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Commercial Contracts - February, 2013

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• Disney Undersold 'Home Improvement' Reruns, Suit Says
• Studio Sues Universal Over Movie Finance Deal Gone Bad
• NJ Appeals Court Upholds Boroughs' Worker Furloughs
• Travel Sites Win Hotel Tax Fight In Fla. Appeals Court
• Dickstein Shapiro Sued By Pawnbroker Over $30M In Paintings
• Macy's To Lose Big In Rival's Martha Stewart Deal, Judge Told
• Texas Appeals Court Sends BP Gas Delivery Suit To Arbitration
• Beth Israel Stalled NYC Whole Foods, $100M Suit Says
• IP Jurisdiction Ruling Spurs Apple, Motorola Fed. Circ. Debate
• Jury Awards Dish $4.9M In ESPN Licensing Row
• Warner Chilcott Says Contracts Bar Retailers' Doryx Suit
• Microsoft Wins Arbitration Bid In Tablet False Ad Suit
• HIG Awarded $4M In PE Cos.' Suit Over $41M Foreclosure
• SecondMarket Skirts $9.5M Suit Over Facebook Share Sale
• Samsung Loses Apple Smartphone Patent Fight In Japan
• $112M SoHo Property Deal Targeted In 2nd Contract Suit
• Siemens-First Capital Venture Ducks Suit Over Scuttled IPO
• Orrick, Ex-Associate Resolve Dispute Over Failed Promotion
• Greenberg Traurig Will Mediate $200M Sex Bias Suit
• 6 Areas Often Underestimated In Law Firm Mergers
• Ex-U Of Miami Fullback Claims Film Producer Stiffed Him
• Argentina Tells 2nd Circ. It May Defy Order In $1.4B Bond Row
• 5th Circ. Enforces Arbitration Deal Despite Rights Clause
• LA Fitness Clients Lose Bid To Reinstate Pa. Membership Suit
• 6th Circ. Backs Johnston Barton Win In Broker's Suit
• Macy's Stuck With Martha Stewart Despite Betrayal: Exec
• NJ High Court Grills Attys On Verbal Mediation Deal
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear $319M 'Millionaire' Suit Against Disney
• Latham & Watkins Must Turn Over IP Theft Docs, Judge Told
• Herrick Feinstein Must Face Claims Over Bad Zoning Advice
• Judge Tells Attys To Cool Off In Fla. Tribe's Malpractice Suit
• Doc Says Blue Cross Punished Him For Patient Advocacy
• AmEx Opens Door For Justices To Build On Concepcion
• FAA Doesn't Preempt Md. Law In Toll Bros. Suit: 4th Circ.
• Don't Go Down With The Shipping Bankruptcy
• Swartz Campbell's Law Firm Poaching Suit Can Proceed
• Viacom's Bundling Violates Antitrust Law, Cablevision Says
• A Snapshot Of The Post-MSTG Landscape
• AEG Escapes Suit Over Michael Jackson's Death
• Martha Stewart's JC Penney Deal Made Macy's CEO 'Sick'
• Motorola Still Seeks Sales Ban After FTC Deal, Microsoft Says
• VW Squashes Beetle Transmission Defect Suit
• Trustee Banks To Face Jury In $600M Funeral Scam Case
• Styx Says UMG Label Sailed Away With Download Royalties
• Ex-Philly Housing Chief, Agency Settle Firing Suit
• Thornburg, BofA Settlement Should Be Public: US Trustee
• Apple Settles Suit Over Kids' App Game Buys
• Morgan Stanley Whistleblower Also Targets FINRA In New Suit
• Drone Contractor Says PE Firm Poached Info, Employees
• Firms End Battle Royal Over $4M Pfizer Settlement Fees
• Costner's Contract Claim Over 'Robin Hood' Profit Survives
• Organic Banana Grower Says Tainted Fungicide Ruined Crop
• JPMorgan OT Arbitration Not Barred By NLRB's DR Horton
• SNA Carbon, RG Steel JV Fight Booted To W.Va. Court
• Dish's Streaming TV Infringes Copyrights, Fox Says
• Protect Yourself Against Tenant Construction Liens In Fla.
• BNY Mellon To Pay MedCap Investors $114M Over Ponzi Plot
• EU Aims To Subject More IP Licenses To Antitrust Scrutiny
• Travelport, American Duel Over Conspiracy Claim Deadlines
• Landlord Dodges Damages Over Breach Of Tenant Deal
• NY Appeals Court Tosses Warhol Authenticity Contract Suit
• Martha Stewart Move To JC Penney A Shock, Macy's Exec Says
• Gersten Savage Founder Bilked Partners, Suit Says
• Ex-Eagles QB's Ponzi Suit Intercepted By Arbitration Clause
• Sly Stone's $50M Royalties Suit Not Too Late For Trial
• Successful Life Science Collaborations Require Flexibility
• Halliburton Faces $300M Arbitration Over Fracking Secrets
• 11th Circ. Backs BofA In Fight Over $1B Vegas Hotel Funding
• 3rd Circ. Reinstates Former Teleflex Exec's Age Bias Case
• 'Ghost Rider' Rights Suit Not Too Late, 2nd Circ. Hears
• JC Penney CEO Lured Martha Stewart Away, Macy's Says
• Credit Unions Knew RMBS Risks, JPMorgan Says
• Boies Schiller Wants Chiquita Plaintiff-Poaching Suit Tossed
• Fannie, Freddie Knew Of Risks In $27M MBS Buy: Countrywide
• PE Fund Considerations In Light Of Del.'s LLC Debate
• ResCap Fights To Subordinate Insurers' Securities Claims
• Shaub & Williams Sues Augme For $2.2M In IP Row Fees
• LA Four Seasons Owner Unfairly Stalling Project, Suit Says
• Kodak Avoids $18M Bill As Judge Axes Sony Film Deal
• Swapping Safely: DOL's Take On Swaps And ERISA Plans
• Ex-Dewey Partner Sues Barclays Over Firm Capital Loan
• Writer Patricia Cornwell Wins $51M From Accounting Firm
• ResCap Sets Aside $12.3M For Ambac's Sale Challenge
• Judge Won't Streamline Retailers' Martha Stewart Row
• Sephora Can't Dodge Competition Claims Over Skin Care Deal
• Mercedes, Others Must Pay $136M In Dealership Fraud Suit
• LA Clippers Owner Gets New Trial Over $17M Apartment Fire
• Novartis Kills $78M Noncompete Deal With Departing Chairman
• Wells Fargo Breached Trustee Duties, MedCap Investors Say
• Investor's $3M Racketeering Suit Against Atty Booted
• DC Circ. Backs FERC's Energy Auction Rate Move
• Arkin's Legal Assault Against Ex-Partners Put On Ice
• Lehman Sues Spanish Broadcasting Over $29M In Dividends
• Calif. High Court To Mull 'Honest Belief' In Med-Leave Firing
• Del. River Port Authority, Police Ordered To Arbitration
• GCs Name 43 Best-Of-The-Best Attys
• NBA Star Breached Contract, Financial Adviser Tells 7th Circ.
• Indiana Univ. Health Misused Trade Secrets, Suit Says
• In-House Attys Name 11 Exceptional Insurance Lawyers
• GCs Name Cream Of The Crop Litigators
• 6 HIPAA Rule Takeaways For Employers
• Huffington Can't Kick Claims That She Stole HuffPo Idea
• Pipeline Co. Says Surveyor Gave Rival Secret Route Info
• Koch Unit, MF Global Trustee Drop Fight Over $20M Claim
• Dynex Must Pay $27M For Breaching Development Loan Deal
• NY Court Snuffs Contract Suit Against Ex-Black Diamond Exec
• US Bank's $100M Suit Over Extended Stay Loan Revived
• 2nd Circ. Revives Suit Over $307M Ness Sale
• Hicks Thomas Enters Dallas By Bringing On Litigation Pro
• Retail Giants' Martha Stewart Fight Shows Contract No-Nos
• Covidien Sues Former Sales Rep For Jumping To Abbott
• LA Fitness Dodges Consumer Fraud Suit Over Contract Waiver
• Ex-Troutman Atty Loses Appeal Over Nursing Home Deals
• The Devil Is In 'Where To Disclose' Supply Chain Details
• Bad Paint Ruined $40M USAF Job, Container Co. Says
• Howard Stern Still Seeking $330M After Sirius XM Deal
• Euronet Says Rival Payment Service's Claims Preempted
• Barclays Owes Ex-Lehman Director $20M, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Wholesale Grocery Antitrust Claims Revived By 8th Circ.
• Cadwalader Settles $1.6M Claim In Ocala Bankruptcy
• Vivendi Can't Duck $1B Verdict Over Liberty Media Deal
• United Strikes New CBAs Covering Thousands Of Workers
• Rutgers, Big East To Talk Settlement In Exit Suit
• Chase Customers Sue Over Failed Same-Day Card Payments
• Chartwell Wants Rival's Discovery Halted In Fla. Office Row
• Bank Blames Union For Lack Of $5M Fee In US Airways Deal
• Unsigned Orbitz Deal Can't Ground American's Antitrust Row
• 'Bachelor' Spoilers Are Protected Speech, Blogger Says
• Nintendo Urges Arbitration For Faulty Wii Controller Suit
• 10 Things To Know Before Signing An IT Contract
• A Potentially Superior Way To Secure Lease Obligations
• 7 Resolutions For Legal Industry Marketing In 2013
• Mary Kay Says Michael Kors Broke 'MK' Trademark Pact
• Hasbro Soaked With Suit Over Water Gun Royalties
• Lockheed Trying To Rewrite Deal, Goodyear Tells 6th Circ.
• BioZone Founder's $30M Suit Survives Forum Challenge
• Junior Lienholders And Cross-Collateralized Loans
• NJ Devils Arena Cleaning Co. Wins $2.9M Over Unpaid Bills
• RE Investor Told To Produce Atty Emails In Fraud Suit
• Orbitz Urges Enforcement Of American Airlines Antitrust Deal
• CVS Can't Arbitrate Patient Info Dispute, 5th Circ. Says
• Sony, Eddie Money Royalty Spat Should Proceed, Judge Says
• Cadwalader, Sanford Accused Of Exposing Whistleblower
• T-Mobile Owes $7M For Racing Car Sponsorship Row
• Anadarko Tells 5th Circ. Williams Owes $9M In Oil Deal
• Dish Tells Jury ESPN Favored Rivals In Licensing Deal
• Halliburton Pays $219M Over KBR's Shoddy Oil Pipeline Work
• 3rd Circ. Urged Not To Halt Antitrust Suit Over GSK Drug
• Banks Ask 5th Circ. To Revive Heartland Data Breach Claims
• Rosetta Stone Faces Trade Secrets Suit Over Hire From Rival
• Brandywine Sues Verizon Over Stalled $20M Philly Land Sale
• Marine Sues Continental For Stiffing Pilots Over Military Leave
• Incapital Hits Ex-Execs, BNY Mellon With Trade Secrets Suit
• US Lost $30B Through Flawed Coal Leases, NRDC Claims
• A Look At 4th Circ.'s Take On Architectural Copyrights
• Argentine Firm Loses Bid For Cut Of $410M BofA Deal
• No Space For Partner Egos In Law Firm Of The Future
• 4th Circ. Denies Vitol's Bid For $9M In Oil Spill Row
• US Coal Owes Pryor Cashman $2.5M In Fees, Judge Finds
• Schlumberger Stops Ex-Engineer From Taking Halliburton Job
• Apple Says Motorola FRAND Dispute Belongs In Fed. Circ.
• Wrinkle Cream Co. Reaches $7M Deal Over 'Risk-Free' Claims
• Texas High Court Won't Pick Up Chesapeake Lease Appeal
• ConAgra, Kraft Say Food Storage Co. Flouted $59M Deal
• Judge Shuts Door On LG Fridge Labeling Suit
• Judge Applies La. Law In $107M Shaw Coverage Suit
• Shire Pays $48M To End Adderall Supply Suit
• What To Know When Investing In Energy Efficiency
• Foxconn Denied Quick Win In USB Essential-Patent Suit
• A Tenant's Guide To Operating Expense Escalations
• Preparing Your Witness To Be A Performer
• Sirius XM Hit With Class Action Over Improper Fees
• Curt Schilling Allowed To Use $10M D&O Policy In Loan Fight
• SunTrust Sues To Block FINRA Arbitration In MBS Row
• Assured's MBS Win May Force Wave Of Bank Settlements
• BNY Defends $18B Debt Addition In Suit Over Basell Deal
• Insurer Wants High Court To Review Injury Coverage Case
• Nexstar Settles Antitrust Suit Against Local TV Rival
• Clarification On NY Choice-Of-Law Provisions
• Takeaways From OIG's Recent Opinion On Co-Management
• Assured's $90M Win Gives Insurers Ammo Against Banks
• Financier Gets Out Of $50M 'Escape From Planet Earth' Suit
• 9th Circ. Skeptical About Tossing 'Gangland' Unmasking Suit
• FERC Denies ATC's Bid For Half Of Xcel's $445M Minn. Line
• 'Amazon Tax' Arguments Focus On Status Of Sales Affiliates
• Herrick Feinstein Not To Blame For Failed Tower, Atty Says
• Patient Data Suit Must Be Arbitrated, CVS Tells 5th Circ.
• DR Horton Doesn't Apply In JPMorgan Wage Action: Judge
• Best Employer Practices In Light Of Noel Canning V. NLRB
• A Gambling Case Software Developers Should Watch Closely
• Illinois Hops On Springing Guaranty Bandwagon
• Merrill Lynch Loses Challenge To Funds' $64M Fraud Award
• 10th Circ. Says FSIA Protects Bank In Botched $50M Deal
• Superman Heirs Say DC Comics' Copyright Claims Won't Fly
• NFL Says Consumer Can't Bring Suit Over Reebok Deal
• FiveStar, IStar Settle Dispute Over $112M Resort Loan
• Assured Wins $1B MBS Contract Suit Against Flagstar
• Hendrix Estate Settles $2M Contract Row With Film Producer
• Packaging Co. Seeks High Court Review In Benefits Fight
• 'Avatar' Was James Cameron's Idea, Judge Rules In IP Suit
• Century 21 Tried To Bully Franchisee Into Merger, Suit Says
• Facebook Sues App Maker For Not Deleting Old Profile Info
• Credit Suisse Unit Faces Contract Suit Over $1B Loan Pool
• Trump Wants Bill Maher To Pay $5M Over Ape Sex Remark
• BNY Asks 2nd Circ. To Let It Take Payments From Argentina
• Boeing Says Partners Owe $350M Over Bankrupt Satellite Co.
• JPMorgan Asks 6th Circ. To Back Class Waiver In Antitrust Suit
• Revel Casino Accused Of Skipping Out On Construction Bill
• Kaiser Billing Class Wins Cert. In Emergency Services Suit
• 'Sahara' Writer Asks Calif. Court To Take Up Film Rights Row
• Qualcomm Awarded $12.4M In Attys' Fees In Gabriel IP Suit
• Entertainment Pro Leaves Greenberg, Joins LA Boutique
• UnitedHealth Collective Action Waiver Doesn't Violate FLSA
• Insurers Cry Foul Over $8.7B ResCap MBS Settlement
• Calif. Noncompete Clauses — Still Unenforceable
• Wexford Capital Skirts Fraud Claims Over $674M Archer Deal
• IDT Exec Conned Co. Out Of 200 Spectrum Licenses: Suit
• Playboy Relaunches Bunny Trademark Suit In Ill.
• Comcast Sued By Business-Class Customers Over Fees
• Chevron Says BP, Exxon Seized $13M In Oil Over Pipeline Fee
• 3D Printing Co. Beats Rival's Monopoly Claims
• Lindsay Lohan Sues Apparel Co. Over Botched Licensing Deal
• Oracle's Bid To End HP Contract Suit Denied By Calif. Court
• 1st Amendment Can't Help Whistleblowing Principal: 7th Circ.
• Dish Ad-Skip DVR Violates Copyrights, Fox Tells 9th Circ.
• Inside The Circuit Split Over FAA Section 7