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Commercial Contracts - May, 2015

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• Cash Advance Co. Seeks $45M In Suit Over Theft Of Clients
• Atty's Ex-Firm Can't Get Larger Fee Share, Pa. Justices Told
• 1st Circ. Won't Toss Atty's $1.1M Suit Seeking Fees From Tribe
• US Blasts BP's Appeal To High Court Over Oil Spill Liability
• SG Urges High Court To Nix RJ Reynolds ERISA Appeal
• Aramid Seeks Approval To Sell Stake In Film Co. For $2M
• UPMC Must Honor Highmark Medicare Contracts, Judge Rules
• Americold Asks High Court To Set Trust Citizenship Standards
• Ford Truck Dealers Ask High Court To Revive Contract Row
• 4 In-House Preferences For Better Outside Counsel
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Suit Against Personal Injury Firms
• Urban Compass Wants Quinn Emanuel DQ'd From IP Theft Suit
• Morgan Lewis Can't Move Philly Papers' Billing Suit To Del.
• OLG Officer Slams Venable In Fee Spat
• Pa. Lender's 'Tax' Fee Violated Lease Contract, Suit Says
• US Franchisors Expanding Abroad Must Consider FCPA Risks
• Lender Wants Side Suit Nixed From $9M IDB Damages Action
• Haynes And Boone Off The Hook In $1.7M Conspiracy Suit
• Fla. Court Says HOA's Docs Top State Law In Assessment Row
• US Sues Contractors To Force Subcontractor Payments
• Yahoo Adds Fraud Claim In Row Over $1B NCAA Bracket Prize
• King & Spalding Will Pay $4.62M To Settle Condo Deal Fight
• Days Inn Sues GHR For Violating Franchise Agreement
• Hartford Urges Calif. Justices To Let It Sue Squire Patton
• Analyzing Data Trends To Shape Complex Litigation Strategy
• Medtronic Wins Fees In Long-Running Mirowski Patent Case
• Musicians Urge Class Cert. In Suit Against Talent Agency Site
• Calif. Software Co. Beats Atty's Suit Over $175M Stake
• Jury Awards GE Unit $29.8M From IBM In Fraud Suit
• 7th Circ. Weighs Copyright Suit Over Amylin Drug Promos
• Jay-Z Sanctioned By Judge In 'Big Pimpin'' IP Suit
• Chancery Puts Alpha On Hook For Ex-Massey CEO's Atty Fees
• Persuasive Experts At Trial: 3 Times A Charm
• Gordon Rees Accused Of Sloppy Settlement In Docs' $2M Suit
• Troutman Sanders Can't Nix Bankruptcy Deadline Extension
• Turtles Win Class Cert. In $100M Royalties Row With Sirius
• Global Soccer Case Kicks Off On Loretta Lynch's Home Field
• UPMC Can't Ax Medicare Advantage Deals, Pa. Judge Told
• Car Dealer Says Atty On Hook For Not Catching Bad Contracts
• Fox, Universal Accused Of Ripping Off Soundtrack Musicians
• Nissan Leaf Class Deal 'Smacks Of Collusion,' Court Told
• Verizon Hit With $1.3M Tariff Suit
• Ex-Bryan Cave Client Can't Escape $1.5M Fee Row
• And Now A Word From The Panel: The MDL Lexicon
• Massive Global Soccer Bust Called 'The World Cup Of Fraud'
• DOL 'Best Interest' Exemption Not The Best Way To Get Sued
• A New Compliance Challenge For Cos. Doing Business In UK
• A New Approach To Contract Due Diligence In M&A
• Morgan Drexen Not A Legal Services Firm, Colo. Justices Say
• Credit Suisse Accused Of Breaking Tolling Deal In Loan Suit
• NJ Appeals Court Boots Pharma Ad Exec's GoDaddy Suit
• Chesapeake Says $5B Rico Suit Blocked By Pa. Precedent
• Greenberg Traurig Must Face Doc Forgery Malpractice Suit
• Grocery Antitrust Ruling Creates 'Twilight Zone,' Justices Told
• TWC, Comcast Say $20B Race Bias Suit Lacks Facts
• 3 Firms Cry Foul Over Audi Sludge MDL's $15M Fee Award
• Stockton U Says Showboat Buy Was A Raw Deal
• Rise Of The Small Firm Class Action Business Model
• Digging Through The New Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure
• 5 Insights From CBRE General Counsel Laurence Midler
• Centex's Atty Choice Claims Unripe, Calif. Court Affirms
• Founder Of Facebook's Oculus Stole IP, Ex-Partners Claim
• Sirius' Gripe With Pre-'72 Cert. Is Nonsense, Turtles Say
• Ex-NBA Vet, Film Cos. Strike Back In $45M EB-5 Suit
• Bar On Abortions At Fla. Planned Parenthood Upheld
• Comcast Says Sprint's Attys Misled Jury In $28M IP Suit
• $32M Capital One Overdraft Deal OK'd By Judge
• Cruise Co. Takes Lloyd's Collusion Row To High Court
• Atty Asks Justices To Review His Role In $2B NJ Mall Deal
• State Dept. Floats Changes To Arms Traffic Regulations
• Movie Studios Want Animators' Anti-Poaching Suit Tossed
• 7th Circ. Weighs Limits On Noncompete Pacts In Ill.
• Pa. Dems Back State's Intervention In Highmark, UPMC Row
• Amerigroup Wins End To 'Toxic' Ties With NJ Care Provider
• Astor Weiss, Atty Sued Over 'Bungled' $18M Telco Case
• Cayman Law Will Apply To Suit Over Offshore Refco Funds
• United Airlines Beats Class Action Over Low Fare Promise
• Wells Fargo Says $30M Foreclosure Suit Jumps The Gun
• NY Court Denies Atty Quick Win In Liberty Coverage Fight
• DuPont Again Dodges Secrets Suit Over Recyclable Banners
• CORRECTED: AT&T Accused Of Shirking Local Access Charges
• Pop Star Kesha May Target Sony In Rape, Abuse Suit
• Kentucky Downs Looks For Quick Finish In Trade Secret Suit
• NYC Construction Co. To Pay $7M For Overbilling Scheme
• Pa. Justices Turn Down Appeal Over Privilege For Defunct Cos
• Exxon, WorleyParsons Agree To $78M Oil Rig Settlement
• Bosch Says Parts Cutoff Will Be 'Catastophic' For GM
• Black Card Wants Holland & Hart DQ'd In $600M Visa Row
• NFL Renews Bid For Costs In Super Bowl Ticket Fight
• First American Hit With $4.5M Ruling For Bahamas Title Error
• Gov't Says DC Circ. Must Deny Expenses In Indian Trust Row
• Spanish Broadcasting Investors' Share Repurchase Suit Pared
• 4th Circ. Urged To Rehear $25M Army Subcontract Dispute
• Diamond Middleman Wants Atty DQ'd In Software Patent Beef
• Hernia Mesh Maker Wins Injunction In Trade Secrets Fight
• Frontier Seeks $2.8M Prejudgment In Amedisys Contract Row
• Schlumberger Says SLAPP Law Can't Ax Claims Against Ex-Atty
• Moore Capital Can't Limit Exposure In $20M Lehman Swap Suit
• AVIC Wants New Arbitrators In $2B Dispute, 5th Circ. Told
• Congress Could Be Coming For Dietary Supplements Soon
• Physician Anti-Solicitation Clauses: A Case Study
• Teen Tortured After Comcast Alarm System Failed, Judge Told
• 2015 Law360 Minority Report
• The 50 Best Firms For Minority Partners
• Diversity Gap A Growing Threat To BigLaw Bottom Lines
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Korean Beer Importer's Suit Against Ex-Exec Watered Down
• BP Can't Revive Texas Lease After Well Shut-Ins
• Uber Riders Seek Cert. In Tipping Class Action
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear BofA Mortgage Fee Class Dispute
• Navy Contractor Moves To Topple 'House of Cards' In IP Suit
• HR Services Co.'s Arbitration Pact No Good, NLRB Judge Says
• Caterpillar, Volvo, Komatsu Say Antitrust Suit Came Up Empty
• Attorneys Play Vital Role In Structured Settlement Annuities
• 2nd Circ. Asks NY High Court About Auto Dealer Sales Goals
• DuPont Migrant Workers Drop Wage Suit
• Jackson Lewis Nabs Ex-McCarter Employment Pro
• Using Constructive Eviction To End Fla. Commercial Leases
• Understanding Reasonable Certainty In Int'l Arbitration
• More GCs 'Dabbling' In AFAs As IP Work Pours Into Big Firms
• NJ Decision Makes State Court Cozier For Class Actions
• Orioles Say Proskauer Tainted Arbitration Of Broadcast Row
• Golden County Foods Hits Ch. 11 With Plans For $22M Sale
• High Court Won't Hear Texas Biz Sale Arbitration Appeal
• Chesapeake Pummeled With 8 Suits Over Shale Royalties
• Cargo Airline Wants 5th Circ. Rehearing In Engine Repo Row
• Phony Docs Torpedo $25M Verdict In Trade Secret Row
• Universal Aims To Beat Back Claims It Stole 'Purge' Script
• OPINION: Pro Bono Lawyers Can Close Debtors' Prisons
• High Court Review Sought In $2.7M Railway Seat Liability Row
• Chrysler Says Warranty Whistleblower's Claims Fail Again
• DOE Floats Limits On Campus Debit Card Providers
• American Apparel Sues Founder Over Takeover Efforts
• Jay-Z's Label Slams Atty's 'Skewed Logic' In Logo IP Suit
• Hitachi Says Adviser Owed No Fee For $1.3B Foundry Buy
• Deutsche Bank Disclaims Hedge Fund's $50M Failure
• Wipe Away Those Fears, The 7th Circ. Is Here
• Why El Paso Will Have Very Limited Applicability
• Consider 5 Things Before Choosing An E-Discovery Provider
• This Week In Congress: Infrastructure, Privacy And Trade
• Lehman's $2.4M Win Against PMC Stands Up At 9th Circ.
• Sensa Hits Doc With Contract Suit After $26M FTC Accord
• NML Fights Stay Bid In Search For $1.6B Argentine Assets
• FCC Needn't Hear Telecom's AT&T Claims, 11th Circ. Told
• Important Lessons From Delaware For Structuring Earnouts
• 3rd Circ. Pressed For Rehearing In Restaurant.com Beef
• Mortgage Firms Accuse ResCap Of Dragging Feet On Damages
• BNSF Wants Tribe's Crude Oil Haul Suit Taken Out Of Court
• Pa. High Court Could Reinstate $2.4M Contractor Fall Award
• LLCs Not Subject To Texas Attorney Fee Statute ... For Now
• Soleus Wins $42.5M Jury Award Over Ruined Joint Venture
• Uber Judge Wants Drivers' Employment Status Defined Soon
• Noble Fights Defense Duty In ConocoPhillips Oil Pollution Row
• CVS Ducks Contract Case After Pharmacy Drops Claims
• Barclays Wants $10B Suit Over Alleged Saudi Scheme Tossed
• Lehman Says In Swap Suit It Was Cheated Out Of $150M
• CORRECTED: Buyer Settles Contract Suit Over Texas Hospital Deal
• Reebok Customers Denied Quick Win In NFL Apparel Fight
• 6th Circ. Lets GM Duck $450M Retiree Benefits Row
• Gaming Co. Denied Fair Shake Before $5M Fine, 8th Circ. Told
• Black Mortgagors Denied Class Status In Morgan Stanley Row
• UPMC Says Highmark Deal Lets It End Medicaid Contracts
• JPMorgan Aided $1M Embezzlement, Energy Drink Co. Says
• Lessons On Dueling 'Exclusive Remedy' Clauses In M&A
• Court-Appointed Experts — A Powerful But Rarely Used Tool
• Rejection Of Oil And Gas Leases May Prove Futile
• Chippewa Cree Payday Lender Officers Hit With Suit
• Cert. Granted In Trump Golf Club Membership Class Action
• Chancery Axes DuPont Investor Claims Over Monsanto IP Row
• Ex-Village People Singer Hits Publisher With $6M IP Suit
• Court Told Best Buy Can't Strike Messages In Nude Photo Suit
• Sara Lee Distributors' Antitrust Class Action Not Done Yet
• Surety Co. Says Two Firms Turned Against It Mid-Case
• Ind. Justices Ax County's Courthouse Fire Subrogation Claim
• Chrysler Rips Plaintiffs In Bid To Toss Clutch Defect Suit
• Arnold & Porter, McCarter Get Some Fees In CEO Firing Suit
• Hollister Gift Card Class Survives Ascertainability Challenge
• Jury Awards $1.35M To Artist Stiffed By Hoover Dam Gift Shop
• Heller Ehrman Ex-Client Loses $20M Claim In Bankruptcy Court
• Investor Loses Bid For Piece Of $41M Marcellus Profits
• Lawyer Denies Lying About Texts In Jay-Z Logo IP Suit
• Visteon Owes $30M For Giant HQ, Michigan Township Says
• Insurers Shake Claims For Coverage Of $12M Oil Well Loss
• Cochran's 'Unclean Hands' Means Ex-Partner Can Use TM
• When Hindsight Is Not 20/20 In Purchase Price Disputes
• Pa. High Court Backtracks On Appeal In $2M Real Estate Feud
• Android Users Move For Class Cert. In Google Privacy Case
• 8th Circ. Urged To Bury H-2B Carnival Workers' Wage Row
• Del. Senate Greenlights Ban On Fee-Shifting
• Lockheed Martin Denies Liability For Toxic Leak Damages
• Kirkland's Past With Mylan Rivals May Boost Conflict Defense
• Leaf Class Sprouts New Deal After 9th Circ. Judge Objects
• Texas Justices Arm Property Owners Facing Asbestos Claims
• Phelps Dunbar Grows Construction Practice In Florida
• Dickinson Wright Says Casino Malpractice Suit Can't Stand
• Insurer Tries To Dodge Defending Tainted Whey Suit
• Judge Questions Opposition To Ex-Massey CEO's Atty Fee Bid
• Fla. Judge Vets Class Cert. Args In Wells Fargo Overdraft MDL
• Sirius Says Robocall Plaintiff Promised Not To Sue
• Dart Owners Slam Chrysler's Bid To Nix Clutch Defect Suit
• NBA Says Sterling Is Ducking Blame With $600M Contract Suit
• Merrill Lynch Can't Nix $21M Lehman Rate Swap Suit
• Doctor Data Supplier Sues Licensee For Sharing Info
• 8th Circ. Snubs Hyatt Contractor's $53M Insurance Gripe
• Wall St. Plaza Post-Sandy Claims Against Cushman At Risk
• Dealers Tell High Court 6th Circ. Got Chrysler Ruling Right
• Cigna Hit With $66M Countersuit Over Unpaid Benefits
• Guidance For Global And Local Layoffs In Energy Sector
• Tag-Along And Drag-Along Rights: A Valuation Analyst's View
• Travelers Off The Hook In Cyber Liability Suit Defense
• McDermott Sheds Claims In Bra Co.'s $5.9M Malpractice Suit
• Wells Fargo Says Class Plan Is Too Complex In Overdraft MDL
• High Court Urged Not To Force Arbitration In NJ Case
• Baker & McKenzie, Yahoo Must Face Bribery Suit, Court Told
• DLA Piper, Others Must Face Suit Over Facebook Ceglia Scam
• Marriott Tells 11th Circ. No Arbitration In Timeshare Row
• High Court Asked To Take Rolls-Royce Forum Dispute
• Turnberry Says Exec Stole St. Regis Opportunity For Himself
• Sills Cummis Says Client Ducked $1.2M Bill In Real Estate Suit
• Bridgestone Persists In Bid To Overturn Calif. PAGA Ruling
• Fund Manager's $35M CalPERS Breach Suit Revived On Appeal
• Comcast, TWC Can't Duck $20B Racial Bias Suit, Court Told
• Highmark Wrongly Cut Medicare Advantage Rates, Judge Says
• King & Spalding Nabs Ex-Fried Frank Int'l Disputes Pro
• Ariz. Landowners Sue Union Pacific Over Rail Right-Of-Way
• DuPont Tells 2nd Circ. Printer's Trade Secret Not So Secret
• TRW Says Fuji's Planned Mexico Parts Plant Violates JV
• 7 Key Moments To Preserve Objections At Jury Trials
• 20 Percent Additional Tax Applies To Retention Bonus
• Should You Waive Privilege In Government Investigations?
• Building To Gold In Rio: Lessons From Past Olympics
• Yahoo Accuses 'Rogue Employee' Of Leaks To Journalist
• Bankrupt Siga Blasts Creditors' Investigation Bid
• 11th Circ. Says Software's User Functions Not A Trade Secret
• 9/11 Memorial Sues Port Authority For Defective Construction
• Texas High Court Says Dow Not Liable For Contractor Death
• Texas Justices Slash $67M Award Over Bulgaria Methane Field
• Fee-Shifting Bill Once Again Causes Divide In Delaware
• Texas Justices Avoid Bond Issue In $600M Eagle Ford Fight
• Oksana Baiul's Bid To Reopen Racketeering Case Shut Down
• Heart Device Co. Wants Opposing Counsel DQ'd In IP Dispute
• Caterpillar, Volvo Slammed For Group Boycott Defense
• Versata Accuses Ford Of Using Its Software As A Blueprint
• Sprint Wants Tribe-Owned Telecom's Counterclaims Tossed
• Fla. Condo's Construction Claims Saved By Just Three Days
• How To, And How Not To, Foreclose On Oil And Gas Equipment
• Oracle Takes $14M To Drop Tech Support Co. From IP Suit
• Texas Atty Asks Court To Restore 'Death Penalty Sanctions'
• BP Slams Sunoco Over Shipping Agreements, Pipeline Policies
• Michelin Can Withhold $2.6M For Shoddy Electric Work: Judge
• Texas Court 'Bound' To Grant Valerus Arbitration Hearing
• Judge Blasts 'Game of Semantics' In Telecom Class Action
• Maselli Warren Holds On To Ch. 11 Fees On Appeal
• Mexican Tech Worker Claims Data Co. Broke Hiring Promise
• Conn. House Passes Payday Loan Bill Amid Feud With Tribe
• Pa. Senate OKs Bill Requiring Cost Analysis Of Union Deals
• Perenco V. Ecuador Deters 2nd-Guessing Arbitration Tribunal
• Ex-Hollywood Writer Gets OK To Sue Over Accounting Flub
• ProLogic Drops Ex-Subcontractor In $25M Trade Secrets Row
• Delaware Expands Rights Of Nonmembers Of Delaware LLCs
• Law Firms Could Learn A Lot From The NFL Draft
• First Interstate On Its Own For $25M Judgment, Insurer Says
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Rehear BofA Mortgage Fee Class Dispute
• Temp Firm Can't Revive Claims Against Workers, Citigroup
• LA Archdiocese Gets $250M Funeral Co. Complaint Trimmed
• Experian Says Ex-Marketing Exec Stole Secrets, Employees
• Jones Day, Seyfarth, Other Firms Fight Howrey Clawback Bid
• PMC Bancorp Fights Lehman's $2M Win At 9th Circ.
• Pa. Justices Mull Change To Noncompete Pacts
• HP Accused Of Jumping The Gun On Computer Warranties
• Bath Iron Works Seeks Return To Arbitration In Union Dispute
• 'Knight Rider' Attys May Dodge Sanctions In NBC Suit
• NC Judge Pulls Plug On Contract Row Over Axed HGTV Show
• GSA Subcontractor Sues For $4.3M Over Work On Int'l Bridge
• Spain Makes Orange Share Slice Of 4G Network To MasMovil
• How Bankruptcy Affects Mechanic's Lien Rights In Virginia
• Mylan's Kirkland Suit May Hold Clues For Conflict Waivers
• Ex-Cantor Fitzgerald Senior Exec Claims Contract Breach
• No Proof Of Damage In Land Swindle Suit, Texas Court Told
• Dunkin' Donuts Looks To Toss Ex-Franchisee's Bias Suit
• 4th Circ. Nixes Army Translation Subcontractor's $25M Suit
• 11th Circ. Flips Contempt Order Against Hi-Tech Execs
• Schlumberger Says SLAPP Law Doesn't Protect Ex-Employee
• Allergan Counterclaims Stand In $600M Botox Royalty Row
• Texas Judge Nixes Burger King Europe's Contract Beef
• Jay-Z's Label Says Lawyer Lied About Texts In Logo IP Suit
• Fans Ask For Time Out In NFL Super Bowl Ticket Fight
• JPMorgan Looks To Shed WaMu Bondholders' Suit
• SunTrust Says Ex-Employee Took $450M List To Credit Suisse
• Abengoa Scores $200M To Build Nev. Bio Jet Fuel Plant
• Partner Fires Back In Bahamian Dolphin Attraction Row
• Boeing Seeks Judgment In $350M Suit Over Satellite JV
• Looking Below The Surface Of Ace V. DB Structured
• The 5th Amendment In Civil Practice: 3 Big Considerations
• Most Weyerhaeuser Claims Survive In Enviro HQ Defect Fight
• Oksana Baiul's Royalties Claims Time-Barred, 2nd Circ. Says
• Athilon Must Prove It Was Solvent To Beat Quadrant Claims
• Win On Pa. Noncompetes Wouldn't Give Employers Free Rein
• Licorice Co. Agrees To Drop $2M Tainted Molasses Suit
• High Court Urged To Snub SuperValu, C&S Antitrust Petition
• FBOP Says It Owns Units' $275M In Refunds In FDIC Fight
• Amtrak Accused Of Derailing Telecom Contract
• Navy Contractor XTec's Sanctions Request Denied In IP Row
• 5th Circ. Clips Cargo Airline's Wings In Engine Repo Row
• Lupin Smacked With IP Suit Over Generic Paxil
• Flawed Synthetic Lease Definition Infiltrates GM Bankruptcy
• Bridgestone Slammed Over High Court PAGA Carveout Bid
• Stroock, Levene Neale Duck Appeal In Atty Betrayal Fight
• Farmers Insurance Seeks End To Agents' Client-Theft Claims
• Texas High Court Won't Rehear $21M Oil Royalty Suit
• Texas High Court Won't Hear Fen-Phen Referral Fee Fight
• Aetna Can't Dodge Clinic's Underpayment Claims
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs Anti-SLAPP Ruling In Drs. Spat
• United Wants Suit Over In-Flight TV, Wi-Fi Limits Grounded
• Sprint Fights Comcast Bid To Nix $28M IP Verdict
• Texas High Court Leaves Flow-Through Tax Exemption Intact
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Employee No Whistleblower, Firm Says
• Ford Says Cracked Tailgate Class's Claims Are 'Not Viable'
• Small Dollar Loans 'Payday' For Banks?
• Loss-Of-Value Insurance Takes Center Stage After NFL Draft