreign Royalty Dispute
• How The Shrimp Peelers Cases Could Inform FRAND
• Ex-Spears Manager Claims He Was A Lot More Than 'Gofer'
• KBR Gets Nod To Arbitrate $257M Halliburton Tax Fight
• 11th Circ. Rejects State Farm's Late-Notice Argument
• Flagstar Expert Rebuts Insurer's Claims In $1B MBS Row
• Capital One's Balance Transfer Offer Duped Customers, Suit Says
• Convicted Ex-Tyco CFO Loses Bulk Of $60M Benefits Claims
• Idaho Utility Asks FERC To Rethink Wind Power Ruling
• Steel Supplier Settles Feud Over $6M WTC Antenna 'Ransom'
• OneWest Bank Can't Shake HAMP Loan Class Action
• Oil Co. Apache Enters Fight Over Gulf Drilling Lease Sale
• 5th Circ. Blocks Arbitration In Developer's $75M Loan Row
• Bid To Trim Investor Class In Wells Fargo Suit Fails
• Judge In $1B MBS Contract Row Presses Flagstar Exec On Loans
• Spears' Ex-Manager Was More Of A 'Gofer,' Record Exec Says
• NJ High Court Hears More Arguments In E-Commerce Dispute
• U of Calif. Breached X-Ray Licensing Deal, Caldera Says
• UIG Says Rival Insurance Co. Stole Workers, Trade Secrets
• Toys 'R' Us Dodges Sales Ban In Kids Tablet Trade Secrets Suit
• Cabot Ducks Landowners' Suit Over Unpaid Gas Lease Bonus
• Colliers Sank Property Value By $1.75M, Owner Claims
• 5th Circ. Says ACE Off The Hook In Energy Vessel Injury Suit
• Judge Urged To OK $22M Hot Fuel Deal With Shell, Others
• Grand Canyon Developer Slams Tribe's New Reg At 9th Circ.
• Quinn Emanuel Drops Suit Over $1.5M Legal Tab
• A&E Used 3-D Jesus Clips Without Permission, Animator Says
• Legal Industry Trends: Lawyer Salaries And Job Growth
• Author's Pseudonym Trademark Is A Scam, Publisher Says
• Romance Publisher Rips Authors' E-Book Royalty Suit
• Cablevision, AMC Settle $2.4B Suit Against Dish For $700M
• Apple Faces Antitrust Suit Over AT&T IPhone Deal
• Indemnity For Work At Sea Void Under La. Law, 5th Circ. Says
• Ex-Manager Manipulated Spears for Fame, Atty Says
• Goldman Can't Escape Hedge Fund's $1B Suit Over CDO Sales
• Stanley B&D Sues InfoLogix Brass Over $4.3M Merger Fees
• KC And The Sunshine Band Member's Estate Sues For Royalties
• SEC Sues Kids Clothing Co. Ex-Prez Over $18M Rebate Fraud
• USC Denied Rent Injunction In Suit Over Building's Permits
• CBS, ComStar Media Settle Contract, Copyright Dispute
• Chevron, Conoco Ask FERC To Block Pipeline Co.'s Rates Plan
• ARS Files Trade Secret Suit Over VP Who Defected To UBS
• Gagosian Gallery Nixes Contract Claims Against Ron Perelman
• OTC Drug Distributor Sues Contract Manufacturer Over Recalls
• Barnes & Noble Must Provide Ordering Info In Tablet Sale Row
• In Re Texas Rangers: Lenders Strike Out
• A View From Inside The Litigation Finance Market
• Britney Spears' Mom Made Ex-Manager 'Scapegoat,' Jury Told
• Calif. Court Sides With Investor In Condo Voting Rights Fray
• Troutman Says Ex-Partner's $20M Fee Suit Too Late
• Enbridge Wins New Trial In Texas Pipeline Property Fight
• Agency Hits Rival With $2M Suit For Luring Away Top Models
• Cablevision, Dish Eye Settlement Of $2.4B HD Deal Trial
• Dow Jones Unreasonably Snubbed Subscribers, 2nd Circ. Told
• Trans-Alaska Users Blast Carriers' Deal In $786M Pipeline Row
• Ex-Sales Reps Challenge J&J Unit's Noncompete Deal
• Bath And Body Works Beats Faulty Air Freshener Suit
• 'Superman' Heirs Lost Rights In DC Comics Deal, Judge Says
• Bankrupt San Bernardino Gears Up For CalPERS Face-Off
• Warburg, North Pole Want Ex-CEO's China Exile Suit Nixed
• Shaw Gets Wash. Law To Apply To $107M Faulty Pipe Suit
• Alleged Loan Fallacies Reviewed In Flagstar $1B MBS Suit
• Facebook Beats Discovery Requests In Ceglia Contract Row
• Rule Gives FDIC Power Over Contracts With Failed SIFIs' Units
• 2 NY Hospital Employees Get Prison For Kickback Scheme
• Prudential's $27M Suit Over Ethanol Plants' Sale Headed To Trial
• Countrywide, Thrift Bank Fire Off $400M Loan Pool Suits
• Covington Challenges Removal From Minn.'s 3M Enviro Case
• West Penn Says Highmark Breached Terms Of $475M Merger
• Concepcion Preempts Class Action Waiver Law: Calif. Court
• Chemtura, Licensee Sent To Mediation Over Pesticide Deal
• Euro TV Ordered To Pay $1.5M To Universal In License Row
• 3rd Circ. Backs Card Check Organizing At Rite Aid Stores
• Greenberg Traurig Beats Defense Exec's $10M Malpractice Suit
• NY Appeals Panel Revives Developer's Suit Over $10M Loan
• Highmark Partners With Pa. Hospital In $65M Investment Deal
• 9th Circ. Tosses Antitrust Suit Over EBay's User Agreement
• Exxon Says Privilege Protects Docs In Enviro Indemnity Suit
• NY Appeals Court Tosses Vitro's Suit Against Creditors
• Dish Exec Hit My Dad, Says Gibson Dunn Atty
• Texas Court Dumps $12M Email 'Contract' Award In Oil Row
• Icahn Can't Ditch Suits Over Federal-Mogul Investment Pacts
• 9th Circ. Upholds BPA, Alcoa Power Rate Contract
• Texas Oil Co. Sues Investment Cos. To Enforce Noncompete
• Pa. Court Upholds $2.3M Toll Bros. Award In Fraud Case
• Rakoff Grills Expert Witness In $1B MBS Flagstar Trial
• Capital One Uses False Contracts To Collect Debt, Suit Says
• US Bank Can't Block Sale Of 42 Hotels Backing $165M Loan
• Marriott Sues Hotel Owner In NY Over Management Agreement
• Texas High Court Mulls Wind Energy Credit Penalties
• Gore Says Ex-Worker Launched Rival Cos. Using Stolen Tech
• Patriarch Broke CDO Deal, MBIA Says As Trial Starts
• Plaintiff's Emails To Ex-Atty Ruled Privileged In Malpractice Suit
• Prudential's Suit Over $200M Ethanol Plant Sales Pared
• Cablevision Says Dish Defense In HD Deal Case Based On Lies
• Flagstar Atty Grills Witness On Loan Review In $1B MBS Trial
• Class Action Over Chase Bank Fees Sent To Arbitration
• WTC Antenna Being Held For $6M 'Ransom': Port Authority
• Anytime Fitness Shakes Franchisees' Tying, Contract Claims
• West Penn Rips Antitrust Suit In Wake Of Nixed Highmark Deal
• 9th Circ. Refuses To Rehear RJ Reynolds Camel Cash Case
• Piping Maker Strikes $20M Deal To End Faulty Fitting MDL
• KDH, Curtis End IP, Contract Suit Over Navy Sonar System
• Loeb & Loeb Says Bulb Co. Owes $1.2M For False Ad Work
• Broker Says Bluestone, Princeton Owe $6.5M For Work On JV
• Zynga Claims Ex-Staff Member Took Trade Secrets To Rival
• Nixon Peabody Sued Over $35M Bond In Bell Corruption Case
• Weingarten Realty's $75M Loan Fight Sent To Arbitration
• Cablevision's HD Programming 'Weak,' Ex-EchoStar Exec Says
• Witness In $1B MBS Trial Calls Flagstar Underwriting Spotty
• El Paso Lands $20M Deal For Baseball Team Amid Stadium Fray
• Highmark, West Penn Look To Rekindle Merger Talks
• Oil Cos. Reach Deal On Trans-Alaska Pipeline's Life Span
• Atty Sues Stephen King's Agent Over Firing, Commissions
• NY Agency Urges FERC To Rethink 'Harmful' Astoria Order
• US Airways Post-Merger Union Deal Gets Judge's Tentative Nod
• Consulting Firm Sues UPenn RE Expert Over Billing Practices
• Steven Tyler's Ex-Manager Sues Atty Over $8M 'Idol' Betrayal
• First Data Faces Class Action Over Equipment Insurance Fees
• Ex-Rangers Owner Blasts JPMorgan Expert In Bad Deal Suit
• HP Unplugs Class Action Over Underpowered Computers
• Tommy Lee Jones Appeals $1.5M Commission Award to Agency
• Texas Firm Bellinger Sued Over Debt-For-Condo-Sales Deal
• Film Co. Can't Bar 'Looper,' 'Dredd 3D' Taiwan Debuts
• Toyota Forum-Shopping Brake Defect Suit, Hybrid Owners Say
• Covington Can't Rep Minn. In 3M Enviro Suit, Judge Says
• Ohio Court Revisits Ruling On Noncompetes' Post-Merger Fate
• Seismic Data Co.'s $16M Federal Claim Shaky, EP Energy Says
• Flagstar Atty's Questions Clipped From $1B MBS Trial
• Domino's Harassment Case Could Put Franchisors On Hot Seat
• Cable Maker Knocks Alcoa's 'Delay' Of $18M Explosion Case
• Exxon Again Loses Bid To Toss Texas Well Sabotage Suit
• Kasowitz, Dickstein Shapiro Hit With Suit Over Unpaid Bills
• Ariz. Town Can't Shake $35M Bond Suit Led By Allstate
• MoFo, Dish Face Heat Over Altered Docs In $2.4B Hi-Def Suit
• Lehman Art House Owner Files $49M Suit Over Botched Repairs
• AmEx Hit With Suit Over Deceptive Account Protector Plan
• OneBeacon Atty Emails To Ex-ACE Workers Privileged: Judge
• Hostess Ch. 11 Plan Shuts Out Unsecured Creditors, Cuts Pay
• Sherwin-Williams Wins Atty-Client Docs In Cleanup Suit
• DC Comics Says Atty Hid Evidence In 'Superman' Rights Suit
• Insurer Zurich Wants Out Of Covering Recorded Calls Suit
• Facebook Hit With Contract, Defamation Suit By App Maker
• Fortress Affiliate Sued Over $250M Loan Portfolio Foreclosure
• Consultant Says Ex-Worker Took Trade Secrets To Akin Gump
• NLRB Withdraws Injunction Bid Against NJ Condo Group
• Vector Blasts Tech Co. In 2nd Circ. Over $307M Citi Sale
• Firefighters Hit Philly Firm With $1M Legal Malpractice Suit
• 9th Circ. Hesitates To Nix $319M 'Millionaire' Verdict
• Foxconn Schemed To Kick Rival Out Of USB Market, Suit Says
• Class Definition Tightened In Wells Fargo Loan Deception Suit
• Ex-Client Says Patton Boggs Helped Market Rival Builder
• Beyonce's Deadline Claim Attacked In Video Game Suit
• Cushman Says Bank Plotted To Shirk Real Estate Commissions
• Motley Crue Ducks Copyright Suit Over Use Of Band Photos
• Chobani CEO Digs In Against Ex-Wife's $530M Ownership Suit
• JPMorgan On Hook For $18M Over Trust Fund Losses
• What You Should Know About Prepaid Power Contracts
• Countrywide To Pay $1.2M To Settle WARN, Severance Claims
• A Dispatch From The Front Lines Of E-Discovery
• 5 Tips For Coaching Clients To A Successful Saudi Debut
• DirecTV Can't Dodge Marketer's $84M Antitrust Suit
• Contractor Gets 2 Years For Role In $23M Iraq Kickbacks Plot
• Hospital Loses Bid To Keep OT Class Action In Federal Court
• Adobe Beats Contract Claims In Iridas Trade Secrets Case
• No More Delays In $2.4B Cablevision Suit, Judge Warns Dish
• Syncora Sues JPMorgan, Others Over Soured MBS Deal
• NY Appeals Court Affirms Donerail's Win In $178M RE Row
• Chevron Unit Must Face $100M Claims In Marcellus Dispute
• Musicians Union Sues Fox, Universal Over 'Simpsons' Music
• Alcoa Settles Alba's $1B Racketeering Suit For $85M
• High Court Wants SG's View On SOX's Whistleblower Provisions
• Much-Needed Clarification Of Immunities Under FSIA
• Developer Stuck CIBC With $39M In Defaulted Loans, Suit Says
• 5th Circ. Again Revives State Claims In UnitedHealth Suit
• How To Determine Where 'Offer To Sell' Is Made
• Dish Finance Exec Hazy On Cablevision Deal Details
• Jones Day Remains Macy's Counsel In Martha Stewart Sales Row
• Texas Oil Co. Sues Ex-Worker Over Botched Lease Renewals
• Merrill Lynch Ducks Racketeering Claims Over Film Deal
• Occidental Wins $2B Award Against Ecuador In Contract Row
• 7 Tips For A Smooth Headquarters Move
• NOV Says Employee Took Rival's Bribe To Steal Design
• Ex-Cablevision Atty Says Dish HD Deal's Spending Terms Clear
• Koch's Suit Over Jefferson Wines Is Stale, 2nd Circ. Says
• Odds Even In Feud Over Philly Casino Expansion, Judge Says
• Door Left Open For Britney Spears To Testify In Libel Trial
• Paramount Dodges Rescission Claim In 'Hustle And Flow' Suit
• Best Buy, Apple Sued Over Canceled ITunes Gift Cards
• High Court Asked To Weigh Patent 'No-Challenge' Clauses
• Calif. Firm Can Pursue Fees From Ex-Partners, Court Says
• Knicks, Asst. Manager Dodge Coach's $7.5M Slander Suit
• AngioDynamics Wins $16.5M Over Biolitec IP Indemnification
• 'Wolf Of Wall Street' Producers Resolve Contract Dispute
• Honda Can't Seek Arbitration In Defect Suit, Judge Rules
• Newark Hotel Owner Moves To Buck $12M Contract Suit
• Wells Fargo Beats Class Action Over Boosted Mortgage Rates
• Hostess Gets Nod To Implement New CBAs On Unions
• PE Firm Says Sellers In $115M Plimus Deal Hid Problems
• 'Giant Killer' Gary's Firm Ordered To Pay $13M For Unpaid Loan
• Roetzel Adds 6 Finance Pros To Chicago Office
• FDIC Asks DC Circ. To Kill MBIA's IndyMac Suit Revival Bid
• No Doubt, Activision Settle Suit Over 'Band Hero' Avatars
• Pax Loses Sanctions Bid In Afghan Contractor Fight
• Dish Must Produce Audit In $2.4B Cablevision Trial
• KPCB Fired Partner Over Gender Bias Suit, Atty Says
• Ford Defeats NJ Lemon Law Claim In Corrosion Suit
• Patent Licensing In The Cloud: Antitrust Risks
• Travelers Accuses XL Of Raiding Yacht Insurance Business
• 5th Circ. Revives Highland Loan Sale Dispute With BofA
• BMW Cheats Demo Buyers On Warranty Coverage, Suit Says
• Ex-Crowell Atty Admits To Stealing $10M From Clients
• Judge Trims Ex-Manager's Suit Against Britney Spears' Father
• Highmark Sues West Penn After Collapse Of $475M Merger
• AMC Head Says Dish Knew Terms Of Cablevision Deal
• Aramid To Dodge Claims In Bergstein Film Loan Suit
• MPG Auctions LA Office Towers Backing $470M Defaulted Loan
• 11th Circ. Says Nurses At Fla. Clinic Are Supervisors
• Citibank Due $268M From Morgan Stanley Over CDS: 2nd Circ.
• Travelers Sues To Avoid Bond Claims On Mo. Projects
• When You Cannot Get Default Interest By Default
• 'Steel Magnolias' Producer Sues To Block Lifetime Remake
• 6 Tips For Closing A Multijurisdiction Cross-Border Deal
• CORRECTED: FTC Pulls Antitrust Probe Over Yasmin Deals
• NLRB Tells News-Press Publisher To Bargain With Union
• Chesapeake Launches $130M Suit Over Failed Oil, Gas Venture
• Chicago Condo Buyers Can't Rescind Purchase Pacts
• Calif. Court Slashes $52M 'Nash Bridges' Award To $15M
• Blue Cross, Hospitals Told To Yield Docs In Antitrust Case
• Shell's $8B Transocean Deal Reveals Growing Rig Squeeze
• Dish Doomed High-Def Channels, Cablevision Head Tells Jury
• Hedge Fund Group Backs Lehman Trustee's Appeal Over Sale
• $899M Miami Hotel Suit Belongs In Fla., NY Judge Says
• Jaguar Takes Aim At Nationwide Class In Land Rover MDL
• WaMu Bondholders' Suit Over 'Fire Sale' To JPMorgan Pared
• Pa. High Court Wants $18M Mall Lease Award Re-Evaluated
• BofA Wants $1.75B Countrywide Loan Trust Suit Scrapped