Commercial Contracts Archive » October, 2013

Commercial Contracts - October, 2013

317 articles

• J&J Gouged $2M For HIV Meds, Health Care Nonprofit Says
• BP Can't Escape Franchisees' Gas Pricing Claims
• Boies Sanctioned Over Conflict In $350M Antitrust Row
• SCA Can Attack $7.5M Award To Armstrong, Arbitrators Rule
• Inquirer Firing Suit Will Stay In Philly, Pa. Judge Says
• Estate Of Tin Man's Son Sues WB Over 'Oz' Doc Distribution
• Chain Restaurants Gobble Up Refranchising Opportunities
• No Signature Needed To Force Arbitration, 6th Circ. Says
• Land Developer Blames Arkansas Bank For Ch. 11
• 6th Circ. Blazes New Trail On 'Big Boy' Enforcement
• Get Ready For Round 2 Of CFTC's Rule On Position Limits
• Real Estate Considerations In M&A Transactions
• DataTreasury's Disloyal Ex-Exec Loses $100M Case
• Apple Shuts Down Faulty MacBook Class Action
• MTV Dodges Suit Over 'True Life: I'm A Chubby Chaser'
• Met Museum's Admissions Fee Policy Is Lawful, Judge Rules
• Wal-Mart Can't Shake Suit Over $11.5M NJ Property Deal
• Astros, Comcast Strike Truce In Row Over Network's Ch. 11
• Legal Demand Is Up — How Are Law Departments Managing?
• Nationstar's Suit Over $150M Loan Auction Deal Tossed
• Pa. Justices To Mull Contract Weight In Mechanic's Lien Rows
• Philly Inquirer Owners Offer $29M Buyout In Firing Suit
• Madoff Trustee OK'd To Seek Out $8B In Customer Funds
• 3rd Circ. Axes Bias Suit Over Con-Way Alcohol Agreement
• Playboy Drink Trademark Suit Dropped In Favor of State Case
• Pa. Justices Nix Appeal In Atty's $4.5M Referral Fee Dispute
• Philly Firm Founder Sues Developer Over Hotel Conversion
• 11th Circ. Sends Carnival Worker Suit To Foreign Arbitration
• AEIC Allowed To Seek $4M Fee In Clinical Trial Row
• Calif. Appeals Court Upholds Mattel Board Game Win
• Wells Fargo Wins $62M Casino Loan Dispute With Tribe
• Societe Generale Accuses Ex-Strategist Of Stealing Secrets
• Business Divorce Could Be Better Balanced In Texas
• Breakup Sought For Fla. Hotel, Retail Center Joint Venture
• Norwegian Co. Allowed To Stay In Boeing $350M Contract Suit
• Alliance Sues To Stop Lennar From Poaching Key Employee
• Texas High Court Asked To Revive $780M Suit Against AT&T
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives West Coast Quartz Fraud Suit
• UAW Challenges Detroit's Bid For Bar Date
• Takeaways From McPhee V. DePuy's Preemption Pronouncement
• Honda Beats Suit Over Defective Gold Wing Motorcycles
• Managing The Master Franchise Termination
• Sales Rep Claims Eli Lilly Reneged On Contract Incentives
• Va. High Court Breathes Life Into Noncompete Clauses
• Ralphs Arbitration Deal 'Shocks The Conscience': 9th Circ.
• Pilots, Bank Lose Bids To End War Over $5M Fee
• Wal-Mart Suit Part Of Biscayne Asset Sale, 11th Circ. Says
• Claims Streamlined In Highland's Dispute With Ex-PE Head
• 9th Circ. Removes Calif. Barrier To Arbitration Enforcement
• Law Firm Botched Paperwork In $1M Hotel Row, Suit Says
• Tessera, Sony Reach 11th-Hour Deal In $93M Royalties Fight
• NJ Appeals Court Affirms Bank's $2.5M Award In Loan Fight
• Philly Inquirer Ownership Feud Belongs In Del., Judge Told
• Valeant Will Pay Anacor $143M Over Anti-Fungal Dispute
• NJ Transit Dodges Health Benefits Reimbursement Suit
• Considerations Before Signing A Sublease Agreement
• Quincy Jones Wants $10M For Use Of Songs In Jackson Film
• Insurer Says Ex-Employees Took Trade Secrets To Rival
• 6 Key Ingredients For Pop-Up Restaurant Deals
• Equinox Hits Ex-Trainers With $40M Trade Secrets Suit
• Sugar Co. Says CEO's Wife Can't Snatch Stocks
• Ponzi Schemer Starr's Ch. 7 Trustee Sues Luxury Condo Co.
• NYC Developers Bilked Investors In $119M Project, Suit Says
• Tetra Says Execs Stole Secrets To Create PE-Backed Rival
• NJ Architecture Firm Dodges $3M Cost Overrun Suit
• Insurers Balk At Contractors' LA Live Tile Defect Claims
• ABC Learning Highlights Important Ch. 15 Principles
• Agreements To Agree: Breacher Beware
• NY Court Puts Barclays On $297M Hook In Black Diamond Row
• Models Launch Class Action Over Image Use In Ads
• NJ Firm Can't Dodge Malpractice Claim Against Deceased Atty
• Nestle Again Beats $50M Suit Over Customer Fees
• High Court Asked To Weigh Preemption Of Pilot's ERISA Suit
• Nature's Products Hit With $3.3M Verdict Over Prolab Recall
• Reed Smith Atty Facing Possible DQ In Trademark Suit
• WolfBlock Sues Insurer Over Ex-Partner's Severance Package
• Maine Pension Changes Are Unconstitutional, 1st Circ. Told
• More Proof Of Texas Courts' Split On Certificate Of Merit
• Pros And Cons Of Complex Outsourcing
• NLRB's DR Horton Dooms Honda Dealer's Arbitration Policy
• USANA Flouted 'Live Person' Software License, Suit Says
• Boeing Asks Texas High Court To Prevent Lease Disclosure
• $6B Philly Airport Project Faces Heat Over Lease Termination
• Morgan Stanley Beats False Ad Claims Over $72.4M Loss
• BigLaw Tells Judge Not To OK Dewey & LeBoeuf Probes
• Court Declines To Nix $10M Suit In Hospital Management Row
• CarePlus Can't Arbitrate Fla. Medical Center Contract Dispute
• Credit Suisse Off Hook For PE Firm's $12M New Century Deal
• Kodak Wins $76M In Camera Patent Dispute With Ricoh
• EMC Launches Latest Suit Over Exodus To Rival Storage Co.
• Hotel Mogul's Son Says Dad's Co. Ditched $100M Philly Project
• McDermott Miami Hire Bolsters International Trial Practice
• Pogust Braslow Faces $1M Fee Suit Over Black Farmers Case
• Partners Till Death Do Us Part?
• Mahle Dodges ERISA Suit Over "Free and Clear" Sale
• Nursing Home Liable For Fraudulent Bills, NJ High Court Told
• Appeals Court Revives $3.5M Award Against Oxbow Unit
• Rockets Support Comcast Network Ch. 11 In Split From Astros
• Axis Off The Hook In Psychic Fight, 11th Circ. Says
• Enzo's Contract Claims Over DNA Testing Tech Tossed
• 11th Circ. Reinstates DirecTV Technicians' Arbitration Award
• Oilfield Co. Must Pay Atty Fee Award, Appeals Court Rules
• Health Care Co. Says Merger Partner Hid Facts In $222M Deal
• Detroit Retirees Say City Illegally Cut Health Benefits
• Botched Mediation Warrants Sanctions, Alma Tells 6th Circ.
• Attys Pushed RE Co. Into Hotel Sale, $10M Suit Says
• Gas Driller Wants Court-Ordered Access To Land For Testing
• Fowler Rodriguez Hit With $4.3M Malpractice Suit
• OneBeacon Off Hook In Fla. City's Construction Dispute
• 2nd Circ. Gives Citi 2nd Shot At Arbitration In Miles Suit
• New Faction Enters Philly Inquirer Ownership Fight
• Contract Claims Stay Put In GeoResources Investor Row
• Ex-Bodum President Still In Hot Water Over Starbucks Deal
• Boutique Firm Shakes Appeal In Investor Malpractice Suit
• Citigroup's Counterclaims Nixed In Investors' $1B CDO Suit
• Speed Dating Co. Hits Match.com With $6M Trade Secrets Suit
• Powell V. Kleinman Sets Worrisome Admissibility Precedent
• Texas Courts' Rigorous Standards For Well-Pled Complaints
• Franchisors Must Act Fast For Contract Breach Injunction
• Tribeca Film Fest Sues Developer For $100M Over Pier 57
• Jury Says Third Eye Blind Owes $438K To Ex-Guitarist
• Bombardier Says Sub Caused Delays In Airport Train Project
• Martha Stewart, JCP Trim Sales Deal Amid Macy's Suits
• Investors Ask To Revive Poolwide Claim In $1.75B BofA Row
• Fla. Appeals Court Remands $17M Dispute Over Foreclosure
• Pa. Attys Accused Of Squeezing Out Insurance Co. Owners
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Insurance Privacy Suit
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Madoff Funds' KPMG Appeal
• Sprint Escapes Indemnity Over Telco Investor Fraud Suits
• Jimi Hendrix Estate Can't Scuttle Producer's Contract Claims
• NJ City On The Hook For Severance Contracts
• Army Contractors Hit With Suit Over Shale Development Deal
• Snyder's-Lance Ducks Suit Over Premerger Distribution Deals
• Philly Inquirer Owner Says He's Being Shut Out Of Business
• Titanic Exhibitor's Trade Secrets Suit Will Go On
• Anacor Scores $100M In Valeant Fungus Drug Feud
• How To Prepare Witnesses To Make (Not Break) Your Case
• Ominous News For State Energy Commissions
• 172 Madison: A Firm Warning To Potential 'Bad Boys'
• Hard Rock Condo-Hotel Developer Slams Greenberg's Exit Bid
• HSBC Dodges Class Action Over Billing Disclosures
• Fla. Appeals Court Revives IT Firm's $7M Gov't Contract Suit
• Astros May Strike Out In Bid To Ax Network's Forced Ch. 11
• Nursing Home Case To Clarify NJ Consumer Fraud Immunity
• Set The Right Tone For Risk Mitigation, Home And Abroad
• Plains Lobs $100M Suit At Kinder Morgan Unit Over Gas Row
• Argentina To Pay $500M To Settle Foreign Arbitration Claims
• Orbitz Wins Fight To Keep Its Hotel Contracts Secret
• Toys R Us Can't Recover $10M In Times Square Rent, Taxes
• Baker & McKenzie Earns Reversal Of $103M Malpractice Award
• NYU Sues Pfizer Over Royalties For Cancer Drug Xalkori
• Jury Axes Texas Lawyers' $42M Claim Against Former Client
• Al Jazeera Appeals Confidentiality Decision in AT&T Suit
• Philly Inquirer Owners Fight Over Editor's Firing Heats Up
• Hard Rock Hotel Developer Gets Fraud Suit Pared Down
• Yoko Ono Sues Manhattan Co-Op Over Loss of $6.6M Sale
• SCE Seeks $4B From Mitsubishi Over Nuke Plant Shutdown
• Citgo Asks High Court To Nix $180M Oil Spill Suit
• Wells Fargo Must Cover FINRA Penalty, Suit Says
• Fla. Marketing Groups Support Counties In Bed Tax Fight
• Miami Hotel Sues Marketing Firm For 'Colossal Failure'
• Texas Court Again Blocks $10M Award In Mexico Hotel Row
• Merits Of Properly Structured Hotel-Condo Offerings
• Delta Slips EU Delayed Flight Payment Class Action In Ill.
• Bionol Trustee Settles Claim Over $165M Construction Deal
• Toyota Ducks Liability For Lexus Dealer's Acceleration Case
• Consulting Firm Hits Latham & Watkins With IP Theft Suit
• Pa. Developer To Pay $21M In Contractor Restitution
• Sirius XM Wants Copyright Board To Handle Royalties Case
• Freshfields Sued Over Bloated M&A Bill
• Arbitration Ordered In SoCal Edison Wind Farm Dispute
• EBay Settles Class Action Over Fees Charged To Mobile Users
• Rosetta Stone Can't Nix Rival's Fla. Trade Secrets Suit
• Comcast Urges Judge To Preserve Houston Network's Ch. 11
• How To Negotiate A Ch. 11 Plan Support Agreement
• NY Hotel Owner Tangles With Charity On $200M Damage Claim
• Four Seasons Condo Buyers Want Ruling On Contract Claims
• $100M Raytheon Suit Is Federal Security Concern, ATK Says
• Gordon & Rees' Fee Award Nixed In SLAPP Fight
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Ernst & Young Class Waiver Fight
• Chartwell Denies Attorney Poaching After Mediation Fails
• Nestle, Ralston Merger Suit Kicked To Mo. High Court
• CORRECTED: PTC Says Ex-Sales Director Tried To Nab Client For Rival
• Al Jazeera, AT&T Can't Keep Suit Under Wraps
• Third Eye Blind Singer Fired Manager Over Money, Jury Hears
• Herbalife Can't Dodge 'Pyramid Scheme' Class Action
• Revel Sued By IDEA Boardwalk Over Bar, Nightclub Lease
• Weil Gotshal Loosens Hold On Departing Texas Partners
• Pa. Justices Take Up Case On Homeowner Warranty Claims
• Is Your ADR Clause Enforceable?
• Contractual Mutual Assent In An Email World
• Student Lenders Overcharged For Guarantee Costs, Suit Says
• Saying DEP Overstepped, Pa. Court Yanks Mining Permit
• DuPont Escapes $12.5M Suit Over Escrow Agreement Breach
• GE, JPMorgan Dispute Money Damages In $2B MBS Trust Suit
• Brazil's New Anti-Corruption Law Stirs The M&A Pot
• Dilworth Paxson Gave Negligent Advice, Cryogenics Co. Says
• US Polo Broke Trademark Deal, Ralph Lauren Says
• USA Truck Says Knight Used Secret Info For $242M Buyout Bid
• The Best Question To Ask Your Potential Outside Counsel
• Careful, That Slice Of Pizza May Be Full Of Trade Secrets
• Banks Hit With 2nd Suit Over Payday Loans
• TruePosition Dodges Counterclaims In Wireless Collusion Row
• Orbitz Can't Dodge $18M Payment To Embattled Marketer
• BayernLB Drops $2B CDO Suit Against Barclays, State Street
• Sony Hit With Royalties Suit Over Robert Johnson Songs
• Miami Dade College Sues Builders Over Fatal Garage Collapse
• Philadelphia Inquirer Editor's Firing Spawns Suit By Owners
• 'Storage Hunters' Couple Says Producers Defamed Them
• Jaguar Gets Range Rover Suspension Defect Suit Pared
• Fox News Host Claims Radio Co. Breached Contract
• Basic Steps To Protect Your Co. Against Cyber Perils
• Stradley Ronon Can't Dodge $200M Malpractice Suit
• High Court No Help To Companies Left Off Arbitration Pacts
• Olympic Skate Star Baiul Hits William Morris With $400M Suit
• Foreign Cruise Workers' Labor Fight Sunk In High Court
• Broad View Of SOX Threatens Small Cos., Justices Told
• ShopRite Owners Accused Of Bad Faith In Lease Negotiations
• Chinese Co. Exec Violated Stock Sale Pact, Suit Says
• Trucking Co. Spurns Pilot Flying J Deal, Launches Own Suit
• Astros Want Involuntary Ch. 11 Filed By Comcast Axed
• Monsanto Wins Arbitration Bid In Defective Cottonseed Row
• Late-Fee Confusion In Calif. Residential Leases
• United Sued For Gouging On Frequent-Flyer Rewards
• Weil's Dallas Woes Exacerbated By Long-Term Lease
• Fla. Co. Asks For Insurance Defense In Wrongful Death Suit
• 5 Banks Accused Of Aiding Banned Payday Lenders
• Panasonic, Others Fight State Claims In CRT Antitrust Case
• Lessons From SIGA Technologies V. PharmAthene
• Pa. Court To Rethink Slashing Safeway Unit's $18M Judgment
• DePuy Says Ex-Sales Reps Breached Noncompetes
• Immunity Bars Rail Project Overrun Claim, Texas Court Told
• SoHo Building's $115M Sale Never Finalized, Judge Rules
• NJ Panel Looks To Boost Handling Of Business Litigation
• Creed Guitarist Nets $2.4M To Settle Suit Over Publishing Deal
• JBG Sues Miami Builder For Trying To Escape $15.8M Loan
• Ogletree Abbott Says FindLaw Botched Web Redesign
• Pa. Judge Can Open Ex-Partners' Books In Fee Row
• Boeing Drops Symvionics Contract Suit Over Navy Software
• Kaydon Faces Shareholder Suit Over $1.25B Sale To SKF
• Michael Jackson Case Could Have Set Scary Precedent
• Genting Strikes $960M Cruise Ship Deal With German Builder
• Future For Renewable Energy Has Never Looked Brighter
• Let's Really Consider The Idea Of A 2-Year Law Degree
• Third Eye Blind Owes Ex-Guitarist Touring Profits, Jury Hears
• Yucaipa Sues Morgans Over $75M Deal In Proxy Fight Fallout
• Stephen Baldwin Sued Over Breach Of Book Contract
• Airbus Lands Mammoth $9.5B Deal With Japan Airlines
• Judge Rejects Class Cert. In Citi Mortgage Mod Suit
• Major League Baseball Bunts A-Rod Lawsuit To Federal Court
• 5th Circ. Affirms Win For Prospect Energy In Contract Row
• High Court Snubs Gas Co.'s Siphoning Claim
• Stryker Unit Settles Trade Secrets Claims Against Zimmer
• Drastic Changes To Sentencing Guidelines On Horizon
• Oh, The Places IP Will Go: How To Prevent IP Theft
• High Court Denies Celebrity Cruise Tip Withholding Appeal
• High Court Again Refuses Seller's EBay Antitrust Case
• THQ Sues Zuffa, EA Over Rights To UFC Video Game
• Justices Pass On Toyota's Brake Defect Arbitration Appeal
• Northeastern U. Slams BAE With $1.2M Contract Breach Suit
• 'Rebecca' Publicist Can't Dodge Producers' Suit
• High Court Rejects Argentina's Appeal In $1.4B Bond Fight
• RBS Stuck In $605M Suit Over Liverpool Soccer Club
• Penthouse Publisher Dodging $3.5M Bill, Financial Co. Says
• 5 Tips For Crafting Airtight Severance Agreements
• A-Rod Seeks To Draw MLB Into Damaging Open-Court Brawl
• Texas High Court Urged To Undo $57M Hotel Sale Verdict
• Epstein Becker Can Stay On In Greenberg Malpractice Suit
• The Best Cyberdefense Is A Good Offense
• Adderall Antitrust Suit Should Stay Buried, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Co-Owner Faces Liability On $2M Contractor Bills: Pa. Court
• Pa. Court Clarifies New Window For Filing Mechanics' Liens
• For Hotel Deals, 'Key Money' Is Back In Play
• A-Rod Sues MLB Over Doping Investigation
• Top 5 Legal Oversights Made By Schools
• NC Scrutiny Of Dental Practice Management Continues
• Argentina Can't Carry Out Bond Exchange Plan, Judge Says
• Gutride Safier Drops Meddling Claims Against Ex-Partner
• NJ High Court Reinstates Damages In Mortgage Fraud Suit
• Jackson Walker Botched Workout With Borrower, Bank Claims
• Home Siding Co. Pays $104M To Settle MDL Over Defects
• JPML Ships Loestrin Pay-For-Delay Suits To Rhode Island
• Fla. Law Firm Sues Taylor Bean Ex-Chair Over Retainer
• Wells Fargo, NJ Firm Shake Suit Stemming From Copier Fight
• Considerations Before Counseling During Deposition
• Trendy LA Nightclub Slides Into Ch. 11, Blames Landlord
• Auto Parts Investigations: Lessons From The First 2 Years
• Bank Tax Refunds: FDIC Wins Again
• An Unexpected Role For A Franchisor Principal
• Fiduciary Duties In NY May Not Be In The Eyes Of Beholder
• Private Co. Whistleblowers Outside Of SOX, Fidelity Says
• Bingo Makers Ask 11th Circ. To Stamp Out Casino Losses Suit
• Spyker Seeks To Revive $3B Suit Against GM Over Saab Sale
• Axis Sues To Duck Coverage Of $600M Casino Contract Row
• ThinkFilm Judge Asked To Step Aside Amid Prostitution Rumor
• Jury Finds AEG Not Liable For Michael Jackson's Death
• Apartment-Sharing Victory For Airbnb In NYC? Not So Fast
• Next 3 Weeks Will Shape Miami Casino Bankruptcy
• Judge Guts Ex-Agent's Suit Over NFL Player's Switch
• 5 Tips For Leveraging Experts To Optimize Client Value
• Credit Suisse Can't Nix Prudential's $460M RMBS Suit
• Patton Boggs Sues Korean Coal Co. Over $1M In Unpaid Fees
• 2nd Apple Button-Defect Class Action On Verge Of Transfer
• Old Navy-Oldham Fight Set For January Trial
• Shareholder Suit Over $45M Vocada-Nuance Merger Nixed
• Avison Young Says Grubb & Ellis Broker Hires Were Kosher
• High Court Holds Off On Argentina Bond Appeal Action
• Doctor's $1M Counterclaim Nixed In Suit Over Sandy Damage
• Chesapeake Owes BNY Mellon Attys' Fees In $1B Bond Row
• Customers Must Arbitrate TWC Modem Fee Dispute
• NY Court Revives Netologic Breach Claim Against Goldman
• 5 Questions To Ask Before Hiring A Competitor's Employee
• Don't Conflate Shutdown And Debt Ceiling Challenges
• Comerica Will Pay $11M To End Investors' Sigma Action
• Seismic Map At Center Of Trade Secret Theft, Conspiracy
• US Government Shuts Down As Funding Fight Goes Nowhere
• BigLaw Braces For Revenue Hit In Federal Shutdown