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Commercial Contracts - February, 2015

256 articles

• Judge Won't Boost Firm's Cut Of Volkswagen Oil MDL Fees
• Texas High Court Won't Rehear Exxon Bonus Plan Suit
• 8th Circ. Revives Fraud Claim In Blood Patent License Beef
• Stan Lee Media Urges High Court To Revive Spider-Man Suit
• Texas Justices Extend Clock For Suits Against Partners
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Promega, Life Tech IP Dispute
• Texas High Court Won't Touch $1B Dallas Back Pay Suits
• Jimmy John's Managers Seek Class Cert. In Noncompete Row
• SC Sheriff, DOD Sued For Reneging On Aircraft Swap
• 2nd Circ. Revives Sleepy's Claims Against Select Comfort
• Not Exactly A Solution To Creditors' Nightmares
• Tips For Developing Effective Licensee Monitoring
• NY Judge Uses Stones Lyrics To Sanction Collections Attys
• Fla. Appeals Court Nixes Injunction Blocking Luxury Condos
• Hotel Developer Says Partner Reneged On Project Stake Deal
• Deutsche Bank Rival Denies Raiding Employees
• Macy's Win Over JC Penney In Martha Stewart Spat Affirmed
• 3rd Circ. Keeps Carlyle Investor Battle In Delaware Court
• Ill. Judge Axes German Auto Parts Co.'s HD Radio Patent Suit
• Steven Tyler Atty Can't SLAPP Away Agent's Suit: Calif. Court
• ABA Tells 9th Circ. Heller Can't Claw Back Atty Profits
• JPMorgan, Deutsche Ordered To Give Argentine Bond Docs
• Wachtell Ducks Icahn's Malpractice Claim Over Deal Fees
• 3rd Circ. Upholds $2.4M Award In Navy Subcontract Row
• BofA Pays $300M To End Fontainebleau Lender Suit
• Former Longview Employees' Bond Too High, Texas Court Told
• Ex-Franchisee Hits Dunkin' Donuts With NJ Bias Suit
• Marriage Of Two IP Firms Ends In Bitter Divorce
• AG Asks Texas High Court To Reverse Tax Exclusion Ruling
• Liz Taylor's Trust Attacks Christie's Over $9M Diamond Auction
• Defining Atty Fee Enforceability In Illegal Contracts
• Justices Want More Input On Bridgestone PAGA Waiver Case
• Calif. Appeals Court Won't Revive Suit Over Condo Sales
• C3PO's $6M Suit Over Terminated DynCorp Contract Slashed
• Kearfott Sues Over Unpaid Work On Air Force Subcontract
• Mylan Says $107M Verdict Should Stand In Generic Paxil Fight
• Plains Must Pay Half Of $83M Lease Judgment, Torch Says
• RMBS Suit Over $613M In Bad Nomura Loans Nixed For Now
• Bank Of America Beats Payday Loan Processing Class Action
• Disbarred Atty Tells 3rd Circ. He Didn't Steal Clients' Cash
• Bodum Sues Ex-Prez For Taking Trade Secrets To Rival
• Berger & Montague, Others Ask Judge To Recant Criticism
• Pryor Cashman Hit With $5M Suit Over Employment Audit
• 10th Circ. Won't Reconsider Decision In $35M Insurance Row
• Carnival Can't Sink Cruise Suit By Triumph Passengers
• Philly Condo Project Is Violating Easements, Suit Says
• High Court Says Neb. Violated Water Deal, Must Pay $1.8M
• Sidley Must Give Emails To Judge Mulling DQ Bid In Tuna Row
• Bridging The Discovery Gap In International Arbitration
• Shipman & Goodwin Nabs 3 IP Attys For DC Office
• ConAgra Free Of $160M Blast Verdict As Justices Ax Appeal
• HSH Nordbank Says RE Co. Destroyed Docs In $200M Suit
• Tex-Mex Chain's Owner Can't Revive Failed-Merger Claims
• Manhattan Building's Vexed Buyer Files For Ch. 11
• Tech Startup Accuses Former CEO Of Blocking Investments
• Comcast, Al Sharpton, Others Hit With $20B Race Bias Suit
• AIG Unit Must Cover LAX Project Flaws Defense, Suit Says
• Adam Sandler's Ex-Nanny Loses Cert. Bid At Supreme Court
• NJ High Court To Mull Bankruptcy-Tainted Atty Fee Payment
• Facebook Subpoenaed In Case Against Accused Scammer
• The Buck Stops With JPMorgan And Counsel
• Texas' Top Court Asked To Eye Wal-Mart Optometrists' Award
• REIT DiamondRock's GC Sees Shift To Franchise Deals
• Whistleblower Defends Fees Demand In $1.9M FCA Row
• Chrysler Dodges Some Claims In 'Death Wobble' Class Action
• Trump's Fight To Wipe Name Off Bankrupt Casino Is Back On
• Testimony In NML's Argentina Bond Fight Ordered Unsealed
• Texas High Court To Mull Gas Delivery Charges After All
• Schnuck Says Banks' Breach Suit Doesn't Hold Water
• NJ Judge Tosses Publisher's Fraud Suit Against IT Cos.
• Ex-Heller Ehrman Client Seeks Third Shot At $20M Claim
• Lockheed Says Goodyear Can't Revive Fee Bid In Cleanup Row
• Pepsi Sticks To Its Guns In $8.8M Wendy's Contract Dispute
• DC Circ. Says FERC Can Regulate Trans-Alaska Pipeline Rates
• Judge Won't Transfer Barnes & Noble HP Tablet Row To NY
• Sidley Austin Atty Accused Of Stealing Client's Idea
• In-House Counsel's Dirty 'Little' Secret: Data Leakage
• Auto Dealer Groups Urge 6th Circ. To Rehear Chrysler Ruling
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Goldberg Segalla's Joseph Hanna
• Morgan Stanley SOX Whistleblower Sues Over Retaliation
• Calif. Appeals Court Sends Iskanian Questions To Trial Judge
• Ex-Greenberg Client Wants Fraud Claims Revived Against Firm
• Judge Won't Revisit Cut Claims In BofA Foreclosure Fee Suit
• 2nd Circ. Denies Broker $200M Cut Of Meadowlands Project
• Chevron Unit Hit With $3M Suit Over Pa. Shale Leases
• Orbitz Loses NY Appeal, Still On Hook For $18M To Marketer
• Pa. Justices Again Break From Pack On Energy Law
• NY High Court Revives $300M Swaps Suit Against Barclays
• Visa Hit With $600M Contract Suit Over Black Card Brand
• Early Termination Of Hotel Management Contracts Is Costly
• Express Scripts Escapes Jilted Rival's Monopolization Suit
• Rooftop Clubs Lose Bid To Stall Wrigley Field Revamp
• DuPont Unit Loses Sanctions Bid In Migrant Worker Dispute
• Kookbox Wants To Wipe Out Milberg As Surfer's Atty In IP Suit
• Verizon Owed $19M By Phony Ride-Hailing Co., Suit Says
• 7-Eleven Franchisees Blast Chain's 'Bullying' In Bias Suit
• Steptoe Nabs 4 Attys Conflicted Out Of Locke Lord Edwards
• Ill. Court Affirms Subcontractor's Policy Doesn't Cover Builder
• Sidley Should Be DQ'd In Tuna Antitrust Row, Court Told
• 'Barefoot Contessa' Chef Sues Ex-Frozen Dinner Licensee
• Morgan Stanley Looks To Quash Suit Over $511M In RMBS
• Chesapeake Hit With RICO Suit Over $5B Antitrust Scheme
• Loring Ward Can't Nix Claims It Undervalued 'Law & Order'
• Steel Co. Can't Enforce Draft Compact In LA Pollution Row
• 'Aunt Jemima' Heirs' $3B Royalties Suit Against Pepsi Axed
• Faulty Jury Instruction Revives BP's Texas Lease Dispute
• Investment Co. Seeks Damages From Tax Shelter Client
• Pa. High Court Won't Let Cabot Extend Disputed Gas Lease
• M&T Bank Says It Was Swindled In Auto Parts Maker's Ch. 7
• Takeaways From NY's Dietary Supplement Investigation
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Nossaman's Simon Santiago
• Options For Energy Investors Amid Falling Oil Prices
• Rejoice In New York's Revised UCC, But Beware Traps
• What To Expect From The Imminent EU Trade Secrets Law
• Jailed DHB Founder Sues Atty In $246M Malpractice Suit
• Boston Sci Pays J&J $600M To Settle Guidant Merger Suit
• Apple Poached Workers For New Battery Division, A123 Says
• Chrysler Dealers Urge 6th Circ. To Undo Arbitration Ruling
• Winstead Botched $62M Loan Workout, Texas Suit Says
• $7M Facebook Malpractice Row Against Law Firm Revived
• Citibank Wants To Pay Some Argentine Bonds In Debt Row
• Lewis Brisbois Botched Deal In Worker Row, Restaurant Says
• Ford Wants Butler Snow Attys DQ'd From Dealership Row
• NFL, American Needle To Settle Antitrust Suit
• Kramer Levin Atty Should Be DQ'd In CEO Row, Court Told
• Dim Future For Ill. Bright-Line Competition Restrictions
• Chesapeake Hits Ex-CEO's New Firm With Trade Secrets Suit
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Bird Marella's Ekwan Rhow
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Reed Smith's Tyree Jones
• American Apparel Settles Suit Alleging Ex-CEO Choked Worker
• Sanctions Denied Again In Heated Egg Cooker IP Dispute
• Allstate Escapes EEOC Retaliation Suit In 3rd Circ.
• Casino Doesn't Owe $1.5M In Winnings From Unshuffled Cards
• Screenwriter's Contract Claim Against Universal 'Purged'
• A&P Off The Hook For Unpaid Rent, 2nd Circ. Says
• The Defense Bar Should Not Panic Over Iskanian V. CLS
• Leaseholders Seek Multiple Classes In $5M Gas Royalty Row
• Rooftop Owners Seek Delay Of Contested Wrigley Field Signs
• Ill. Towns Lose Bid To Clarify Jurisdiction
• Barrack Rodos Sued For Breaching Deal With Pa. Consultant
• RadioShack Bankruptcy To Have Unique Effects On Landlords
• Condo Developers Sue For $225M Over Neighbors' Challenges
• Chancery To Hear Ex-Massey CEO's Legal Fee Bid In April
• 'Wheel Of Time' TV Producers Sue For Slander In Rights Row
• Defense Contractor Seeks $35M In Losses From Supplier
• Oil Slowdown Won't Stop Enviro Fights Over Eagle Ford
• Medline Escapes Contract Suit Over ACA Tax
• BP Seeks Sanctions In $250M Fight With Ex-Franchisees
• Inside FCC Proposal To Regulate Online Video Distributors
• Class Cert. Bid Revived In Party America ZIP Code Row
• It Is Tough To Beat Calif. On Noncompetes
• Travel Sites Say Ill. Towns Can't Get Cert. Ruling Clarified
• Squire Patton Boggs Should Face ERISA Claims, Alliance Says
• VW, Audi Owners Win $15.5M In Attys' Fees In Oil Sludge MDL
• Eagle Ford Attys Gear Up For Gush Of Lease Disputes
• XimpleWare, Versata Settle Insurance Software IP Dispute
• James Cameron Stole 'Avatar,' Effects Designer Tells 9th Circ.
• Ross Stores Inks $2.3M Deal In Janitors' Minimum Wage Row
• 7th Circ. Rules Atty Sanctions Over Lien Notice Went Too Far
• International Arbitration Is Changing Shape
• Hyundai Faces Suit Over Built-In System Renewal Fees
• GCs Name Best Of The Best Attorneys
• 11th Circ. Says Wells Fargo Didn't Waive Arbitration Rights
• CFPB Goes For Morgan Drexen's Jugular Over Fabricated Docs
• Morgan Stanley Looks To Toss FHFA's Buyback RMBS Suits
• Consol Unit Blasts Gas Royalty Suit In Pa. Appeals Court
• 5 Firms Boast The Most Client-Savvy Attorneys
• DuPont Wants Lawsuit Related To Monsanto IP Fight Tossed
• BMI Demands Higher Pandora Royalty Rate As Trial Begins
• Church Sues Philly Developer Over Failed Opera House Plans
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive $80M Wells Fargo Investor Suit
• Sinking Oil Prices Drive Fresh Legal Work In Eagle Ford
• Keep $13M Bracewell Malpractice Suit In Court, 3rd Circ. Told
• GCs Give Top Marks To 7 Standout Associates
• GCs Name Cream Of The Crop Litigators
• DC Circ. Revives Auto Parts Co.'s Union Challenge
• Fla. Law Claim Stands In $60M Eli Lilly Warehouse Heist Suit
• Fed. Judge, Wife's Suit Over Sperm Bank Row Can Be Moved
• Angle For Arbitration During Gas Supply Renegotiations
• Calif. Court Revives PacBell Retirees' Fraud Suit Against AIG
• Microsoft, Samsung Settle Android Royalties Dispute
• Prime, Kaiser Strike Deal To End Contract, Competition Suits
• Atty Denies Liability For Rock Musical's Blown Warner Deal
• Azur's Bid For Contract Clarity Tossed In $35M FazaClo Feud
• Investor Can't Escape $300M Deutsche Bank Suit
• NY AG Sparks Herbal Supplement Suits Against Retail Giants
• Fla. Hospital Takes Arbitration Row To US Supreme Court
• Contractor WTI Wins $2.1M In Army Training Facility Dispute
• Nina Simone's Estate Says Co. Broke Royalty Agreement
• Secrecy Pacts Off-Limits In Scotts Bird Food Suit, Judge Says
• Xcel Wind Project Can Snub Locals, Minn. Appeals Court Says
• Zenith Monopoly Counterclaims Get Foothold In TV Patent Row
• Chevron Sues Apex Over $30M Cleanup Of Pipeline Leak
• Accused Facebook Scammer Loses 1st Amendment Defense
• Subaru Says Calif. Dealership Forged Customer Surveys
• Gush Of Real Estate Capital Fueling Struggles For JV Control
• Cochran Ex-Partner Slips Former Colleagues' Counterclaims
• Contracts Are Still King After Pa. Oil Drilling Case
• 3 Key Considerations For PE Co-Investment Transactions
• Fla. Court Orders Lowndes Back On Bus In Malpractice Suit
• Akin Gump Owes SAS $426K In Fraud Row Over Patent Suit
• Megachurch Founder Asks Top Court To Resurrect $5M Claim
• Kibosh Put On Vringo In ZTE's Standard Essential Patent Row
• Firm Allegedly Threatened Disbarment Over IP Fees Loses Suit
• 4 Big PAGA Fights To Watch In 2015
• Patrons Can't Sue Over NY Met Museum's Entrance Fee
• Calif. Research Co. Not Paying Study Participants, Suit Says
• Developer's Missteps Cost Shot At $60M Rite Aid Suit
• The State Of Play In 2015: Year Of The Regulator
• Jury Finds Comcast Infringed Sprint Patents, Awards $28M
• Can Chinese New Year And The FCPA Co-Exist?
• GPS Cos. Duck $2B Harbinger Suit; Can't Shake LightSquared
• AVIC's $2B Dispute With Biz Partner Must Go To Arbitration
• Bose McKinney, Booth American Settle $7.6M Malpractice Suit
• Community Health Data Breach Suits Consolidated In Ala.
• NYC Landlord Says Tenant Threw Transgender Sex Parties
• Insurer Says No Coverage For Construction Co. Exec's Suit
• Tax Firm Slaps Weitz & Luxenberg With $1.36M Fee Row
• NJ Assembly Advances Consumer Contract Restrictions
• Troubleshooting Online Distribution For Fashion Brands
• Court Flags Down Ga. Go-Kart Racetrack In Nuisance Dispute
• US Gas Can't Shake Bait-And-Switch Class Action
• Chevron, BP, Others Slip More La. Oil Field Canal Claims
• United Airlines Attys Slip Sanctions In Cargo Contract Row
• CFTC Actions The Energy Industry Should Look For In 2015
• Donald Sterling's Ex-Tenant Fights New Trial After $17M Win
• Weather Channel Washes Out Bulk of Trade Secrets Suit
• NJ Hedge Fund Swindled $2M From Hotel Developer, Suit Says
• Del. University Sued For Axing $1B Project After Protests
• Judge Admits Error In Cutting $43M Award Against Boeing Unit
• NJ Town Goes For Sanctions Against Developer
• Dish Hopper Case: A Narrow Reading Of Aereo
• Avoid Spoliation Anxiety With Litigation Readiness Plans
• UBS, Others Can't Nix ResCap Suits Over Bad Mortgage Loans
• Jay-Z License For 'Big Pimpin' Sample Invalid, Court Hears
• Kelly Hart Snafu Shows It's Key To Double-Check Client Docs
• KeyBank Again Denied Arbitration In Overdraft MDL
• Gore Can't End $65M Escrow Fight With Al Jazeera
• Ill. Towns Seek Clarity On Class Cert. Denial In Expedia Suit
• Testing Co. Says Takata Must Cover Seat Belt Negligence Row
• Sills Cummis Adds Sokol Behot & Fiorenzo Name Partner In NJ
• AEG Live Sues Insurers Over Cost Of Michael Jackson Suits
• Hedge Fund Sues Baker Donelson Over Alleged Loan Trickery
• SuperValu, C&S Seek High Court Review Of Antitrust Row
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Pillsbury's Vipul Nishawala
• 5 Tips For Lasting Law Firm Success
• Persels Can't Defeat Predatory Debt Relief Suit On Remand
• NJ Atty Owes Stolen Funds In Bankruptcy, 3rd Circ. Hears
• Vornado JV Escapes $18M Suit Over Failed Harlem Office
• Wolf Run's Coal Shortfall Bars Price-Rehaggling With Utility
• NLRB Supports Taj Mahal Workers In Ch. 11 Contract Fight
• Judge Urged To Sanction United Cargo Attys In Contract Suit
• Hitachi Sued Over Adviser Fee For $1.3B Foundry Co. Buy
• Kleiner Perkins Demands Reddit Docs In $16M Sex-Bias Row
• Moncrief Pulls Plug Midway Through $1.36B Gazprom Trial
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Sutherland's Juan Garcia