Commercial Contracts Archive » December, 2012

Commercial Contracts - December, 2012

194 articles

• Renco Owes Ex-Unit $49M From Humvee Venture, Judge Says
• Concepcion Doesn't Doom Limo Driver Class, Calif. Court Told
• Title Co., Brokers Take $16.5M Hit In Real Estate Fraud
• Nordstrom Boots FLSA Claims In Wage-And-Hour Suits
• Ski Co.'s $220M Suit Over Botched Resort Deal Tossed
• 3rd Circ. Says Prior Patent Deal Blocks Spansion's Apple Suit
• Argo Digital Unit Wants Investor Fraud Suit Sent To Fla.
• Vaccine Buyers Get Sanofi's Antitrust Claim Scrapped
• Contract Decides Time Bar On Mechanics' Liens: Pa. Court
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Disney's Rights To 'Pooh' Characters
• Forever 21 Harassment Suit Sent To Arbitration
• AECOM Leases 3 Floors For Downtown NYC Office Post-Sandy
• Houlihan's Can't Shake Class Action Over Pricey Drinks
• Texas High Court Nixes $4.7M Pipeline Contract Judgment
• $125M Starwood Fraud Suit Belongs In Mexico, 7th Circ. Says
• Aurora Loses Bid To Toss Calif. Mortgage Class Action
• Judge Halts Discount Sales Of Upscale Designer's Perfume
• Condo Buyers Can't Use ILSA To Void Purchase, 2nd Circ. Says
• Cozen Says Judge Misapplied Philly Campaign Finance Law
• How They Won It: Gibson Dunn Hunch Nets Cablevision $700M
• Perdue, Farm Prevail In Chicken Waste Pollution Suit
• Beware Discovery In 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• Trump Developers Say Condo Fraud Claims Filed Too Late
• Judge Trims Subcontractor Suit Over Nuclear Site Cleanup
• Ohio State Bookstore Accuses Publishers Of Monopoly Threats
• Blank Rome, Cozen Sued Over Failed $27M Development Deal
• Kodak, Samsung Reach $37M Deal Over Printer Supply Contract
• FINRA Panel Orders Morgan Keegan To Pay $1.4M To Investor
• Navigating The 546(e) Safe Harbor Provision
• Drilling Co. Blames Buccaneer For Failed Oil Rig Venture
• NJ Court Clarifies Inquiry Duties For Construction Liens
• AMR's New CBA, Pension Deal With Pilots Get Judge's OK
• 'King Of Queens' Actress Sued Over Unpaid Commissions
• FERC Judge Blocks Pipeline Co. Enterprise TEPPCO's Rate Plan
• AAA Tosses HealthSouth's Ernst & Young Negligence Claims
• Sequestration And The WARN Act: Fiscal Cliff Part 1
• Ex-S&N Reps Barred From Client Contact In $56M Secrets Row
• SemCrude Ruling Skirted Due Process, Oil Cos. Tell 3rd Circ.
• Daimler Can't Quash Suit Over Faulty Mercedes Air Systems
• LA Clippers Owner Must Pay Tenant $17M Over Building Fire
• Crude Oil Trucking Co. Can't Stop Rival's Similar Designs
• UPenn Economist, Consulting Firm Reach Deal In Contract Row
• Mistrial Declared In POGO Gov't Worker Payment Case
• Lockheed Fights For Shooting Death Defense Costs In 3rd Circ.
• Spanish Bank To Pay Aviva $804M To Settle JV Dispute
• Implied Contract Unproven In Firing Suit, 10th Circ. Says
• Steelers Sue Stadium Authority For Share Of $39M Expansion
• Developer Counters Ex-Bryan Cave Atty's Joint Venture Suit
• Recent Surveys Highlight Anti-Corruption Trends
• Partner Slaps VeriFone With $250M Suit Over In-Taxi Ads
• BofA Escapes Class Suit In Calif. Over Frozen Accounts
• DZ Bank Targets BofA For $546M In MBS Campaign
• FHFA Sues RBS Predecessor Over Securities Buyback Deal
• Freedom Mortgage Denies Loans To New Moms, Suit Claims
• Patton Boggs' $22M Chevron Bond Suit Can Still Move To NY
• Sony Wants 'Premium Rush' Contract Claim Nixed
• Aspen Claims No Duty In $40M Corrupt Mortgage Class Action
• Promoter Calls Foul On NCAA Over Canceled Tournaments
• 'Fair And Equitable' Means More Than Amortization Schedule
• Gas Interests Back Cabot In 3rd Circ. Pa. Lease Challenge
• Drug Supplier Possibly Lied About FDA Docs, Judge Says
• Insurer Sues Dewey Execs Over Losses On $35M Notes
• Calif. Court Brings Architects Back Into Condo Defect Case
• Aalto's Faulty-Vial Suit Belongs In Fed. Court, Wheaton Says
• 6th Circ. Finds Navistar Violated Benefits Agreement
• ISP Urges High Court Not To Review Patent Contract Case
• TV Producer Allen Evades Suit Over Sammy Davis Jr. Biopic
• Exelon Unit Sues IHI Over $12M In Power Plant Bills
• Colombia Is Fast Becoming An Oil Giant In Latin America
• Texas High Court Will Hear Russian Trade Secret Theft Case
• Wells Fargo To Pay $24M To Settle Securities Lending Suit
• Thrift Store Says Wood Herron Misled Copyright Office
• Ousted ISC Exec Can't Use Broker's Client Data, Court Rules
• Best Buy, DDR Settle Insurance Dispute Over Mall Leases
• NY Studios Sues Steiner Over Navy Yard Financing Deal
• Towers Perrin Beats Principals' Suit Over Watson Wyatt Merger
• 4Kids Plan Confirmed Over License Partner's Objection
• A Fresh Look At Diversity In ADR
• Mirant Successor Cries Perjury In $305M Oil Lease Suit
• Wolters Kluwer Beats Contract Suit Over Bar-Prep Biz
• Toto's Royalties Suit Should Be Trimmed, Judge Says
• Salvage Co. Says Diamond Killed $258M Rig Leasing Venture
• Luxury Designer DVF Sues To Halt Discount Perfume Sales
• Viacom Can't Claim IP Indemnity From Harmonix Shareholders
• A&E Hit With $5M Suit Over 'Pawn Stars' Agency Switch
• Apple Looks To Boot ITunes Double Charge Case
• Ex-KPCB Partner In Bias Suit Denies Inking Arbitration Deal
• A Trap For The Unwary In Terminating M&A Transactions
• DC Landlord Can't Drop Shakespeare Theatre Co., Judge Says
• Insurer, Law Firm Settle Coverage Row Over Malpractice Suit
• New Tribal Leasing Regulations To Spur Renewable Energy
• Ill. Developers, Check Your IWOH Claim Risk
• Open Season On Rating Agencies?
• Horizon Health Opens Texas Poaching Trial Against Ex-Execs
• Rakoff Ignored Contract Law In CDO Ruling, 2nd Circ. Told
• Philips Can't Escape Consumer Class Action Over AirFloss
• Societe Generale, Weston Accused Of Mismanaging $100M Fund
• Inside NY's Departure From In Re Loop
• BP Escapes Petro Star's $20M Tariff Refund Suit
• Gogo Denies Class Claims Of In-Flight Internet Monopoly
• Hawker Judge Won't Rule Yet On Warranty Rejection Bid
• McKool, Manatt Pay $3.5M To Settle NFL Players' Suit
• Outdoor Ad Cos.' Digital Billboard Permits Killed
• Cheryl Cole Seeks $2.3M In 'X Factor' Contract Suit
• KeyBank Case Could Gut Consumer, Employee Class Claims
• Philips Battles Italian TV Magnate At Trial Over $258M Loan
• Complaint In Oil Rig Patent Row Can Continue, Judge Says
• $305M Oil Lease Suit Time-Barred, Castex Investors Say
• Honua Loses Bid To Block Bizzi's $230M NYC Condo Sale
• High Court Won't Review IP Deals' Validity Post-Bankruptcy
• Cabot Asks 3rd Circ. To Take Up Pa. Fracking Lease Rights
• Supreme Court Won't Weigh In On Private FLSA Settlement
• Blackwater Successor Told To Turn Over Docs In Qui Tam Suit
• Lincoln Manufacturing Can't Escape Afghan Well Piping Suit
• Schlumberger Says Rival Hiding From Drilling Patent Diputes
• A Properly Recorded Lis Pendens Can Prevent A SLAPP Suit
• CAA Must Arbitrate Ex-Talent Agent's Unpaid Bonus Claims
• Merrill Sweetens Deal With Ex-Advisers In Deferred Pay Suit
• KBR Blocking Release Of Funds From $280M Deal, Suit Says
• Fla. Law Firm Escapes Biofuel Co.'s $7M PE Funding Suit
• High Court Takes Oxford Class Arbitration Appeal
• Texas Judge Won't Delay Kickback Suit During Criminal Probe
• Fund Not Liable For $100M RE Project Guarantee, Court Says
• Citibank, Discover Win Arbitration Bid In Student Loan Suit
• BofA, US Bancorp Can't Shake Fund's Suit Over WaMu MBS
• Wells Fargo Wins Round In Investor Arbitration Appeal
• BMW Tries To Dodge Demo Buyers' Warranty Coverage Suit
• POGO Illegally Paid Economist For Gov't Work, US Says
• Zimmer Loses Bid For $1.4M Award In Stryker Poaching Suit
• Auction Of Ex-Boxing Champ Holyfield Memorabilia Blocked
• Another Pro-Arbitration Decision By The Supreme Court
• Kodak Deal With CVS Over Kiosk Agreement Gets Judge's OK
• Helium Deal Not Breached In Plant Closure, Texas Court Says
• Judge Won't Rethink Class Claims In Capital One 'Puppet' Suit
• BlackRock Settles Employment Row With Ex-Fund Manager
• NY Cosmos Soccer Club Settles Pa. Marketer's Commission Suit
• FTC Says Motorola Should Not Get Apple Ban In SEP Case
• Samsung Files Apple-HTC Deal It Says Weakens Sales Ban Bid
• Best Buy Hit With $5M Punitives For Stealing Trade Secrets
• Arkin Appeals After Judge Restricts Access To Ex-Firm Funds
• Northrop, CRGT Settle $2.4M Fray Over Army Software License
• CIBC Win In Leasing Suit Still Stands, Judge Rules
• FTC's Tough Message On Standard-Essential Patents
• Ocwen Must Appoint Monitor To Oversee Mortgage Servicing
• HIG Capital Says It Properly Handled $41M Foreclosure Sale
• Chesapeake Gets New Trial In $115M Oil Lease Battle
• FERC Nixes JPMorgan Suit Over $3.7M In Energy Payments
• Developer Wants $10M Verdict In Mexico Hotel Dispute Tossed
• Bickel & Brewer Axed From Contract Row Over Insider Bribes
• RIM Wins Arbitration In BlackBerry Service Outage Row
• Alchemix Denied New Trial Over Stock Sale Gone Bad
• NY Law Doesn't Block $70M BofA Fraud Suit: Concord Atty
• NJ Court Won't Let Construction Co. Duck Contractor Crash Suit
• Thelen Seeks Approval Of $1.4M Citibank Settlement
• 'Big Valley' Producer Targets Private Investors In $50M Suit
• Department Of Education Contractor Escapes Bullying Suit
• Chrysler Beats Class Action Over Brake Warranties
• J&J Exits Ex-Sales Reps' Suit Over Noncompete Deal
• Pharmacy Manager Says Walgreen Broke Deal, Copied Biz Model
• SAExploration's GC Barred In Contract Suit, Texas Court Says
• 4Kids, 'Pokemon' Co. Get OK For $1M Contract Row Settlement
• How Supreme Court Should Rule In Yums V. Nike
• Critical Issues For Post-Acquisition Physicians
• Jones Day Goes After Ex-Client Vizio For $6.7M In Fees
• Altegra Health Accuses Ex-Sales VP Of Stealing Secrets
• Market Crash Doesn't Cut $40M Award In RE Row: Md. Court
• Circuit City Trust, Toshiba Settle $92M In Claims
• Subcontractor Was Cut Out Of $10M Utility Job, Suit Says
• Maritime Law Applies In $50M Drilling Rig Suit, Judge Says
• Michael Jackson's Estate Urges Dismissal Of Ex-Agent's Suit
• WaMu Trust Alleges Naked Shorting By Goldman, Seeks Probe
• BofA Sues Wells Fargo Over Home Loan Buyback Demand
• Southwest Inks Deal Worth Up To $58M In Drink Coupon Suit
• Shakespeare Theatre Co.'s Suit Against DC Landlord OK'd
• Cushman Sued Over Handling Of Citadel Office Expansion
• Fraudulent Transfer Is The Bomb! Fallout From In Re Dynegy
• 9th Circ. Upholds $319M 'Millionaire' Verdict Against Disney
• The Mediation Advocate's Bill of Rights
• Motorola Can't Use SEPs To Ban Microsoft Products
• Lennar Must Turn Over Withheld Docs In Axed $134M Land Buy
• NJ Judge Moves Lockheed Martin Navy Contract Suit To Md.
• Nonprofit Fights Sanofi Subpoena In Antitrust Suit
• A&P Parent Seeks Court OK To Close All But 1 Ch. 11 Case
• Rob Schneider Sued For $1.5M Over Film Investment
• TCW To Move Forward With Sale To Carlyle Despite EIG Suit
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• Contractor, Travelers Face Suit Over Gov't Construction Delays
• Blue Cross Can't Escape Suit Over Favored-Nation Deals
• GE Wins Ownership Dispute With Ex-Worker Over Wind Patent
• BP Sues Contractors Over Steel Used In Refinery Revamp
• Mirant Claims Stay Put In Castex $300M Mineral Deal Row
• Deutsche Bank Accuses GE Units Of $390M MBS Loan Fraud
• BofA Seeks To Keep Fontainebleau Loan Info Confidential
• Takeaways From Del. Encore And Auriga Rulings