Commercial Contracts Archive » May, 2014

Commercial Contracts - May, 2014

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• Construction Defects And 'The Space Between'
• Don King Hit With $2.4M Suit Over Ruined Russian Rumble
• Brownfields Venture Came From Stolen Plan, Suit Says
• Texas Supreme Court Cases To Watch For This Summer
• Turf Cos. End Dispute Over MetLife Stadium Field
• NCAA Takes Bid To Delay Antitrust Trial To 9th Circ.
• Ford's Anti-SLAPP Bid Stalls In Defective Vehicle Row
• Del. Fee-Shifting Ban Puts Focus On Forum Selection
• Lundy Beldecos Atty Sued Over Role In Co. Ownership Fight
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Armstrong's Arbitration Battle
• J&J Unit Gets Ex-Employee Barred From Selling Devices
• Bankrupt Foxwoods Developer Says Pa. Owes It $50M
• Zipcar Customer Sues To Recover 'Unconscionable' Late Fees
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Michael Best's Mary Turke
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Husch Blackwell's Hayley Hanson
• Can Bankrupt Law Firms Claw Back 'Unfinished Biz' Profits?
• 5th Circ. Affirms $11M Aspen Win In IP Row, Trims Fees
• Bed Bath & Beyond Sued Over Towel Warmer Trade Secrets
• CFPB Credit Card Crackdown May Carry To Auto Lending
• Deutsche Bank Workers Say They Left Over 'Shady' Practices
• Carfax Loses Bid To End Experian Competition Suit
• Advice From Counsel: The Emerging E-Discovery Playbook
• Texas Asks State High Court To Address Flow-Through Tax
• Wells Fargo To Pay $62M To Exit Investor Class Action
• Garmin Moves To Dismiss LightSquared's Contract Claims
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Stewart Bernstiel's Bernstiel
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Whyte Hirschboeck's Gina Carter
• Charles Schwab Founder Sued Over $25M RE Investment Fraud
• Smashing Pumpkins Frontman Sues Distributor For Royalties
• NCAA Weighs 11th-Hour Appeal After Athletes' Trial Split
• Judge Criticizes Fraud Suit Against Real Estate Attys
• Chef Ramsay Blames Business Partner For Failed Restaurant
• JPMorgan, Homeowners Settle In Mortgage Modification MDL
• Akin Gump Made Right Call In Reporting Client, Experts Say
• Is It Time To Increase Your Billing Rates?
• High-Stakes Litigators Can Cost $1,500 An Hour
• GCs Question If Partners Are Worth The Cost
• BigLaw Hourly Rates Dwarf Rivals' Across The Board
• Restaurateurs Shake Fraud Claims In $4M Reality Star Spat
• Quinn Decries 'Fishing Expedition' In Temp Atty OT Suit
• CFPB Fines Realty Co. Over Disclosure Of Title Firm Ties
• 5 Insights From Ingram Micro's Lily Hughes
• $1.3M Nylon Magazine Sale Fraudulent, Suit Says
• New Accounting Rule Takes Aim At Service Contracts
• French Gov't Sues Booking.com Over Hotel-Pricing Practices
• Lowe's Faces False Ad Action Over Underfilled Mulch Bags
• KBR Fights For Arbitration In Whistleblower FCA Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kilpatrick's Mehrnaz Boroumand
• Del. May Extend Statute Of Limitations For Contract Claims
• Timing Is Everything: Disallowing Prepayment Premiums
• Akin Gump Accused Of Breaching Privilege In Trade Secrets Case
• Calif. Court Urged To Revive Property Managers' OT Claims
• McDonald's Can't Flip Calif. Unpaid Wages Class Action
• EBay, PayPal Triumph Over Loan Violations Class Action
• And Now A Word From The Panel: What's Good For America?
• Pa. Rep. Seeks To Smooth Construction Contract Disputes
• 9th Circ. Frees Hanover From Covering Trade Dress Battle
• Alterna Dodges Broker's Suit Over Soured Aircraft Deals
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Barnes & Thornburg's McGee
• 5 Insights From MetLife General Counsel Ricardo Anzaldua
• Class Action Targets TPG-Owned Valerus For Tax Scheme
• Westinghouse Hit With $52M Contract Suit Over LCD TVs
• Pa. Judge Can't Nix Retiree Center Deal OK'd In Bankruptcy
• BMW, Dealer's Tax Contract Fight Should Go To Trial: Judge
• NCAA Loses Bid To Combine Student-Athlete Publicity Suits
• CBS, Hawaii Five-O Creator's Heirs May Dodge Royalties Row
• Dewey Can't Get Arbitration For Couple's Investment Suit
• 6th Circ. Says Z Tech Out Of Time In Lubrizol Antitrust Suit
• Texas High Court Refuses $90M Marriott Cost Overrun Suit
• Arbitrator's Nixon Peabody Ties Fell $125M Tenaska Judgment
• Developer Of $320M Ice Center Froze Out Partners, Suit Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Keating Muething's Rachael Rowe
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Shearman's Antonia Stolper
• Personal Guarantees — Enforceable Or Not?
• Reps And Warranties Survival: Avoid Unpleasant Surprises
• Wells Fargo Wrongly Charged Attorneys' Fees, $5M Suit Says
• Arnstein & Lehr Adds Construction Law Veteran In Fla.
• 5 Insights From Hewlett-Packard GC John Schultz
• Morgan Stanley Can't Shake PNC Trade Secrets Suit
• Toyota Dealership Cleared To Arbitrate Retaliation Suit
• Sprint Sues AT&T, Verizon Over Calif. Local Access Fees
• Texas City Settles With Utility Over Power Contract Exit
• Noncompetition Clause Cases In The Land Of Lincoln
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Cohen & Gresser's Bromberg
• 'Raging Bull' Ruling Doesn't Affect Spider-Man Suit: Disney
• Browne George Faces Malpractice Suit Over Sargon-USC Row
• Queller Fisher Sued Over Joint Atty Fees On $2.5M Deal
• Dallas Juries Favor Business Plaintiffs In High-Dollar Verdicts
• Sullo & Sullo, Bobbitt Accused Of Infringing Software IP
• 'Raging Bull' Ruling Invoked In Spider-Man Rights Battle
• Akin Gump Says Client Faked Evidence In Trade Secrets Case
• The Trial Lawyer's Guide To A Winning Direct Examination
• Ex-Louis Vuitton VP Must Return Files In Trade Secrets Fight
• Ford Says Lemon Law Class Action Violates Speech Laws
• NJ Agencies To Probe Energy Suppliers' Billing Practices
• 5 Insights From Caterpillar Chief Legal Officer Jim Buda
• Oil Field Developer Can't Break Up Investor Class
• Beef Supplier Must Face Cargill's $26M E. Coli Outbreak Suit
• NCAA Wants College Athlete Antitrust Trial Pushed To Feb.
• 8th Circ. Revives Antitrust Suit Targeting SuperValu, C&S
• $7.5M Marriott Site Fell Short Of Contract, Developer Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Blank Rome's Linsey Bozzelli
• Dr. Dre Accused Of Contract Breach In Beats Royalties Row
• HD Radio Co. Says Patent Suit Is Bid To Escape Contract Row
• Former NFL Players Say League Dulls Pain For Profit
• Antares' Suit Over $200M Property Deal Gets Axed
• Investor Can't Shake $100M Suit Over Fox Mobile Purchase
• UK Lawyer Disbarred For KBR-Related Bribery Scheme
• BB&T Gets NFL Players' $53M Fund Transfer Claims Pared
• Porter Hedges Reneged On Malpractice Jury Trial, Suit Says
• The Latest On Natural Gas Force Majeure Provisions
• The No-Nonsense New Yorker: Justice Jeffrey K. Oing
• 5 Insights From Prudential General Counsel Susan Blount
• Calif. City Says Meyers Nave Flubbed Scandal Representation
• Lindsay Lohan Settles Trademark Suit With DNAM Apparel
• Enterprise Products Contests Jury's $319M Pipeline Verdict
• Chicago Insurer Stiffs Policyholders On Profits, Suit Says
• Steelers, Authority Reach Deal Over $42M Stadium Expansion
• Auction Purchases Of Commercial Property: Bidders Beware
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Troutman Sanders' Amie Colby
• Silver Lining For California's Small Business Defendants
• Mylan Can't Use Generic Paxil Case Docs For New Suit
• Top Legal Headaches For Retailers In 2014
• Jury Finds For Concert Promoter, Son In Auto Co. Fight
• Kindred Wants Workers Decertified In Unpaid Wages Suit
• Marriott Will Fight $21M Verdict On Blown Bahamas Project
• Dollar Thrifty Accused Of Inflating Toll Fees For Rental Cars
• Chesapeake Hit With More Suits Over Barnett Gas Royalties
• Funds Dodge $15M Contract Row Over Facebook Investments
• Allscripts Hit With $10M Suit Over E-Records Collaboration
• 5 Insights From Microsoft Deputy GC David Howard
• Shamoun Wants Explanation For Loss Of $7.25M Fee Verdict
• Judge Pares XimpleWare's Software IP Suit Against Versata
• Jones NY Barred From Selling Rachel Roy's Fashion IP
• Philly Wants UPS Indemnification From Airport Injury Suit
• $100M Retiree Suit Class Is 'Forum Shopping,' Fla. City Says
• Chicago Hotel Developers Feud Over Signage Rights
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Zelle's Judy Langevin
• Supplement Co.'s $2M Suit Says Marketer Stole Trade Secrets
• That's Cold: 6th Circ. Reading Of BAPCPA In Ice House
• Jury Hands Anheuser-Busch Win In Ex-Exec's Sex Bias Row
• 10 Steps To Take Before And After An Employee Lift-Out
• Court Backs Away From DR Horton In Citicorp Wage Case
• Hanover Must Defend Cleaning Co. In IP Row, 9th Circ. Told
• High Court Urged To Tackle FLSA Collective Action Waivers
• HP Tablet Buyers Must Arbitrate, B&N Tells 9th Circ.
• HDG Mansur Told To Pay $7M For Breach Amid Financial Woes
• Sprint Sues Verizon, Others Over Local Call Access Charges
• Texas Justices Set Boundaries For Mortgage Restructurings
• Miller Nash Accused Of Fumbling FFNW Proxy Battle
• Aurora Pays $5.3M To End Calif. Mortgage Modification Suit
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Revive Zipcar Vehicle Damage Row
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Frost Brown Todd's Beth Naylor
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Genova's Kathleen Einhorn
• Texas High Court OKs Arbitration In Law Firm's Fee Fight
• Law Practice Is Evolving Via 'Legal Project Management'
• Developer's Software Update Cost Co. In FACTA Action: Suit
• Web Retailer Can't Fine Customer For Bad Online Review
• Hogan Lovells Threatened With Negligence Suit By Ex-IP Client
• In-House Lawyers Can Be Awarded Fees, Mass. Court Says
• Conor MedSystems Can't Escape $100M Contract Suit
• New Horizons In Solar Financing
• Wal-Mart Hit With Unpaid Wages Class Action In Calif.
• Ramada Sues Ex-Franchisee For Using Its Trademarks
• Off-Road Tire Maker Wins Injunction In Trade Secrets Suit
• Sears Sued Over NJ Shopping Center Lease Default
• 5 Insights From Aetna General Counsel William Casazza
• Boxing Champ Seeks To KO Deal With 'Unlicensed' Promoters
• Hedge Fund's FINRA Arbitration Hopes Dashed By 2nd Circ.
• Costco Accused Of Stiffing Workers On Meal Breaks
• DirecTV Calls Marketer's $84M Antitrust Suit Groundless
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Lowenstein's Sharon Levine
• $20M Suit Says Beats Flouted Pact In Axing MOG Founder
• Courts Must Defer To Arbitrator On Union Contracts: 8th Circ.
• Model Sues L'Oreal, Wal-Mart For $1.6M Over Image Use
• SD Convention Center Immune From Antitrust Claims: 9th Circ.
• Dykema Brings Over Seyfarth Shaw Auto Dealer Pro
• Jeweler Says Trade Group Colluded With Diamond Seller
• 5 Insights From Cisco General Counsel Mark Chandler
• SCI Hit With Class Action Over Deceptive Burial Practices
• Lost-Profit Waivers — Beware Unintended Consequences
• Ex-Merrill Trader Hits Brazil Brokerage Firm With $10M Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kilpatrick's Audra Dial
• Diaz Reus Hires International Atty, Opens Madrid Office
• Health Co. Trustee Targets K&L Gates In Negligence Suit
• Roofing Co. Dodges Strict Liability In Faulty Shingles Suit
• Quicken's Broad No-Raiding Clause Nixes Employment Pact
• The Tenacious Technocrat: Judge Francis Allegra
• Fla. Developer Fights Retrial After $4M Jury Verdict
• NJ Franchise Law Doesn't Cover Insurance Agents
• Duro Bag, Rival Wrap Up Antitrust Row
• Pa. Appeals Court Limits Noncompetes On Current Employees
• Ex-Kimmel Writer Sues CBS For $2M Over Arsenio Gig
• 5 Insights From MassMutual General Counsel Mark Roellig
• Bankrupt Retailer Sues Rose Snyder Over $2.9M Tax Refund
• Calif. Bounty Hunters Will Benefit From Prop 65 'Reform'
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Butler Snow's Christy Jones
• AlixPartners Wins TRO In Trade Secrets Fight
• Legal Firm's Trade Secrets Case Against Founder Survives
• Wyndham Hits Jeld-Wen With $1.3M Suit Over Tax Deal
• Intel Can't Withdraw Lehman Claim Over $1B Collateral
• Steel Co. Denied Trade Secrets Injunction Against Ex-Prez
• Were The GM, Chrysler Dealer Terminations Constitutional?
• 5 Insights From UPS Chief Legal Officer Teri McClure
• New GM Still Owes $450M In Benefits, Union Tells 6th Circ.
• 10th Circ. Denies Ceragenix Whistleblower's Arbitration Bid
• Spanish-Speaking Workers Nix English Arbitration Clause
• Atty Privilege Upheld In $10M Tax Suit Against Alcoa
• Eckell Sparks Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Forged Docs
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Meyer Suozzi's Lois Schlissel
• SunTrust To Repay Premiums In Force-Placed Coverage Deal
• Fed. Circ. Backs DuPont Sanctions Over Atty E-Mails
• Ideas Can Be Shielded As Trade Secrets: Calif. Appeals Court
• Guardsmark Wins Rare Noncompete Order Against Ex-Brass
• Medtronic Hit With $15M Verdict Over Spine Device Deal
• Trump Resort Sued By Spa Over Planned Room Rate Hike
• Yahoo Says Former Employee Stole Patent, Trade Secrets
• BofA, US Bank Investors Push For Class Cert. In RMBS Suit
• Balancing The Cost Of Legal Research Investments
• ABN Sold BofA Its Right To Trading Software, Judge Says
• The Judicial Misunderstanding Of California Usury Law
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Frandzel Robins' Pat Trendacosta
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kasowitz's Linda Kornfeld
• Fed. Circ. Finds Ex-GE Engineer Has No Claim on Patent
• Louis Vuitton Claims Ex-VP Took Secrets To Coach
• Tutor Perini Unit Bags $285M In Calif. Building Contracts
• 7th Circ. Upholds Insurer's Win In Airport Contractor Row
• Stroock Beats Bergstein's DQ Bid In Aramid Contract Row
• Calif. Pizza Hut, Domino's Workers Sue Over OT Pay
• Lifecare Pays $3M To Clear Drivers' Wage Claims
• First Eagle Overcharged Funds With Advisory Fees, Suit Says
• NJ Financial Co. Says Landlord's Broken Promise Voids Lease
• In A New York Minute: Accelerating Adjudication
• Citibank Escapes Some Claims In $1B CDO Fraud Suit
• Physiotherapy Case Shows Debtors Can Be Choosers
• 5 Insights From Sprint General Counsel Charlie Wunsch
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Brinks' Laura Beth Miller
• 5th Circ. Axes Part Of Chesapeake Win In $232M Property Row
• Lowenstein Sandler Lands Forest Labs GC
• Rebuttal: Mandatory Pro Bono Is Needed
• Medtronic Due $33M For Leaky Spine Device, Jury Told
• Glaser Weil Can Go After USC-Sargon Atty Fees Award
• Architects Not Liable For Defects, Calif. High Court Told
• McDonald's Can't Revive Claims In Ocean City Lease Row
• NY High Court Weighs Del. Case Over Debt Contract Terms
• BHP Amends SUNY Complaint After Hospital Deal Dissolves
• Shell Sues Dole Over $40M Cleanup For Calif. Property
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Munsch Hardt's Deborah Perry
• 5 Insights From News Corp. GC Gerson Zweifach
• H&R Block Arbitration Wrongly Denied, Mo. Appeals Court Says
• Employers On Alert As EEOC Eyes More Severance Pacts
• Morgan Stanley Says $650M MBS Suit Is Too Little, Too Late
• In Texas 1st, Court Tosses Arbitration Award For Delay
• Elder Statesman Of The Capital Court: Judge Paul Friedman
• Retail Group Allowed Into EEOC Suit Over CVS Severance Pact
• CERCLA Recoveries Have A New Limit For Subcontractors
• Pa. AG Asks Judge To Nix Sale Of Bankrupt Cultural Center
• Law Firm Wants Dolan Co. Stay Lifted To Pursue $27M Claim
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Blank Rome's Carol Joseph
• CORRECTED: US Bank Gets MBS Claims Pared In Suit Over WaMu Loans
• 5 Insights From Archer Daniels Midland GC Cameron Findlay
• Think Like A Screenwriter: 5 Tips For Trial Lawyers
• High Court Eyes Split On Retiree Health Care Benefits
• Judge OKs Thelen Trustee's Deals With More Ex-Partners
• Calif. Court Junks $7M Jury Award For American Master Lease
• EEOC Targets Another Employer's Severance Pact
• Western National Has No Duty In Housing Contractor Dispute
• Lance Armstrong Takes Arbitration Fight To Texas High Court
• Ex-Benjamin Moore VP Sues For $1M In Withheld Payments
• Cruise Workers Urge High Court To Review Arbitration Row
• NJ Recycler's 'Mystifying' Bid To Nix Pollution Suit Fails
• 5 Insights From AIG General Counsel Tom Russo
• NY Biz Attys Get New Marching Orders For Case Conferences
• Judge Voids Lease For $4M Pa. Range Drilling Project
• Fed. Circ. Sends Landmark Motorola FRAND Case To 9th Circ.
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bracewell's Dee Martin
• The RMBS Credit Crisis Litigation — Lessons Learned
• Dry Times: How To Deal With California's Drought
• 'Searching For Sugar Man' Copyright Brawl Hits Mich. Court
• Solomon Seeks $3.8M From Spirogen For AstraZeneca Deal
• BP's $24M Win On Well Title Defects Sticks To Chesapeake
• Missouri Nets $50M On Big Tobacco Arbitration Reversal
• Adam Carolla Can't Ditch Claim For Podcast Profits
• 5th Circ. Backs Restaurant In Boxing Screening Row
• 5th Circ. Says Chesapeake Must Pay $120M Oil Lease Verdict
• Jackson Walker Settles Overbilling Malpractice Appeal
• Texas Justices Take $21M Royalty Dispute Over Well Site
• Company Can't Ditch Ohio And Keep Tax Breaks, Court Says
• Mister Softee Aims To Freeze Rogue 'Master Softee' Trucks
• 8th Circ. Buries Suit Over Charter's Internet Upgrades
• BofA, Morgan Stanley Want FDIC's $110M RMBS Case Tossed
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fine Kaplan's Bobbi Liebenberg
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hiscock's Connie Cahill
• A Warning From Delaware For Gift Card Programs
• Google Shareholder Sues Execs Over Employee Noncompetes
• Toyota Salesman Asks Calif. Court To Reopen Race Bias Suit
• EEOC Fights Amicus Brief Bid In CVS Separation Pact Suit
• 2nd Circ. Rekindles Romance Novel Royalty Suit
• Trump Must Cough Up D&O Docs In Row Over Failed Condotel
• Actavis Seeks En Banc Review Of Fed. Circ. Endo IP Ruling
• VW Shakes Off Class Action Over Defective Audi Brakes
• Challengers Of $104M Home Siding Deal Lose Attys' Fee Bid
• Margolis Edelstein Sued For $2M Over Botched Insurance Deal
• Army Contractor Sues Ex-Partner For $7M Over Broken Deal
• Best In-House Practices To Mitigate Cross-Border Risks
• In-House Counsel Blast Pa. Attorney-Client Privilege Ruling
• Is Your Energy Contract At Risk In Texas?
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: BatesCarey's Maria Enriquez
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McManis' Sharon Kirsch