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Commercial Contracts - June, 2015

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• Kramer Levin Escapes Sanctions In CEO Row
• Trump Sues Univision For $500M In Miss USA Contract Row
• Texas Court Says Eagle Ford Contract May Cover More Land
• Chesapeake Rounds Up 9 Royalty Suits In Texas Fed. Court
• Texas Appeals Court Revives BP's Trespass Indemnity Suit
• Nokia Tapped For Bharti's 3G Network Expansion In India
• The Playful, Plainspoken Prose Of Justice Elena Kagan
• Blue Cross Can't Block New Trial In $26M Contract Suit
• Justice Thomas Lets His Dissents Do The Talking
• Real Estate Cases To Watch In 2015: Midyear Update
• Boeing's Sanctions Bid Slammed In $350M JV Row
• Harley-Davidson Dealer Fights For Trial In Relocation Row
• ETP Defends $535M Judgment In Enterprise Pipeline Row
• Early 2016 Trial Set In Dial Monopoly Beef With News Corp.
• Hot Environmental Issues In Real Estate Transactions
• The Recast Brussels Regulation And EU Gazprom Decision
• The 15 Biggest High Court Decisions Of The Past 15 Years
• Boutiques Wipe The Supreme Court Floor With BigLaw Rivals
• Supreme Court Ends Term Sharply Divided
• Justices Pen More Dissents To Show Votes Aren't Political
• Discovery Grabs Euro Olympic TV Rights In $1.5B Deal
• Three Justices Trusted With Most Controversial Opinions
• High Court Declines $5M Logistics Co.'s DHL Contract Appeal
• Calif. Appeals Court Slams Alston & Bird Atty's Tactics
• Gamemaker Claims Kentucky Downs Stole Machine Designs
• Ex-Ritz Golfers Get OK For Class Notice In Trump Club Row
• 5th Circ. Nixes NLRB's En Banc Bid In Murphy Oil Case
• Foreclosure Firm Owes $17M From Defunct Affiliate, Bank Says
• Patricia Cornwell Wants Sidley DQ'd In Accounting Firm Row
• Objectors Say Massage Chain Still Revoking Prepaid Rubs
• Inside New ITAR Rules For US Defense Service Providers
• Top 15 High Court Class Action Rulings Of The Past 15 Years
• Anthem Hit With Suit Over Massive Health Data Breach
• NFL Fans Defend Bid For Costs In Super Bowl Ticket Fight
• Texas Court Says Mary Kay Can't Force EBay Info Turnover
• Lockheed Wants Auditor's Clawback Fee Suit Tossed
• Bad Reviews Could Shut Down Your Hotel Franchise
• US Bank Hits Bank of America With $178M Mortgage Loan Suit
• Rolls-Royce Says Forum Spat Not Worth Supreme Court's Time
• Texas Justices OK 'One-Sided' Atty-Client Arbitration Deals
• 9th Circ. Revives Ex-Am West Pilots' Seniority Suit
• Texas Justices Say Too Late To Fix Mineral Rights Blunder
• Arbitration Pacts Govern Grocery Antitrust Row, 8th Circ. Told
• US Bank Decries 'Fishing Expedition' In Robosign Suit
• Solar Co. Lied About Ability To Fund NC Project, Suit Says
• Wyndham Accuses Rival Of Stalling In Bait-And-Switch Suit
• Swiss Authorities Deny FIFA Official's Detention Appeal
• Tyco Faces Leaner Suit Over Eli Lilly Warehouse Heist
• Donald Trump Plans On Suing Univision For Dropping Pageant
• Sirius XM Pays Labels $210M To Settle Pre-1972 Fight
• The Top 3 New Do's And Don'ts For Law Firm Websites
• Baiul Sues NBC, Hallmark Over Royalties From TV Specials
• Durst Can't Make Amazon Sign Lease In $25M Contract Row
• Israeli Businessman Ordered To Give $100M To Ex-Coal Exec
• Huntington Can't Nix Actors' Privacy Claims In Ad Row
• DQ'd 'Top Model' Must Arbitrate $4M Row With Tyra Banks
• Holland & Hart Slammed In DQ Skirmish In $600M Visa Row
• Leidos, Ex-Workers Spar Over Injunction Bid In IP Battle
• Deal Over Carnival Cruise Fiasco Gets Final OK
• Pa. Supreme Court Boots $18M Safeway Lease Row
• Feds OK Fast-Track Leasing Regulations For 2 Tribes
• ResCap Lenders Can't Shake Breach of Contract Claims
• Del. Gov. Signs Controversial Fee-Shifting Ban Into Law
• US Bank Says Citigroup Pushed Bad MBS In Renewed Suit
• Insurer Wants Yahoo CEO To Respond In $1B Bracket Row
• A Few Lessons From FCPA Trial Of Ex-PetroTiger CEO
• A Guide To IT Transition Planning In Health Care M&A
• Your Future Tech Clients Would Like A Word With You
• IP Cash Advance Co. Bilked Widow Out Of $15M, Court Told
• E.ON Scores Partial Win In PPL Tax Fight Over $7.6B Deal
• No Equity Investment In ESPN, DraftKings Promo Deal
• Fla. Appeals Court Reverses Order In $23.6M Land Sale Spat
• Revel Tenants' Leases Survive Ch. 11 Sale, Judge Rules
• Big Banks Get Commerzbank RMBS Claims Tossed
• $8M Fee Fight In Audi-VW Sludge MDL Spurs New Suit
• Epic's IP Claims Not Voided By ALi Deal, Calif. Court Says
• Locke Lord Beats DQ Bid In Diamond Sales Software IP Fight
• Sahara's $1.7B Sale Of Hotel Stakes Stalls Amid Investor Suit
• Del. Chancery Leaves Claims Alive In Law Firm LLC Scam
• Chamber, Biz Groups Back CVS In Severance Pact Case
• Collection Co. Loses Bid For $93M From Collapsed Telecom
• IDT Says Tyco Stonewalling Undersea Fiber Deal Worth $314M
• AVIC Can't Alter Arbitration In $2B Fight, 5th Circ. Told
• Pa. House Committee Approves Union Transparency Bills
• Continuing Care Communities Reform Comes To Florida
• Sprint Loses 7th Circ. Bid To Tank Illinois Bell Access Prices
• Duke, UNC And Nonpoaching Agreements — What Not To Do
• NJ's Franchise Practices Act: A Broadly Worded Outlier
• The Global Hot Spots Of 2015
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2015
• The 5 Firms That Made The Biggest Global Gains
• Ambitious Global Firms Must Have Roots In These Cities
• Gilbride Tusa Must Face Malpractice Claims In $85M Suit
• JPMorgan Says Ex-Broker Stole Client Info In Jump To Merrill
• Branch Law Firm Says Arbitration Args Taken Out Of Context
• Gibson Dunn Atty Faces DQ Bid In Airport Competition Row
• Brulotte Rule Upheld Despite Suspect Economic Rationale
• Gas Royalty Protection Effort Revived In Pa. House
• Dickinson Wright Again Argues Casino Malpractice Suit Fails
• AT&T Hit With Class Action Over Misleading Data Plans
• Texas Post-Production Costs Still Constrained By 4 Corners
• Chancery's Approach To Board Seat Agreement Disputes
• Ex-Tribal Leaders Reiterate Arbitration Bid In Fraud Suit
• Wells Fargo Attacks Overdraft MDL Class Certifications
• Justices' Expired-Patent Royalties Ban To Spur Clever Deals
• Attorneys React To Supreme Court Patent Royalties Case
• Caribbean Bank Initiates Internal Review Amid FIFA Probe
• High Court Won't Hear Ford Truck Dealers' Contract Appeal
• Outdoor Channel Seeks To End Suit Over Camera Biz Deal
• Revel Wants To Pull Plug On Nightclubs' Bid For Power
• Best Practices For Avoiding Spoliation
• Leidos Says Ex-Workers Stole Secrets For Gov't Contract Bid
• Gramercy Drops Indemnity Suit Over Client's Tax Shelter
• Horizon Tire Faces $10M Contract Suit By Chinese Supplier
• Reconsidering The Comfort Of Standard Form Oil Contracts
• The Evolution Of Force Majeure In Construction Contracts
• What To Expect From 9th Circ. In RAND Case
• Justices Keep 50-Year-Old Ban On Expired-Patent Royalties
• Revel Owner Orders Energy Supplier Off NJ Property
• MBS Trustees Reload $743B Claims Against US Bank In NY
• Congress Overstepped In Chrysler Dealer Law, Justices Told
• Justices Urged Not To Take $2.7M Railway Seat Suit
• NJ Court OKs Enforcement Of 'Confessed' Foreign Judgment
• IT Consultant Can't Gut Navy Contractor's IP Suit
• Contractor Takes Calif. Arbitration Law Row To High Court
• Williams-Sonoma Can't Get 'Inevitable Disclosure' Work Ban
• Cushman & Wakefield Sues Client In $27M Philly Project Suit
• Morgan Lewis Fires Back In Philly Newspaper Billing Row
• Dish Wants Class Of 9 Million Decertified In False Ad Suit
• Why Lateral Candidacies Fail
• Freeport Seeks To Nix Suit Over CEO's $35M Stock Award
• CORRECTED: Union Tossed From Antitrust Contract Row
• Gibson Dunn Denied Quick Exit In $720M Real Estate JV Row
• Energy Corp. Can't Shake Verdict In Gas Royalties Fight
• Dallas Says DOT Competition Policy Means Chaos At Airport
• Texas Court Won't Revive Atty Fee 'Death Penalty Sanctions'
• Dial, Heinz Win Cert. In News Corp. Ad Monopoly Row
• Miami Worldcenter Developer Settles Investor's $50M Suit
• FIFA Execs Tap McGuireWoods, Kramer Levin Amid Probe
• Delaying Demand May Waive Claimaint's Right To Arbitrate
• New York City Blasts Verizon On 'Failed' FiOS Delivery
• 2 Minority Views From The Top Of BigLaw
• PE Firms Get Nothing In Universal American Board-Seat Row
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Benihana Foreign Trademark Row
• 8th Circ. Won't Revisit Hyatt Contractor's $53M Insurance Row
• Noncompete, Arbitration Deals Running Wild, NELA Head Says
• Labor Sec. Defends Fiduciary Standard To Wary House Panel
• 5th Circ. Urged To Rethink Ruling Axing $350M Insurance Suit
• Glendale Wants Funds From NHL's Coyotes' Trust Account
• Tribal Gaming Co. Wants Intervenors Out Of Sale Dispute
• Riker Danzig Wins Priority Ruling In NJ Mortgage Row
• Philly Firm Refused 2nd Go At Fees In Atty Discipline Row
• NY High Court Closes Door On Host Of Crisis-Era Suits
• 4th Circ. Rebuffs Translators In $25M Army Subcontract Spat
• EEOC Sidestepped Conciliation Rules, CVS Tells 7th Circ.
• Gibson Dunn Hit With $720M Suit Over Real Estate JV
• Swiss AG Probes 53 Transactions Tied To World Cup Bids
• Android Users Defend Class Cert. Bid In Google Privacy Row
• 9th Circ. Traces Limits Of Title VII Around Arbitration
• Texas High Court Is Sure About Reasonable Certainty
• Verizon Accused Of Using Roaming Rates To Gut Competitors
• Citgo Allegedly Duped 2 Texas Employees Into Retirement
• Insurer Says Yahoo Can't Claim Fraud In $1B Bracket Suit
• NBC Wants 'Knight Rider' Attys Sanctioned For Holding Info
• Calif. Tribe Says Employment Pacts Were Forged In Fraud Suit
• NY High Court Brings Finality To RMBS Repurchase Claims
• SeaWorld Defenses Upheld In Ticket Renewal Class Action
• Ordnance Contests Raytheon Atty Fees For Sanction Motion
• Stradley Ronon Says Santander's Claims Can't Top $15M
• Boeing Says JV Partners Must Pay $350M They Owe
• Gov't Work Isn't Covered By Pa. Contractor Law, Justices Say
• Ex-PetroTiger CEO Avoids Prison In FCPA Case
• Beware Increased Privacy And Data Security Scrutiny In M&A
• Del. Bans 'Loser Pays' Bylaws — What Questions Remain?
• Texas Attorney Says He's Owed Fees In $17M Injury Suit
• O'Melveny Wins Bid To Arbitrate Aletheia Malpractice Claims
• NFL Players Lose Jury Trial Rights In $53M BB&T Suit
• Fla. Court Reverses Order Requiring $27M Real Estate Deal
• New Jersey AG Settles Bogus Appliance Warranties Suit
• Warner Bros. Again Defeats Novelist's 'Gravity' Breach Suit
• Brach Eichler Sues Former Client For $250K In Fees
• NHL's Coyotes Score Restraining Order In Glendale Arena Row
• Judge Pokes Holes In Sanctions Bid Against Dunkin' Donuts
• Trader Joe's Can't Arbitrate Pretzel Row, Calif. Court Says
• Tips To Avoid Conflicts When Hiring In-House Lawyers
• Kern Augustine Sued By Ex-Shareholder In Disability Dispute
• Anthem Cleared In Conn. Contract Breach Class Action
• Fox Gets Claims Trimmed From 'New Girl' Copyright Suit
• High Court Shoots Down Iraq's $10B Oil-For-Food Appeal
• Trends In International Arbitration: A New World Order
• Ex-PetroTiger CEO Takes Plea In FCPA Trial
• Why Directors Must Demand Indemnification Agreements
• Expert Testimony Restricted In $312M Refco Suit
• Biz, Law Groups Back Arbitration In DirecTV High Court Row
• Texas High Court Refuses To Divvy Plains' $83M Lease Win
• Well Operators' Costs May Rise After Chesapeake Ruling
• DC Metro Wireless Installer Sues Telecoms Over Unpaid Work
• Amazon Probe Shows EU Focus On Most-Favored Deals
• BMW Can't Keep Battery Class Action In Fed. Court
• Apex Says It Doesn't Belong In Chevron's $30M Oil Leak Suit
• Texas Justices Side With Gas Developer In Delivery Cost Fight
• Texas Justices Say Chesapeake Must Pay Cost-Free Royalties
• Texas Justices To Review State Liability In $7M Oil Well Error
• 4th Circ. Shuts Down Dave & Buster's Mall Lease Dispute
• Cohen & Grigsby Adds 2 Business Services Partners In Pa.
• 5th Circ. Finds Errors In $11.7M Software Contract Judgment
• The Tiring Terrain Of Insurance Contract Exhaustion
• Why Law Firms Collapse
• Nixon Peabody On Hook For Ex-Partner's Fees In Lost Appeal
• Del. Fee-Shifting Ban Easily Clears Legislature
• Chevron Spars Over Fee Appeals In Texas Real Estate Saga
• Branch Law Firm Waived Fee Arbitration, Houston Court Hears
• Fla. Justices Say Bed Tax Is For Room Rates, Not Service Fees
• Houston Network Says Comcast Drove It Into Bankruptcy
• 5th Circ. Says Oilfield Services Deal Caps Coverage For Fire
• NFL Defends Peterson's Abuse Suspension In 8th Circ.
• Ex-PetroTiger Atty Says He Misspoke At Trial
• 11th Circ. Tosses $50M Default Against Dominican Republic
• Ex-Owners Blast Class Notice In Trump Golf Club Row
• NY High Court Says MBS Claims Time-Barred In $330M Suit
• Spanish Investor Wants Out Of $25M AstroWorld Scam Suit
• Verizon Sues NY Utility Over Pole Purchase Pact
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Disbarred Atty's Bankruptcy
• Dealers Say Chrysler Distorts 6th Circ.'s Preemption Ruling
• Measuring Midstream Noncompetes In Midwestern Courts
• How Landlord Rejection Damages Are Capped: Del. Weighs In
• Texas Justices Asked To Reject Chesapeake's Royalty Stance
• DirecTV Sues TVEyes After Fox Loses Fight Under Fair Use
• 5th Circ. Wants Texas Justices' Input On Home Equity Loans
• BofA Wins Mixed Ruling For Arbitration In Rothstein Case
• Stream Energy Sued For Charging Deceptively High Rates
• Judge Blocks Uber From Arbitrating Background Check Suits
• Capitol Owes Royalties On Digital Content, 9th Circ. Told
• Dr. Dre Unplugs Designer's $150M Beats Royalties Claim
• AT&T-DirecTV Merger Soured $102M Streaming Deal, Suit Says
• Should Your Company Indemnify Its Import Manager?
• How US Cos. May Owe UK Taxes From Informal Arrangements
• A 5-Point Plan To Save Our Juries
• Axis Needn't Defend Advertising Co. In Fraud Suit: Judge
• Unions Could Take NJ Pension Battle To US Supreme Court
• Wal-Mart Asks Texas High Court To Bar Optometrists' Award
• Highland Wants $376M From Credit Suisse For Land Deal
• Fox Aims To Unplug Claim It Stole 'New Girl' Sitcom
• Duke Professor's Suit Alleges Hiring Conspiracy With UNC
• Soccer Franchise Owner Hit With $2M Suit Over League Exit
• 'Orphan Black' Producers Can't Slip Cloned Screenplay Claims
• Ex-PetroTiger Atty Admits Tax Fraud On Stand
• UK Court Says Ex-Dewey Partner Must Repay $540K Loan
• Armada Hoffler To Build $100M Beachfront Hotels
• Deal Talks Over LightSquared Collapse End In Stalemate
• Dead Hand Proxy Puts — What You Need To Know
• Judge Hits Pause On Pre-1972 Case For 9th Circ. Appeal
• Boeing Wants Russia's Energia Sanctioned In JV Row
• Akin Gump Ends Appeal Of $426K IP Suit Fraud Verdict
• 3 Takeaways From 7th Circ. Sprint TCPA Class Action
• Implied Warranty Of Noninfringement Depends On State
• Brooklyn Tackles FIFA: RICO's Expansive Reach
• NJ High Court Allows Christie Pension Cut
• Skull Bottle Tequila Co. Can't Plug Rival Startup Brand
• Tax Court Erred In Dismissing $15M IRS Tab, 9th Circ. Says
• Classes Certified Against Wells Fargo In Overdraft MDL
• Snoop Dogg Sues Pabst For His Share Of $700M Sale
• Fort Worth, 8 Others Say Chesapeake Royalty MDL Unfair
• Boies Schiller Could Face DQ From Chiquita War Crimes MDL
• Photogs Press On For Appeal In IP Suit Against NFL, AP
• Supreme Court Urged To Take Up $5M DHL Fraud Row
• BNSF Says Tribe 'Patently Wrong' On Contract Suit Preemption
• Dentons Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Fumbled Tax Swap
• Ex-Verizon Retailer Says Store Buyer Skipped Out On $2M Tab
• NFL Blasts Fans' $83K Fee Request In Super Bowl Ticket Fight
• Tribe's Counsel Not Immune From Subpoena, Judge Says
• High Court Rejects Challenge To NJ Arbitration Ruling
• High Court Won't Hear Appeal Of Grocery Antitrust Ruling
• Automaker Slams 6th Circ. Preemption Ruling At High Court
• Mediation As An International Arbitration Tool
• Argentina Ordered To Shell Out $5.4B To Bond Holders
• Developer Asks Texas Court To Affirm $3.9M Chevron Award
• Charney Says American Apparel Should Cover Defense Tab
• LA Firm Can't Dodge Claim It Flubbed True Religion IP Suit
• Del. Fee-Shifting Bill Won't Cause Corporate Exodus
• Artist Wants Shapiro Arato DQ'd In $7M Jay-Z Logo Row
• Xcel To Pay $36M To End Steam Generator Spat
• NY Court Curbs Damages In Monticello-Concord Casino Spat
• ProLogic Drops $25M Trade Secrets Suit Against Ex-Workers
• Alzheimer's Expert Wants Out of Sterling, NBA Row
• Illumina Makes Arbitration Plea In IP Row Over DNA Testing
• NY Court Won't Revive Auto Parts Maker's Buyout Suit
• Cigna Slams HDL's $66M Counterclaims Over Unpaid Services
• Orchid Co. Says Calif. Law Firm Fumbled Labor Settlement
• Resolution Of PAGA Waiver Issue Reserved For Later Date
• Texas Court Won't Rehear ConocoPhillips Pollution Duty Row
• Ex-Petro Tiger Atty Says CEO Ordered Bribery, Kickbacks
• Contractor Charged In $6.9M ConEd Kickback Scheme
• NJ Devils Try To Put Season Ticket Resale Suit On Ice
• 2nd Circ. Says Verizon Sales Agent Can't Sue Over Contract
• American Pharoah Owner Gets Gambling Debt Suit Dismissed
• Judge Axes Travel Sites' Exhaustion Defense In Ill. Tax Row
• Paragon Offshore Raises $300M In Sale-Leaseback Deal
• NY Could Clarify Tortious Interference For Noncompetes
• Xerox Unit, Darden Settle $13M Contract Row
• 7th Circ. Reopens Candy Supplier Row Over No-Service Claims
• H-2B Carnival Workers Urge 8th Circ. To Revive Wage Row
• Wyo. TV Co. Denies Sabotaging $6.4M Deal For Philly Station
• Visa Fights To Keep Holland & Hart In $600M Black Card Row
• So You Think You Want To Arbitrate?
• Gore Says Al Jazeera Must Release Escrowed Sale Funds
• TransPerfect Co-CEOs Warned To Make Peace Or Else
• Quarles & Brady Win In Fla. Malpractice Suit Upheld
• Jones Day, Seyfarth, Others Beat $20M Howrey Clawback
• Navy Contractor Can't Escape IP Suit Counterclaim
• Atty Admits Taking 'Dirty Money' In PetroTiger FCPA Case
• Cochran Appeals Ex-Partner TM Ruling To 9th Circ.
• Baker Donelson Rips 'Wild Goose Chase' Discovery Bid
• SunPower Hits SunEdison With Trade Secrets Theft Suit
• Pizza Hut Franchise Fails In Belated Arbitration Bid
• Is Your Overriding Royalty Interest What You Think It Is?
• Kentucky Downs Can't Nix Trade Secret Suit, Betting Co. Says
• Holdout Can't Stop Carnival Cruise Fiasco Deal, Judge Says
• Startup Founders Say Mark Geragos, Firm Took Over Biz
• Gov't Scores TRO To Force Subcontractor Payments
• Best Buy Can't Beat Claims Geek Squad Stole Nude Photos
• Mass. At Last Acquiesces To High Court On Arbitration
• Mazda Gets Defective Engine Valve Row Gutted
• Google Says Bid For Cert. In Privacy Case Rests On 'Air'
• When Statutes Of Limitation Vary, Don't Wait To File Suit
• FIFA Indictment May Present Challenges For DOJ
• Sprint To Pay $20M To RadioShack To End Contract Disputes
• Transocean Can't Escape Higher Settlement, Ex-Worker Says
• Hard Rock Cafe's Foreign Unit No Shield In Franchise Row
• JPMorgan Gets $69M Refund In Patent License Dispute
• JST Must Continue Supplying Parts For GM Cars During Suit
• Boeing Exploited Us, Ex-Soviet JV Partners Say In $350M Fight
• Construction Arbitration Clauses Can Save Time And Money
• Tribe Says Gov't Board Lacks Authority To Hear BNSF Suit
• 5 Insights From Schneider Electric GC Peter Wexler
• Calif. Cos. Face More PAGA Suits As Iskanian Rule Stands
• Comcast Prevails In Tortured Teen's Alarm System Suit
• American Apparel Wins TRO Halting Ex-CEO's Public Criticism
• Honeywell Says Army Subcontract Suit Lacks Underlying Deal
• Supreme Court Wants SG's Take On ERISA Venue Clauses
• Labor Fiduciary Plan To Empower Plaintiffs Bar
• Sly Stone's Ex-Manager Sues To Claw Back Living Expenses
• Apple Seeks Sanctions In IMessage Proposed Class Action
• Justices Nix Bridgestone Bid To Topple Calif. PAGA Ruling
• NJ Court Won't Revive Suit Over Tropicana Elevator Problem
• Philips Didn't Interfere With Worker's Other Job, 6th Circ. Says
• Cargill Units Hit With $95M Suit Over Mexican Resort JV
• NFL, AP Say Game Over For Photographers' Antitrust Suit
• Justices Won't Hear Ex-Carnival Worker's Arbitration Appeal
• Courts' Love-Hate Relationship With Equitable Estoppel
• Dealing With Fractional Oil, Gas Interests In Bankruptcy