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Commercial Contracts - September, 2014

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• Del. High Court Reverses Appriva Investors' $250M Ev3 Win
• Treasury, FHFA Duck Suits Over Fannie, Freddie Profit Sweep
• Nixon Peabody Can't Beat Jailed Ex-Partner's Defense Suit
• Top Momentive Bondholders Flop In Suits Against Juniors
• Icahn Unlikely To Win Bid To Stay Part Of Wachtell Suit
• Humana Underpaid For Medicare Advantage Care, Suit Says
• Much-Delayed $1.5B Miami Worldcenter Lands City's Approval
• NH High Court Sides With Indian Carmaker In Contract Row
• Privacy Groups Slam FTC Over COPPA Enforcement
• Alleged Facebook Scammer Fights Requests For Atty Docs
• Credit Suisse Wins Court Confirmation Of $1.3M FINRA Award
• NJ High Court Again Deals Blow To Arbitration Clauses
• Hyundai Gets Contract Claims Pared In Sonata Brake Row
• Argentina Deposits $161M With Local Trustee, Defies NY Judge
• Payment To Original Lessor Extends Gas Lease, Judge Says
• Texas Court Affirms Ethics Sanction In O'Quinn Fee Dispute
• Pinnacle Restores Distributor's Contract In Suit Settlement
• And Now A Word From The Panel: ABCs Of JPML Practice
• Wax Maker Stuck In Kellogg's Cereal Bag Recall Suit
• Cargill Wins $9M Verdict Against Beef Supplier In E. Coli Row
• Pa. Justices Urged To Bar Extension Of Disputed Gas Lease
• Calif. Gov. Vetoes Bill Seeking To Alter Franchise Deals
• Beware Tenants' Right To Accommodation In No-Pet Buildings
• Kahn Swick Fights To Keep Abbott Fee Suit In State Court
• Engineering Firm Argues Stock Deal Negates $7M Verdict
• Ex-BuckleySandler Atty Must Arbitrate Discrimination Suit
• Argentina Held In Contempt For Debt Bypass Plan
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Trial Consultant, Philly Firm Settle Suit Over Unpaid Bills
• Argentina Can't Fight $185M Arbitration Award, Justices Told
• Indian Clutch Maker Says Navistar Broke $20M Contract
• A Landlord's Guide To Sublease Consents
• How 9th Circ. B&N Case May Impact Website Terms Of Use
• MBIA Lands 2nd Shot At JPMorgan In $168M MBS Suit
• Latham & Watkins Can't Escape Trade Secret, Contract Claims
• Calif. PAGA Ruling Flouts Concepcion, Supreme Court Hears
• Citigroup Cleared To Make One-Time Argentine Bond Payment
• Judge Denies Sanctions For Shipping Co. In Humana Suit
• Attys Hit With $1.7M Suit Over Medical Partnership Row
• Cronin Says Rival's Hands 'Unclean' After Remark To Law360
• Seafood Distributor Accuses Business Partner Of Mutiny
• Pinnacle Foods Distribution Case Speeds Up In Federal Court
• Ex-SCI CEO Sanctioned For Destroying Laptop In Bonfire
• Citic Pacific Loses Rights To $7B Australia Iron Mine
• Zipcar Can't Move Calif. Late Fee Suit To Mass., Judge Says
• Press Co. Wants $35M Antitrust, Trade Secrets Verdict Undone
• Ex-Akin Gump Attys Launch New Firms After Telling On Client
• Shareholder Sues Miami Firm For Unpaid Loans, Services
• Ex-Astros Owner Objects To Sports Network's Ch. 11 Plan
• Cameron Can Enforce Noncompete In Ex-Worker's Stock Deal
• Electric Co-Ops Battle Over Texas Power Purchase Contract
• MLB Network, Gawker Sued Over Baseball Analyst's Firing
• NY Appeals Rules Nobu Option For Shore Club Loan Invalid
• Mining Co. Seeks $386M From Bolivia For Flouting UK Treaty
• Bed Bath & Beyond Flushes Towel-Warmer Trade Secrets Suit
• FOIA Is Not Freedom For Plaintiffs To Drug Trade Secrets
• Houston Tex-Mex Chain Sues Ex-Franchisee For Infringement
• Boston Scientific Owes $308M After Defibrillator Deal Trial
• Honda Agrees To $1.4M Atty Fee In CR-V Door Lock Settlement
• Vertex, Gilead Want Poached-Worker Suit Axed After Deal
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Ex-Commerce Bank CEO's $17M Parachute
• Attys Get $5.2M Bite Out Of $5.4M Taco Bell ADA Settlement
• Credit Suisse Tells Appeals Court $1B RMBS Suit Is Too Late
• Nokia Tells 9th Circ. RAND Ruling Shouldn't Be Adopted
• NJ Court Says McElroy Deutsch Didn't Violate Privilege
• Tesoro, BP Say Phillips Waived Right To Buy LA Pipeline
• Developer Says Port Authority Broke Crane Use Agreement
• Emmy-Winning Director Sues Eisner Over 'Judge Faith' Show
• Judge Moves Trump Condotel Suit Toward Trial
• IP Exchange International — The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
• Pinnacle To Get Shot At Distributor's Injunction In Fed. Court
• NJ County Can't Delay Attys' Fees In $60M Solar Project Row
• Moncrief's $1.3B Trade Secret Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Nixon Peabody Says It Didn't Owe Jailed Ex-Partner Defense
• Qualcomm, AIPLA Rip Landmark RAND Ruling In 9th Circ.
• Hospitals Trim Claims In $66M Blue Cross Underpayment Suit
• Skanska Withdraws From $5B Pacific Park Project
• Companion Says It Shouldn't Pay $38M Workers' Comp Claims
• Pa. Superior Court Nixes Gas Lease Middleman Class Action
• Max Azria Says It Owes No Commission Over $238M Debt Deal
• Bakrie Skipping Payments On $380M In Bonds, Investors Say
• Korean Beer Importer Sues Ex-Pres. Over Bribes, Sham Deals
• User Of Failed Tax Shelter Fights to Keep Arbitration Alive
• Texas Court Remands Criminal Defense Lawyer's Fee Fight
• Film Co.'s Chief Defends D&D Flicks As Hasbro IP Trial Wraps
• NJ High Court Says Arbitration Provisions Must Be Clear
• Plaintiffs Firms Dodge Suit Over Undervalued $1.2M Settlement
• Opportunities And Pitfalls In The Legal Cloud
• NM High Court Jeopardizes Standard Royalty Agreements
• In 7th Circ., Parties Are Held To The Terms Of A Bargain
• Liner Nabs Real Estate Expert From McKenna Long In LA
• BNY Mellon Resists $539M Argentina Bond Payments
• Gursky Ragan Fires Back In Homeowners' Contract Row
• NJ Firm Sued By Ex-Name Partner In Bitter Contract Row
• Oracle, Myriad Resolve Java Software Licensing Dispute
• Pa. Judge Strips Claims From $42M Pipeline Damages Suit
• Lehman Gives $350M Claim In UK Office Building Deal
• EEOC Takes Aim At Applebee's Franchisee's Arbitration Pact
• The Emergence Of P2P Loan Securitizations
• Thompson & Knight Avoids $960K Malpractice Judgment
• 5th Circ. Asks Texas Justices To Clarify Insurance Terms
• Union Reps Stiffed United Pilots In Deal, 7th Circ. Told
• Accenture, Wellogix Settle $22M Fee Fight In Secrets Row
• A General Counsel's Top 10 Billing Tips
• Developer Can't Slip Shell's $40M Suit Over Property Cleanup
• Gazprom Wants $1.3B Trade Secrets Suit In Federal Court
• Frito-Lay Stole Plastic Packaging Designs, Manufacturer Says
• Al Jazeera Hits Gore With Counterclaims In $65M Escrow Fight
• Notes' Assignee Can't Sue Over Telecom Collapse, Judge Says
• Starbucks Chair Suit Revived By Calif. Appeals Court
• American Airlines Blames Port Authority For Damaged Hangar
• Morgan Stanley Can't Boot $32M Securities Suit Out Of NY
• CVS Escapes EEOC Suit Over Severance Pact
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Citibank Appeal Of Argentina Bond Ruling
• Del Monte Blames $10M Tomato Harvest Loss On Staffing Co.
• Samsung's Bid To Arbitrate Galaxy False Ad Suit Denied
• Petroleum Development Reaches $30M Deal With Class
• Nomura Sued Again Over Accusations Of Shabby MBS
• Toyota Cleared In Trade Secrets Suit Over Market Research
• Momentive Ruling Part 4: Clarifying Make-Wholes
• SanDisk, PNY Settle Antitrust Suit Over SD Cards
• McKinsey Consultants Settle Row Over Defections From Rival
• Fla. Tribe Has Sovereign Immunity In Candlebox Suit: Judge
• DynCorp Shortchanged Subcontractor By $26M, Suit Says
• Four Seasons Escapes Suit Brought By Condo Buyers
• Citibank Warns Of Fallout On Blocked Argentina Payment
• Morgan Lewis Beats Malpractice Suit Over $112M RE Deal
• Developer's Hotel Price Raise Wasn't In Bad Faith: Judge
• Williams-Sonoma Says Rival Poached Exec, Trade Secrets
• Provident Escapes Suit Over Credit Cutoff After Bribery Plea
• Texas High Court Told Banks Can Recoup Foreclosure Costs
• Sale-Leasebacks Thriving In Calif. Despite Complexities
• 4 Hot Issues In 3rd-Party Due Diligence
• Contractors Hit Pixar, Disney With New Anti-Poaching Suit
• Iggy Azalea Sues Ex-Boyfriend Over 'Bootleg' Rap Album
• Morgans Says Developer Breached NYC Boutique Hotel Deal
• $21M Oil Royalty Fight Not Time-Barred, Landowner Says
• Iraq Contractor, Ex-CEO Duel Over Boiler Project Funds
• BNY Mellon Says RMBS Suit Over Loan Docs Falls Short
• Avax Must Pay $5.8M For Breached Cancer Vaccine Contract
• Calif. Court Reverses Ford Dealer Win In Contract Fraud Row
• New Chrysler Slams FCA Row Over Warranties Sold To Feds
• Takeaways For Texas Contractors Post-Barzoukas
• BNY Mellon Loses Bid To Toss Pension Fund's $11M Suit
• Motorola Asks 9th Circ. To Reverse Landmark RAND Ruling
• Texas Justices Weigh BP's $750M Deepwater Coverage Claim
• Del. AG Again Shut Out Of Fla. Hospital Trust Row
• CSC Unit Seeks $19M Over Botched US Vaccine Contract
• Court Won't Toss $1B Suit Over African Oil Field Profits
• Hasbro Blasts Film Co. As Dungeons & Dragons IP Trial Opens
• Disney Says Pa. Theater Stole The Shows, Characters, Songs
• Siga Files Ch. 11 After Losing Rival's Botched-Merger Suit
• Brace For This Brief's Impact On The Supreme Court
• Texas High Court Stays Course On Restrictive Covenants
• RJ Reynolds Looks To Snuff Out 'Camel Cash' Class Action
• Toyota Stole Research Co.'s Survey Methods, Jury Hears
• Huge Fla. Homeowners Group Says Firm Holding Files Hostage
• Publicity Rights Can Be Assigned, Calif. Appeals Court Says
• FINRA Rules On Deutsche Bank Employment Practices
• Gilead, Indian Generic Cos. Reach Deals Over Hep C Drug
• GE Gets Pushback On $25M Suit Over Failed Oil Field JV
• Feds Want DLA Piper, Kasowitz Docs In Facebook Scam Case
• Ex-Citi Worker Says DR Horton Dooms Bid For Arbitration
• Firm Behind Pella Window Scandal Sued By Ex-Partner
• Ex-McCarthy Atty Cites Privilege In $1.4M Dreier Fee Row
• Ex-Thelen Partners Hit Back At Trustee's Clawback Claims
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Clears FINRA Arbitration Confusion
• Royal Park Can't Get 2nd Shot At BofA In $1.6B MBS Fight
• BP's Bid For $750M Transocean Coverage Shaking Up CGLs
• Burger King Foiled German Sale Agreement, Investor Says
• Deutsche, Goldman Win $37M In Fees For CVR Defense
• ProLogic Hits Subcontractor With $25M Trade Secrets Suit
• Suit Says UBS Closed Secret Bank Accounts, Kept Funds
• OPINION: Pro Bono May Help Diversity Recruiting Efforts
• Citigroup Can't Keep Lawyer's Contract Suit In Fed. Court
• FirstEnergy Must Kick In For NYSEG Cleanup, 2nd Circ. Says
• Taxation With Representation: Proskauer, Gibson Dunn, DPW
• Aramid Can't Stop Bergstein Trustee From Intervention Bid
• Tripp Scott Can Stay As Developers' Counsel In $12M RE Row
• 2nd Circ. Limits Monopolist Duty To Deal With Competitors
• 'After-Acquired Title' Doctrine Case Should Draw Attention
• Yahoo, Baker & McKenzie Sued For Skirting $2.8B Judgment
• Remy To Pay Tecnomatic $32M To Settle Hybrid Motor Suit
• Greenberg Wins Arbitration Bid In $3M Malpractice Suit
• Vail Resorts' $183M Utah Ski Resort Buy Ends Lease Suit
• 'Kids For Cash' Defendant Wants Plaintiffs' Attys Sanctioned
• DSW Has To Make Good On Filene's Manhattan Lease
• SSL, ViaSat Win Approval Of $100M Satellite IP Settlement
• PE Firm Says LPs Didn't Serve Injunction Papers In Fee Row
• Ellington Heir Pushes For Trial In Royalties Fight With EMI
• Nordion Says 11th Circ. Misapplied Test To Fla. Contract
• How Research Efficiency Impacts Law Firm Profitability
• Argentine Congress Authorizes End-Run Debt Payments
• 5 Insights From Ford General Counsel David Leitch
• A Wake-Up Call To Counsel Over ESI Discovery
• Sam's Club Sued For Shirking 200% Refund Guarantee
• Ex-AT&T Worker Asks NJ High Court To Reverse $35K Verdict
• Calif. Panel Revives ACT's $1M Greenberg Traurig Fee Suit
• T-Mobile Can't Shake $7M Judgment In Sponsorship Row
• Moses & Singer Gave Bad HIPAA Advice In Merger, Suit Says
• Imperium Avoids Bill For Mining Co.'s Trade Secrets Suit
• Taj Hotels Breaks Off Deal With Moroccan Hotel
• Argentina Judge Punts On Enforcing Citi Subpoena
• East West Bank Hit With $39M Verdict In Foreclosure Row
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Hyundai Atty Fees In Dealer Row
• Calif. Green Building Boom Adds Many Shades Of Legal Work
• Mazda Gets Warranty Claims Trimmed In Engine Defect Row
• Best Business Planning Practices For Lawyers
• Arista Ousts Wilson Sonsini, Adds Latham For IP Row Defense
• CORRECTED: Calif. Gov. Signs 'Yelp Bill' To Protect Customer Reviews
• Chancery Urged To Pare Activision Investors' $8B Suit
• BP, Home Depot Can't Nix Faulty Solar Panel Class Action
• Snapchat Settles Partnership Row With Purported Co-Founder
• PwC Can't Shed Claims It Missed Colonial Bank Fraud
• Adam Carolla Strikes Deal To End $4M Podcast Trial
• Mo. High Court Reinstates $1M Judgment Against Car Dealer
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Resurrect Merrill Lynch Film Fraud Suit
• Not So Duty Free: Importing And Exporting Fashion Products
• Judge Erred In Commerce Founder's Pay Claim, 3rd Circ. Told
• McLeod Alexander Beats Enviro Co.'s Witness Tampering Suit
• Tellabs Says Fujitsu Patent Should Be Held Unenforceable
• Noncompetes And At-Will Employment At Issue In Wis.
• Enviros Lose Challenge To BLM Fracking Lease Decision
• Argentina Asks 2nd Circ. To Allow $8B In Citibank Payments
• Adam Carolla Tells Jurors Ex-Podcast Partner Is 'Delusional'
• Aramid Says Bergstein Bankruptcy Trustee Could Sink Deal
• Rival Wants McKinsey Employee Sanctioned For Missing Docs
• Distributor Says Pinnacle Foods Conspired To Replace It
• United Broke Frequent Flier Contract, 7th Circ. Told
• NJ Court Frees Golf Club From Live-In Worker's Injury Suit
• XimpleWare Urges Halt To Versata Software Use In IP Row
• Moncrief Wants $1.3B Oil Field Suit Back In State Court
• New Consumer Arbitration Rules Boost Manufacturers
• Fontainebleau Settles Trademark Dispute With Condo Co.
• Clarins Must Face Deceptive Ad Suit Over Beauty Products
• Forest City Blames Skanska Exec For Brooklyn Project Delay
• Loral, ViaSat Reach $100M Satellite IP Settlement
• Alaska Air Ducks Suit Alleging It Withheld Incentives
• Reed Smith Wants Dealership's $15M Malpractice Suit Axed
• Park City Must Pay $17.5M Bond To Open For Ski Season
• $12M RE Malpractice Suit Against Olshan Frome Ruled Timely
• Hurdles Of Shopping Center Outparcel Redevelopment
• Perjuring Ex-Troutman Atty Denied Piece Of $2.2B Deal
• AIG Unit, Coventry Trade Suits Over Life Insurance Deals
• NJ Appeals Court Upends Colonial's Win In Surety Bond Row
• Nixed Casting Co. Merger Spurs Breach Of Contract Suit
• Texas Supreme Court Refuses Ex-Partners' Fee-Sharing Feud
• Texas High Court Stays Corporate-Friendly In 2014 Term
• Momentive Make-Whole Ruling Sends Investors Scrambling
• Job Applications Can Cut Short Protracted Litigation
• PE Firm Sues Canada For $1.1B Over Mobile Venture Flop
• Boston Scientific Whistleblowers Can't Duck Counterclaims
• DC Circ. Revives Fee Suit Against Psychologist Group
• BofA Dodges Age Bias Suit At 2nd Circ.
• NJ Ruling On Gym Slip Could Weaken 'Hold Harmless' Clauses
• 5 Insights From AT&T General Counsel Wayne Watts
• Ralph Lauren, US Polo Trademark Row Sent To Arbitration
• Uber Gets Claims Trimmed From Drivers' Suit Over Tips
• Houston Sports Network Moves Closer To Bankruptcy Sale
• $14M Adam Carolla Podcast Biz A Handshake Deal, Jury Told
• Argentine Senate Passes Bond End Run Around US Courts
• Pa. Appeals Court Nixes Injunction In Doctor Hiring Row
• Clarity On Franchisor Liability, California Style
• Exide Insurers To Pay Pacific Chloride $5M For Fire Damages
• Revel's Bankruptcy Cut Clubs' Lives Short, Suit Says
• Defunct Aramid To Pay $6M In Bergstein Contract Battle
• 2nd Circ. Rules Wire Transfers To US Don't Confer Jurisdiction
• AEP Loses Challenge To Ohio Utility's Coal Rate Ruling
• Safeguard Design Freedom: Patent Strategy In Corp. Deals
• United Wins Dismissal Of Mileage Program Suit
• Reflecting On Japan's 50 Years In The Global LNG Market
• ISDA Auction Sets Price On Argentina Credit Default Swaps
• Enterprise Seeks To Upset $536M Pipeline Row Judgment
• Adam Carolla Owes Former Podcast Partners $4M, Jury Told
• Cameron Sues To Halt Researcher From Taking Data To China
• Jay-Z, Record Label Can't Toss Logo Copyright Suit
• Army Translation Subcontractor To Appeal $25M Suit Dismissal
• Pa. Forced Pooling In Limbo After Hilcorp Bows Out
• Grenada Mulls Settling Suit Over $32M Taiwanese Loans
• Ex-Dewey Partner Can't Sue Barclays In Federal Court
• KBR Subcontractor Challenges Jurisdiction In FCA Suit
• Conducting A Braintrust Review Of The Complex Case
• Caesars Accused Of Playing Favorites In $155M Deal
• For Fla. Courts, Forum Selection Clause May Not Be Enough
• Calif.'s Arbitration Aversion Is Futile Post-Concepcion
• Skanska, Forest City Trade Suits Over Brooklyn Modular Site
• Morgan Stanley Unit, Lloyd's Dodge $350M Insurance Suit
• Tesco Says Former VP Took Trade Secrets To Nabors Unit
• Investor Sues Fla. Gourmet Meal Delivery Co. Over Merger
• MasterCard Ruling Warns In-House Attys On Privilege Limits
• Allergan Must Face Suit Over Botox Labeling: 9th Circ.
• Dow Lohnes Can't Ditch Al Jazeera's Malpractice Suit
• Texas Justices Asked To Revive Suit Over $55M Tire Co. Deal
• Pratt & Whitney Sues Supplier Over Misrepresented Metals
• Amazon — The 1st Illegal Monopsony?