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Commercial Contracts - December, 2013

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• Art Collector, Gallery Broke Pact Over Rothko Work, Jury Finds
• CIT To Pay $60M To Settle Tyco Tax-Agreement Feud
• Spider-Man Toy Inventor Asks High Court To Nix Brulotte Rule
• Security Firm Says Contractor Stole Info For New Navy System
• Del. Vs. NY Governing Law — Devil Is In The Details
• Pipeline Co. Takes Gas Delivery Fight To Texas High Court
• Bickel Belongs Back In $60M Suit, Texas High Court Hears
• Pa. Appeals Court To Rehear $2M Construction Contract Row
• Intel Succeeds In Axing Lehman Claims Over $1B Collateral
• WolfBlock Wants Severance Coverage Suit Moved To Pa. Court
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McCarter & English's Pam Moore
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Vorys Sater's Benita Kahn
• Lieff Cabraser Won't Rep 3 Sisters Sledge In Ringtone Suit
• Martinair Again Gets Software Contract Suit Nixed In Texas
• Can A Franchisor Control Franchisee Pricing?
• Critics Warn NYC Commercial Mediation Pilot Could Backfire
• NY Put-Back Claims Time-Barred In Deutsche Bank MBS Suit
• E-Discovery Workers Can't Share Ex-Co.'s Trade Secrets
• Pandora Can't Play BMI Songs Excluded From New Media
• NJ Assembly Passes Bill Limiting Forum Clauses
• NJ Courts Lack Power Over Tech Co. Worker Row, Panel Says
• MLB, A-Rod Fire Shots In Contract Row
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Novak Druce's Pat Rogowski
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: White And Williams' Joan Rosoff
• NFL Moves To Sack Photographers' Copyright Suit
• Nike Escapes Oakley's Suit Over Pro Golfer Endorsement
• Handshakes To Hashtags For Construction Deal-Making
• Think Twice About That Liability Disclaimer Carveout
• 6th Circ. Gives Courts Say On Classwide Arbitrability
• Fla. Appeals Court Revives Shipping Damage Suit
• Wachtell Lipton Sues CVR, Icahn Over Malpractice Claims
• Energy Co. Rips Ex-Partner's $35M Claim In Power Plant Row
• Suit Over Patton Boggs Fees Belongs In Canada, Judge Says
• Deutsche Bank Says FHFA's $567M RMBS Suit Is Too Late
• Fund Transfer In $200M UN Plaza Deal Draws Investor Suit
• MLB Can Depose A-Rod's Cousin, Fla. Appeals Court Says
• JPMorgan Agrees To Pay $22M In Force-Placed Insurance Suit
• Top 5 Rulings That Shaped Noncompete Law In 2013
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ober Kaler's Barbara Werther
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dechert's Cathy Botticelli
• Employer Takeaways From Atlantic Marine
• Greenberg Can't Escape Hard Rock Hotel Developer Suit
• Clinic Asks Texas High Court To DQ Doctor's Counsel
• 'Walking Dead' Creator Sues AMC For Unpaid Profits
• Ex-Dolphin Owed $1.5M From Botched Island Sale: 3rd Circ.
• Franken Urges Consumer Arbitration Fix After AmEx Ruling
• Weird Al Drops $5M Digital Royalties Suit Against Sony
• Former NFL Star Ricky Williams Says Adviser Stole $6M
• Celebrity Chef Scott Conant Hit With IP, Contract Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Locke Lord's Denise Hanna
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morrison & Foerster's Anna White
• Del. High Court Nixes Cooper Appeal In Apollo Merger Fight
• SEC Wants $1M In Fines For Ex-Goldman Trader Tourre
• 9th Circ. Nixes Bid To Arbitrate Deceptive Enrollment Suit
• UK Court Allows Gulf Keystone To Sue Litigation Funders
• VC Firm Can't Collect $7.5M From Transvaginal Mesh Suits
• Mike And Ike Maker Says Distributor Can't Claim Exclusivity
• 4 Ways To Block A Stripper Shakedown For Club Clients
• Film Co. Looks To Slay Hasbro's Dungeons & Dragons IP Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Arnold & Porter's Maureen Jeffreys
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fish's Ann Cathcart Chaplin
• Pa. Justices Won't Review Attys' Fee Test In IP Fight
• Grand Canyon Skywalk Developer Denied High Court Appeal
• High Court Upholds ERISA Plans' Time Limits For Claims
• What's So Special About Treaty Arbitration?
• 4 Tips For Drafting Airtight Expatriate Worker Deals
• Philips Wins Bid To Arbitrate Costco's Claims In CRT Row
• Markel Can't Budge Texas Justices In $6M Coverage Suit
• Ford Retains Its Win In Contract Dispute With Dealers
• $57.3M Hotel Sale Dispute Heads To Texas High Court
• Marriott Unit Loses Bid To Restore Manager Role At Fla. Hotel
• Lockheed's $73M Counterclaims Struck From Fighter Jet Row
• Worker Asks High Court To Review Rift Over Davis-Bacon Act
• Paramount Settles Dispute Over Film Profit-Sharing
• Highmark Can't Shake $3.5M Judgment In Fee Dispute
• Pepper Hamilton Partner Leaves To Start Philly Boutique
• Philly Inquirer Owners Blast Ruling In Editor Firing Row
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Paul Hastings' Elizabeth Noe
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bartlit's Rebecca Weinstein Bacon
• Microsoft Case Is Great Example Of Emergency Arbitration
• 5 Steps To A Successful Cross-Examination
• Ex-Hospital CEO Beats Arbitration Bid In $3M Kickback Suit
• Cheap Trick Contract Feud Belongs In Ill., Strine Says
• Texas Court Axes Energy Exec's Indemnity For $5M Verdict
• Rockets To Take Reins From Astros In Network Negotiations
• Gov. Walker Signs Contested Wis. Landlord-Tenant Bill
• 3rd Circ. Cans $3M Racketeering Suit Against Israeli Atty
• No Bright-Line For Foreign Insolvency Law In Ch. 15
• Miami Developer Says $17M Foreclosure Suit Was Malicious
• Calif. Appeals Court Tosses LendingTree Subsidiary Suit
• Merrill Lynch Strikes $132M Pact With SEC Over CDO Claims
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: White And Williams' Patti Santelle
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mayer Brown's Debora De Hoyos
• Energy Co. Aims To Knock Out $595M Eagle Ford Judgment
• Miramax Sues Warner For Profits From 'Hobbit' Sequels
• HP Laptop Buyers Seek Class Cert. In Warranty Suit
• Advantage Rent A Car, Hertz Settle Lease Deal Dispute
• St. Paul Loses Appeal Over $14.5M Explosion In Chicago
• NY Eyes Regs For 20% Of Commercial Cases To Be Mediated
• A Formidable Tool For Forum Selection Clause Enforcement
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morrison Cohen's Danielle Lesser
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Liner Grode's Angela Agrusa
• Spotify Hit With Class Action Over Automatic Renewals
• 12 Things To Consider Before And During Int'l Arbitration
• Surviving Corp. Gets Premerger Attorney-Client Privilege
• Dish Chairman Finds No Quick Exit From LightSquared Row
• Swig Associates Can't Dodge Suit Over NYC Condo Project
• Plaintiffs' Firm Wants Ex-Associate's Fee Claim Arbitrated
• Firm Says Novartis Whistleblower Owes Fees For Failed Suit
• GM Escapes Suit Over $450M In Retiree Medical Benefits
• High Court Leaves Union Neutrality Deals Up In The Air
• Texas Court Axes Suit Against Sierra Club In Toxic Waste Row
• Media Leaks In Snapchat Suit Weren't Secret, Judge Hears
• Lack Of Contract Dooms Mechanics' Liens, Pa. Justices Told
• Sony Slams $100M Antitrust Suit Over Beatles Film
• Hard Rock Severs Mexican Franchise Ties After Legal Win
• Jay-Z Rips Logo Copyright Claims As 'Bad Faith'
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Akin Gump's Kerry Berchem
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Locke Lord's Cynthia Bast
• Fla. Chamber Of Commerce Backs Expedia In Bed Tax Fight
• High Court Says It Shouldn't Have Taken Union Neutrality Case
• Fla. Cancer Center Dodges Suit Over Hospital Contract
• Caesars Wants $5.2M Ruling Overturned In NJ High Court
• Enzo Contract Claims Trimmed In Affymetrix Med Testing Row
• NFL QB Vince Young Settles $5.5M Suit Against Ex-Advisers
• Orchid, MPI Dodge Enzo Biochem's Patent, Contract Claims
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gibson Dunn's Mary Murphy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Arnold & Porter's Veronica Rendon
• Justices Nix Fed. Circ. Venue Ruling In Broadcom Patent Row
• NY Advisory Council Proposes To Truncate Biz Cases
• How FRCP E-Discovery Amendments Could Affect You
• EBay Looks To Toss Class Action Over 'Buy It Now' Fees
• NJ Appeals Court Will Hear Nostrum Attys' Fee Fight
• Deutsche Bank Sues To Collect $300M Judgment From Investor
• NJ High Court OKs Atty Suspension In Forged Document Case
• Contractors Sue To Block New Calif. Refinery Safety Law
• Tainted Hess Oil Class Action Tossed By Judge
• NYC Atty Halted From Securities Work Amid Fraud Probe
• US Backs Argentina In Appeal Of Bond Row Subpoenas
• United Healthcare Blocked From Booting 2,000+ Doctors
• Convicted 'Kids For Cash' Player Says Ex-Partner Duped Him
• Expedited Appeal Rejected In Inquirer Editor Firing Row
• Buyer-Financed Development Is The New Normal
• Ex-NBA Player Wrongfully Dodged Goodwill Tour, Suit Says
• Pa. Court Upholds Pietragallo Win In Malpractice Suit
• 3rd Circ. Rules Out Arbitration In $7.5B Nortel Cash Dispute
• Texas Supreme Court Won't Revive $780M Suit Against AT&T
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Debevoise's Peggy Davenport
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Reed Smith's Dusty Kirk
• Apple Fights 'Breathtaking' Fee Bid In $53M Warranty Deal
• A Growing Consensus In Favor Of Labor Arbitration
• Samsung Defective Phone Class Action Won't Go To Arbitration
• Volkswagen Dodges Suit Over Faulty Jetta Locks
• Humana Wants Shipping Co. Sanctioned Over RICO Claims
• Equipment Co. Davis-Standard Sues Ex-VP Over Trade Secrets
• NJ Title Co. Hit With Class Action Over Closing Fees
• Liberty Says It Owes No Coverage Over Resort Fallout
• Medical Product Co. Liable For ACA Tax, Judge Says
• Cheniere Lands 1st LNG Buyer From Texas Export Terminal
• NLRB Says Realty Co.'s Employee Class Waiver Is Unlawful
• Dorsey & Whitney Bashes $595M Ghana Project Sanctions Bid
• Liberty Targets NJ Contractor For Medical Building Damage
• A How-To For Landowners Considering Oil & Gas Leases
• What The High Court May Not Address In Frequent Flier Case
• Engineering Firm Must Face Suit Over Waste Facility Design
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Chadbourne's Lori Hoberman
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: O'Melveny's Carla Christofferson
• Mattel Baby Seat Buyers Seek Class Cert. In Mold Case
• Sony Settlement Docs Barred In LCD Cartel Suit
• British Airways Again Looks To Nix Fuel Surcharge Suit
• DC Circ. Overturns FERC On Energy Facility Transfer
• Lenders In $767M Oppenheimer Suit Say Damages Provable
• 3rd Circ. Won't Review Cert. Ruling In ATM Overcharge Row
• Goldman Is Liable For Failed Buyout, Dragon Founders Says
• Inquirer Owners Push Expedited Appeal In Editor Firing Row
• Rules Would Curb Questions To Speed NY Commercial Cases
• Marriott Dodges Claims In Texas Resort Cost Overruns Suit
• Artist's Suit Against UPS Could Head To Fla. Supreme Court
• Money Centers America Must Pay Tribe $5.6M In Contract Row
• Proposed Pa. Franchise Law Would Tip The Balance Too Far
• High Court Mulls Delta Frequent Flier Contract Row
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hunton & Williams' Lisa Sotto
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hogan Lovells' Emily Yinger
• Philly Firm Sues Former Atty Over Unpaid Fees
• FERC's Rockies Express Order Opens New Doors
• Cellular Sales Can't Force Ex-Workers To Arbitrate Wage Row
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Too Hot Or Cold For An MDL?
• A Look At Europe's New Music Copyright Law
• A Key Case For Contract Manufacturing Arrangements
• Employers Win Class Waiver Battle, But War Isn't Over
• Hialeah Park Sues Horse Racing Group Over Purse Handling
• Belgian Court Rules Herbalife Not Pyramid Scheme, Co. Says
• Inquirer Owners Blast Appeal Bid In Row Over Editor's Firing
• Contract Trumps Buyer's Order For Arbitration: Pa. Court
• Pa. Judge Delays Trial In Steelers Stadium Expansion Fight
• Forum Selection Clauses To Be Enforced, High Court Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: K&L Gates' Janice Hartman
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: JAMS' Kimberly Taylor
• 5th Circ. Rejects NLRB Class Waiver Ban
• Aimee Mann's Suit Over Stolen Tunes Survives Dismissal Bid
• 9th Circ. Says DirecTV Customers Must Arbitrate Fee Dispute
• Miami Firm Sues Ex-Director For Breaching Noncompete Deal
• Power Co. Dodges Fla. Contractor's Suit Over Hurricane Repair
• Miami Beach Restaurateur Seeks $6M Over Delayed Project
• Fla. Utility Asks Court To Affirm Toss Of Contractor's Suit
• Creditor Asks To Maintain $3.7M Ruling Against NJ Lawmaker
• Pa. Minimum Gas Royalties Not Divisible, Appeals Court Rules
• ITI Seeks Toss Of TechAmerica Employee Poaching Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: DLA Piper's Tara Lee
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jones Day's Lizanne Thomas
• The Danger Of Commingling Fees Under Talent Agencies Act