Commercial Contracts Archive » July, 2014

Commercial Contracts - July, 2014

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• OPINION: Lawyers Should Think In Terms Of Big Data
• Texas Appeals Court Says Marketing Worker OK'd Arbitration
• Texas High Court Urged To Revive $57M Marriott Verdict
• BofA Can't Bill Bankrupt Firm Owners For $60M Award: Judge
• Argentina Blames US For Debt Talks Failure, Denies Default
• Highland Holds Onto $2.8M Atty Fees In Fight With Ex-Exec
• MacAndrews Pushes To Have Renco's JV Claims Tossed
• Legal Copy Co. Says Continuant Ignored Bills After $20M Win
• Disney Wins $240K In Fees From Stan Lee Media
• Hedge Fund Manager Wins Appeal Over Failed Oil Co.
• McLaughlin & Stern Atty Accused Of Botching Settlement
• Exchanges Claim Immunity From Suits Over Sneak Peeks
• Frost Brown Todd Adds Dickinson Wright Licensing, Film Pro
• LA Burb Hit With Class Action Over Cellphone User Tax
• A Texas Framework For Extending The Economic Loss Rule
• Schiff Hardin Atty Takes $1.2M Heller Ehrman Claim To Trial
• NJ Accounting Firm Can't Duck Liberty's Declaratory Suit
• Iskanian Employer To Appeal Arbitration Case To High Court
• 5 Tips For Food Cos. Looking To Outsource Production
• Al Jazeera Tries To Ax Sealed Docs In Settled AT&T Row
• Weyerhaeuser Gets Post-$3.3B Merger Retirees Suit Trimmed
• McDonald's Sued For Blocking Strip Mall's Starbucks Lease
• Argentina Headed To Default After Debt Talks Collapse
• AmEx Hit With $14M Copyright Suit Over Software Code
• Comcast Spectacor Ducks Finder's Fee Suit Over 76ers Sale
• Suit Over Anglo Irish Bank Overcharges Won't Be Heard in NY
• SHI Must Pay $243M To Deutsche Bank Or Forfeit Appeal
• Enterprise Seeks New Trial After $500M Pipeline Judgment
• 4 Termination Considerations Before Signing A Contract
• Twists And Turns For Texas' Health Care Employers
• Death Rattle For Unfinished Business Claims?
• Bondholders Make 11th-Hour Bid To Stop Argentine Default
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Top 10 Venue Arguments
• Out-Of-Staters Could Be Blindsided By NY Biz Court Overhaul
• Suit Alleging Shareholder Caused ProxyMed Bankruptcy Is Cut
• Fla. Appeals Court Told Voided Clauses Nix Arbitration Pact
• CIT Group Sues Over $2M In Costs From Deadly Derailment
• Donald Sterling Loses Clippers Fight As Judge OKs $2B Sale
• Quinn Emanuel $2.5M Fee Award Survives Calif. Appeals Court
• NJ High Court To Hear Solar Contractor's $50M Lien Effort
• Argentina Gets OK For Bond Payments On Technicality
• Developer Goes After Attys For Bungled Foreclosure Defense
• General Mills' Arbitration Flop Felt Across Food Industry
• Would-Be Trump Plaza Buyer To Recoup Funds In Escrow Suit
• NJ AG Sues Co. For Selling Bogus Appliance Warranties
• Rail Logistics Firm Accused Of Cooking Books In $18M Deal
• CTCA Sues Avax For $5.8M Over Cancer Vaccine Promise
• Law Firm Ads May Fish For Grumpy Clients, NY Bar Group Says
• VNA V. Jupiter Reflects Dramatic Shift By Fla. Courts
• Texas Appeals Court Reverses Fee Award In Attorneys' Row
• Judge Asks If Dreier Fall Busts Browne Arbitration Clause
• 5th Circ. Says Orders To Clarify Arbitration Awards Aren't Final
• LA Clippers Must Be Sold Quickly, Sterling's Wife Says
• Hospital System Alleges Insurer Withheld Medicare Payments
• Urban Compass Hit With IP Theft Suit After $360M Valuation
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Berger & Associates' Fee Clawback Bid
• BSH Class Slams Sanctions Bid Claiming Washer Suit Duplicity
• DOI's Royalties Ruling Against ConocoPhillips Unit Upheld
• Litigator's Perspective: 5 Tips On Arbitration Provisions
• Stryker Can't Ax Counterclaims In Customer Sabotage Row
• Ex-BizJet CEO Pleads Guilty In Latin America Bribe Scheme
• TSMC Must Detail Trade Secrets In Fraud Claim Against Tela
• Real Estate Investment Firm Sues Denihan Over Surrey Hotel
• Texas Court OKs Sempra Energy Ex-Exec's Back Pay Award
• Zurich Capital Markets Wants To Put End to Tax Shelter Fight
• LA Church Property Fight Can Be Resolved By Earthly Court
• Walgreen Wins Dismissal In Pharmacy Buyout Suits
• APS Ducks Most Of Universal's $222M Soured Merger Suit
• Fluidmaster Hit With Class Action Over Exploding Pipes
• 8th Circ. Snubs Ex-Napster CEO's Employment Contract Suit
• Forest Oil Can't Shake $24.5M Radioactive Waste Judgment
• Corcoran Says It's Owed $9M For Hamptons Mansion Sale
• Criden Fight Over Lieff Plaintiff Fee Stays In Calif.
• 5th Circ. Remands Denbury Class Action To State Court
• Mt. Gox Parent Blocked From Auctioning Bitcoins.com Domain
• 6 Years In, Why Haven't FRE 502(d) Orders Caught On?
• DynCorp Hit With $9M Suit Over Afghan Base Subcontract
• ETP Expected To Win More Than $500M In Pipeline Case
• Jury In Fujitsu Patent Row Hands Victory To Tellabs
• Sterling Witness Undercuts Claim Medical Exams Were A Trap
• Foreign RE Cos. Seeking More Control Of US Projects
• Lawmakers Say Bill To Block Ariz. Casino Could Bring Suits
• Contractor Suit Over FedEx Gaffe Moved To Fed Court
• Apotex Blocked From Continuing Generic Paxil Sales
• Monster Looks To Sabotage $1.7M Beastie Boys Win
• Code Trumps Contract In The 5th Circ.
• Buyer Blasts Mercedes' Bid To Trim Faulty-Suspension Suit
• The Ins And Outs Of Competitor Restrictions In Leases
• Donald Sterling Sues NBA, Wife To Block $2B Clippers Sale
• US Foods Accuses Ex-Managers Of Conspiring With Rival
• No Deal In Stryker's Suit Over $3M Scheme, Judge Says
• John Travolta Must Face Alleged Ex-Lover's Lawsuit
• Care1st Tells Judge Lost Data Didn't Harm Patients
• Walgreen Says Rival Pharmacy Poached Ex-Employees
• BSH Seeks Sanctions In Moldy Washing Machine Suit
• Warner Bros. Can't DQ Greenberg Glusker In $80M 'Hobbit' Suit
• Judge Pleads With Argentina, Funds To Settle Bond Dispute
• Benihana Scores Double Win In Trademark, Libel Suits
• Lehman's Swiss Arm Demands $71M Under Citi Trading Pacts
• $25M Houston RE Investment Was Induced By Scam, Suit Says
• Toyota Asks Judge To Transfer Calif. Engine Row
• Zuckerberg To Testify Against Alleged Facebook Scammer
• When You Are Responsible For Your Book Of Business
• Google Privacy Policy Suit Trimmed Again But Still Standing
• $3.7M Suit Claims Gen. Dynamics Unit Bankrupted Contractor
• Argentina Appeals Foreign Bond Payment Ban Order
• Cameron International Can't Duck Fracking Spill Suit
• Texas Firm Hits Client With Fee Suit Over 'Nightmare' Case
• 3rd Circ. Revives Suit Over Heinz 'Dip & Squeeze' Packet
• Trader Joe's Denied Arbitration In Pretzel Conspiracy Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Sends Redfin RE Agents To Arbitration
• Puerto Rico Argues Travel Sites Can't Duck Tax Suit
• Ford Demands $1.7M From Ex-Owners Of Defunct Dealership
• Satellite Maker Fights Injunction After $283M Jury Verdict
• GM, ZF Chassis Hit With $2.4M Breach Of Contract Suits
• Apotex 'Thumbing Its Nose' At Paxil Bar, Mylan Says
• Lehman Estate Settles Lingering Credit Swap Dispute
• Hair Transplant Doc Sues McDonald Hopkins Over Bosley Suit
• The Biggest California Cases Of 2014: Midyear Report
• Loss Adjusting Co. Sues Former Exec For Jumping Ship
• An Inventive Way To Remove Pure State Court Claims
• Sterling Can't Use HIPAA To Defeat Alzheimer's Testimony
• Miami Condotel Ex-Owner Sues Partner Over $17M Loan
• ETP, Enterprise Duel Over Final Word In $1B Pipeline Case
• Sony, Warner Get Amway 'Copyright Ambush' Suit Trimmed
• Lehman's Bond Fight With Nonprofit Kept In Bankruptcy Court
• Senior Momentive Lenders Sue For Creditor Deal Breaches
• Settler Crossing, IStar Prevail In Row Over $134M Land Buy
• Class Slams Toyota's Delay Of Counsel Bid In Engine Row
• LBDS Admits Using Phony Docs In $25M Trade Secrets Suit
• Shop-Vac, Lowe's False-Ad MDL Trimmed To 2 Lead Plaintiffs
• Settlement Clears Way For Sale Of Site For Miami Tower
• NY Commercial Division Adopts Settlement Discovery Rule
• Carlton, Sapir's $12.3M Commission Fee Row Sent To Trial
• 5 Insights From Pfizer Chief Litigation Counsel Michael Parini
• BDO Seidman Continues To Rule NY Restrictive Covenants
• Powerful Tools For Discovery And Litigation Strategy
• Mass. Court Clarifies 'No Damage For Delay' Waiver Issues
• Texas High Court Provides Certainty Over O&G Operations
• Kilpatrick Nabs Patent Pro From Alston & Bird
• Objector To $53M Apple Warranty Settlement Drops Appeal
• Morningstar Pays Developer $61M For Software Trade Secrets
• Mercedes Dept. Head Sues For Anti-Semitism, Retaliation
• LA Church Tells Calif. Panel Real Estate Fight Is Earthly
• Russian Real Estate Mogul Sues Amanresorts Partner
• NJ Agency Mulls Marketing Regs For 3rd-Party Energy Cos.
• PRISM Scatters Attorney-Client Privilege
• Adema's Solar Contract Suit Belongs In Germany, Wacker Says
• DLA Piper, Seyfarth Shaw Sued Over Real Estate JV Deal
• Apache Takes Oil Lease Payment Case To Texas High Court
• UK High Court Rules 'Secret Fees' Go To Wronged Investor
• NLRB Judge Says Becker's Board Appointment Appears Valid
• 8th Circ. Revives Suit Against Tech E-Retailer CDW
• Deutsche Bank Again Dodges PE Firm's Suit Over $1B CLO
• Owens Hid Woes With Unilever Deal, Not With Clorox's: Judge
• Square Patent Infringement Suits Consolidated In Missouri
• 6 NY High Court Appeals To Put On Your Radar
• Avis Urges Court Not To Certify Surcharge Class
• Pa. High Court To Hear Cabot Gas Lease Challenge
• Challenges Facing Fuel Switching In Latin America Remain
• OPINION: Let's Financially Reward Law Firm Diversity
• Del. AG Biden Loses Bid To Intervene In Hospital Trust Row
• Midyear Report: Biggest NJ High Court Decisions Of 2014
• As Dust Settles In ETP Case, $319M Verdict Makes Its Mark
• Houston Taps Susman Godfrey In $200M Pension Shortfall Suit
• Mylan Scores Block On GSK's Generic Paxil Deal
• Oscar Winner Defends Tweets In Suit Over Endorsement Deal
• NJ Architect Firm Can't Shake $4M Cost Overrun Suit
• County Solicitor Can't Bill For Arbitrator Work: Pa. Court
• Schlumberger Faces Sanctions Over Suit Against Ex-GC
• Facebook Founder Can't Ditch Suit Over $1.7M RE Deal
• Expedia CEO's Comp Plan Survives Stockholder Challenge
• Crucial Predictive Coding Case Law: Progressive V. Delaney
• BofA To Pay $650M To AIG In Global RMBS Deal
• Takeaways From 6th Circ.'s AmFin Tax Refund Ruling
• Disney Wins Bid To Renew Award In Winnie-the-Pooh Suit
• PwC Can't Duck FDIC Negligence Claims Over $899M Fraud
• UK Court Puts Amanresorts Founder Back At Helm
• Nielsen Sues MoodCast Over Stolen Name, Trade Secrets
• Comcast's Infringement Suit Against Sprint Stays Alive
• Drug Distributor, Pharmacy Settle Contract Suit For $1.65M
• Texas Justices Asked To Reconsider Axed Porter Rogers Suit
• Indian Channel Operator Says Rival Sabotaged Dish Contract
• GAF Materials Strikes Accord In Faulty-Shingles MDL
• OPINION: Advance Conflict Waivers Send Wrong Message
• 5th Circ. Asked To Rehear Construction Defect Exclusion Row
• Timing May Be Everything In Breach Of Warranty Claims
• Texas Firm's Fee Suit Over $27M Oil, Gas Lease Sale Revived
• Budget Rent A Car Ex-Franchisee Sues, Alleging Sabotage
• Gordon Rees Says A-Rod Owes Fees For MLB Contract Clash
• Dealing With Tax Consequences Of A Construction Allowance
• Time Warner Ruling Limits Employer Commission Plans
• Pilot Flying J To Pay $92M In Fines Over Fuel Rebate Scheme
• BofA Strikes $10.3M Deal In Taylor Bean Adversary Case
• 9th Circ. Won't Halt Dish Despite High Court's Aereo Ruling
• Auto Parts Maker Hits Mexican Partner With Contract Row
• 2 Reed Smith Partners Subpoened In Botched Patent Suit
• Opt-Out Clause Can't Save Pizza Co.'s Arbitration Pact
• Dick Clark Productions Settles Golden Globes Feud
• Dollar Thrifty Looks To Toss Class Action Over Toll Fees
• 3 Recent Labor Developments Likely To Affect Franchises
• DirecTV Hits Al Jazeera With Current TV Contract Suit
• Ch. 15 Courts Not Bound By Foreign IP Law, Licensees Say
• Restaurant.com Again Escapes Consumer Class Action
• In Win For Axis, 8th Circ. Holds Drownings Were 1 Event
• Fla. RE Firm Seeks Commission On $92M W Hotel Sale
• JPMorgan Beats Calif. Mortgage Interest Rate Class Action
• Bob Marley Label Settles With Universal In Antitrust Suit
• Pricing Provisions And The Gazprom-Naftogaz Dispute
• A Year After Tiara, How Much Has Changed?
• Sterling's Racist Remarks Doomed Clippers, Wife Says
• Texas Appeals Court Boots Atty Fee Suit To New Mexico
• Fla. High Court Nixes Contract Legality Ruling In VNA Case
• Pa. Court Favors Nursing Home In Arbitration Ruling
• Bank Told To Take Suit Over Fee From $55M Deal To Mexico
• LSU Dodges Food Co.'s Claims It Poached Sweetener Patent
• Fla. High Court Says No Bright-Line Rule For Sublicensing
• Heller Ehrman Rips Schiff Hardin Atty's $1.2M Retiree Claim
• Texas Free Speech Law Blocks Homeowners' Suit Against Atty
• Walgreen Contract Claims Kept Alive By Calif. Appeals Court
• 8th Circ. Tosses Suit Against Xcel Unit Over $400M Wind Farm
• Standard Bank Sues To Reclaim Aluminum At Chinese Port
• Navistar Faces Class Action Over Defective Diesel Engines
• Legal Forms And IP Rights: Yours, Mine, Ours Or Theirs?
• Sterling Slams NBA, Tells Wife, 'Get Away From Me, You Pig'
• Kinder Morgan Unit Wants $1M Fraud Award Revived
• Cyanotech Says Trade Secrets Dispute Should Be Arbitrated
• Carnival Inks 5-Year Deal With New Orleans Port
• Anthem Hit With False Ad Class Action Over ACA Plans
• Printing Co. Wins $35M Verdict Against Defunct Partner
• Insurers Seek En Banc Review Of Umbrella Policies' Scope
• Thermo Fisher Can't Dodge Suit Over Cartel-Plagued Lab
• Investor Suit Over $14M Sakhr Deal Loses Securities Claims
• Quantum Foods Says Oaktree Schemed In Soured $54M Sale
• 2nd Circ. Says Enterprise Didn't Steal Car-Sale Program
• Nissan Dealership Denied Quick Toss Of Refinance Fraud Row
• RE Trust Sues Natixis Real Estate Over $400M In RMBS Losses
• Harbinger Hits Dish, Ergen With $1.5B Suit Over LightSquared
• A Few Lessons In Terminating Master Franchises
• NY High Court Puts Spotlight On No-Action Clauses
• A New Litigator's Guide — Top 5 Tips For Court Prep
• Newspaper Carrier Case To Fire Up Misclassification Fights
• Marriott Can't Escape Jury Verdict In Bahamas Project Row
• Quinn Can't Get $2.5M Fees For Repping Itself: Ex-Client
• Sterling Tells 'Smart-Ass' Lawyer To 'Be A Man' From Stand
• Argentina Says High Court Ruling Isn't Win for NML Capital
• NY Rule To Tame Unwieldy Privilege Logs Could Catch On
• Mayer Brown Nabs Baker Botts International Arbitration Pro
• Texas Court Affirms Receivership For Disbarred Atty
• CVS Says Severance Pact Doesn't Impede Ex-Workers' Rights
• Billionaire Pickens Accuses RE Co. Of Skirting $4M Payment
• 5 Insights From Home Depot GC Teresa Roseborough
• Firm Can't Nix Michael Jackson Publicist's Malpractice Suit
• 6th Circ. Rescinds AmFin Estate's $170M Tax Refund
• Guidant Can't Escape J&J's $22B Merger Suit Just Yet
• Atty-Client Privilege: A Primer For Landmen
• How To Account For Earnouts In Financing Agreements
• A Step Toward Alleviating Growing Discovery Problems
• Donald Sterling Has Alzheimer's Disease, Neurologist Testifies
• Fox Cites Aereo In 9th Circ. Bid To Halt Dish Streaming
• Travelers Seeks To Duck Indemnity In NFL Painkillers Suit
• Ex-Anheuser-Busch Exec Seeks New Trial in Sex Bias Row
• Ex-Soros Manager Launches $20M Wrongful Termination Suit
• Coal Co. Says Rival Used Secret Info To Snatch Land Rights
• Accenture, Wellogix Spar Over $22M Fee Bid In Secrets Row
• Chicago Firm Seeks $6.3M In Fees From Housing Project Row
• Honeywell Tries To Nix $1.4M Plane Engine Defect Verdict
• Cantor Suit Says 8an Fund Hid $500K To Avoid $3M Judgment
• Apple Gets IPhone Warranty Breach Claims Trimmed
• Miss America Org. Accused Of Breaching Licensing Deal
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Revive Zipcar Damage Fee Row
• Cruise Workers' Tipping Suit Time-Barred, Justices Told
• United Ditches Fliers' Bags For Cargo, Suit Says
• Lawyers And Email: Ethical And Security Considerations
• Miami Tower Site Owner Sues To Clear $33M Sale
• Calif. Judge Tosses Defective Valve Action Against Mazda
• SanDisk Gets Monopoly Claims Pared In SD Card Row
• NCAA, EA Told To Tweak $60M College Athlete Class Deals
• Royal Caribbean Looks To Sink Workers' High Court Bid
• Architects Can Be Liable For Home Defects: Calif. High Court
• Sunoco Charges Extra Fees For Gift Cards, Suit Says
• Ex-Obermayer Client Breached Fee Pact, Pa. Judge Says
• Lenders Blast Trustee Deal In Vegas Fontainebleau Row
• Texas Justices Clear Lubbock County In Marina Lease Dispute
• Kohl's Says JDA Must Pay Patent Settlement With Orion
• Santander Says Pa. Developers Defaulted On $29M Loan
• Castle Harlan Aims To Quash $25M Suit Over Mining Co. Deal
• 'Master Softee' Operator Slapped With Contempt Order
• Coverage For Construction Fixes In Calif. Remains Murky
• How Not To Get Shammed In California
• NJ Court Revives Condo Owners' Control Suit Against Bank
• Receiver In $400M Philly Hotel Suit Can Stay, Court Says
• 6th Circ. Affirms $2.3M Verdict Against First American
• Diamond McCarthy Sues Ex-Partner Over Dreier Ch. 11 Fees
• Lemon Law Allows Atty Fees Over Vendor Contracts: NJ Court
• UBS, BofA Unit Freed From Insurers' RMBS Suits
• 5th Circ. Affirms $3.5M Judgment For La. Hotel Investors
• Swartz Campbell Sues Ex-Partner Over Contingency Fees
• LightSquared Missed $9M Bill, Inmarsat Says
• La. High Court Backs Enforcement Of Forum Selection Clauses
• Best Buy Flipped On Stock Options Post-Sale: Class Action
• Charles Schwab Says Ex-Employee Stole Confidential Info
• NY Courts Adopt Rule On Designating Business Cases
• Jaguar Hit With $50M Breach Suit Over NY Dealerships
• Mazda Seeks Exit From RX-8 Flooded Engine Row
• Adobe Charges Bogus Fees For Cloud Subscriptions: Suit
• Claims Pared In Chrysler Leaky Sunroof Action
• Rock Musical's Song-Rights Suit Against Warner Paused
• Donald Sterling Trial Will Not Focus On His Mental Capacity
• Wellogix Seeks $22M In Fees Following $44M Accenture Win
• Lieff Cabraser Referral Fee Suit In Wrong Venue, Criden Says
• Philly Firm Haines Faces Eviction Threat For Unpaid Rent
• Apache Sues NextEra, Seven Group Over $63M Oil, Gas Sale
• Nutrisystem Accused Of Stealing Rival's Diet Mobile App
• 'Raging Bull' Bars Disney Attys' Fees, Stan Lee Media Says
• Dilworth Paxson, Cryo-Cell Settle Suit Over Lost Contract
• EBay Loses Bid To Toss 'Buy It Now' Fees Class Action
• Avaya Preserves Contracts In Maintenance Antitrust Row
• Texas Supreme Court Continues To Rule In Favor Of Lessees
• Texas High Court Changes Shareholder Dispute Landscape