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Commercial Contracts - August, 2015

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• Eastman Tentatively Resolves Bid To DQ King & Spalding
• Disney Beats 'Hannah Montana' Creators' Merch Profits Bid
• 5th Circ. Tough On NLRB In Murphy Oil Class Waiver Fight
• 7th Circ. Nixes Win For Voya Insurer In $300M Contract Row
• Comcast Eyes 5th Circ. After $74M Loss In Network's Ch. 11
• Dish Accused Of Stiffing TV Station On Retransmission Fees
• Soccer Star Says Team Can't Rely on 'Gossip' To Toss Suit
• Dish-Sinclair Spat's Impact Unclear On FCC Review
• Court Says No Evidence Highland Misled Fund Investors
• Health First's Antitrust Woes Grow With New Hospital Suit
• Merck Seeks Stop Of Royalty Payments For Diabetes Patents
• 9th Circ. Tweaks Ruling On Broadcaster's $15M IRS Row
• Justices Urged To Fix Circuit Split On Welfare Plan Vesting
• When Courts Invoke Equitable Tolling In Noncompete Cases
• NY High Court, 2nd Circ. Are No Friends Of Fracking
• 5 Insights From 3M General Counsel Ivan Fong
• NLRB's New Joint-Employer Test Is Major Victory For Unions
• NLRB Upholds Unlawful Arbitration Pact Ruling
• Hearst Asks FCC To Fine Fla. Cable Co. In Retrans Dispute
• Texas Court Revives $1.9M Award Over Biotech Patent Project
• McDonald Hopkins Adds Ex-Akerman Partner In S. Florida
• Firms' Fight Against Baker Botts Ruling Looks Futile
• Ex-AIG Exec Takes Stand In $2B Coventry Racketeering Trial
• Judge OKs Most Counterclaims In $7.3M Hotel Developer Suit
• Oracle's Anti-SLAPP Bid Panned By Court In $4B HP Row
• Sage Group Says Suit Over Axed MYOB Bid Has Been Tossed
• Abercrombie Gift Card Class Hangs By A Thread After Ruling
• Chrysler Dodges Calif. Contract Row Over Property Deal
• George Smith Partners Seeks Sanctions In Nixed Fraud Suit
• Pa. Utility Can't Stay Bait-And-Switch Class Action
• Is There 'Credible Information' Of A CTIPs Violation?
• Ex-Running Back Says BB&T Allowed Fraudulent Investments
• Minor League Team Owner Ducks Bid To Reopen Lien Case
• TV Station Appeals Order To Finalize $6.4M Sale To 9th Circ.
• Lumber Liquidators Investors Say Ex-Exec Led China Deals
• Drivers Say Ford Mischaracterizes Cracked Tailgate Suit
• AIG Likens Coventry Trio To Mafia At $2B Racketeering Trial
• 'Fifty Shades' Publisher Must Set Aside $10M For Settlement
• Canceled HP Account Sparks $58M Contract Fight With Cisco
• 5 Tips For Beating A Bank Foreclosure
• BB&T Looks To Tackle NFL Receiver In Negligence Trial
• Revel Contractor Not Liable For Worker Injury, NJ Court Says
• US Bank, Xerox Settle With Borrower In Student Loan Suit
• Fla. Appeals Court Reverses Ruling In UFC Fighter-Agent Row
• 3rd Circ. Says ERISA Benefit Denials Must Specify Deadlines
• Where There's A 'Will' There's (Now) A Way In California
• Reckitt Must Face Majority Of Mucinex Monopoly Claims
• TV Station Must Finalize $6.4M Sale After Contract Breach
• Dish, Sinclair End Blackout After FCC Intervention Sparks Deal
• Carlos Slim's Telmex Under Probe For Dish Web Video Deal
• Court Can't Step Into $2B Row's Arbitration, 5th Circ. Says
• Pa. Justices To Review Trial Court's Probe Of Gas Rights
• Andretti Sports Says Racetrack Can't Dismiss Fraud Suit
• Steel Contractor Says It's Owed $400K Over Philly Courthouse
• AT&T Claims NYC Landlord Denied Access To Cell Site
• Ex-Schlumberger Atty Fails To Shake Contract Claim On Appeal
• Builder Says Crum & Forster Must Defend $22M Condo Suit
• $27M Malpractice Suit Over Microsoft IP Deal Nears Revival
• BB&T Calls NFLers' Neglience Claims Sour Grapes At Trial
• Judges Grow Frustrated As Atty Barbs Proliferate
• 5th Circ. Forces Drug Stores To Arbitrate Claims Against CVS
• Lloyd's Knocks Bad Faith Claim In $132M Train Crash Row
• Pepsi Must Arbitrate Texas Asbestos Indemnity Suit
• MedCap Receiver Reaches Deal With Debtor In Ponzi Fallout
• NAB Pushes FCC For 'Bad Actor Factor' In Retrans Reviews
• Sinclair Broadcast Pushes FCC To Keep Exclusivity Rule
• 7th Circ. Overturns $2.7M Judgment Against Wood Supplier
• George Clinton Objects To UMG's $11.5M Digital Royalty Deal
• AT&T Says $10B Race Bias Suit Is A Ploy For Carriage
• 'Top Chef' Winner Sued Over Failed Philly Restaurant
• Drought Makes New Work Rain Down On Calif. Attys
• Afilias Wins $10M Verdict In Web Software IP Dispute
• A Few Ways To Work Around The Brulotte Rule
• Steven Tyler's Atty Can't Shake 'American Idol' Contract Suit
• Chesapeake Loses Key Ruling In Bass Family Royalty Suit
• 9th Circ. Offers Hope For Proposed Title Kickback Class
• Afilias Seeks $10M Jury Award Over Web Software IP Theft
• Verizon Accused Of Shorting Pa. Towns On Franchise Dues
• Bad-Faith Claim Relevant To Failed $125M Deal: Casino Co.
• NY Islanders Say Team Is Not In Default Of Coliseum Lease
• NBC Decries Baiul's $10M 'Nutcracker On Ice' Royalty Suit
• Humana Must Fight Hospital's Payment Suit In State Court
• Uber Urges Denial Of Cert. In Tipping Class Action
• FCC Orders Sham Telecoms To Pay AT&T $252K
• FHWA Takes A Look At An Innovative Contracting Method
• Patent Holder Sues Jones Day For Backing Out Of IP Row
• Solera Tried To Undermine Car Data Contract, Suit Says
• Super Bowl Fans Tell 5th Circ. Class Cert. Was Wrongly Denied
• Class Cert. Upheld In Wells Fargo Overdraft MDL
• Former Cochran Partner Says Ex-Colleague Stole His Fees
• How To Protect IP In Energy Industry Joint Ventures
• Media Co. Seeks $280K In Sanctions From Navigators
• International Energy Can Sue Chinese Co. Over BP Asset Sale
• FTC Renews Push For Sanctions Against Hi-Tech
• Customers' State Law Views 'Radical,' DirecTV Tells Justices
• Law360 Pro Bono All Stars Show Dedication To Helping Others
• Bank Can't Collect $10M Fees From Hemispherx: 3rd Circ.
• Meadowlands Tenant's New Ownership Voids Lease: Judge
• Yucaipa's Subordination Claims Thrown Out Of Allied Ch. 11
• CFPB Suits Bring Some Clarity To Its Definition Of 'Abusive'
• 20 Firms Show How To Win Big And Do Good
• A Guide To Liberty's Texas CGL Coverage Showdown
• Texas Jury Awards $60M In Mineral Rights Partner Suit
• Sprint Sues AT&T Over Unpaid Call Routing Tariffs
• Disney, Others Can't Duck Animator's Anti-Poaching Suit
• Noble Energy Asks Texas Justices To Mull Conoco Indemnity
• Comcast Can't Recoup $100M After Sports Network Ch. 11
• K&L Gates Adds Ex-Dentons Partner To Warsaw Office
• HP Escapes Computer Warranty Class Action For Now
• Congress Must Come To The Defense Of Class Actions
• Knobbe Martens Dodges DQ Bid In Neovasc Patent Dispute
• Petrohawk Asks Texas Court To Nix $11.5M Lease Judgment
• Pryor Cashman Hit With $37M Malpractice Suit Over Bank Deal
• FreightCar Reaches $33M Retirees' Deal Days Before Trial
• Collections Co. Denied Arbitration, Tribal Shield In Class Suit
• BMW Hit With Suit Over Proposed New Dealership In Fla.
• Fla. OKs Delay In Customer Fees In Duke Energy Dispute
• Allergan Product-Hopping Suit Nixed On Faulty Assignments
• Nondisclosure Agreements Deserve A Closer Look
• Zipcar Can't Shake Calif. Drivers' Late Fee Suit
• Hotel Manager Wants To End Deal With Bankrupt Baha Mar
• Auto Law Firm Drives Dealer's Malpractice Suit To Fla.
• Ky. High Court Says Gas Producers Liable For Severance Tax
• Auditor Drops Lockheed Martin Clawback Fee Dispute
• Rift Among US Courts In Enforcing Int'l Arbitration Awards
• Fla. Hotel Asks Full 11th Circ. To Rethink $5M Interest Ruling
• Vringo Wants ZTE Sanctioned For Atty's IP Row Depo Refusal
• Calif. DAs Say Uber Screenings Don't Catch Criminal Drivers
• Arnold & Itkin Settles Dallas Businessman's Negligence Suit
• NY Fracking Moratorium Doesn't Extend Leases: 2nd Circ.
• In Rare Move, NY Court Tosses Bus Driver's Arbitration Award
• BNY Mellon Gets OK To Join Revel Energy Supply Dispute
• NY Judge Won't Nix Suit Over Plaintiffs' Firm's $8.5M Debt
• Legal Recruiter Loses Texas Appeal Over Lateral Hire Fee
• Broadcasters, Cable Troubled By FCC Retransmission Change
• Dish Accused Of Hypocrisy In Sinclair Contract Dispute
• Top 5 Ways To Help A Law Professional Land A Job
• Fla. Court Asked To Decertify Class In Cruise Doctors' Suit
• Hormel Pushes To Have Claims Over AgFeed's Ch. 11 Axed
• Soccer Player Says Sony Stole Charity Idea For Playstation
• Tribe, Casino Co. Owe MoFo $1.9M Fees Over Failed Project
• Bio-Rad Investor Accuses Board Of Rampant Malfeasance
• Kasowitz Benson Faces Malpractice Suit Over $12M Default
• Worker Arbitration Pact Is Unconscionable, Calif. Court Says
• 10th Circ. Kills Nationstar, BofA Mortgage Suit
• Ultra Music Founder's Estate Says Partners Siphoned Funds
• Santander Slams Stradley's Bid To Ax $200M Malpractice Row
• Google Can't Revive Patent Suit's Contract Claim At Fed. Circ.
• Grand Canyon Tourism Co. Can't Depose Tribal Atty: Judge
• Jury Clears BNY Unit In $460M Trial Tied To Refco Fraud
• Chevy Dealer Fights GM's Arbitration Bid In Exclusivity Suit
• Parsing Post-Production Energy Costs In Pa. Leases
• Volvo Hit With $6.5M Jury Verdict In Franchisee's Bias Suit
• Cox Castle Can't Shake $15M Suit Over Failed RE Deal
• Allergan Nears Win Over Miotox's $600M Botox Royalty Claim
• Tribe Can't Freeze Ex-Officials' Assets In Embezzlement Suit
• Investor Sues Waterbridge For $10M In Real Estate Row
• 11th Circ. Lets Glock Divorce Docs Into US RICO Row
• NAB Says Cable Copyrights Rely On FCC Exclusivity Rule
• Gas Inspection Co. Says Ex-CEO Shut Down Its Website
• How Much Money Does It Take To Make A Lawyer Happy?
• 7 Sins To Watch For In Co-Tenancy Clauses In Mall Leases
• The Management-Friendly Nature Of Delaware Courts
• 9th Circ. FRAND Ruling Brings Options For Patent Licensees
• CORRECTED: Chancery Sanctions Kramer Levin In TransPerfect Case
• BP Beats Franchisees' Unfair Gas Pricing Claims At Trial
• Jordan Won't Sell For Less Than $10M, Ex-Agent Tells Jury
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Suit Over Raised Hotel Sale Price
• AT&T Demands Arbitration In Misleading Data Plan Row
• Wachovia Nabs Reversal Of $3M Lease Breach Judgment
• Al Jazeera Wins Partial Seal In $74.5M DirecTV Suit
• Calif. Tribe's Claims Trimmed In Embezzlement Suit
• MicroBilt Takes Maselli Warren Fee Fight To High Court
• Don King's Co. Says 'Grudge Match' Violates Boxer's Contract
• Ikea Hit With $3M Contract Suit By Kitchen Installation Co.
• Miami Private Island Developer Ordered To Keep Club Open
• NJ High Court Refuses To Expand Nuisance, Trespass Law
• Mediation — Panacea Or Placebo?
• Lord & Taylor Wins $31M Verdict For Mall's Lease Breach
• Skadden Atty Appointed Custodian To Sell TransPerfect
• LA Radio Station Fired Pair For Reporting Fraud, Suit Says
• SunTrust, Credit Suisse End Suit Over $450M Broker's List
• 6th Circ. Says Insurer Must Cover Abercrombie Gift Card Row
• Photogs Can't Take NFL Copyright Claims To 2nd Circ. Yet
• General Dynamics Lays Into $3.7M Israeli Tank Contract Suit
• CohnReznick To Fork Over Docs In 'Gilmore Girls' Actor Row
• NJ High Court Poised To Reshape Arbitration Disputes
• Jessica Simpson's Clothing Line Sale Spurs Opposing Suits
• Secret Prosecutions And The Erosion Of Justice
• ZTE Atty Ordered To Appear In NY Despite Fear Of Arrest
• Squire Patton, Alliance Drop Suit Over Founder's Scheme
• BofA Beats $100M ARS Investments Suit
• Argentina Sanctioned For Keeping Asset Info From Creditors
• College Didn't Cause Roofing Injury, NJ Appeals Court Says
• Construction Co. Owed Defense In Injury Suit, 1st Circ. Says
• Jay Z, Egyptian Song Owner Trade Final Blows Ahead Of Trial
• Aetna Hit With Counterclaims In $120M Kickbacks Suit
• Foreclosure Firm Fires Back In Mortgage Services Failure Suit
• Ill. Towns Defend Class Cert. Bid In Travel Site Tax Row
• Telecom Labs Urges 3rd Circ. To Uphold $62M Antitrust Win
• BP Fights Bid For Sales, Tech Docs In Fight Over Solar Panels
• ThinkFilm Trustee Loses Bid To Stay Bankruptcy Proceedings
• Lord & Taylor Pushes For $65M Jury Award In Md. Lease Trial
• JP Morgan Can't Ditch $400M Eagle Ford Fraud Case
• FCC Chairman Circulates Proposed Retransmission Review
• Spectra Unit Tangles With Boy Scouts Over Pipeline Easement
• Jordan's Name Comes With A $10M Price Tag, Jury Hears
• A&P Pushes To Change Employment Agreements In Ch. 11
• Skanska's $117M Brooklyn Project Suit Joined To Forest City's
• NASA Contractor's Ex-Brass Swiped Trade Secrets, Suit Says
• Arbitration Of Ally Car Contract Row Challenged At 11th Circ.
• Ex-NFL Player's Brief In Fraud Suit Was Improper, Court Told
• Inextricably Intertwined Attorneys' Fees: Part 2 — Defendants
• BP's 'Rigged' Gas Prices Cost Franchisees $1.6M, Jury Told
• Highmark Changing Its Take On Medicare Deal, UPMC Says
• FAA Says Dallas' Federal Grants At Risk In Delta Airport Row
• Universal Gets Nod On $26M Deal In Home-Video Profits Suit
• NBA Union Can't Block Former Exec's $10.5M Contract Suit
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Row Over Benihana Trademark Apps
• NCAA Can't 'Admit Defeat' In $44M Fee Fight, Athletes Say
• Whistleblowers In Taylor Bean Case Blast Atty's Fee Claim
• Showboat Casino Owner Can Ax $26M Deal With Straub
• MetLife Stadium Builder's Award Upheld In Fireproofing Row
• Kuwait Co. On Hook For $17.8M After Botched Software Deal
• Nike Fights To Keep Jordan Deals Secret Ahead Of Trial
• Pitt Sues Stem Cell Licensee Over Unpaid Royalties
• Light-Up Leg Guard Maker Says Rawlings Breached Contract
• Nestle Unit Gets Judge To Trim Bottled Water Antitrust Suit
• Judge Koh Sends Samsung Phone Value Claims To Arbitration
• Inextricably Intertwined Attorneys' Fees: Part 1 — Plaintiffs
• ThinkFilm Trustee Says Aramid Bankruptcy Deal Is A Ploy
• Squire's Setback In Hartford Case Shows Cumis Counsel Trap
• Kagan Lubic Can't Escape Malpractice Claim In Condo Suit
• Ex-Broadcom Atty Can't Yet Reveal Whistleblower Claims
• Texas Court Axes Broker's $3M Win In Oil Land Deal
• Culhane Meadows Sued For Malpractice Over Ch. 11 Advice
• Ex-NFL Player Urges Doc Turnover In Atty Investment Row
• Horse Racing Co. Says License Refusal Voided Stock Transfer
• Telecom Group Warns FCC Of Broadcaster Bad Behavior
• Zipcar Says Late Fee Suit Doesn't Meet $5M Threshold
• WWE Hits Thai Broadcasting Co. With $4M Contract Suit
• 2nd Circ. Raps Argentina Bond Row Judge For Flouting Ruling
• Sprint, Tribe-Owned Telecom Each Score A Win In Tariff Spat
• Squire Patton Can Be Sued As Hartford's Independent Atty
• Kia, Hyundai Wrongfully Blocked Dealership Sales, Suit Says
• An Important Clarification Of Arbitration Law In 2nd Circ.
• Judge Keeps Alive Claims In Consumers' Angie's List Suit
• Smith & Nephew Brings $4.5M Contract Case To Fed Court
• Cargo Warranty Battle Over Derailment Lands In High Court
• Comcast Bucks $28M Verdict, Gets New Trial In Sprint IP Suit
• Facts Doom $20B Race Bias Suit Against TWC, Comcast
• NFL Players Get Count Restored In Suit Against BB&T
• Nike Needs More Time To Review Jordan Contract Redactions
• Securities Boutique Can't Dodge Missing Funds Suit: Investors
• Dell Facing $9M Contract Suit Over Classified Info Project
• 'Strange' Wells Fargo Card Contract May Not Fly, Judge Says
• Uber, Drivers Spar Over Cert. In Closely Watched Tips Suit
• Chesapeake, Others Say Texas Justices Botched Royalty Case
• US Bank Sued Over MBS Trust Losses
• NJ Justices Reject Nuisance Suit Over Migrated Pollution
• Credit Suisse Must Face Insurer's $250M RMBS Suit
• Greenberg Traurig Skirts Sanctions In $53M Rail Row
• 2nd Wave Of Auto-Renewal Lawsuits Attack Business Model
• Game Maker Beats Contract Suit Over Lost Midwest Profits
• Marshalls, TJ Maxx Workers Ask For Final Nod On $4.8M Deal
• NeuLion Counters Iowa State Sports Media Arm's Contract Suit
• Understanding Mediation's 'Apex Conversation'
• 6th Circ. Vacates $1.3M Award In Lighting Cos. IP Row
• 9th Circ. Turns To Wash. High Court In Farm Labor Row
• Gaming Co. Wants 'Exit Strategy' Email On $125M Deal Barred
• Viacom Says Cablevision Docs Can Stay Secret If Produced
• NLRB Says Neiman Marcus' Mandatory Arbitration Unlawful
• HP Customers Make 2nd Class Cert. Bid In Laptop Suit
• Tribal Payday Lender Conspired With Backers, Suit Claims
• Pimco Founder's Parental Advice Wasn't Illegal, Judge Says
• Squire, Sidley Hit With Sanctions Bid In Trade Secrets Row
• Hedge Fund Can't Shake Arbitration Award With Ex-Counsel
• BP Unit Wins Class Cert. Evidence In Solar Panel Row
• Trump Sues 2nd Restaurateur For Reneging On DC Hotel Deal
• DC Circ. OKs $106M Chevron Award In Ecuador Oil Dispute
• Sports Media Attys Must Adapt As Consumers Cut The Cord
• Harley-Davidson Dealership Appeals Relocation Row Loss
• Zumba Sues Shipper Over $464K In Stolen Merchandise
• LA Utility Stole Bidding System Trade Secrets, Suit Says
• Ex-Soccer Star Says NY Cosmos Can't Duck Firing Suit
• Ex-Owners Want Out Of Trump Golf Club Member Refund Spat
• Jersey City's Labor Rules For Tax-Abated Projects Survive
• Beware Of The Latest Collective Bargaining Traps
• Calif. Justices Make Deal Unconscionability A Tough Sell
• Farmers Agent Axed To Pay Debt Loses Appeal To 8th Circ.
• Calif. High Court Says Arbitration Deal Not Unconscionable
• Western Sky Gets Injunction Lifted In Fla. Loan Row
• Regions Bank Joins Call For Sanctions In Fla. Property Row
• Galderma Owes NYU's Fees For Oracea Appeal, Judge Says
• Judge Drops $150M Beats Royalties Row Against Dr. Dre
• Reebok Line Should Be Blocked For IP Row, Plaintiff Says
• Philly Landowner Says Oral Agreement Can't Delay $18M Sale
• Chef Jose Andres Says Trump's Suit Is 'Without Merit'
• Citi Can't Reargue Liability Cap In Grocer Card Breach
• New Risks To Non-US Banks In American Courts