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Commercial Contracts - June, 2013

288 articles

• Ex-Execs Duck Bribery Claims Over Rival's Hospital Buy
• Burkle's Yucaipa Sues Morgans For $10M After Board Battle
• Texas High Court Won't Alter $57.5M Award In Hotel Row
• High Court Queried On Conflicting Orders In JPMorgan Row
• Integrated Healthcare Loses Arbitration Bid In OT Suit
• DirectTV TCPA Class Action Shipped To Arbitration
• Oakland, Coliseum Beat U2 Concert Pollution Suit
• $100M Microsoft Bond Lifted In Motorola Patent Dispute
• Beware The Boilerplate In Merger Clauses
• Texas Court Says Affidavit Ruling Needed Before Appeal
• Gas Developer Can't Revive Enbridge Pipeline Access Suit
• Tribe Wants Greenberg Off Grand Canyon Skywalk Case
• Marvel 'Ghost Rider' Ownership Case Heads To Trial
• St. Regis Hotel, Union Beat Servers' Tip Conspiracy Suit
• NYU Dorm Landlord Can't Seek $1.5M, Appeals Court Says
• Calif. Appeals Court To Revive Suit Over Canon Copier Fees
• Jones Day Can Remain Macy's Counsel In JC Penney Feud
• Firm Seeks To Ax Michael Jackson Publicist's Malpractice Suit
• Broker Doesn't Deserve Fee For SoHo Building, Atty Argues
• Bonus Vs. Royalty: Oil And Gas Landowners' Dilemma
• Prop 8 Ruling Leaves Room For More Marriage Battles
• DOMA Ruling Will Spark New Employee Benefits Challenges
• Ex-U Of Miami Fullback's Suit Against Filmmaker Tossed
• NLRB Nixes Worker's Attack On Bloomingdale's Class Ban
• Michael Jackson's Son Tells Jury He Gave Doctor Payments
• DOMA Ruling Leaves Estate Planning In Limbo
• Twin City Says It Needn't Cover PE Firms In Contract Fight
• Fortress, Relativity Can't Ditch Fraud Claims In $44M Suit
• Quest, Health Insurers Escape Monopoly Plot Suit
• Insurer Dodges ADT's $34M Alarm System Coverage Suit
• Jury Verdict In 'NFL Madden' Trial Seems To Sway Judge
• High Court Nixes DOMA, Leaves Marriage Laws To The States
• Argentina Petitions High Court Over $1.4B Creditor Payout
• RBC Again Loses Bid To Ax Highland's $28M Award
• $2B SF Hospital Project Clears Final Board Hurdle
• Forum Clause Sank Brown Rudnick Suit Only In NJ: Judge
• FCC Fines Houston Cable Co. $2M For Local Broadcast Use
• NLRB Finds Quicken Employment Policies Unlawful
• Sly Stone Wants Ex-Manager's Bankruptcies Junked
• McAfee Escapes Fraud Suit Over Anti-Virus Software
• Hikma Sues Eagle Over $3.5M Generic-Drug Rights Deal
• The Largest Heist In History
• 'Good Wife' Star Can't Shake Ex-Managers' Contract Suit
• Sony Hit With $10M Suit Over Michael Jackson Royalties
• Only AIG Subsidiary Belongs In Asbestos Suit, Judge Rules
• BioVeris Sues Spinoffs Over $4.4M Contract Spat
• What To Know About The Common Interest Privilege
• More BigLaw Layoffs Expected After Massive Weil Cuts
• AEG Draft Deal Clouded Jackson Doc's Judgment, Jury Told
• Courtroom Artist Accuses Getty Of Copyright Infringement
• EA Wants Verdict Overturned in 'Madden NFL' Royalty Row
• Gas Lease Can't Force Driller To Drill: Pa. Appeals Court
• Orbital Accuses Boeing/Lockheed Space JV Of Colluding
• Possible Drug Suit Witness Can See Records Held By MLB
• Tyco Accused Of Smear Campaign In Trade Secrets Row
• Siemens, Manatt Phelps Win Favor In Contracting Suit
• Fortress Asks Judge To Trim $44M Film-Investment Suit
• An Audacious Provision In New Indian Land Lease Rules
• Ballard Spahr Adds 5-Litigator Team To Denver Office
• Judge Crushes Medtronic Bone Mill Antitrust Case
• High Court Won't Hear Licensing Suit Over DVD Content Filter
• Kitchen Sink Litigation Clogs The Judicial Pipeline
• High Court To Weigh Union-Employer Neutrality Agreements
• Calif.'s Thumb On The Scale Against Arbitration
• Facebook's New GC Has Legal Juggling Act On His Hands
• High Court Isn't Keen On Class Actions, Latest Term Shows
• Brown Rudnick Sinks Malpractice Suit Over Medical Sales Row
• Casden Wins In Merger Loan Suit Lobbed By Cerberus Unit
• EA Can't Sink 'Madden' Royalties Suit In Jury Trial
• Use Of Middleman Blocks Contractor Claim, Texas Court Says
• Hospital Asks 5th Circ. To Revive $40M Cigna Dispute
• 7th Circ. Affirms Toss Of $17M Mayer Brown Malpractice Suit
• $100M Microsoft Bond In IP Case Should Stay, Motorola Says
• Kuwaiti Co. Sues KBR To Secure $12.6M Arbitration Win
• Bill Combating False Insurance Certificates Sent To NY Gov.
• Saudi Prince Wins Damages For Failed Movie Deal, Stolen Car
• New Class Cert. Hearing Ordered In Phillips Gas Royalty Suit
• Wellpoint Pays $6M To End Insurance Rescission Suit
• Vornado Hit With $18M Suit Over Harlem Office Project
• 5th Circ. Remands Total, Statoil Royalty Contract Row
• 4 Steps For Smooth Class Action Settlement Administration
• FERC Won't Rehear Ruling On Wind Power Contract
• Kenyon Hit Again With ITC Judge Royalties Contract Suit
• Enbridge Denies Poaching Customers In $3B Pipeline Row
• Justices' AmEx Ruling Greenlights Class Action Waivers
• Attorneys React To High Court's Arbitration Ruling
• Tishman Will Battle Pared-Down Suit Over $15M Broker Fee
• Texas Court Revives Suit Seeking Half Of Plains' $83M Award
• Solar Panel Co. Can't Shed Customer's False Ad Action
• What The High Court's AmEx Ruling Means For Corporations
• Pa. Injury Firm Facing $1.9M Suit For Breaking Lease
• Stem Cell Co. Hits Ex-CEO With Trade Secrets Suit
• BNY Mellon Can't Make Morgan Stanley Buy Back $81M Loan
• Judge Shoots Holes In Wells Flood Insurance Class Cert.
• Steelers Can't Make Field Owner Fund $30M Project For Now
• MPEG LA Skirts Antitrust Claims In Converter Box Royalty Row
• States Can't Direct Gas Storage, Gas Co. Tells High Court
• American Airlines Sues Fuel Co. Over Miami Airport Fire
• How Cloud Users And Providers Can Avoid Export Violations
• Supreme Court Says Concepcion Covers Antitrust Cases
• Advanced E-Discovery Strategy: Beyond Cost Control
• Aetna Dodges Class Action Alleging Coercion Of Doctors
• Winston & Strawn Has Edge In Partner Feud
• Timber Co. Revives Debevoise Malpractice Claims
• Apple's $53M IPhone Warranty Settlement To Win Green Light
• Trial Court Erred In $7M Gov't Contract Dispute, IT Co. Says
• Saudi Prince's Movie Deal Case Gets Trimmed Midtrial
• Trade Secret Suit Against Defense Co. Sent To Arbitration
• 10 Ways To Keep Construction On Time And Under Budget
• Pension Fund Hits BNY With ERISA Suit Over $16M Losses
• Citibank Wins Arbitration Of Student Loan TCPA Class Action
• Prius Owners Urge High Court To Reject Arbitration Appeal
• Producer Slams Saudi Prince In Suit Over Unpaid Salary
• Winston & Strawn Sues Disgruntled Partner Over Legal Threats
• AIG Need Not Cover Developer's $14M Blunder, 9th Circ. Says
• Texas Appeals Court Revives Suit Over Gas Delivery Deal
• No New Trial Over KDH Body Armor Contract Fight
• Online Travel Cos. Ask Top Fla. Court To Pass On Bed Tax Row
• Steiner Must Turn Over Docs In Navy Yard Development Row
• 9th Circ. Awards US $20M In 'Girls Gone Wild' Tax Row
• Commerce Bank Founder Wants New Trial On $17M Severance
• Law Firm's Arbitration Clause Doesn't Cover Age Bias Claims
• Split Pa. Justices Bar Indirect Annuity Beneficiary Change
• San Jose Says MLB Conspired Against Oakland A's Relocation
• Lime Fresh Biz Partner Sues To Access Financial Records
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Revive $1B Microsoft Antitrust Suit
• 'Good Wife' Star's Defense In Contract Fight Ruled OK
• Funeral Services Exec Cops Plea In $600M Fraud Case
• UK Joint Ventures: Sanctions And Corruption Risks
• Sprint Sues Dish To Block Clearwire Takeover
• Saudi Prince Claims Producer Stiffed Him On Movie Deal
• NJ Justices Take Up Arbitration Clause In Debt Agency Suit
• JPMorgan Wins $15M From Meritage In Project Loan Suit
• 'Naked' Liens Don't Open IRAs To Creditors: 6th Circ.
• Fla. Financial Cos. Sue Ex-Exec For Aiding Competitor
• BofA Denied Interim Appeal Of FDIC, Taylor Bean Ruling
• EA Lied To 'Madden NFL' Programmer About IP, Jury Hears
• EPA Exits Agreement Over LG's NJ Headquarters Building
• Texas Supremes Block Univ. Of Houston Prof's Retaliation Suit
• JPMorgan Can't Shake MBS Fraud Claims In $300M Ambac Suit
• BLM's Gas Lease Sales Didn't Flout Enviro Law, Judge Says
• BoyarMiller Owes $1M Over Botched Deal, Inkjet Co. Says
• HSBC Blasts Deutsche Dismissal Bid In $615M RMBS Dispute
• Disney, 'High School Musical' Singer Face Copyright Suit
• New Ways To Manage Old Pension Liabilities
• Soleus Demands $150M Over Fire-Prone Dehumidifiers
• PokerStars Not Ready To Fold In NJ Casino Takeover
• Blind Music Icon Claims Manager Duped Him With Deal
• Texas High Court Won't Review $2M RE Malpractice Claim
• Marriott Exits Miami Beach Hotel Over Contract Dispute
• RBS Puts Up $2M To End Mortgage Misrepresentation Claims
• Lehman Derivative Litigation Still Looms Large
• Insurer-Picked Firm Shut Out From Faulty Construction Suit
• Capital One Defeats RICO Claims In Collections Class Action
• Mike Tyson Must Arbitrate $5M Fraud Suit Against Adviser
• BMI Sues Pandora To Force Licensing Fee Hike
• State Regulators Seek FERC's Help In Grid Transfer Fight
• Wrap Your Head Around ISO's Additional Insured Revisions
• How Far Patent Licensors Can Go In US, China And Korea
• Promega Gets Patent Claims Invalidated In DNA Analysis Row
• Condo Exec Personally Liable For $4M Loss: NY Appeals Court
• Arcovis Says Co-Founder Used Trade Secrets in $40M FDA Deal
• JPMorgan Can't Ditch Lease, Owner Tells 2nd Circ.
• Investor Threatened With Sanctions In $34M Citigroup Suit
• Texas High Court Stays Gas Theft Suit To Weigh Arbitration
• Paramount Scores Sweet Win In 'La Dolce Vita' Rights Row
• Ex-AKR Atty Can't Give Docs To Co-Plaintiffs
• Is TAR Right For Your Discovery Project?
• Becker & Poliakoff Adds Biz Litigators In West Palm
• Catch Me If You Can: How To Serve Foreign Defendants
• Judge OKs $96.4M Chevron Award In Ecuador Oil Dispute
• 1st Circ. Nixes $301M Fraud Suit Against Real Estate Owners
• Live Nation Wins Arbitration In CTS Contract Row
• Morgan Creek Wants Out Of $6M 'Good Shepherd' Award
• Cooper Asks To Nix Pepsi Challenge Of $308M Asbestos Deal
• GE Capital's $2.5M Award Upheld In Equipment Lease Row
• Law Student's ADHD Illegally Revealed, 9th Circ. Hears
• State Street Wins $4.5M In 2nd Circ. Loan-Default Row
• 'Duke Nukem' Developer Says It's Owed $2M In Rights Deal
• Shipper Can't Escape $25M Oil Spill Cleanup Costs
• Fox Rothschild's Suit In Philly Condo Row Legit, Judge Says
• FirstEnergy, BNY Mellon Freed From Coal Plant Suit
• Health Clinic Can't Dodge MLB's Drug Suit
• Make Your Florida Real Property Descriptions Certain
• 6th Circ. Won't Apply Class Waiver In JPMorgan Antitrust Row
• Goldman Sachs Ducks Final Claims In $580M Negligence Suit
• Class Arbitration Is Back In Arbitrators' Hands
• The New Frontier Of Agreements To Negotiate
• FHFA Can't Sue UBS Over $1.1B In Problem MBS, Judge Says
• Texas High Court Asked To Send Gas Theft Suit To Arbitration
• Oilfield Co. Says Fee Award Excessive In Contract Fight
• Pilot Flying J Hit With Another Fuel Discount Class Action
• RBC Asks Texas Court To Axe $28M Securities Judgment
• Ritz Carlton Says Palm Beach Hotel Owner Breached Contract
• Psychologist Group Loses Appeal In Insurance Privacy Row
• 2nd Circ. Flips Marvel Win In 'Ghost Rider' Copyright Suit
• Dominican Republic Must Pay $50M In Project Contract Row
• Dallas Immune From $1B Back Pay Suit, Appeals Court Told
• Genentech Faces Arbitration Over Cancer Drug Licensing
• Diamond Offshore Pulled Back Into Asbestos Liability Fight
• Ex-Newark Police Chief Says Booker Broke Job Deal
• Iraqi Security Co. Wants Contractor Sanctioned Over Docs
• Del. High Court Tosses Challenge To Beachfront Project
• Patriarch Tops MBIA In $100M CDO Contract Trial
• Empire State Building Tenant Sues For $40M Over Renovation
• Stinson Can't Dodge Suit Over $35M Arizona Bond Offering
• Class Action Attys React To High Court's Arbitration Ruling
• High Court Ruling Pushes Cos. To Tighten Arbitration Deals
• Kodak Disclosure Statement Lacks IP Info, Tech Cos. Say
• Appeals Court Won't Force Arbitration In Pipeline Theft Suit
• Attys Who Left AKR Aren't Liable For Rent, Judge Says
• Judge Nixes $3B Lawsuit Against GM Over Saab Bankruptcy
• Contractor Sues Over Miami-Dade College Garage Collapse
• Alters Morelli Pays $1M To Settle Fee Fight Over BofA Deal
• Ex-Advanced Micro Workers Can't Shake Trade Secrets Suit
• MBIA Asks Texas Appeals Court To Revive $1B Bond Suit
• News Corp. Accused Of Monopolizing Grocery Coupons
• Investors Drove Out Fracking Sand Co.'s CEO, Suit Says
• JP Morgan, BNY Mellon Want Class Bid Denied In Bond Row
• Pa. Appeals Court Axes $18M Quarry Buyout Offer
• Antitrust Claims Nixed In CatchPlay Film Licensing Dispute
• Justices Defer To Arbitrator On Oxford Class Arbitration
• Watch Your Swaps And Derivatives Termination Payments
• EnerSys Seeks Payday From Exide Trademark Row
• Quinn Emanuel Urges Judge To Toss 'Gotcha' OT Class Action
• Time Warner Skirts Suit Over Sports Channel Blackout
• Investors' $10M Facebook Appeal Won't Get Rehearing
• Miss USA Official Can't Nix Atty's Sex Tape Interview Suit
• Strategix Urges 9th Circ. To Revive St. Paul Coverage Suit
• BofA Can't Sue Itself In $1.6B MBS Row, Judge Says
• Butler Snow Hires Partner With Enviro, Securities Chops
• Emerging Trends In International Arbitration
• ITC Approves Foreign Discovery In Samsung-Ericsson IP Row
• Cigna Can't Duck Anheuser's $24M Overcharge Suit
• NY Decision Underscores Need For Clarity On FTAIA
• NBC Denies Stealing 'Ghost Hunters' Idea From Pitch
• Fla. Adopts Standard Jury Instructions For Contracts Cases
• PE Firm Punished Managers For Leaving, Suit Says
• AEG Prez Says He Linked Drug Abuse To Jackson's Decline
• Dish Scores $12.6M Malpractice Award Against Houston Firm
• Nautilus' Effort To Avoid Strongwell Defense Nixed By Judge
• Harassment Suit Against Restaurant Owner Sent To Arbitration
• Seagate Accused Of Breaching Enova's Data Security IP
• Standard Chartered Wins 11th Circ. Nod On Account Freeze
• Goldman Can Keep $3M Lease Bonus, NY Appeals Court Says
• Texas Court Drops Bickel & Brewer From Contract Dispute
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Move Navy Contract Fight To Fed. Court
• Cheese Maker's Malpractice Suit Against Law Firm Melts
• What To Know About China's Labor Dispatch Model Reform
• A New World Of Competitive Transmission Development
• Mediators, Expand Your Tool Kit In Complex Litigation
• Underwater Mortgages Deserve More Than Eminent Domain
• Texas Court Urged To Toss $4M Fen-Phen Referral Fee Award
• Judge Questions Class Similarity In Super Bowl Ticket Feud
• Davis Polk Owes $1.4M For 18 Hires, Recruiter Says
• Michael Jackson A 'Mess' In '09, Concert Promoter Says
• Have A Drink, Judge Tells Gallery Owner And Billionaire
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Franchise Expert to M&A Practice
• Paribas Can't Shield MBIA Emails In BoNY Trust Payout Suit
• Dodgers Must Reveal Details Of Frank McCourt Deal
• Miami Brokerage Manager Sues Partners For Fraud
• Rakoff Grants Partial Win To Wexford In Suit Over $674M Deal
• We Need Mediation In E-Discovery
• Concepcion Doesn't Affect PAGA Claims: Calif. Appeals Court
• Chicago Title Award Upped To $1.3M For Class Action Defense
• Developer Ripped Off Data-Center Plans, Data Co. Says
• Goodwin Procter Sues Toy Maker For $2.7M In Legal Fees
• DHL Escapes $25M Contract Judgment In 10th Circ.
• Construction Suit Time Limits OK'd In A First For Calif.
• Sly Stone's Ex-Manager Seeks Ch. 11 Relief In Royalties Row
• 7-Eleven Ices Ad Firm's Contract Suit
• Texas High Court Asked To Allow $8M Building Seizure
• Oxygen, Tori Spelling's Firm Accused Of Ripping Off Shows
• NLRB Judge Sinks MasTec Arbitration Policy Despite Opt-Out
• Russian Partner Can't Dodge $350M Boeing Suit Over JV
• Ex-Stone Temple Pilots Lead Singer Countersues Over Ouster
• FRCP Amendments Could Change Discovery As We Know It
• Calif. Homeowner Class Certified In BofA Impound Account Suit
• Celeb Chef Sues Chipotle Over Alleged Ramen Ripoff
• Shire Says Patent Settlements Didn't Delay Generic Adderall
• General Mills Beats False Ad Suit Over Nature Valley Bars
• DirecTV Technicians' Unpaid Fees Suit Sent To Arbitration
• NY High Court Limits Deception Claims In Valspar Appeal
• Lack Of Signature Dooms Recruiter's Suit Over Firm Merger
• Tax Code Nixes Resident's $30M Suit, NY Hospital Chain Says
• Tyco Says Former Execs Stole Trade Secrets In Move
• Supreme Court Continues To Tackle Class Actions
• Transocean Says BP Is On Its Own In $7.8B Deepwater Deal