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Commercial Contracts - November, 2012

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• TCW Advances Toward Carlyle Sale As Injunction Threat Fades
• Disney Doesn't Owe Atty Fees In 'Pooh' Rights Row: 9th Circ.
• Texas Bill Would Lower Rights Threshold In Energy Projects
• Greenberg Says Epstein Two-Timed It In Malpractice Case
• Solar Energy Co. Hits DLA Piper With Malpractice Suit
• Yahoo Hit With $2.7B Prelim. Judgment By Mexican Court
• Credit Suisse Knew Of Flaws In $466M RMBS, Prudential Says
• Merged Snack Co. Is Stingy With Cape Cod Chips, Suit Says
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Top Guns From 52 Firms
• Navigating Latin American Natural Resources Deal Flow
• Power Plant Developer Says Ex-Employees Hid Side Project
• Class Action Waivers In Arbitration: Recent Developments
• Orrick Resolves $95M Malpractice Claims Over CDO Deal
• Hellas Hit With Suits Seeking $455M In Unpaid Notes
• Judge Won't Rule Yet On AMR's Bid To Dismiss Class Suit
• 4th Circ. Lifts Block On Arbitration In Santander Auto Suit
• Pa. Loan Default Case Could Spell Chaos For Guaranty Holders
• JPMorgan Dodges Suit Over Tax Liability In Trading Unit Sale
• Venable Adds Commercial Litigation Pro From DLA Piper
• Mary J. Blige Slammed By Signature Bank Over Loan Default
• Apple Gets 2nd Shot In Motorola Patent License Fight
• Get Ahead Of The International Fund Transfer Changeup
• Pa. High Court To Mull Union Trustees As Subcontractors
• O&G Says Everest Shirking Share Of $37M Blast Settlement
• Chicago Law Firm Dodges Most Claims In Hotel Investment Suit
• Italian TV Magnate's €200M Suit Against Philips Trimmed
• How Healthy Is Your Law Firm? Time For A Stress Test
• Nixon Peabody May Have Dual Role In Bond Deal, City Says
• LNR, US Bank Beat Bid To Block $335M Loan Foreclosure
• Energy Co. Can't Revive Suit Over Failed Lease Sale
• Freedom Debt Buyer Wants French Bank To Foot Defense Bill
• Texas Court Sides With Family In Oil Royalties Dispute
• 'Survivor' Consultant Seeks $14M In Contract Breach Suit
• McDonald's, Ad Agency Off Hook In Filet-O-Fish Copyright Suit
• Ceglia Pleads Not Guilty To Facebook Fraud
• Charles Schwab Skirts Suit Over IRA Tax Exemption
• Military Officials OK 100-Turbine South Texas Wind Farm
• Trustee Sues Deutsche Bank Unit Over $640M In MBS
• Compass Ends $14M Le-Nature's Suit Against CIT, Krones
• Hawker Indenture Trustee Says Ch. 11 Plan Unconfirmable
• Nokia Wants RIM To Stick To WLAN Arbitration Ruling
• Don't Bet On Force Majeure In NY Oil And Gas Leases
• PE Firm Founder Wins $18M In Carried Interest Contract Row
• DuPont Fraud Sanctions Unsealed In $1B Monsanto Patent Row
• Facebook Points Out Cracks In Ceglia's Ownership Suit
• Fire Alarm Co. Can't Advance Bid To Recoup Developer Loan
• Trico Lenders Seek Contempt Order In $65M Loan Dispute
• Zipcar Customer Urges 1st Circ. To Revive Late-Fee Suit
• DC Circ. Tosses NLRB Ruling That Brush Co. Snubbed Union
• Lyondell Unit, Cleanup Site Owner Spar Over Bankruptcy Claim
• Developers Fight Over $112.5M Stake In 14 NYC Properties
• $1.7M Suit Can Proceed In Body Armor Cos.' Contract Fight
• Gas Co.'s Bid For Market-Based Rates Rejected By DC Circ.
• Ex-Philadelphia Inquirer Publisher Sued Over Name Rights
• Don't Underestimate The Scope Of A Bad Boy Guaranty
• Lucky Brand, Others Pay $10M To End Text-Spam Class Action
• Panera Franchisee Must Bargain With Bakers Union, NLRB Says
• Strippers Win FLSA Class Cert., But Counterclaims Stand
• ViewSonic Concealed Computer Monitor Defects, Suit Says
• Ceglia Indicted On Fraud Charges For Facebook Suit
• Price Postel Must Repay Insurer For Defamation Suit Defense
• Examiner Delays Report On ResCap's $750M Deal With Ally
• Energy Co. Execs Blocked From Foreclosing On Oil Interests
• Nanotech Co. Accuses Merger Partner Of Scuttling Pact
• Agent Has Standing In Nationwide Benefit Suit, 3rd Circ. Told
• Contractor Says Team Member Improperly Submitted DHS Bids
• 'Machete' Producer Seeks To Chop Rights Deal For Sequel
• Ex-IBM Worker Can't Get High Court Review In Patent Row
• Comcast Unit Sued Over China Sports Arena Consulting Fees
• Edwards Wildman, Ex-Partner Still Headed To Trial Over Pay
• High Court Sends Okla. Noncompete Case To Arbitration
• Humana Settles Pharmacy's Medicare Payment Suit
• Key Insurance Issues In Secured Lending
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Exec Loses Arbitration Bid Again
• Ex-NY Hospital Exec Appeals Conviction In Kickback Case
• FERC Says Customers Shouldn't Pay For Disconnecting Plants
• Costa Rican Utility Takes $18M FCPA Challenge To High Court
• Cayman Funds Hit TCW With $128M MBS Fraud Suit
• Foster Poultry Sues Bankrupt Rival Over Trademark Deal
• Appeals Court Lifts Block On T-Mobile-MetroPCS Merger
• TechForward Wins $22M In Best Buy Trade Secrets Suit
• American Greetings Prevails In $95M Cartoon IP Deal Suit
• Google Dodges Putative Class Action Over Tags Promotion
• Copyright Suit Over UCLA Video Streaming Thrown Out
• Tolkien Estate Sues Warner Bros. Over LOTR Gambling Games
• Olympic Skating Champ Baiul Files $1M Suit Against Agent
• Shakira's Ex Says Singer Owes Him $100M For Manager Duties
• Facebook Loses Bid To Compel Expert Docs In Ownership Row
• Vornado Unit Says Guaranty Binds DSW To Filene Lease
• Key Considerations For Inbound M&A In China
• Chevron Hit With $10B Suit Over Deal With Ex-Repsol Unit
• Gas Royalty Suit Class Wrongly Certified, 10th Circ. Told
• Fed. Law Trumps Choice of Forum Agreements, 5th Circ. Says
• Mortgage Lender Sues BofA For $10M Over Botched Loans
• J&J Wants Out Of Ex-Sales Reps' Suit Over Noncompete Deal
• MetroPCS, T-Mobile Look To Nix Order Blocking $1.5B Merger
• US Steel Sues Pa. Steamfitter For $7M Over Explosion
• Bain, Applied Rigged Artizan Buy To Trim $22M Price: Suit
• Pa. Glass Co. Drops $2.3M Suit On Principal Of Rival Startup
• Fed. Court Can't Interfere In Ga. Water Row, 11th Circ. Says
• Comcast Workers Fail To Show Promise Of OT Pay, Judge Says
• Ex-Bryan Cave Atty Sues Developer Over Joint RE Business
• Thomas Whitelaw Sued Over Former Atty's Employment Pact
• Barclays Ducks Claims In FHFA's Suit Over $5B In MBS Sales
• Dechert Calls Coudert Suit Over Paris Office Deal 'Specious'
• Judge To Sign Off On 2 Key ResCap Sales Worth $4.5B
• Power Generator Co. Hit With $9M Suit Over Plant Shutdown
• Steelers Stadium Operator Says It's Not On Hook For Expansion
• Kodak, CVS End Row Over Kiosk Money, Extend Agreement
• Herbal Brownie Maker Files Libel Suit Over Marijuana Claims
• U of Calif. Wants SNR Off Caldera's X-Ray Licensing Suit
• Capital One 'Puppet' Class Merited By New Evidence, Judge Told
• Record Label Sues BigLaw Firms Over Billing Records
• Tech Outsourcing: 5 Make-Or-Break Contract Provisions
• 546(E) Protects Contracts Beyond The Usual Safe Harbor
• Enterprise Seeks FERC's OK On Rates For $1.4B ATEX Pipeline
• 'Big Brother' Producers Fight Back Against CBS Arbitration Bid
• Caterpillar Seeks Sanctions In Miller Trade Secrets Suit
• New Claims Push Martha Stewart-Macy's Trial To January
• JPMorgan Accused Of Blocking Crucial Calif. Power Project
• 'Legal Expense' Includes Atty Fees, Calif. Court Holds
• Apple Seeks To Revive Tossed Motorola Patent License Suit
• Judge Strikes Class Claims From Capital One 'Puppet' Suit
• Calif. Supreme Court Won't Hear Kudrow's Manager Fight
• Howrey Trustee Objects To Class Action Against Ex-Partners
• AllianceBernstein Can't Have Ex-Adviser's IPhone, Court Says
• Texas Appeals Court Nixes BNSF's Win In Shipping Dispute
• 'Flipping Out' Star Sues Assistant Over Upcoming Book
• Texas Hospital Has Immunity In Ex-Worker's Contract Suit
• 11th Circ. Rejects ClearPlay's Claims In DVD Filter IP Row
• Rihanna, Others Slam Pandora Over Proposed Web Royalty Rates
• FERC To Examine Rates Charged By 2 Gas Pipeline Cos.
• Met Museum's Admission Fees Breach Free City Lease, Suit Says
• Gastar Wants Out Of $130M Chesapeake Joint Venture Dispute
• English Vs. US Law: Choose Your Words Carefully
• Suits Signal Lack Of Confidence In ICANN Processes
• NY Firm Asks 2nd Circ. To Nix Arbitration in $12.8M Stock Suit
• SEC Oil, Mining Disclosure Rules Could Upset Foreign Deals
• Dell Can Arbitrate Dispute Over Recorded Customer Calls
• Zimmer Must Face Most Of Stryker Poaching, Trade Secrets Suit
• Wells Fargo Media Dept. Emails Not Privileged, Judge Says
• Cablevision Hit With $250M Suit Over Sandy Outages
• Patton Boggs Claims Clients Flubbed Pipeline Transaction
• Fox Asks 9th Circ. To Shut Down Dish Ad-Skipping Feature
• Barclays' $8M Suit On Hold As Ex-Soccer CEO Seeks Ch. 15
• Thorp Reed's Litigation Chair Jumps To Eckert Seamans
• Sapphire Power Trying To Skimp On $256M Deal, Suit Says
• Perils Of Global Supply Chain Noncompliance
• AEG's Doctor Hire Caused Michael Jackson's Death: Ex-Aide
• FDIC Liable For MBIA's IndyMac MBS Losses, DC Circ. Told
• Union Trust Blasts Fiat's Offer For Chrysler Shares
• Akin Gump Settles Finder's-Fee Case With Movie Producer
• Ex-Refinery Worker Reaped $20M In Kickback Scam, Suit Says
• Jackson Family Dodges Sanctions In Suit Over Star's Death
• ResCap Unit GMAC Hit With Suit Over Servicing Agreement
• BP, Russian Partners Settle Score To Ease $55B JV Buyout
• West Penn Hit With Injunction In $475M Highmark Merger Row
• Oil Tycoon Takes $500M Freshfields RICO Suit To High Court
• Samsung Reaches Settlement In SanDisk Memory Antitrust Suit
• Don't Undercut Timberland Purchase And Sale Agreements
• Yahoo Escapes Suit Over User Name Disclosures In Emails
• Kleiner Perkins Says Sex Bias Suit Belongs In Arbitration
• Author Says Hachette Held Royalties For Book On Nobel Winner
• Ex-Boston Scientific Worker Followed Noncompete, Judge Says
• Canon Exits Dealers' Antitrust Suit Over Withheld Parts
• Sheppard Mullin, Kohl's Settle Legal Fee Dispute
• Hensel Phelps Seeks To Exit $2M Airport Train Suit
• Q-Med Says $3B Medicis-Valeant Deal Violates Licensing Pact
• Insurer Can't Avoid Covering $8M Pipeline Defect Settlement
• Martha Stewart Says Macy's Not Entitled To Jury Trial
• TRW Retirees Must Arbitrate Health Claims, 6th Circ. Told
• 8th Circ. Revives Foreclosure Suit Over Faulty Assignments
• NBC's Contract Claims Survive In Dish DVR Row
• Condo Owner, Rheem Bell End Central Park West Escrow Fight
• How To Make Sure You Own Your IP
• NY Town Residents Sue Con Ed Over Sandy Power Outage
• FERC Won't Toss Seattle's Claims In Power Refund Row
• No Mulligan For Producer In Bid For Golf Book Movie Rights
• Beyonce Still Can't Nix Video Game Suit, Appeals Court Says
• 'Alien Vs. Predator' Makers Defeat 2nd Circ. Copyright Appeal
• Marathon Wants To Boot Fulbright In $792M Oil Contract Row
• Video Game Co.'s Award Doubled To Over $9M In IP Battle
• Metals Co. Cheated Us Out Of $6.7M, Texas Finance Firm Says
• Home Care Co. Wants Block On Patient Data Access Lifted
• Lingering Questions On CFTC And SEC Swap Product Rule
• High Court Asks Speakeasy To Respond In Patent Deal Case
• FINRA Orders Ex-Barclays Worker To Pay $3.5M In Loan Row
• Exxon Enviro Settlement Docs Privileged, Texas Court Says
• CORRECTED: Leo Burnett Sues Workers Who Quit With Kellogg Info
• Activision Sued Over Extra Charges For Data Protection
• Fox Loses Bid To Ban Dish Network's Ad-Skipping DVR
• Del. High Court Finds Golf Deal Breached Manager's LLC Duties
• O'Melveny Must Face Mortgage Co.'s Sale Contract Suit
• Justices Eye Nike's Deal Not To Sue In Trademark Case
• Ex-AKR Partners Hit Back At Firm's Founder Over Windup
• Tsakos Paid Kickbacks For $100M In Shipping Work, Suit Says
• Goldman Asks 2nd Circ. To Send Bias Case To Arbitration
• Humana Fights Pharmacy's Medicare Payment Suit
• First Tennessee Bank Skirts Interest Rate Swap Suit
• Greenberg Argues To Arbitrate $10M Real Estate Breach Suit
• Forest Oil Wants $20M Award Chucked For Arbitrator Bias
• How FINRA Foiled Morgan Stanley's Broker Info Grab
• Paramount, 'Hustle & Flow' Producer Settle Contract Suit
• Baseline Evidence Not Needed Under Twiqbal, 8th Circ. Says
• Look Before You Leap At Capital Commitments As Collateral
• Former Valerus Worker Sues Over Stock Redemption
• NYC Landlords Could Face Lease Fights In Sandy's Wake
• Pa. Landowners Say Halcon Broke Oil, Gas Rights Agreements
• Credit Suisse, Qatar PE Firm Form Middle East Investment JV
• HSBC Lobs $69M Suit At Nomura Unit Over Mortgage Pool
• Edwards Wildman Adds Ex-Venable E-Discovery Ace
• Crawford Labs Wants Arcadis Ordered To Continue Site Cleanup
• TCW Looks To Skirt Carlyle Merger Injunction
• Standard-Essential Patents And FRAND: Complex Interplay
• Goldman Sachs, Others Want $900M Guaranty MBS Suit Nixed
• Ex-SGB Partner Loses Arbitration Bid Over Firing At New Firm
• Oakland Coliseum Wants U2 Concert Pollution Suit Tossed
• Talent Agent Says CAA Must Arbitrate $5M Unpaid Bonus Row
• Citizens, Kroger Win Arbitration In Auto-Dial TCPA Action
• Class Action Over Maibec Shingle Defects Trimmed
• Raytheon Seeks Exit From $1B FCA Satellite System Suit
• Trust Sues DLJ Mortgage For $497M Over Defective Loans
• Fish & Richardson Dodges Suit Over Link To Arbitrator
• Superman Heirs Battle DC Comics Over Copyrights In 9th Circ.
• Apple's Motorola Patent License Suit Thrown Out By Judge
• National Union Seeks To Pare $15M UMG Coverage Suit
• State Street, Barclays Dodge Claims In Suit Over $2B CDO
• EIG Injunction Jeopardizes Carlyle Merger, TCW Tells Judge
• JPMorgan Can't Escape Botched Loan Mod Advice Claims
• Apple Says IPhone Service Monopoly Suit Ignores Court Order
• Georgia Power Sues Contractors Over $900M In Disputed Claims
• Beware 'Backdoor Standstills' In Nondisclosure Agreements
• East West Bank Failed To Back $30M Life Policies, Suit Says
• Megachurch Founder Seeks $5M in Bankruptcy Court Claim
• Big Weather And Cloud Computing: Lessons From Sandy
• Another Blow To OFCCP's Grab For Health Care Providers
• Hostess, Unions Win Judge's Blessing For 'Integral' Deals
• BHP Billiton Sells Alumina Mine Stake For $1 To Cut Risk
• Chattem Offers Up To $1.5M To End Mouthwash Suit
• Developer, Construction Co. Settle $580M Real Estate Scam Suit
• Ex-Fumo Attys Seek To Arbitrate Dispute Over Unpaid Fees
• W.Va. AG Says Texas Firm Is Exploiting $25B Mortgage Deal
• Trademark Licenses Are Executory Contracts In Bankruptcy
• Could CT's Approach To Clean Energy Be A National Model?
• Britney Spears' Ex-Manager Loses Defamation Case
• WEC Carolina Urges High Court To Clarify CFAA's Scope
• Texas Appeals Court Tosses Contract Suit Against Chase Bank
• Guarantors Owe $17M On Foreclosed Shopping Center Loan
• 6th Circ. Greenlights PPG Retiree Health Benefit Claims
• Oscar Winner's Co. Accused Of $4M 'Little Murder' Fraud
• Calif. High Court Won't Mull Case Over Class Waiver Ban
• Wells Fargo Can't Shed Claims In $101M Construction Loan Suit
• Texas Court Flips Law Firm Award Over Bad Discovery Review
• Agency Fights Tommy Lee Jones For $1.5M 'No Country' Fee
• Steelers To Sue Stadium Operator Over Heinz Field Expansion
• Apple Says Motorola Patents Only Worth $1 Per IPhone
• Inside The UK's Latest Bribery-Related Settlement
• Calif. Arbitration Rule Preempted, US Chamber Tells 9th Circ.
• Mapping The Pre-Election Landscape