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Commercial Contracts - February, 2017

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• Ericsson IP Chief Testifies TCL License Terms Were Fair
• Texas Case Could Open Door To Broader Noncompetes
• Trump Plans Appeal Of $5.7M Judgment In Fla. Golf Club Spat
• Samson Tells Texas Justices To Nix Cross-Conveyance Ruling
• Chicago Law Firm Ducks Malpractice Suit Over Defaulted Loan
• Lord & Taylor Keeps $31M Lease Breach Win At 4th Circ.
• Geothermal Co. Fights Creditor's Bid To Shake Counterclaims
• Texas Justices Told To Nix $23M Shareholder Dilution Row
• Pfizer Sues Ex-Marketing Director Over Trade Secret Theft
• Shipper Asks 5th Circ. To Uphold Win In Arbitration Spat
• 6th Circ. Revives Miner's Fight Over $6M Arbitration Award
• Microsoft Suit Against Sony, Others Paused For Arbitration
• Limiting Remedies On Celebrity Right-Of-Publicity Claims
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Samsung In-Box Arbitration Suits
• Trendsettah Nets $2.1M In Fees In Swisher Contract Row
• Shipper Says NY Lacks Jurisdiction Over Arbitration Award
• Obermayer Gets Claims Trimmed From Associate's Bonus Suit
• 14 More Boston Cab Companies Target Uber In Antitrust Suit
• Con Ed Beats Construction Union's Antitrust Suit
• Initial Lessons From The Anthem-Cigna M&A Lawsuits
• How 401(k) Benefits Can Attract Millennial Legal Talent
• UBS Says Investor Wasn't A Customer, Can't Arbitrate Claim
• BizJet Can't Exit Suit Over 'Shoddy' Engine Repairs
• Surgery Centers Lose DQ Bid After 'Being Cute' With Judge
• Conn. Man Cops To Bribery Over NJ Medical Device Contract
• Avaya Rips 49ers' Performance In Bid To Nix Suite Contract
• Mixed Bag From Jury In Schlumberger, NOV Trade Secret Row
• Energy Firm's Trade Secrets Suit Transferred To Oklahoma
• Telecom Network Co. Asks 9th Circ. To Undo $17M Trial Loss
• Fla. Judge Pauses Charter Breach Suit For Now
• Pa. Entrepreneur Sues Investment Adviser For $10M
• Arbitrator To Say If Highland Fee Dispute Is Arbitrable
• Exporter Wins Round In Thai Rice Supply Contract Dispute
• Tesser, McCarter Firms Accused Of Mishandling Contract Row
• Miss. Lawyer Hit With $4K Sanction For Case No-Shows
• Trucking Co. Driver Contract Row Paused For 9th Circ. Review
• Experian Wins Arbitration Bid In Credit Report Charges Suit
• Airlines Back Sabre Contract Ban In $15M Antitrust Win
• Dru Hill's Royalties Suit Against EMI, Sony Falls Flat
• MLB Says Ex-Player Can't Bring New Suit Over Drug Clinic
• Yogi Sanctioned For Dodging Deposition In Sex Assault Suit
• Meridian Closes $227M Purchase Of DC-Area Office Portfolio
• 'Preposterously Late' Filing Blocked In AI Trade Secrets Row
• ERM And The Role Of Counsel In Cross-Border Investments
• Gov't Contractor Must Pay $1.2M To Spurned Subcontractor
• NY High Court Expands Protections For Financial Traders
• The Loss Of Confidentiality In NY Arbitral Enforcement Cases
• Scrap Metal Co. Looks To Keep Alive Biowaste Delivery Suit
• Schlumberger Unit Tells Jurors Trade Secrets Were Taken
• Ceva Sues Chinese Airline For $2M Over Lost Cargo
• Ex-Lemon Execs Say Calif. Case Should Halt LifeLock IP Suit
• Chinese Apparel Maker's $1.3M Arbitration Award Upheld
• Judge Shaves Claims Off Mitsubishi Faulty Odometer Suit
• Ecolab Can't Get Back Docs, Trade Secrets From Ex-Workers
• Brokers Fight To Keep $20M Botched Trade Award Suit In NY
• Google Strikes $22M Deal To End AdWords 'Dead Sites' Action
• Speaker Co.'s $1M Award Confirmed Against No-Show Buyer
• Chinese Uber Drivers Must Arbitrate Guaranteed Income Row
• 'Fresh Prince' Star's Stolen Show Row With Warner Canceled
• Hemlock Asks 6th Circ. To Affirm $3.5M Fee In Contract Row
• Judge Grants Lenders' Wish, Pausing $100M Egypt Bond Row
• Ex-NFL Players Can't Catch Quick Win In Investment Fraud Suit
• What Lawyers Can Learn From Kellyanne Conway
• Google's Driverless Car Unit Accuses Uber Of IP Theft
• NM Tribe Wants Tough Sentence For Ex-Construction Co. Head
• 'Sudden' Clause Lets Allstate Off Hook In Foundation Case
• Protected Doc Use Flagged In Merrill Bid To Block Arbitration
• Fla. High Court Tosses Abortion Ban At Orlando Clinic
• InspireMD Beats Finder's Fee Bid Over $24M, For Now
• Judge To Send Fraud Case Back To Tribal Court
• ZeniMax Wants $1B In Damages, Oculus Products Pulled
• Holland & Knight Protests DQ Bid To Judge's 'Dismay'
• Marshall Heir's Trade Secret Suit Sent Back To State Court
• London Arbitration Firm Recovers Costs From UAE Fee Spat
• Enerplus To See $2.96M In Royalty Overpayments Returned
• NY Bar Group Urges 2nd Circ. To Revisit $48M Award Row
• Rival's Lie-Spotters Suit Booted Out Of Texas
• Life Insurance Co. Snags Early Win In $16M Policy Spat
• $69M Suit Says Ex-Biz Partner Hijacked Transpo Contract
• AP, NFL Seek Atty Fees Following Toss Of Photogs' Suit
• Employment Agency Hit With $1.4M Suit By Real Estate Co.
• The Mistakes Lawyers Make When Copying And Pasting
• Justices Mull Ky. Arbitration Rule In Wrongful Death Case
• Geico Says Plaintiffs' Attys Used Its Secrets Against USAA
• Redstone Needs Mental Exam, Ex-GF Argues In Abuse Row
• NJ Time Limit Backs Cert. Bid In Avis Fee Suit, Court Told
• Avis Renter Renews Class Claims In Insurance Fraud Suit
• Judge Chides Del Monte Bid To Seal Award Injunction Docs
• Lear Tells Del. Judge It Isn't Blocking $60M Escrow Fund
• 4G FRAND Suit Against T-Mobile Should Proceed, Judge Says
• English Judge OKs $4.9M Award In Steel Contract Dispute
• Calif. Court Gets Automatic Funding Disclosure Right
• US Airways Pushes For Judgment In $15M Sabre Antitrust Win
• Outer Harbor To Face $13M Damage Claim, Del. Judge Rules
• Farmer's Co-op Says MF Global Too Late To Recover $1.7M
• Court Denies Settlement In Failed Baseball Expansion Suit
• Pa. Justices Toss Atty's Termination Fee Appeal
• Mylan Can't Shield Docs In $100M Tax Fight Over Drug License
• Texas Court Sends Spinal Surgery Death Suit To Arbitration
• Holland & Knight Says Advisory Role Didn't Cause Conflict
• International Shipholding Makes Deal To Advance Ch. 11 Plan
• Contractor Asks Fed. Judge To Ax Calif. Court's $1.1M 'Error'
• ITG Brands Sues RJ Reynolds In Chancery Over $7B Cig Deal
• High Court Won't Hear Challenge To Class Action Atty Fees
• Calif. Consumers Reach Deal To End Dollar Thrifty Fraud Suit
• High Court Declines Czech Republic Suit Over $325M Award
• Dubai-Backed Port Co. Prevails Over Djibouti Corruption Claim
• Eyes On High Court To Weigh In On Annulled Arbitral Awards
• Limited Exposure Dooms Nissan False Ad Class, Judge Says
• Frivolous Suit Claim Against Ex-Billing Co. Partner Revived
• Investment Bank Didn't Owe Duty To Nonclient, Panel Says
• Google, YouTube Beat Claims Over Booting Singer's Video
• Harrison Street Pays $17M For 2 Philly Medical Buildings
• Celeb Endorsement Contracts May Change In The Trump Era
• Texas' Secret Weapon To Keep Ex-Employees Honest
• Southwest Wants Full 5th Circ. To Review Delta Gate Fight
• Kuwaiti Cos. Can't Exit FCA Suit Over Service Process
• Countywide Mineral Grant To Get Texas High Court Review
• FDIC Can Split Colonial Trials Against Crowe Horwath, PwC
• Class Cert. Granted For Overcharged Stericycle Customers
• Ex-Tribal Officials Slam Stay Terms In $6M Embezzlement Row
• Groups Back Uber Customers In 1st Circ. Airport Fee Dispute
• LNG Co. Says Tribunal Made Supply Row Impossible To Win
• Avis Says Insurer Owes Coverage For $23.5M Crash Verdict
• Applebee's Franchisee Tries Again To Escape Arbitration Suit
• Texas High Court To Hear $42M Atty-Client Fee Dispute
• Installer Blasts Comcast's Quick Win Bid In Antitrust Spat
• Consulting Co. Wants $3.2M Award Against Dolphin Park OK'd
• Judge Trims Some Of HP's Defenses In Oracle Copyright Row
• Exxon, Shell Defend Docs Request In $1.8B Award Row
• Texas Justices Won't Review Morgan Keegan Securities Suit
• Breast Implant Fight Should Stay In Court, Brazilian Co. Says
• Facebook CEO, GC Keep Win Against Atty's Defamation Claim
• Texas Court Affirms $1M Award In Drill Co.'s Oral Agreement
• English Judge Won't Remove Arbitrator From Insurance Row
• Pa. Appeals Court Bars Claims On Properties Not In Dispute
• Diamond Magnate's Arbitration Award Upheld In Court
• Gorsuch Nomination Hearings To Kick Off In March
• 11th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Dispute Over Enbrel Use
• Trump Golf Club Members' Class Counsel Seeks $1.8M In Fees
• FERC Can't Let Pipeline Co. Abandon Jet Fuel, DC Circ. Told
• $1.5M Sunken Zombie Case Can't Come To Life Yet: Judge
• Jaspan Schlesinger Partner Sued For $12M Over Lease Flub
• Nigeria's Oil Co. Fights Doc Request In $1.8B Award Case
• When Personal Jurisdiction And Alter Ego Collide
• Relearning The Lessons Of Korematsu's Case
• How A General Counsel Should Think About AI: Part 2
• Letterman's Production Co. Freed From Royalty Claims
• Ericsson FRAND Trial Enters Day 2 With TCL Expert
• Texas Surgical Centers Can't Ditch Cigna's $8M ERISA Suit
• Target Lands Partial Win In Online Advertiser Suit
• First American Says Retrial Of Poaching Case Meritless
• Millionaire Who Killed Son Presses $37M Merrill Fraud Case
• Contractor Pushes For Appeal In $1.39B Chevron Jetty Case
• 6th Circ. Gives B&W 2nd Chance In Supply Contract Dispute
• Judge Halves Fee Request In Hoover Dam Artist's Suit
• Adobe Termination Fee An Illegal Penalty, 9th Circ. Hears
• Uber EATS Couriers Blast Bid To Arbitrate Classification Suit
• Card Issuers Say Schnucks Clearly Had Duty To Protect Data
• Production Co. Fights Sanctions Bid Over EB-5 Suit
• Insurer Enters Electrolux Igniting Dishwasher Fracas
• Anthem Wins Delaware Order To Pause Cigna Merger Breakup
• Polish Telecom Told To Pay $3M For Infringing Copyrights
• Panera Employees Tell 8th Circ. Buyout Caps Were Unjust
• How A General Counsel Should Think About AI: Part 1
• 10 Years Of MedImmune: How License Agreements Changed
• FriendFinder Says Ownership Of Adult Sites Is Undisputed
• Statoil Says Former Exec Stole Fracking Tech To Form Rival
• Too Late For Notre Dame To Enforce UK Ruling, Court Told
• Judge Says Lakah Bros. Must Face Music In $100M Bond Row
• Bingham Successor's $8M Stock Suit Booted Out Of Calif.
• Panel Recommends Axing Antitrust Claims Against News Corp.
• Infiniti Buyers Missed Deadline To Amend Suit, Nissan Says
• Home Depot Dodges $3.8M Lighting Contract Suit Once More
• Pallet Biz's $5M Win Confirmed Against No-Show Partners
• Investment Firm DLB Seeks $8M In Suit Over Sour Acquisition
• SIFMA Backs Morgan Stanley In $111M RMBS Claims Appeal
• ADR Holders Want JPMorgan Fees Suit Kept Alive
• Sprint Lied In Bill-Halving Promo, Consumer Suit Says
• Sprint Says FairPoint Can't Hang Up On $2M Billing Suit
• What You Need To Know About 'Unrestricted Subsidiaries'
• 10 Years Of MedImmune: What Trademark Owners Learned
• Adapting Supply Relationships To Embrace Disruptive Tech
• 9th Circ. Skeptical UBS Account Suit Can Proceed In Calif.
• Jury Hands Win To Insurer In $300M Life Insurance JV Trial
• Ballplayer Wooed From Cuba Paid Smugglers 40% Of Contract
• Saving Lawyers 1 Less Drink At A Time
• Reuters 9/11 Photo Copyright Dispute Sent For Talks
• Wash. Tribe Insists Court Can Limit BNSF Oil Shipping
• Uber Riders Urge 1st Circ. To Revive Airport Fee Dispute
• Battle Over KBR Unit's $300M Award Heads To Supreme Court
• Holland & Knight 'Likely' Repped Both Sides In Suit: Judge
• Jury Rules In Favor Of US Boxer In Fight Cancellation Row
• Cerner's $63M Award Spat Goes Back To State Court
• Sanum Gets OK To Serve Petition to Enforce $200M Award
• Real Estate Execs Hit Firms, Atty With $30M Tax Shelter Suit
• NJ Panel Says Loan Row Is Too Small To Arbitrate
• ConocoPhillips Affiliate Wants OK Of $380M Ecuador Award
• Litigation Funder Fights Niro's Damages Claim In Loan Suit
• A Lesson On The Rule Of Explicitness
• BigLaw Alums Q&A: Munsch Hardt's David Lawrence
• 10 Years Of MedImmune: How Patent Owners Fared
• Lawyers Cannot Stay Silent While Trump Belittles The Courts
• Court Puffs Up Faegre's Interest Payment To Popcorn Expert
• Stay Of Embezzlement Suit Mulled As Criminal Case Proceeds
• Jury Awards $12M To Subway Founder In Soured Fla. Deal
• Chesapeake Wants High Court To Wade Into $439M Bond Beef
• Singapore Judge Says RBS Trading Spat Belongs In UK
• Dastime Can Likely Arbitrate Claims Over Bogus Testimony
• Flextronics Gets $280M Counterclaim Nixed Over Fake Email
• NY Panel Says Bear Fund Liquidators Suit Time-Barred
• Chadbourne Says Sanctions Info Misleading In Congo Case
• Delhi High Court Leaves ICC Award Intact
• Fed. Circ. OKs Amazon's Alice Win In Appistry Patent Suits
• 3rd Circ. Backs Infosys In Rival's Noncompete Row
• Boies Schiller Client Faces NY Lawsuit Over Unpaid Bills
• Marketing Basics For Solo Practitioners And Small Law Firms
• State AGs Can Enforce Emoluments Clause Against Trump
• Del Monte Can't Get Rethink Of Refused $32M Confirmation
• 10 Years Of MedImmune: The Fed. Circ. Decisions
• Wis. Credit Union Accused Of Violating Overdraft Rules
• Kardashians Fight Arbitration Loss, Seek Clarification
• Koch Ranch Tells 5th Circ. Damages Award Should Be Tossed
• Insurance Agency Settles $7M Trade Secrets Row Before Trial
• Calif. City To Nix $124M Wells Fargo Contract Over Pipeline
• A Guide To Managing Outsourcing Relationships
• Sloan Kettering Seeks More Sanctions In Drug IP Case
• Texas Court Says Dallas Must Face $200M Drilling Suit
• Chicago Faces Class Action Over Minority Contract Terms
• Judge Won't Reconsider Denial Of Homeowners' Class Cert.
• Final Face-Off For The Future Of Employment Class Waivers
• Law Firm Margin Improvement: The Long Game
• 7th Circ. Revives North American Power Overcharging Suit
• VR Ex-Exec Says His Inside Info Hasn't Hurt Former Co.
• Tribe Says New Evidence Backs Freezing Ex-Leaders' Assets
• Penn National Sued In NJ Over Wrongful Death Suit Coverage
• Songwriters Say DOJ Must Face Antitrust Licensing Pact Suit
• Mexican Auto Parts JV Scores Win In Meritor Contract Suit
• Takata To Plead Guilty To Wire Fraud In Air Bag Scandal
• Royalty Owners Can't Get Class Cert. In XTO Energy Case
• Ga. Reaches $40M Settlement With Western Sky, CashCall
• PE Firm Wants En Banc 2nd Circ. To Rehear Bond Law Ruling
• NY Post Sports Columnist Sues For Firing Over Trump Tweet
• Military Contractor Asks For Revival Of $10B Barclays Suit
• Sony Sued By The Three Degrees Over Unpaid Royalties
• High Court Pushes Class Waiver Battle To Next Term
• Water Damage Covered Despite Burst Pipe, Apt. Co. Says
• Drafting Contracts In California? Watch DisputeSuite V. Score
• BakerHostetler Nears Win Over Atty Client's Fraud Claim
• BNSF Asks Court To Stay Firm In Swinomish Oil Shipping Row
• Ohio Auto Dealer Dealt Blow In Bid To Rejoin Chrysler Network
• 15 Arrested In South Korean GM Jobs-For-Cash Probe
• Washington Co. Pushes For Arbitration In Trade Secrets Row
• Google Atty Escapes Sanctions Bid After Doc Goes Unsigned
• Honeywell Seeks Sanctions In Rival's Antitrust Suit
• 'As Seen On TV' Co. Sues RadioShack Over Unpaid $1.6M
• Packing Co. Sues To Head Off $45M Applesauce Arbitration
• 2017 Check-Up: Is Your Law Firm Positioned For Success?
• Weinstein Co. Faces $15M Suit Over 'The Founder' Release
• Damage From Bad Workmanship Not Covered, Insurer Says
• Judge Won't End Chubb's Trade Secret Suit Against Rival
• Fight Over NFL Contract Fees Gets Sacked
• Bank Looks To Secure Exit From Tribe's Embezzlement Suit
• Contractor Says Challenge To Tribal Court Row Isn't Moot
• Roller Coaster Model Co. Wants Lego Project Suit Toppled
• 3rd Circ. Upholds ADP Noncompete Policy, Citing Stock Award
• Auto Insurer Says Policy Doesn't Cover Porta-Potties
• Letters Of Intent: Avoiding Common Problem Areas
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Ambit Energy Rate-Hike Ruling
• The Missing Key To 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• Judge OKs $15M Arbitration Award In Fairmont Contract Fight
• Marblegate's Impact On TIA Guarantee Protections
• Infiniti Buyers Near Cert. With InTouch False Ad Suit
• Trial Nixed Following Settlement In Mexican Farm Worker Case
• 6th Circ. Upholds JPMorgan's $425M Win Over Auto Supplier
• GE Unit Again Wins Arbitration Bid In Faulty Motor Row
• Conn. Man Pleads Guilty To Soccer Stadium Fraud
• Alere Calls Abbott's Chancery Bid For Info Unfounded
• 4th Circ. Says Issues Remain In Iraqi Loan Dispute
• ConocoPhillips Hits Back At Citgo Parent's Stay Bid
• Nestle Challenges Franchisee's Defenses In IP Dispute
• Calif. Grocery Class Waiver Is Illegal, NLRB Judge Rules
• No JPMorgan Discovery For Aozora As Timeliness Is Weighed
• The Conundrum With Short-Term Rentals In NYC
• GSK Nabs $40M Arbitral Award In Migraine Drug Row
• Reebok-CCM Shoots For Quick Win In Helmet Design Dispute
• A Closer Look At Gorsuch's Labor Opinions
• 'Harry Potter' Broadway Scam Stole $7.9M, Investors Say
• Quantlab Urges 5th Circ. To Affirm $12.2M Trade Secret Win
• Kuwaiti Car Dealer Says Judge Erred On Arbitration Order
• Wrigley Rooftops Urge 7th Circ. To Revive Chicago Cubs Case
• Samsung Asks 9th Circ. To Rethink In-Box Arbitration Suits
• Impala Must Pay For More Docs, Despite Fraud Allegations
• Enerplus Can't Get $2.96M In Overpayments Yet, Court Told
• How To Ask A Jury For Money
• Express Scripts Loses Quick Win Bid In Antitrust Suit
• Jury Hands $5M To Wash Systems Maker In Trade Secrets Row
• Dewey Lied About Docs Over $8M Tax Bill, Ex-Client Says
• NY Atty Sued For $1M After Emailing Foe's Business Partners
• Romanian Steel Row Arbitrators Clashed On Forgery Test
• President Trump's Pipeline Memos Send The Right Message
• The Fight To Reform Container Late Charges In US Ports
• Protecting Proprietary Information In Employee Departures
• Split 5th Circ. Lets Delta Keep Flying In Love Field Row
• 11th Circ. Bats Down Atty's Fight For $1M In Billing Row
• Coffee Chain Wants 'Profit' Star To Take $26M Loss
• Halliburton Sues Chemical Co., Ex-Employee For Poaching
• $500M Oculus Verdict Could Spell High-Stakes Injunction Fight
• Texas Jury Awards $14M In Baking Soda Sales Dispute
• DNA Testing Co. Balks At Class Cert. In Row Over Web Posts
• Ousted Texo Manager Seeks Legal Defense Fee Advancement
• Calif. Appeals Court Orders Jury Trial In $110M Loan Row
• Citgo Parent Blasts ConocoPhillips 'Rehash' Of Fraud Claims
• Atty Can't Ax Liberty's Win In Malpractice Coverage Fight
• Chancery Retains Most Claims In $800M Plastics Fraud Suit
• Steel Co. Successors Want 2nd Circ. To Rehear Award Row
• Pa. Justices To Mull Barrack Rodos' $1.5M Fee-Sharing Fight
• 2nd Circ. Provides Guidance Amid Post-Award Confusion
• 7th Circ. Ends Family Fight Over Charitable Contributions
• Chrysler Doc Bid Covers Own Discovery Faults, Dealer Says
• Mylan Slams IRS' 'Misleading' Discovery Motion In Tax Row
• TransPerfect Honcho Hits Kramer Levin With Defamation Suit
• The 4 Wittiest Dissents By Gorsuch
• Medical Food Co. Blasts Ex-VP In Stolen Secrets Suit
• Gorsuch's Opening Words Speak Volumes About His Style
• Senators Flirt With Nuclear Option Over High Court Pick
• Similar On The Law, Gorsuch Differs From Scalia In Style
• Tax Court Upholds $10.7M Liability Against Engineering Co.
• Barge Renter Says Court Can Garnish Debt For $2.3M Award
• Texas Appeals Court Nixes $27M Drilling Contract Suit Award
• 5th Circ. Says Solar Plant Suit Belongs In Texas Court
• NCAA, Univ. Want Suit Over Athlete Transfer Rules Trimmed
• Ameron Says AIG, Chubb Must Cover Corrosion Settlement
• Attys React To Judge Gorsuch's Supreme Court Nomination
• Trump Golf Club Loses $5.7M Dispute With Fla. Members
• 2nd Circ. Revives JPMorgan Silver Futures Antitrust Suit
• Four Seasons Says LA Hotel Owner Can't Nix Arbitration Pact
• Produce Co. Can't Shake $1.2M Award To Mexican Grower
• Anderson Kill Adds 3 Veteran Attys To Corporate Group
• Kmart Wins Bid To Arbitrate Calif. Labor Claims
• Oculus, Execs Must Pay $500M For Software Infringement
• TWC Wants Fed. Court To Take Calif. City's Suit Over Fees
• Gorsuch And The Future Of Class Action Waivers
• Calif. Judge Takes Pity On Atty Who Did 'Everything Wrong'
• The Myth Of The Forceful Mediator
• Sue-per Bowl Shuffle: The Year In NFL IP Litigation — Part 1
• Why The Supreme Court Must Revisit Personal Jurisdiction