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Commercial Contracts - April, 2013

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• ClearVision Beats Staffing Firm's Breach Of Contract Suit
• Wells Fargo To Pay $105M Over MedCap Ponzi Scheme
• Macy's Loses Bid To Halt JC Penney's Martha Stewart Sales
• Titanic Exhibitor Says Firm, Consultant Ripped Off Its Idea
• Bergstein Beats Aramid's $190M Suit In NY Appeals Court
• GE Dodges Defective Washing Machine Suit
• $65M Lawrence Livermore Wrongful Firing Suit Goes To Jury
• 'Survivor' Adviser Can't DQ Atty In $14M Contract Feud
• 2nd Circ. Ships Vatican Licensing Row To Vatican City
• Deutsche Bank Says $330M MBS Suit Filed Too Late
• Tribal Fuel Deal Can't Be Retroactively Altered, DC Circ. Says
• CVS Tells 5th Circ. Patient Info Suit Must Be Arbitrated
• Partner Fights Philly Firm's Arbitration Bid In Caseload Spat
• Lloyd's, Others Want Out Of $53M Contractor Coverage Suit
• Inside The Latest Make-Whole Claim Case
• Bear Stearns Settles $100M HomeBanc Adversary Suit For $3M
• US Can't Toss Coal Co.'s Counterclaim In Ohio Mining Row
• Brandywine, Verizon Settle $20M Philly Land Deal
• NFL Players Say Contract Overrides Workers' Comp Laws
• Bankrupt Battery Co.'s Creditors Look To Nix $28M GM Claim
• Blue Shield, Quest Say Lab Monopoly Suit Doesn't Hold Water
• Miami Club Accuses Investor Of Sabotage To Help Competitor
• Browns Owner Gets OK To Seek Fuel Fraud Settlements
• Hotel Co. Sues To Stop NYC Eviction Over Union Picket
• Smith Buss, Banks Hit With $15M Suit Over NYC Condo Deal
• Oil Brokers Ask Supreme Court To Revive Iraq Contract Suit
• Husch Blackwell Adds Product Liability Pro From Jenner
• Total Expecting To Pay $398M To Settle FCPA Bribery Claims
• Ceglia Asks Judge To Halt Facebook Forgery Charges
• NJ Court Urged To Enforce Arbitration Clause Despite Delay
• Akerman, CWCapital Swiped Atty Fees From Loan, Suit Says
• Pa. Justices To Mull Contractors' Statutory Injury Liability
• Motorola Injunction Bid Barred By FTC Order, Fed. Circ. Told
• Ex-Yellow Book CEO Sued Over Failed Takeover Plot
• FAQs On Franchise Development Insurance
• Legal Transcription Fees Are Business Debt: Appeals Court
• Grand Canyon Developer Must Pursue Tribal Court: 9th Circ.
• $135M ATP Royalty Suits Belong In District Court, Judge Says
• Solar Co. Owes $292M After Breaching Supply Deal, Suit Says
• PE Investor Must Arbitrate Poaching Claim Against Partner
• Commerzbank Must Pay $68M In Banker Bonuses: UK Court
• Parsing The 4th Circ. Stance In Campbell V. Hanover
• Tesoro Must Pay Water Bills Before Pumping For Refinery
• Pa. High Court OKs Workers' Comp Disclaimers For 3rd Parties
• Philly Mayoral Hopeful Sues Steak House Over Meal Discounts
• QBE, BofA Conspired To Rip Off Mortgage Holders, Suit Says
• US Airways V. McCutchen Spurs Revision Of ERISA Plans
• Fiat Wrangles With UAW Trust Over Price Of Chrysler Stake
• IBM's $107M Damages Claim Gutted In Software IP Row
• Larry Flynt Didn't Give Brother A Lifetime Job, 6th Circ. Told
• Military Counselors Win Class Cert. In Wage Dispute
• $2.8B Vegas Hotel's Lenders, Contractors Near Ch. 7 Deal
• Philly Music Venue Operator Launches Fraud Suit Over Lease
• KC And The Sunshine Band Boogie Royalty Row Out Of Court
• Venezuelan Importer Lands $31M In Tainted Chinese Milk Row
• Pa. Rep. Plans Bills Aiding Landowners In Fracking Leases
• $450M Pittsburgh Redevelopment Project Dodges Delay Bid
• Olshan Hit With $12M Malpractice Suit Over NYC Hotel
• Michael Jackson's Family Seeks Full Medical Records
• Jenner & Block's $4.4M Patent Fee Award Approved
• Patent License Challenges As Compulsory Counterclaims
• Michelin Hit With Fraud, RICO Suit Over Tire Scheme
• Paramount Stole Idea For 'Paranormal Activity 4,' Suit Claims
• Dallas Eatery Owes $1M In Lease Dispute, Appeals Court Says
• 'Dora The Explorer' Actress Asks 2nd Circ. To Kill Settlement
• 'Ridiculous' $2.7B MBS Suit Needs Reining In, Judge Says
• Corporate Officers Must Resign In Writing: Fla. Appeals Court
• Katy Perry Wants $6.5M From Hair Products Co. For Ad Deal
• Former Dodgers Owner Undervalued Team In Divorce, Ex Says
• A Closer Look Into Medicare Part B Inpatient Billing
• 9th Circ. Leaves Broughton-Cruz Hanging
• Snubbed Fox Mobile Buyer Launches $100M Suit
• New Cherryland Twist May Plague Real Estate Deals Nationwide
• Dealers Hit Carfax With $50M Suit Over Auto Report Monopoly
• Chesapeake Defends $1.3B Bond Buyback Plan In BNY Trial
• Lehman Must Pay For Meadowlands Loan Snafu, Investor Says
• Plains Owes Energy Co. Half Of $83M Award, Court Hears
• 7th Circ. Finds American Red Cross Sought To Bust Union
• Sly Stone Wants Sony Dancing To Tune Of $50M In Royalties
• ABC News Beats Copyright Suit Over Hidden-Camera Footage
• Office Space Giant Dodges RICO, False Ad Claims
• Paul Hastings Adds Capital Markets Pro In Houston
• Metabyte Competition Claim Nixed In Nvidia Trade Secrets Suit
• Kaye Scholer, US Trustee Eke Out $1.5M GSC Settlement
• Rutgers Slams Bid To Arbitrate Suit Over Big East Exit
• 5 Arbitration Assumptions That Aren't Always True
• Valerus Duped Into Upping Equity In Credit Deal, Court Told
• AT&T Ducks $35M Trade Secrets Suit Over Smartphone Tech
• Nokia's Block On Microphone Sales Could Stymie HTC One
• Firms Must Arbitrate $12.5M Fee Dispute, 2nd Circ. Says
• Idaho High Court Boosts Coverage Of Attys' Fee Awards
• Trump Dodges Contract Claims In Apparel Royalties Fight
• Fla. Talent Agency Sues Rick Ross Over Unpaid Tour Fees
• AT&T Avoids Supreme Court Review Of U-Verse Class Action
• BHP Billiton Says $5M Royalty Fraud Suit Is Too Vague
• Chevron Breached Gas Well Contract, Project Partner Says
• $367M Calif. Tower Deal Tripped Up By Financial Claims
• Texas High Court To Hear Tyco Workers' Severance Beef
• What To Know About IRS' 'Begun Construction' Tests
• Get The Latest Employment Updates — For Your Clients' Sake
• How To Incorporate Information Security Into Contracts
• Fox Tells Judge Dish's Streaming TV Threatens Industry
• Browns Owner Knew Of Pilot Flying J Fraud, FBI Says
• REC Sales Don't Compete With Electricity, Appeals Court Told
• Wells Fargo Beats Contract Suit Over Proprietary Trades
• Battle Over Art Seized By Nazis Revived In DC Circ.
• Merrill Lynch Pays $45M To Settle NJ Stock Purchases Suit
• DDR Escapes Most of Coventry's $500M Mall Suit
• A Must-Read For 'Repo' Counterparties
• Apple Says Oracle Must Cover Ethernet Patent Fight
• Howrey Creditors Say Haynes And Boone Is 'Forum Shopping'
• Capitol Can't Escape '80s Singer's Digital Royalties Suit
• Ex-CEO Of Steel Co. Gets Suit Against Equity Firm Revived
• Yellow Pages Publisher Breached License, Photo Agency Says
• Ingredient Maker Escapes Liability In Drug Recall Suit
• Rutgers Settles With Disgraced Ex-Coach
• Warner Bros. Wins Latest Battle In Superman Heir IP Saga
• Market Researcher Ruined Rival, $20M Antitrust Suit Says
• Calif. Ruling Protects Brokers From Disgruntled Outsiders
• FERC Out Of Bounds In Power Rate Dispute, DC Circ. Told
• Dewey Reaches Deal With BofA On $1.6M Microsoft Claims
• Grupo Mexico Pulled Back Into Insurer's $12M Asbestos Suit
• Kenneth Cole Got Secrets From Ex-Jones Workers, Suit Says
• Defense Contractor Avoids Arbitration In $67M Default Row
• Viacom Wants Nickelodeon Hotel Sanctioned Over Lost Docs
• Montgomery On Its Own In Hyundai Land Suits, Insurer Argues
• Lost Baggage Co. Can't Duck Rival's Bid-Rigging Suit Again
• First Federal Sues Pension Fund Over $3M Shortfall Demand
• Sunshine Band's 'KC' Loses Sanctions Bid In Royalties Row
• Oil Co. Pushes Texas High Court For Release Of Exxon Docs
• Lehman Hits FHLB Cincinnati With $64M Suit Over Swaps
• Macy's Again Can't Stop Martha Stewart Sales At JC Penney
• Boston Band Founder Seeks Peace Of Mind In Trademark Suit
• Personal Injury Atty Scammed Clients Out Of $1M, Suit Says
• Boies Denies Ethics Breach In $350M Marriott Antitrust Case
• 3 Ways To Leverage Internet Access During Trial
• Galderma Must Pay Oracea Fees To NYU During Appeal
• Ex-Shor Levin Atty Ends Suit Over Referral Fee
• 9th Circ. Upholds Toss Of AT&T Text Spam Class Action
• Bankrupt Battery Maker Sheds $125M In Claims
• Producer Asks Appeals Court For New 'Kung Fu Panda' Trial
• Highland Lands $28M Award In RBC Securities Row
• Noncompete Ban Lifted In Waste Co.'s Trade Secrets Fight
• Petroleum Distributor Sued Over Unpaid Fees In $65M Recap
• Capital One Escapes Interest Rate Fraud Class Action
• Hunton & Williams Regains Ex-Winston & Strawn Enviro Vet
• Macy's Can't Get More Docs From Martha Stewart, JCPenney
• ViewSonic Gets Computer Monitor Defect Suit Shut Down
• Clinics Win Class Cert. In Coventry Workers' Comp Dispute
• The Harry Potter Of Insurance: M&A Reps And Warranties
• Miami Sports Agency Sues Gold Medal-Winning Boxer
• US Bank Wrongfully Foreclosed On LA Skyscraper, Suit Says
• Miami Developer Was Forced Out Of Condo Complex, Suit Says
• Kodak's $24M Win In Camera Patent Suit Slammed At 2nd Circ.
• 7th Circ. Warns Firms Not To Sleep On Malpractice Coverage
• Vision Capital Sues Hotel Group Over Unpaid Placement Fee
• Ga. Law Firm Can't Dodge $1M Mineral Lease Contract Suit
• Oil Co. Says Law Firm Refused To Return $2.7M Escrow Fund
• Fla. Appeals Court Sends Hotel Tax Fight To High Court
• MTV 'True Life' Guest Let Address Be Shown, Producer Says
• Inside The Supreme Court Review Of Oxford Health
• Archer Can't Show Damages In $674M Deal Row, PE Firm Says
• Garth Brooks Sued Over Skipped Deals, Unpaid Fees
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Revive Developer's Apartment Buyout Suit
• Enbridge, Enterprise JV Can Change Pipeline Tariff, FERC Says
• Ericsson Defying Injunction On Cell Tech, Airvana Says
• Aetna Avoids Arbitration Of Suit Over $99K Ear Wax Removal
• Toyota Asks Justices To Send Brake Case To Arbitration
• Justices Want SG's View On $1.6B Argentine Debt Row
• Investor Row Over $400M Philly Hotel Project To Advance
• AOL Claims Yahoo Poached Ad Sales Exec Too Early
• Blue Cross Settles With Doctor In Network Exclusion Case
• La. Appeals Court Resurrects Exxon Legal Fee Fight
• Alstom Seeks Arbitration In $33M Fight With Insurer
• Apple Reported To Pay $53M To End IPhone Warranty Suits
• Carlton Group Says BCBG Owes Commission On $238M Refi
• Reports Of Death Of Fla. Economic Loss Rule Are Exaggerated
• 1 Signature Is Enough To File Notice Of Removal: 4th Circ.
• JC Penney Allowed To Sell Martha Stewart-Designed Products
• Actress Loses Suit Against IMDb For Revealing Age
• Key Considerations In Energy Take-Or-Pay Contracts
• H&R Block Beats Wrongful Firing Suit In Pa. Appeals Court
• Adaptive Micro Can't Shake $23M Suit Over Unpaid Duties
• Developer Seeks $8.2M From Ex-Partner Over Manhattan Reno
• Insurance Cos. Blame $20M Turbine Failure On Siemens
• Don't Let Your Additional Insured Coverage Be A Mystery
• Alleged Fraudster Can't Pay Starz's $2.8M Award, Court Told
• $2M Medical Malpractice Reinsurance Row Sent To Arbitration
• Fla. High Court Applies Concepcion In Check Cashing Ruling
• Biolitec Held In Contempt Over Merger In AngioDynamics Row
• Howard Stern Denied Bid To Revive $330M Sirius XM Suit
• NYC Building's $15.5M Appraisal Survives Owners' Appeal
• Author's Pen Name Was Really Trademark Fraud, Judge Rules
• Eagle Ford Worker Shortage Prompts Spike In Noncompetes
• Martha Stewart Must Face Macy's Design Claims, Judge Says
• Schedule Killed Pfizer IP Suit, AntiCancer Tells Fed. Circ.
• Despite Builder Wins, Insurers Won't Mess With 'Occurrence'
• Med. IT Co. Can't Block $16M Stock Buy, Appeals Court Says
• A Lesson In Drafting Make-Whole Provisions
• Rutgers GC Resigns In Wake Of Basketball Abuse Scandal
• Baldwin Rips Costner Oil Venture Ruling In 5th Circ.
• Amended Complaint Nullifies Original In 3rd Circ.
• KeyBank Can Arbitrate Students' Loan Claims, 9th Circ. Rules
• Ceglia Loses Bid To Ship Facebook Fraud Case Upstate
• Oppenheimer Escapes $767M Suit Over MBS Funding
• NJ Court Should Handle Hexcel Pollution Row, Judge Says
• 5th Circ. Reinstates Arbitration Award In Video Game IP Suit
• Eagle Industries Fires Back At Body Armor Contract Verdict
• Comerica Can't Duck $5M Software Sublicensing Suit
• 7th Circ. Denies Deposit Refund To $2.2M Trump Condo Buyer
• 'Spider-Man' Producers End Copyright Battle With Taymor
• Stewart Could Show JC Penney Her Macy's Deal, Judge Says
• Hotel Developer Says Suit Over $400M Project Can't Stand
• Florida Hospital Co. Sued Over Scheme To Sell Patient Info
• Realty Co.'s Malpractice Suit Can't Stem Legal Bills: NJ Court
• NY Appeals Court Backs Rite Aid In $2M Landlord Tax Row
• Gogo Beats Suit Claiming In-Flight Internet Monopoly
• Lyondell Judge Axes Highland Contract Suit Against UBS
• Law Firm Can't Dip Into Settlement For Fees, Pa. Court Says
• Spotlight On Keepwells And Excluded Obligations
• A Look At Claim And Interest Treatment Under Ch. 11
• Credit Suisse Pares $590M MBS Suit From Credit Union Board
• Stallone Settles With Builder He Accused Of Shoddy Work
• Top Utah Court Affirms Dorsey & Whitney's $2M Fee Row Win
• UBS Skirts Fraud Suit Over $331M In MBS Losses
• Google AdWords Suit Survives In Last-Chance Effort
• Judge Delays Decision Over JC Penney's Stewart Goods
• ING Unit Hit With $61M Suit Over Bank's Investment Losses
• Atmos Can't Build Pipeline Until Landowner Row Is Finished
• Calif. Appeals Court Gives Mercedes Another Go At Arbitration
• UPS Customers Press 9th Circ. To Revive Overcharge Case
• Cruise Workers Ask High Court To Revive Wage Suit
• Lucas Ends Suits Over Undrilled Well, Failed $24M Asset Buy
• NFL Atty Clement Says Players' Contract Trumps Injury Claims
• MaxMara Escapes Prada Suit Over Hawaii Boutique Lease
• Privacy Plaintiffs Uncover Way To Win Rare Class Cert.
• Blue Cross Hit With $3.8M Verdict for Excluding Doctor
• Mazda Issued Inaccurate Warranty Notices, Suit Says
• 5th Circ. Blocks Contractor Claims Against Bankrupt Hospital
• Importer Owes More Damages In Milk Contract Row: 11th Circ.
• NJ Mortgage Title Co. Settles Suit Over Closing Fees
• Lift Rental Co. Can't Reap Wrongful Death Coverage: 7th Circ.
• Military Contractor Fights Counselors' OT Class Bid
• JC Penney Defying Ban On Stewart Goods, Macy's Says
• Rutgers Faults Law Firm For Basketball Coach Scandal
• Lance Armstrong Says Insurer's $12M Suit Barred By Deal
• 6th Circ. Junks $32M Suit Over Bank Customer's Fraud
• Gutride Safier Slams Ex-Partner For Meddling In Cases
• Liberty Mutual Sues Contractor's CPA Over $50M Losses
• Thompson Wigdor Founder Says Firm Stiffed Him
• Howrey Trustee Targets Haynes, Hunton In Latest Suits
• NY Hospital Chain Botched Tax Refund Notices, Suit Says
• 4 Ex-Lufthansa Execs Charged In Latin America Bribe Scheme
• Forged Signature Claim Bars BP Spill Attys' Fee Bid: Judge
• Travel Cos. Ordered To Pay $55M In Texas Hotel Tax Case
• Rutgers Faces Wrongful Firing Suit In Coach Abuse Scandal
• NJ Bill Targets Noncompete Restrictions On Unemployed
• Carnival Asks Judge To Toss Triumph Passengers' Suit
• Owens-Illinois Misrepresented $1.2B Sale, Packaging Co. Says
• Lynn Tillotson Targets Texas Rangers Investors For Fees
• US Airways Says Seniority Dispute Belongs In Arbitration
• Promega DNA Products Infringe Caltech Patent, Judge Finds
• Chesapeake Must Pay BP $22M For Well Title Defects
• Mako's Trade Secrets Win Sidelines Rival's Sales Staffer
• Halcon Fracking Contract Suit Sent Back To Pa. Court
• Cooley Sued For Poaching From Chadbourne IP Group
• Exxon Reaped $2B By Selling Land From Under Flight Co.: Suit
• Military Contractor Can't Arbitrate Counselors' OT Suit
• Activision Can't Push Data Breach Suit Into Arbitration
• Epstein Betrayed Greenberg With Malpractice Suit, Judge Told
• Appeal Halts $400M Hotel Project Case, Philly Court Told
• Subcontractor Admits Role In Katrina Kickback Scheme
• Xcel Unit That Scrapped $400M Wind Farm Deal Beats Suit
• DQ'd Atty Gets Another Shot In Suit Against Mexican Singer
• Shore Chan's IP Referral Fee Deal Backed By Texas Judge
• NY High Court Backs Toss Of Sony Ericsson's Fraud Suit
• Embassy Guards Must Arbitrate OT Claims, Judge Says
• SEC Speeds Up Clearinghouse Rule-Filing Process
• Can Employers Force Arbitration Of FCA Retaliation Claims?
• Wells Fargo Can't Skirt MedCap Ponzi Class Action
• NY High Court Snubs $11M Bryan Cave Malpractice Award Row
• Hogan Lovells Hit With Malpractice Suit Over $36M Verdict
• Ex-BDO Seidman CEO Says Arbitrator Hid DLA Piper Links
• NY High Court Won't Revive Vitro Suit Against Hedge Funds
• Fla. Law Firm's Property Interest Suit Gets 2nd Life
• Jon Lovitz Hits Ex-Business Partner With $1.5M Fraud Suit
• Concepcion Looms Large In Calif. High Court Wages Case
• Judge Puts Brakes On 'Premium Rush' Copyright Suit
• US Airline Union, Ex-Am West Pilots Postpone Seniority Row
• Harlequin Dumps Romance Writers' E-Book Royalties Suit
• Atlantic Sues To Avoid Covering Condo Defect Claims
• DirecTV Service Technicians Sue MasTec Over Unpaid Fees
• Goldman Sachs Dodges Investor Suit Over Shoddy Tech Fund
• Are All MOEs Created Equal?
• How Lawyers Benefit From Early Neutral Evaluation
• The FLSA's New 'Clothes'
• Ex-Kasowitz Atty Can't Get Rehearing In $78M Firing Suit
• BofA Can Face Criminal Fraud In $1B Civil Suit, US Says
• EchoStar Can't Reverse Judgment For Disney In HD Fee Case
• Sherwin-Williams Can't Dodge Chemical Cleanup Suit
• US Bank, LNR Escape Suit Over $335M Real Estate Loan
• Empire State Building Skyride Co. Sues Landlords In Ad Row
• Haynes And Boone Wants Court To Hear Howrey Profit Row
• Donald Trump Drops 'Orangutan' Suit Against Bill Maher
• ACLU, FreedomWorks, Others Rip CFAA Expansion Proposal
• 6th Circ. Backs Toss Of $1.4M Award To Ex-Kinkade Dealers
• 7th Circ. Finds Law Firm Filed Malpractice Claim Too Late
• NJ Architecture Firm Can't Escape Cost Overrun Suit
• Contractors Found Liable For $21M Pavement Project's Delays
• 5 Tips For Drafting Employment Pacts In The Social Media Era
• Texas Judge Tosses Pipe Supplier's Suit Over Saudi Plant
• NFL Seeks To Punt Hat Maker's Antitrust Suit
• China's Remedy For Labor Inequity Could Spark Unrest
• Arianna Huffington's Huge Parties Wrecked NY Loft, Suit Says
• AB InBev Accused Of Retaliation Over Watered-Down Beer Suit
• MBI Wants $4M Verdict Upheld In Trade Secrets Row
• Gastar To Pay $85M To Buy Chesapeake Leases, End Suit
• BNY Mellon Drops Interest Bid In $1.3B Chesapeake Bond Row
• Martek Dodges Antitrust Suit Over Baby Formula Additives
• High Court To Review Forum Clause In Construction Contract
• Swartz Campbell, Chartwell Will Mediate Atty Poaching Suit
• Costner's 'Robin Hood' Suit Steals From The Poor: Film Co.
• Deutsche Bank Beats Homeowner Suit Over Securitized Loans