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Commercial Contracts - March, 2015

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• Justices Look Ready To Keep Expired-Patent Royalty Ban
• GT Strikes Deal For $45M Ch. 11 Asset Sale
• NY Court Revives MPEG LA's $4M Converter Box Royalty Suit
• SandRidge Stiffed Texas On Gas Royalties, State Justices Told
• NY Justices Won't Extend Drilling Rights Under Fracking Ban
• Judge Won't DQ Milberg & DePhillips In Surfboard IP Row
• NLRB Won't Let Workers Drop Arbitration Pact Charge
• Filmmakers Blast Stroock Arbitration Bid In $32M Row
• Aetna Ignoring Key Claims In $120M Kickback Suit, Court Told
• Nationstar Ducks Suit Over $150M Loan Auction Deal
• Honeywell Steams Most Claims In Faulty Humidifier Suit
• GSK Urges 3rd Circ. To Nix $121M Damages In Paxil Row
• Pa. Mechanic's Lien Waivers, Releases: The Nuts And Bolts
• Don't Skip The Air Emission Credits In M&A
• Axed Trustees Of Herbalife Founder's Estate Still Fired
• Med Mal Arbitration Rule Waives Consumer Rights, Attys Say
• Judge Tosses Photogs' Antitrust, IP Suit Against NFL, AP
• Paterno Family's Contract Claim Axed Again In NCAA Suit
• Del. Justices Nix NorthPointe's $15M Award In Contract Row
• Feds Win DLA Piper, Kasowitz Emails In Facebook Scam Case
• Calif. Surgery Centers Say Aetna Staged Boycott Of Services
• KBR Whistleblower In Iraq FCA Case Sent To Arbitration
• High Court Won't Hear Stan Lee Media's Spider-Man Suit
• Oracle Slams Support Cos.' Defenses In Software IP Fight
• Jay-Z Rides 'Big Pimpin' License Issue To Jury In IP Row
• DirecTV Can't Cut Itself From $10B Bias Suit, Group Says
• TRW, Union Spar Over Duration Of Retiree Benefits
• DOD IG Finds Problems In Some Army Sole-Source Contracts
• Ill. Judge Sends Cashcall Payday Loan Suit To Arbitration
• Mediation And The Thorny Issue Of Settlement Authority
• 'Hypothetical Test' Takeaways From Trump Entertainment
• China's New Tax Regulation Complicates Offshore M&A Deals
• Barrack Rodos Seeks Sanctions Against Ex-Consultant
• Fizer Beck Says It's Not To Blame For $2M Arbitration Award
• Wells Fargo Hits Rival's Trade Secrets Suit With Like Claims
• Workers, Atty Groups Side With Worker In Carnival Injury Row
• 11th Circ. Told Cost-Splitting Sinks Seaman Arbitration Clause
• High Court Asked To Rein In Calif. On Arbitration Agreements
• Experian, Carfax Reach Deal To End Competition Row
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Suit Over IMDb Posting Actress's Age
• BigLaw On Notice After Judge Scolds Firms For Bad Writing
• CBP Contractor Accused Of Breaching $1.2M Camera Contract
• Paramount Beats FCRA Suit Over Job Seeker Credit Checks
• Estee Lauder Can't Escape False Ad Suit
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Rader Fishman, Co-Founding Partner Settle Competing Suits
• Constangy Nabs 6 Employment Attys From Littler, Others
• Travel Sites' Exhaustion Defense Is Tired, Ill. Towns Say
• GSK Says Calif. Court Should Oversee Abbott HIV-Drug Suit
• Sanctions Sought Against Dunkin' Donuts In Contract Suit
• Dov Charney Wants $40M Over American Apparel Firing
• Butler Snow Scolded For Ford Conflict But Avoids DQ
• What Experts Can Say About Inadmissible Facts During Trial
• 'Napoleon Dynamite' Appeal Says Fox Owes $10M Of DVD Take
• Court Settlement Bars Go-Kart Racetrack Above College
• Conoco Secured In Oil Contamination Suit, Texas Court Says
• Celeb Chef Wants Chipotle Suit Over Ramen Concept Revived
• Eckert Seamans Sues Oil Recycling Co. Over Legal Bills
• Texas Justices Urged To Rehear Med Mal Arbitration Row
• Judge Reams Out BigLaw Firms For Lengthy Filings
• CalPERS Broke Deal Over $100M Fund, Appeals Court Told
• Presuit Missteps Free Credit Suisse From Defective Loan Spat
• Old Republic's Negligence Claim Stands In Reinsurance Row
• NJ Medical Centers Dodge Charity Hospital's Antitrust Suit
• Fla. Court Axes Seminole Members' Appeal In Ad Agency Row
• Judge Rejects $3.2M PayPal Class Deal Over Held Funds
• NY Judge Punts On $30M HSBC Overdraft Deal, Cites Fed. Suit
• Axis Says PNC Not Covered For $356M Funeral Scam Verdict
• Facebook Accused Of Stealing Data Storage Trade Secrets
• Trump SoHo Hotel Owners Hit With Suit Over Pay For Services
• Jury Rejects Trade Secrets Claims Against Diablo In Chip Row
• Visa Loses Bid For Docs In Retailer's Data Breach Suit
• Quarles & Brady Can't Dodge Fraud Claims In Investor Row
• Pa. Chancery Court Wouldn't Dent Delaware's Dominance
• Implied Easements And Lessons For Landowners
• Morgan Stanley, RBS Stuck With FDIC's United Western Suit
• Dominican Republic Fights $50M Default Award At 11th Circ.
• Maersk Not Liable In Damaged Cargo Row, 2nd Circ. Affirms
• Grand Canyon Skywalk Developer Re-Ups Defamation Suit
• EBay Paid $6.4M To 'Screw Over' Seller Class, Member Says
• FaegreBD Nabs 9 Partners To Amp Up Chicago Operations
• Venable Blasts OLG's $6M Counterclaims In Fee Row
• High Court May Take On Corporate 5th Amendment Privilege
• Court Misconstrued Gas Contract, Texas High Court Hears
• Volkswagen Blasts Remand Bid In Dealer Ownership Tiff
• Chesapeake Fights Royalty Ruling At Texas High Court
• Insurer Sues US Bank Over Losses To $180M Trust Accounts
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Just Say No (To MDLs)?
• 6th Circ. Urged To Revive Goodyear $2M Cleanup Fee Bid
• KBR, Halliburton To Mediate Iraq Kickbacks FCA Action
• Supplement Co. Throws Flag On NFL Agent's Double-Dealing
• Whirlpool Says Tackett Ends Moen's Retiree Benefit Duty
• Ambit Energy Accused Of Bait And Switch With Variable Rates
• B-Movie King Sues Citco Over $60M Ponzi Scheme Loss
• Wyndham Blasts Sanctions Bid In Timeshare Contract Row
• Good Faith Bars Attys' Fees In Building Row, Pa. Justices Told
• Lender Smacks AIG With $4M Suit Over Seized Business Plane
• Avoiding Tax Inefficiencies In M&A Integration
• No Cape Wind Contract, No Case, NStar Tells 1st Circ.
• Chesapeake Suit To Decide Who Foots The Gas Delivery Bill
• Beware Attorney Charging Liens On California Real Property
• Ceglia Lawyer Thinks Alleged Facebook Scammer Will Surface
• Barclays Calls Aozora Suit Over $123M CDO Losses Untimely
• Diablo Owes Netlist $6.5M For Chip Secret Theft, Jury Told
• Chestnut Petroleum Settles Unpaid Fees Suit In $65M Recap
• United Sues HCA To Keep Lid On 'Highly Proprietary' Data
• Judge Threatens To Ax NFL Players' $53M Suit Against BB&T
• Model Fights Trump Agency's Attempt To Toss Wage Suit
• High Court To Hear DirecTV Class Action Appeal
• A Brief History Of Subordination And Recharacterization
• Grocery Chain Says Lack Of Detail Kills Data Breach Suit
• Navistar Escapes Clutch-Maker's Suit Over Unsold Inventory
• Citigroup Gets Judge's OK On Argentina Bond Payments
• The Law360 400
• Litigation Firms Make Cuts Amid Work Slowdown
• Is MegaLaw Just Big Enough To Fail?
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• NFL Must Mediate Super Bowl Ticket Cases, Judge Rules
• TD Bank Beats Payday Loan Processing Suit
• Dollar Thrifty Auto Freed Of Inflated Toll Fee Action
• Winthrop Shareholders Sue Over Fee-Shifting Bylaw
• Texas High Court Sends Condo Dispute To Arbitration
• United Escapes Frequent-Flier Benefit Class Actions
• Panasonic Warns High Court SD Card Suit Isn't What It Seems
• Firm Ran Up $1.3M Bill On Case It Called 'Fugly,' Suit Says
• AvalonBay Sues Property Owners Over Site Pollution
• GM Threatened With Suit For Pulling Out Of Russia
• The English Examine Multiple Dispute Resolution Clauses
• 5 Insights From Avon General Counsel Jeff Benjamin
• JPMorgan Atty-Fee Suit Pared, But Breach Claim Stays Alive
• Houston Tex-Mex Chain's Contractor Hit With $40M Suit
• Snack Co. Must Fork Over $6M In Royalty Row
• Texas Court Nixes Indemnity Interpretation In Stock Agreement
• Planet Fitness Ordered To Pay $3.2M To Adviser In PE Sale
• Competitors Stole 'Holy Grail' Of Biofuel Tech, Andritz Says
• Ray Lewis Sues Atty For Alleged $1.7M Bowling Alley Swindle
• Yahoo's Mayer Key In $1B NCAA Contest Suit, Insurer Says
• UBS Accused Of Swiping BMO Employees, Info In Texas
• Freeing Trapped Cash In Cross-Border Deals
• Jaguar Faces Leaner Suit Over Range Rover Defect
• Marcellus Investor Wants New Trial Over Share Of $40M Profit
• Investors Try To Duck RICO Claims Of $25M Property Scam
• Greenberg Traurig Malpractice Row Axed By Calif. Court
• DLA Piper Again Challenges Facebook Suit Over Failed Case
• Insurer Fights Coverage In D&B Credit Monopoly Suits
• Del. Chancery Lays Bare Fundamental Fee-Shift Rift
• NJ High Court Won't Restore $1.3M Verdict For Doctors
• Wis. Judge Trims Claims Over Tribal Payday Loans
• Wham-O Can't Slip Goodwin Procter's $2.7M Unpaid Bill Suit
• Vegan Chef Sues Former Restaurant For Using Her Likeness
• An Ongoing Tax Refund Saga For Bank Holding Companies
• Judge Stands By Some Atty Rebukes In Audi Oil Sludge MDL
• OPINION: Not All That Is Public Should Be Publicized
• AIG Says Exec's Work Emails With Atty Aren't Privileged
• Texas High Court Urged To Rehear $21M Royalty Suit
• Volkswagen Hits Calif. Dealership With Warranty-Fraud Suit
• Schlumberger Fights Use Of Anti-SLAPP To Ax Secrets Claims
• $16M 'Guesstimate' Cut From Atty's Suit For 'Survivor' Spoils
• 3rd Circ. Urged Not To Let Dahdaleh Arbitrate RICO Case
• DOD Can't Seize Former Military Planes, Judge Says
• Raytheon Cut Loose From Ordnance's Trade Secrets Suit
• Reconsidering Percentage Rent In An Omnichannel World
• Paul Hastings Settles $300M Malpractice Suit At 11th Hour
• Drillers Wary Of Decommission Regs As Oil Prices Fall
• Up The Irish: St. Paddy's Is For Celebrating Pro Bono, Too
• Ex-Mayor Sues Fla. City Over Property Management Contract
• US Bank Can't Revive Bulk Of MBS Suit Against Citigroup
• Pa. Judge Overrides Ambit's Texas Forum Selection Clause
• Xerox Accuses Ex-Execs' Startup Of Copying Biz Model
• GTAT Bondholders Top TPG In Ch. 11 Loan Competition
• Citi Attempt At $2.3B Argentina Bond Payout Denied Again
• Cubs Knock Bid To Block Wrigley Field Signs
• Loan Servicer Asks High Court To Hear Tribal Arbitration Row
• Sick Atty Sanctioned In Raytheon Warhead Trade Secrets Case
• Keeping Contract Disputes From Derailing Energy Projects
• Stroock Wants To Arbitrate $32M Row Over 'Conjuring' Deal
• DLA Piper Snatches Up Ex-Delaware Supreme Court Justice
• Promega: Can Inducer And Infringer Be The Same Party Now?
• Texas Court Won't Hear Anglo-Dutch Litigation Funding Suit
• Disney-Owned Studio Heads To Arbitration Over Stock Deals
• Bracewell Appeals For Arbitration In $12M Malpractice Suit
• Film Co. Hits NBA Player With $45M Suit Over EB-5 Funding
• Comcast Wants $28M Sprint IP Win Nixed For 'Unfair' Trial
• SEP License Fees Are Getting Out Of Hand, Officials Say
• Iraq Asks High Court To Hear $10B Oil-For-Food RICO Suit
• Select Comfort Sued In NJ Over Sales Contract Language
• Texas Justices Reinstate Bickel & Brewer's DQ Appeal
• Morgan Stanley Fights Whistleblower's Retaliation Claims
• Jackson & Tucker Asks Audi Judge To Stand By Atty Criticism
• 'Barefoot Contessa' Settles IP Fight Over Frozen Dinners
• Software Co. Off Hook For Ariz. Transaction Privilege Tax
• BMW Settles Faulty Navigation System Claims
• 5 Insights From Dish General Counsel Stanton Dodge
• Texas A&M Donors Say $450M Field Upgrade Threatens Perks
• Class Action Accuses Angie's List Of Manipulating Reviews
• Ex-Swire Employees Secretly Started New Company, Suit Says
• Twin City Needn't Cover Telecoms' Civil Theft Verdict
• Leech Tishman Sues For Fees For Biotech Co. Formation
• Trustee Says Troutman Sanders Can't Escape Bankruptcy Suit
• Facebook Founder's Financials Sought In $1.7M Deal Suit
• 6th Circ. Resurrects FDCPA Row Over Attys' Fee Recovery
• Insurer Says Fla. Law Firm Not Covered In Contempt Suit
• Citibank Can't Hand Over $2.3B In Argentine Bond Payments
• Britney Spears Ex-Manager's Contract, Battery Claims Revived
• Lehman Fights For Stake In $63M Foreclosed Hotel Loan
• BMI Beats Ex-Sly Stone Manager's 2nd Royalties Suit
• Sandwich Co. Can't Seal Bid To Exit Starbucks Ham Case
• 1st Circ. Revives FINRA Award To Ex-Raymond James Broker
• Fugitive Facebook Scammer Set Up Elaborate Ruse, Feds Say
• Spotlight On 'Double-Breasting' In Construction Industry
• NFL Found Liable In Super Bowl Seating Fight
• OPINION: Beyond The 'Grow Or Die' Law Firm Model
• DefensTech Settles Claims Ex-Exec Stole IP, Saudi Contract
• Medco Settles Class Suit Over Pharmacy Payment Clawbacks
• Perjury Allegation Interrupts Super Bowl Ticket Trial
• Virgin Swiped 'Ultra Ships' Idea, Ex-Norwegian Prez Says
• Jimmy John's Slams Class Cert. Bid In Noncompete Row
• Israeli Businessman Headed To Jail If Seen In NY, Judge Says
• Fla. 'Foreclosure King' Hit With $2M Process Service Suit
• What 'Jersey Boys' Case Tells Us About Copyright Law
• Lumber Liquidators Honchos Sued Over $19M Stock Sales
• Apple Says A123's Poaching Suit Based On Speculation
• CFPB Signals End To Financial Services Arbitration Clauses
• Run-DMC Rights Holder Turns Tables In Contract Fight
• DuPont Asks 3rd Circ. To Affirm Tossing Of Shareholder Suit
• Cowboys Owner Gets Combative In Super Bowl Seating Trial
• 7-Eleven Dodges Franchisees' Immigrant-Bias, Spying Suit
• Rosenberg & Estis Attys Sanctioned In Law Firm Lease Suit
• TRW Says M&G Ruling Ends Auto Plant Retirees' Class Action
• Some Pension Promises May Be Too Strong To Break
• Akin Gump To Appeal $426K Patent Suit Fraud Row Verdict
• Patent Co. Fights Discovery Order In Settled Microsoft Case
• Supreme Court Urged To Keep Expired-Patent Royalties Ban
• HSBC Blasted For Reaching 'Secret' $30M Overdraft Settlement
• Alleged Facebook Scammer Loses Bail After Disappearance
• CFPB Says Arbitration Does Little For Consumer Credit Costs
• PNC Bank Hit With $391M Jury Verdict In Funeral Scam Case
• Judge Won't Stop Miami-Area Sidewalk Allowing Development
• Texas Health Care Providers Weigh Arbitration Agreements
• NJ Lottery Can't Shake Retroactive Taxation Claims
• Ex-Stanford Workers Can't Force Arbitration, SEC Tells Court
• GE Shakes Imaging Drug Deal Antitrust Suit In 9th Circ.
• Citibank Derides Fund Transfer Suit Over $200M UN Plaza Deal
• Hendrix's Family Can't Get Out Of Deal Over Concert Film
• Bitter Trial Opens Over Run-DMC's Contracts With Protoons
• Chesapeake Broke Eagle Ford Contract, Partner Alleges
• Chrysler Wants Power Module Class Action Shut Down
• False Ad Claims Pile Up Over Lumber Liquidators' Flooring
• Robert Half Arbitration Row Gets No Supreme Court Traction
• Visa Settles Cardholder Class Action Over Zipcar Policy
• Milberg Firm Pounds Kookbox's DQ Bid In Surfboard IP Row
• 9th Circ. Revives Suit Over Schwab's Losses From CMO Bets
• High Court Asked To Review After-Acquired Evidence Use
• Travel Sites Say Towns Didn't Exhaust Remedies In Tax Suit
• Value-Based Billing: Getting It Right
• This Week in Congress: Human Trafficking Legislation
• Buchanan Ducks Malpractice Claims In $53M Loan Default Row
• Judge Won't DQ Sidley Austin From Tuna Antitrust Row
• Stroock Accused Of Mishandling 'Conjuring' Deal In $32M Suit
• Ex-Maker CEO Can't Sue For Ouster Before $950M Disney Deal
• Range Resources Off Hook In Royalty Feud: Texas High Court
• Calif. Court Rejects Roofers' Bid For Hotel Case Coverage
• Boeing's Beef With $43M Verdict Reboot Heads To 10th Circ.
• HAMP Doesn't Bar State Contract Claims, NJ Court Says
• Web Designer Aims To Nix Travelers' Data Breach Suit
• Amazon Says Alice Nixes Patents On 'Cave Dweller' Tech
• Texas Medical Arbitration Rule Preempted By Federal Law
• Pa. Justices Urged To Nix Worker's Noncompete Clause
• SD Card Buyers Press Justices To Let Antitrust Suit Go On
• Texas Justices To Weigh In On Wal-Mart Optometrists' Award
• Developer Must Face Pisgah's $100M Anti-Abuse Vicodin Suit
• Pa. Gov. Expands Highmark Subscribers' Access To UPMC
• High Court Told To Keep Ban On Expired-Patent Royalties
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Baker Donelson's Erica Mason
• NFL's Gore Takes $1,000 Settlement From BB&T In $53M Case
• Pa. High Court Won't Hear Dispute Of Disgraced Atty's Award
• Energy Co. Underpaid Gas Royalties To Landowners: Jury
• Texas Court Remands $38M Jet Dispute Over Harsh Sanction
• US Bank Can't Revive $1.8B RMBS Suit Against Credit Suisse
• Chesapeake Faces Opposition In Barnett Shale Royalty MDL
• Facebook Delaying Subpoenaed Docs, Accused Scammer Says
• Saladworks Plan For Ch. 11 Sale Draws Creditor Flak
• Martek Escapes Injunction In Baby Formula Antitrust Suit
• Steel Co. Lied To Baker Hughes To Make Sales, Suit Says
• SeaWorld Can't Sink Auto-Renew Ticket Class Action
• NML Capital Loses Bid For Argentina Space Contracts
• Travelers Sues To Duck Coverage Of $15M Contract Claims
• Oracle Blasts Tech Cos. For 'Diversions' In Copyright Row
• Doc's Right To Practice Doesn't Void Noncompete, Court Says
• Mich. Asks 6th Circ. To Revisit State Chrysler Dealerships Law
• Louie, Louie, You're Gonna Pay: Louis CK Loses Pension Row
• EOG Resources Win In Royalty Feud Survives Appeal
• Schwab Founder Slips Suit Over Alleged $25M RE Fraud
• Morgan Lewis Wants Philly Papers' Billing Suit In Delaware
• Firefighting Airline Sues Competitor Over Trade Secret Poach
• BHP Billiton Fights Class Cert. In $5M Gas Royalty Feud
• DuPont Accused of Failing to Pay $65M in Printing Co. Suit
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Stinson Leonard's Williams
• Law Firm Tensions Mount In Africa — What Does It Mean?
• 5th Circ. Lifts Fine On 'No Money Down' Bankruptcy Attys
• A&M Football Donors Sue Foundation Over Stadium Seating
• Ex-Ford Truck Dealers Push 3rd Circ. To Revisit Axed Verdict
• NFL Commish Blames League For Super Bowl Seating Fiasco
• Investment Co. Sues Former Member For Wrecking Steel Deal
• Major Airlines Fight For $49M Pipeline Refund Before FERC
• Ex-CEO Sues For-Profit College Co. Over Recruitment Policies
• Lord & Taylor Loses Bid To Stop Md. Mall Redevelopment
• Split 9th Circ. Won't Let FDIC Flout Failed Bank's Contracts
• Sedgwick Adds Ex-Cypress IP Pro In LA Office
• Judge Takes Back Rebuke Of Berger & Montague
• IRS' New Safe Harbor A Welcome Change For Health Care Orgs
• A Critical Step Toward Reining In Class Standing Doctrine
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Jennifer Olmedo-Rodriguez
• NFL's Ex-Super Bowl Planner Defends 2011 Seating Snafu
• Judge In $2.3B Argentina Bond Spat Mulls Citi Injunction
• Players Ask Judge To Set Aside NFL Salary Cap Settlement
• Wells Fargo Stole Trade Secrets In Broker Hire, Suit Says
• Insurers Want $1M For Rail Cars Trashed In Deadly Crash
• Fla. Teaming Agreements Must Balance Exclusivity
• Burr & Forman Rips $5M Sanction Bid In Contract Tiff
• Cubs Can't Hide Behind Antitrust Exemption: Rooftop Owners
• Has Eden Roc Really Impacted Hotel Management Agreements?
• Facebook's Saverin Sues FB Management Over $3M Debt
• Unapproved Deal Dooms OneWest's Suit, Insurer Tells Judge
• Judge Says Wells Fargo False Ad Class Claims 'Torpedoed'
• Equipment Co. Nailed For 3rd-Party Tax Transfer Scheme
• NJ Court Axes Real Estate Investors' Suing Individually
• Trade Groups Urge High Court To Toss NJ Arbitration Ruling
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe's Seong Kim
• Amazon's Clickwrap Forum Clause Sends IP Suit To Seattle
• Jimmy John's Blasts 'Unending Revisions' In Class Action
• FirstEnergy Unit Wants Pa. Coal Contract Claim Nixed
• Carnival Seaman Takes Injury Arbitration Row To High Court
• High Court Told SuperValu Antitrust Case May Chill Deals
• St. Louis Chain Says Broke Franchisee Can't Use Trademarks
• Most-Favored-Nation Effects In Private Equity: Uncertain