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Commercial Contracts - March, 2013

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• Tolkien Says Warner Bros. Trying To Sue It For Being Sued
• Hotel Owners Get New Way Out Of Soured Management Deals
• Microsoft Escapes $1B Antitrust Suit Over Windows Rules
• Firm Hit With $1M Malpractice Suit Over Hotel Stabbing Case
• Velvet Underground Drumming Out Deal In Banana Art Suit
• Energy Co. Loses Bid For Enviro Data For Wind Farm Funding
• NY High Court Nixes Icahn's Federal-Mogul Investment Appeal
• Texas High Court Limits Repair Agreement Implied Warranty
• Nomura Sued Over Investors' $486M Mortgage Bond Losses
• Ex-AK Steel Workers Entitled To Benefits, 6th Circ. Says
• Pa. Bill Would Limit HVAC Companies' Mold Liability
• Texas Justices Will Hear $66.5M Gas Field Contract Row
• Del Monte Hit With Injunction In Fresh Fruit Fight
• Texas Lawyer Sued Over Mongolian Business Deal Gone Bust
• Don King Wins Fla. High Court Appeal Over $23M Jai Alai Deal
• Platinum Properties, SNR Denton Sued Over $13M Apt. Buy
• RBC Asks Court To Ax $21M Verdict In Failed Trade Suit
• 2nd Circ. Overturns NLRB In Union Fight With Stella D'oro
• Sly Stone Faces Trial Over Coachella Royalties Rant
• Amazon May Get To Depose Apple Surveyors In Appstore Row
• Condo Board Slapped With $40M Suit Over Verizon Antennas
• 4th Circ. Won't Rehear Toll Bros. Deposit Refund Row
• Appeals Court Sends Honda Financing Suit To Arbitration
• Gilead Poached Worker To Launch Rival Drug, Vertex Says
• 'Confidential' Settlement Agreements In NY? Think Again
• Litigation Support At A Crossroads
• NFL Commish Avoids Deposition In Super Bowl Ticket Suit
• Wilson Elser Faces $1.5M Malpractice Suit Over Lost Property
• 2nd Circ. Revives Customer Suits Over Frozen Bank Accounts
• Landry's Targets Rival, Ex-Manager In Noncompete Suit
• CORRECTED: Production Co.'s Talent Agency Suit Frivolous, Judge Says
• Priceline Has No Fiduciary Duty In Hotel Bidding: 2nd Circ.
• NFL Says Rival Gear Decks Antitrust Suit Over Reebok Deal
• Virgin Media Hit With $100M Suit Over Turnaround Services
• CORRECTED: Am West Pilots Want Arbitrator's Seniority List Enforced
• Contractor Can't Halt Employee Defections To Rival Academi
• A Cautionary Tale For Transactional Lawyers
• IDT Flouted $2.5M Termination Deal, Ex-Exec Says
• Law Firm Says Gas Drilling Contract Claims Don't Stick
• Dial Can't Wash Away Antibacterial Soap Marketing MDL
• NY Appeals Court Says Miami Hotel Can Boot Marriott Contract
• Ceglia Likely Forged Facebook Contract, Judge Finds
• Failed Facebook Investment Sparks $6.7M Malpractice Suit
• Ex-Dinsmore Atty Released From Engineering Suit By 3rd Circ.
• Duane Reade Skirts $7M Kasowitz Fee Suit In NY High Court
• Aspen Hotel's Junior Lender Blasts Deed Transfer
• Perkins Coie Expands Dallas Office With 5 New Attys
• Monsanto, DuPont Reach $1.8B Deal To End Antitrust, IP Row
• Forum Selection Clauses In The Intra-Corporate Litigation Era
• Pfizer Wins Promotion Contract Row In Pa. Appeals Court
• Ex-Sanford Heisler Partner Sues Firm Over Partnership Share
• DOJ Ends Blue Cross Antitrust Suit After Favored Nations Ban
• Tribe's Atty Can't Evade Charges In Casino Kickbacks Scheme
• Halliburton Denied Texas Venue In $300M Fracking Secrets Suit
• 5 Tips For Making It Rain
• Tampa Firm Sues Ex-Managing Partner For Cover-Up
• United Tech Took Laid-Off Workers' Stock, Class Action Says
• How They Won It: Weil Curbs Dish Win In ESPN Licensing Row
• Shaw Whistleblower Wins $3.4M FCA Retaliation Verdict
• Ghana Duped US Developer In $600M Sewer Project, Suit Says
• Arguing For Arbitration Clauses In Customer Agreements
• A New Groundwork For Applying The Mobile-Sierra Standard
• 3 Changes To Watch In Commercial Property Due Diligence
• Not Coming To A Theater Near You
• Nev. High Court Lets Developer Off Hook For $2M Indemnity
• Funds Can't Dodge $15M Contract Suit In Social Media JV
• Latest Concepcion Curb Tees Up Issue For Calif. High Court
• Gap Sues Landlord For Ending Lease Due To Sandy Damage
• Central Bancorp Owes $21M Over Fraud 'Frenzy,' Judge Told
• Broker Must Face Suit Over Bungled $25M NJ Hotel Deal
• Citigroup Must Face $200M Highland CDS Suit, Judge Says
• Big East Says Rutgers' Exit Suit Belongs In Arbitration
• UK Regulator Fears Arena Deal Could Stifle Competition
• DirecTV Subscribers Can't Change Channel On Arbitration
• BP Can't Collect Coverage For Land Trespass Suit
• Top NY Court Sets Damage Formula For Breached RE Deals
• KC And The Sunshine Band Shake Shake Shake IP Claims
• BP Cries Foul Over Delayed Halliburton Cement Samples
• Shutterfly Sues Kodak Over Photo Book App
• Boies Schiller Hit With Sanctions Bid In $350M Marriott Row
• Cisco Hit With $70M Fraud Verdict Over Call Center Software
• Atty Who Choked Judge Loses Fee Fight In 3rd Circ.
• MLB Says Clinic Hurt League By Hawking Drugs To Players
• Calif. High Court Lets Law Firm Fee-Sharing Row Advance
• Deutsche Bank Gets $38M Contract Forgery Suit Pared
• Essar Can't Avoid Pipeline Co.'s $30M Contract Suit: FERC
• Highland Can't Remove Special Master In Fight With Exec
• Former Dodgers Owner's Ex Seeks Blackstone Testimony
• Nordion Settles Dr. Reddy's $80M Negligent Testing Suit
• Boat Operator Can't Shift $25M Oil Spill Bill To Cleanup Cos.
• An Answer To The 'Clogging' Question Under NY Law
• Ins And Outs Of Nonparty Discovery In Texas Arbitration
• Refinery Workers Must Arbitrate FLSA Suit, Judge Rules
• WilmerHale Meetings Not Part Of Conspiracy, AmEx Says
• BofA Bid To Oust Flood Insurance Lead Plaintiffs Denied
• DC Comics Lands Knockout Punch In Superman IP Fight
• 11th Circ. AndroGel Decision Bolsters FTC Pay-For-Delay Case
• Judge Slashes RE Tycoon's Suits Against NYC Partners
• Verizon Wants Brandywine To Pay $21.85M In Land Deal
• Ex-Shareholders Lack FDIC Collection Rights: Fed. Circ.
• Firm Can't Dodge Malpractice Suit Over Botched Patent
• Trustees Kicked From Herbalife Founder's $330M Estate
• NBA Star Scores 7th Circ. Win In Finance Adviser Contract Suit
• Porter Hedges Dodges $1M Suit Over Client Conflict
• Viking Gets Defective Appliance Class Decertified
• BP, Tanker Co. Call Truce In Shipping Venture Fight
• Delaware Rethinks Reverse Triangular Mergers
• Ceglia Atty Can't Exit Facebook Ownership Row, Judge Says
• 7 Reasons To Do Pro Bono Work
• Robotic Parking Co. Hit With Fraud Suit Over Fla. Project
• Ex-Milberg Atty Faces High Hurdle In Bid To Sue Ex-Partners
• Boeing Ducks Part Of Suit Over $1.1B Air Force Bid
• Ericsson Likely Swiped Airvana Hardware Designs, Judge Says
• Citi, E&Y Push 2nd Circ. To End Worker Class Actions
• Ferring's Trade Secrets Claims Cut In $165M Patent Deal Row
• RBS Says Suit Over $605M Bid For Liverpool Team Still Lacking
• JC Penney Bondholders Rescind $326M Default Claim
• Sam Adams Maker Can't Tweak Contract Claims: 2nd Circ.
• Chesapeake Gets Trial Date In $1.3B Row With Bondholders
• Texas Landowner Seeks To Halt $2.4B Water Pipeline
• ConEd Kicks Solow Suit Over Plant's Tax Value In $300M Deal
• Weatherford Says JV Partner Stole Well-Monitoring Technology
• Fla. Tribe Avoids Contempt In Suit Against Ex-Counsel
• Bank of America Can't Shake Fla. Force-Placed Insurance Suit
• Stryker Exec Who Jumped Ship Must Hand Over Trade Secrets
• DuPont GC Faulted In Suit Over $1B Monsanto Patent Verdict
• Lennar Wins $14M In Dispute Over Land Sale
• Nintendo Takes Faulty Wii Controller Row Into Arbitration
• National Oilwell Can't Arbitrate Supply Contract Row: Judge
• Highland Wants To Boot Discovery Ref In Fight With Ex-Exec
• Inventor Can't Back Out Of Sony Patent Settlement: Judge
• Dish Says Fox 'Slept' On TV Streaming Tech
• Gansevoort, Caesars To Open 'Urban Resort' In Las Vegas
• Barnes & Thornburg Snags Litigation Ace From Calif. Firm
• AT&T U-Verse Class Action Deserves Trial, High Court Told
• Term Sheet Tips For Emerging Cos. Seeking Venture Money
• Symantec Inks $11M Deal Ending Claims It Used Scare Tactics
• Insurer Off Hook For $20M Verdict In Car Wash Contract Suit
• Third Eye Blind Doesn't Owe Guitarist $8M, Judge Says
• Del Frisco's Founder Says PE Firm Owes Her Benefits, Stock
• NY Hotel Hit With $21M Suit Over Lapsed Rooftop Bar Permit
• Deloitte Liable For Mortgage Execs' Fraud, 9th Circ. Told
• Meso Ruling Puts Popular Deal Structure Back In Safe Zone
• Ex-PE Firm Salesman Sues Over $4.8M In Commissions
• Buccaneer Strikes Back With $30M Claim Over Failed Oil JV
• Texas Firm Beats Fraud Suit For Keeping Mum On Noncompete
• Bankrupt Patriot Wants $150M Cut From Union Contract
• We Need More Diversity In Mediation
• BP Can't Duck Franchisees' $200M Suit Over Sales To Rivals
• Syntrix Wins $96M Verdict Against Illumina In DNA Patent Suit
• Chesapeake Gets Lukewarm Nod To Try $1.3B Bond Refinance
• Appeals Court Says Economic Loss Rule Bars Damages Claim
• Personal Injury Firm Can't Arbitrate Fee Row: Texas Court
• Bank 'Screwed Up' Chilean Toll Road Bid, Investors Say
• Bimbo Can't Dodge NJ Distributors' Franchise Claims
• Bristol-Myers Escapes $3.4B Apotex Suit Over Plavix Deal
• Philly Investors Say Scheme Cost Them $400M Hotel Project
• Abbott Accuses Ex-VP, Boston Scientific Of Raiding Sales Staff
• Lehman UK Creditors Could Get $1B After Appeal Win
• Blackwater Successor Can't Arbitrate Whistleblower FCA Suit
• Tips For Buyers In M&A Transition Services Agreements
• E-Discovery Trends: Looking Back To Move Forward
• Schwab Says Ex-Advisers Diverted $47M In Accounts To Rival
• Seyfarth Hit With Fraud Suit Over Brazilian Tax Shelters
• Texas Lawmakers Weigh Mineral Rights Pooling Bill
• NJ Appeals Court Revives Suit Over Botched $8M RE Deal
• 5th Circ. Reverses Total, Statoil Win In $3.5M Royalty Row
• Union Pacific Wants AIG, Argo To Foot Train Crash Settlement
• Travel Cos. Could Owe $55M In Hotel Taxes Class Action
• Therapy Cos. Can't Shake Whistleblower's Medicare FCA Suit
• Blue Cross Agrees To Refund $4M In Statement Fees
• Texas Jury Slaps RBC With $21.5M Verdict Over Failed Trade
• Convergys Says Class Waiver Ruling Breaks With Concepcion
• Judge Rips Chesapeake Bondholders In $1.3B Refinance Row
• RBC Asks Jury To Let It Off The Hook For Failed $45M Trade
• Stay Doesn't Affect Property Transferred By Fraud: 10th Circ.
• Polsinelli Nabs Health Pro With FCPA Chops From Mintz Levin
• Revised Audi Transmission Settlement Gets Judge's OK
• Kline & Specter Sues 2 Firms Over GSK Dental Cream Deals
• Oil Co. Asks Texas High Court To Save $12M Contract Award
• Michael Jackson Agent's Contract Suit Hangs By Thread
• Retiree Benefit Claims Barred By Union Loss, High Court Told
• Stillwater Runs Deep For Investment Redemptions
• Superman Heir's Atty Dodges Sanctions In DC Comics IP Suit
• Fla. Bank Sues Gated-Community Developers Over $19M Loan
• Wells Fargo Fires Back At MedCap Ponzi Class Action
• Ceglia Sues To Halt Fraud Charges Over Facebook Suit
• Patton Boggs Can't Tap $22M Chevron Pollution Bond
• 'Knockoff' Blood Clot Product Still On Market: Supplement Co.
• Tenet Says Agreement Voids Ex-Nurse's Meal Break Suit
• CORRECTED: Insurer Says Cracked Security System Led To $80M Lilly Theft
• NFL Moves For Sanctions In Super Bowl Ticket Dispute
• A New Duty Of Care Owed To Calif. Borrowers
• 'Ghost Rider' Flaming Jump Stunt Lands Sony In Court
• Doctor Claims Ex-Partners Duped Him In Sale Of Practice
• Judge To Tell Jury To Assume SL Green Wrongly Erased Docs
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive NJ Gas Co.'s Faulty Valve Suit
• UPS Beats Suit Over Late Deliveries In 2nd Circ.
• Duration Of Damages: Can Lost Profits Continue Forever?
• Icahn, Dell Take $24B Buyout Row Behind Closed Doors
• Calif. High Court Case May Reveal Stance On Class Waivers
• ABC Again Ducks Writer's Suit Claiming It Stole 'Lost'
• Raymond James Needn't Arbitrate Nonclients' Suit: 4th Circ.
• Chesapeake Sues BNY Mellon Over $1.3B Note Redemption
• $135M ATP Royalty Deals Off-Limits From Creditors, Suits Say
• Solar Co. Owes $83M After Breaching Supply Deal, Suit Says
• Warner 'Confused' About Doryx Contracts, Retailers Say
• Visa Wrongly Billed Retailer $13M After Data Theft, Suit Says
• Comcast Unit To Face Arena Consulting Fees Suit In Philly
• Stay Tuned For Celebrity Endorser Social Media Flubs
• Troutman Sanders Dodges Ex-Partner's $20M Fee Suit
• Tips For Defending Against Data Breach Class Actions
• Frank Ocean Song Uses Swiped Material, Suit Says
• Chesapeake Defrauded Oil, Gas Leaseholders, $5M Suit Says
• $786M Alaska Pipeline Project Was Reckless, FERC Told
• Judge Wants Macy's, JC Penney To Settle Martha Stewart Suit
• 'Wedding Crashers' IP Suit Tossed By Calif. Appeals Court
• Sens. Want More Info On FERC Pipeline Rate Probes
• Pilots Union Row Threatens American-US Airways Merger
• Winston & Strawn Must Face Retailer's Malpractice Claims
• Ex-Loeb & Loeb Partner Says Firm Stiffed Him On Pay
• NFL's Bid To Sack Antitrust Suit Falls Short, Consumer Says
• Stradley Says It Didn't Botch $200M Taylor Bean Loan Terms
• Storage Co. Seeks Coverage For $2M Contract Padding Plot
• Ex-Tea Marketer Accused Of Leaking Trade Secrets
• Taiwan Tells 2nd Circ. To Hold Grenada's Cash Amid Loan Row
• Insurance No Bar To Greenberg Fee Award In Malpractice Suit
• Age Bias Arbitrator Not 'Partial' Despite Donation: 3rd Circ.
• 5th Circ. Upholds Block On Blood Clot Supplement 'Knockoff'
• 5th Circ. Backs Playboy In Licensing Feud With Distributor
• Apple's App Store Not An Illegal Monopoly, Judge Hears
• Riverisland Erodes Calif. 'Parol Evidence Rule'
• 'No Country' Backer's Suit Over Bonus Sinks In Appeals Court
• Martha Stewart Says Macy's Lawsuit 'Boggles My Mind'
• Judge Favors Arbitration In Regions Bank Overdraft Fee Case
• Philly Atty Loses Name Partner Status In Caseload Dispute
• Highland Capital Targets RBC For $47M Over Failed Deal
• Locked-Out Workers Can't Get Benefits: Pa. Appeals Court
• 9th Circ. To Rehear ESA Suit Over Calif. Water Contracts
• Designer Max Azria Can't Ditch Playboy Condom Suit
• Abu Dhabi Can't Void $7.5B Citigroup Investment, Judge Rules
• Why Can A Librarian Make Unlocking Cellphones Illegal?
• Western District Of NY Could Get 1st Female Judge
• Interclick Founder Sues Yahoo Over Early Termination
• BP's 5th Circ. Win Heats Up $750M Transocean Coverage Row
• UPS Customer Urges 2nd Circ. To Revive Late-Package Suit
• Citi Wins Arbitration Of Debt Collection TCPA Suit
• Macy's Seeks More Limits In JC Penney-Martha Stewart Deal
• Judge Bars Bechtel Docs In $1B Power Plant Row
• Fla. Tribe Filed 'Nasty' Motion In Malpractice Suit: Law Firm
• Cellphone Unlocking Should Be Legal, White House Says
• Dow Gets $318M More In Settlement Over Axed Petrochem JV
• Partner Says Philly Workers' Comp Firm Shut Him Out
• Texas City Can't Skirt Suit Over $250M Project, Developer Says
• Hexcel Sued For $1M In NJ Pollution Cleanup Row
• Judge Trims Fuhu's Trade Secrets Suit Over Toys R Us Tablet
• Contractors Get Bellevue Hospital Construction Suit Trimmed
• UPMC Can't Use Highmark Merger Docs In Antitrust Row
• Louis Berger Negligent In NJ Meadowlands Project, Suit Says
• BP Can Tap $750M Transocean Insurance, 5th Circ. Says
• Convergys Can't Enforce Class-Action Waivers In Wage Suit
• Insurers' Claims Trimmed In $35M Arena Bond Row
• Beirut Bombing Victims Closer To $2B Iran Award From Citibank
• Liberty Mutual Sues Contractors Over $50M In Bond Losses
• Background Check Co. Says Defectors Took Secrets To Rival
• Dallas Jury Awards $49M In Corporate Jet Dispute
• JC Penney Didn't Tell Stewart To Breach Macy's Contract: CEO
• Jim Beam Maker Hit With $100M Suit Over Whiskey Contract
• Calif. Appeals Court OKs Dismissal Of Countrywide Fraud Suit
• National Lampoon Says Ex-CEO Stashed Stolen $1M With Atty
• $100M In Attys' Fees Scrutinized In Citi CDO Deal
• How PE Firms Can Avoid Getting Blindsided By The FCPA