Commercial Contracts Archive » September, 2013

Commercial Contracts - September, 2013

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• 'Jersey Shore' Star's Contract Suit Against Apparel Co. Nixed
• Delaware Deal Litigation: What You Missed In Q3
• Airbnb Scores Critical NYC Apartment-Sharing Victory
• Comcast Hits Houston Sports Network With Involuntary Ch. 11
• Former RFMD Employees Can't Shake Trade Secrets Case
• Newark Archdiocese Sued For $3M In Sandy Repairs
• IRS Clears The Air For Beginning Construction
• Baseless Claims In Texas Now Have Financial Consequences
• ITT Can't Escape Raytheon's $14M Army Contract Row
• Judge Won't Nix Developers' Suit Against Giants And Jets
• Raytheon Wants $100M ATK Missile Suit Back In State Court
• Biomet Sued Over $3M Scheme To Steal Stryker Sales Reps
• US Bank Dodges Only Some Claims In Student Loan Suit
• Kelley Drye Escapes Bulk Of Botched-Merger Malpractice Suit
• Canon Unit Hits Miami Law Firm With $3M Malpractice Suit
• Jets, Giants Look To Punt Developers' Interference Suit
• Gardere Sues To Duck BNY Mellon Legal Costs In CDO Row
• Booz Allen Wins Sanctions Against FMI In USAID Suit
• Military Linguist Contract Row Must Continue, Judge Rules
• Judas Priest, Ex-Manager Settle $10M Contract Breach Suit
• Suit Over Abdul-Jabbar Memorabilia Auction Gets Trimmed
• Attys Say Firm Poached Philly Building Collapse Client
• Raynor Damages Limited Over Icahn's Federal-Mogul Deal
• Bias Suit Against First Republic Shipped To Arbitrator
• Air Force Base Project Subcontractor Sues For Unpaid Work
• Promoter's Antitrust Suit Against NCAA Tossed By Ky. Judge
• Rainmaker Q&A: Paul Hastings' Martin Edelman
• Forum Selection Provisions: Why Strine Got It Right
• Tupac Shakur's Mother Sues Entertainment Co. For Royalties
• Antitrust Suit By NCAA Players To Be Settled For $40M
• Rock Supplier's $3M Award Against Southwestern Crushed
• Family Concedes Jackson 20% Responsible For His Death
• Ousted Hotel Operators Won't Take It Lying Down
• Devon Energy Wants Suit Over BHP's $94M Asset Buy Revived
• Broker-Dealers Ditch Some Claims In $500M DBSI Ponzi Suit
• Toshiba Can't Escape Suit Over Laptop Screen Cracks
• Class Cert. Granted In Comerica Suit Over Sigma Losses
• Blank Rome Lands Corporate Litigation Pro In New York
• Booz Allen's Sanctions Bid In USAID Suit Is 'A Drain,' FMI Says
• Sunshine On Data Deals Could Combat 'Insider Trading 2.0'
• Credit Suisse Unit Can't Dodge $497M MBS Suit
• Insurer's MBS Fraud Claims Against BofA Pared
• An Increasingly Hospitable Environment For Hotel Deals
• Fainsbert Mase Attys Conducted $20M Loan Fraud, Suit Says
• Marriott Shakes Claims In Miami Beach Hotel Management Suit
• Bankrupt Reliance Off The Hook For Pa. Warranty Claims
• Toys R Us Wants Times Square Tax Suit Revived
• Jackson's Own 'Bad Choices' Caused Death, AEG Live Argues
• Employment Pacts No Match For Whistleblower Protections
• Texas High Court Asked To Revive $21M Oil Lease Judgment
• Hilton Objects Again To Embassy Suites Ch. 11 Plan
• Motorola Loses Bid To Overturn Microsoft Win In FRAND Row
• Towers Perrin Settles Watson Wyatt Merger Suit For $10M
• JCP Rumors Won't Stop Martha Stewart Ruling, Judge Says
• Alioto Fires Back In Lender's Suit Over LCD Case Fees
• Bracco Sued For Contract Breach Over Contrast Dye Product
• Al Jazeera, AT&T Urge Judge To Keep Suit Confidential
• Apple Makes Good In 'Breaking Bad' Season Pass Spat
• Ethanol Plant Contractor Sues Over $4M Defect Settlement
• DePuy Hits 2 Ex-Employees With Breach Of Contract Suit
• Developer Can't Shake $400M Row Over Philly W Hotel
• AEG Created Fatal Conflict For Jackson's Doctor, Family Says
• GSK's Data Woes A Warning For Others, NY Judge Says
• Calif. Hotel Owners Can't Duck $5M Attys' Fees Award
• Kasowitz Sues Over Fees Tied To Dakota Discrimination Case
• Cantor Fitzgerald Off The Hook In BGC Derivative Suit
• Ex-Tyco Exec Accused Of Poaching Employees For Actuant
• Met Museum Says Patrons Can't Fight Admissions Policy
• Philly Real Estate Mogul Sues Over Obstructed $38M Deal
• Next-Generation Manufacturers Must Protect Secrets
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• Seafood Co. Says Miami Investors Swiped Argentina Entity
• Calif. Judge Refuses To Push Pause On Dish's DVR Features
• US Bank Under Fire Again Over Petters' Ponzi Scheme
• Doctors Suing OnCure Object To Ch. 11 Plan
• Capmark's Confirmed Ch. 11 Plan Bars Fillmore's $50M Suit
• Rosetta Stone, Employees Seek To Escape Trade Secrets Suit
• A Snapshot Of The Anti-Bribery Enforcement Landscape
• Cynergy Shakes Some Claims In Creditor Contract Suit
• Gaedeke Targets Ex-Partner's Copyright Claim On Gas Study
• 8th Circ. Affirms NFL Players Union Win Over Retirees
• How To Win With Regulators When Opening A Foreign Casino
• Benihana, Investors Spar With Dueling Atty Fee Bids
• MGM And ThyssenKrupp Fight Over Elevator Accident Defense
• Lloyd's Colluded With Shipmaker In Mediation, Suit Claims
• Rainmaker Q&A: Faegre's Francina Dlouhy
• The Alphabet Soup Of Getting Restricted
• Subcontractor Must Face Condo Defect Suit: Ill. Appeals Court
• TV Chef Conant Says Partners Cut Him From Dining Empire
• Missed Royalty Payments Can't Void Gas Leases: Pa. Court
• UrbanDaddy Says USA Today Breached Hilton Media Contract
• Avis Asks High Court To Review $16M Licensee Dispute
• Minn. High Court To Review Covington DQ In 3M Row
• Focus On Meaningful Indemnity Language In Tech Licenses
• 5th Circ. Ruling May Expand Cybersecurity Liability
• How Lawyers Can Effectively Build A Reputation Online
• Beyond Thunderdome: Ch. 9 And Saving The Blighted City
• Calif. High Court To Hear Hartford Dispute Over Legal Tab
• Calif. Water Pacts Illegally Threaten Smelt, 9th Circ. Told
• Apache Contractor Accused Of Erasing Kickback Evidence
• Ex-K&L Gates Partner Can't Get Out Of Arbitration
• 6 Questions Franchisors Must Ask To Avoid Liability
• Recovering Atty's Fees: Is A Procedural Victory Enough?
• Anderson Kill Scoops Up 5 Attys From Boutique Firm
• KPCB To Face Sex Bias Trial As Court Scraps Arbitration
• Raytheon Wins Dismissal Of $30M Missile Contract Suit
• 3M Wins Document Turnover in Row With Covington
• Sanofi Accused Of Shorting Staff For Sales Of Cancer Drug
• Medtronic Breach Claims Not Time-Barred, DuPont Says
• Safeway Hit With Class Action Over 'All-Natural' Products
• Appeals Court Weighs Lloyd's Duty To Pay Oil Well Costs
• Texas Court Urged To Nix $100M Suit Over Failed Energy Deal
• 5 Landmines To Dodge In Foreign Hotel Franchise Deals
• How In-House Counsel Avoid Breaking Bad As Biz Advisers
• GSK Asks 9th Circ. For New Trial After Gay Juror Booted
• Waste Disposal In China: IP, Product Liability Strategies
• Lender Can't Yet Collect Guaranty On $65M NYC Hotel Loan
• Federal Suit Bars NY Suit Over $2 Sirius Fee, Judge Says
• $5M Award Affirmed In Texas Gas Reservoir Row
• Open Source Software Co. Sues Co-Founder For Cyberpiracy
• Faulty Tire Suit Against BMW, Bridgestone Trimmed
• Ex-Jenner & Block Client Wants $4M Patent Fee Award Axed
• FERC's Subtle Signals To Transmission Providers
• Ethanol Plant Lenders Decry Bondholders' Distribution Hopes
• 11th Circ. Chucks Panama Contract Dispute
• Pa. Landowners Blast EQT Corp. Gas Lease Pooling Suit
• Boston Scientific Settles Coronary-Stent Patent Disputes
• NJ Court OKs Consumer Claim Over Landlord Attys' Fees
• 5th Circ. Ships Chinese Drywall MDL Defamation Suit To Calif.
• New York Pizzeria Says Ex-VP Stole Secrets To Start Rival
• Top NY Court Junks Investors' Facebook Share Sale Case
• Class Cert. Recommended in Pa. Natural Gas Royalty Case
• 'Biggest Loser' Resort Developer Says JV Partner Hid Info
• Rainmaker Q&A: Littler's Michael Weber
• Secret Franchise Stock Sale Fuels Partnership Dispute
• Bimbo Foods, NJ Distributors Settle Contract Suit
• Hill Rivkins Accused Of Malpractice In $7M Verizon Feud
• Warner Chilcott Sued Over Loestrin Pay-For-Delay Scheme
• Shook Hardy Hires Philly Biz And Employment Expert
• Atlantic City Casino Accused Of Offering Bogus Refunds
• Vegas Nightclub Must Tone Down Raunchy Show, Judge Says
• 5 Ways To Craft An Ironclad Celebrity Chef Deal
• Boston Scientific Hit By Inventor's $570M Contract Suit
• Calif. Court Revives Suit Against AT&T Over Obsolete Phone
• Deutsche Bank Sues GE Capital Over $666M In Bad MBS
• Akin Gump Wants SAS' Fraud Claims Against Partner Tossed
• Casino Operator Hit With $20M Suit In Booking Contract Row
• 'Gangland' Identity Disclosure Suit Can Proceed: 9th Circ.
• URS Says Insurer Shirking Duty In $30M Landfill Dispute
• Catholic Health Strikes $220M Deal To End Affiliation Fight
• Trados Resolved: Blind Squirrel Gets The Nut
• Reliable Evidence Required To Show Class Ascertainability
• Rainmaker Q&A: Shapiro Lifschitz's Judah Lifschitz
• Navigating Conflicts When Serving 3rd-Party Subpoenas
• TCW Loses Bid To Nix $128M MBS Fraud Suit In NY
• Merrill Lynch Can't Dodge Trusts' RMBS Buyback Suit
• Debt Atty Says Contempt Orders Need High Court Clarity
• Dallas Architecture Firm Says Ex-Beijing Head Stole Clients
• Prior Case Can't Bar New $400M Philly Hotel Suit: Investors
• Cole Schotz Snags Former Walker Sewell Partner In Texas
• Judge Invalidates SUNY's Latest LICH-Closure Proposal
• ETP Streamlines Claims In Advance Of $3B Pipeline Trial
• 10 Reasons You Should Value Your Chief Compliance Officer
• NJ Consumer Fraud Fee Ruling Puts Plaintiffs Attys On Guard
• FTC Wants Access To Boehringer Docs In Pay-For-Delay Probe
• 9 States Win At Least $168M In Tobacco Settlement Dispute
• Maibec Can't Shake Suit Over Faulty Wood Shingles
• Judge OKs $4M Settlement In BofA Late Fee Class Action
• AMR Avoids Make-Whole Pay On Secured Notes In 2nd Circ.
• 3 Traps For Energy Employers — And How To Avoid Them
• Spotlight On Spoliation
• Cordray Says New Mortgage Rules Will Take Effect On Time
• Malpractice Suit Over Botched Facebook Shares Sale Booted
• High Court Will Review Argentina Bond Appeal On Sept. 30
• L-3 Unit Counters Ex-Worker's FCA Suit With IP Claims
• Fox Can't Escape Contract Claims In 'Chipmunks' Film Suit
• Rainmaker Q&A: Foley & Lardner's Jack Lasater
• Ex-E&Y Worker Asks For 9th Circ. Rehearing In Wage Dispute
• Sidley Austin, HP Face Sanctions Bid In OT Class Action
• Mass. Gov. Backs Ban On Noncompete Pacts
• Workers Ask Texas High Court To Restore Severance Pay
• NLRB Dings Anheuser-Busch's Arbitration Policy Application
• Panel Orders Tobacco Cos. To Pay NY $92M Under 1998 Deal
• Australian Cement Co.'s Contracts Hurt Competition
• Contractor Battles For $50M In Liens On NJ Solar Projects
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bradley Arant's Robert Maddox
• Shore Chan Says $3M Off Limits Due To IP Referral Deal
• Bulgarian Gas Investor Seeks Upset Of $67M Damages Verdict
• NetBank Unit's Tax Refund Belongs To FDIC, 11th Circ. Says
• 5 Tips For Employers Using 'Inevitable Disclosure' Doctrine
• Nationwide Wants Out Of Debt-Letter Privacy Breach Coverage
• Why Continuing Attacks On In Pari Delicto Will Fail
• News Corp. Marketing Unit Dodges Rival's Fraud Claims
• Fla. Supreme Court Takes Up Expedia Bed Tax Challenge
• JPMorgan's $300M Forced-Placed Deal Sets Up Domino Effect
• In-House Counsel To Firms: Do More With Less
• Pfizer Denied Interlocutory Appeal In Pay-For-Delay MDL
• Platinum Equity Cooked Books In $88M Deal, Suit Says
• PwC Fails In Bid To Toss FDIC's $1B Negligence Suit
• Gulf Keystone Beats Ex-Soldier's Lawsuit Over Iraq Oil Find
• Dodgers Owner's Ex Wasn't Duped About Team's Sale: Judge
• 5 Tips For Fattening Firm Wallets In Lean Times
• HSBC Must Go Loan By Loan In $951M Suit: Deutsche Bank
• Social Media And Confidentiality: Gray Areas For Employers
• House Lawmaker Unveils Bill To Block Television Blackouts
• Promoter Hit With Refund Suit Following Concert Deaths
• Charter Cruise Co. Beats Canada Over $52M Lodging Contract
• Dickinson Wright Sued Over Blocked Tribal Casino In Okla.
• Calif. Appeals Court Deals Blow In Hemsley Estate Case
• Judge Pares $3M Suit Over Raytheon Aircraft Subcontract
• Foley & Lardner Asks 11th Circ. To Toss Malpractice Suit
• Credit Suisse, Investors Clash Over Timeliness Of MBS Suits
• Ch. 7 Trustee Seeks To Intervene In 'Nightmare' Domain Suit
• Insurer Escapes Ala. City Defense in Hyundai Land Suits
• Ex-Adjuster's New Venture Violated Employment Deal: Suit
• Fees In Firm's Loan Default Weren't Excessive, Pa. Court Says
• $8.5B BofA Deal Ducked Bankruptcy Risk, Expert Says
• AEG Loses Midtrial Bid To Dodge Michael Jackson Liability
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Student Suit Against Law School
• Chesapeake Settles Gas Lease Fight With NY Landowners
• Versace Mansion Owners Aim To Void Lease Ahead Of Auction
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Argentina Asks 2nd Circ. To Review $1.3B Bond Decision
• Infosys Wins Drop Of Contract Claims In Versata Row
• Philly Developers Spar Over Loan Agreement In $37M RE Row
• GSK, Teva Say Lamictal Deal Doesn't Break Antitrust Law
• Hilton Says Licenses Bar Embassy Suites Ch. 11 Sale Plan
• Apple Charged Twice For 'Breaking Bad' Season, Suit Says
• JPMorgan To Pay $300M in Forced-Place Insurance Deal
• Takeaways From NJ High Court's Willingboro Holding
• Rainmaker Q&A: White And Williams' Nancy Conrad
• Who Will Land Myron Steele?
• Delaware Chief Justice Steele To Retire Early
• Safe Harbor Doesn't Protect Tech Co.'s Fraudulent Statements
• Argentina Can't Shake US Class Action Over YPF Fight
• Fluor Prevails In Venue Row Over Afghanistan Contracts
• Fla. Legal Services Firm Sues Founder For Stealing Secrets
• LA Fitness To Pay $3.8M To Settle Bogus Contract Suit
• 6th Circ. Vacates Injunction On Mich. Labor Pact Law
• Fracking Fears Spur Suit To Halt BLM Lease Sale
• Airvana Settles $330M Ericsson Cell Tech Suit With Unit Sale
• How 11th Circ. Muddied The Law On Bank Tax Refunds
• Park Ave. Architect Ducks $200M Brooklyn Condo Suit
• Texas High Court Enters $750M BP, Transocean Coverage Fray
• DOJ Wins Monitor, New E-Book Deals In Apple Injunction
• Health Care Software Trade Secrets Row Sent To Arbitrator
• Bankrupt AMR Says It Doesn't Owe Dewey $4.6M In Fees
• SEP Owners Face More Contract Suits After Motorola Verdict
• AT&T Again Beats PE Firm's $780M Suit Over T-Mobile Deal
• Fla. Judge Won't Toss Condo Investment Scheme Suits
• Greenberg Traurig Blocked Stock Sale, Ex-Exec Tells Court
• Florida Power & Light Kicks $20M Judgment In Quarry Feud
• 'Belle's' Producers Deny Indemnity For TV One In IP Suit
• Cash Offsets Count As Monetary Gain, 3rd Circ. Says
• Ask Before You Sign That Lender-Developer Side Agreement
• Adding Value In Finance And Accounting Outsourcing
• Jury Orders Motorola To Pay Microsoft $14.5M In FRAND Row
• Homeowners Denied Cert. In BofA Loan Modification MDL
• Nina Simone's Ex Has No Right To Recordings, Judge Hears
• 7th Circ. Revives Class Action Against For-Profit Educator
• Venezuela Unlawfully Expropriated Conoco Oil, Tribunal Says
• 4th Circ. Says Chesapeake Can Discharge On Private Land
• 3M Ducks Contract Suit Over $854M Pharma Unit Sale
• $1.5M In 'Intertwined' Attys' Fees At Issue In Fla. Appeal
• Capital One Accused Of Rigging Credit Card To Collect Fees
• Motorola Accuses Ex-VP Of Stealing Trade Secrets
• Rainmaker Q&A: Andrews Kurth's Kathleen Wu
• How To Tank A Mediation Without Even Trying
• Even After CBS Spat, TWC Faces Fight To Change Retrans
• Gunster Brings Back Ex-Chairman To Bolster IP Practice
• Carnival Says Jilted Telecom Provider Limited Services
• Banks' Heartland Data Breach Claims Revived In 5th Circ.
• Big Ten Football Referee Sues Conference Over Firing
• Family Dollar Slams Grocer's Price Undercutting Claims
• 5th Circ. Revives Ex-Stanford Employees' Arbitration Bid
• American Capital Ducks Row Over Stock Sale In 8th Circ.
• BP Doesn't Owe $3.9M In Lease Dispute, Appeals Court Says
• Cheap Trick Musicians Fire Back Against Founding Drummer
• Vikings Stadium Developer Inflating Land Value, Agency Says
• Chesapeake To Pay $7.5M To Settle Pa. Fracking Fees Action
• Exclusive Dealing: How Long Is Short?