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Commercial Contracts - November, 2013

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• Uponor Sheds Most Of Faulty Plumbing Parts Suit
• Power-Supply Component Maker Hit With $30M Faulty-Part Suit
• Rock Supplier Wants Back $3M Award Against Southwestern
• Producers Slap Investor With Suit Over Pimp Movie Money
• Electronics Maker Can't Claim Invalidity In Car Seat Patent Row
• NJ Appeals Court Sides With City In Union Salary Dispute
• A Snapshot Of In-House Counsel Compliance In 2014
• Pa. High Court Won't Hear Case Over Gas Lessee Obligations
• 3rd Circ. Revives Coverage Suit Against Seatbelt Maker
• Abbott Accused Of Overcharging Nonprofit $2M For HIV Meds
• BAE Dodges Most Of Northeastern's Contract Breach Suit
• Deutsche Bank Tells Appeals Court $330M MBS Suit Untimely
• Pacific Chloride Seeks Fire Damages From Exide Insurers
• Highland Asks 5th Circ. To Revive $15.5M BofA Loan Suit
• Pa. High Court Affirms Bank's $11M Confession Of Judgment
• City's Free Health Care Demands May Be Kickbacks, HHS Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sidley's Sara Brody
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morgan Lewis' Grace Speights
• Slot Machine Co. Hits Ex-Atty With $5M Trade Secrets Case
• NHL Inks 'Landmark' $5B Broadcast Rights Deal With Rogers
• 7 Rulings Hospitality Attys Are Thankful For In 2013
• Hartman Simons Can Keep Coverage Of $10M Malpractice Deal
• Homeowners Wary Of Marriott's $28M Sale Offer For Resort
• Vince Young's Bid To Block $1.8M Judgment Shot Down
• Developer Says RE Partnership Row Claims Trigger Coverage
• Philly Inquirer Owners Appeal Ruling Reinstating Ousted Editor
• Kline & Specter Asks 3rd Circ. To Uphold Ex-Atty's Sanctions
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mayer Brown's Libby Raymond
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Reed Smith's Colleen Davies
• JBG Development Drops $16M BrickellHouse Foreclosure Suit
• Retired Mary Kay Saleswoman Can't Escape Employment Tax
• Iran Nuclear Accord Does Not (Yet) Mean Sunny Relations
• GE, JPMorgan Can't Kill Investors' $2B MBS Trust Suit
• Phelps Dunbar Lures 5 Transaction Pros From Young Wells
• GMX Says Oneok Can't Stop Pumping Its Natural Gas
• Contractor Charged With Murder In Philly Building Collapse
• Yelp Must Pay Law Firm's Fees In Fake-Review Case
• AK Steel's $2.5M ERISA Payout To Spouses Gets Court OK
• WolfBlock, Ex-Partner Settle Severance Payments Suit
• Judge Limits $951M Deutsche Bank MBS Case To Bad Loans
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hogan Lovells' Janet McDavid
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: DLA Piper's Lisa Haile
• Ex-Lilly Sales Rep Wants Contract Case In Fla. State Court
• Allstate Agents Lose Cert. Bid In Labor Contract Fight
• Judge Reinstates Ousted Philly Inquirer Editor
• PSE&G Hit With $2.5B Suit Over Equipment Contract
• DC Comics Soars To Victory In Superman Rights Suit
• Franchisors, Invoke Your Bankruptcy Rights Or Lose Them
• Texas Justices Take On $125M Tenaska Arbitration Dispute
• IBM Japan Beats Ex-Worker's Permanent Employment Suit
• Firing Voids Mortgage Lender's Noncompete, Judge Says
• DOJ Moves To Block AmEx Case Consolidation In NY
• Texas Justices Will Review Cotton Supplier Arbitration Row
• Irish Real Estate Mogul Sued For $95M Over Chicago Spire
• Comcast, Ex-Astros Owner Sued For Fraud Over Ailing Network
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Norton Rose's Jane Smith
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jones Day's Mary Ellen Powers
• State-Mandated Student Pro Bono Programs Are Inefficient
• Failed Vegas Resort Execs Say Trustee's $3B Suit Won't Fly
• Dorsey Hit With Sanctions Bid Over $595M Ghana Project
• China Must Double-Down On Trade Secret Protection
• Exxon Asks Texas High Court To End $21M Oil Royalty Fight
• NJ High Court To Mull Mandatory Furloughs For Union Labor
• IBS Can Compel Arbitration In Mexico Plane Hangar Dispute
• Bodum 'Shop-In-Shop' Suit Against JC Penney Sent To Texas
• NLRB Judge Nixes Kmart Class Waiver Despite Opt-Out Clause
• Film Producer Gets New Trial In Saudi Prince Movie Deal Case
• Former Valerus Exec Must Arbitrate Stock Redemption Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Jump-Start Class Action Over Prius Defect
• Nokia's Patent Licensing Is Anti-Competitive, FTC Told
• Rockets Owner Willing To Buy Struggling Sports Network
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Weil's Mindy Spector
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hunton & Williams' Sandy Collins
• NCAA Sues To Block EA's $40M Athlete Suit Settlement
• Lance Armstrong Settles $3M Acceptance Insurance Suit
• Editor's Firing Robbed Philly Inquirer Owners Of Rights: Atty
• Microsoft Accuses Acacia Of Violating Licensing Deal
• How Some Attorneys Succeed Where The 'Elite' Fail
• ACC Gets OK To Seek $52M Exit Fee From Md. University
• 11th Circ. Upholds Arbitration In Royal Caribbean Pay Dispute
• Harry Caray's Tavern Sues To Halt $278M Chicago Pier Project
• MoFo Wants To Drop Tea Co. For Not Paying Bills
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morgan Lewis' Jami McKeon
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sidley's Sara Gourley
• Plastics Co. Wants Porter Rogers Malpractice Suit Revived
• Contractor Asks Fla. Appeals Court To Revive Shipping Row
• Ex-Judge Sues Dallas Rehab Hospital Over Stock Issue Plan
• Contractor Asks Pa. High Court To Save Injury-Suit Immunity
• Outten & Golden Launches New San Francisco Office
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Miller Canfield's Megan Norris
• Expert Deposition Tips For Young Lawyers
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Buchanan's Wendy Newton
• Hasbro Wants $73M Award Over Nerf Royalties Vacated
• 2nd Circ. Says It Won't Rehear Argentina's $1B Debt Appeal
• Credit Suisse Wants Highland Refi Dispute Booted From Texas
• Microsoft Asks 2nd Circ. To Kill Licensing Antitrust Suit
• Ex-Landmark Partner Says Jury Shorted Him With $1M Award
• 3 Tips For Success In International Arbitration
• High Court Snubs Avis Appeal In $16M Licensee Dispute
• Hellmann Sues To End $5.6M Pact With Struggling Airline
• 9 Firms Surge Onto GC All-Stars List
• Skadden The Firm Most Loved By General Counsel
• Del. High Court To Hear Appeal In Cooper-Apollo Tire Tussle
• Ill. Towns Distorting Law In Tax Row, Travel Sites Say
• Jury Says DuPont Owes Kodak $12.5M In Contract Dispute
• LightSquared Sues Dish, Ergen Over Debt Acquisition
• 9 Top Firms Tumble From List Of GC Favorites
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• More Firms Get Serious About Keeping GCs Happy
• When It Comes To Law Firms, Size Doesn't Matter, GCs Say
• High Court Snubs Military Equipment Co. Bid To Sue Congo
• Pitfalls Of Giving Tenants Preemptive Rights To Lease
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Irell & Manella's Andra Greene
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thompson & Knight's Emily Parker
• High Court Thinking On 1st SOX Whistleblower Case
• Boxing Promoter Throws $1M Punch At Ex-Business Partner
• Arsenal Accused of Securities Fraud in Capitalization Deal
• Emerald Oil Used Confidential Info To Snag Lease, GMX Says
• Would-Be Miami Beach Hotel Buyers Sue Over $5M Deposit
• Hedge Fund's Fraud Allegations Revived Against JPMorgan
• Capital One Can't Dodge Credit Card Fee Class Action
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Quarles & Brady's Kim Johnson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Duane Morris' Dominica Anderson
• Don't Forget Your Progressive Discipline Policies
• Philly Inquirer Publisher Can Keep His Job, Judge Rules
• McDreamy Didn't Get Asia Rights In Tully's Buy, Suit Says
• NJ Court Revives Tower Easement Row With PSE&G, Verizon
• Good News For Small Exchanges With China
• Caution: Make-Whole Provisions Are Taken At Face Value
• Chesapeake Sued By Barnett Shale Partner Over Plugged Wells
• Investors Seek To Revive $331M UBS Fraud Suit
• NY Landlord Can't Sue Charity Over $200M Hotel Damage
• Union Neutrality Challenge Faces Skepticism In High Court
• Fight Over Failed $3B Las Vegas Resort Nears Settlement
• 6th Circ. Affirms Unions' Contract Win Against Coca-Cola
• Lloyd's, Others Duck Contractor's Suit Over $53M Hyatt Deal
• Ex-Philly Inquirer Editor Says Only Owners Could Fire Him
• Ex-Cowboys Running Back Escapes Suit Over TV Pilot
• Ambac, Investor MBS Suits Deserve The Ax, Nomura Atty Says
• Pa. Firm Fights Malpractice Suit Over IBM Settlement
• What Is 'Arbitration'? The Supreme Court Refuses To Say
• 1st Circ. Sticks Orix With Testing Costs, Atty Fees
• Wegmans Off Hook For Developer's Tax-Appeal Attys' Fees
• Barclays Loses Bid To Ax AHM Trustee's $45M Contract Suit
• US Bank's Fraud Claims Tossed From $100M Guaranty Row
• Starbucks Must Pay Mondelez $2.7B In Bagged Coffee Row
• Marcellus Shale Investors Seek $21M From JV Partner
• TechAmerica Sues Procurement Team That Bolted To Rival
• Schnuck Sues Card Processors To Recoup Data Breach Funds
• GrayRobinson Adds Ex-FDIC Counsel To Ft. Lauderdale Office
• Forum Selection Clauses Bring Certainty — But With Risks
• Don't Sign Your Creditor-Client's Proof Of Claim
• Magistrate OKs DePuy Trade Secrets Claims Against Reps
• Apollo Tyres Labor Talks Didn't Breach Cooper Deal: Judge
• 4 Hot Bargaining Zones In Tribal Casino Debt Deals
• Steptoe Hires Former US Atty To Bolster White Collar Team
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Top Guns From 58 Firms
• Sidley Says Vegas Project Suit Threatens All Lawyers
• Texas Appeals Court Won't Revisit BP's $3.9M Lease Win
• Deutsche Bank Triumphs In $8B UK Suit Over Margin Calls
• British Airways Can't Ground Suit Over Frequent-Flier Fees
• Austrian Cable Tech Creator Sued Over US Licensing Deal
• NH's New Law Of Unintended Consequences
• MLB Denies Trying To Ruin A-Rod's Career
• Theater's Spider-Man License Defense Likely Won't Stick
• McDonald's Loses Ground In Ocean City Lease Dispute
• Landlord Asks 9th Circ. To Revive DirecTV Contract Suit
• Texas Court Affirms Chesapeake's Win In Oil Lease Row
• Successful Law Firms Retrench During Downturns
• EMC Takes Defection, Trade Secret Fight To Pure Storage
• Morgan Lewis Rips Developer's Bid To Revive Malpractice Suit
• Apollo Tyres Wants $2.5B Cooper Tire Deal At Lower Price
• Ex-Exxon VP Isn't Owed Stock Bonus, Texas High Court Told
• AIG Ruling Offers Rare Route To Stopping Arbitration
• XimpleWare Says Versata Sold $300M In Stolen Software
• 6th Circ. Hands Employers A Victory On Class Arbitration
• Chase Looks To Sink Suit Over Lost Credit Card Balances
• Insurer Asks Texas High Court To Void $26M Arbitration Award
• KWK Says Judge 'Made A Mockery' Of Keystone Agreement
• Facebook Seeks Toss Of Suit Over Minors' Images In Ads
• Yahoo Fights Microsoft Ad Arbitration Award In 2nd Circ.
• AIG Settles $274M Suit Over Ex-Real Estate Exec's Pay
• Aussie Court Lets Norton Rose Take Back Privileged Docs
• Citigroup Denies Fault For Ex-Salomon Head's Secretary Theft
• Pa.'s New Era Of Strict Enviro Criminal Liability
• Why High Stakes Legal Failures Happen
• Subcontractor Fails To Revive $7M Suit Against DynCorp
• Cooper Tire Fights To Save $2.5B Apollo Tyre Merger
• Gay Couples Tell Texas Justices They Have Right To Divorce
• Fla. Firm Accuses Co-Counsel Of Stealing Engle Progeny Client
• 10th Circ. Says No Fraud In Flotek Contract Dispute
• High Court SOX Case To Put Labor Department In Spotlight
• 6th Circ. Rejects $500M LexisNexis Class Arbitration
• Blaming Hertz Lease Deal, Advantage Rent A Car Hits Ch. 11
• Sandifer Oral Arguments Reveal New Middle Ground
• Theater Sued By Disney Says It Licensed Spider-Man
• Ergur Hits Ohio Real Estate Co. With $50M Fraud Suit
• Comcast Executives Sought Cash For Contracts, Suit Says
• The Second Coming Of PURPA
• Judge Allows Consumers To Resell Some Sprint Nextel Cellphones
• Narrow Reading Dulls SOX Retaliation Rules, Justices Told
• EBay Settles Ad Filtering Suit For $4.75M
• Monster's 'Reckless' Claims Axed in Beasties' IP Suit
• Visa Slapped With Class Action Over Zipcar Policy
• Insurer Beats Chiropractors' Challenge To Coverage Policy
• BB&T Sued By 16 NFL Players Over $53M In Withdrawals
• Evel Knievel's Estate Wins Film Rights Contract Dispute
• New Arbitration Rules Allow For Alternative Appeals
• The Scope Of 'Inevitable Disclosure' In Trade Secrets
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Stay In $1.4B Argentina Debt Appeal
• Hasbro To Pay $73M In Royalties To Nerf Gun Licensor
• Bankrupt LightSquared Says GPS Makers Cost It Billions
• West, Kardashian Say YouTube Founder Leaked Proposal Vid
• US Bank Hits Citigroup With $157M Suit Over Bad Mortgages
• Arnold & Porter Sues Docs For Stiffing Firm On $3M In Fees
• Contractor Calls Waterscape Discovery Motion 'Harassment'
• Claims Against Renco Trimmed In Suit Over Humvee JV
• Arbitration For Dummies
• Enova Energy Accused Of Owing $1.5M On Power Plant Deal
• Rutgers Can't Evade Arbitration Over $10M Big East Exit Fee
• Lenovo Hit With New Class Suit Over Notebooks' Wi-Fi Woes
• Who Owns The Tax Refund Attributable To A Distressed Bank?
• 6th Circ. Backs Chesapeake In Ohio Gas Lease Fight
• EP Energy Tries To Revive Suit Over Lost $21M Verdict
• Ill. Court Allows Extrinsic Evidence In Ruling Against Insurer
• Axis Aims To Nix Coverage In Philly RE Partnership Feud
• Lessons From The Obamacare Website Debacle