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Commercial Contracts - November, 2015

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• Garmin Hid Spectrum Issues Around $1.9B Deal, 2nd Circ. Told
• Blank Rome DQed From Boston Scientific Kickback Suit
• UPMC Can't End Highmark Medicare Contracts: Pa. High Court
• Amazon Says Fine Print Still Mandates Arbitration
• Dow Can't Dodge $456M Award In Patent Row, Bayer Says
• Singapore High Court Backs Arbitrator In Construction Case
• Subscribers Fight To Keep Dish Canceled-Channel Row Alive
• Tribal Biz Beats Rehearing Bid In Suit Over Gov't Contracts
• Confidentiality OK'd In Railroad Hazardous Shipment Row
• NY Investor Claims Contract Exists In Peru Mining Row
• Santander's Auto Loan Biz Sued For Ending Dealer Contract
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Casino Injury Row
• High Court Won't Hear Appeal Over Retirement Plan Changes
• 'Bones' Producer Claims Fox Cheated Him Out Of Profits
• IRS Calls Mylan Patent Deal A 'License' In $100M Tax Fight
• Ex-Coyotes Owner Looks To Undo NHL's Win On Team Debt
• Ole Miss Fights Tax Bill For Nike, Coke Sponsorships
• How Trial Counsel Can Take Advantage Of New Federal Rules
• GSI Wins Nearly $1M At Calif. Trade Secrets Trial
• NY Service Provider Seeks Tech Co. Info To Enforce Award
• Land O'Lakes' Whey Suit Not About Negligence, Insurers Say
• United Beats Suit Over Limitations On DirecTV Service
• 3rd Circ. Finds FCC's ISP Jurisdiction Not Exclusive
• UK Court Won't Nix Chinese Proceedings Entirely In Ship Row
• Debevoise Partner Elected Int'l Arbitration Group President
• British Airways Wants Fliers Sanctioned In Surcharge Suit
• Aetna Pushes For Sanctions In Surgery Center Kickback Suit
• Calif. City Loses Appeal Of Insurance Coverage Dispute
• NLRB Orders Calif. Grocer To Nix Class Action Waivers
• OPINION: In Search Of Our Best Law Firm Selves
• Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements Attacked From All Sides
• Ex-Food Network Star Sues Developer Over Texas Restaurant
• Morgan Lewis Can Rep Itself In Ex-Client's Suit, Judge Says
• The Dangerous Secrets Your Client Is Keeping From You
• 5th Circ. Clarifies And Complicates Choice-Of-Law Analysis
• 'Master Softee' Barred From Using Mister Softee Trademarks
• Cochran Firm Slams Fraud Counterclaims In Trademark Row
• PE Firm Can't Rewrite $100M Enviro Co. Buy, Rival Says
• Chamber, Others Ask 9th Circ. To Rethink PAGA Ruling
• Revel Owner Inks $45M Deal To End Casino Utility Feud
• FCC Head Tells Sens. TV Exclusivity Rule Bad For Customers
• Retailer Moves For Win In $13M Visa Data Breach Suit
• Google Invests In Solar Power For NC Server Farm
• Kirkland Ch. 11 Fee Bid 'Unreasonable,' US Trustee Says
• A&P Sues Lee & Associates Over Botched $12M Store Sale
• News Corp. Pans Ad-Monopoly Claim In Heinz, Dial Class Suit
• NFL-Yahoo Dealings Signal Changing Sports Media Landscape
• Lender Says Settlement Is Irrelevant in Arbitration Dispute
• Discovery Blasts $11M Damages Bid At TV Deal Trial
• Deutsche Telekom Sews Up VoIP Arbitration Award
• $476M Of No-Show Turbine Co.'s Assets Frozen By Judge
• New Federal Rules Acknowledge It's Time To Drop The 'E'
• Nissan Sues Chinese Soccer Team Over Uniform Ad Change
• Safe Harbor Needed For Arbitral Rights In Absent Class Claims
• Solar Company Takes Chinese Arbitration Fight To 9th Circ.
• Gov't Uses Disbarred Atty's Own Words To Show Role In Fraud
• Shipper Fears Loss Of Ship Over Defunct Marine Fuel Co. Debt
• Judge Slams Apple's 'Orwellian' Puppy Picture Defenses
• Turkish Steel Co. Says Award Should Not Be Confirmed In US
• 4th Circ. Denies First South's Bid For Damages On Sour Loan
• Boeing Seeks 'Alter Ego' Presumption In Satellite JV Trial
• Tilton's Patriarch Seeks To Push Investment Fund Into Ch. 11
• Medical Device Maker Gets $7.5M From Jury In Contract Suit
• PNC Denied New Trial After $390M Funeral Scam Award
• Realty Co. Must Nix Class Waivers Despite Opt-Out Clause
• Class Counsel Fees Getting 'Intense Judicial Scrutiny'
• Wind Integration Costs At Issue In Oregon PURPA Dispute
• Terms And Conditions For Your App: 6 Key Considerations
• LeClairRyan Filed Trumped-Up Trade Secrets Suit, Court Told
• Don King Appeals Fight Over Botched Moscow Bout
• Texas Justices Won't Hear $1.26B Eagle Ford Fallout Case
• LSU's Bid To Oust Hospital Operator Premature, Judge Rules
• Texas High Court Takes Up Schlumberger Trade Secrets Case
• Jay Z Finds 99 Problems With Deposition Bids In $7M IP Row
• Texas High Court Will Hear Spat Over Estate Arbitration Award
• Toshiba Circuit Patent Fight Sent To Arbitrator
• News Corp. Says Dial, Heinz Failed To Prove Ad Monopoly
• Don't Let Lax Vendor Info Security Ruin Your Holiday Sales
• Texas High Court Won't Push Forex Receiver To Arbitration
• Insurance Row In NJ Shooting Hinged On Policy Language
• Severance Agreements — Do's And Don'ts For Employers
• 3 Ways Technology Is Changing Law Office Designs
• State Statutes May Stymie Arbitration Of R&W Disputes
• A New Handbook For Restructuring In The US
• Mirowski Blasts $6M Atty Fee Bill In Medtronic Patent Suit
• Robert Half Escapes OT Row After Workers' High Court Snub
• Two Insurers Off Hook In Deadly Wastewater Explosion Suit
• Ex-Stryker Salesman Can't Duck Employee Poaching Claims
• 13 Key Business Objectives For Corporate Legal Departments
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink $123M Moroccan Oil Venture Ruling
• Derek Jeter Denies Underwear Endorsement In Investor Deal
• Lagardere To Pay $28M In India Cricket Contract Row
• Honduran Workers Sue Florida Farm Over Recruiter Fees
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Banks' Win In Arbitration Conspiracy Row
• Yahoo Wins Refund In Fight With Insurer Over NCAA Contest
• Toy Car Co. Seeks Sanctions After 'Erasing Evidence' Text
• Calif. Man Pleads Guilty To Scamming Verizon
• Shipper's $765K Award Over Hydrocarbons Contract OK'd
• Indie Baseball League Expansion Suit Is Outta There
• Utility Co. Hits Back At Verizon In Virginia Pole Dispute
• FAA Asserts Authority To Investigate Dallas Airport Access
• Rapper 50 Cent's Attorneys Accused Of Running Up Hotel Bill
• Dr. Reddy's Sues To Use Purple Pill For Heartburn Generic
• NLRB Again Invalidates Arbitration Agreements
• Energia CEO Counters Boeing's $111M Shell Co. Claims
• Citibank Owed Damages In $25M Suit Against Forex Trader
• San Diego Settles Decades-Old, $136M Business Park Dispute
• Dewey, Proskauer Tax Malpractice Suit Hits Procedural Snag
• Va. Cos. Say $16M Russian Loan Award Violates US Policy
• Advisory Firm Must Face Excessive Fee Suit, Judge Says
• Pa. High Court Favors Workers In Noncompete Ruling
• Riker Danzig Sues Firm For $150K In Legal Work
• Hagens Berman Brief Rejected Over Footnotes In Google Suit
• Ford Says Dealer Should Pay Damages In Export Row
• Fitness Model Broke Endorsement Deal, Nutrition Co. Says
• Hospital Says Atty Paid Witnesses In Arbitration Hearing
• NJ Consumers Win Cert. In Public Storage Lease Row
• Comcast Says Duke Energy Is Blocking Access To Utility Poles
• Ex-Tribal Leaders Blame Chairman In Embezzlement Suit
• Sports Photogs Suing NFL, AP Must Wait For Discovery
• Jury Awards Navy Contractor $5M In Trade Secrets Theft Suit
• Gordon Rees, A-Rod End Fight Over MLB Doping Row Fees
• Orthofix Wins 6th Circ. Appeal In Trade Secrets Row
• 9th Circ. Blocks Uber's Class Cert. Appeal In Drivers' Tips Row
• EB-5 Hopeful Sues Restaurateur, Claiming Poor Management
• Pa. School Founder Can't Ax Indictment Over Recordings
• Euro Pacific Fights Bid For Arbitration In $6M Contract Row
• XTO Says State High Court Precludes Class In Royalties Row
• Sullivan Stolier Denies Talking To Media About Hospital Suit
• Texas Atty Says Studio Movie Grill Can't Ditch Advisory Fee
• Latham Set To Defend Ukraine In Stockholm Energy Fight
• Before You Arbitrate Your Construction Case — Test It!
• CVS Photo Developer Says Breach Suit Doesn't Allege Harm
• Exhibit A — Winky Face: Emoticon Evidence Enters Courts
• Unexpected Burdens Of Virtual Offices
• Automotive Recall Costs In The Spotlight
• McKool Smith Faces Appeal Of $1.4M Unpaid Fees Award
• Donald Sterling Loses Appeal Of Clippers Sale In Calif. Court
• Dolphin Attraction Biz Partner Can't Duck Suit, Court Told
• 5th Circ. Won't Upset $123M Moroccan Oil Venture Ruling
• High Court Passes On Biotech Co. Patent Licensing Fight
• Intel, Deutsche Telekom Get $139M Arbitration Award OK'd
• DraftKings, FanDuel Lose Bids To Halt Shutdown By NY AG
• Challenge To Malpractice Judgment Too Late, NJ Court Says
• Users Slam Facebook's Bid To Eject Reps In Privacy Row
• 2nd Circ. Buries Deutsche's $1.2B Quicken Loans Suit
• NJ Lawyer's Widow Sues Gann For Zoning Guide Royalties
• KBR Inks $4.4B Contract With Magnolia To Build LNG Facility
• 'Despicable' Acts Cost Sophos Exec $1.7M In Poaching Case
• Tyson Can't Pluck Fraud Claim From 'Tournament' Suit
• Pa. Towns Say Verizon Can't Duck Claims It Underpaid Dues
• Dallas Fights To Halt Watchdogs' Probe Of Delta Gate Access
• PE Firm Stole Over $1.2M From Assisted Living Co., Suit Says
• BP Can't Shield Some Docs In Solar Panel Row, Judge Rules
• Should In-House Counsel Use US Contract Terms In Europe?
• Insurance Benefit Assignment To Contractors: Not In Texas
• Papa John's Franchisee Wants Group Arbitration Nixed
• Derek Jeter Sues His Luxury Underwear Co. In Chancery Court
• NHL Can Make Ex-Coyotes Owner Pay Fees From Bankruptcy
• Doc Says Arbitration Group Falsely Advertises 'Neutral' Judges
• Take Your Marks: An Associate's Guide To Your 1st Big Trial
• Amtrak Can't Justify Taking $35M Office, Parking, Judge Told
• CFPB Eyes Arbitration Agreements
• OPINION: A New Scarlet 'A'? Not So Fast!
• DraftKings, FanDuel File State Court Challenge To NY AG
• Expect Lawsuits Against Ad Blockers
• Sheppard Mullin Blew Shot At $3.8M, J-M Tells Calif. Court
• Dickinson Wright Dodges Developers' Casino Malpractice Suit
• Royalty Owners Want Texas Chesapeake Ruling Left Intact
• UPMC, Highmark Agree To Terms Over In-Network Access
• Express Scripts Sues Horizon For $140M, Cuts Pharmacy Ties
• Judge Bounces $45M EB-5 Suit Against Ex-NBA Player
• 9th Circ. Urged To Rethink Ruling On Iskanian PAGA Rule
• NY Court Won't Revive $665M Morgan Stanley, UBS MBS Suits
• Lynch Chappell Client Loses Bid To Arbitrate $1.2M Fee Fight
• Discovery Slammed At $11M Trial For Unplugging TV Deal
• Alaska Pipeline Pay Formula Is Sound, FERC Tells DC Circ.
• Bern Hits Ex-Partner Napoli With $80M Defamation Suit
• FMC Denied Discovery On Bias Claims Against Tribal Judges
• Blue Shield Sues Former Exec Over Divulged Secrets
• Boeing Launches Opening Salvo In $111M Satellite JV Trial
• Racing Team's Argument Seems To Backfire In Appeals Court
• Winston & Strawn Wants To Ax Store's Tax Malpractice Suit
• 2nd Circ. Questions Tossing Of AmEx, Citi Consumer Suits
• 2nd Circ. Revives Plane Part Contract Row After $3M Verdict
• When A Non-English Speaker Signs Your Liability Release
• NY Firms Agree To Settle Fee Row Over IPO Securities Suits
• Rawlings Says Discovery Bid Goes Too Far In Leg Guard Suit
• Agent Can't Arbitrate $3M MLB Contract Dispute, Trustee Says
• Netflix Pushes FCC On Net Neutrality Transparency Rules
• Select Comfort Wants Mattress Contract Suit Put To Bed
• LNG Disputes Under Sale And Purchase Agreements: Part 4
• A Primer On Illinois Law Regarding Noncompetes
• Landlords, Leases And The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
• Sanofi Faces Contract Suit Over $708M In MS Drug Payments
• Pimco Blasts Co-Founder Bill Gross' $200M Suit Over Ouster
• Tribal Construction Row Belongs In Arbitration: Calif. Court
• Justices Deny Freight Carriers' Appeal Over Crash Liability
• Bid For Food Service Co. Was Ruse To Steal Secrets, Suit Says
• Garvey Schubert Says $75M 50 Cent Suit Belongs In NY Court
• Sidley Austin Snags Ex-Manatt Commercial Litigation Pro
• Planet Fitness Hit With Membership Contract Suit In NJ
• FCC Sides With DirecTV In Retransmission Dispute
• Ex-Dewey Partner Sues Barclays Over Capital Loan
• GM Gets Chevy Dealer Exclusivity Row Into Arbitration
• How Will London's Specialist Court Affect US Companies?
• Accelerated Share Repurchases: A Primer For Counsel
• When Consent Is Implied Even If You Expressly Withheld It
• Law360's Super MVPs In A Class Of Their Own
• 5 Firms Lead The Pack With MVP Wins
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 86 Firms
• Freedman Exits Bankrupt Aletheia's Malpractice Suit
• Sprint Says Tribal Telecom On Hook For Damages, Fees
• Grocer's Breach Liability Row Headed To 8th Circ.
• BNY Mellon Joins NJ Utility's Suit Against Revel Casino
• Fla. Co. Owes $65M In Brazilian Satellite Deal, Suit Says
• Chancery Gives Charney More Time In Standard General Row
• Skanska's Atlantic Yards Claims Already Decided, Court Told
• Electric Co. Says Michelin Has No Support For $3M Damages
• Atty Suing B&N Over Tablets Faces Sanctions For Lost Drive
• Lawyer Says Bad W.Va. Coal Co. Investment Is Not His Fault
• US Bank, Others Seek Approval Of $1B RMBS Citigroup Deal
• Aetna Says Texas Hospital Already Has $120M RICO Suit Docs
• Bodybuilding Group Bullied Athletes To Hurt Rival, Suit Says
• Company Lost Right To Fight $35M Land Taking, Amtrak Says
• Morgan Lewis Inventing Law To Avoid DQ, Ex-Client Says
• Apotex Wants Lupin Docs In Patent Suit Jurisdiction Row
• Dov Charney Says Attys Withdrew In Standard General Row
• Verizon Wins $2.7M Against Carrier For Purchase Shortfalls
• La. Firm Holds Rival Atty Has Conflict In Conspiracy Suit
• DOJ Antitrust Honcho Denies SEP Licensee Favoritism
• Pa. Judge Axes Recusal Bid In Comcast Fraud Row
• Jury Clears Reed Smith In Car Dealer's Malpractice Suit
• Kardashians Hit With $10M IP Suit Over Popular Mobile App
• 'Maze'-Like Revel Utility Dispute Stays Federal
• Pa. Court Axes $1.7M Award In Wyeth Water Treatment Row
• Whey Co. Execs Fight For Coverage In Land O'Lakes Urea Row
• Texas Asks 5th Circ. To Rethink $123M Moroccan Oil Ruling
• Baker & McKenzie, Yahoo Still Bribing Mexican Court: Cos.
• Severance Pay Not Always Safe From Bankruptcy Clawback
• Dewey, Proskauer Rose Tax Malpractice Suit Hits Snag
• Snell & Wilmer Foe Rips 'Gamesmanship' In Racketeering Suit
• Proskauer Tainted Nationals' TV Win Over Orioles, Judge Says
• Gas Co. Suit Claims Competitor Seeking Monopoly
• Uber Drivers Get June Date For Misclassification Trial
• Boeing Can't Nix Defenses Ahead Of Satellite JV Trial
• Hellas Noteholders OK'd For New $565M Complaint In PE Row
• Trampoline Park Hit With NJ Class Action Over Use Terms
• Reed Smith Atty Says Pa. Car Dealership Knew Release Terms
• Agents Sued Over Unpaid Fees From NFL Star's $40M Deal
• Verisk Can't Dodge FirstAm Suit Over $155M Interthinx Buy
• Cleary Targeted By Hedge Funds In Argentina Fight
• AT&T Forces Arbitration In Unlimited Data Class Action
• OPINION: Via Duke, Companies Are Shaping Discovery
• LNG Disputes Under Sale And Purchase Agreements: Part 3
• Apple Can't Nix Calif. Class Action Over Crashing Laptops
• Superman Creator's Heir Urges 9th Circ. To Rescue IP Suit
• Texas Hospital Wants Aetna Sanctioned In $120M RICO Suit
• Atty Sues BB&T And Its Lawyers Over Line Of Credit
• REIT Accused Of Taking Bogus Fees In Spat Over $136M Deal
• Collection Co.'s Arbitration Bid Isn't Supported, Court Told
• T-Mobile To Pay $4.2M To Settle Phone Insurance Suit
• Kamensky Cohen Breached Employment Contract, Atty Says
• American Pharoah Owner Stays Clear Of Gambling Debt Suit
• 2nd Circ. Revives Merchant's Class Action Against First Data
• ASBCA Won't End Contract Fight Over Insurgent-Aid Claims
• Dilworth Atty Praises Reed Smith In $25M Malpractice Trial
• Athletes Push To Sanction Objector Atty In EA, NCAA Appeal
• FCC Must Reject Conditions In Charter-TWC Merger, Cos. Say
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Bedford's Wells Fargo Trust MBS Suit
• Trial Needed In Cricket Wireless False Ad Suit, Judge Says
• Strategies For Law Firms Leaping Into Latin America
• Dell Says $9M Classified Info Contract Suit Belongs In Del.
• Morgan Lewis Says Ex-Client Ceded Privilege With Lawsuit
• Boeing Sanctions Bid Denied In $355M Suit Over Satellite JV
• CLS Must Pay Attys' Fees In Arbitration Row After Iskanian
• Holland & Knight Settles Recruiter's Suit Over Placement Fees
• Processors Want 8th Circ. To Weigh Grocer's Breach Liability
• Bank Wants Out Of Paskenta Tribe Embezzlement Suit
• Verizon Customer Urges High Court To Rethink Arbitration
• 10th Circ. Upholds $3M Verdict In Boeing Contract Dispute
• IT Consultant Can't Shake Navy Computer Code Theft Suit
• $30M HSBC Overdraft Settlement Gets Early OK
• Ocean Carrier Lodges $2.3M Suit Over Failed Garlic Shipment
• Reed Smith Atty Slams Ex-Clients In $25M Malpractice Row
• Occidental's $1.8B Award Nearly Halved In Ecuador Oil Row
• Japanese Co. Sues Over Rejected, Mislabeled Cargo
• Justices Reject MBS Transfers Suit Against BNY Mellon
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Artist's 'Avatar' Rip-Off Suit
• NWA Manager Seeks $110M In 'Straight Outta Compton' Suit
• Snell & Wilmer Says Court Is Being Misled In RICO Suit
• Fla. Appellate Court Reins In Enforcement Of Noncompete
• The Latest On Creditor Derivative Rights