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Commercial Contracts - September, 2015

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• Southwest Says Delta Can't Elbow In At Dallas Airport
• CashCall Says 7th Circ. Lacks Power In Tribal Loan Case
• Music Producer Gets New Trial In Lady Gaga Breach Case
• 9th Circ. Paves Way For PAGA Suits As Class Action Bypass
• Attys Can See Jackson Financial Docs, But Their Client Can't
• 11th Circ. Sinks Contractor's Suit Over 'Love Boat' Deal
• Fresh Del Monte Sues Over Parallel Fruit Imports
• Former Siemens Exec Pleads Guilty To Argentine Bribery
• OPINION: Paul Harvey, RIP
• Jurisdictional Issues Thwart GM In Row With Chevy Dealer
• Calif.'s Post-Sanchez Unconscionability Doctrine
• Delta Says Customers Lose If It's Booted From Dallas Airport
• Boeing Wins Judgment In $355M Suit Over Satellite JV
• NYC, One Vanderbilt Developer Hit With $1.5B Air Rights Suit
• Axis Bid To Escape $25M PNC Coverage Called Premature
• Grand Canyon Tourism Co. Can't Block Subpoena, Court Told
• Fight For Conoco-Aetna Docs Erupts In $120M Kickbacks Suit
• Irwin & Boesen Settles $15M Audi-VW Class Fee Dispute
• Summer, Circuit Courts And Successor Withdrawal Liability
• And Now A Word From The Panel: MDL Of The Century
• Locke Lord Escapes RICO Suit Over Polish Business Park
• 8th Circ. Urged To Revive GameStop Privacy Breach Row
• Delta Slams Southwest In Dallas Airport Gate Fight
• FreightCar's $31M Retiree Benefits Deal Gets Preliminary OK
• Firms Face Malpractice Class Suit Over Prudential Litigation
• Judge Won't Rethink Jurisdiction In Tennis Contract Row
• 10 Marketing Tips From A Young Partner Perspective
• Whey Execs Not Covered In Land O'Lakes Fight, Insurers Say
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear $106M Chevron Award In Ecuador Row
• Ill. Towns Denied Class Cert. Again In Travel Site Tax Row
• Jury Awards Logtale $5M For IKOR's Investment Breach
• Baiul, Atty Slip Sanctions In 2nd Circ. Racketeering Row
• Tribe Gets AT&T Utility Spat Pared On Jurisdiction Grounds
• JinkoSolar To Provide 50MW Of Solar Tech For Mexico Plant
• The Deception In Balance Sheet And Liquidation Analysis
• Jay Z Can't Split Off Foreign Law Issues In 'Big Pimpin' IP Suit
• Miami Law Firm Increases Claims Against USAA To $20M
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Revive NJ Hospital's Antitrust Suit
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Worker's FINRA Case Halted Over Fed. Suit
• NBC Says Baiul Flouting Process In $10M Royalty Suit
• VW Dealer Can't Force Fraud Arbitration, Court Says
• Verizon Says New Rules Would Hurt Broadband Competition
• PG&E Ducks Punitive Damages In Tesoro Outage Suit
• D&O Fee Advancement Lessons From American Apparel
• American Airlines Sues Seat Maker Zodiac Over Delays
• Buckeye Can't Charge Market Rate In Pa., Shipper Tells FERC
• OPINION: Have Big Law Firms Lost Their Way?
• IRS Urges Court To Uphold Mylan's $100M Tax Bill
• Pros And Cons Of EU Contract Rules For Online Purchases
• Booz Allen, Deloitte Settle Poaching Suit
• Lessor-Lessee Relations After Shale's Honeymoon Period
• Kickstarting Information Governance: 3 Ideal Pilot Projects
• Firm Gets Claims Pared In $2M Suit Over Improper Ch. 11
• Biogen Can't Demand Royalties After Patent Expired, Suit Says
• Congo Says 2003 Letter Acknowledging Debt Isn't Binding
• HollyFrontier Allegedly Owes $14M For Refinery Cleanup
• Lieff Cabraser Can't Remove Engle Fee Fight, Firms Say
• Nomura, Paschi Settle Litigation Over $3.4B In Notes
• US Tech Cos. Tout Deals With Chinese Firms
• E-Trade Beats Trade Secrets Suit Over Stock Trading Software
• LA Times Sanctioned As Whistleblower Suit Marches On
• Wal-Mart Tells Texas Justices Optometry Penalty Can't Stand
• Ericsson Says Purge Of Patent Docs Was Court Ordered
• 'Goodfellas' Producer Says Warner Conned Him On Profits
• AMC Wants Claims Tossed From 'Walking Dead' Creator's Suit
• Louisiana Judge Won't Rethink Recusal In Malpractice Row
• Chicago Teachers Fight 'Do Not Hire' Notices In Ill. High Court
• Insurer Owed $3.5M For Covering Injured Trampoline Worker
• Afghan Trucker Obscured Facts In Contract Row, Court Told
• Select Comfort Escapes Sleepy's Defamation Suit
• 7th Circ. Can Hear Tribal Payday Loan Appeal, Borrower Says
• Jay Z Calls Live Nation Pact As Secret As Formula For Coke
• JPMorgan Escapes BNY Mellon's $600M RMBS Suit
• Lending Partners Call For Arbitration In Tribal Fraud Suit
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink Making Pharmacies Arbitrate With CVS
• OPINION: 47 Million Clients, Every Lawyer's Dream
• SolarCity Says Contractor Hid Fraud Before $45M Project
• FCC Media Bureau Chief Says TV Exclusivity Rules Must End
• Ex-Tribal Officials Say Court Can't Hear Embezzlement Suit
• Sprint, Carlton Fields Can't Remove Suit, Phone Seller Says
• FreightCar To Pay Retirees $30M To Settle Pension Row
• Del Monte Didn't Defy Fruit Labeling Order, Judge Says
• Taiwanese Contract Case Yields Discovery Abuse Insights
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Claims Against Personal Injury Firms
• Trump Golf Club Says Ex-Members Quit Before It Took Over
• Jay Z Tells 2nd Circ. Copyright Appeal Unreasonable
• Fortinet Blasts Sophos' Bid To Duck IP Suit
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Fifth Third Inks $1.8M Deal To Exit Fee Class Action
• Enterprise Says Contracts Bar $535M Award In Pipeline Suit
• United Energy Wants En Banc Rehearing Over BP Asset Sale
• NJ Senate Advances 3rd-Party Utility Consumer Bills
• Verizon Carrier Sued For $28M In Fees, Service Shortfalls
• Calif. Talent Agency's TV Antitrust Suit Pared, For Now
• Last NJ Lawmaker Freed From Day Care Fraud Suit
• Hoover Dam Gift Shop Wins New Trial After $1.35M Verdict
• 8th Circ. Says Insurer Error A Valid Question In Fire Row
• Using Contract Provisions To Shorten The Time To Sue
• General Dynamics Wants Metal Co. Fraud Suits Merged
• AT&T Can't Claim Free Speech To Duck $10B Race Bias Suit
• Judge Keeps $8M Contract Suit Against Texas Lawyers Alive
• 3 Recent NLRB Rulings You May Have Missed
• Nonlawyer Consultant's $1.5M Claim Barred, Pa. Court Told
• U. of Colo. Says Amgen Withholding Arthritis Med Royalties
• Pa. Mansion Seller's Suit Over $11M 'No Atty' Deal Survives
• US Still Working To Extradite Most Of The FIFA Defendants
• FCC Releases Data In Review Of $40B Special Access Market
• Luitpold Entitled To Some Damages In $120M Contract Dispute
• Lundy Beldecos Named Wrong Party In Condo Case, Suit Says
• JPMorgan Moves To Duck Silver Futures Manipulation Suits
• Dish, Wis. Stations Reach Multiyear Carriage Agreement
• CVS Photo Developer Hit With Data Breach Suit
• Pipeline Co. Scores $33M Win In Essar Steel Contract Row
• Loop AI Labs Wants Venable DQ'd Over Atty's Orrick Ties
• PTAB Says No-Challenges Clause Doesn't Bar AIA Review
• Cable Companies Defend FCC Stance On Exclusivity Rules
• STB Says It Can Weigh In On Ohio Land Parcel Sale Dispute
• NFL Teams Say Ex-Players Are Forum Shopping Painkiller Suit
• Gov't Cybersecurity Officials See Users As Major Risk
• Forex Traders Say Citibank 'Marked Up' Transactions
• Google Asks Fed. Circ. To Rehear Patent Contract Claim Row
• Lehman Owes $1B Over Failed Intel Share Deal, Judge Says
• 3rd Circ. Supports Specifying Deadlines In ERISA Rows
• Reading The Regulatory Landscape Of Service Contracts
• Yet Another Attack On Arbitration: Calif.'s AB 465
• Horizon Tire Says Jurisdiction Dooms $10M Contract Suit
• Student Athletes Appealing Approval Of $60M EA, NCAA Deals
• FTI Consulting Says Ex-Worker, E&Y On 'Full-Scale Raid'
• Greenberg Pushes To Toss Suit Over Evidence Cover-Up
• Allianz Hit With Class Action Over Annuity Haircut, Penalties
• AT&T Says SD Utility Spat Can't Proceed In Tribal Court
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Oil Rig Worker's Jones Act Suit
• Union-Challenged Idaho Statute Preempted, 9th Circ. Says
• Arista's 'Derivative Work' Violated IP License, Judge Told
• Reed Smith Snags Ex-ConocoPhillips Deputy GC In Houston
• Judge Won't Alter Probation For Ex-PetroTiger CEO
• Celebrity Fails To Decertify Doctor Class In Fla. Court
• US Airways Blasts Injunction Bid In Pilot Seniority Row
• Fed. Circ. Affirms PTAB's Save Of DSM Film Patent
• Staples Must Face PC Service Class Action, 2nd Circ. Says
• Colo. Broadcasters Push FCC To Maintain TV Exclusivity
• SK Food Asks Judge To Nix It From Starbucks Bad Ham Row
• ZTE Says Vringo's Sanction Bid In IP Row Is Too Harsh
• Mexico's Oil Auction Changes Bode Well For Future Bidding
• $100M Engle Tobacco Deal Spawns Firm Fee Battle
• Signing Off On The Shut-In Royalty Provision
• Sophos Escapes Discovery Sanctions In Fortinet IP Row
• 'Original Patent Troll' Makes Case Against Samsung In IP Trial
• Argentina Accuses Burford Of Fraud In Expropriation Row
• Uber Seeks Review Of Class Cert. In Closely Watched Tips Suit
• Convent To Stay Empty As Nuns Battle Sale To Katy Perry
• NHL, Adidas Announce 7-Year Deal, But No Ads On Jerseys Yet
• Eden Rock Looks To Restore Suit Over $150M Capstone Deals
• Molycorp Gets Nod To Reject Contracts At Calif. Mine
• Extortion Claim Pared In Horse-Racing Defamation Suit
• Canadian Pacific Railway Must Face Agrium Tariff Row
• Hockey Equipment Maker Reebok-CCM Hit With Royalty Suit
• Volkswagen Says Dealership Can't Dodge Warranty Fraud Suit
• Full 9th Circ. Won't Review $14M Microsoft FRAND Ruling
• Small Pay-TV Providers Struggling To Retransmit, FCC Told
• Baker Hughes Sues US For $17.6M 'Bad Debt' Tax Refund
• Judge Recuses Self Over Son's Firm's Role In Malpractice Row
• NBC Sports Calls Skater's 'Nutcracker' Royalty Claim Meritless
• Loeb & Loeb Botched $1.3M Tariff Protest, Importer Says
• Solving Law Firm Staffing Problems Through Innovation
• DOT Looks To Ground Competition Row Over Dallas Airport
• Composer Sues Fox For Refusing To Pay Song Royalties
• TransCanada Fights Costs Of Winter Program At DC Circ.
• TWC, Comcast Face Fresh Complaint In $20B Bias Suit
• Decoding The Code: Subordination Agreements In Bankruptcy
• Insurer Asks 7th Circ. For Rehearing In $300M Contract Row
• NJ Lawmaker Still Faces Medical Day Care's Fraud Claim
• Johnston Contractors Ducks Injured Football Player's Suit
• Grand Canyon Tourism Co. Wants PR Firm Subpoena Blocked
• UK Energy Investor Scores $6.8M Hong Kong Arbitration Win
• SunPower's Trade Secrets Suit Against SunEdison Tossed
• Disney Can't Delay Discovery In 'Turner & Hooch' Profit Suit
• 'Purge' Producers Wrongly Cut From Suit, Screenwriter Says
• $27M Malpractice Suit Over Microsoft IP Deal Revived
• Greyhound Says Ex-Parent Co. Ducking Fuel Cleanup Cost
• Agent's Breach Of Contract Case Against NBA Player Trimmed
• Del Monte Foods Says Licensees Have Misused Trademarks
• Pa. Energy Attys Face Work Slump As Prices Drop
• Revel Owner Accuses Utility Of Frivolous, False Claims
• Why Donald Trump Quit The Apprentice
• Chevron, EnerVest Slam Dune's Ch. 11 Plan Liability Releases
• Hellas Noteholders Trustee Can Tweak $565M PE Scheme Suit
• MLB Network Strikes Out On Contract Confidentiality Attempt
• UK Firms Trowers & Hamlins, Stones Solicitors Join Forces
• Berger & Montague Wants $15M Audi Class Fee Suit Arbitrated
• Class Cert. Denied In Samsung Defective Phone Suit
• NJ Ford Dealers Steer Clear Of Sales Tax Class Action
• Unintended Consequences Of Construction Contract Forms
• Taiwanese Co. Wins Bid To Enforce $6.5M Contract Award
• Ex-American Apparel CEO Dov Charney Loses Fee Claim
• Texas Water Access Fight Opens Door For Major Policy Shift
• Auditor Defends Costs In Sports Network's Failed $21M Suit
• BNSF Must Face Tribe's Right-of-Way Claims In Court
• Egg Cooker Manufacturer Broke IP Settlement, Suit Says
• Ohio Franchise Still Trying To Topple Chrysler Dealer Law
• GE Unit Urges $476M Asset Freeze In Turbine Part Dispute
• Safeway Sinks Vital Expert In Online Overcharging Suit
• General Dynamics Says Metal Co. Rewriting $3.7M Fraud Suit
• PE Firm Managers Slam Partner's Suit As 'Distorted Tale'
• Uber Faces Claims It Stiffed Its NY Drivers Out Of Tips
• Schwab Slams CMO Class Standing In High Court Petition
• Corning Urges Fed. Circ. To Kill Film Patent Saved By PTAB
• Kraft Hit With $3M Suit Over Undelivered Turkey Breast
• Argentina Creditors Urge 2nd Circ. For Access To $539M
• TCL Wants Ericsson Punished For Purging Docs In Patent Suit
• Facebook Aims To Kill Bikini-Finding App Developer's Suit
• Calif. Judge Adds Uber FLSA Suit To Stack Of Driver Disputes
• Ford Mustang Corrosion Case Fails Under Flawed Theory
• Your Insurance May Not Cover Website Disability Claims
• Sprint, Carlton Fields Suits Were Malicious, Phone Seller Says
• Houston Court Revives IDev Shareholder Suit Over Dilution
• GCs Name States With The Worst Legal Climates
• King & Spalding Tries Again With $4.6M Malpractice Deal
• Consultant Can't Stay Discovery Before Dismissal Ruling
• Pa. Justices To Mull Beneficiary's Legal Malpractice Standing
• Quinn Emanuel DQ'd From Urban Compass IP Theft Suit
• Past Suits Doom Baiul's $10M Royalty Case, Producer Says
• PetroTiger Atty, Co-Founder Get Probation In FCPA Case
• Texas Broadcasters Push FCC To Keep TV Exclusivity Rules
• Chrysler Bailout May Have Been Unnecessary, Judge Rules
• Playboy, Sheppard Mullin Near Arbitration In Malpractice Suit
• Mediapro Claims Win In Spanish Soccer Broadcasting Battle
• PayPal Customers Take Another Stab At $3.2M Class Deal
• FICO Hits EBay With $45M Suit Over Soured Alliance
• 8th Circ. Won't Rethink Golf Course Investors' Bank Suit
• CVS Can't Force Drugstores To Arbitrate, 5th Circ. Hears
• Time Warner, Maine Town Spar Over Cable Franchise Fee
• Reckitt Launches Counterclaims In Mucinex Antitrust Suit
• Litigation Financing May Ease Your Year-End Cash Crunch
• When Do Title Cos. Owe A Duty Of Care To Third Parties?
• Ex-Broadcom Atty's Sex Bias Suit Trimmed
• BP, Plaintiffs Trade Blows On Warranty Claim Discovery
• Fla. Court Upholds Arbitration Clause In Samsung Sales Row
• Cows To Come Home To Texas In Bill Koch Cattle Fight
• Air India Hit With $98M Breach Suit Over Charter Flights
• Miami Agency Sues R&B Singer, Def Jam Over Contract
• DuPont Says Chancery Rightly Axed Suit Over Monsanto Row
• Pa. Justices OK Expedited UPMC, Highmark Medicare Appeal
• AT&T Wants Proposed TCPA Class Action Sent To Arbitration
• Disney Can Dig Into Stan Lee Media's Funding, Judge Rules
• Texas Firm Says Oil Heir Owes It $7.25M For Settlement
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Save Contract Suit Against Maxell
• FHLB Loses Bid To Trim $150M Lehman Swap Suit
• How To Protect Your Brand From Your Partner's Opinions
• Qihoo Wants Out Of Coolpad JV, Demands $1.5B For Its Stake
• Tough Times Ahead For Transit Cos. After New NLRB Test?
• Ex-Officials Can't Call Timeout In Tribe's Fraud Suit, Court Told
• Baker & McKenzie Adds Partners And Counsel In Miami, DC
• Bank Of America, Midland Settle Mortgage Loan Buyback Row
• Revel's New Owner Wants To Resell, Not Reopen, Utility Says
• NFLPA Loses Bid To Cast Aside Settlement In Salary Cap Fight
• Texas High Court Takes Apache Appeal Over Oil Payment
• Nortel European Units Fight Against Joining US Software Suit
• Marvel Wants Fees After High Court Win Over Spider-Man IP
• Sprint Appeals Toss Of $28M IP Verdict Against Comcast
• CVS Assails EEOC's Reliance On Applebee's Ruling In Pay Suit
• Class Action Settlement Allows Sale Of NJ Condos
• Oksana Baiul Fights For Remand Of $10M NBC Royalty Suit
• 4 Tips For Scoring Uncommon Reps In Property Deals
• Ex-Marsh VP Not Party To $2.3M Fees Deal, 2nd Circ. Told
• Chesapeake Deal Staves Off Bass Family Royalty Trial
• NJ AG Teaches Service Contracts Industry A Lesson
• The Future Of Mediation: Joint Session 2.0
• Schwab Founder Can't Escape $25M Real Estate Fraud Suit
• Highland Gets $288M From Credit Suisse For Land Deal Fraud
• Oakhurst Told DFA Of Wage Suit Before $27M Deal, Suit Says
• Texas Justices Take Up Ranch's Groundwater Fight With City
• Skanska Says Air Force Project Bond Can't Be Revoked
• Gordon Rees Disclosures Didn't 'Harass' A-Rod, Judge Rules
• Sanofi Pays $2.4M To Kill Cancer Drug Sales Class Action
• Texas Justices Again Stay Out Of Fen-Phen Referral Fee Fight
• Jury Must Decide $370M Philly Hotel Spat, Ex-Investor Says
• Whey Execs Claim Land O'Lakes Just Wants $10M Windfall
• FCC's Cable Competition Rule Challenged At DC Circ.
• Hot NYC Property Market Squelching Rep And Warranty Talks
• Vt. Can Back Women Suing Tribal Lender Over Payday Loans
• Jacoby & Meyers Sued For Outsourcing Casework
• Welcome To The 'Wild West' Of Calif. Class Actions, Uber
• The Injustice Of Forced Arbitration At Nursing Homes
• NJ Judge Frees Teen From Israel Skating Group's Contract
• Al Gore Hits Al Jazeera With New Claims Over Legal Fees
• Fujitsu Unit Gets $2.5M IP Jury Win Upheld, $1.5M In Fees
• EEOC Says Applebee's Case Supports CVS Pact Suit
• SuperValu, C&S Urge Arbitration In 8th Circ. Antitrust Row
• Squire, Sidley Dodge Sanctions In $124M Trade Secrets Row
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Revive High-Speed Trading Cases
• 5th Circ. Nixes Win For Wow Cafe In Franchise 'Typo' Row
• Two Former Saab Execs Hit With Forgery Charges
• When A Settlement Agreement Is Silent About Tax
• Metal Co. Fights General Dynamics Bid To Dismiss $3.7M Suit
• NFL Players, BB&T Settle Negligence Suit Mid-Trial
• Mr. Olympia Slams Bankrupt Nutrition Co. In Branding Row
• Contractor Owes Tribe $7.6M For Deal Changes, Judge Says
• Fees Brawl Erupts After BNY Unit Beats $460M Refco Row
• $770M Trust Member Denies 'Gaming System' At 2nd Circ.
• FCC Issues Proposal For Retransmission Negotiation Review
• Dish Ready To Battle Broadcasters Over FCC TV Rules Review
• AAA Slapped With Suit Over Hotel Booking Fees
• Doc's Trustee Slams Dismissal Bid In Atty Malpractice Suit
• Texas Supreme Court Questions Firm's DQ From Mining Suit
• Diablo's Trade Secret Trial Win Upheld By Judge
• The Tension Between Corporate Opportunity And Innovation
• Safeway Liable In $30M Grocery Delivery Markup Row
• NFL Player Almost Loses Jury Rights In BB&T Fraud Trial
• Ex-Sands Partner Ducks Sanctions In $5B Trade Secrets Suit
• 7th Circ. Revives UnitedHealthcare TCPA Suit
• Honeywell Loses Doc Privilege Fight In Subcontractor's Suit
• Gaming Co. Calls Bad Faith Claim Over $125M Deal Untimely
• Maserati Dealer Says He Was Pawn In Sales Scheme
• Applebee's Franchisee Can't Escape Arbitration Pact Suit
• Hyundai Steers Clear Of Blue Link System Valuation Suit
• NBC Fights Remand Bid In Oksana Baiul's $10M Royalty Suit
• Calif. Uber Drivers Win Cert. In Closely Watched Tips Suit
• Seneca Pa. Gas Lease Survives Landowner Appeal
• 9th Circ. Microsoft FRAND Ruling Ignores Ericsson
• Purchase Price Adjustment Lessons From ATK Dispute