Commercial Contracts Archive » December, 2016

Commercial Contracts - December, 2016

218 articles

• 6 Key Commercial Litigation Finance Trends For 2017
• 2016 Kept Employers On Their Toes, Expect The Same In 2017
• 5 Trends Dominated Ad Law In 2016
• 5 Ways To Fight Costlier Legal Malpractice Claims In 2017
• Texas High Court Will Decide Drilling Unit Royalty Row
• US Sanctions Against Cuba: Outlook Under President Trump
• Texas High Court To Review Longview Energy's $95M Fight
• Mediating E-Discovery Disputes Can Save Time And Money
• Duke Energy Owes $34M On Scrapped Fla. Plant, Judge Says
• Unfair Practices Claim Not Proper For NFL Agents: 4th Circ.
• GE Unit Can't Duck Insurers' Faulty-Motor Suit
• Panera Agrees To Drop Noncompete Suit Against Papa John's
• Security National Makes Peace With Lehman Over Utah Loans
• HK Ship Management Co.'s $13.7M Frozen For UK Arbitrations
• Partial Fees OK'd In Restaurant.com Expiring-Discount Row
• Fla. Court Says Judge's Remark Improper, Not Disqualifying
• Pa. Justices Snub Developer's $15M Arbitration Award Appeal
• Indian Court Won't Overturn Award In Coal Shipment Row
• Ashforth Closes $170M Sale Of Portland Office Tower
• Patrón, Ex-Ad Agency Settle Trademark Dispute
• First Data Urges Fed. Circ. To Reinstate IP Case
• Eagle Ford Driller Can't Shake Injunction Barring New Wells
• Travelers Freed From Covering Education Program IP Battle
• Dow Lohnes Sees Al Jazeera's Malpractice Claims Trimmed
• GE, Insurers Trade Barbs Over Findings In Faulty-Motor Suit
• Apple Launches Antitrust Suit Over Nokia Standard Patents
• FCC Announces $50M In New Subsidies For Rural Broadband
• NFL Agent Wants Arbitration Over Lost Client Tossed
• Ex-Penn State Prez Faces Counterclaims In Termination Row
• Google Atty's Shouting Match Prompts Removal Bid
• Building Momentum For The Pay Equity Movement In BigLaw
• Are You Prepared For A 'Post-Fact' Jury?
• 5th Circ. Rules FLSA Plaintiffs Can Seek Emotional Damages
• Contractor Accused In FCA Suit Of Acting As Pass-Through
• Stryker Must Face Sanctions For Frivolous Filing, Judge Told
• Citibank Renews Bid To Dodge $2.3B RMBS Class Action
• BB&K Nears Win In Ex-Bell City Officials' Malpractice Suit
• Insurance Co. Stuck In Payment Row On Navy Wharf Project
• Jury Awards US Airways $15M In Sabre Antitrust Trial
• Judge Says 'Sophisticated' Farm Co. Must Arbitrate In HK
• Del. Supreme Court Upholds Chancery On TC Pipeline Case
• Texas Appeals Court Nixes Class Cert. In Barratry Suit
• Developer Secures $209M Loan For McDonald's New HQ
• Film Studios Say VidAngel's Antitrust Claim A 'Distraction'
• Thompson Hine Adds Nixon Peabody Litigator To NY Office
• KPMG Can't Shake Ron Burkle's $10M Blown Tax Shelter Suit
• AT&T Customer Fights Wireless Contract Arbitration Clause
• TM Suit Over Replica Car Parts Isn't Covered: Insurers
• BioZone Founder's Backbiting Breached Deal, Judge Told
• Zagg Hits Back At Investor Suit With $22M In Counterclaims
• VW Dealer Says Ex-Owner Keeping $1M Cheat Device Funds
• Camera Co. Atty Fights Sanctions, Saying Flub Saved Money
• Peaches and Herb Singer Sued For $3M By Mgmt. Group
• Keeping Pro Se Litigants At Bay
• Top English Court Rejects Russian's Appeal Of $84M Award
• Texas Energy Firm Sues To Block Bain's 'Hostile' Strategy
• 10 Tips For Presenting Complex Cases In Arbitration
• NLRB Judge Fries Fast-Food Franchisees' Arbitration Pacts
• Samsung Urges 5th Circ. To Make Supplier Arbitrate $3M Row
• Pan Am Wins $15M Merchandise Licensing Suit
• Advertisers Accused Of Bribery, Cheating 14 Law Firms
• Woman Arrested For Swindling Ricky Williams, Other Athletes
• Redstone's Ex-GF Alleges His Daughter Plotted Their Split
• Temple Furnisher Wins $166K Award, Fees From Italian Co.
• Disgraced Boston Cab King Sued Over $145M Buyout
• After HP's 'Egregious' $3B Win, Oracle Seeks New Trial
• HSBC Account-Fee Action Wrongly Dismissed, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Illegality In Arbitrations: What Is The Arbitrator's Duty?
• Are Courts In The Discovery Driver's Seat?
• NFL Players Take Claim League Pushed Pills To 9th Circ.
• Insurer Says Engineer Must Cover Sports Dome Collapse
• Online Ticket Sales, Review Protection Laws Signed
• Ford Dealer Escapes Class Claims Over Contract Backdating
• Houston Talk Radio Station Sues Vendor Over 'Hijacking'
• Judge Says Gamblers Owe $15M To NJ Casino
• 4th Circ. Says Contractor Must Face $80M Bid-Rigging Suit
• Fla. Paid $1M For Pitbull Marketing, Contract Shows
• Pharma Services Co. Says Buyer Holding $5M From Merger
• Making Adverse Effects Material Again
• Pipeline Investors Press Fairness Appeal In $446M Deal
• Louis Dreyfus Wants $1.8M Award Confirmed In Corn Fight
• 7th Circ. Says Both Sides In Ethanol Suit Broke Contract
• Eagle Ford Gas Driller Knocks Out $4M Royalty Judgment
• 'Scary' For US Air To Ditch Sabre, Jury Hears In Closings
• Mortgage Co. Investors Can't Nix Greenberg Deal Award
• Bankrupt Hanjin Lands Ch. 15 Recognition In NJ
• Indian Cos. Want $3.5M Award In Botched Air India Deal OK'd
• NJ Must Refund $13M Tax To Lottery Winners Within 30 Days
• Key Trade Secret Developments Of 2016: Part 1
• Barclays Must Turn Over Docs For Shipowner's Arbitration
• Audi Seeks To Stop Pa. Dealer's $17M Asset Sale
• Fla. House Speaker Sues Rapper Pitbull Over Secret Contract
• CORRECTED: Deutsche Seeks Revival Of Morgan Stanley RMBS Suits
• Baker Donelson Beats DQ Bid In Amazon Shipping Dispute
• Liberty Decries Coverage For Suits Over Contract Bribery
• Rules Of Civil Procedure Updates Affect E-Discovery
• Rams Seat License Holder Seeks Class Cert. In Suit Over Move
• The Path To The California Bench
• Porzio Bromberg Sued For Malpractice Over Loan Agreement
• No Quick Win For Mexico In $223M Fraud Suit
• Marriott Wants Atty Fees After Win In Super Bowl Rooms Suit
• The Attorney-Client Privilege Post-Merger
• Reflecting On Year 1 Of Hong Kong Competition Enforcement
• 3 Tips To Avoid Being On The Outs With In-House Counsel
• Hedge Fund Owner Sued For Using Investment On Property
• Greek Builder Loses Challenge To $25M Pipeline Award
• Dolphins Stadium Suit Is In Proper Court, Subcontractor Says
• Prudential Sued Over Fake Policies Sold Through Wells Fargo
• Houston Chain's Class Action Ban Wiped Out By NLRB Judge
• Drafting A Sensible And Effective Multistep ADR Provision
• Atty Does 'Everything Wrong,' Netting GoPro $1.3M Win
• NJ Not Obligated To Make Pension Contributions, Panel Says
• LifeLock IP Suit Should Be Tossed, Says Goodwin Atty.
• Express Scripts Says Stockholder Suit Lacks Fraud Proof
• Time Warner Cable Can't Escape Modem Fee Suit
• Fed Releases Report On Blockchain Concerns
• USPS, Union Fight Stay In Contractor Mail Routes Suit
• Doc Request Goes Too Far In $200M Arbitral Row, Court Told
• Trading Co. Can't Ditch $1.7M Arbitration Award
• Jury Says Ex-IT Co. Sales Exec Didn't Break Deal
• Mass. Hospital Fights $4.6M Verdict Over Brain Institute
• Alstom Says Brazilian Insurer Is Defying Court, Arbitrators
• The Horrible Conflict Between Biology And Women Attorneys
• AIG Yanks 'Forum Shopping' Tax Shelter Suit Into Fed. Court
• Gambling With Doctrine Of Chances In Construction Cases
• Tribe, Bank Rebuked Over Embezzlement Suit Discovery Row
• Chadbourne Says Sanctions Unwarranted In Congo Spat
• Fuel Co. Says Biz Partner Stole Info To Score GM Contract
• Sanofi Can't Enforce Deal It Broke In $20M Suit, Elorac Says
• Co. Says Lockheed's Promise Of F-35 Work Was $7.6M Fraud
• SunLink Foe Botched Challenge To $10M Award, Judge Rules
• Greenberg Traurig Reaches Deal In $540M Knock-Off Suit
• Marketing Co. Wants $1.4M Award To Asset Manager Nixed
• Chinese Speaker Maker Says Calif. Buyer Owes $1M Award
• Schlumberger Blasts Hess' Suit Over Oil Well Valve Failures
• Uber Drivers Must Arbitrate Claims In Safe Rides Fee Row
• Indonesian Miner Says Dissolved Mo. Co. Owes $950K Award
• US Reps Urge Canada To Let Canadian Ads Into Super Bowl
• Infiniti Buyers Seek Cert. Over Dud Entertainment System
• Forexware Can't Duck Former Exec's Breach Of Contract Suit
• Merck Wins NJ Appeal Over Stopping Pipeline Easement
• Lawyer EQ: Finding Success In Every Interaction
• UK Judge Won't Nix Award In Charter Spoilage Fight
• Pa. Appeals Court Won't Revive $370M Philly Hotel Spat
• Pryor Cashman Malpractice Claim Revived By Appeals Court
• Managing Intergenerational Differences Within Your Law Firm
• 3rd Circ. Wants Whistleblowers' FCA Sharing Deal Unsealed
• House Passes International Insurance Bill In Face Of Veto
• Texas Pipeline Tariff Struck For Favoring Affiliated Shipper
• Sabre Didn't Force US Air To Sign Contract, Jury Hears
• Texas Appeals Court Revives $13.5M Judgment In Drilling Row
• Trump Golf Club Can't Escape Refund Class Action
• Chase Beats Rental Property Co.'s Fraudulent Charges Suit
• Texas Court Nixes TGI Friday's Fees In Airport Eatery Row
• NY Firm, Ex-Client Ask 11th Circ. To Fix Jury's Errors
• Swartz Campbell Says Chartwell Unfairly Tried To Take It Over
• 9th Circ. Freezes Oracle Copyright Injunction Against Rimini
• Duke Must Pay Wind Farm For Unused Power, 7th Circ. Says
• Costa Rica Pineapple Farm Can't Kill $32M Del Monte Award
• Japanese Ship Owner Says Fla. Co.'s Silence Merits Default
• NFL Says Ex-Player Is Forum Shopping In Contract Dispute
• Philip Hirschkop: Quietly Making Noise For 50 Years
• Auto Cos. Should Take Note Of Recent DTSA Case Law
• Internet Co.'s HK Appeal Of $130M Arbitration Award Fails
• Gas Co. Reliance Says Most Of Royalty Suit Must Be Tossed
• SBE's Nazarian Heading To Trial Over Miami Hotel Deal
• Pa. Justices Question Nix Of Atty Termination Fee Deals
• Cameron Drops Noncompete Suit Against Former Exec
• Skadden Says Del Monte 'Intimidated' Witness, Rips Sanctions
• NJ High Court To Review Third-Party Complaint Contract Row
• ACC Joins $3.8M Fight Over Sheppard Mullin Conflict Waiver
• The Achilles' Heel Of Investor-State Arbitration Awards
• Texas High Court Asked To Review Flip Of $21M Judgment
• Real Estate Co. Tells 11th Circ. To Vacate $396K Award
• No-Enforcement Vow Axes Energy Biz's $63M Award Fight
• Ford Says Plant Buyer Stalling On Enviro Cleanup Release
• Universal Asks 9th Circ. To 'Purge' Writer's Rip-Off Suit
• US Units Want Pause In Suit Against Venezuela's Oil Arm
• Campbell Soup Gets Partial Win In Crushed-Can Dispute
• 8th Circ. Scraps $33M TransCanada Win In Gas Deal Dispute
• GM Dealer Says Settlement Can't Nix Stock Sale Suit
• Buchalter Adds Litigator From Archer Norris In Los Angeles
• Texas Justices Will Weigh Adviser Liability In Surgeon Suit
• DynaResource Shares Seized By Mexico In $48M Gold Fight
• Charter Seeks To End 'Gravy Train' Cable Permit Scheme
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Reinstate Turbine IP Row Against GE
• Justices Reject Ex-Miller Canfield Atty's Arbitration Appeal
• DOJ Crackdown On Employee Recruiting And Compensation
• Chancery Sends $2B Westinghouse Merger Fight To Auditor
• UPMC Must Litigate Highmark Overbilling Suit, Pa. Court Says
• Garvey Schubert Pays 50 Cent $14M To End Malpractice Suit
• Texas High Court To Hear $23M Share Dilution Dispute
• Landfill Co. Prevails In Authority's $6M Appeal At 11th Circ.
• Gibson Dunn Attys Score $5M Fees After Developer's Forgery
• Ex-KFC Site Buyer Accused Of Flouting Enviro Cleanup Pact
• Quiznos Ex-Execs' Claims Paused Over Arbitration Dispute
• $1.6M Diamond Row Paused In US Until Israeli Litigation Ends
• Mass. Appeals Court Nixes Drug Royalty Suit
• Texas High Court Will Hear $24M Contamination Suit After All
• 5 Insights From Airbus Group's Joshua Walker
• Top 10 Whistleblowing And Retaliation Events Of 2016
• Court Urged To Chuck EB-5 Suit Over Guarantees
• Insurer Settles With Atty, Marketer In $540M RICO Suit
• Cemex Buyers' Cert. Bid Falls Flat In Deceptive Fee Row
• Wu-Tang Clan Hit With $2.5M Royalty Suit By Member U-God
• University Wants Unpaid Patent License Fees Suit Revived
• Army Contractor Can't Get Jury Trial In Kuwait Project Dispute
• Murphy Oil Dooms Nursing Center's Arbitration Rules
• Courts Decide Private Utility Battles, Ill. Justices Tell 7th Circ.
• 6th Circ. Refuses To Send Tire Dispute To Arbitration In China
• Payment Processor Outsourced Work, Stole $60M, Co. Says
• Truck Stop Co. Says Fuel Card Firm Is Holding Them Up
• Wilkinson Barker Adds Former FCC Legal Adviser
• H-1B Worker's Suit Against Law Firms Tossed
• DC Judge Won't Confirm Hardy's $74M Award Against India
• Lego Developer Accuses Ex-Partner Of Toppling Joint Project
• Chesapeake's Eagle Ford Royalty Cases Transferred To MDL
• Pros And Cons Of Hot-Tubbing In International Arbitration