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Commercial Contracts - August, 2014

316 articles

• Al Jazeera, Gore Duel Over Who's Flouting Chancery Rules
• Texas High Court To Let Jury Resolve Enbridge Pipe Damages
• Exxon Ruling Gives Employers More Leeway In Bonus Plans
• Eckert Seamans Pushes To Stay In 'Kids-For-Cash' Fight
• Legal Recruiter Can Seek Injunction To Block Web Defamation
• Archer & Greiner Wants $1M From Mouthguard Co. For IP Case
• Avis Customers Win Class Cert. In Reward Fee Suit
• Avoiding And Defending Florida License Tax Audits
• PE Fund Slams Removal Bid By Limited Partners In Fee Row
• ICMA Revises Sovereign Bonds To Avoid Another Argentina
• Pa. Wants Out of Foxwood Developer's $50M Adversary Suit
• Harley-Davidson Bikes Leak Engine Coolant, Suit Says
• Stan Lee Media Asks 10th Circ. To Toss Disney Fee Award
• 5 Reasons Large Companies Are Turning To Boutique Firms
• How To Protect In-House Legal Privilege Internationally
• Domino's Case Shields Franchise Parents, Boosts Industry
• RE Attys Must Proceed With Caution After Fla. Lien Ruling
• Uber Tells Judge To Put Brakes On Drivers' Tips Fight
• T-Mobile Seeks 2nd Shot At Axing $7M Verdict In Race Car Row
• Apotex Says Generic Paxil Suit Should Be Tossed
• 10-Day Termination Triggered Time On Noncompete: Ind. Court
• Calif. High Court Clears Domino's In Harassment At Franchise
• Forest City, Skanska Row Halts Work At Brooklyn Modular Site
• NFL Branding Antitrust Suit To Lose Its Lead Plaintiff
• Mich. Privacy Law Shields Magazine Subscribers, Judge Says
• Calif. Appeals Court Says Kroger Can Arbitrate Bias Claims
• Toyota Can't Quash Market Research Contract Dispute
• Jury Is Still Out On Scope Of Arbitration Clauses
• Costs To Pension Withdrawal Liability May Change
• Perils Of Communicating With Customers By Phone Or Text
• Al Jazeera To Unseal AT&T Case In Wake Of Al Gore Claims
• Cherry Petersen Escapes Sanctions Order In Texas Court
• Fla. Court Affirms Referee In Dissolution Of TV Joint Venture
• Argentina Presses For End-Run Payments To All Creditors
• Calif. Appeals Court Says Ex-Partner Didn't Loot Dealership
• Excess Insurer Seeks To Alter 5th Circ. Ike Coverage Ruling
• Estee Lauder Escapes Age Repairing False Ad Suit
• Firms Accused Of Malpractice In Greenberg Traurig Fraud Suit
• Atty Can't Discharge Stolen Client Funds In Bankruptcy
• Seminole Tribe Must Face Candlebox Manager's Contract Suit
• Greyhound's Ariz. Contamination Cleanup Suit Stays Alive
• Le-Nature's Trustee Cuts Another Deal Over Negligence Claims
• The 8 Gotchas Of Technology Contracting: Part 2
• Appeals Court Nixes Arbitration In Avandia Fee Row
• Commisa & Campanile Slams Suit Over $41M Resort Loan Loss
• Enduring Must Pay Ex-Owners Of Sold-Off Oil-Gas Assets
• Bickel & Brewer Wants Texas Justices To Rethink DQ Order
• Firm Ordered To Produce Invoices In Four Seasons Fraud Suit
• Browne George Gets Arbitration For Sargon Malpractice Suit
• Daimler Pays $480M To End UAW Retiree Benefit Row
• The 8 Gotchas Of Technology Contracting: Part 1
• Argentina Banishes BNY As Hedge Funds Sue Bank In UK
• Biz Partner In 'Hangover Defense' Drink Co. Sues For $5M
• Advisory Firm Blasts Investors' 'Meritless' Fees Suit
• Relators Knock Doctors' Settlement Of Kickback Suit
• Copyright Board Should Hear Pre-72 Sirius Case, Judge Rules
• Pa. Appeals Court Revives Gas Pipeline Location Row
• J&J Noncompete Suit On Thin Ice With Worker's Claims Nixed
• Seyfarth Shaw Dodges Some Claims Over Law360 Comments
• Argentina's New Debt Plan Looks Like A Long Shot
• Exel Wants To Keep Groupon Fight In Federal Court
• CBS Hit With Suit Over NCIS 'Farting Hippo' Merchandise
• Insurance Broker Says 3 Former Execs Stole Trade Secrets
• 11th Circ. OKs Dismissal Of Delta SkyMiles Class Action
• Cabot Tells Pa. High Court Gas Lease Extension Is Legit
• Lansing & Hannum Can't Nix Fee Pact With Prior Counsel
• Credit Suisse, Prudential Settle $460M RMBS Suit
• Orbitz Told To Pay Entire $18M Due To Embattled Marketer
• Texas Agrees, 'I Agree' Clause Can Mandate Arbitration
• Jewel And Its Recent Progeny — What To Do Now
• Texas Justices' Broad Waiver For Foreclosure Offset Stays Put
• NJ Appeals Court Won't Disturb Real Estate Deposit Row
• Corning Doesn't Infringe DSM Fiber Optics Patents, Suit Says
• Argentina Renews Bid To Undo $185M Arbitration At High Court
• Sutherland To Pay $176K For 'Litigation By Attrition' Plan
• Broker Calls Foul On Argentine Soccer Org's TV Rights Sale
• 'Dating Naked' Contestant Says Viacom Showed Her Naked
• Goldman To Pay $3B To Settle FHFA's Toxic-MBS Suit
• Pa. Firm Can't Reargue Disgraced Ex-Atty's Arbitration Award
• Rockets Arena Can't Restore $2.5M Award At Texas High Court
• NY Firms' Fees Row Over IPO Securities Suits Hits Court
• TrialGraphix Sues Competitor FTI Over Employee Poaching
• NH High Court Says Honda Doesn't Owe Fees In Dealer Row
• Texas High Court Lets $125M Tenaska Judgment Stand
• Contractor Execs Get Iraqi Security Co.'s Claims Slashed
• Swartz Campbell Can't Get Chartwell DQ'd In Fees Suit
• Argentina Blasts Bond Judge's Remarks As Imperialist
• Korean Co. Says Contractor's Lies Cost It Bidding Rights
• 9th Circ. Is Stuck In The '90s On Internet Terms Of Use
• Schlumberger Drops Ex-Employee Breach Of Contract Suit
• TD Bank Can't Access Commerce CEO's Emails In IP Fight
• Mazda Hit With Class Action Over Engine Valve Defect In NJ
• Judge Calls Argentina Debt Proposal Illegal, Balks At Contempt
• Community Health Sued Over Hacking Of 4.5M Patients' Data
• Judge Slams Yelp's $2M Damages Claim In Fake Review Suit
• Cargill Says Ex-Worker Jumped Ship With Trade Secrets
• Ex-Employee Slams Marshalls' Bid To Dodge OT Row
• Gore Protests Redactions To Al Jazeera Lawsuit
• $25M Bahraini Judgment Valid In Pa., Appeals Court Rules
• Akerman Boosts Chicago Office With Five Business Litigators
• How To Control Risk And Cost Of E-Discovery
• NFL Star's Lost Investment Suit A 'Shakedown,' Ala. Atty Says
• Deal Ending $7M Fen-Phen Referral Fee Row May Be Near
• Pa. Court Backs Limits On Architects' Restrictive Covenant
• Fujitsu Says Patent Shouldn't Be Nixed For RAND Breach
• Nestle's Bottled Water Unit Hit With Antitrust Lawsuit
• Thompson & Knight Gets $960K Malpractice Judgment Nixed
• Pilot Union's Retroactive Pay Formula Isn't Abusive: Judge
• Former Hartford Analysts' OT Action Sent To Arbitration
• Barclays Capital And Thornburg Trustee Settle For $23M
• City Of Dayton Improperly Axed Avis Agreement, 6th Circ. Says
• Argentina Plans To Skirt US Courts, Pay Bonds Locally
• Free And Clear Of Successor Liability Claims
• Del. Chancery Judge Axes Trustee Suit Over EMC Mortgages
• American Realty Accused Of Dodging $63M Award
• Chesapeake Settles Gas Royalty Dispute With Texas City
• Greenberg Traurig Atty Knew Client Forged Doc, Motion Says
• Hurdles Remain Before Orioles Can Claim Victory Over Nats
• Goodyear Owes Crane Co. For $7M Asbestos Verdict, Suit Says
• $18M Safeway Lease Breach Verdict Cut By Pa. Appeals Court
• EME Wants Chicago Bears' Suite License Claim Sacked
• Aetna Hits Indicted Medical Lab With $15M Fraud Suit
• Foreign Workers Seek Nod On $1.8M TruGreen Wage Deal
• Judge Clears Way For Settlement In BofA, US Bank RMBS Suit
• A Clash Of Cultures: Employee Committees In The US
• 5 Questions Before Cos. Enter Worker Arbitration Deals
• ConAgra Unit Fights Dismissal Sanctions In Snack Fraud Suit
• Kindred To Pay $16.5M To Settle Workers' Wage Class Action
• Aetna OK'd To Countersue Docs Suing Over Nixed Contract
• Hedge Funds Sue Lehman Over Swaps Interest Claims
• Michelin Tells 5th Circ. Le Mans Tire Row Lacks Merit
• Fabrics Company Sues Over Work On Taj Mahal Strip Club
• 9th Circ. Won't Send B&N Tablet Sale Row To Arbitration
• Sears Workers Latest To Cite Iskanian In Arbitration Fight
• Clarifying Option-To-Purchase Forfeiture Standards
• NJ YMCA's Hold Harmless Clause 'Eviscerates' Duty Of Care
• Packaging Co. Can't Escape Kellogg's Suit Over Recall
• Seyfarth Aims To Toss Suit Over Disclosure In Law360 Article
• Farm Violated NY Law By Rejecting Same-Sex Wedding
• Pa. Personal Injury Firms End Poaching Suit On Eve Of Trial
• Inventor Asks High Court To Mull GE Wind Turbine Bias Claims
• 11th Circ. Denies Fees For Withdrawn Atty In Tobacco Suit
• Packager In $70M Kellogg Smelly Cereal Recall To Face Jury
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Unit Dodges Cert. In Tax-Refund Suit
• Employee Secrecy Pacts Don't End Whistleblower Threat
• GSK Appeals Mylan Trial Victory Over Generic Paxil Deal
• Ad Firm Says Fraud Suit Over TV Special Must Be Arbitrated
• High Court Urged To Leave Alone Ruling That Condos Are Lots
• Ex-AT&T Worker Can't Shake $35K Judgment In Contract Suit
• 6th Circ. Frees Liberty From Gun Sellers' Trade Secrets Row
• Stradley Ronon Settles Fee Fight With Philly Developer
• Toyota Loses Bid To Transfer Engine-Defect Class Action
• 5 Tips To Clear Environmental Hurdles In Oil And Gas Deals
• Wachtell's Malpractice Brawl With CVR Transferred To NY
• Atty Faces $3M Malpractice Suit Over Enviro Contracts Case
• Al Gore Sues Al Jazeera For $65M Held In Current TV Deal
• 5th Circ. Nixes $1.4M Penalty In Wal-Mart Optometrist Row
• An In-House Lawyer's Top 10 Tips For Outside Counsel
• L'Oreal, P&G Exit Class Action Over Models' Image Use
• The Top 5 Areas Where Energy Attorneys Can Shine In Mexico
• Samsung Says Miffed Galaxy Buyer Waived Class Rights
• NML Atty Says $3B Hunt May Unearth Argentine Corruption
• Distributor Sues Biz Partner Over FDA Alert, IP Row
• LA Music Center Says CBA Permits Picking Its Players
• 8th Circ. Upholds Dismissal In Shell Oil Franchise Spat
• Whataburger 'Unconscionable' Arbitration Policy Ruling Axed
• Diamond McCarthy Overbilled Dreier Estate, Ex-Partner Says
• Calif. Court Asked To Dissolve Building Co. Amid Family Feud
• Citigroup Can't Shake US Bank's $157M Bad-Mortgage Suit
• Judge Sends BJ's Managers' Overtime Suit To Arbitration
• Rutgers Accuses BioArray Of Breaching IP Licensing Pact
• ISDA Sets Date For Argentina Credit Default Swap Auction
• Top Jiffy Lube Franchisee Sued Over Unsolicited Calls
• Consider Hearsay Issues Before A Rule 30(b)(6) Deposition
• Mixing Noncompetes, Trademark And Ice Cream
• Medtronic Ruling Creates Hurdles For Antitrust Defendants
• 7-Suit Clash Between Billionaire Neighbors Hits NY Court
• Donald Sterling Can't Stop $2B Clippers Sale: Appeals Court
• Aurelius Pans Settlement Chances In Argentina Debt Crisis
• NJ Court Backs Fee Win For Law Firms From Employment Row
• Avis Wants Expert Testimony Slashed In Reward Fee Row
• 3rd Circ. OKs $7M T-Mobile Verdict, Puts $7M More In Play
• Morgan Stanley Stuck With Suits Over $600M In Toxic Loans
• Ex-Booz Allen Workers Deny Plot To Poach For Deloitte
• Boxing Promoter Jabs Reed Smith With $10M Defamation Suit
• Allscripts Can't Force Arbitration In Doctors' Class Suit
• Ohio Appeals Court Revives Black Eyed Peas Sampling Fight
• NML Can Seek Info On Argentine Assets In Nev., Judge Says
• Stradley Ronon Sues Philly Developer For Unpaid Bills
• Law Firms May Be Violating Copyrights
• EU Targets Bulgarian Energy Co. For Antitrust Violations
• Kellogg's Recall Suit Beats Evidence Spoliation Claims
• Arbitration 'Reluctantly' Ordered In Foam Price-Fixing MDL
• Coda Estate Hits Ex-JV Partner With $14M Clawback Suit
• Google Beats Privacy Suit Over Wallet, Play Services
• Ex-Lehman Workers Can't Arbitrate $300M Worth Of Claims
• Morrison Info. Shareholder Suit Over Embezzlement Revived
• Court Won't Send 'CyberGuy' Age Bias Suit To Arbitration
• Dial, Heinz Seek Cert. In Suit Alleging News Corp. Ad Monopoly
• Jackson Estate Pays $2M To Katten, Venable, Others
• BofA Partially Escapes Foreclosure Atty Fee Suit
• Porter Hedges Avoids Jury Demand In Texas Malpractice Row
• 11th Circ. Says Jury Must Decide Cruise Booking Dispute
• Ballmer Buys Clippers For $2B Minutes After Judge OKs Sale
• Societe Generale Unit Must Face UK Bank's $34M CDO Suit
• GE, Aussie Power Co. Settle Suit Over $64M Turbines
• Amazon Says Appistry Suit Bound By Clickwrap Forum Clause
• Islanders Owner Reneged On $420M Sale Of Team, Suit Says
• A Close Look At NY's New Privilege Log Rule
• Rampart's $20M Fraud Suit Against Insurers Gets Trimmed
• Yahoo's Suit Over $1B NCAA Prize Contract Gets Nixed
• BofA Takes $271M Fontainebleau Note Dispute To Fed. Court
• Courtroom Challenge: Preparing For A First Trial
• Hard Rock Cafe Wants Band Manager's Suit Tossed
• NJ Law Firm's Fees Suit Against Ex-Clients Nixed On Appeal
• Argentina Appeals To White House In Sovereign Debt Crisis
• Donald Sterling's Appeal To Block $2B Clippers Sale Axed
• ViaSat's $283M Damages Award Nixed In Satellite IP Row
• Jimi Hendrix Estate Dodges Suit Over Sony Music Deal
• Google Sanctioned For Flouting Order In AdWords Case
• Omnicare Sues Nursing Home Owner Over Alleged $28M Debt
• Ford Gets Claims Dropped From Cracked Tailgate Suit
• PharmAthene Wins Damages For Lost Profits In SIGA Row
• NFL Vet Wants Subpoenas Blocked In Atty Investment Row
• Argentina Threatened With Contempt In Debt Dispute
• Media Group Denied Return of Escrow In $115M Stations Sale
• Miami Condo Investor Says It Was Swindled Out Of $2M
• McKinsey Said To Dodge Subpoenas in Trade Secrets Fight
• Gordon Ramsay Sued For $6M In Failed LA Eatery's Rent
• ITunes Customers Denied Class Cert. In Overcharging Suit
• Cronin Sues Rival For Defamation After Contract Goes Sour
• Raytheon Owes Patent Royalties To Ex-Engineer, Suit Says
• A Look At 1st M&A Deals Under China's New Review Process
• Compliance Reigns Supreme As In-House Demographics Shift
• East West Bank Broke Loan, Cost Developer $15M, Jury Told
• French Satellite Co. Wins $14.3M Judgment In Contract Row
• Defunct Heller Ehrman Must Pay $1.2M To Schiff Hardin Atty
• Illumina Can't Dodge Ariosa Counterclaims In DNA Test Fight
• Tourneau, Cartier Take Aim At Chanel In Antitrust Watch War
• Reckitt Stiffed Us On Mucinex Supply Deal, Generic Cos. Say
• Judge Fillets Consultant's Suit Over Seafood Stock
• Pepper Expands LA Construction Practice With New Partner
• NJ Law Firm Wins Fees Over Bankruptcy-Marred Settlement
• CORRECTED: Adam Sandler's Co. Wins Appeal Over Nanny Who Alleged Slavery
• NC Court Orders Beverage Co.'s Noncompete Rewritten
• Argentina Looks To Square Off Against US At The Hague
• Zuckerberg Agreed To Help RE Developer, Email Says
• Judge Won't Toss Subcontractor's $5M Suit Against SAIC
• AT&T, DirecTV May Soon Take Over Troubled Sports Network
• Cowboys Stiff-Arm Super Bowl Seat Fight, But NFL Remains
• Nelson Levine Denied Injunction In Fee Fight With Ex-Attys
• Avis Can't Escape Reward Program Fee Class Action
• 7-Eleven Operators Allowed to Proceed With Wage Suit
• Collaboration In The Shadow Of The Billable Hour
• Credit Suisse Wins $50M Judgment In RE Loan Trade Suit
• Gazprom Says Moncrief Must Arbitrate $1.3B Oil Field Claim
• SC Johnson Settles 2 Long-Running Class Action ERISA Suits
• Nelson Levine Pushes For Escrow In Fee Fight With Ex-Attys
• Investor Sues World of Beer Over Contested Fla. Location
• Calif. Firm's Former Clients Sue Over Fee Agreement
• Galderma Sued Over Patent Sale Agreement For Skin Drug
• Abbott Won't Appeal 9th Circ. Gay Juror Decision in GSK Row
• Heinz Can't Squash Sweet Potato Supplier Contract Dispute
• AVIC Calls Arbitrator Selection Unfair In $2.25B Row
• Contract Management Survey Reveals Untapped Opportunities
• Bankrupt Ski Club's Founder Fights Contempt At 9th Circ.
• Deutsche Bank Says Toxic Loan Suit Lacks Proper Notice
• 10th Circ. Revives Medtronic Bone Mill Antitrust Case
• 10th Circ. Awards Royalties To Cellport In Licensing Row
• RE Investor Says Partner Hid Land Deal With Cowboys Owner
• National Penn Says Ex-Workers Took Client Info To New Co.
• Credit Suisse Says Trust's Loan Repurchase Suit Is Too Late
• NJ Lender Sues Partner Over Movie Producer's Financing
• AdWords Users Want Google Sanctioned In Overcharging Row
• Lenny Kravitz Hits Former Merchandiser With Trademark Suit
• Benihana Settles Atty Fee Battle In Haru Stakeholder Suit
• Judge Won't Boot Argentina Bond Row Negotiator
• Nelson Levine Sues 7 Subrogation Attys Over Exodus
• Cobalt May See FCPA Penalties From SEC For Angola Bribery
• A New Del. Statute Of Limitations Will Be Useful For M&A
• 9th Circ. Axes Crystal Cathedral Founder's $5M Comp Claim
• LightSquared Fights GPS Makers' Bid To Toss Contract Suit
• Quicken Loans Dodges Deutsche's Breach-Of-Contract Suit
• High Court Asked To Clarify Judges' Power Of Receivership
• 'Fraudulent' $47M Suit Over BP Asset Sale Axed By Judge
• How To Protect Your Co. From Russian Retaliatory Measures
• Artist Owed 'Angry Birds' Chew Toy Profits, Suit Says
• Mazda Dodges RX-8 Flooded Engine Class Action
• Ex-EA Coder Wants $3.6M Madden Copyright Verdict Revived
• Consultant's Claims Axed In Navy Software Contract Row
• Army Translation Subcontractor's $25M Suit Nixed
• Chinese Co. Hit With Contract Breach Suit Over Failed IPO
• Some Days, A Stay Is Easier To Obtain Than Others
• Verein Tie-Ups Gain Allure As Firms Eye Global Expansion
• UK Firms Expand Global Empire, But US Firms Gaining Ground
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Take Global To New Heights
• Trustee To Oversee Wind-Up Of Comerica-Global Direct JV
• Barclays Can't Duck $94M Thornburg Trustee Suit
• 2nd Circ. Clarifies Barriers To FINRA Arbitration
• Microsoft Sues Samsung Over Smartphone Patent Agreement
• Dallas Plaintiffs Firm Says Ex-JV Partner Went Rogue
• German Steel CEO Ordered To NJ Depo In Ex-Prez's Suit
• Legal Firm Settles Trade Secrets Suit Against Founder
• Pa. Court Won't Ban Ex-Med Co. CEO From Scooping Clients
• Suit Over Miami Surf Club's Controversial Sale Pared Down
• Retaliation Claims Revived In BAE Bid Rigging Suit
• Fish & Richardson Fraud Suit Booted By Texas High Court
• Argentina's Failure To Pay Is A Credit Event, ISDA Says
• Church Attys Say Fraud Suit Subpoenas Are 'Gamesmanship'
• 6th Circ. Backs Tribe In $74M Defunct Casino Contract Dispute
• UAW Sued For Treating Plant Workers Unequally
• Judge In Bond Row Blasts Argentina For 'Half-Truths'
• Ex-Client Wants Lynch Chappell To Arbitrate $1.2M Fee Fight
• 2nd Circ. Asks Top NY Court To Examine Fracking Leases
• Swartz Campbell Asks Pa. Court To DQ Chartwell In Fees Suit
• New Arbitration Clause Registry Won't Stop CFPB Scrutiny