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Commercial Contracts - October, 2016

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• Susman Godfrey, Others Get Fees Slashed In Antitrust Deal
• 7th Circ. Won't Revisit US Soccer Tequila Ad Ruling
• Venable Atty Seeks Sanction For Coffee Spill In IP Suit
• Judge Adds $21M To CardiAQ's $70M Trade Secrets Win
• Goodwin Proctor Can't Chase Intersport For Wham-O IP Fees
• Venezuela Urges High Court To Kill Oil Rig Seizure Suit
• Fund Seeks Halt Of Gibson Dunn Arbitration Over Unpaid Fees
• Tire Co. Appeals $1M Trademark Verdict To 9th Circ.
• Health Care IT Co. Says Investors Cost It $2M In Taxes
• Apache's $43M Award In Oil Well-Plugging Suit Bears Asterisk
• EcoMed's $22M Contract Suit Sent To Mediation
• Ex-Miller Canfield Atty Brings Arbitration Fight To High Court
• Calif. Atty Escapes Chinese Investor's EB-5 Fraud Claims
• IP Suit Damaged Career, Finances, Ex-Boston Guitarist Says
• 3rd Circ. Pushed To Rehear Axing Of $62M Avaya Award
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 2
• Morgan Lewis Settles Philly Papers' Fee Bleeding Suit
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 7
• Nissan Can't Shake Claims In Dealer Incentives Suit
• Justices To Mull If FAA Preempts State Arbitration Law
• Insurer Wants Out Of $20M Sewer Construction Suit Coverage
• Contractor Hit With $2M Suit Over Multiuse Project Excavation
• Hallmark Skates Past Oksana Baiul's $30M Royalty Suit
• Boston Founder Calls Guitarist 'Afterthought' In TM Dispute
• Advertisers Sue Facebook Over Video Metrics Inflation
• Sentry Drivers Win Green Light On $5.7M Refund Deal
• Texas Justices Side With Landowners On Eagle Ford Lease
• $50M Drilling Rig Suit Narrowed In La. Court
• NLRB Again Bemoans Class Waivers At 5th Circ.
• Turning Tides For Employee Arbitration Agreements
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 6
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 1
• Shipper To Pay $20M For Miss. Oil Spill Cleanup
• Wal-Mart Sees $1.4 Judgment Vacated In Optometrist Dispute
• FERC Seeks To Bar Discovery In $15M Market Plot Suit
• Oil Pipelines' Easy Regulatory Ride At FERC May Be Ending
• Philly Drops $2M Site Contamination Claim Against Waste Co.
• Watchdog Wants Texas AG To Probe Solar Panel Firms
• Marriott Slams Travel Agency In Super Bowl Rooms Suit
• As Questions Loom, FCC Presses On With Universal Service
• 2nd Circ. Unlikely To Unwind ConocoPhillips Arbitration Win
• Defense Co. Wants $31M Security Contract Award Upheld
• HBO Can't Get Fees After $200M 'Ballers' Copyright Win
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 5
• Chrysler Ducks Texas Claims In Wobbly Steering Suit
• 5 Benefits Of Using A Financial Expert At Mediation
• Costner Hits Film Co. With $3.85M Scrapped Deal Suit
• Oil Co. Wants CWA Offenses Kept Out Of Well-Plugging Trial
• Midstream Service Cos. Fight Rejection Of Sabine Contracts
• Ex-Boston Guitarist Denies Promoting Himself As 'Original'
• Contractor's Worker Can't Pursue Damages, Calif. Panel Says
• Uber Drivers Push For Cert. In Safe Rides Fee Dispute
• Neovasc Seeks Quick Win In Suit Over $70M Trial Loss
• Casino Backers, Dickinson Wright To Settle Malpractice Suit
• Lender's OK On Modification Backs Cert., Homeowner Says
• Pa. Judge Guts Ex-Penn State Prez's Disparagement Suit
• NLRB Urges 5th Circ. To Enforce Class-Waiver Ban For Citi
• Philly Urges Judge To Award $2M Over Site Contamination
• The SEC's Aggressive Stance On Employee Agreements
• What The Media Gets Wrong About Arbitration
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 4
• Assessing New Calif. Limits On Choice-Of-Law Provisions
• King & Spalding's $4.6M Deal In Condo Suit Gets Final OK
• Quadrant Seeks Del. Court Reversal On Athilon Note Sale
• American Apparel May Drop Chancery Case Against Charney
• DC Circ. Is Asked To Revive Claims Over TV Host Partnership
• Ex-Boston Guitarist Didn't Make Ads In TM Dispute, Jury Told
• Suge Knight Wants $300M Cut Of Dr. Dre's $1B Beats Payday
• Sabre Plotted To 'Bury' US Airways, Antitrust Jury Hears
• Loop AI Atty Calls Judge's Sanction Threat Baseless
• Verizon Pushes FCC To Limit Broadcaster Negotiation Tactics
• Cameron Can't Block Former Exec From All Middle East Work
• Trustee Wants Another Go At Credit Suisse In RMBS Fight
• 10th Circ. OKs Testimony On Bankruptcy In Royalty Case
• Rainmaker Q&A: Greenberg Traurig's Richard Edlin
• Boeing Fights Sanctions In $1.2B Contract Fight
• Hitachi, AVANTech Seek Discovery Stay In Trade Secrets Suit
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 3
• Bridging The Gap Between Outside And Inside Counsel
• ECA Loses Bid To Nix $1.1M Landowner Royalties Verdict
• Charter Can't Dodge $10B Racism Suit Despite Comcast Win
• TransPerfect Workers Lose Bid To Weigh In On CEO's Appeal
• Marriott Time-Share Owners Rebut County Bid To Avoid Suit
• Loop Atty Presses Calif. Judge to Retract 'Retribution' Order
• Borrowers Say Payday Lender's Criminal Cases Kill Arbitration
• Nursing Homes Say CMS Arbitration Ban Should Wait On Suit
• US Airways, Sabre Trade Bullying Charges At Antitrust Trial
• Ex-Bingham Partner Owes $8M In Stock, Morgan Lewis Argues
• Guitarist 'Hijacking' Boston Trademark, Jury Told
• Amazon Hit With Suit Over $1.5M Hoverboard Order
• Gamblers Violated Contract, Not Fraud, Laws, Judge Says
• Subcontractor Fights Countersuit In $78M Dolphins Spat
• Esso, Shell Seek Nigerian Arbitration Award Confirmation
• Playboy Wins $7M In Years-Long Energy Drink Trademark Row
• Uber Drivers Must Arbitrate Wage Dispute, 11th Circ. Told
• Copter Contractor Says $8.4M Suit Has No DC Connection
• Famed Artist Seeks Sanctions In 'Laughable' Painting Suit
• Battle Over $63M Award Doesn't Belong In Mass., Court Hears
• CWA Beats Verizon Suit Over Arbitration Award, For Now
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 2
• So You Want To Be A Partner? You Need A Mentor
• Nevada High Court's Unyielding Approach To Noncompetes
• Getting More Value From Your Damages Expert
• Ex-Blue Shield Exec Can't Ditch Suit Over Revealed Secrets
• Fla. Farm's Contaminated Crop Negligence Suit Kept Alive
• Texas Justices Won't Take Up Bass Family Oil Lease Fight
• American Empire Says NYC Co-Op Damage Not Covered
• Coal Lease Includes Methane Rights, Pa. Court Rules
• TSI Seeks Reversal Of $5M Trade Secrets Verdict
• GoPro Urges Confirmation Of $1M Award Against Distributor
• 'Production Sharing Agreement' Wells: Pros And Cons
• Novatrax Can't Pull Some Defendants Out Of Arbitration
• Texas Justices Take Andrews Kurth Malpractice Suit
• FERC Mulls Changes To Oil Pipeline Rate Cap Reviews
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 1
• Travel Agency Seeks Quick Win In Super Bowl Rooms Suit
• Title Insurance Co. Seeks Sanctions In Coverage Row
• NYC 'Golden Girls' Puppet Show A Ripoff, Alleges Aussie
• Nixon Peabody Asks Calif. Appeals Court To Scrap Sanctions
• NY Court Sides With Developers In Atlantic Yards Bond Row
• 17 State AGs Back High Court Challenge To Atty Fees
• Apartment Builder ICI Says Texas Complex Owes $4.6M
• Consulting Biz Says Rival Poached Dozens Of Workers
• Netflix Takes Aim At Fox Contracts In Exec Poaching Suit
• AT&T Tells Texas Court To Drop ERISA Insurance Dispute
• Trial Pros' Secret To Courtroom Success
• 100 Days Of Cayman Islands Limited Liability Companies
• Texas Court Revives Malpractice Claim Against Law Firm
• Army Contractor Says Choice Of Law 'Irrelevant' To $9M Row
• Gas Co. Must Pay For Wrecked Ceona Ship, Judge Rules
• DTSA's Reach Extended To Continuing Misappropriation
• Re-Examining Fair Consideration For Restrictive Covenants
• Online Travel Cos.' Revised Tax Deal With Ill. Town Gets Nod
• Pension Co., Bank Escape Tribe's Embezzlement Suit
• Photogs' Getty Copyright Suit Nixed Per Arbitration Clause
• Sonatrach Secures Win In $240M Algerian Oil Contract Row
• Deutsche Pleads With NY Justices To Toss $22M Judgment
• Atty's Judicial Misconduct Claims May Lead To Sanctions
• Miami Dolphins, Contractors Spar Over $78M Stadium Canopy
• Bodybuilding Org. Drops Antitrust Row Against Int'l League
• Sling TV Clinches 1st NHL Network Streaming Deal
• Preparing For Changes To Federal Appellate Rules
• Farrar & Ball Seeks Sanctions In Case Against Ex-Paralegal
• $30M Ends Dell's IP Feud With Pure Storage
• American Capital Dodges Suit Over $52M MBS Deal
• Freight Co. Wants Baker Donelson DQ In $2.14M Amazon Suit
• Car Seat Co.'s Ex-Owner Slams Claim To $60M Enviro Fund
• 5 Must-Ask Questions In Trucking Accident Cases
• Are Class Actions Returning From The Verge Of Extinction?
• Spirit Air Sues Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney Over Explosion
• Wells Fargo Ducks Some Claims Over SWIFT Transfer Security
• Judge Posner Slams 'Sloppy' Contract Suit Against AT&T
• Boston Scientific Urges High Court To Nix $308M IP Verdict
• GE Cites IP Atty Breach In Barnes & Thornburg DQ Motion
• Deutsche Bank Unit Forced To Give HSBC Docs In MBS Fight
• Emirates Says Jury Already Resolved CEO Extortion Claim
• BIA Needs Both Wyo. Tribes' OK For Joint Contracts: Judge
• U-Haul Can't Undo Malicious Suit Fees Over Noncompete Rule
• FERC Has No Say Over Fla. Pipeline, Kinder Morgan Says
• W.Va. Supreme Court Upholds Coal Co.'s Gas Well Contract
• Samsung Ship Unit Loses Bid For Repair Contract Arbitration
• Lowe's, MTD Must Face Suit Over Lawnmower Accident
• NY Blood Center Smacks 'Be The Match' With Contract Suit
• Metal Co. Says Docs Irrelevant In $200M Arbitration Fight
• Whose Line, Drawing Or Plan Is It Anyway?: Part 2
• Online Travel Cos. Tax Deal With Ill. Town Too Vague: Judge
• 'Spinal Tap' Writer Sues Vivendi Over Unpaid Royalties
• Drivers Seek Green Light For $5.7M Deal In Insurance Suit
• Billy Bush Reaches Deal With NBC Over 'Today' Show Exit
• Sony Wants Filmmaker's Claims Over 2014 Hack Arbitrated
• Samsung Buyers Allege 'Stealth Contracting' At 9th Circ.
• Bank, Mingo Tribal Trust Agree To End To $8.85M Loan Suit
• NY Post Wants Basketball Coach's Suit For Non-Article Axed
• Rival Sports Agencies' Noncompete Row Sent To Fed. Court
• Trader Takes Arbitration Award Loss To 2nd Circ.
• Nursing Homes Want CMS' Arbitration Ban Thrown Out
• Artist Wants Copyright Suit Over Jay Z's Logo Revived
• Volvo Dealer's $6.5M Jury Verdict Fair, 7th Circ. Told
• H&R Block Unit Can Arbitrate Seasonal Worker's Wage Claims
• Pa. Court Jurisdiction Affirmed In Solar Payment Case
• Biz Group Urges High Court To Hear 2 Class Waiver Cases
• High Court Won't Review $1.45M Maritime Lien Appeal
• Anthem, Cigna Ordered To Disclose Merger Breach Allegations
• OPINION: 3rd-Party Litigation Funding Needs Transparency
• BP Shortchanges On Gas Royalty Payments, Suit Says
• Marriott Wants To Check Out Of Super Bowl Travel Suit
• Supreme Court Disbars Sheldon Silver Over Conviction
• Highlights Of HHS Privacy Guidance For Cloud Providers
• Hedge Fund AEW Says Builder Forged Evidence In $100M Suit
• Marriott, Eden Roc End Contract Dispute With $31M Deal
• Law Firm Says It Can Fight Marshall Heir's Suit In 5th Circ.
• Natixis Asks Appeals Court To Toss Suit Over $877M In RMBS
• Billy Bush Taps Orrick Partner For NBC Trump Tape Fight
• Widow Says Family Co. Shorted Her On Hubby's Stock Value
• 9th Circ. Panel Won't Rehear NBA Star Drinkware Suit
• Pfizer Settles Long-Running Cancer Research IP Suit
• BofA Dodges Suit Over Disclosing Background Checks
• Hausfeld Says NFL Publicity Fee Lawsuit Improper
• Texas Justices Avoid ConocoPhillips Well Fight With Deal
• Class Fights Rams' FANS Ticket Refund Reconsideration Bid
• Judge Waits To Rule On Hastert's Hush-Money Suit
• Sports Attys Seek Rehearing Of US Soccer Tequila Ad Ruling
• Grocery Chain, Suppliers In Food Fight Over $85M Contract
• Citigroup Wants RICO Suit Over Property Inspections Tossed
• PPPs: Structuring For Efficient Infrastructure Renewal
• Anglo-Dutch Loses Bid To Nix Interest On Atty Fees
• What Will Become Of Jersey City's Tax Abatement Law?
• Girardi & Keese Failed To Split Fees, Texas Atty Claims
• Gordon Ramsay Asks To End JV After Partner's Tax Crime
• Oil Co. Says Taiwan Shipper Can't Secure Fees Until Victory
• 9th Circ. Backs Arbitration For Third-Party Amazon Sellers
• Tech Writers Class Certified After 7th Circ. Waivers Ruling
• JPMorgan Asks 2nd Circ. To Nix Silver Futures Claims
• 2nd Circ. Doubts Mexico Law Applies In $19M Cargill Suit
• Agent Tackles Ex-Lions Player With Suit Over Unpaid Fees
• Charles Schwab Son's Fund Can't Shake $25M RE Fraud Suit
• Ex-AT&T Exec Must Arbitrate Severance Row, Judge Confirms
• Palantir Investor Wants Patent, TM Suit In Fed. Court
• What To Know About Labor Laws When Expanding To The US
• Atty Objects To $35K Sanctions In King & Spalding Condo Suit
• Oracle Gets $28M Interest After $50M Rimini IP Trial Win
• Class Cert. Denied In Pair Of Mortgage Adjustment Suits
• Kuwait Food Co. Can't Duck Army Rations FCA Suit: Gov't
• DC Sports Net Extends Rights For Capitals, Wizards Games
• Ex-NBAer Asks 11th Circ. To Keep $45M EB-5 Suit Tossed
• Baseball Team Wants Fees For Enforcing League's Bylaws
• McCusker Anselmi Sues 'Blue Note' Owner Over $90K In Fees
• Canadian Investors Push For Sanctions For Mining Co. Prez
• Heirs Ask Texas Justices To Revive Exxon, Shell Claims
• Juice Co. Says Fla. Court Can't Garnish Costa Rican Debt
• Bodybuilding Orgs Trim Pa. Antitrust, Va. Contract Suits
• SeaWorld Fights Bid For Quick Win In Suit Over Passes
• Auto Port Logistics Giant Sues To Ditch Polluted Facility
• Israeli Co. Fights Attys' Fees Bid In Real Estate Fight
• The Art Of Silence At Trial
• NJ Justices Won't Revive Atty's Retirement Row With Firm
• Why NBC Can (And Should) Fire Billy Bush
• BP Says Well Production Doesn't Affect Its Rights To Lease
• Facebook Gets New Chance For Quick Win In Antitrust Row
• Hanson Sues Lone Star Over Unpaid $100M Earnout Bonus
• Winning Tobacco Co. Cites 9th Circ. In Fighting New Trial
• First American Fights $4.5M Ruling For Bahamas Title Error
• GM Asks Judge to Toss Bankrupt Supplier's Lawsuit
• Apache, W&T Offshore Abandonment Pact Found Ambiguous
• Watsco Acquires Naming Rights For Miami Basketball Arena
• Nestle USA Sues Franchisee For Going Too Far With Its IP
• Valuation Co. Sues Rival, Ex-Workers For Trade Secret Theft
• Health Care Service Customers Win ERISA Suit Class Cert.
• 5th Circ. Returns Burger King Europe Suit To District Court
• Delhi Judge Won't Toss Emergency Arbitral Award Petition
• Del Monte Says Juice Co. Must Pay For Diverting Suit
• Marathon Petroleum Says BP Owes It For Texas Refinery Fixes
• Glencore Slams Lockheed's Bid To Nix Cleanup Suit Defenses
• AAI Resists Boeing's Doc Request In $1.2B Contract Fight
• Ky. Mine Prez Says Bank Account Off-Limits To Investors
• 10 Things To Look For This Supreme Court Term
• Pimco Founder Evidence Row Best Left To Jury, Judge Says
• 9th Circ. Asked To Rethink Sony Win On $4M Antitrust Deal
• SAP, Accenture Lose Bid For Fees In Wellogix IP Row
• Teva, Amneal Lose Opana ER Patent Fight Against Endo
• SeaWorld Passholders Fight To Keep Contract Claims In Suit
• Malaysian Builder Faces UAE Developer's $161M Counterclaim
• 7th Circ. Out Of Line On Contract Breach Case, Justices Told
• Timeshare Owners Slam Marriott's Bid To Stay Suit
• ITT Presses Claims Over 2007 Merger Before Wary 2nd Circ.
• AT&T Slams Arbitral Rehash Of Args Snubbed By Judge
• Patrón Sues Former Ad Agency For Trademark Violations
• New ISO Standards Will Help Lawyers Navigate The Cloud
• The Divide Between Maritime And Bankruptcy Jurisdiction
• JPMorgan Settles Reward Points Class Action For $2M
• Van Co. Says BorgWarner Must Face Drivetrain Suit
• Disney Travel Co. Says Agents Stole The Magic Of Its Success
• Texas Developer Says Zurich Owes $1.6M In Water Damage
• ConocoPhillips Sues Venezuela's Oil Arm Over Asset Dumps
• Texas Appeals Court Upholds Win In Oil Royalties Fight
• Judge Ups Sanctions For Safeway In Overcharge Row
• FTC Says Minn. Providers Can Merge Without Noncompetes
• Texas Plastics Biz Wins $5M From Competing Ex-Execs
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Lehman Claimants' Bid For Arbitration
• Seyfarth NY Litigation Head Drops Profit-Sharing Litigation
• Gas Royalty Suit Can't Stay In Fed. Court, 10th Circ. Told
• Hartford To Pay $3.7M To Settle Claims Analyst OT Action
• UK Judge Won't Freeze Miner's Assets After LCIA Refusal
• Coming Soon: The 3-D (And 4-D) Brief
• Universal, R&B Artist Dismissed From Record Contract Suit
• BakerHostetler Snags Calif. Litigation Pro From K&L Gates
• Standard General Says Dov Charney Got Secret Legal Advice
• 2nd Circ. Dodges 'Novel' Cloud Storage Copyright Questions
• No New Trial In Int'l Paper Texas River Pollution Scuffle
• Rainmaker Q&A: McDermott's Lazar Raynal
• Calif. Judge Dismisses $20B Race Bias Suit Against Comcast
• KBR Beats Army Bid For Fed. Circ. Retry On $10.4M Dispute
• Ford Owners Take Dealer Buyback Bid To Calif. High Court
• Cert. Granted In JPMorgan, BNY Mellon Hospital Bond Suit
• Baiul's Latest $10M NBC Suit Called A Repeat Performance
• HSBC Settles $615M RMBS Suit Against Deutsche Bank Unit
• Australia Faces $200M Claim Over US Co.'s Generator Seizure
• FCC Gets Public Interest Pressure To Adopt Data Rate Regs
• Negotiating Exclusive Use Provisions In Retail Leases
• Selection Of English Governing Law, Jurisdiction Post-Brexit
• Amtrak Renews Call To Ax Mass. Agency's Cost-Sharing Suit
• TV Production Co. Hits Back At Charter In $10B Racism Suit
• Safeway To Pay Web Shoppers $500K For Discovery Neglect
• Air Force Subcontractor's $9M Claims Move Forward
• The 'Tough Noogies' Doctrine: Rights But No Remedies
• Baxter Gets Medical Device Lawsuit Chopped In Half
• 9th Circ. Asks Citi How Fake Atty On FINRA Panel Was Fair
• 5th Circ. Sends Bank Employee's OT Suit To Arbitration
• US Mine Supplier Must Arbitrate In S. Africa, Judge Rules
• Raymours Workers Ask Justices To Nix Arbitration Clauses
• UAE Men Fight Cerner's Bid To Seize Condo For $63M Award
• NFL Says It Wasn't The Host Of Canceled Hall Of Fame Game
• Fraud Claims Trimmed From Chrysler Sales-Conspiracy Suit
• 5th Circ. Shuts Down C3PO In DynCorp Afghan Contract Row
• SunEdison Spinoff Challenges Proposed Solar Biz Sale
• Pa. Judge Largely OKs Ballard's $20M Antitrust Fee Claim
• PPG Snags Naming Rights For Pittsburgh Penguins Arena
• Dish Network Wins Lost Channels Class Action In 8th Circ.
• NY Court Won't Ax Suit Over Stake In $55B Russian Oil Deal
• Blue Man Group Can't Toss Royalties Suit
• Negotiating An In-Project Construction Dispute
• Allergan Loses Bid For 3rd Circ. Rehearing Of Eye Drop Suit
• NutraSweet Says $100M Arbitration Went 'Off The Rails'
• AdvoCare Wants To Arbitrate Ex-Director's Claim To CEO Spot
• Animal Feed Co. Sues Chinese Distributor For Fake Product
• AAI Keeps Pushing for Sanctions in $1.2B Boeing Spat
• Rams Want FANS Ticket Refund Decision Reconsidered
• In The Hot Seat: Wells Fargo And Bank Supervision
• Dealership Takes Carfax Fee Hike Dispute To 4th Circ.
• Private Equity Firm Ducks Trade Secrets Suit In Fla. Court
• Dewey Trust, Proskauer, Sidley Beat Malpractice Suit
• Visa, MC, AmEx, Discover Can't Toss Chip Antitrust Claims
• UPDATE: Delos PE Fund Settles Claims Against Former Top Exec
• Texas Uber Drivers Must Arbitrate Wage Claims, Judge Says
• Pepsi Wants Texas High Court To Hear $308M Asbestos Case
• Carfax Sues AIG Unit For Defense In $50M Monopoly Dispute
• JPMorgan Hit With $5.6M Verdict Over Soccer Club's Accounts
• Driver Says His Atty Hid Ties To UPS Counsel Day Pitney
• Hastert Invokes Michael Jordan In Sex Abuse Hush Money Suit
• English High Court OKs Recovery Of 3rd-Party Funding Costs
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Raymours Arbitration Fight
• Crime Writer Can't Get Emotional Damages, Court Told
• Chiquita Emails Not Privileged, Says Atty Facing Sanctions
• Bancorp Faces Fraud Suit Over 'Forged' Philly Condo Deed
• Ex-Wrestler Slams WWE For Judge Shopping In Royalty Suit
• High Court Won't Hear Class Arbitrability In Gas Lease Row
• In The Hot Seat: Wells Fargo Displays Arbitration's Failure
• Curbing Bribery And Corruption In International Arbitration
• The Economic Loss Rule And Negligent Misrepresentation