Commercial Contracts Archive » March, 2014

Commercial Contracts - March, 2014

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• Citi Escapes Class Claims In Mortgage-Mishandling Action
• Morgan Stanley Seeks To Boot $32M Securities Suit From NY
• Jury Awards Sierra Railroad $22M In Trade Secrets Case
• Fed. Circ. Says Generics Deals Exclude Endo's New Patents
• TomTom Sues Broadcom Over GPS Chip With Latent Defect
• Enviros Lose Brawl Over Oil Leases In Deepwater Spill Area
• Haynes And Boone Ducks High Court Appeal Over $1.3M Fee
• Considerations Before Buying A Franchisor
• Saab Trustee Claims Execs' Missteps Led To Bankruptcy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Roetzel's Lori Heyer-Bednar
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Brownstein's Ellen Schulhofer
• 9th Circ. Shuts Out Ex-NFL Players' Royalty Suit
• ICCA Congress Signals Miami's Arrival As Arbitration Hub
• NLRB Judge Nixes Domino's Class Waiver Despite Opt-Out
• Stahl & DeLaurentis Dodges Founding Partner's Contract Suit
• Take Note, Texas, Letters Of Intent May Need A Rewrite
• ERISA Preempts Tyco Workers' Severance Bid: Texas Justices
• St. Paul Gets Win In Coverage Fight Over Back Pay Claims
• Texas Justices Cut Post-Award Interest For Reopened Record
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McDermott's Effie Silva
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Pillsbury's Susan Serota
• As E-Discovery Goes Global, Japan And South Korea Catch Up
• Ex-Fortinet Execs Get Poaching, Trade Secrets Claims Stayed
• Comdata Sued For Stealing NexPay's Health Payment IP
• NY High Court Lets Biotronik Pursue Recall-Related Damages
• EMI Hit With $2.9M Verdict Over 'Love Machine' Royalties
• Investment Firm Sues Rimrock Over Pipeline Finance Deal
• Endeavor Energy Can't Duck Suit Over Oil Lease Brokerage
• $1B Vegas Project Investor Fights For Privileged Docs
• Arbitration Clause Outlives Employment Contract: 6th Circ.
• Developer Hit With $50M Suit Over Miami Worldcenter Project
• Century Says Universal Backed Out Of Deal On $2B Casino
• 5 Ways To Avoid FCA Trouble In Hospital-Doc Lease Deals
• Texas Court Reverses $4.4M Verdict In MBI Trade Secrets Suit
• Legal Needs To Rethink Its Dropbox Account
• Tax Equity Market Weighs New IRS Guidelines
• Pa. High Court Keeps Tort Immunity For General Contractors
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: FordHarrison's Tiffany Downs
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gruber Hurst's Shonn Brown
• How Law Firms Can Stay Profitable While Clients Cut Costs
• Life Sciences Should Brace For Fla. Rad Source Ruling
• Facebook Wins Dismissal Of Suit Over Minors' Images In Ads
• Troutman Nabs M&A Pro Who Founded Electronic Parts Co.
• How They Won It: Hunton Defends Epic's $9M Code Award
• Thompson & Knight Fights Patriot's Award In Gas Sale Row
• NJ Solar Contractor Vows To Fight Back In $50M Lien Row
• SC High Court Says Aircraft Subcontractor Entitled to Work
• Broker's Suit Over $112M SoHo Property Deal Survives
• Investors In Miami Beach Nightclub Say Funds Were Misused
• Fund Seeks Argentina Space Contracts In $1.5B Debt Row
• GSK Handed $106M Verdict For Paxil Generic Contract Breach
• SunTrust Can't Duck Force-Placed Insurance Kickback Claim
• Texas Rep. In Client Referral Probe Stiffed Clinic, Suit Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Farella Braun's Mary McCutcheon
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Drinker Biddle's Jill Bronson
• Calif. Court Creates Settlement Agreement Pitfalls
• Creditor Wants Trustee In Money Centers Of America Ch. 11
• Inyx CEO Sues Berger Over Liens For Unpaid Legal Fees
• NAICO Pans Arbitration Of $2.7M Greenberg Malpractice Suit
• Leveling The Playing Field For Small Business
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Snow Day!
• MGM Hit With Class Action Over Home Video, DVD Royalties
• Presuit Provisions Will Be Enforced In Home Defect Row
• Immunomedics, UC End Spat Over Antibody Product IP
• Judge Won't Halt Prosecution Of Alleged Facebook Scammer
• The Prolific Pragmatist: Judge Richard Posner
• Greenberg Traurig Flubbed Medicare Appeal, Suit Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Labaton's Martis Alex
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dinsmore's Joanne Schreiner
• Execs Can't Launch Tortious Interference Suit Post Merger
• Allstate Inspectors Lose Class Cert. Bid In Unpaid OT Suit
• EMI Owes Writers $2M For 'Love Machine' Royalties, Jury Told
• Disney Demands End To 'Stan Lee Media-Financed Frolic'
• Employer Class Waivers On Surer Footing After 11th Circ. Win
• JPMorgan Moves To Gut US Bank's $293M Toxic Loans Suit
• Solar Co.'s $50M Project Fund Liens Are Invalid, NJ Court Says
• High Court Won't Hear LegalZoom Suit Over Practice Of Law
• Preteen Singer Cam Anthony Seeks Sanctions In Contract Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gibson Dunn's Helgi Walker
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Perkins Coie's Susan Foster
• Technology — Not Just For The Privileged Anymore
• 4 Elite New York Law Firms Keep Partner Ranks Lean
• NY, Chicago Home To Most Law360 400 Firms
• Jones Day Lands Top Spot In Law360 400
• In BigLaw, The Big Keep Getting Bigger
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Law Firms
• FLSA Doesn't Bar Class Waivers In OT Suit, 11th Circ. Says
• Texas Justices Deny Oil Co.'s Bid For Sensitive Exxon Docs
• Quinn Emanuel Beats Fraud Suit From Beverly Hills Spat
• VW Workers' Case Tests Anti-Union Take On Bribery Law
• Sidley Austin Escapes $100M Vegas Retail Project Suit
• Nigerian Oil Co. Sues Over Lost $1B Chevron Lease Deal
• Highland's $2.8M Attys' Fees Award On Chopping Block
• LA Coliseum Rave Promoters Win Attys' Fees In Kickback Suit
• New EU Rules Tighten Antitrust Checks On Patent Deals
• Chase Freed From Overpayment Deletion Class Action
• Texas Justices To Mull Clocks On Partner, Partnership Suits
• Contract Can't Limit FEHA Time To Sue: Calif. Appeals Court
• Money Centers Of America Enters Ch. 11 Bankruptcy
• $13M Bracewell Malpractice Row Heads To Jury
• Texas Justices Blow Away $29M Wind Energy Credit Penalty
• Courts Can Pause Arbitrations, Meadowbrook Tells 6th Circ.
• 10 Tips For Crafting A Forum Selection Clause
• Texas High Court Won't Rehear Atty's Dynegy Fee Dispute
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Glaser Weil's Patty Glaser
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Munger Tolles' Kristin Myles
• How To Reduce Risk, Make More Money In Contingency Cases
• Drafting Customer Nonsolicitation Provisions In NY
• NY Giants, Eli Manning Want Fake Memorabilia Suit Tossed
• Ivanhoe Energy Beats $95M Suit Over Ecuador Oil Field Deal
• Canadian Student-Loan Data Breach Suit Gets Class Cert.
• Eden Roc Wants Claims Back In Hotel Fight With Marriott
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Sanction For Ex-Kline & Specter Atty
• Judge Rips 'Disloyal' Ex-DataTreasury Exec's Bid To Save Suit
• 9th Circ. Tells Experian Customers It Can't Review Arbitration
• $7M Jackson Hewitt Franchise Suit Survives Ch. 11 Discharge
• Cabot Launches Suit Over Fracking Mishap
• Stradley Ronon Takes Cleantech To Court Over Unpaid Bill
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thompson Hine's Kathie Brandt
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Day Pitney's Beth Sher
• Supreme Court Vs. 5th Circ. Over Whistleblower Statutes
• DirecTV Class Action Should Be Arbitrated, Panel Hears
• Trump GC Must Give Deposition In D&O Sanctions Fight
• Insurer Avoids Coverage For Energizer Battery-Disposal Row
• Calif. Court Revives Santa Monica Luxury Apartment Row
• Ethanol Maker's Suit Over Ruinous Blast Found Time-Barred
• Manager Sues Tribe For Not Backing Band's Reunion
• Volcano Doesn't Owe $27M On Artery Device, Judge Hears
• Developer Slams Okla. For Stalling $750M Resort Project
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Lindquist's Nancy Vollertsen
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dentons' Jana Cohen Barbe
• The Merry Crusader: Judge Jed Rakoff
• Cargill Hits Keystone With $26M Contract Suit Over Coal
• $450M Fight Over Morgan Stanley Investments Sent To FINRA
• Biolitec Hit With $75M Judgment In IP Indemnification Feud
• 4th Circ. Nixes Lord & Taylor's Bid To Stall DC Mall Project
• BofA, McCabe Weisburg Shake Foreclosure Atty Fee Suit
• Mazda Cruises Out Of Suit Over RX-8 Stalling Defect
• NCAA Rips Paterno Family Suit Challenging Penn State Fines
• Comcast Yanks Offer To Buy Bankrupt Sports Network
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Wolf Greenfield's Helen Lockhart
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Labaton's Christine Azar
• Landowner Can't Be Billed Twice Under CERCLA: 2nd Circ.
• Fla. Case Provides Practicum On Arbitrability
• Creditors, Speak Often Or Forever Hold Your Peace
• NFL Alumni Group Sues Marketing Co. Over Botched TV Event
• Florida's Natural Heads For Trial In Legal Malpractice Suit
• The Amazing Spider-Man Meets The Indefatigable Intervenor
• Developers' Claims Nixed In Scotiabank Road Project Feud
• Houston Firm Hit With $1M Unpaid-Bonus Suit By Ex-Partner
• Texas Appeals Court Nixes Attys' Fees In Employment Fight
• Dish's Ergen, LightSquared Take Final Swings In Debt Row
• Texas Surface Rights Will Be Tested In Pooling Case
• HarperCollins Triumphs In E-Book Licensing Dispute
• Sanofi Hit With $20M Suit Over Osteoarthritis Cream
• Yahoo Breached $1B NCAA Bracket Contract, SCA Suit Says
• Enforcing Exculpatory Provisions Against Meritless Claims
• 2nd Circ. Affirms $3M DVR Arbitration Award Against TiVo
• Title Ruling Can't Nix Prior Gas Lease, Pa. Court Says
• Wholesalers Ask 2nd Circ. To Toss Shire Pay-For-Delay Win
• PSE&G Contractor Sues Utility For Racial Discrimination
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hangley's Ashely Chan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Greenberg Traurig's Lori Cohen
• Lufthansa Can't Ground Suit Over Unatoned Cancellations
• Law Firms Of The Future Will Be The Lawyers Of The Past
• Pacific Bell On Hook For $17M Over Undelivered Phone Books
• PNC Sues Ex-Exec, Morgan Stanley For Trade Secret Theft
• Investor Says Yahoo Wasted $127M On Ex-COO
• Los Angeles Sues Time Warner For $10M In Unpaid Fees
• NJ Court Slams Avaya's Strategy In Trade Secrets Row
• American Dream Settlement Docs Detail Parking, Traffic Plan
• Tampa Port Authority Sues IBRC For Failing Retail Center
• Think Before You Blog: 8 Considerations For Attorneys
• Expedia, Priceline Get Dismissals In Ill. Towns' Tax Suit
• Katten Tells Judge $3.4 Malpractice Suit Is Time-Barred
• Fed. Circ. Throws Out Nissim Appeal In ClearPlay Patent Case
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Lichtenstein's $25M Win In Bank Fight
• Versata Can't Dodge XimpleWare's Software Copyright Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Frankfurt Kurnit's Victoria Cook
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Orrick's Denise Mingrone
• Why Litigants Continue To Use Anti-Suit Injunctions
• 'True Detective' Producer Sues Over Ouster From Film
• Thelen Trustee Seeks Rulings In 4 Partner Clawbacks
• Texas Appeals Court Affirms Land Buyer Can't Pay By Check
• SunTrust Can't Shake Homeowner Loan Modification Suit
• BNLfood's Injunction Bid Revived In Baby Formula Row
• Texas Jury Awards $25M In Cardiac MRI Trade Secret Suit
• NJ Court Says Arbitrator Can't Up Remediation Firm's Award
• Fla. Class Looks To Block Off Wal-Mart Prepaid Phone Deal
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Foley's Mary Braza
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Alston Hunt's Louise Ing
• CBS, Talent Agent Settle 'Hawaii Five-O' Royalties Suit
• Thompson Coe Sued Over Jewelry Theft Insurance Spat
• Class Actions Clash Over Wal-Mart Prepaid Phone Settlement
• Instagram Policy Ruling Shows How To Avoid Privacy Suits
• EV3 Asks Del. Court To Undo Appriva Investors' $250M Award
• Insurers Must Defend Joint Venture Brawl, Md. Court Holds
• Tenn. Justices Say Ford Crash Victims Can Add Tortfeasor
• Warranty Claims Busted In Ford Cracked Tailgate Dispute
• TD Ameritrade Gets Whistleblower Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Suit Claims Contractor Stiffed Electric Co. For NASA Work
• EBay Lies to Sellers, Meddles With Bids, 9th Circ. Hears
• How High Court Ruling Will Impact Int'l Arbitration In US
• Pa. Court OKs $5M Atty Fee Split In Partnership Row
• San Jose Hits MLB With New Suit Over Barred A's Relocation
• 'Love Machine' Songwriters Tell Jury EMI Owes Them $1.5M
• Giants, Jets End Traffic Row With American Dream Developer
• How Hoteliers Must Comply With WARN
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Katten's Shannon Broome
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Lindquist's Barbara Rummel
• PGA Officials' Union Seeks Revival Of Malpractice Suit
• Jury Awards SanDisk $28M In Trial Over Flash-Memory Patent
• Armstrong's Tour De France Prize Row Goes To Appeals Court
• Frank Ocean Inks Check To Settle Chipotle Song Deal Suit
• A Primer On Intercreditor Agreements
• United Asks Judge To Ground Frequent Flier Suit
• NJ Supreme Court Won't Revive Nursing Home Class Action
• Oscar Winner's Fraud Claim Tossed In Endorsement Row
• NLRB Judge Puts Brakes On Pep Boys Arbitration Pact
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thompson Hine's Goldstein
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McCarter & English's Pastor
• Gatto & Reitz Third-Party Suit Pared In $3M Escrow Row
• Exelon Can't Dodge $14M Wind Power Row With Deere
• Producer Can't Escape Contract Suit Over Jimi Hendrix Film
• Loew's Theatre Nonprofit Sues Jersey City For Lease Breach
• Liberty Medical Blames Bankruptcy On Former Owner Medco
• Safeway Shopper Wins Class Cert. For Contract Breach Claim
• NJ Condo Developers Can't Flip $4.8M Blocked-View Ruling
• Barnes & Thornburg Faces $2.2M Malpractice Suit By Doctors
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Manatt's Linda Goldstein
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nossaman's Yuliya Oryol
• Accenture Urges High Court To Nix $44.4M Welligox Verdict
• ADR: A Silver Lining In The Legal Industry's New Normal
• Building Owner In NYC Crane Collapse Faces $27M Suit
• Seller's Broker Not Liable In RE Deal Snarled By Quake Regs
• Partner Wins Default Judgment In $5M Gersten Savage Suit
• RE Investor Tries Again To Revive $1.4M Davis Cedillo Suit
• 5th Circ.'s BP Ruling Holds Cos. To Tainted Settlements
• Apple Deals Boosted E-Books Competition, 2nd Circ. Told
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Greenberg Traurig's Mitchell
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Edwards Wildman's Brown
• Alleged Facebook Scammer Can't Quash Fraud Indictment
• How To Avoid Discovery Problems While Using The Cloud
• Garmin Sports Watches Fall Apart During Use, Suit Says
• 9th Circ. Rules Minority Owner Must Sell Stake In Casino Co.
• 4th Circ. Sides With Verizon In Interconnection Row
• NY Giants Want Dealer's Fake Gear Suit In Federal Court
• Enforcement Made Arbitration Pact Illegal, NLRB Judge Says
• 11th Circ. Renews Most Winn-Dixie Lease Exclusivity Claims
• 'American Idol' Runner-Up Sued For 'Book Of Mormon' Profits
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Ex-Citibank Worker's Investment Profits Suit
• Gas Driller Liable For Pa. Coal Deposit Damages, Judge Says
• NY Judge Won't Toss $76M Kodak Win In Royalty Dispute
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Squire Sanders' Caroline Noblet
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Foley's Jill Nicholson
• Middleman In Galleon Scheme Sues Law Firm For Malpractice
• Playboy Owes Ex-Exec $6M For Retaliatory Firing, Jury Finds
• Justices Keep US Courts' Role In Global Arbitration In Check
• Atty-Client Privilege Can't Protect Defunct Cos., Judge Says
• SOX Whistleblowers Find A New Friend In Supreme Court
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sedgwick's Anna Shimko
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Robins Kaplan's Tara Sutton
• HSBC Dodges State Law Claims In Overdraft Fee MDL
• Dish, ESPN Drop $5M Fee Bids In Licensing Dispute
• High Court Revives $185M Argentine Gas Arbitration Award
• The King Of Late Night: Judge Robert Gerber
• $319M Verdict In Dallas Pipeline Trial Stuns Industry
• 9th Circ. Affirms Atty Sanctions For Flawed Trade Secrets Suit
• 9th Circ. Says Unocal's Congo Profits Not Executable In US
• Inquirer Owners Ask Pa. Justices To Stay Out Of Dissolution
• High Court Ruling To Spur Rise In SOX Whistleblower Cases
• Tyco Can't Ditch Suit Over $60M Eli Lilly Warehouse Heist
• Vikings Owners Can Keep Net Worth Under Wraps In RE Row
• Legendary's 'Godzilla' Arbitration Bid Crushed On Appeal
• El Paso Energy Hit With $21M Suit Over Data Licensing Deal
• CarMax Can Arbitrate Ex-Manager's Wrongful Firing Suit
• Dish, ABC Settle Ad-Skipping Fight With Broad TV Deal
• ETP Scores $319M Verdict In Pipeline Deal Breach Case
• NJ Biotech Co. Can't Dodge Former CFO's Exit Package
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Paul Hastings' Palmina Fava
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: K&L Gates' Liz Thomas
• Workers Win High Court's First SOX Whistleblower Case
• As Legal Profession Evolves, GCs Outpace The Norm
• Ex-DLA Piper Atty To Co-Lead Paul Hastings' Tech Deals Team
• DuPont Escapes Trade Secret Suit Over Recyclable Banners
• Goldman Sachs Escapes HAMP Suit, Ocwen Still Fighting
• Deutsche Bank Hit With RICO Suit Over Its Las Vegas Resort
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kaye Scholer's Rhonda Trotter
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Cooley's Barbara Borden
• US Bank Can Collect On $34.6M Pittsburgh Developer's Loan
• Risk Analysis Is A Valid, Valuable Tool For Litigators