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Commercial Contracts - November, 2016

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• Gamblers Blast NJ Casino's $15M Damages Formula
• Dismissal Rulings Slowed In $10B Williams-ETE Merger Fight
• Alcatel Beats Back Suit Over $1.2B Pension Transfer
• Dexia Gets $1.8M Atty Fees In US Bank CMBS Dispute
• USTelecom Wants Rural Subsidies Fully Funded
• Raymour & Flanigan Escapes Mattress-Tag Class Action
• FriendFinder Wants Website Control Back From Penthouse
• The Ethical Risks Of A Multijurisdictional Practice
• Wall Builder Ex-President Must Pay $15M Over Trade Secrets
• Bombay Court Won't Send Contract Row To Arbitration
• Atty Fights To Dismiss Mortgage Broker Suit Over Closings
• NLRB Judge Nixes Mortgage Lender's Arbitration Rules
• Deutsche Bank Ducks $50M Crisis-Era Margin Call Suit Again
• The 1234A-B-Cs Of Breakup Fees
• Joint Venture Says Insurers Liable In $40M Property Mess
• Chiquita Denied Forum Dismissal Bid In Colombia TVPA Suit
• Murex Looks To DQ Holland & Knight From Bank's Suit
• Solar Co. Hits Atty With Malpractice Suit Over Settlement
• Spector Gadon Malpractice Win Upheld By Pa. Appeals Court
• Singapore Judge Won't Let UK Counsel Rep Chinese Co.
• Men's Clothing Biz Wants Ch. 11 Shield For Top Execs
• NJ High Court Reinstates Complaint Over Teacher Furloughs
• Sears Says Contractors Must Cough Up $2.5M, Client List
• How Law Firms Are Using Analytics To Reduce Write-Offs
• Snyder's-Lance Illegally Wiped Out NJ Franchisees, Suit Says
• Jury 'Bored To Death' In $134M US Airways Row, Judge Says
• Ranchers Ask Texas Justices To Hear Fort Hood Grazing Suit
• Real Estate Co. Says Subpoenas In Arbitral Row Too Broad
• Citigroup Seeks Rehearing Of 9th Circ. Arbitration Vacatur
• A Look At The On-Sale Bar: Part 2 — Best Business Practices
• Texas Lacks Jurisdiction In Malpractice Case, Firm Argues
• Insurers Say Pipeline Co. Owes $30M For Bungling Project
• Temple Furnisher Says Italian Co. Flip-Flopped On Attys' Fees
• Insurance Fund Wants Out Of $40M Fraud Scheme Suit
• NLRB Asks High Court To Review Another Class Waiver Case
• English Court Keeps Indian Miner's $39M Award Intact
• Pa. Court Revives Malpractice Claim Against Lundy Beldecos
• Texas Jury Awards T. Boone Pickens $146M For Permian Deal
• ING Bank Can't Rehash Axed Liens In Ship Fuel Fight
• Insurer Can't Escape Shipyard Sandblasting Coverage Suit
• Marriott Beats Contract Suit Over Houston Super Bowl Rooms
• LGBT Center Hits Landlord With Bias Suit Over Eviction
• NLRB Judge Clips 4 Staffing Firm Handbook Rules
• Ex-Clients Say Negligent Texas Atty Lost Them Nuisance Suit
• Justices Won't Hear Appeal Of $69M IP Refund To JPMorgan
• GCs Say This Firm Is The Most Arrogant
• Why DOJ Is Right To Appeal BMI Consent Decree Ruling
• NY's Under-The-Radar Employment Developments: Fall 2016
• The Missing American Jury
• Cooper Levenson, Client Ditch NJ Racketeering Claims
• Whistleblower Blasts Dismissal Bid In $1B Food Fight
• Developer's $100M Suit Versus AEW Tossed For Forgery, Lies
• 8th Circ. OKs $1.5M Penalty For Commodities Fraudster
• Ron Burkle's $10M KPMG Blown Tax Shelter Suit Looks Timely
• Court Affirms $2.6M For Fla. Utility In Pole Agreement Spat
• Airline's Challenge To Indian Arbitration Halted In 2nd Circ.
• Manufacturer Says Paint Co. Sold Faulty Products, Owes $1M
• Trump And Labor Relations In The Hospitality Industry
• AT&T Unit Doubles Down On Arbitration Rehash Injunction
• Boeing Ducks AAI Doc Bid In $1.2B Air Force Contract Fight
• French Film Co. Gets Award Against Troubled Financier OK'd
• Neovasc Escapes Investor Suit Over $70M Trial Loss
• 9th Circ. Spikes Coder's $3.6M 'Madden' Copyright Verdict
• Liberty Freed From Covering $1.4M E. Coli-Tainted Beef Loss
• Ex-NBA Star Says Vending Co. Lied To Void Contract
• ING Can't Arbitrate Fuel Payment Spat, Freight Co. Says
• Rock Band Freed From Recording Contract, Wins $4M Verdict
• Sex Co. Says Plaintiff's Brother Has Key Case Information
• Black-Owned Network Rips Charter's Tactics In $10B Bias Suit
• US Co. Was Kept In Dark On Chinese Arbitration, Court Says
• Yahoo To Get $914K In Fees In NCAA Pick 'Em Insurance Row
• Steel Mill Motor Suit Against GE Unit Can Stay, Judge Says
• Sherwin-Williams Owes $7.5M For Bad Auto Paint, Suit Says
• A Likely Shift On Joint Employment Policies Ahead
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• Avoiding Law Firm BYOD Risks: Tips For Securing Devices
• Feds Say Songwriters' Licensing Pact Suit Is Unsound
• Judge Has No 'Love' For Viacom Reality Show IP Ripoff Claim
• Chubb Can Pursue Federal Trade Secrets Claim Against Rival
• 11th Circ. Affirms CashCall Can't Arbitrate Loan Rates Suit
• Albanian Co. Says NY Telecom Owes $1.8M Arbitral Award
• Del., NJ Agency Beats Suit Over Gov. Christie Contract Veto
• 4 Ways Lawyers Can Improve Their Marketing
• Russian Man Wins $3.7M From Truck Deal Arbitration Default
• The Issue With Confidential Sexual Harassment Settlements
• Liquor Co. Execs Sue Rival For Fees Amid Bootlegging Claims
• Hyperloop One Settles Ex-Co-Founder's Retaliation Suit
• Inventor, Wife Hit With $1.1M Judgment In Trade Secrets Row
• Investment Firm Seeks $1.1M From Texas Oil Co. It Advised
• FERC Says Entergy Unit Can't Nix Goodyear Power Deal
• Class Waiver Issue Ripe For High Court, Murphy Oil Says
• EFH Disruptions Prompt New Look At $90M Del. Trust Appeal
• Hess Says Oil Well Valve Failures Cost It Over $115M
• €21M Award Against San Leon Energy Enforced By Irish Court
• Ill. Contractor Can Press Clawback Suit Against Successor
• Final OK Given To $5M Deal In NFL, Reebok Antitrust Suit
• 6th Circ. Contract Ruling Ignores Mich. Law, Auto Co. Says
• Negotiating Appraisal Conditions In Public M&A
• Beyond Bean Counting: How Legal Can Add True Value
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear $62M Avaya Award Appeal
• 11th Circ. Frees Travelers From 'Bad Faith' Settlement
• Marshall Heir's Trade Secrets Suit Moved To Dallas
• Pfizer Sues Texas Agency For Releasing Drug Rebate Info
• Twitter Fires Wilson Sonsini, Hires Cooley In IPO Fight
• Kimberly-Clark Hit With False Ad Suit Over Surgical Gowns
• Texas Court Says Auto Servicer Owes Supplier For Brakes
• GNC Affiliate Wants Award Against Ex-Franchisee OK'd
• Chesapeake Says Eagle Ford Royalty Plaintiffs Can't Skip MDL
• English High Court OKs Award For Ship's Engine Failure
• Penson Ch. 11 Trustee Seeks $21M In Schonfeld Contract Suit
• Cerner Wins Remand In $63M Ore. Tussle With UAE Tech Co.
• Fiat Chrysler Dodges Calif. Dealer's Rent Coercion Suit
• The Landlord-Tenant Relationship Post-Bankruptcy
• House Tries To Ground Iran Plane Sales Despite Veto Threat
• Top UK Biz Judge Denies Arbitration-Court 'Arms Race'
• Calif. Employment Law Outlook: Class Of 2017
• OPINION: The US Supreme Court In 2017
• Rainmaker Q&A: Winston & Strawn's Dan Webb
• 9th Circ. Backs $15M Medtronic Verdict Over Pabban Deal
• Monster CEO's Bid For Share Of $3B Beats Sale Sputters
• Doctor Wants Redo On $1M Blue Cross Fraud Verdict
• Chase Workers Can't Force Class Arbitration In Wage Row
• Rail Regulator Won't Step Into Tribe, BNSF Oil Haul Spat
• Ford, Kuwaiti Dealership Claim Hypocrisy Over Arbitration
• VW, Missouri AG Agree To Take Emissions Suit To Calif. MDL
• Trumping Obama's Employment Law Legacy
• A Primer On The Presidential Appointee Vetting Process
• Merging Law Firms: Think Before You Tie The Knot
• Cardiac Monitor To Pay $1.35M To Settle False Claims Charge
• Amazon Sues Pair Of Sellers In Counterfeit Goods Crackdown
• Abbott, Alere Report Records Deal But Merger Issues Linger
• Spectra Seeks To Stop Investor Suit Over $3B Deal
• Kellogg Brown Dodges Iraqi Contractor's ICDR Claims
• Guest Tells 11th Circ. Resort Didn't Inform Of Forum Clause
• Anthem Blue Cross Insureds Can't Block 2017 Plan Switch
• French Paper Co.'s $24M Award Survives JV Partner Challenge
• NCAA Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Athlete Year-To-Play Rules
• Insurer Must Cover Dredging Contract Case, Water Co. Says
• House Votes To Extend Iran Sanctions Authority
• Power Plant Co. Says Pemex Arbitration Seeks $20M For Fire
• Jury Says PNY Gets Zero For CPA Firm's SanDisk Audit Lie
• Top 10 Things Corporate Attys Should Know About Insurance
• PayPal Users Seek Final OK On $4M Account Hold Deal
• Calif. Horse Owner Can't Buck $538K Awards In 9th Circ.
• Obermayer Wants Tort Claims Out Of Associate's Bonus Suit
• Merging Law Firms: Why Deals Fail Or Underperform
• Lloyd's Can't Nix Best Buy's SupportSpace Overcharge Suit
• Calif. Justices Say HMOs Can Face Unpaid Emergency Bills
• Chiquita Execs Denied Reconsideration Bid In Torture Suit
• Auditor 'Cooked The Books' For SanDisk, Calif. Jury Hears
• Deutsche Witness Demand Axed In $306M Morgan Stanley Suit
• Russian Man Says Washington Co. Ducking $3.7M Award
• GoPro Shakes Off Distributor Bid To Nix $1.3M Contract Suit
• Chinese Court Upholds Tech Co.'s IP Rights Arbitration Award
• 8th Circ. Says Estate Must Arbitrate Nursing Home Suit
• Real Estate Lender Fights Bid to Move LA Rams Ticket Suit
• NJ Chiropractors Challenge Horizon Tiered Coverage Plan
• Molycorp Mine Trustee Hits Equipment Makers With $14M Suit
• Venezuela Fights Demand It Post Security For $1.4B Award
• Merging Law Firms: Beware Conflicts Of Interest
• DOJ Appeals Loss On BMI Music Rights Accord To 2nd Circ.
• Man Vs. Machine: Or, Lawyers Vs. Legal Technology
• Boxing Champ Retracts Bid To Dump Arnold & Porter Attys
• OPINION: The Verdict — A Rejection Of Politics As Usual
• Ford Can Continue With Software PTAB Review Bid: Judge
• Sanctions Sought In Suit Over Mortgage Firm's Failure
• Blue Lake Looks To Nix Suit Seeking Halt Of Tribal Court Row
• Brown Moskowitz Atty Seeks Out Of Sex Products Co. Depo
• Sanctions Issued Over Depositions In $63M Real Estate Suit
• Halo Applies To Trans Ova IP Suit, Judge Rules
• Fiat Chrysler Dodges African Distributor's RICO Suit
• Energy Co. Claims Win In Areva-Siemens Nuclear Costs Row
• 3rd Circ. Clears Spector Gadon Of Malpractice
• Renco's Bid For Reargument Fails In Del. AM General Suit
• Merging Law Firms: Why Hogan Lovells Has Worked
• Hospital Fights To Keep AT&T In ERISA Benefit Offset Suit
• ConocoPhillips, PetroChina Win Enforcement Of $74M Award
• Amtrak, MBTA In Settlement Talks In Cost-Sharing Deal Spat
• Groups Ask DC Circ. To Scrap FCC's Cable Rate Order
• Data Analytics: How Parties Are Using Tools Beyond TAR
• NYC Cos. Should Prepare For Independent Contractor Bill
• Trump's Impact On Independent Contractor Misclassification
• Deutsche Demands Witnesses In $306M Morgan Stanley Row
• Rimini Street Can't Pause Injunction In Oracle Copyright Suit
• Nixon Peabody Beats Fee Sanction In Ex-Partner Defense Suit
• Mineral Co. Says DC Circ. Should Reinstate Non-Compete
• Czech Republic Takes $325M Blood Award To Supreme Court
• Trial Ordered In Cryo-Chamber Arbitration Clause Row
• Pa. Man Gets Year For Role In $1.2M Embezzlement Scheme
• NJ Casino Seeks $15M Damages In Baccarat Scam
• Delhi Court Enforces London Awards To Glencore Subsidiary
• Bank Not Bound By ICC Arbitration, Singapore Court Rules
• Investment Co. Sues To Enforce $27M Hong Kong Win In NY
• Guarantees On EB-5 Investments Must Be Nixed, Suit Says
• Texas Justices Urged To Reinstate Insurer's Coverage Win
• Consultant Says It Is Owed €3.8M For Soccer Team Buy
• Foreign Affairs Outlook For Trump Presidency, 115th Congress
• Greenstar Interest Holders Say Tutor Perini Owes $27M
• Rural Telecom Group Wants FCC Subsidy Gaps Filled
• Navigating The Privacy Traps In M&A: Part 3
• Trump's Upset Win Puts Obama Legacy On Chopping Block
• After Trump's Triumph, What's Next?
• Trump Win Puts These 4 On High Court Shortlist
• GOP Retains Control Of Both Houses Of Congress
• Hyundai Can Arbitrate Jamaican Dealer Dispute, Judge Says
• Boxer Seeks To KO Arnold & Porter Attys In Contract Row
• Walgreens Hits Theranos With $140M Breach Of Contract Suit
• Shopper Springs Suit On Sleepy's Over Gift Card Promotion
• Calif. Insurance Chief Tells State Farm To Rebate $100M
• Starbucks Ends Moldy Coffee Claims Against Pallet Maker
• 5th Circ. Stands By Citgo Suit Ruling
• Nev. Judge Shuts Down Trump's Early Voting Suit
• Cargill Dodges $19M Suit From Cabo Developer At 2nd Circ.
• Royalty Co. Tells 9th Circ. FIFA Owes It $4M From World Cup
• The Firms Cashing In This Election Season
• IP Atty Says Ex-Partner Can't Arbitrate Trade Secrets Row
• Why The Candidates' BigLaw Bills Keep Rising
• 11th Circ. Told To Revive Co.'s Bankruptcy Plot Claims
• Candid Advice From The Bench: Judges Are People Too
• Charter Wants To Appeal $10B Racism Suit To 9th Circ.
• Discovery Needed In $15M FERC Manipulation Suit, Firm Says
• GM Says Old Settlement Dooms Dealer Stock Sale Suit
• 3 Strikes And No Class Cert. For Calif. Car Renters
• Navigating The Privacy Traps In M&A: Part 2
• Westinghouse Says $2B Merger Fight Should Go To Auditor
• Atty Beats DQ Bid In Case Involving Brother At Fox Rothschild
• CEO Of Defunct Pharma Co. Sued For $489K Russian Award
• Hospitality Developer Sues Investor Over $23M Commitment
• Film Producer Fights Arbitration Of 2014 Sony Hack Claims
• Justices Won't Hear Appeal In Lukoil, Diamond RICO Case
• Hausfeld Can't Stop Plaintiffs Firms' NFL Fee-Sharing Suit
• Venezuela Can't Kill ConocoPhillips Award At 2nd Circ.
• Forum Clauses No Sure Way Around Latin America Courts
• Rock Band Fights For Contract Release As Trial Opens
• Harassment Endangering $1B DOD Contract, Judge Says
• Builder Rips KBR's 'Complete About-Face' In Arbitration Arg
• 7 Steps For Managing An Associate Who May Be Impaired
• Justices Won't Take On Occidental Unit's Gas Lease Row
• Calif. Org. Cut Auritec Out Of HIV Research, Suit Says
• Baker Donelson Fights DQ In Amazon Shipping Tussle
• Feds' Ban On Nursing Home Arbitration Blocked
• Navigating The Privacy Traps In M&A: Part 1
• Calif. High Court Showdown: Broughton-Cruz Vs. Concepcion
• Actors Signed Off On Ad Replays, Huntington Tells 2nd Circ.
• Glencore Loses $21M Appeal In Virgin Islands Plant Cleanup
• Fake FINRA Atty Invalidates Citigroup Ruling, 9th Circ. Says
• Arnold & Porter Attys' Role In Boxing Deal Questioned
• Benefits Manager Escapes Blue Cross Hep C Coverage Suit
• Ex-Greene LLP Partner Says Firm Owes Him Millions
• Calif. Tribe Says Bank Not 'Savior' In Embezzlement Row
• Zayo Sues Acquired Latisys Over Hidden Contract Changes
• Texas Insurer Wins Overly Broad Discovery Appeal
• 2nd Circ. Denies Chesapeake Rehearing In $439M Bond Case
• Uber Slams Rehearing Bid In 9th Circ. Arbitration Ruling
• Tenant Exclusives: Rogue Tenants, Enforcement, And More
• Taiwanese Co. Can't Take Taxes From $3.2M Royalties Award
• Eutelsat Unit Fights Stay In $72M Brazil Telecom Co. Suit
• Sloan-Kettering Says Niro Attys Filched Gene Therapy Docs
• Ex-Exec Says BellSouth Can't Nix Arguments In Arbitration
• Juice Co. Fights Fla. Remand, Fees In Del Monte Award Case
• Long-Distance Carriers Sue AT&T Over 3rd-Party Billing Plan
• The Role Of Litigation Analytics In Your Case
• Singapore Top Court To Weigh One-Sided Arbitration Pact
• Charterer Urges 11th Circ. To Deny Arbitral Security Bid
• GSI Asks 9th Circ. To Restore $1M Trade Secrets Award
• Danish Co. Fights Arbitration Of Attorneys' Fees
• Emerald Oil, Ex-Exec Settle $336K Pre-Ch. 11 Bonus Tiff
• Credit Suisse, UBS Beat Lender's CDO Fraud Suits On Appeal
• Purina, Blue Buffalo False Ad Fight Ends With Settlement
• Fla. Judge Lets Suit Over Failed Law Firm Merger Advance
• Dolphins Stadium Owner Wants Canopy Case Moved
• Duty-Free Operator Wins $22M In Airport Row With Poland
• When Optional Redemption Is No Longer Optional
• Car Dealer Claims GM Blocked Stock Sale Sent To Fed. Court
• Pa. Justices Refuse To Revive Action Over Gas Lease Royalty
• Devil's Advocate Wins $135K In Fight Over Unpaid FCA Fees
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 5
• Baker Donelson Beats Hedge Fund Fraud Suit Over Loan Docs
• Uber's Opt-Out Arbitration Contracts Unlawful, NLRB Says
• Valeant Hit With Chancery Suit Over Libido Drug Marketing
• Glencore Asks Del. High Court To Revisit $21M Cleanup Tab
• 6th Circ. Mostly Upholds Verdict In Auto Cos. Contract Fight
• Judge's Windfall Warranted Bench Recusal, Pa. Justices Told
• Boeing Beats $43M Software Contract Verdict In 10th Circ.
• Ohio Justices Turn Away Chesapeake Well Lease Dispute
• Metal Firm In Row Over $2M Award Won't Get Costs Upfront
• Hellas' Lessons On Noncontractual Claims For Noteholders
• Ukrainian Cos. Can Revise Argument In Forbes Arbitral Case
• Credit Card Servicer Hit By Class Suit For Sales Practice
• 4 Ways To Get Associates Trial-Ready
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 4
• Lakeshore Entertainment Can't Duck 'Walk Of Shame' Suit
• PNY Kicks Off Malpractice Trial Over Auditing In Sandisk Deal
• 5th Circ. Says NLRB Can't Nix Payroll Co.'s Arbitration Pact
• Court Won't Rethink Transfer Of Deutsche Bank Swap Dispute
• Airbnb User Must Arbitrate Racial Discrimination Claims
• Contractors Told To Arbitrate $8M Suit Over Gitmo Project
• Stiglitz Tells Antitrust Jury Sabre Profits Are 'Outrageous'
• SolarCity Says Complaint Shouldn't Be Sealed In IP Fight
• Warner, Universal, Fox Exit Musicians' Union Soundtrack Row
• 2nd Circ. Snubs Pemex Rehearing Bid In $300M KBR Dispute
• 7th Circ. Asked To Revive Suit Over Mayer Brown GM Docs
• Natural Gas Cos. Hit With Royalty Payment Class Action In Pa.
• NJ Is Bound To Pension Fund Contributions, Court Told
• Tribe Seeks $4.1M In Fees From Arizona Over Casino Row
• America's Test Kitchen Sues Celeb Chef Christopher Kimball
• Boston Founder Loses Trademark Trial Against Ex-Guitarist
• Del. High Court Affirms Athilon Win In Note Buyback Suit
• Lessons Learned From Hanjin Shipping's Bankruptcy
• ING Moves For Arbitration Against Another OW Bunker Buyer
• Forexware Says Currency Exec Tried To Sneak Out Of Sale
• Atty Blasts Boston Founder As 'Glib,' 'Liar' In IP Trial
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 3
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 8