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Commercial Contracts - October, 2014

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• Herbalife Pays $15M To End 'Pyramid Scheme' Class Action
• Argentina Defaults On Par Bonds, Risking Acceleration
• BofA, US Bank To Settle Suit Over $3.3B WaMu Losses
• Law Groups Push Supreme Court To Take Up Iskanian
• PNY Stiffed Startup Owner In $1.5M Job Deal, Jury Told
• NetBank Tells High Court $5.7M Refund Ruling Is A Deviation
• ProLogic Fights To Keep Contract Claim In Trade Secrets Suit
• New Judge Keeps NFLers' Suit Against BB&T Mostly Intact
• Marsh Prevails In $35M Suit Over Condemned High-Rise
• Zipcar Runs Over Damage-Fee Class Action At 2nd Circ.
• DirecTV Must Pay $10M Arbitration Award, Calif. Court Says
• Security Contractor's Ex-CFO Ducks Stolen Equipment Claims
• 2nd Circ. Denies UBS Arbitration Bid In Facebook IPO Spat
• Charles Schwab Sues Law Firm Over 'Defamatory' Website
• Fry's Tells Calif. Panel Concepcion Requires OT Arbitration
• 6th Circ. Says Manufactured Homes Aren't Consumer Product
• NJ Court Boots Atty From Derivative Suit Due To Conflict
• Title Ruling Can't Alter Gas Lease, Pa. Justices Told
• Judge Demands NFL Union's Input In Players' Painkiller Case
• 3 Tips For Keeping Noncompetes In Check
• Devon Energy's Oil Deed Suit Stays Dead In Texas
• Highmark Plan Doesn't Violate UPMC Deal, Pa. Court Finds
• LA Beats Union Workers' Suit Over Pension Payment Hike
• 11th Circ. Sends Trade Secret Dispute To Arbitration
• Judge Won't Block Sale Of Pa. Nissan Dealership
• KC And The Sunshine Band Don't Stop Copyright Suit
• How To Manage Client Expectations During Litigation
• Tips To Help Prevent Selective Rejection In Sale-Leasebacks
• GTAT Judge Intends To Unseal Records On Apple Spat
• Gordon Ramsay Has Beef With Fraud Claims In Fat Cow Fight
• Another Judge Nixes Stan Lee Media's Spider-Man Claims
• Nossaman Dodges Malpractice Suit In Hospital's Leasing Row
• How Law Firms Are Revolutionizing Services In California
• Calif. Court Cites Iskanian, Sends OT Row To Arbitration
• Attys Flubbed Trial Against Doctors' Group, Ex-Client Claims
• Software Co. Says Rival Raided Staff, Stole Trade Secrets
• The Donald Says Trump Resorts Ch. 11 Plan Lacks Key Info
• 9th Circ. Shreds Stan Lee Media's Iron Man Lawsuit
• Skanska Wants Troutman DQ'd From Suits Over Brooklyn Site
• Orbital Seeks ISS Launch Equipment In Injunction
• Ex-Patent Rights Holders Want $20M Skin Drug Suit Revived
• 5th Circ. Favors Homeowners In Defect Exclusion Fight
• Federal Judge, Wife Want Sperm Bank Row Heard In Philly
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Must Arbitrate Memorabilia Auction Row
• GLPI Sues Pa. Casino Owner Over Info In $465M Deal
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: K&L Gates' Paul Sweeney
• When Things Do Not Go As Planned In A Bankruptcy Sale
• AFL-CIO Beats Carpenters' Retaliation Suits At 9th Circ.
• House Dems Urge SEC To Target Anti-Whistleblower Pacts
• Bruce Ratner Escapes Atlantic Yards Employment Suit
• TD Bank, Commerce Founder Settle Most Claims In IP Row
• Pepsi Calls $2B 'Aunt Jemima' Royalties Suit 'Frivolous'
• Siemens JV Had Right To Scuttle Alarm Co. IPO, Court Says
• Lehman Seeks To Force Defendant Class In $3B Derivative Suit
• Fla. Tribe Wants Sanctions In Candlebox Suit
• Hobby Lobby Says Scott Cole Defied Court By Filing Wage Suit
• NML, Argentina Fight Over Energy Co. Subpoenas
• The Legal Professions' Curious Under-Use Of 2nd Opinions
• GTAT Touts Deal With Apple Over Soured Sapphire Venture
• Goodyear Sues Sears For $19.5M Over Co-Branded Tire Deal
• Contractor Sheds Fraud Suit Over $12M Navy Job
• Supply Chain Management And The Alien Tort Claims Act
• BNY Doesn't Have To Turn Over $539M To Argentina Creditors
• Tesoro, BP Settle With Phillips Over Oil Pipeline Row
• Anderson DQ'd In Fight Over Arbitration Fees
• HSBC Escapes Deutsche Bank's $508M RMBS Suit
• DynCorp Slammed Over Bid To Escape Afghan Deal Dispute
• Fera's Injunction Claim Axed In $100M Trade Secret Suit
• Bryan Cave Adds Ex-Simpson Thacher Int'l Arbitration Pro
• DirecTV Seeks High Court Review Of Class Action Waiver
• Rival Wants Dentons To Take Blame In $41M Resort Loan Row
• Philips Ditches Defective Toothbrush Class Action
• Use Social Media For Legal Service Only As A Last Resort
• Texas Justices To Mull Cities' Immunity In Power Contract Row
• GTAT-Apple Deal Will Likely Survive Despite Secrecy
• NJ Diagnostic Co. Takes Merck Licensing Row To High Court
• 6th Circ. Upholds GM's Win In $3B Suit Over Saab Sale
• Texas High Court Will Review Bickel & Brewer DQ Order
• PR Firm Sues McDonald's Over Soured Partnership
• Texas Justices Won't Review Bias Claim In $3.5M Oxbow Case
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Commerce Bank CEO's New Trial Bid
• BMI Defeats Sly Stone Manager's Royalty Contract Claims
• Funders Must Pay Indemnity Costs In $1.6B Excalibur Fight
• US, Halliburton Fight BP's Bid To Escape Negligence Finding
• Parts Supplier Must Indemnify Nissan In Tire Sensor IP Row
• Sterling Case Offers Valuable Trustee Incapacity Insight
• An Associate's Perspective On Business Development
• Sierra Railroad Nets Another $13M In Trade Secrets Case
• Citigroup, Argentina Gird For New Court Date In Bond Fight
• Molasses Supplier Stuck In $2M Licorice Recall Suit
• 7th Circ. Shuns Review Of $180M ConAgra Blast Suit
• A Possible Game-Changer For 'Silent' Arbitration Clauses
• Orbital Sciences Sues Partner For Fraud In NASA Subcontract
• Teva Sues Chicago To Block Painkiller FOIA Disclosure
• Top NY Court Backs EMI In Duke Ellington Royalty Suit
• Dodd-Frank Spares TD Ameritrade Worker Suit, 3rd Circ. Told
• Secret Microsoft Deal Violated Licensing Pact, Patent Co. Says
• 5th Circ. Can't Review State Court Energy Suit: Investor
• MLB, NHL Bid To Nix Expert Inappropriate, Plaintiffs Say
• Reps. Seek Probe Of Jimmy John's Over Noncompetes
• NY Court Limits Rights Of Assignees, Indenture Trustees
• 7th Circ. Rules Against Tablet Product Co. In Contract Fight
• Schiff Hardin Snags Arent Fox Construction Group Head
• Hollister Fights Class Cert. In Expired Reward Card Fight
• Credit Suisse Can't Duck $1B RMBS Suit, Appeals Court Says
• Highland's RE Loan Suit Against Credit Suisse Gets Axed
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Argentina's Appeal Of $539M Payment Block
• Prophet Equity Says Insurer Owes $15M For Ex-Worker's Suit
• PAGA Divide May Push High Court To Take Up Iskanian Case
• Bose McKinney Can't Shake $7.6M Malpractice Suit
• Amid $1B IPO, REIT Founder Accuses Ex-Partner Of Fraud
• Morgan Stanley Asks 11th Circ. To Nix Tribe's $26M RICO Suit
• 'Kids For Cash' Attorneys Escape Asset Freeze
• Testing Texas CGL Coverage For 3rd-Party Products
• New Jurisdictional Issues When Moving To Quash A Subpoena
• 'Jemima' Heirs Scolded For Exhumation Bid In PepisCo Row
• Ex-Yahoo Worker Can't Duck Patent Row Under Anti-SLAPP
• Facebook Faces Tough Road In DLA Piper Sham Suit Fight
• Google Can't Hide Behind Stored Communications Act: Court
• Hunter Labs Can't Dodge Contract Suit Over $6.3M FCA Share
• Highmark Loses Bid To Ax Pa.'s Challenge To Medicare Plan
• DirecTV Dealer Urges Calif. Panel To Reinstate $9.5M Award
• Avandia User's Warranty Violation Suit Flops In 3rd Circ.
• Export Controls And The Art Of Voluntary Disclosures
• Cinemax Actress Can't Avoid Claims Over Refused Sex Scenes
• NLRB Judges Knock 2 Employers' Arbitration Pacts
• PR Team Says Texas Attys Owe $8M For Soliciting Spill Claims
• Defense Contractor Ordered To Ship Cars In $3M Contract Row
• Harbinger Battles For $50M Discount On OM Group Sale
• Pashman Stein Wins Rehearing Of Nostrum Fee Battle
• Silent CBA Weighs Against Lifetime Healthcare, Justices Told
• M&T Bank To Pay $4M To Exit MDL Over Overdraft Fees
• Facebook Sues DLA Piper, Other Firms Over Sham Case
• How Hotels Can Control The Consequences Of Force Majeure
• High Court Won't Mull Bankrupt Co.'s Row With Puerto Rico
• Texas Clears Path For Property Damage Calculations
• Who Runs My Joint Venture?
• Dish, Fox Each Say Aereo Backs Their Claims In DVR Fight
• Ferrari Fans Say Facebook, Carmaker Stole Valuable Pages
• AA Pilots Can't Challenge CBA Ruling, Judge Says
• Pa. Court To Decide Class Arbitrability In Gas Lease Row
• Cronin's Defamation Suit Against Bergmann & Good Tossed
• Health Care Patients Want Data Breach Suits Consolidated
• Ex-NFLer Hamstrings Subpoenas In Atty Investment Row
• Halberstadt Settles Client's Suit Over Paperwork Error
• PwC Worker Says Comcast Got Him Fired Over Service Calls
• Hi-Tech Execs Want Out Of Jail After Recall
• Late Court Fee Doesn't Bar Jury Trial In Girardi Atty Fee Fight
• Post-Firing Evidence Can Be A Potent Limit On Bias Damages
• Investment Fund Hits Gilbride Tusa With $85M Negligence Suit
• What Litigators Can Learn From Novelists
• Heartland Says Texas Law Bars Banks' Data Breach Claims
• Jimi Hendrix's Family Wants $5M Over Stalled Sony Film Deal
• JPMorgan Gets Insurer's $300M RMBS Suit Pared On Appeal
• Pa.'s Stricter Gas Driller Reporting Bill Heads To Gov.
• Cigna Accuses Lab Co. Of $84M Billing Fraud
• N. Calif. Landlords Taking Back More Leases As Prices Soar
• ResCap Takes Hit In $88M MBS Suit Against Capital One Unit
• Nelson Brown Can't Get Injunction In Fee Fight, Ex-Attys Say
• Wis. Court Strikes Down City's 'Fee In Lieu Of Room Tax'
• Blue Shield Can't Shake Reconstructive Surgery Class Action
• MGM Tries To Kill 'Weekend At Bernie's' Contract Claims
• Credit Suisse Says Lender's Suit Over $1.5B CDO Is Untimely
• Range Tells Texas Justices Not To Dumb Down Energy Deals
• Comcast Wins $7.5M Jury Verdict In Patent Spat With Sprint
• Philips Blocks Class Cert. In Defective Toothbrush Suit
• Swisher Accused Of Anti-Competitive Cigarillo Sabotage
• Regus Must Face Class Action Over Undisclosed Fees
• Kasowitz's Breach Claim Axed In $2.3M Dakota Fee Suit
• Travel Websites Can't Escape Puerto Rico Tax Suit
• Planning For Disputes In Cross-Border PE Deals
• $175M Cognitive Code Battle In Doubt After E-Filing Snafu
• BNY Mellon Nails JPMorgan With $475M Mortgage Loan Suit
• Wynnchurch Founders Spar Over Stake In $600M Fund
• 'Kids For Cash' Atty Turns Tables On Sanctions Bid
• RBC Unit Asks Texas Court To Nix $28M Highland Judgment
• DirectTV Sues FM Global For $23M In Thailand Flood Losses
• Nissan Nixed Dealership Sale To Drive Up Prices, Suit Says
• Pop Star Kesha Sues Producer, Claiming Rape, Abuse
• Squire Patton Accused Of Guiding Alliance Founder's Scheme
• San Francisco Files FERC Complaint Against PG&E
• Supreme Court Rejects E&Y Worker's Class Waiver Appeal
• Toyota Unit, Engineer Settle Trade Secrets Fight
• Information Governance: A Missed Opportunity For Lawyers
• Drug Company, Ex-Consultant Spar Over Noncompete Deal
• Apple Supplier's Mystery Ch. 11 Will Test Secrecy Pact
• Comcast Signals Intent To Appeal Sports Network Ruling
• Class Denial Doesn't Need Claim-by-Claim Analysis: Fla. Court
• Ex-Broker Gets 3 Years For Orchestrating Broadway Fraud
• Highmark Medicare Plan Violates UPMC Deal, Pa. AG Says
• DuPont, Enviro Cos. Settle Radioactive Waste Suit
• Texas CGL Case May Boost Insureds In Property Damage Suits
• BNY Must Release $539M Argentina Bond Payments: Creditors
• Battling On The Front Lines Of Service Member Foreclosures
• Nixon Peabody Fights Malpractice Suit Over $23M Land Deal
• Stan Lee Media Battles Namesake Over Spider-Man At 9th Circ.
• Merrill Lynch's Film Fraud Suit Revived By 3rd Circ.
• 2nd Circ. OKs Fujifilm's Post-Firing Evidence In Bias Suit
• Disabled Founder Says IP Firm Rader Fishman Shut Him Out
• Exxon Wins $1.6 Billion Settlement For Venezuela Seizure
• Entertainment Law Firms To Arbitrate Linkin Park Firing Saga
• Dollar Thrifty 'Lying' About Toll Fees, Plaintiffs Say
• NY Court Clarifies When Yellowstone Relief Is Appropriate
• Sony Shuts Down Toto's Digital Royalties Suit
• United Pilots Lose Bid To Revive Suit Over Union Deal
• Google Says Wallet User's Latest Privacy Suit Still Fails
• EEOC To Continue Severance Pact Scrutiny Despite CVS Case
• Comcast Can't Recover $100M From Houston Sports Network
• 7th Circ. Asked To Rehear $180M ConAgra Blast Victim Suit
• Lehman's $350M Broken-Lease Settlement Gets Judge's Nod
• Minn. Supreme Court OKs $630M Seagate Trade Secret Win
• Injunction Axed In Meyer-Chatfield Client Pilfering Suit
• Headhunting Firm Accuses Novartis Of $578K Breach
• Judge Rips EEOC Presuit Efforts In CVS Severance Pact Case
• PE Firm Sued Over Allegedly Botching $39M Hyatt Hotel Deal
• Don't Disregard Calif.'s Non-Disparagement Clause Ban
• A Primer On 'Bad Faith' In Federal Removal Jurisdiction
• CFPB Interpretation Of RESPA Troubling
• Nixon Peabody Nabs Fox Rothschild's Fashion Law Head
• Comcast Fights Lowball Value Of Regional Sports Network
• DynCorp Says It Was Justified In Abandoning Bombed Facility
• 2nd Circ. Says Firm Can't Enforce Fee-Shifting Provision
• Judge Casts Doubt On $337M RMBS Suit Against RBS
• Pashman Stein Fights NJ Decision Freeing Nostrum From Fees
• Argentina Fights $539M Payment Blockade In 2nd Circ.
• Tribune Reporter Wants Sanctions For Moot Age Bias Appeal
• Wells Fargo Investors Urge 9th Circ. To Revive $80M Suit
• Entertainment Law Firms Brawl In Linkin Park Firing Saga
• Highmark Plan Breaches Transition Accord, Pa. Officials Say
• DLA, Kasowitz Must Turn Over Facebook Scam Docs, US Says
• Terminix Waived Arbitration In False Ad Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• New UK Consumer Protection Law Raises Stakes For Industry
• Oaktree Wants Fraud Claims Nixed From Quantum Sale Fight
• Judge Won't OK NCAA-PSU Deal To End $60M Fine Fight
• NY Judge Slims Down $320M Ice Center Partnership Dispute
• Michael J. Fox Foundation Sues Lab Over Spoiled Specimens
• High Court Leaves In Place Ruling That Condos Are Lots
• High Court Rejects Abu Dhabi Fund's $7.5B Citigroup Dispute
• Argentina-Like Debt Contracts Need Revamp, IMF Says
• High Court Docks Royal Caribbean Workers' Pay Appeal
• In-House Insights From KBR General Counsel Andrew Farley
• A Possible End To Pa. Court Split Over Economic Loss
• NLRB's Approval Of Micro-Units Is A Big Deal
• Argentina Ordered To Stop Local Debt Payment Deposits
• Real Estate Agent Can't Appeal Atty Fee Remand: 8th Circ.
• Stillwater Trust's $50M Suit Claims Asset-Stripping Plot
• Ensign, Exec Must Pay $16M To Man Fired Before $52M Deal
• Texas High Court Takes Hurricane Ike Insurance Battle
• UK Court Says Credit Suisse Can Collect On Broken Contract
• Jury Clears Blue Cross In $26M Surgery Reimbursement Suit
• Chilean Co. Fights Bickel & Brewer Bid For Reinstatement
• Texas High Court Won't Review Gas Delivery Charge Suit
• 2nd Circ. Says Underwriting Fee Case Lacks Final Order
• Texas Justices Won't Revive $57M Verdict In Land Sale Row
• Worker Fighting Arbitration Ignores High Court, Citi Says
• Deepwater Gross Negligence Ruling Doesn't Hold Up, BP Says
• Unitranche: Opening The Loan Market For New Participants
• Trump Entertainment, Union Scolded By Judge Over CBA Row
• Cozen O'Connor Settles With Consultant In Copyright Suit
• New Calif. Laws Push Employers To Retool Business Practices
• Split 9th Circ. Rules Fannie Mae Suits Belong in Fed. Court
• NFL, DirecTV Extend 'Sunday Ticket' Broadcast Rights Deal
• K&L Gates Hires Ex-CalPERS GC As Partner In Seattle
• Del. Chancery Backs Hotel Magnate's Partners In Contract Row
• Fujitsu Unit Wins $2.5M In Software License Dispute
• Highland Fund Says UBS Breached Debt Trade Agreement
• Firms Say Ex-Client Deserves Sanctions In Row Over $1M Deal
• Transatlantic Wins 1 More Shot To Plead Humana Claims
• Carlton Fields Soups Up West Coast Post With 4 Litigators
• Ex-Casino Execs Owe $272M Over Lost License, Judge Says
• LA Catholic Diocese Hit With $250M Contract Suit Over Leases
• Texas Homeowners Ask Court To Rethink Claims Against Atty
• Merger Doesn't Absolve FMC Of Asbestos Liability, Suit Says
• Court Asked To Sanction 'Kids For Cash' Atty Over Loan Docs
• Important Considerations In Loan Payoff Agreements