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Commercial Contracts - July, 2015

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• Trump Says Chef Can't Quit Lease Over Immigration Remarks
• Attys Tell Justices 6th Circ. Wrongly Revived FDCPA Suit
• State Law Governs DirecTV Arbitration Row, High Court Told
• 9th Circ. Revives Ray Charles Foundation Copyright Suit
• Schwab Urges High Court To Quash Risky CMO Class Action
• Yahoo Ducks Extra Discovery In $1B Bracket Row With Insurer
• Bryan Cave Hit With Malpractice Claim Over Hotel Loan
• Calif. Court DQs Atty In Brothers' $250M Real Estate Row
• 2 Texas Firms Sued For Botching Steel Co.'s Contract Row
• CAT Wants Equipment Back From Defunct Miner Allied Nevada
• Texas Justices Won't Weigh In On Locker & Lee Fee Suit
• NJ Devils Ticket Holders Get Another Shot On Resale Suit
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Goodyear's $2M Cleanup Fee Bid
• Pa. Justices Urged To Force UPMC To Honor Medicare Deals
• A Guide To Hartford's Cumis Fee Battle With Squire Patton
• GE Mortgage Can't Escape BNY Mellon's $900M RMBS Suit
• 7 Keys To Improving Your Direct Examination
• The Interplay Between Indemnity And Insurance Clauses
• 3 Takeaways From 9th Circ.'s Motorola FRAND Decision
• Texas Court Won't Revive $6.4B Brenham Oil & Gas Suit
• Texas Allows Lucchese To Arbitrate Worker Injury Claims
• Katy Perry's Prayers Answered As Nuns' Convent Sale Nixed
• Honeywell Gets Army Subcontractor Suit Pared Back
• Developer Can't Block Resort's Casino: NY Appeals Court
• NFL Players Will Have Single Trial In $53M Suit Versus BB&T
• Travel Sites Say Towns Didn't Fix Class Cert. Bid In Tax Row
• 9th Circ. Backs Microsoft's $14M Win In Motorola FRAND Suit
• 7th Circ. Doesn't End Debate Over Ill.'s Fifield Rule
• 4th Circ. Urged To Revive Marriott ERISA Suit Over Stock Plan
• Reebok Hit With Trade Secrets Suit Over CrossFit Apparel
• Film Co. Says Union Owes $5M For Lying To Secure CBA
• SCE Raises Nuclear Plant Stakes To $7.6B, Mitsubishi Says
• Fla. Court Affirms Receivership In TV Joint Venture's Breakup
• NJ Appeals Court Revives Condo's Tennis Court Fraud Claim
• Commercial Common Sense And Bad Bargains
• 8th Circ. Told Food Giants Can't Arbitrate Antitrust Row
• Philly Landowner Wants Lien Axed In $18M Development Row
• NFL Players Suing BB&T For $53M Get Their Ranks Cut
• Forced Arbitration Brings Stay, Not Dismissal, 2nd Circ. Says
• Venable Beats OLG's $6M Counterclaim In Fee Fight
• Lord & Taylor Blasts Mall Owner's 'Greed' In Lease Trial
• Texas Court Holds PI Firm To $500K Malpractice Loss
• TD Bank Scores Partial Win Over Ex-Commerce CEO's Book
• ResCap Wants Judge To Nix 'Foreclosure King's' $6M Claim
• Holland & Knight Adds Real Estate Duo From K&L Gates
• Pa. High Court To Mull Shareholders' Liability To Contractors
• Screened Selection In Party-Appointed Arbitrations
• Ex-Bracewell Client Loses Rehearing Bid In Arbitration Row
• Dismissal Bid Fails In $19M Philly Gym Lease Spat
• Smerconish Says He Was Duped In Phony Churchill Photo Buy
• Chevy Dealer Says GM Sales Were Boosted By Competitors
• O'Bannon Tells 9th Circ. Not To Stop NCAA Antitrust Order
• The Proposed Best Interest Contract Exemption: Part 3
• Pension Funds Seek Billions From NJ Over Contract Breach
• Ernst & Young Reneged On Schlumberger Purchase Deal: Suit
• NFL Gets Tougher Off The Field As Players Cry Foul
• Lord & Taylor Hits Setbacks On Eve Of Md. Mall Lease Trial
• Landowner Flubbed Exxon Royalty Suit, Texas High Court Told
• Chesapeake Takes $380M Bond Buyback Ruling To 2nd Circ.
• Aetna's $120M RICO Suit Against Texas Hospital Stays Alive
• Judge In $7M IP Suit Against Jay-Z Won't Recuse Himself
• AT&T Wants $102M Row Over Soured Streaming Deal Nixed
• Broadcasters To Intervene In Viacom Bundling Antitrust Suit
• Uber Drivers Urge Class Certification in Calif. FLSA Suit
• 5th Circ. Says Drilling Platform Welder Isn't A Seaman
• EBay OKs $1.2M Deal Ending 'Buy It Now' Fee Suit
• The Proposed Best Interest Contract Exemption: Part 2
• Law360's Trial Aces Make Winning Look Easy
• NY Securities Boutique Says Investors' Suit Falls Short
• Health Providers Say Lack Of Market Power Axes Antitrust Suit
• Knobbe Martens Blasts DQ Bid In Patent Dispute
• Texas Court Cuts $4M In Damages In Horizon Poaching Suit
• 11th Circ. Takes Up PIP Overbilling Suit Against HCA
• Former Soccer Star Willing To Settle NY Cosmos Firing Suit
• Surfing's 'First Family' Sues Lions Gate Over TV Show
• Ambit Energy's Service Terms Undermine NJ Price Hike Suit
• Broadcasters Want Viacom Docs Kept Out Of Antitrust Suit
• GM's Exclusivity Suit Belongs With Va. DMV, Dealer Says
• REBUTTAL: The Problem With 3rd-Party Litigation Financing
• The Proposed Best Interest Contract Exemption: Part 1
• What To Consider When Drafting Arbitration Agreements
• Jay-Z, Universal Blast Bid To Recuse Judge In $7M Logo Row
• 'One Life To Live' Producer Blames ABC Suit For Ch. 7 Bid
• 7th Circ. Says Negotiations Over Box Co. Sale Not A 'Sham'
• NHL's Coyotes Would Stay In Ariz. Under Deal With Glendale
• Biotech Says Solomon Isn't Owed $3.7M For AstraZeneca Deal
• Biotech Sues Patent Management Firm For Overcharging
• DLA Piper, Seyfarth Escape $720M Real Estate JV Claims
• Fiberglass Contractor Says It's Not To Blame For Deadly Job
• Baylor Sued By Research Doctor Over Patent Royalties
• 5 Ways To Anticipate Hot Points In Property JV Negotiations
• United Pet Foods Too Slow To Slip Toxic Pet Food Suit
• Jury Awards Entertainment Co. $2.3M In Row With Navigators
• Harbinger Takes 2nd Shot At $1.5B RICO Suit Against Dish
• Uber Background Check Suit Paused For Arbitration Appeal
• PNC Sanctioned For Hiding Policies In Funeral Scam Case
• Aetna Settles Kickback Suit With Pa. Surgery Center
• Fla. Attys Must Face Suit Over Fees From $1.45M Settlement
• Yahoo Demands Sanctions In Row Over $1B NCAA Prize
• Calif. Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2015
• Hedge Fund Ordered To Pay $1.8M To Recession Investor
• OLG Can't Nix Venable's Fraud Claims In Fee Row
• T-Mobile Hit With Class Action Over Calif. Building Leases
• Medtronic Seeks $6M In Fees In Long-Running Patent Case
• Proposed Class Narrowed In Ford Exhaust Fumes Action
• 10 Questions In Employment Contract Disputes: Part 2
• Ex Ante Vs. Ex Post: Janis Joplin's Yearbook Revisited
• Snell & Wilmer Among Those Targeted In Racketeering Suit
• Football Coach Says Univ. of Pittsburgh Reneged On Contract
• Airlines, Pipeline Co. Push Deal In $49M NYC Fuel Row
• Texas Court Rules Churches Not Immune In Secular Contracts
• Phillips Nizer Accused Of Botching $38M Contract Suit
• Nuns Sue LA Archbishop To Stop Katy Perry's Convent Deal
• Surfer Settles Row Over Kookbox Surfboard Trademark
• Tribe Wants Ex-Officials' Assets Frozen In Embezzlement Suit
• $400M Hotel Investor Says Ex-Partner's Suit Is Time-Barred
• BNY Mellon Chides Chesapeake For Trying To Avoid Bond
• Skanska Can't DQ Troutman From Suits Over $117M Project
• 'Throw Golf' Stick IP Suit To Go Ahead Without Injunction
• Delta Says Dallas Can't Bar Access To Love Field Gates
• NJ Lawmakers Look To Ease Univ.'s Sale Of Showboat Casino
• Albertsons Says Store Buyer Must Pay $41M For Groceries
• Chrysler Can't Stop Montana Federal Preemption Litigation
• LA Spanish Station Hits Fox, RCN JV With $3M Contract Suit
• 10 Questions In Employment Contract Disputes: Part 1
• Medical Co.'s Ex-IP Atty Can't Dodge Trade Secret Row
• Ill. Towns Again Seek Class Cert. In Travel Site Tax Case
• Aviation PE Firm's Co-Founder Claims Partners Shut Him Out
• Wireless Products For Hilton, Waldorf Were Faulty, Suit Says
• Distributor Must Arbitrate Claims Over Baker Hughes Deal
• Paralegal Must Arbitrate Pregnancy Bias Claim Against Firm
• Argentina Says Immunity Bars Sanctions In Bond Fight
• Jay-Z Gets $195K In Fees After Beating Copyright Suit
• Credit Suisse Asks Texas Court To Enforce $50M NY Award
• Sports Tech Co. Seeks To Block Co-Founder's New Venture
• Judge Allows Appeal Of Tribal Payday Loan Arbitration Order
• Wellogix Pushes 5th Circ. To Restart SAP Trade Secret Suit
• PE Firm Halifax Says Co. Lied About Finances Before Sale
• Motorola Owes Commission On $33M Caesars Deal, Suit Says
• Stradley Ronon Nabs Ex-McCarter & English Litigation Pro
• Is Social Media Eroding Nonsolicitation Agreements?
• Napoli Bern Attys' Feud Over 9/11 Firm Rages On 3 Fronts
• Blue Cross Sues Mich. Hospital In Tribal Insurance Row
• Class Defends Growth In Safeway 'E-Grocery' Overcharge Suit
• 8th Circ. Affirms Cell Providers Breached Billing Co. Contract
• Macquarie Bank Misused Trade Secrets, 8th Circ. Says
• Arnold & Itkin Accused Of Stiffing Private Eye $4M
• Boies Schiller Derides Rival Atty's Motion In Chiquita MDL
• Lemon Law Can't Shield 2nd Owner: Calif. Appeals Court
• Ex-Bracewell Client Urges 3rd Circ. To Rehear Arbitration Row
• Fla. Judge Lets Argentina Soccer Kick Media Rights Suit
• Outdoor Channel Dodges Suit Over Camera Biz Deal, For Now
• EEOC Urges 7th Circ. Revival Of CVS Severance Pact Case
• 7 Important Noncompete Rulings From The 1st Half Of 2015
• BP's Gasoline Pricing Cost Franchisees $1.6M, Jury Told
• Distributor Bucks Arbitration In Suit Over Baker Hughes Deal
• Uber Strikes Discovery Deal In Drivers' Tip Suit
• Jay-Z's Tidal Can't Play Lil Wayne Songs, Label Says
• Pa. Man Gets Prison For Defrauding Hewlett-Packard, Cisco
• Health Tech Firm Accuses GC Of Self-Dealing, Ripping It Off
• Ex-Reckitt Exec's Firing Case Can Proceed In NJ, Judge Says
• The Business Bottom Line On The Iran Agreement
• Android Users Amended Away Standing In Privacy Suit: Judge
• SEC's 'Clawback' Proposal Raises Significant Tax Issues
• Lab Asks For Relief From Drugmaker's $3M Damages Claim
• Physiotherapy Holdings Can't Split Up Contracts, Judge Says
• Boies Schiller Ends Client Conflict In Chiquita War Crimes MDL
• Kachina Asks Texas Justices To Rehear Gas Delivery Cost Suit
• Tribal Payday Lender Officials Claim Immunity From Class Suit
• Forex Merchant Says Fraudster's Receiver Must Arbitrate
• Navy Subcontractor Sued Over $23M Claim In Fatal Accident
• Court Revives Donors' Priority Parking Beef With SC University
• 7th Circ. Shoots Down Tech Staffing Co.'s Noncompete Pacts
• OPINION: Litigation Finance Can Help Break The Glass Ceiling
• Exxon Unit Hit With Class Action Over Pa. Gas Royalties
• Ex-Casino Execs Stuck With $272M Award Over Lost License
• Astor Weiss Says Telecom Malpractice Suit Time-Barred
• Customer Data Sale In Bankruptcy: Lessons From RadioShack
• CPA Targeted By Mo. Soccer Facility Says She's Owed Fees
• UK Beatles Song Ruling May Kill Antitrust Suit, Cos. Say
• Filter Co. Asks 6th Circ. To Uphold Coverage Of Defect Suit
• Solar Co.'s Magic Gets Judge To Trim Contract Class Action
• Fla. Firm Says USAA Owes $5M, Forced 2 Office Closures
• NFL Players Oppose Split Trials In $53M BB&T Lawsuit
• Mortgage Lender Can't Hit Brakes On ResCap's Breach Suit
• Ex-Tribal Officials Say Court Can't Hear Embezzlement Suit
• NJ Woman Gets 3 Years For Bribing VA Official For Contracts
• MMA Promotion Co. Investor Claims Viacom Hid Profits
• The Biggest Calif. Court Decisions So Far In 2015
• Class Attys Get Over $44M In Fees In NCAA Likeness Deal
• Saul Ewing Adds Commercial Litigator From Baker & McKenzie
• Deutsche Bank's 'Con Game' Can't Be Tolerated, Court Hears
• Navigating The Delaware Rapid Arbitration Act
• BP Franchisees Say Gas Price Policy Sabotaged Their Stations
• DirecTV Wants Out Of $10B Race Bias Suit Over AT&T Merger
• Standard General Again Sues Ex-American Apparel CEO
• Texas Town Sues After Wind Turbines Send Blades Flying
• Nationwide Says Builder's Workmanship Judgment Excluded
• Builder Seeks Millions For Miami Ikea Store's Construction
• Orbitz Dodges Shareholder Suit Over Travelport Deal
• Calif. High Court Clears Up Joint Liability After Judgments
• NFLPA Probing Cowboys, Broncos For Possible Collusion
• WMC Escapes Freddie, Deutsche Suit Over $1B Mortgage Pool
• Singer Sues Ex-Bandmates Over Use Of Creedence Name
• Pepsi Significantly Trims Wendy's Suit In $8.8M Contract Fight
• Cosmos Look To Toss Ex-'Wild Card' Player's Contract Suit
• A Rare Victory On Arbitration Agreement Enforceability
• Conn. Courts Should Not Follow Comind
• Kansas Curbs Marketable Product Rule In O&G Royalty Cases
• Chesapeake Owes $380M For Botched Bond Buyback
• YouTube Accused Of Unfairly Booting New Singer's Video
• BP Franchisees Slam Pricing Policy At Trial Opening
• Ex-Alden CEO's $35M Stock Deal Claims Revived On Appeal
• Thompson Coburn Atty Beats DQ Bid In Charity Row
• NFL Insists Fans' Bid For Costs In Super Bowl Row Is Too High
• Amazon Shakes Internet Tech Patent Suit After Alice
• Glass Fiber Co.'s Canadian CEO Ducks Texas Contract Suit
• Paintball Gun Maker Sues Taiwan Rival For Royalties
• GE Mortgage Trims $900M BNY Mellon Trustee Suit
• GM Says Dealer Improperly Added Other Auto Brands To Lot
• Ex-Tribal Leaders Lose Arbitration Bid In Fraud Suit
• Delta Trespassing On Dallas Airport Gates, Southwest Says
• Investor Can't Grill Burger King Europe On Jurisdiction
• T-Mobile Class Urges 9th Circ. To Scrap Arbitration Demand
• Uber Seeks To Block Cert In Drivers' Tipping Class Action
• 5th Circ. Pushed 2 Ways Over $12M Telecom Contract Ruling
• Wells Fargo Customers Defend Class Cert. In Overdraft MDL
• Aetna Defends Suit Over Pa. Surgery Clinic Kickback Scheme
• Time Warner Says Broadcaster Never Paid Channel Lease Fees
• Swisher Hygiene Must Face Claims Over Merger Agreement
• AVIC Tells 5th Circ. To Change 'Unfair' Arbitration In $2B Row
• Sidley Beats Patricia Cornwell's DQ Bid In Accountant Suit
• Atty Seeks Sanctions For Frivolous Rehashing Of Fla. RE Row
• King & Spalding Must Rework $4.6M Class Malpractice Deal
• Safeway Fights To Let Jury Decide Online Pricing Class Action
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Ruling Blocking Atty's Debt Discharge
• TRW, Fuji Oozx Resolve Fight Over Mexico Parts Plant
• Developer Says Morgans NYC Boutique Hotel Deal Was Sound
• Mo. Soccer Facility Sues CPA Over Sales Tax Assessments
• CORRECTED: Jury Finds Boston Scientific Infringed Stent Patent
• Equitable Subordination Considerations For Creditors
• Ex-Davis Wright Partner Says Firm Axed Him Over Ethics Row
• Ex-Promontory Growth CEO Asks Chancery To Set Co. Value
• Golf Course Investors Can't Go After Bank, 8th Circ. Says
• American Apparel Asks Chancery To Nix Charney Atty Fee Bid
• Bankrupt Mineral Park Earns Nod For Trafigura Settlement
• Square Partially Wins Challenge Over Card Reader Patent
• Musicians Claim Sony Music Breached Labor Agreement
• Preteen Singer Calls For Sanctions In Fla. Contract Suit
• Sidley Fights DQ Bid In Patricia Cornwell Accounting Firm Suit
• Biotech Says Solomon Wasn't Involved In AstraZeneca Deal
• Fed. Circ. Says Arbitrator Can Bar Untimely Issues Under CBA
• Kan. Gas Leaseholders Get Piece Of Condemnation Award
• Fight Between Producers Of 'Real Housewives' Tossed
• UPMC Tells Pa. Court It Can End Medicare Deal With Highmark
• PGA Won't Use Trump Course For Event After 'Rapist' Remarks
• Google Says Expert Priced Apples To Oranges In Privacy Row
• Sprint Asks Full 7th Circ. To Rethink Illinois Bell Victory
• Farmers Unit Faces Class Action Over Contractor Fee Denials
• The Biggest Obstacle To Value-Based Care
• Eaglebank Lien Ruled Senior In Minor League Team Spat
• 5th Circ. Rejects Maritime Liens Despite Contract Breach
• SCA Calls Yahoo Claims Baseless In $1B NCAA Bracket Fight
• Marriott, Timeshare Owner Settle Rewards System Appeal
• Investment Firm Can't Shake $55M Securities Suit
• Fraud Claims Cut From $25M Six Flags Redevelopment Suit
• Telecom Execs Accused Of Seizing Co. Can't Issue New Stock
• Newmark Seeks $1.6M In Suit Over Philly Bible Group Lease
• BB&T Moves To Split Trial In NFL Players' $53M Suit
• U. Of Mich. Is Latest Ex-Adidas Partner Nabbed By Nike
• Google Slams Bid To Combine Privacy Class Actions
• Hitachi Parent Cut From Truenorth's $6.8M Merger Fee Suit
• Artist Wants Judge Recused From $7M Jay-Z Logo Row
• ATK Accounting Row Must Be Settled In Court, MidOcean Says
• Intervenors Bow Out Of Tribal Gaming Co. Sale Dispute
• Refco Can Add To Claims Over Cantor's Gaming Tech Biz
• United Pans DirectTV Dead Zone Suit
• 3 Recent Texas High Court Cases Hold 1 Common Lesson
• The Big Deal With Big Data: New Security Tools Are Needed
• Class Attys Blast Objections To Fees In EA, NCAA Deals
• Corizon Wants Suit Over 18 Stolen Workers To Land In Fla.
• Torre Lentz Survives DQ Bid In Travelers' Bond Dispute
• Microtel Inns Scores $540K Judgment In Lanham Suit
• 'Arsenio' Producer Can't Nix Ex-Kimmel Writer's Fraud Suit
• 'Wheel Of Time' Author's Widow, Producers End Slander Row
• 'Throw Golf' Stick Inventor Says Patent Suit Must Live
• Ryanair To Sue Hertz Over Ending Rental Supply Contract
• 8th Circ. Raps Pig Farmers' US Bank Forbearance Suit
• 6-Foot-9 Actress Sued For Breach Of Contract By Ex-Promoter
• Knobbe Martens Twisting Facts In DQ Row, Court Told
• Ford Helped Steal Machine Design From Bidder, Suit Says
• Travelers Asks Judge To Toss Rest Of Cyber Liability Suit
• The Changing Role Of A Reinsurance Contracts Specialist
• 3rd Circ. Says Bracewell Can Arbitrate Pa. Malpractice Suit
• CoreLogic Says Zurich's Bond Renewal Snafu Cost It $14M
• Wolf Hollow Denied El Paso Marketing Contract Damages
• Fla. Jury Clears IP Firm Of Malpractice In Legal Fees Flap
• Ex-NBA Head Coach Stiffed Talent Agency, Suit Says
• Travelers Gets Claim Axed In U. Of Iowa Project Fight
• Android User Moves To Combine Google Privacy Class Actions
• 8th Circ. Says Nissan Dealer Spat Belongs In State Court
• Avoiding Compliance Red Cards After FIFA Scandal
• Utah Appeals Court Upholds Construction Statute Of Repose
• Dreier Trustee Settles With Diamond McCarthy In Fee Row
• Straub Sues Stockton University Over Showboat Dispute
• Class Action Over Failed $2.5B Cooper-Apollo Tie-Up Tossed
• Capital One Sued For Quitting Taxi Venture, Backing Uber
• Towns Needn't Cover Officials' Legal Fees: NJ Appeals Court
• Toyota, Nissan, Honda Blazing Path For Fuel Cell Vehicles
• Philly Landowner Sued For Alleged Changes On $18M Sale
• Fort Worth Pulls Opposition To Chesapeake Royalty MDL
• Macy's Ditches Trump After Mexican Immigrant Remarks
• Android Users Fight To Keep Expert In Google Privacy Row
• Starbucks Wins Discovery Bid In Tainted Ham Row
• SEC's Warning — Fund Trustees Are Fair Game
• Franchising And The Internet: New Challenges In The EU