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Commercial Contracts - June, 2014

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• BNY Mellon Hit With RMBS Suit Over Loan Docs
• Conn. Law Firm Blames Brown Univ. Atty For Patent Lapse
• 2nd Circ. Backs Deutsche Bank In Fight With Homeowners
• Argentina Euro Bondholders Seek Exemption From US Courts
• Judge OKs $24.3M In Attys' Fees In Pfizer Pay-For-Delay Row
• Capital One Still On Hook For Most Of Credit Card Action
• Supreme Court Rejects FLSA Class Action Waivers Appeal
• Insurer's Late Filing Was Its Own Fault: Ill. Appeals Court
• Spanish Broadcasting Can't Unseat Investors' Contract Claim
• Sprint Says Verizon Charged Improper Access Fees In NJ
• 5 Things You Should Know About China's Anti-Monopoly Law
• DC Circ. Breathes New Life Into Attorney-Client Privilege
• Credit Suisse Says Ex-Directors Took Client Info To JPMorgan
• 'Dog Whisperer' Production Co.'s Fraud Suit Survives Mauling
• NFLers' $53M Suit Still Falls Short Of End Zone, BB&T Says
• Kinder Morgan Urges Calif. Panel To Toss $100M Rent Award
• Highmark, UPMC Ink Deal To Smooth Contract Termination
• Kelley Witherspoon Wants Malpractice Verdict Dumped
• RE Ponzi Scheme Suits Excluded From Policy, Insurer Says
• Texas Justices Take Up Contract Row Over Mineral Royalties
• Top NY Court Will Hear $330M Deutsche Bank MBS Suit
• Auto Warranty Co. Hit With Suit Over Illegal Contracts
• Cushman & Wakefield Can't Shake $27M Philly Project Suit
• Texas Supreme Court Snubs Porter Rogers Malpractice Suit
• NY Judges Urged To Punish Slacking Litigators
• Argentina's $539M Bond Payment Voided By Judge
• 4 Things Every Law Firm Should Do Upon A Cyberbreach
• The Statute Of Frauds In The Digital Age
• Benefuel Says No Fee For Failed $20M Biodiesel Fundraising
• Miami Gallery Sues Artist For $1M Over Failed Partnership
• 4th Circ. OKs Ford's Rejection Of Dealership Sale
• Bed Bath & Beyond Aims To Kill 'Sparse' Trade Secrets Suit
• Westinghouse, Duke Move Pa. Nuclear Plant Suit To NC
• Retailer Hit With Damages In Skirmish Over Bad Review
• Calif. Court Revives Toyota Dealership Race-Bias Case
• Argentina Must Pay Debtholders Amid Deal Talks, Judge Says
• Takeaways From GE Capital's $225M Credit Card Settlement
• Apple May Dodge Some Claims In IPhone Warranty Action
• Newspaper-Tracking Software Doesn't Infringe, 6th Circ. Says
• Pa. High Court To Weigh Nursing Home Arbitration Row
• KBR Subcontractor Asks Texas Court To Revive $8M Suit
• Sprint Accuses Verizon Florida Of Improper Access Charges
• Legal Fee Row Returns To Trial Court After Bribery Allegation
• NY Launches Mandatory Commercial Case Mediation Program
• Hyundai Dealership Contract Breach 'Incurable': 2nd Circ.
• Plains Wants Suit Seeking Half Of $83M Award Axed
• Texas Attorney Can't Collect Fen-Phen Referral Judgment
• Hobby Lobby Workers Say Iskanian Axes Arbitration Order
• UN Agency Blasts US Justices' Rulings In Argentina Bond Row
• Trump Scores Attys' Fees In Failed Fla. Condotel Fight
• Iskanian Ruling To Unleash Flood Of PAGA Claims
• Xerox Unit Hits Darden With $13M Contract Breach Claims
• Texas High Court Asked If EPA Letters Trigger CGL Coverage
• Hedge Funds Blast Argentina's Bid For Stay In $1.5B Debt Row
• 9th Circ. Stands By New GSK Trial After Gay Juror Ousting
• Capital One Again Fails To Ditch Overdraft Fee Class Action
• Philly-Based Developer Sued By Ex-Execs Over Commissions
• 'No Bankruptcy' Clause Rejection Has Broad Implications
• Insurer Beats Fraud Claims In $5M Suit Over Termination
• Group 1 Sues Over Nixed $72M Miami Audi Dealership Buy
• Alabama Is No Sweet Home For Vacating Arbitration Awards
• Snapchat Urges Trimming Of Purported Co-Founder's Claims
• Donald Sterling Insists He Was Tricked Into Mental Exams
• Calif. High Court Ruling A Nail In DR Horton's Coffin
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Challenge To Coastal Ch. 11 Plan
• 9th Circ. Allows Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's Arbitration Pacts
• Chesapeake Energy Faces Pa. Class Action Over Royalties
• Orascom Scores $48M, Hotel Revenue Rights In Settlement
• Argentina Wants Breather On Bond Orders To Start Deal Talks
• Texas Justices Asked To Revive Recruiter's Trash Talk Suit
• Cox Castle Bungled $68M Property Deal, Seller Says
• District Courts Now Have Broad Discovery Discretion
• Calif. High Court OKs Class Waivers, Except For PAGA
• When Contractor's Boilerplate Trumps Gov't Contract Terms
• Marriott Escapes Some Claims Over Housekeeper Wages
• 9th Circ. Revives UPS Overcharging Row, Cites Choice Of Law
• Abu Dhabi Takes $7.5B Citigroup Deal Dispute To High Court
• Royal Park Targets Deutsche Bank Over $3.1B RMBS Loss
• RG Steel, Severstal Bury Disputes With $30M JV Pact
• 'Middle Men' Producer Hit With $12M Judgment In Loan Feud
• Fage, Chobani Yogurt Labels Deceive Consumers, Suits Say
• Four Seasons, Begualg Settle Condo Fraud Case
• 8th Circ. Revives NFL Salary Cap Antitrust Saga
• Texas High Court Axes Oil, Gas Surface Trespass Suit
• Texas Justices Ax $26M Award Citing Wrongful Arbitrator DQ
• Philly Court Will Hear WolfBlock Severance Coverage Suit
• Client Fabricates Evidence, Perjures Testimony — Now What?
• Calif. Court Shifts Course On Arbitrator Delegation Clauses
• Sprint Customer Must Arbitrate Claims Over Leaked Nude Pics
• Zipcar Asks 2nd Circ. To Nix Damage Fee Appeal
• Calif. Wins TRO To Stop Armed Tribal Casino Fight
• Georgia Law Firm Settles $1M Mineral Lease Contract Suit
• Philly Firm Can't Kill Fee Award To Disgraced Ex-Associate
• Consumers Want TRW To Indemnify Chrysler Defect
• NJ Developer Says Township Must Take Up Rezoning Bid
• Fontainebleau Hotel Seeks Injunction Against Condo Co.
• NJ Court OKs Contracts That Limit Workers' Time To File Suit
• NY AG Sues Condo Developers Over Fraudulent Offers
• Maserati Hit With Class Action Over Defective Antennas
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Williams Mullen's McCarroll
• Top O&G Leasing Issues: Pooling And Pugh Clauses
• Smartphone Forensics: Tips From The E-Discovery Trenches
• Argentina Ruling Doesn't Address Non-FSIA Discovery Limits
• UK-Based LLP Partners Now Enjoy More Protections
• 'Commencement Of Operations' And Keeping O&G Leases Alive
• NJ Atty's $2M Suit Says Client Falsely Accused Her Of Theft
• NY Judge Slams Argentina's Efforts To Avoid Paying $1.4B
• Idaho Justices Back $52M Hit For Hospital In Contract Fight
• 11th Circ. Nixes Arbitration Order In KeyBank Overdraft Row
• Weinberg Wheeler Scores Ex-Greenberg Construction Atty
• United Flies Away From EU Flight Compensation Class Action
• Christie's Looks To Ditch Suits Over Sandy-Damaged Artwork
• Meyer Darragh Gets Award Boosted In Fee Dispute
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bush Seyferth's Cheryl Bush
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Davis Wright's Kelli Sager
• Argentina Taking Steps To Circumvent $1.4B Bond Ruling
• Honeywell Cheated Subcontractor On $61M Army Deal: Suit
• Houston Trial Atty Sues Colleague Over Unpaid $1M Loan
• Maselli Warren Wins Attys' Fees In Bankruptcy Fight
• Investors Target Advisory Firm Over 'Excessive' Fees
• Amerisource Relator Can't Ax Counterclaims Over Secret Info
• McCarter & English Fends Off DQ Bid In $41M Loan Row
• Fla. Judge Imposes Sanctions On Trump In Condotel Suit
• Ex-Aeropostale Fragrance Supplier Says Rival Stole Account
• Heller Ruling May Be Knockout Punch Against Jewel Claims
• NextEra Sues Ex-Affiliate Over Breach Of Power Plant Deal
• Film-Focused Hedge Fund Aramid Enters Bankruptcy
• Songwriter Must Defend Claim In Brad Paisley Copyright Row
• Still The Fastest Justice Anywhere
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Proskauer's Monica Shilling
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Levine Sullivan's Gayle Sproul
• Morgan Stanley Escapes BNY Mellon's $81M Buyback Suit
• Argentina's Creditors Still Face Tough Battles In Bond Row
• Cleary, Argentina May Face Blowback If Country Defaults
• Hobby Lobby Wage Row Sent To Arbitration Under Concepcion
• Diplomacy Given Short Shrift In Argentina Discovery Ruling
• Realtek Secures $3.8M Final Judgment In Wi-Fi RAND Row
• Ford Says Repo'd Car Sales Row Belongs In Fed. Court
• E&Y Arbitration Win In HealthSouth Case Upheld In Ala. Court
• Fluor Wants BP To Cover Deepwater Workers' Comp Suits
• JC Penney Liable For Meddling In Macy's-Martha Stewart Deal
• Supreme Court Rejects Barge Oil Spill Collision Case
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nexsen Pruet's Marguerite Willis
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe & Johnson's Flanery
• Calif. High Court Ruling Changes Class Action Landscape
• Supreme Court Denies Argentina's Appeal In $1.4B Bond Row
• High Court Allows Broad Discovery In Argentina Bond Fight
• Olympus Targets ArthroCare In Poaching Suit
• Apollo, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Sued Over Failed Merger
• $1M Greenberg Traurig Fee Flap Should Be Revived, ACT Says
• Lehman Must Pay $10M In Fight Over Miami Hotel Contract
• NetBank Asks High Court To Review FDIC Tax Refund Dispute
• KBR Whistleblower Calls Forced Arbitration 'Unconscionable'
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs BMW Win In Lemon Warranty Row
• Texas Justices Say Atty Fee Limits Don't Void Arbitration Pact
• Property Tax Fight Between BB&T, Developer To Go To Trial
• Texas High Court OKs Broad Waiver For Foreclosure Offset
• Texas Justices Nix $57M Verdict In Marriott Property Feud
• Fox Rothschild Atty Beats Former Firm's Latest Clawback Bid
• Mattel, Warner Bros. Extend DC Comics Toy Deal
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sterne Kessler's Eldora Ellison
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ogletree Deakins' Melissa Bailey
• A Close Look At Overriding Royalty Interest Transactions
• US Airways Escapes Pilots' Suit Over Denial Of Pay Raises
• Overzealous Use Of Noncompetes Could Cost Employers
• Refco Suit Over $8M Stake In Cantor Unit Gets Trimmed
• Ex-Synthes Manager Breached Noncompete, Judge Says
• Ohio Appeals Court OKs Measurement Between Nissan Dealers
• Steel Co. Can't Nix Ex-Prez's Atty-Client Privilege
• New Suit Over Olive Oil Purity Targets Bankrupt Co.'s Owners
• Lessons From The Southern Cone 'Deliver-Or-Pay Wars'
• NY Court Says SoHo Building's $115M Sale Wasn't Finalized
• MissionPoint Says Energy Parts Co. Rehashing IP Claims
• Partner Canned For Charging Up Firm's Card Loses Appeal
• Chemical Maker Sued In NJ Over Costly Allergen Mix-Up
• Bible Recordings Land Mormon Church In Copyright Suit
• Adopt Value Or Be Left In The Ash Heap Of History
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gordon & Rees' Leslie Benitez
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bryan Cave's Chris Cesare
• Norris McLaughlin Was Conflicted In RE Deal, NJ Court Says
• Greenberg Says $2.7M Malpractice Suit Should Be Arbitrated
• The Hidden Costs Of Spreadsheets In Risk Management
• Joint Venture Agreements' Role In The Shale Gas Boom
• MSC Cruise Agrees To Settle $2M Credit Card Fee Action
• Insurer Sues Others To Share $30M Cost Of Beirut Project
• Mortgage Lender Wants Ex-Worker Noncompete Suit Revived
• Amazon Blocks Sales Of Warner Home Videos
• Latham & Watkins Adds Quinn Emanuel Trial Atty To LA Office
• Top NY Court Cuts Brokerage Out Of UBS Asset Transfer
• Chrysler Dealer Can't Dodge Competitor, Says Mich. High Court
• Schlumberger Sues Baker Hughes VP For Trade Secret Theft
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gardere's Kim Yelkin
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Proskauer's Margaret Dale
• Developer's Suit Over Failed Trump Property Deal Gets Pared
• ETP Says Enterprise Trying To Duck $1B Pipeline Damages
• Warner Bros. Seeks To DQ Greenberg Glusker In 'Hobbit' Row
• NLRB Judge Nixes Papa John's Franchisee Arbitration Pact
• NY Swap Contract Ruling Means Defenses Hinge On 'S-Word'
• Baker Botts Beats Convicted Ex-Client's Fee Forfeiture Suit
• 7th Circ. Affirms Trump's Triumph In Condo Fraud Suit
• NFL Players Hone Allegations In $53M Suit Against BB&T
• Townsend To Build $400M Portfolio For Korean Pension Fund
• Ex-Andrews Kurth Client Targets RE Deal As $51M Trial Opens
• NJ Pot Dispenser Wants Law Firm's Fee Demands Smoked
• Yamaha Says Calif. Court Can't Hear Defect Claims Against It
• Grocer Schnuck Presses For Return Of Data Leak Funds
• No-Action Clause Can't Halt Suit Against Credit Swaps Co.
• 8th Circ. Ruling Is Big Win For Nondebtor Trademark Licensees
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thacker Martinsek's Martinsek
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Rutan & Tucker's Kathy Jenson
• Judge Won't Move Duke's Suit Over Scrapped Fla. Nuke Plant
• High Court Won't Hear Auto Dealer Arbitration Appeal
• CORRECTED: TGI Fridays, Partners Win $3M In Suit Over DFW Restaurants
• 'Gay Conversion' Group Can't Pare Consumer Fraud Claims
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Adderall Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Justices Pass On Accenture's $44M Trade Secrets Appeal
• Importer Wants Anderson DQ'd In Row Over Arbitration Fees
• The Purpose Of Proposed Rule 37(e)
• High Court Won't Hear Carnival Corp. Arbitration Appeal
• 'Dog Day' Royalty Claims Not Barred, Supreme Court Told
• Wells Fargo Swap Deal With Hotel Stands, 5th Circ. Says
• Pa. Bill Would Allow ERISA Trusts To Pursue Liens
• CVS Severance Suit Should Stay In Court, EEOC Insists
• NCAA To Pay $20M To Exit Student-Athlete Publicity Suit
• EarthLink Says AT&T Shirking Phone Service Access Fees
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Michael Best's Kerryann Minton
• Female Powerbrokers: WhatleyKallas' Edith Kallas
• When IT Fails: Software Vendor Liability Is Expanding
• 8th Circ. Overturns Rulings On Hostess License Transfers
• Shingles Maker GAF Can't Unravel Defect Class Action
• Jury's $8M Atty Fee Award Out Of Line, Calif. Panel Told
• 9th Circ. Revives Suit Over Nazi-Looted Art At Norton Simon
• Chesapeake Had Right To Extend Gas Lease, 6th Circ. Says
• Texas Justices Won't Review Bickel & Brewer DQ In $60M Suit
• Zajac Arias Can't Dodge Contract Row Over GM Liability Work
• PGA Officials' Union Loses Bid To Revive Malpractice Suit
• Royal Caribbean Workers Look To Dock Suit In High Court
• 9th Circ. Axes NCAA Attempt To Stop Antitrust Trial
• Shamoun & Norman Refused Explanation For Nixed $7M Award
• Four Seasons Gets Condotel Investor Suit Pared
• ND Caps Flaring Class Actions Against Gas Companies
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Waller's Katie Stenberg
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Husch Blackwell's Hanaway
• Private Employers And Whistleblowing Post-Lawson
• 16 Tips For Negotiating International Film Distribution
• Evan Rachel Wood Sued For $30M Over '10 Things' Walk-Out
• Mister Softee Wins Freeze On 'Master Softee' Trucks
• $570M Boston Sci Contract Row Shoots Back To State Court
• NYU Law Professor Seeks Legal Fees In Turkish Utility Dispute
• 38 Studios Trustee Launches Slew Of Clawback Suits
• Pisgah Labs Demands $100M In Soured Painkiller Deal
• Porter Hedges Dodges $1M Suit Over IP Settlement
• Electric Car Charging Cos. Feud Over NY Equity Deal
• Comerica Wins Bid To Fast-Track Suit Over Card Processing JV
• Akin Gump Freed From Bogus $25M Trade Secrets Case
• Keys To Successful Legal Outsourcing
• Atty Liable In Hospital Takeover Scheme, Panel Rules
• Top NY Court Again Dismisses IDT In Extended Beef With Tyco
• Miller Kaplan Sued Over Audit Of SanDisk Patent Agreement
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Brown Rudnick's Louise Verrill
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Duval & Stachenfeld's Terri Adler
• Another Victory For Arbitration Agreements In Calif.
• Fed. Circ. Lets Endo Opana Patent Win Stand
• Quinn Ex-Temp Atty Dealt Discovery Blow In OT Class Action
• Domino's Not Liable In Franchisee Sex Suit, Calif. Panel Told
• Exxon Forced Into Arbitration In Botched Rig Design Dust-Up
• Media Urge Al Jazeera To Heed Order, Unveil AT&T Suit Details
• Hedge Fund Sues For $155M Over Breached Biz Agreement
• Taco Bell Ends Customer ADA Suit As $5.4M Deal OK'd
• Capital One Says Overdraft Fee Claims Are Preempted
• NLRB Judge Puts Brakes On Limo Co.'s Arbitration Pact
• Home Care Franchisor Sued For $3M Over Tax Scam
• Auto Parts Co. Settles Retiree Health Benefit Spat
• Golden Globes 'Hostage' To Dick Clark Deal, 9th Circ. Told
• DDR Ducks More Claims In Coventry's Mismanaged Malls Suit
• Time Warner Workers Bilked Out Of Wages, Calif. Justices Told
• 2nd Circ. Backs Softer FTAIA Limits In Foxconn Win
• Fleming Wants $3M Fen-Phen Referral Fee Award Slashed
• DOJ To Review Rules For Music Royalties
• Ind. Appeals Court Revives Toxic Land Insurance Row
• How Bitcoin Will Bring About A Legal Practice Revolution
• Beware Of Hidden Costs And Delays In Int'l Arbitration
• 6th Circ. Revives Fired Cops' Due Process Lawsuit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hanson Bridgett's Linda Klamm
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Akerman's Mary Carroll
• Procaps Wins Half Of Requested Atty Fees In Patheon Fight
• Michelin Can't Escape Tire Price Discrimination Claims
• Ford Motor Credit Wants Repo Sale Class Action Arbitrated
• 9th Circ. Urged To Spare Rib Broker From $1.25M Judgment
• US Bank Tells 9th Circ. English Deal Binds Spanish-Speaker
• Disbarred Atty Asks Texas Court To DQ Judge In Fee Fight
• Genesco Says Visa Hoarding Docs In $13M Data Theft Suit
• Chevy Dealership Urges 9th Circ. To Overturn RICO Dismissal
• BofA Says Insurer's RMBS Fraud Suit Still Lacking
• Porter Hedges Agreed To Malpractice Jury Trial, Appeal Says
• Myriad, Prometheus Pushing Life Sciences Cos. To Licensing
• How To Control Your Law Firm's Real Estate Costs
• GM Dealers Say Ignition Switch Defect Cheapened Inventory
• ConocoPhillips Unit Seeks Gas Review In DOI Royalties Row
• Comerica Sues To Dissolve JV With Global Payments Direct
• NLRB's Northwestern Ruling Off Table In NCAA Antitrust Row
• Chevron Again Faces Appeal In $100M Marcellus Dispute
• Attys Seek $15.7M From Ex-NCAA Players For EA Settlement
• 10 Important Aspects Of The CFTC Whistleblower Program
• 5 Insights From Nationwide Chief Legal Officer Pat Hatler
• Kaleidescape, DVD Group Settle Decade-Old Licensing Row
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fross Zelnick's Barbara Solomon
• Ideas As Trade Secrets: How Calif. Case Affects Inventors
• 5 Key Legal Issues In Contracting For SMAC Services
• Andrews Kurth To Face $51M Trial Over Client's Stanford Deal
• DePuy 'Raided' Howmedica Sales Team, $3M Suit Says
• High Line Developers Sue Over Botched $55M Refinancing
• High Court Told Arbitration Clause Also Applies To Heirs
• Blue Cross Seeks To Toss $66M Hospital Underpayment Suit
• Pa. Gov. Team Wades Into Highmark, UPMC Contract Battle
• Defunct Co. Can't Claim Atty-Client Privilege, Pa. Court Told
• Former Astros Owner Sues For Coverage Of TV Deal Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sugarman Rogers' Chris Netski
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Benesch's Megan Mehalko
• Justices Seek SG's Input On Spider-Man Toy Royalty Dispute
• Contracting For Irreparable Harm