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Commercial Contracts - September, 2017

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• High Court May Be Poised To Nix Workers' Class Action Rights
• Biz Groups Sue To Overturn CFPB's Arbitration Rule
• Fed. Circ. Clears Boston Scientific In $200M Stent IP Case
• Mass. Hospital Loses Bid To Block Nurses' Upcoming Strike
• 3 Of 4 'Spinal Tap' Stars Cut From Royalty Row, For Now
• Fed. Judge Backs Tribal Court's Ruling Against Chemical Co.
• US Cos. Push LED Maker To Arbitrate $8M Row In Korea
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NFL Seeks To Keep Alive NY Suit Over Elliott Suspension
• AT&T Seeks Quick Win On Claims It Owes $19M In Fees
• Texas Power Co-Op Members Must Arbitrate Class Claims
• Embattled $12B Student Loan Group Hits Legal Fee Logjam
• Pa. Justices Say Developer's Recusal Bid Came Too Late
• New Sedona Principles Stress Information Governance
• Telecom Lands Quick Win In Axed TV Station Deal
• LA Tech Exec, Banker Charged With $98M Fraud Scheme
• Mass. Hospital Sues To Block Nurses' Strike
• Developer Gets Partial Quick Win In Failed Wind Project Suit
• Marriott Loses Stay Bid In Time-Share Purchasers' Suit
• Class Waivers At The High Court: The FAA's Mandate
• Halloween Costume Maker Spooked By Alleged Kmart Rip-Off
• PE Firm Wins Bid To Arbitrate Fight Over Mexico Property Sale
• Juice Co. Must Face Del Monte Suit Over Ties To Grower
• Dallas Restaurateurs Battle Over Rights To Celeb Chef's Name
• Czech Republic Wins Dismissal of $374M Arbitral Award
• Airbnb Must Answer For Rowdy Guests, Landlord Says
• Sheppard Mullin Can Arbitrate Claim It Bungled $50M RE Deal
• Construction Co. Seeks OK Of $60M Award Against Tanzania
• Warner Bros. Ordered To Give Stallone Film Profit Docs
• Fox Was Flaky On 'Planet Of Apes' Games, $3M Suit Says
• Ex-Sprint Retailer Slaps Rival With $31.6M Fraud Suit
• UK 'Bitterly Disappointed' By Duties On Bombardier Jets
• Foley & Lardner Faces DQ Bid In IP Suit Against Patent Atty
• Tilton, Patriarch Beat SEC Fraud Claims Over Zohar Funds
• US Boxer's Win Stands In Canceled Fight Case, Judge Rules
• LNG Supplier Keeps Arbitral Contract Win Intact
• For More Value And Diversity In Outside Counsel, Go Small
• Class Waivers At The High Court: NLRA And Employee Rights
• Qualcomm Must Face Chip Antitrust Allegations, Buyers Say
• Ybrant Ch. 11 Firm Says It Returned Fees US Trustee Seeks
• Vitamin World Seeks Injunction After Service Termination
• Sofia Vergara's Ex-Fiancé Loses Bid To End Pre-Embryo Suit
• 10th Circ. Mining Ruling Digs Up Worry For Tribal Projects
• Westinghouse Seeks To Block Ga. Power Contract Termination
• California Proton Sale, Contractor Settlement Approved
• GM Trust, Lenders Given Guidelines To Settle $1.5B Asset Suit
• Exploring Insurance Recovery Paths After Major Disasters
• Winston & Strawn Sued By Client That Won $42M Verdict
• Minimize Marijuana Risks With Special Lease Clauses
• Morgan Lewis Pushes Pa. Court To Toss $30M Conflict Suit
• Celeb Chef Palmer Accused Of Burning Hotel Partner On IP
• Pharmacy Seeks Plan Reinstatement In $1.5B Antitrust Suit
• Dollar General, Expedia Sue Visa, Mastercard Over Swipe Fees
• MBS Investors Want Rethink Of Bank Wins In BNY Mellon Suit
• Gov't Can't Escape Class Action Against PACER Doc Fees
• Ky. Nursing Home Can't Arbitrate Negligence Case
• Litigation Funder Wants Philly Atty To Repay $50K
• Nielsen Sues ComScore Over Alleged Data Contract Breach
• Mazda Owners Want Fla., NC Claims Kept In Clutch Defect Suit
• NJ Atty Didn't Prove Equity Partner Status, Panel Says
• Sharp's First Amendment Suit Falls Short, Court Told
• Ex-Makeup Co. CEO Claims Kardashians Breached Contract
• Equifax Breach Reminds Us Why We Need The 7th Amendment
• BofA Loses Bid To Drop Class Allegations In Loan Suit
• Jury Awards Matrix $100M In Eagle Ford Accounting Row
• Dignity Health Escapes Indemnity Co.'s Med Mal Claims
• Worker Who Left For HBO Can't Be Held To Unlawful Contract
• Elbit Accuses Ex-Employee, Competitor Of Trade Secrets Theft
• Rams Fans Want Info On Seat License Pricing At LA Stadium
• Banks Can Seek Fees In Dana Transport RICO Suit: Judge
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear $4.4M Yahoo March Madness Ruling
• Olympian Urges 2nd Circ. To Rethink NBC Royalty Row Ruling
• West Bengal Gov't Can't Set Aside Award To Mauritius Co.
• Michael Jackson's Co. Can't Shrink Quincy Jones' $9.4M Win
• Atty Wins Arbitration Bid At 3rd Circ. In Malpractice Row
• Alleged Bitcoin Fraudster Faces NY Criminal Charges
• Calif. Panel Says Real Estate Atty Was Wrongly DQ'd
• Lighting Co. Seeks Sanctions For Alleged Service Evasion
• Texas Justices To Hear Anadarko Drilling Lease Fight
• Walgreens, Benefits Manager Hit With $1.5B Antitrust Suit
• The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act: 'Bedlam' Redux
• Donald Sterling Can't Trim Attys' Suit Over Clippers Work
• Tribal Lender Claims Immunity From Challenge To Immunity
• Lone Star Says $100M Earnout Suit Belongs In Arbitration
• Dow's Appeal Of $455M Award To High Court Won't Be Easy
• Audi Wants Dealer Counterclaims Gone In Suit Over $23M Sale
• Canada Tech Co. Can't Overturn $3.7M Invoice Row Awards
• Impact Of The New Revenue Recognition Standard On M&A
• UK Litigation Funder, IP Firm Put Funding Row To Rest
• Moscow Mall Investor Wins Asset Fight In $93M Award Suit
• Auto Software Maker Accuses Rival Of IP Cybertheft
• SoulCycle Customer Can't Intervene To Challenge Settlement
• The Brexit Threat To US-UK Aviation
• The Role Legal Finance Can Play In Firm Year-End Collections
• Holland & Knight Inks $5M Deal To End Malpractice Claims
• DLA, Baker Slam Philly Firm's Fraud And Excess Fee Suit
• Wilmington Trust Fights Student Loan Fund's Block On Exit
• Gordon Ramsay Must Give Up Docs On Caesars Restaurants
• NY Judge Pauses $19M Arbitration Over Power Plant Project
• Sunoco Seeks Redo At 3rd Circ. Over Credit Card Claims
• Noncompete Valid But Not Violated, 7th Circ. Rules
• Starr Says Juice Maker Should Have Disclosed Presuit Notice
• CONMEBOL Escapes Soccer Tournament Bribery Suit
• 8th Circ. Dismissal Warrants Toss Of Breach Suit: Scottrade
• Glencore Unit Owes $7.3M Award For Impounded Vessel: Suit
• InterContinental Wants NYC Hotel Contract Enforced Or $175M
• Goodwin Procter DQ Bid Pauses Teva-Impax Indemnity Suit
• KBC, Motley Rice To Lead Cloud Computing Co. Investor Suit
• Pa. Firm Can't Keep Misconduct Suit, Fee Spat Separate
• When Can LLCs Appoint A Special Litigation Committee?
• Applying Delaware Contract Law To LPA Safe Harbors
• Freeh Beats Ex-PSU Chief's Libel Suit Over Sandusky Report
• Marathon Oil To Pay $33.1M In Foreign Tax Settlement
• 'Per-Doc' Pricing Can Improve Document Review
• 4 Steps To A Successful Outsourcing Contract
• Maine Lab Accuses Chinese University Of Selling Its Mice
• Wellstat Wins $56M In Row With Chemo Antidote Sales Partner
• SF Judge Blasts Barbizon Attys Over Interview Tactics
• JLL Can't Access Atty Emails In Failed Land Sale Row
• Lloyd's Member Wins Bid To Arbitrate Profit-Sharing Row
• Farrar & Ball Gets Fees In Ex-Paralegal's Defamation Row
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Tech Co.'s D&O Coverage Loss
• Uber Says Mobile Ad Co. Took It For An $83M Ride
• Online Travel Investors Oppose Chinese Co.'s Arbitration Bid
• Troutman Sanders Nabs Mintz Levin Litigators In Calif.
• Condos, Insurer Debate 'Collapse' Meaning In Coverage Row
• NJ Casino Property Owner Sues To Block Strip Club
• Turkish Man Fights Bosch's Bid To Seize Apt. For $2.7M Award
• Fast And Frictionless: Key Legal Issues In POS Loans
• Fla. Utility Sued Over 'Storm Charge' After Irma Outages
• Insurer Wants Coverage Claims Nixed In $36M Experian Suit
• Norwegian Cruise Says Fuel Row Not Subject To Arbitration
• Rebuke Of Bentham Deal May Chill Canada Class Suit Funding
• Ohio State Seeks To Punt Ex-Player's Suit To State Court
• Energy Co. Says It Doesn't Belong In Suit Over $300M Sale
• Hemlock Asks 6th Circ. To Keep Win Against SolarWorld Unit
• Beverage Co. Seeks Arbitration With Paraguayan Distributor
• Albanian Telecom Says Penalty Up To Court, Not Arbitration
• Calif. Court Nixes Suit Over Failed Tribal Casino Project
• Daewoo Seizure Ruling Violates Due Process, 5th Circ. Told
• Roofing Co. Appeals To Texas High Court In Class Cert. Row
• Finding The Unicorn In Lender Liability Litigation
• Ice Cube's Big3 Basketball Hits Rival With Defamation Suit
• Fla. Atty Says Lender Didn't Allege Actual Harm In EB-5 Row
• 3 Focus Areas For Texas Property Owners After Harvey
• Medix Hits Ex-Pharma Staffing Exec With Noncompete Suit
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Toss Of Interactive Sports Patent Claims
• CBS Says Redstone's Bonus Was Informed Business Decision
• Payday Lender Can't Arbitrate Claims, Texas Justices Told
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• DynaResource Says Mexican Court Sided With It In Award Row
• Fight Over Diamond Funds Won't Go Back To State Court
• Gym Users Ask 6th Circ. To Affirm Contempt Ruling In Fee Suit
• Cadwalader Adds SEC Litigator, 2 Others In NY, DC
• Marine Chain Co. Appeals Petrobras' $400M Suit To 5th Circ.
• A Guide To The Executive Branch Official Nomination Process
• Dykema Hires Ex-Aronberg Goldgehn Corporate Finance Atty
• Fired Chicago Attys Win Fees From Air Cargo Settlements
• Film Co. Can't Tweak Judgment After Loss In Skynyrd Suit
• Jury Awards $5.6M In Fight Over Increased Insurance Rates
• NASCAR Driver Wants Penske Docs In $1.4M Royalties Suit
• Texas Panel Nixes ETP Rehearing Bid In $535M Pipeline Row
• Loeb & Loeb Beats 'Classic Hot Potato' DQ Bid
• Fixing The Broken Software Supply Chain As Legal Counsel
• Ford Beats Class Action Over Defective Vehicle Buybacks
• Quarles & Brady Beats Lender's Malpractice Suit Over Loans
• Houston Shopping Center Landlord Wins Insurance Suit
• Reebok-CCM Fights Fees Bid In Helmet Royalties Row
• Dried Fruit Co. Says No Contract To Arbitrate Over Machine
• Lloyd's Underwriters Say Lamp Co. Can't Force Arbitration
• Puerto Rico Fuel Line Lenders Prep For Utility Revenue Fight
• California Proton Reaches Deal For Facility Transition
• Ripple Wants $1B Del. R3 Suit Sidelined For Calif. Case
• Investors Ask Del. Justices To Toss Bulgarian Venue Order
• Texas Atty Sues Firm Over Slice Of Possible Million-Dollar Pie
• Chase's $425M Claim Against Auto Parts Mogul Reaffirmed
• Hanergy Wants $7.2M In Calif. Solar Project Contract Row
• Game Show Network Appeals Loss At FCC To DC Circ.
• Architect Slaps Five Guys With Copyright Suit Over Designs
• Moldova's Appeal Of $27M Ruling Bounces To Lower Court
• Insurers Don't Owe Coverage For $2.4M Fidelity Settlements
• Niger Can't Block Enforcement Of $46M Award In France
• Nursing Home Can't Show Patient Incapacity In Arbitration Bid
• Understanding Force Majeure In The Aftermath Of Harvey
• Kimberly-Clark Indemnity Suit Halted As Halyard's Proceeds
• Westinghouse Can Pay Bonuses To Retain Key Employees
• Texas Hospital Urges High Court To Toss Nurses' Salary Fight
• Photo Agency Can't Sue McGraw-Hill For Infringement
• Dow Asks Justices To Weigh In On Bayer $455M Award Row
• Contractor Urges DC Circ. Not To End Appeal Of $8.5M Award
• Navigating The Amazon: Retail Leases Must Evolve
• Pa. High Court Reviews $1.5M Barrack Rodos Fee-Sharing Suit
• Panamanian Drug Payment Row Heads To Arbitration
• King & Spalding Sheds 'Frivolous' Suit Over ZTE Work
• Film Co. Says Lynyrd Skynyrd Judgment Goes Too Far
• Feds Fight New Trial, Acquittal Bids Over Conn. Stadium Fraud
• SoulCycle Deal Would Nix Contract Claims, Objector Says
• Liss-Riordan Paralegals Testify On Damages In Grubhub Trial
• InfoSpan Asks 9th Circ. For Redo Of $554M Secrets Trial
• 'Shady' Yelp Moves Might Not Support Suit: 9th Circ. Judge
• TravelCenters Gets Damages In Comdata Fuel Card Row
• NLRB Judge Finds Fault With SolarCity Arbitration Pacts
• Atty, Law Firm Rip Diamond Resorts Suit Over 'Secret Sauce'
• Impax Can't Stay Teva Suit During Goodwin Procter Appeal
• 5 Biggest Client Questions After Hurricane Harvey
• Orbital Must Arbitrate One Claim In $27M Army Deal Row
• Why More Global Giants Are Renouncing Their HQs
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2017
• Firms Stay The Course On London Growth Amid Brexit Haze
• Global Firms Snap Up India Work With Liberalization In Limbo
• Where The Global 20 Are Bolstering Their Ranks
• Raytheon Says $25M IP Suit Little More Than Money Grab
• Lasser Hochman Beats Suit Over Health Center Row Tactics
• R3 Sues Ripple Over $1.1B Cryptocurrency Option Cancel
• Transport Co. Alleges Navistar Sold Defective Engines
• UAE Firms Win Stay During Settlement Talks On $31M Award
• Judge Rejects Defamation Suit For Reporting On FINRA Probe
• Saveri Firm Wins Fight Over Titanium MDL Referral Fee
• CFPB's Usury Fight Against Calif. Tribe Shifts To Kan.
• Cautionary Tales For Landlords Of Bankrupt Tenants
• NASA Supplier Denied Sanctions In Trade Secret Suit
• Qualcomm Can't Halt Apple's Foreign IP, Antitrust Suits
• Norwegian Must Arbitrate Fuel Row, Supplier Says
• Hotel IT Firm Says Travelers Must Defend Data Breach Claim
• MLS' Portland Timbers Want Ticket Broker's Suit Axed
• Gymboree Wins Court Approval For $1B Reorganization Plan
• Are Noncompetes With Independent Contractors Enforceable?
• How Collaboration Is Changing Inside Some Law Firms
• Actress Urges Revival Of $55M Injury Suit Against Lionsgate
• Swiss Pharma Co. Seeks OK On Cystic Fibrosis Drug Award
• BNY Mellon Gets Quick Wins On Some Claims In RMBS Suit
• Westchester Must Face Chem Co.'s Cleanup Coverage Claims
• Promoter Balks At Pitcher's Victoria's Secret Tix Suit
• Luxembourg Decision On $383M Award An Outlier, Court Told
• 4 Ways Hurricane Irma May Affect Florida Real Estate Deals
• Telecoms' $3M Arizona Cable Line Deal Needs More Info
• Judge Finds Ex-Tyco Director Breached Noncompete
• Ballard Spahr Settles $20M Antitrust Fee Suit With Symphony
• Daewoo Can Seize Property For Future Arbitration: 5th Circ.
• Judge Won't Pause Petrobras' $400M Suit Over Bad Rig Chain
• Dealing With Difficult Lawyers
• Volkswagen, BMW Accused Of Unfair Dealer Practices In Fla.
• Chiquita Must Show DOJ Docs In Colombia MDL Probes
• Panama Canal Given 2nd Chance In $288M Construction Row
• Infineon Asks Fed. Circ. To Lift Semiconductor Injunction
• Travelers Policy Exclusion Bars Leaky Roof Suit, Judge Says
• Essar Steel Ch. 15 Dispute With Southern Coal Heads To NY
• Pineapple Grower Tells 11th Circ. Award Wrongly Confirmed
• EFH, NextEra Units Settle $29M Wind Farm Credit Dispute
• Haynes And Boone Adds 2 Energy Litigation Partners
• Common Claims Back Multistate Shingle Class, 3rd Circ. Told
• NY Comedians Deny Fraud In Morning Show Stunt
• A Pro-Consumer, Pro-Arbitration Approach At The CFPB
• Harvey's Aftermath For The US Oil And Gas Sector
• Jury Awards Steinbeck Heir $13M Over Film Deal Shenanigans
• 9th Circ. Won't Force Arbitration Over Verizon 'Supercookies'
• EIG Funds' Claims Too Foreign, Petrobras Tells DC Circ.
• Illumina Blasts Ariosa's $100M Counterclaim In Patent Suit
• Chinese Co. Says Online Travel Row Must Be Arbitrated
• LA Attys Take The Air Out Of 'Baby Jet' Squabble
• Time-Barred Debt Collection Was Misleading, 3rd Circ. Told
• US Judge Seeks Input On English Ruling In Similar Fuel Row
• 10th Circ. Revives EEOC's Interference Claim Against School
• Split 3rd Circ. Won't Let Sunoco Arbitrate Credit Claims
• Exec's Widow Wants Casino Trustee's Estate Claim In Probate
• TransPerfect's Shawe Alleges Custodian Made Threats
• S. Korean Court Denies Qualcomm Stay Of Antitrust Order
• No Need For Justices To Review Arbitration Case, Patient Says
• Cohen Milstein, Robbins Geller To Lead Booz Allen Fraud Suit
• APR Energy Can't Subpoena Australian Bank In NY: Judge
• Moscow Mall Investor Pushes For Assets In $93M Award Fight
• Texas Justices Will Review Retained Acreage Split
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Firm's Case Against Miss. Atty
• Ex-Venezuela Ambassador Takes Bribery Suit To High Court
• Steinbeck Son Didn't Block 'Grapes' Deal, GC Testifies
• Venezuela Sanctions Boost Legal Risks For Energy Cos.
• Raytheon Hit With $25M Trade Secrets Suit
• Marshall Islands Ship Owner Says Fla. Co. Must Pay Award
• Chiquita Plaintiffs Can't Get Evidence From Colombia Probes
• PwC Can't Halt $2B Suit Over Mortgage Fraud That Sank Bank
• Fed. Circ. Affirms CardiAQ Win In $112M Trade Secret Row
• English Co. Can't Escape $1.2M Russian Arbitral Award
• Restaurant, Payment Co. Get $52M Deal OK'd Amid Objections
• ConocoPhillips Subsidiary Can Enforce $380M Ecuador Award
• Pa. Appeals Court Upholds $7.9M Judgment Against Reinsurer
• Cubs See Win In Rooftop Sightlines Battle At 7th Circ.
• Legal Recruiter Wins $335K From Manatt Over Partner Hires
• Orchids Investor Says Director Ouster Bylaw Violates Del. Law