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Commercial Contracts - February, 2014

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• Texas Justices Uphold Forum Clause In $33M Oil Merger Row
• Schwartz Simon Sued For Malpractice In Mortgage Firm Row
• Steel Co. Sues Liberty Mutual For Defense In BP Defect Row
• Fla. Distributor Sues Dow Over Ex-Employee Contract
• LegalZoom's Referral Suit Against Bankruptcy Firm Stands
• DC Circ. Won't Reopen Bankrupt Condo Developer's Appeal
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holland & Knight's Anita Mosner
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Covington's Christine Haskett
• Texas Justices Revive Stock Buyout Row In Light Of Drennen
• $200M UN Plaza Deal Suit Belongs In Arbitration, Court Hears
• NY Court Revives Damage Claims In $1.8B Credit Suisse Suit
• Chipotle Faces Claims It Stiffed Workers On OT, Breaks
• Nev. Justices Say Ex-Vegas Sands Exec Can't Compel Docs
• 5th Circ. Partially Revives Texas Transit Rail Contract Row
• $300M JPMorgan Force-Placed Deal Gets Judge's OK
• Why London Courts Are So Popular With Foreign Parties
• Powertech To Pay $196M To End Tessera Chip Licensing Suits
• Landowners Want Enbridge To Pay For Bulldozing Property
• Bulk Of $4M Fen-Phen Referral Fee Award Upheld On Appeal
• 5th Circ. Analyzes Additional-Insured Endorsement Scope
• Contracts — And Facts — Matter For Franchise Noncompetes
• Calif. Jury Sets RAND Rate For Licensing Wi-Fi Patents
• Philly Developer Pushes To Arbitrate Sheller's Condo Suit
• FRCP Discovery Amendments Prove Highly Controversial
• Calif. Court Revives Condo Owners' Suit Over $17.5M Lien
• Pa. Developer Who Stole $1.1M Gov't Funds Gets 87 Months
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Buchalter's Shawn Christianson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Robins Kaplan's Hollis Salzman
• DefensTech Blasts Ex-Exec For Stealing IP, Saudi Contract
• Raytheon Escapes Majority Of Warhead Trade Secrets Suit
• Lisa Kudrow Owes Former Manager $1.6M, Jury Says
• DuPont Sheds Antitrust Claims Over Dealer Discounts
• BMW Gets Faulty Navigation System Suit Trimmed
• Churchill Downs Sues Casino Exec For Gambling Deal Flop
• Addressing ADA Issues In Hotel Management Agreements
• 11th Circ. Affirms Arbitration For Carnival Worker's Injury
• Law Firm Loses Class Cert. Appeal in Courier Pricing Suit
• Apple, Best Buy Settle Deactivated Gift Card Class Action
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sedgwick's Stephanie Sheridan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Pryor Cashman's Colleen Caden
• Philly's Fight With Union Kept Alive By Judge
• Houston Firefighters Union Sues City Over Staff Cuts
• More Than 10,000 EMTs Win Class Cert. In Calif. OT Row
• Sponsors Should Update ERISA Plans After High Court Ruling
• Gambler Blames Borgata For Phony-Chip Debacle
• Lehman Bros. Loses Contract Suit Over $29M In Dividends
• Salix Wins Jury Verdict In Breach Suit Over Napo Drug
• Ex-Event Planning Co. Execs Dealt Blow In Noncompete Row
• 5 Business Risks To Consider When Outsourcing Health IT
• Texas Justices Asked To Ax $5M Award In Gas Reservoir Row
• Pa. Justices Won't Touch Pro-Plaintiff Wrongful Death Ruling
• Just Energy Demands $7M Arbitration Award From Power Co.
• 10th Circ. Denies New Trial For Clapton Songwriter's Widow
• The Unstoppable Trailblazer: Judge Shira Scheindlin
• Morgan Stanley Dodges Class Action Over Insurer Kickbacks
• 49ers Say Fan Filed Gunshot Liability Suit Too Late
• Former Continental Pilots Sue Union Over Merger Deal
• Arent Fox Adds Ex-Novak Druce IP Pro In San Francisco
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dentons' Kara Baysinger
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Winston & Strawn's Joan Fife
• Philips Brushes Off Claims In Defective Toothbrush Suit
• Strippers' Claims Of Club Using Unfair Arbitration Deals Fail
• High Court Won't Disturb Aussie Co.'s Ch. 15 Protection
• Zipcar Escapes Class Action Over Vehicle Damage Policy
• Wells Fargo Beats Merchant Class Action Over Hidden Fees
• Ex-NJ Town Administrator Sues Atty For Malpractice
• Air France Breached $11M Deal For Aviation Co., Suit Says
• Domtar, Weyerhaeuser Spar Over Retirees After $3.3B Sale
• High Court Won't Hear Citgo Appeal In $180M Oil Spill Case
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bingham's Debra Fischer
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nossaman's Nancy Smith
• Pa. Contractors Sue Comcast Over Cable Installation Deals
• Morgan Lewis Adds Ex-Schnader Harrison Atty In Pittsburgh
• Insurer Backs More Arbitration In $15M Lance Armstrong Row
• 'American Idol' Owner Sues Sony Over Royalties
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ropes & Gray's Jane Goldstein
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Snell & Wilmer's Barb Dawson
• Business Wire Curbs Licenses In Nod To 'Insider Trading 2.0'
• BHP Says Royal Blue Is Stalling $117M Oil, Gas Sale
• Funk Legend's $10M Malpractice Suit Is An Oldie: 9th Circ.
• Citibank, Barclays Resolve $141M Suit Over Lehman Losses
• Kelley Drye Settles Energy Co.'s Last Malpractice Claim
• CarMax Says Worker Arbitration Agreement Not 'Illusory'
• NSA Spying Leaves Law Firms Vulnerable To Litigation
• Constangy Brooks Hits Former Partner With Fraud Suit
• Texas Atty's Appeal For Cut Of Personal Injury Award Axed
• Sharon Stone Sues 'Papa' Producer Over Shady Cuba Travel
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Choate's Melissa Tearney
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Littler's Lee Schreter
• Philips Not Liable For TV Magnate's €200M Loan Loss: Judge
• Jim Beam Maker Can't Shake $100M Whiskey Contract Suit
• Oilfield Co. Asks Texas Justices To Nix Ex-Worker's Fee Award
• 7th Circ. Asked To Nix Delta Flight-Delay Suit Citing EU Law
• Citigroup Shakes Ex-Salomon Head's Theft Loss Suit
• Prudential Nears End In NJ Commercial Bribe Litigation
• GoPro Camera Maker Accused Of Breaching Distribution Deal
• Reckitt, Ex-Exec Strike Deal Over 'Phony' $6M Severance
• Shaub & Williams Gets Augme Claims Pared In $2M Fee Suit
• 3rd Circ. OKs Indy Downs' Settlement Of $50M Contract Row
• MLB Drops Suit Against Drug Clinic That Supplied A-Rod
• NLRB Judge Finds Grocery Chain's Arbitration Deal Unlawful
• Ex-Playboy VP Tells Jury She Was Fired For Exposing Fraud
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe's Mimi Addy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Mary Mullany
• BofA Again Ducks Buyback Attempt Over $1.75B MBS Pool
• How To Use Risk Analysis To Calculate Settlement Value
• Paul McCartney's Ex-Wife Doesn't Owe PR Rep, 9th Circ. Says
• Argentina Asks High Court To Overturn $1.4B Debt Order
• The Captain Of The Mother Court: Judge Loretta Preska
• Judge Trims $60M Suit Over Canceled Rite Aid Stores
• Disney Wants Stan Lee Media Out Of Spider Man IP Suit
• Ex-PetroTiger CEO Cops To Colombian Bribery, Wire Fraud
• Chesapeake Dodges Fraud Claims In Oil, Gas Contract Row
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kaye Scholer's Lori Leskin
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hirschler's Courtney Paulk
• 10 Franchise Agreement Provisions To Consider
• Class Counsel In $300M Forced-Place Deal Push For Approval
• Pharmacies Want Class Cert. In Pfizer Pay-For-Delay Case
• Rimini Infringed Oracle's Software Copyrights, Judge Says
• Judge OKs Push For Capstone Docs In $150M Fraud Suit
• Ex-Worker Blasts Raytheon's Rejection Of Kuwaiti OT Law
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive $100M Bryan Cave Malpractice Suits
• Microsoft Beats Licensee's Attempt To Nix Copyright Suit
• DSW On Hook For Filene's Lease, Landlord Tells NY Court
• AEG Accuses Former Exec And Atty Of Poaching Employees
• Oil Cos. Sue Investor Over Execution Of $31M Award
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hughes Hubbard's Bassey
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mitchell Silberberg's Coyoca
• Contractor Can't Dodge Boeing's Airport Construction Suit
• 6 Tips For Creating Effective Trial Graphics
• Arnold & Itkin Hit With Suit Over $2M Loss In 5th Circ.
• ETP Chief Says Ex-Biz Partner Broke Trust In Pipeline Deal
• Contract Claims Over Fox's 'Chipmunks' Film Get Canned
• Google Must Face AdSense Contract Suit In Calif.
• Texas Justices Urged To Let $21M Exxon Royalty Suit Proceed
• Hospital's Suit Over NY Workers' Comp Law Dismissed
• TD, WestLB Dodge Oppenheimer Suit Over Credit Agreement
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Goodwin Procter's Sharton
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Levenfeld's Patti O'Connor
• State Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Statutes May Null Contracts
• DOJ Says Market-Power Evidence Not Essential To AmEx Suit
• Iberia Dodges Passengers' Class Action Over Flight Delays
• USDA Subcontractor's $10M Claims Against US Nixed
• Bankrupt Oil Co. Wrongly Split Assets, 9th Circ. Told
• Rutgers, Former Big East Settle On $11.5M Exit Fee
• Marriott Faces 1 Less Claim In Miami Beach Hotel Spat
• Meeder Owes Attys' Fees In Noncompete Row, 10th Circ. Says
• K&L Gates Says It Needs Oil Data For Malpractice Defense
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Emilie Ninan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe's Lucinda Low
• ETP Claims Enbridge Offered $207M To End Pipeline Spat
• 1 Of 2 $220M Health Merger Suits Should Be Nixed, Judge Says
• Astros Can't Delay Comcast Regional Sports Network Ch. 11
• NLRB Judge Says Board's Class Waiver Ban Can't Survive
• Fish & Richardson Must Face Fraud Suit, Texas Court Told
• Chrysler Franchisee Terms Won't Do, Dealership Tells 9th Circ.
• EEOC Suit Over CVS Separation Deal A Warning To Employers
• NJ Firm Sues Medical Marijuana Permittee For Unpaid Fees
• NJ Officials Can't Shake Medical Day Care's Fraud Claim
• Royston Rayzor Wants $5.5M Malpractice Suit Arbitrated
• Resort Developer Escapes Suit Over Calif. Condo Sales
• Surgiview Owes $48M In OrthoTec Licensing Row, Jury Finds
• NY's Strong Restrictions On Restrictive Covenants
• H&R Block Sues Tax Prep Chain For Violating Noncompete
• 2nd Circ. Judge Chides Quinn Emanuel Atty In Citigroup Case
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ropes & Gray's Laurel FitzPatrick
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Baker Donelson's Donna Fraiche
• Unocal Hid Congo Profits In Shell Corp., 9th Circ. Hears
• Buyers Push For Sanctions In Trump Condotel Spat
• 11th Circ. Says Flood Insurance Regs Set Minimum Amount
• FINRA Award To Ex-Raymond James Broker Vacated By Court
• Texas High Court Urged To Affirm Bickel's Ouster In $60M Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: FordHarrison's Tracey Jaensch
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McManis' Neda Mansoorian
• 5 Items Calif. Employers Should Review On Arbitration Deals
• Sprint Reaches $3.4M Settlement In Hidden-Fee Suit
• Power-Supply Suit Shows Risks In Public-Private Development
• Sirius Can't Arbitrate TCPA Suit, Plaintiff Tells 9th Circ.
• Politics May Curb Legal Rows Over Broken Sochi Hotel Deals
• NLRB Accuses NJ Hospital Of Union-Busting
• A-Rod Abruptly Drops Suits Over Drug Probe And Suspension
• EEOC Sues CVS For Restrictive Separation Agreements
• 2nd Circ. Sends Dish Network Fee-Contract Row To Trial
• 2nd Circ. Narrows Injunction In UnitedHealth Doctors Suit
• Schlumberger Customer Info Off Limits In Permian Basin Flap
• Astros Push Back Against Sports Network Bankruptcy
• Despite Issues, Tax Sharing Deals Not Yet High Court-Ready
• Galerman & Tabakin's Claim To Fees Unclear, Ex-Atty Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McAndrews' Nabeela Rasheed
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Crowell's Ellen Dwyer
• BNY Mellon Shakes $50M Repsol Suit Over YPF Board Vote
• Texas Jury Awards $2.8M To Highland, $2.6M To Ex-PE Head
• Genzyme's Cancer Drug IP Suit Can Proceed, Judge Says
• Accenture Won't Hand Over $44M Jury Award, Wellogix Says
• Texas Appeals Court Won't Restart $1.4M Davis Cedillo Suit
• A Clear Path To Section 363 Sale Challenges
• Fla. Justices Mull Sublicense Terms In Blood Device IP Row
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Wendel Rosen's Pamela Mintzer
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hodgson Russ' Yalamanchili
• 'Rebecca' Publicist Drops Counterclaims In Producers' Suit
• Texas Justices Asked To Revive $10.5M Gas Royalty Judgment
• Facebook Gets Counterclaims Trimmed In Data-Use Dispute
• ETP Says Partnership On Pipeline Wasn't Just On Paper
• Conspiracy Claims Against Quest, Insurers Face Dismissal
• Law Firm Beats Mushroom Distributor's Malpractice Suit
• 8th Circ. Remands Dispute Over Bankruptcy Estate Property
• Vonage Denied Arbitration Due To 'One-Sided' Service Terms
• Pa. High Court Won't Hear Challenge To Judge-Nixed Mortgage
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Suit Against JPMorgan Over WaMu Lease
• NJ Lawmaker Blasts Silence On Rutgers Deal Over Exit Fees
• Samsung Sued Over Phone Value After Apple Patent Verdict
• Miramax Can't Pare Suit For 'English Patient' Profits
• Franchise Noncompete Enforcement Is Unpredictable
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Taft's Margaret Lawson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Frankfurt's Barbara Shiers
• 7th Circ. Affirms $413M Judgment In Business Park RICO Suit
• Too Late For Malibu Rehab To Join Sly Stone Suit, Judge Says
• Host Hotels Asks Texas High Court To Junk $57M Verdict
• Marilyn Monroe Cafes Hit With $18M Suit For Unpaid Royalties
• Ex-Highland PE Head Seeks $20M In Defamation Damages
• Philly Inquirer Minority Owners Want Dissolution In Pa.
• United Airlines Shakes Pilots' Suit Over Union Deal
• Oil Driller Says Pooling Clause Should End Trespass Suit
• Comcast Can Push Houston Sports Network Into Ch. 11
• Genentech, Roche Settle With PDL BioPharma Over Licensing
• NJ Atty Sues Former Firm For Cut Of Client Fees
• Dell Wins Bid For Arbitration In Defective Laptop Suit
• 5th Circ. Slashes $50M Verdict In Soured Apartment Deal
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Michelman's Mona Hanna
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Baker Donelson's Linda Klein
• Astros, Rockets Blast Comcast's Bid For Bankruptcy Examiner
• Seyfarth Shaw Sued Over Disclosure In Law360 Article
• ETP Exec Tells Jurors Pipeline Partner Betrayed Co.
• 'Eye Of The Tiger' Band Sues Sony Over Digital Royalties
• In-House Counsel Name Client-Friendly Litigators
• AmREIT Sued Over Crumbling Houston Shopping Plaza
• 'Crash' Director Drives Home With $12M Award
• GCs Name Best-Of-The-Best Attys
• Philly Inquirer's Majority Owners Push For Dissolution In Del.
• Ion Doesn't Owe $4M In TV Show Licensing Suit, Judge Rules
• Judicial Bias Doomed $1B Qualcomm IP Row, Fed. Circ. Told
• $3.3M Judgment Against Nature's Upheld In Prolab Row
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holwell Shuster's Dorit Black
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gibbons' Christine Amalfe
• Don't Apply Risk Analysis To Discounted Settlement Value