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Commercial Contracts - November, 2014

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• Comcast, NHL Fight TV Viewers' Antitrust Class Cert. Bid
• Wachtell Rips Counterclaim By Icahn's CVR In Legal Mal Row
• Williams-Sonoma, Ex-Employee Settle Trade Secrets Row
• Are You Ready For Florida's New LLC Law?
• Bond Buyers Won't Copy Argentina Holdouts, S&P Says
• Mitts Law, IT Co. Settle Malpractice Suit Over IBM Suit
• GM Supplier Escapes Breach Suit Over Auto Parts Contract
• Self-Help Not The Preferred Way To Address Tax Conflicts
• Samsung Can't Put Microsoft Royalty Row On Hold For Appeal
• 2nd Circ. Says Chesapeake $1.3B Bond Buyback Too Late
• Ex-PilePro CFO Seeks To Disqualify Firm In IP Theft Case
• Helen Of Troy CEO Targets Board In $60M Suit After Ouster
• Deutsche Trust Wins Time To Refute Quicken In Bad Loan Suit
• Morgan Lewis 'Bled' Philly Papers For Fees, Suit Says
• Sears Wants Knockoff Windshield Blade Suit Wiped Away
• Remembering Doar: Justice As A 4-Letter Word
• Philly PE Firm Sued For Citing Cozen To Secure Loans
• Nossaman Fights DQ Bid In LED Trade Secrets Row
• Ordinary Course Of Business After An Extraordinary Event
• Fla. Arbitration Dispute Bounced Back To State Court
• Kmart Tells 5th Circ. Landlord Owes $2.6M Over Floods
• Met Opera Loses Worker Injury Coverage Suit In NY Court
• Applebee's Franchisee Says EEOC Suit Exceeds Its Authority
• RE Co. Principal Ducks Liability In $2M Pa. Construction Row
• Abbott Settles $3.4M Pension Row With Trucking Co.
• Steel Co. Denied Quick Win On Counterclaims Against Exec.
• Apple, Intel Back Microsoft In Landmark RAND Ruling Row
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Holland & Knight's Erika Royal
• Firm, Not Client, Liable For Reporting Costs, Pa. Judge Says
• DOD Contractor Wants Arbitration In $3M Car-Shipping Row
• Free Trade, Comity And The Bankruptcy Code
• Meat Co. Can't Shake Starbucks Suit Over Ham Sandwiches
• Calif. Court Takes On Jurisdiction Dispute In Plavix Suit
• Texas Justices Say Court Misread Gas Contract Ruling
• Altair Clinches New Damages Trial In MSC Secrets Fight
• Texas High Court Takes On Suit Over Boeing Lease Disclosure
• Pandora Isn't Guaranteed Access To BMI's Songs, Judge Says
• AmFin Asks High Court To Review $170M Tax Refund Dispute
• What You Should Know About Using Drones In California
• NJ Court Sinks Arbitration Ruling Under High Court Standard
• Differentiate Your Litigation Practice With Data Security
• Key Tactic For Maximizing A Tenant-Favorable Market
• News Corp. Fights Class Cert. Bid In Ad Monopoly Fight
• Atty Must Face Ex-Client's Claim He Botched Surgery Suit
• United Healthcare Dodges Chiropractor's TCPA Suit
• J&J, Guidant Trade Barbs In Trial Over Failed $21B Merger
• Sanctions Sought For IP Firm's 'Baseless' $42M Counterclaim
• The Print Room: How To Spend Less And Get More
• Walgreen Settles With Rival Over Poached Employees
• Apple Deal Looks Bad For Bankrupt GT, Noteholders Say
• Pop-Art Icon Ruscha Fights Landlord Atty Fees In Studio Row
• Enterprise, Vanguard Seek OK For $18.9M Airport Fee Deal
• Juice Co. Sues Ex-COO For Poaching Workers For Startup
• Stoel Rives Beats Condo Title Row At Ore. Appeals Court
• Texas Appeals Court Renews Fracking Contract Dispute
• Apple-Samsung Judge Rips 'Ridiculous' Nokia Bid To Seal
• How Hotels Can Protect Their Proprietary Information
• IBM Scores $5.2M In Intermec Patent Licensing Row
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 78 Firms
• Barclays Says It's Too Late To Sue Over $981M In Toxic RMBS
• Songwriter Awarded $7.3M For Role In Discovering Lady Gaga
• Ultratec Wants Fees After $44M Phone Patent Trial
• NLRB Rules Hospital Had To Pay Raises After CBA Expired
• Forest City Buys Skanska Out Of Embattled Brooklyn Project
• PE-Backed Nine West Faces Another Exec Pay Suit In NY
• Calif. Court Embraces 6th Circ. Ruling On Class Arbitration
• US Contractor Tells 9th Circ. Concepcion Backs Arbitration
• Mazda Wants Engine Valve Defect Class Action Nixed
• Microsoft Urges 9th Circ. To Affirm Landmark RAND Ruling
• Abbott Labs Wants Trucking Co. Atty DQ'd In Contract Row
• Former NJ Mayor Says Developer Can't DQ Attys In RE Fight
• Southwest Fliers Tell 7th Circ. They Didn't Settle For Coupons
• Dewey Partner Clawback Ruling May Hurt New York Law Firms
• Key Tools For Monitoring Vendor Data Security
• Citing Soul Hit, 11th Circ. Affirms $1.3M Axiom TM Win
• Apple, Amazon Quickly Core Suit Over iPad Cover Sales
• Lifespan Wins $30M Insurance Coverage For Hospital Breakup
• Atty's $14M Suit Over 'Survivor' Spoils Trimmed
• Honeywell Gets Claims Pared In Defective Humidifier Suit
• CHS Attacks 'Shotgun Pleading' In Data Breach Suit
• BofA, Merrill Lynch Settle Out Of FDIC's $110M RMBS Case
• Fry's Can't Get Calif. PAGA Claim Sent To Arbitration
• Texas Court Affirms UBS Win In Highland Debt Trade Row
• Swartz Campbell's Fee Fight With Ex-Atty Sent To Arbitration
• Citigroup Gets Suit Over $832M In MBS Trimmed
• When Do Tribal Leaders Create FCPA Liability?
• Practical Advice For Documenting Conflict Waivers
• Samsung Loses Arbitration Bid In Microsoft IP Licensing Row
• AriZona Tea Must Pay $125M As Part Of Co-Founder Buyout
• Biomerieux Sinks Lab's Suit Over Faulty Testing System
• Dickstein Can't Ditch Pawnshop's $30M Malpractice Suit
• Gordon Rees Row Over A-Rod Fees May Be 'Strikeout:' Judge
• Chrysler Says Warranties Don't Promise Perfect Cars
• Panasonic Urges High Court To Kill Memory Card Cartel Suit
• Reed Smith Says Dealership's Malpractice Suit Has No Chance
• Nearing 30, Is Revlon Showing Its Age?
• Coda's Ex-Partner Says $14M Clawback Suit Belongs In China
• Abbott Wants HIV-Drug Fight With GSK Narrowed For Retrial
• Taj Mahal Threatens To Close If Union Doesn't Drop Appeal
• Amazon And Hachette Strike Deal On E-Book, Print Sales
• Dr. Reddy's Denied Quick Win In Consultant Noncompete Row
• Camry Owner Sues Toyota Over Melting Dashboard In SC
• O'Melveny Hit With $14M Legal Mal Suit By Investing Co.
• Jury Finds 'Cosby Show' Co-Creator Didn't Steal Show Idea
• Michelman & Robinson Led Client Into $8.8M Debt, Suit Says
• Allergan Wants Miotox Patent Invalidated In $600M Botox Row
• JPMorgan Deal In $681M Texas Oil Rights Suit In Limbo
• Importer Wants $28M Over Unpaid Tainted Milk Judgment
• 5th Circ. Affirms Liberty Mutual Win In $13M Katrina Row
• Vegas Sands Says $5B Macau Licensing Suit Is A Repeat
• Contractor Loses $25M Suit Over Failed Idaho Factory
• Calif. Judge Pares Apple iMessage Class Action
• How Trade Secrets Law Protects Contractor Proposal Info
• Argentina Creditor Can't Keep Lawyer From Leaving US
• DuPont Stole Irrigation System Trade Secrets, Suit Says
• Nissan Dealership Sale Call Only Protected In Part
• 'Cosby Show' Co-Creator's Show-Stealing Row In Jury's Hands
• Kedem Accuses Ex-Biz Partner Of Deleting Emails In IP Suit
• Wellogix Claims Against SAP Tossed Over Jurisdiction
• Oil Co. Cut Investors Out Of Lucrative Well, Suit Claims
• Sirius Can't Arbitrate TCPA Suit, 9th Circ. Says
• High Court Won't Hear NetBank's $5.7M Tax Refund Case
• High Court Measures Up Yard-Man In Oral Arguments
• Union Appeal In Trump Bankruptcy Sent Straight To 3rd Circ.
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Akin Gump's Anthony Pierce
• High Court Won't Hear Reno's ARS Fight With Goldman
• Have A Game Plan Before Waiving A Mechanic's Lien Priority
• Wal-Mart Accused Of Selling Bogus Cellphone Insurance
• JPMorgan Attains Potential Deal To End $681M Oil Rights Suit
• Full 5th Circ. To Rethink Pro-Snax In Bankruptcy Fee Row
• Continental Skirts Claim Over Broken Finder's Fee Deal
• High Court Case May Lead To Retiree Health Benefit Cuts
• Judge Nixes Fee Dispute In Four Seasons Fraud Case
• Argentina Faces $4.7B In Claims In New Bond Suits
• Black & Decker Beats $25M Gardensensor Contract Suit At Trial
• Uber Drivers Secure Training, Firing Docs In Tipping Suit
• Apple Pulled 'Bait And Switch,' Says COO Of Bankrupt GTAT
• Ex-GC Can't Kill Slot Machine Maker's Trade Secrets Suit
• Buyers Gaining More MAC Leverage In M&A Deals
• 5 Insights From Honeywell General Counsel Kate Adams
• Trends In The Language Of Global Employment Documents
• Ambac Ruling Raises New Questions For RMBS Litigators
• The Importance Of Unambiguous Intercreditor Agreements
• NY Court Puts The Brakes On Overreaching Creditors
• Court Must Recalculate $100M Kinder Morgan Rent Award
• Wet Seal Tells Calif. Panel Iskanian Doesn't Save OT Class
• 3 Tips For Separation Pacts That Won't Draw The EEOC's Fire
• Investors Want Another Go At UBS Over $331M In CDO Losses
• Nissan Wins Calif. Appeals Ruling In Dealership Location Row
• Ritz-Carlton Gets Suit Over Resort Interest Values Pared
• SEC Probes GT Advanced Shares, Sapphire Business
• Texas Court Rebuffs Investor Suit Over Busted Highland Fund
• The Devil Is In The Data Center Occupancy Agreement
• Plaintiffs Firms Again Dodge Claims They Lowballed $1M Deal
• Telecom Execs Illegally Seized Control Of Co., Suit Says
• DirecTV Worker Fights Arbitration At Calif. Appeals Court
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Becker & Poliakoff's Jeff Cazeau
• 5 Ways To Uncover Bias During Jury Selection
• 6th Circ. Lends Credence To ERISA Venue Selection Clauses
• Lyft Accuses Ex-COO Of Taking Secret Docs To Rival Uber
• Prosecutors Refused DLA Piper Docs In Facebook Scam Suit
• NML Wants Ex-Official Kept In US In Argentine Debt Fight
• Barbri Says Broken Noncompete Puts Secrets At Risk
• Texas Atty Sued For $6.7M Over Ponzi Scheme Investment
• How Senate Without Filibuster-Proof Majority Avoids Gridlock
• 9th Circ. Affirms Mercedes' Right To Quash Dealership Sale
• ILSA Amendment Could Turn Out To Be All Smoke, No Fire
• 7th Circ. Unveils Limits Of Confidentiality Agreements
• Apple, GT Proceed With Settlement After Records Unsealed
• 10th Circ. Affirms $185M Fraud Judgment For Colo. Developers
• 'Cosby Show' Co-Creator Says He Didn't Steal TV Show Idea
• Tivoli Demands DQ Of Its Former Atty In Trade Secrets Row
• 5th Circ. Nixes Review Of Nuance Arbitration Award Remand
• Oral Arguments Sound Like Protection For Whistleblowers
• Faulty Apple MacBooks Become 'Useless,' Suit Says
• Eckert Seamans Can Stay In Pa. 'Kids For Cash' Fight
• Samsung Wins Arbitration In Smartphone Battery Class Action
• Argentina Appeals Contempt Finding For Debt Bypass Plan
• What Transactional Lawyers Can Learn From Novelists
• PE Firm's Claims Pared In Suit Over Allied Bankruptcy
• PNY Didn't Stiff Startup Owner In $1.5M Job Deal, Jury Says
• Land O'Lakes Says Supplier Tainted Whey Products With Urea
• NJ Appeals Court Affirms $40M Foreclosure Of RV Park
• Endeavor Wins Appeal In Texas Oil Land Lease
• Trump, Trilogy Properties Settle Condotel Suit
• Class Action Litigation Trends Post-Italian Colors
• Schlumberger Accused Of Stealing Lab Business In $1.5M Suit
• High Court Won't Hear Argentina's $185M Arbitration Appeal
• Samsung Says Microsoft's Nokia Buy Flouted Licensing Deal
• Visa Sues Sears To Block Interchange Fee Claims