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Commercial Contracts - July, 2013

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• Atty's Estate Entitled To Contingency Fee, Appeals Court Says
• J&J, OraPharma Seek Court's OK On Arbitration Award
• SCA Promotions Says $14M Investment Isn't A Loan
• US Bank's Consent Judgment Upheld In $30M RE Loan Row
• Global Alumina Hit With Suit Over Failed $15M Loan Deal
• Patent Holders Should Bear Burden Of Proof, High Court Told
• Judge Bounces $45M Tech Merger Row Back To Arbitration
• 2nd Circ. Shuts Door On Developer's Apartment Buyout Suit
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Revive Market Research Antitrust Suit
• Hanwha Unit Launches Fraud Suit Over $240M Oil Project
• ResCap Suit Over Mortgage Servicing Deal Tossed In NY
• Davis Polk Slams Recruiter's $1.4M Hiring Fee Suit
• Schnader Lures 6 Trujillo Rodriguez Attys To NJ, Pa. Offices
• Kaiser-Francis Pays $35M To Settle Gas Royalty Suit
• AmeriPlan Contractors Must Arbitrate Comissions Dispute
• Bankrupt Revstone Unit Unveils Pact With Chrysler, GM
• Appeals Court OKs $2.7M Royalty Verdict Against Biomet Units
• Consultant Lays Claim To $47M From BP Asset Purchase
• CPC Wants Suit Over $180M Domino Factory Sale Tossed
• Judge Won't Toss $100M Trade Secret Suit Against Akorn
• DirecTV Gets Leasing Fraud Claims Sent To Arbitration
• Nationstar Sued Over Canceling $150M Loan Auction Deal
• Rakoff Pares Claims In Olive Oil Labeling Class Action
• Texas High Court Asked To Wade Into Pool Co.'s BBB Suit
• BofA, Law Firm Face Suit Over Foreclosure Atty Fees
• Universal Settles Royalty Row Over Rihanna, Bieber Songs
• The Curse Of The Zombie Importer
• An Insider's View Of 11th Circ. Patent Dispute Forum Case
• Time Warner, CBS Fail To Resolve Rebroadcast Battle
• Herbalife Urges Judge To Toss 'Pyramid Scheme' Class Action
• BP Nets $1.5M In Atty Fees From Chesapeake Title Defect Suit
• Fannie, Freddie Investors Sue Over Stock Losses
• VPR Creditors Say PE Owner's $50M Claim Must Be Redefined
• Alticor Unit's IT Chief Gained From Illicit Deal, Suit Says
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bilzin Sumberg's Stan Price
• Ex-Engineer's Erratic IP Claims Persist in Appeal, GE Says
• MLB Juicing Suit Survives Multiple Dismissal Bids
• 2 More Pilot Flying J Employees Cop To Fuel Rebate Scheme
• Ernst & Young Points To 4th Circ. In Class Waiver Fight
• 11th Circ. Revives Funding Claims Over Failed Casino
• Coming To America: Sharia-Compliant DIP Financing
• In Light Of Snowden: How To Use Independent Contractors
• A-Rod's Cousin Tries To Duck Deposition In Drug Clinic Case
• Alleged Facebook Fraudster Can't Halt Charges, Holder Says
• Troutman Sanders Cheated Client In Merger, Suit Says
• NJ Appeals Court Sends UPS Age Bias Suit To Arbitration
• 6 Tips To Maximize Noncompetes' Enforceability
• Miami Couple Say Club Deprived Them Of Millions In Sale
• Autotrader Beats Tech Licensing Suit In Pa. Appeals Court
• Irving Ends Suit Over Music Complex With New $165M Deal
• Porsche Reaches $45M Settlement In Cooling Tube MDL
• Wells Fargo Asks 2nd Circ. To Junk Proprietary Trading Suit
• Pa. Developer Says His Brother Froze Him Out Of Business
• Oil Co. Liable For Landman's Leases: Texas Appeals Court
• Apple Asks Fed. Circ. To Revive Motorola FRAND Fight
• Harlequin Fights Romance Writers' E-Book Royalties Appeal
• Apple Seeks To Compel Arbitration Of Racketeering Claims
• Morgan Stanley Must Face Borrowers' Mortgage Bias Suit
• Sprint, NY Put FCA Case On Hold But Keep Meter Running
• Sly Stone Can't Quash Ex-Manager's Bankruptcy Cases
• Smith & Nephew, Rival Company Drop Noncompete Suit
• Deutsche Bank Unit Can't Escape $640M RMBS Dispute
• Rainmaker Q&A: Robins Kaplan's Martin Lueck
• Rainmaker Q&A: Pachulski's Jeff Pomerantz
• 9th Circ. Nixes Gas Co.'s $5M Indemnity Win Against Syntellect
• Class Dismissed: Recent Lessons From The Supreme Court
• TracFone, Wal-Mart Sued Over 'Unlimited' Data Service
• Herrick, Cozen, Blank Rome Suits Merged In Building Row
• S&N Settles $56M Trade Secrets Suit Against Contractors
• Jersey City Can't Go Around Labor Commission In Union Fight
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bradley Arant's Kay Bains
• Pa. High Court To Settle Confession Of Judgment Procedures
• Rainmaker Q&A: Neal Gerber's Angela Elbert
• Sands Stalling Firing Suit To Hide Mob Ties, Ex-Exec Says
• Pepsi's Challenge To $308M Asbestos Deal Survives
• Hillshire Says Ex-VP Showed Rival How The Sausage Is Made
• Rihanna Ordered To Pay Fees For Deposition No-Show
• 9th Circ. Nixes Class Cert. Over ITT's Kuwait Project Pay
• Cigna Knocks $40M Hospital Reimbursement Suit In 5th Circ.
• Miami Office Owner Claims Fraud In $6M Loan Agreement
• Free Speech Law Shields Aramid In Bergstein Row, Judge Says
• Legal Software Maker Says Ex-Employee Stole Code
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bird Marella's Gary Lincenberg
• 500 Days Of The Revised Removal Statutes
• Jon Secada Says Business Partner Breached Trademark Deal
• FERC's Lessons From DC Energy Rehearing Order
• Q&A With Jenner & Block's Andy Bart
• Rainmaker Q&A: Linklaters' Sabrena Silver
• Aimee Mann Sues Online Music Co. For Stealing Tunes
• EA Owes 'Madden NFL' Coder $3.6M In Royalties, Jury Finds
• Citibank Derivatives Fraud Cost Korean Firm $73M, Suit Says
• 7th Circ. Revives Case Over Hauling Co.'s Payroll Docs
• Bankrupt Smelter Can Cut Operations As It Awaits Utility Ruling
• Safeco, Builder Sued Over $2.7M Construction Subcontract
• MLB Won't Balk In Fla. Drug Clinic Case
• Omnicare, Fla. Nursing Homes Settle Faulty Billing Suit
• 6th Circ. OKs Arbitration In TRW Retiree Benefit Dispute
• Citing AmEx, Comcast Plugs Arbitration Bid At 2nd Circ.
• HHS Warns Group Purchasers Against Equity Offers
• Morgan Stanley Beats Counterclaim In $41M Gas Account Row
• 'Dumb And Dumber' Sequel Sparks Another Contract Lawsuit
• Rainmaker Q&A: BuckleySandler's Margo Tank
• 'Ghost Rider' Suit Lives On: Lessons From 2nd Circ.
• Seagate's $630M Trade Secrets Win Reinstated
• Calif. Can't Trim Claims It Reneged On $2.3B Property Sale
• Sheppard Mullin Says Tech Co. Stiffed It On Fees
• 3rd Circ. Orders GSK To Trial Over Paxil Deal With Mylan
• Judge Tosses Ex-BDO Seidman CEO's Defense Coverage Suit
• App Maker Can't Trim Facebook Unit From User Data Suit
• Did The Dell Majority-Of-The-Minority Clause Go Too Far?
• Haynes And Boone Nabs Trio Of Winstead Real Estate Pros
• CVS Unfair Competition Claims Go To Arbitration, Judge Says
• $8.5B BofA MBS Deal Was Appropriate, Expert Says
• Rutgers, Conference Spar Over $2.5M In Revenue Withholding
• DLA Piper Loses Bid For Quick Win In Landlord Fee Fight
• Capital One Can't Challenge Call Recording Case In 9th Circ.
• 4th Circ. Won't Revive Gas Distributor Antitrust Suit
• Cigna Can't Get Coverage For $140M Settlement: Pa. Court
• Rainmaker Q&A: Pachulski's Bradford Sandler
• Rainmaker Q&A: Kelley Drye's John Villafranco
• Ex-Commerce CEO Says Confused Jury Flubbed $17M Trial
• $90B Humanitarian Fund A Sham, Ex-Im Co. Head Says
• EA Couldn't Make Sega 'Madden' Without Copying, Jury Told
• NY Broker Can Take Cut Even If Lease Deal Fails, Judge Says
• Microsoft, Motorola Seek Summary Judgment In FRAND Fight
• NFL Objects To Deposing Commish Over Super Bowl Seats
• NJ Court Upholds Seller's Win In Condo Conversion Battle
• LG Can't Force All American To Arbitrate LCD Suit
• Trustee Didn't Duck BofA Fight With $8.5B Deal, Expert Says
• Lawyer Adds Claims In Embezzlement Suit Against Ex-Partner
• Can Your Ad Agency Take Your Brand For A Joy Ride?
• Morgan Stanley Dodges Bulk Of Investors' $122M MBS Suit
• Ex-US Airways Pilot's ERISA Suit Preempted, DC Circ. Says
• Foundation Seeks $4M From Attys' Fees In Tribal Land Deal
• Venerated NY Firm Taps Veteran To Lead Expansion
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Blaze New Trails Worldwide
• TPG Wins Sanctions In Hellas Notes Case
• Visa Can't Beat UCL Claims In $13M Data Theft Suit
• Wiped-Out Pension Fund Sues Advisers Over Ponzi Losses
• Energy Drink Founder Sues Partners, NFL Player
• Does CFPB Have Jurisdiction Over Service Contracts?
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bailey Brauer's Clayton Bailey
• Rainmaker Q&A: Morgan Lewis' David Asmus
• BNY Mellon Not Safe From Future MedCap Claims: Calif. Court
• DePuy Hits Ex-Sales Reps With Trade Secrets Suit
• Publisher Brings Playboy Licensing Suit To High Court
• Trust Expert Praises BNY Mellon's Work On $8.5B BofA Deal
• Regard For Monster's Beastie Boys Video Wasn't Approval: DJ
• Aventine Sues 3 Ethanol Producers Over Soured Contracts
• Blackwater Founder Claims Extortion Blocking $2M Book Deal
• Rainmaker Q&A: Cooley's Michael Rhodes
• BofA Dodges Conspiracy, Contract Claims In $100M ARS Suit
• Mitsubishi Parts Caused Nuke Plant Closure, Utility Says
• Ford Asks 3rd Circ. To Boot $30M Verdict To Truck Dealers
• Credit Suisse, Highland Face Off Over RE Loan Trades
• Calif. Court Sends Greenberg Glusker RE Suit To Arbitration
• Gibbons Nabs Litigation Pro From Coughlin Duffy
• Texas Court Backs 'Death Penalty' Sanctions For Phony Docs
• Holland & Hart Nabs Husch Blackwell Securities Whiz
• Troutman Adds 2 Litigators From Womble Carlyle In Va.
• Marvell Beats Jasmine Appeal In Trade Theft Saga
• Investors Sue Gov't Over Fannie, Freddie Stock Losses
• Fox Rothschild Atty Accused In Plot To Freeze Out Doctor
• Now Is The Time For Employee Dispute Resolution Programs
• 3 Resolutions To The Cross-Claim Conundrum
• Bankrupt Smelter Can Seek Better Power Deal, Court Says
• MBS Investors Could Have Derailed $8.5B BofA Deal, Atty Says
• Billionaire's Resort Says Ex-Workers Stole Info For Wyndham
• Army Translation Contractor Breached $697M Deal, Suit Says
• Lord & Taylor Sues DC-Area Mall Over Redevelopment
• CBS Sucked Into $10M Royalties Suit Over 'Hawaii Five-O'
• Federal Education Contractor Beats Bullying Suit In 4th Circ.
• Refco Sues Cantor Over $8M Stake In Drained Tech Assets
• Pilot Flying J Settles Trucking Cos.' Fuel Rebate Row
• Condo Board Hits Wolf Haldenstein With $2M Malpractice Suit
• Stockton Bankruptcy — A Battle With No Winners?
• Marvel Wins At 9th Circ. In Spider-Man Toy Patent Dispute
• Encore Sought In $16M Suit Against 'Peter Pan' Producers
• Insurer Sues To Nix Skanska Air Force Project Bond
• Disney Hit With Royalties Suit Over 'Jungle Book' Song
• 'Dumb And Dumber' Producers Get No Cut Of Sequel: Suit
• Rainmaker Q&A: Kelley Drye's Andrew White
• Enviro Liability Has A 'Special' Place In Real Estate
• Eddie Money, Sony Music End Download Royalties Fight
• Commerce Bank's Hill Got Fair Shot In $17M Suit, Court Told
• Aspen Needn't Defend $40M Mortgage Suit, Judge Says
• 11th Circ. Backs Arbitration In Cruise Line Worker Injury Row
• Servicing Changes Key To $8.5B Deal, Mayer Brown Atty Says
• AmEx, GE, Citibank Force Debt Collection Suit Into Arbitration
• Book Distributor Settles EEOC Suit Over Severance Deals
• EA Copied Early 'Madden NFL' Code in Later Games, Jury Told
• AmEx Backs Class Waiver Enforcement In OT Suit, Citi Says
• Union Pacific's Suit Against AIG, Argo Derailed For Now
• JPMorgan Must Produce More Docs In WaMu Bondholder Suit
• Chevron Beats Pa. Fracking Water Storage Challenge
• Rainmaker Q&A: Hogan Lovells' Stephen Immelt
• Drawing The Line: Preemption Of State Enviro Regulation
• Maximize Your Contract's Exculpatory Provisions
• Ex-Gersten Savage Partners' Unpaid Wages Suit Pared
• PE Firm Says NJ Hospital Conspired To Undermine Sale
• BofA Urges Denial Of Class Cert. For Troubled Homeowners
• Nabors Ducks Encana Subcontractor Claims In Appeals Court
• 6th Circ. Revives Defective House Siding Action
• 11th Circ. Backs Arbitrator's Cert. Ruling In Fee Fight
• NRC Says Overworked Duke Analysts Missed Nuke Plant Crack
• Mayer Brown Atty Says BNY Mellon Fought For $8B BofA Deal
• Texas Biofuel Co. Launches $10M Suit Over Failed Venture
• The Weather Channel Can't Duck Trade Secret Claims
• 7 Ways To Keep Your Case Moving In NY Commercial Court
• Investor Sues RE Partners For $6.5M Over NYC Deal
• Cisco Didn't Breach Software Contract With AMC, Judge Rules
• In Win For Zurich, Judge Enforces Strict Reporting Deadline
• Morgan Creek Loses Appeal Of $6M 'Good Shepherd' Award
• DC Court Upholds Fee Split From $70M TV Writer Settlement
• $50M Vegas Casino Project Suit Kept Alive By Judge
• Diamond Dealers Can't Force De Beers EU Antitrust Probe
• Watch The Hot Spots For Pharma Self-Regulation
• Rainmaker Q&A: Liner Grode's Larry Stein
• Warner Bros.' Counterclaim In $80M 'Hobbit' Suit Can Proceed
• Sly Stone's Ex-Manager's Bankrupt Cos. Fire Back
• Chase Accused Of Erasing Card Overpayments
• Yelp Extorts Via Pay-For-Stars Policy, 9th Circ. Told
• Gov't Hit With Class Action Over Fannie, Freddie Takeover
• Pepper Hamilton Adds Corporate Pro To Detroit Office
• $8.5B BofA Deal Talks Open To All, Mayer Brown Atty Says
• Williams Owes Anadarko $9M In Oil Deal, 5th Circ. Says
• Texas Court Rejects Class Cert. In LegalZoom App Fee Case
• NFL's Goodell Can Be Deposed In Super Bowl Seat Case
• Creditor Suit Against Bergstein Stays In Bankruptcy Court
• DuPont Urges Fed. Circ. To Reverse $1M Sanction In IP Row
• A Hurdle To Obtaining Electronic Evidence
• Jackson's Doc Claims Court Erred By Excluding AEG Contract
• Bankrupt Smelter Says Utility Deal Not A Contract
• Ernst & Young Gets Ex-Staffers' OT Suit Thrown Out
• High Court Term Gives Employers A Leg Up In Litigation
• Posner Says Justices Should Cut BS From Opinions
• Retirees Sue Pa. Rail Manufacturer For Terminating Benefits
• Cozen, Blank Rome Say Herrick Crane Collapse Case Distinct
• Pick For 1st Female On Western NY Bench Quizzed On Ties
• Gov't Sued Again Over Fannie, Freddie Takeover
• Jones Day, Dechert Deny They Owe Coudert Partner Profits
• Where Repo And 'Customer' Claims Differ Under SIPA
• USCG Union Says Rival Stole $10M Contract With Cargo Co.
• Tribe's Former Accountant Avoids Civil Fraud Claims
• Samsung Gets Galaxy Defect Action Sent To Arbitration
• 10th Circ. Decertifies Classes In XTO Gas Royalty Suits
• Pa. Lease Pooling Law Paves Way For Marcellus Expansion
• Jets, Giants' Suit Breaks Deal, Meadowlands Developer Says
• TV Bridal Dress Store Asks Court To Back Designer Divorce
• NFL Dodges Class Cert. In Super Bowl Ticket Fight
• Gore, Current Duck Consultant's Suit Over Al-Jazeera Sale
• Armstrong Can't Avoid Insurer's $3M Suit For Race Bonuses
• $8.5B BofA Deal Not Compromised, Mayer Brown Atty Says
• Bankrupt Houston Hardware Co. Seeks To Slash $18M Claim
• Wells Fargo Wins $10M From Investment Fraudster On Appeal
• Miami Beach Hotel Sues Ex-Contractor Over $42M Renovation
• EA Owes 'Madden' Coder Millions For Stolen Code, Jury Hears
• 6th Circ. Lets Goodyear Escape Lockheed CERCLA Suit
• If You Assign Your Plan Vote — Mean It
• Pain Now Or Later? Thermo Fisher Tastes Earnout Bitters
• FedEx Settles Class Action Alleging $5M In Bogus Surcharges
• NJ High Court Rules For Consumers In E-Commerce Dispute
• Contract Allows For $6.5B Archstone Sale, Lehman Says
• Greenberg Traurig Gets $250M Malpractice Suit Trimmed
• Syntellect Asks 9th Circ. To Toss $5M Contract Judgment
• Rampart Brokerage Hits Insurance Cos. With $20M Fraud Suit
• Utility Wants Bankrupt Smelter Kept From Altering Energy Deal
• Bankrupt Zacky Farms Settles Rival's Trademark Claims
• FireStryker, Acell, Investors Launch Securities Battle
• High Court Still Not Done With Pro-Arbitration Campaign
• Mayer Brown Atty Says $8.5B BofA Settlement Talks Got Testy
• Appeals Court OKs Extension Of Insurer's Noncompete Deal
• NFL, Players Must Mediate Concussion MDL, Judge Rules
• Starbucks Hits Meat Suppliers With $5M Bad Ham Suit
• Questionable Constitutionality: Supreme Court's Amex Ruling
• Patton Boggs Settles Energy Co.'s $1.3M Malpractice Claim
• Hedge Fund Sues Treasury Over Fannie, Freddie Takeover
• Goldman Duped Investors In $450M RMBS, Suit Says
• Postal Service Beats Antitrust Claims In Label Suit
• Developer Loses Appeal Over London Luxury Hotels Stake
• Biglari Investor Sues Over CEO's Self-Made License Deal
• BancorpSouth Can't Dodge Cash Management Tech Suit
• High Court Urged To Clarify Standard For Retaliation Claims
• Thermo Fisher In $4M Suit For Alleged Post-Merger Scam
• Fifth Third Asks High Court To Weigh Class Cert. In Fee Row
• In Defense Of The Suspension And Debarment System
• Wells Fargo Must Face Default Notice Suit, 9th Circ. Says
• Marvel Says Judge Should Decide 'Ghost Rider' Rights Case
• Landlord Wants Kogan Trichon's Files In $1.9M Lease Dispute
• Adventist Beats Patient's Medical Records Breach Suit
• Sanford Heisler Welched On Class Action Fee Deal: Suit
• McGuireWoods Lands Littler Mendelson Employment Pro
• Refinery Equipment Maker Says Exec Stole Client List, Data
• NJ Appellate Court Nixes PokerStars Casino Bid
• Mexican Developer Says Barclays' $11M Suit Belongs In UK
• Bickel & Brewer Asks Texas Supreme Court To Undo Ouster
• Ex-Hotel Owner Lodges $1M Suit Over Parking Lot Deal
• NY Judge Shields $250M In Casino Bonds From Tribal Schism
• Military Equipment Co. Can't Sue Congo In US Court: 6th Circ.
• Fired Atty Can't Revive Age Bias Suit Against Sills Cummis
• Gas Pipeline Co. Asks FERC To Toss Rate Investigation
• Arbitrating TCPA Claims Might Be The Next Big Thing
• Gas Station Seller Owes $1.5M For Contract Breach: Judge
• KPMG Madoff Suits Belong In Arbitration: NJ Appeals Court
• 11th Circ. Says Patent Claims Aren't Just For Fed. Circ.
• Enviros Seek To Sink Gulf Drilling Lease Sale
• Criminal Victim Payouts Exempt From Fee, Says Texas Judge
• Minn. Appeals Court Affirms Covington's DQ From 3M Case
• E&Y Tells 2nd Circ. AmEx Backs Enforcement Of Class Waiver
• Cozen O'Connor Adds Corporate, Litigation Pros In Miami, LA
• Apple Offices Raided By French Antitrust Agency
• Best Practices For Enforcing Restrictive Covenants