Commercial Contracts Archive » January, 2018

Commercial Contracts - January, 2018

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• McKinsey Didn't Earn $5.7M It Billed For, SAI Global Says
• 11th Circ. Scolds Winn-Dixie Rivals' Attys In Exclusivity Row
• Barclays, Citi Say Lehman Can't Issue New Preferred Stock
• Delta Says Dallas Airport Competition Requires Gate Leases
• NY Comedians Cut Deal To End IP Suit Over TV Show Stunt
• Resorts' Suits Against Timeshare Exit Firms Heat Up
• Toys R Us Ch. 11 Landlord Deal Could Be Model For Retailers
• Centers Of Influence Are Key To Small Law Firm Rainmaking
• Biofuel Trader Wants No Delay In Registering $25M Verdict
• Dakota Access Fires Back At Landowners In Pipeline Suit
• Approaching Restaurant Leases As A Tenant: Part 1
• Calif. Regulator Seeks Atty Sanctions In 'Moot' Wildfire Suit
• US Bank Mortgage Trust Investors Denied Cert. In $2B Suit
• The Allure And Pitfalls Of Earnouts: Part 1
• Uber Rider Appeals Arbitration Order To 2nd Circ.
• Pineapple Grower Fights Bid To Protect $32M Award
• $90M Malpractice Suit Claims Van Ness Botched Land Deal
• El Paso Pipeline Investor Fights To Revive Merger Suit
• Akorn, Fera, Perrigo Settle Trade Secrets, Antitrust Suit
• Texas Panel Says Basic Owes For Employee Death Litigation
• Nestlé Says Crest Must Pick Up Discovery Pace In IP Fight
• PE Firm Can't Get Quick Win In Honeywell Chem Cleanup Row
• Ore. Law Firm Must Face Logging Co.'s Malpractice Suit
• Altaba Seeks To Toss Yahoo-Verizon Sale Noteholder Bonus
• Fox Sports Cos., Execs Duck Some Of TV Rights Bribery Suit
• From Law Firm To Newsroom: An Interview With Bob Woodruff
• Film Cos. Want OK Of $4.4M Award Against UAE Distributor
• 6 Not-So-Obvious Considerations For Lease Term Sheets
• Loeb & Loeb Scores Ex-Akin Gump Fiduciary Litigator
• Judging A Book: Kendall Reviews 'On The Jury Trial'
• The Software Implementation Project Failed — Now What?
• Deals And Due Diligence In The #MeToo Era
• Morgan Stanley Denied Quick Win In Deutsche RMBS Suit
• Resort Can Sue 'Interfering' Timeshare Exit Co., Judge Says
• Wells Fargo, Guarantor Hit With $2M Plane Loan Judgment
• FCC Wants More Owner Info In Spanish Broadcaster Probe
• Judge OKs Cobalt's $500M Pact With Sonangol For Oil Blocks
• McDermott Urges Toss Of Westlaw Widow's $7.5M Estate Suit
• Halliburton Must Arbitrate $12M Dispute, Insurer Tells 5th Circ.
• NY $1.6M Diamond Spat Restarted After Israel OKs Award
• Judge Parks Suit Over Rudy Gay's Damaged Rolls In Mo.
• Cannabis Co.'s Tribal-Land Op Suit Moved To State Court
• Uber Driver Pushes For Cert. In Suit Over Fares
• Int'l Arbitration Will Keep Thriving Despite Trump Agenda
• NJ Hedge Fund Owner Stole Money For Lavish Life, Jury Told
• Resort Co. Says Timeshare Exit Co., Attys Must Face Suit
• Gun Part Co. Says Smith & Wesson Cut It Out Of Sales Deal
• Cobalt, Insurer's Angola Drilling Fight Sent To State Court
• Part Of $32M Nigeria Offshore Drilling Row Sent To Arbitration
• 11th Circ. Revives Cert. In Avis Insurance Fraud Suit
• Girardi Can't Shake Accounting Suit Over $120M Class Deals
• Do I Need New Trial Counsel? 9 Questions To Ask
• Pro Golfer Hit With $4.3M Suit Over Drink Co. Promotion Deals
• Illumina Wins $27M Prenatal Test IP Verdict Against Ariosa
• Casino Ch. 7 Trustee Can't Force Turnover Of CEO's Assets
• Fla. Court Revives Part Of $225M Suit Over Miami-Area Condo
• Westinghouse Remains Free From SC Utility Customer Claims
• Canadian DIY Supplier RCR Secures Del. Ch. 15 Protections
• American Airlines Says Software Co. Sold It Faulty Product
• Enrique Iglesias Sues Universal For Streaming Royalties
• Lavish Spending OK'd As Evidence In $4M NJ Fraud Trial
• $8.5M Award Enforcement Violates Public Policy, DC Circ. Told
• Heckler & Koch Must Produce Docs In Orbital ATK Dispute
• Wis. Credit Union Cuts Deal To End $2M Overdraft Fees Suit
• 10 Antitrust Developments And Trends To Watch In 2018
• Tribal Co. Sued For Dropping Super Bowl Event Space
• Cloud-Based Patent Claims — And How Providers Can Help
• Illumina, Ariosa Seek Tens Of Millions As IP Trial Ends
• Takata Sues RL Polk Over Noticing Debacle
• Morgan Stanley Beats Dark Pool Contractor's Fraud Appeal
• Ex-GE Capital GC Joins Baker Donelson In Baltimore
• KFC Ducks Suit Over Halal Chicken Policy
• Eisner Jaffe To Rep Weinstein Co. In Film Rights Dispute
• No Need For FCC Involvement In Starz Dispute, Altice Says
• Candy Seller Sugarfina Says Rival Unresponsive In TM Suit
• GE Unit Fights To Keep $45M Motor Dispute In Arbitration
• Tilton Seeks To Keep Case Against Zohar Funds, Others Alive
• Rams Say Owner Doesn't Have To Be Deposed In Seat Suit
• Cargill Wins $106M RICO Award Against Warehouse Co.
• Kevin Costner Says Chinese Film Co. Won't Pay Settlement
• Lessons From President Trump's Failed Judicial Nominations
• 'Judge Judy' Cut Producers Out Of $95M Deal, Suit Claims
• Carnival Can't Escape Sick Passenger's Negligence Suit
• Significant 2017 Decisions Affecting Private M&A: Part 3
• When Attorneys Get Ensnared In FCPA Misconduct
• Beware Traps In Advisory Board Agreements
• TD Ameritrade Adviser Misled On Options Strategy, Suit Says
• Express Scripts Beats Pharmacy's Antitrust Suit
• Altice Wrongly Dropped Movie Channels, Starz Tells FCC
• LA Attys Kabateck, Geragos Back In Court Over Private Jet
• John Beahn Joins DLA Piper's Telecom Practice In DC
• Indian Tech Co. Looks To Arbitrate $5M Heads-Up App Dispute
• Court Awards $1.6M To Paper Mill Seller In Tax Refund Fight
• $3.75M Award Over Sale Of 'Daily Mail' URL OK'd
• How To Control Data As Technology Complicates E-Discovery
• Trump Int'l Hotels Says Fed Court Must Decide Law Firm's Suit
• Significant 2017 Decisions Affecting Private M&A: Part 2
• New MLB Collusion Rumors May Reveal Bigger Issues
• Counsel Scores $2M In Fees From Trump Fla. Golf Club Spat
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Wells Fargo RMBS Suit Shouldn't Get Class Cert., Judge Says
• Canadian Hardware Supplier RCR Seeks Ch. 15 In Del.
• Rams Ticket Holders Urge Court To Force Owner's Deposition
• Sony, Movie Producer Settle Suit Over 2014 Cyberattack
• Significant 2017 Decisions Affecting Private M&A: Part 1
• Simon-Starbucks Case May Give Landlords A Legal Roadmap
• The Rise And Fall Of Statistical Sampling In RMBS Cases
• The Potential Impact Of Taxing Nondisclosure Agreements
• Fired 'Walking Dead' Producer Sues AMC Again, Seeks $10M
• Weyerhaeuser Can't Upend Domtar Win On Post-Sale Fight
• Toisa Owner Release Deal Gets OK Over US Trustee Objection
• Investor In Wine Distributor Wants $28M Award OK'd
• RMBS Trusts Seek To Hone $1.2B Credit Suisse Trial
• Dallas Slams Southwest, Delta In Fight Over Gate Access
• How Renewed CBP Focus On Forced Labor Impacts Importers
• Sherwin-Williams Trims Prison Contractor's Flaky-Paint Suit
• Cardno Says Bid To Vacate $15M Award Is Time-Barred
• C&J Energy Services Sues Ex-Managers Over Competing Co.
• TransPerfect Dispute Flares Up Over Shawe's Purchase Bid
• Panama Attys Say Trump Hotel Co.'s RICO Claims 'Absurd'
• Judge Trims Claims Against Ford In Shattering Sunroof Suit
• $2M XTO Energy Award Wrongly Nixed, Texas Justices Told
• Trump Cos. Blasted For 'Bully' Tactics In Panama Hotel Case
• Seward & Kissel Sues Ex-Client For $1.8M In Legal Fees
• Singapore Biofuel Trader Wants $25M Verdict Filed Outside NY
• Banks Seek Quick Victory In Fees Suit Against RICO Accuser
• Redbox Calls Disney Copyright Suit 'Anti-Competitive'
• A Chat With Davis Wright CSO Mark Usellis
• Importer Seeks OK On $7.1M Award Over Hacked Emails
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive $428M Bond Suit Against Fifth Third
• Tribal Construction Co. Wants Quick Win In FCA Suit
• Cobra, Engineering Cos. Settle $18M Hydropower Plant Row
• Drivers Ask Judge To Reject $3M Uber Settlement
• PGA Tour Determined To Avoid Good Faith Issue In Singh Suit
• High Court Passes On Texas Wind Farm Arbitration Row
• Ice Cube's Hoops League Looks To Stuff Rival's Suit
• ArcelorMittal Wants $1.4B Award Over Steel Supply Pact OK'd
• Feds Immune To Claim In Ariz. Tribal Water Row, Judge Says
• How Delaware Courts Approach Effort Commitments
• NFL Fans Seek Class Cert. In Canceled Game Suit
• High Court Won't Consider Atty Fees In Medtronic Case
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2017
• Banks Told RMBS Subpoena Order Is 'Cost Of Doing Business'
• CFTC Accuses Commodity Pool Operator Of Fraud
• CSX Overcharged Mich. Utility On Coal Shipments, STB Says
• GE Gets $3M Award Confirmed Against Fridge Maker, Seller
• Lienholders Slam M&G's Proposal To Settle $250M In Claims
• Ericsson Ruling Provides Guidance On FRAND Royalty Rates
• Texas Atty Drops Suit Against Ex-Firm Over Fee Agreement
• Atty's Malpractice Jurisdiction Fight Dies At Texas High Court
• Solar Co. Denied Pa. Records In FirstEnergy Payment Dispute
• Suit Over Rudy Gay's Damaged Rolls Is Barred, Court Told
• Gilbride Tusa Gets Quick Win Axed In $85M Malpractice Suit
• Mongolian Coal Producer Unit To Pay $11.5M In Supply Row
• Hercules Ordered To Defend Axon In Well Blowout Suit
• Plane Co. Can't Sue S. African Broker In Fla., 11th Circ. Says
• 6 E-Discovery Predictions For 2018
• Fla. Businessman, Brightstar Settle Dispute Over Joint Venture
• Hotel Malware Attack Raises Unusual Insurance Questions
• Deutsche Notice Claim Revived In $306M Mortgage Trust Row
• Justices Asked To Resolve Split Over Arbitration Requests
• Judge Extends Toisa's Plan Deadline After Hyundai Deal
• Transamerica Hit With $200K Sanction In Calif. Insurance Case
• High Court Won't Review Real Estate Arbitral Venue Dispute
• Banks Urge 7th Circ. To Revive Schnuck Data Breach Suit
• Custom Items Covered By NJ Consumer Fraud Act: Court
• Arizona Coach Buyout Shows Snags Of Firing Amid Scandal
• Mayer Brown Snags Ex-Norton Rose Litigation Atty In Houston
• Skadden Beats Golfer Singh's Sanctions Bid In PGA Tour Suit
• 6 Roles To Embrace In An Evolving Legal Industry
• Ariosa, Illumina Spar Over Patent Timing In DNA Test Trial
• Texas Justices Take On 'Retained Acreage' In Oil, Gas Leases
• Fox Beats Ex-Exec's Suit Over Leaked Sex Assault Deal
• Union Pacific Rails Against Tenant Over Track Condition
• Orbital Seeks Docs From Heckler & Koch In $27M Army Suit
• Texas Justices Urged To Reverse Anadarko Win In Lease Fight
• Cannabis Co. Hits Back At Tribal Corp.'s Dismissal Bid
• NYC Seeks Quick Win In Tavern On The Green TM Suit
• Uber Agrees To Pay $3M To End Drivers' Service Fees Suit
• 5th Circ. Says Maritime Law Doesn't Apply In Well Injury Row
• Crystallex's Implications For Holders Of Venezuelan Debt
• This Year, Let's Invest In Lawyer Resiliency
• Twitter Accused Of Violating Conservative's Free Speech
• Health Plan Co. Accused Of Fraud Sues Co-Defendants
• Insurer Says Primary Provider Must Cover Negligence Suit
• Genomics IP Trial Between Illumina And Ariosa Kicks Off
• Supreme Court Declines To Rehash Stryker Noncompete Win
• NY Wheel Deal Rejections Punted Pending Dismissal Hearing
• Supreme Court Rejects Med Mal Arbitration Fight
• 9th Circ. Mostly Sides With Oracle In Rimini Copyright Suit
• NJ Appeals Court Clears Israeli Olympian In Atty Fees Fight
• Houston Firm Wright & Close Adds New Name Partner
• Guatemalan Bank Must Pay $3.72M In Contract Fee Fight
• 5 Legal Technology Predictions For 2018
• Time-Share Exit Co., Law Firms Seek To End Conspiracy Suit
• 49ers Must Hand Fans Info On Potential Class For ADA Suit
• OFAC Enforcement Trends In 2017: Exporters On Notice
• Taking And Defending Depositions You Can Actually Use
• Apple Hit With $300K Sanction In Qualcomm Antitrust Row
• Lydecker Diaz, Ex-Client Spar Over Failed $12M Loan
• Covidien Nears OK For Stay Of California IP Suit
• Discovery In AT&T Merger Row On Pace, Attorneys Say
• Subway Founder's Cos. Get $10M Atty Fees Award In Row
• Property Co. Faces Follow-On Trial After $2M Wage Verdict
• Grant Thornton Overstated Software Experience, Client Says
• NY Wheel Owner Says Builder Filed Ch. 11 Case In Bad Faith
• Time-Share Owners Say Fla. County Can't Escape Marriott Suit
• Panera Workers Prevail In Buyout Caps Row At 8th Circ.
• Pa. Shale Landowners Want Arbitration Ruling Revisited
• Doormaker Slams Competitor's Bid To Dodge Antitrust Suit
• UNC Med School Gets No-Hires Antitrust Settlement Cleared
• 8th Circ. Grants Grocer Jury Trial In $85M Contract Row
• Hyundai, VW Reach Deals With Driverless Car Startup
• 4 Things To Know About The Latest FRAND Rate-Setting Case
• Calif. Bill Bars Secret Settlements In Sex Misconduct Cases
• AT&T Sues Ill. Phone Co. For Failing To Pay For Facilities
• Mexican Firm's Contract Claim Adds Wrinkles To M&G Ch. 11
• Insurer Says No Duty To Defend In Utility Damage Suit
• Trump's Atty Threatens Writer, Publisher With Libel Suit
• Weinstein Co. Loses Attys Over Unpaid Bills In Rights Suit
• United Settles Claims Over Cancellation-Credit Booking Fees
• Fla. Infectious Disease Doctors Escape Price-Fixing Suit
• Apple Calls $25K Daily Sanctions In Qualcomm Case Harsh
• Biofuel Co. Wants New Trial In $90M Suit Over Supply Pact
• Buying And Selling Air Rights In New York City: Part 2
• Shipping Co.'s $800K Award For Canceled Cow Shipment OK'd
• End Of The Line For 'Rambling' RICO Suit, 11th Circ. Says
• Pa. Gov. Announces Coverage Deal Between Highmark, UPMC
• Roche Maintains Suppliers Broke Test-Strips Contract First
• Pa. Marijuana Investors Cut Out License Preparer, Suit Says
• Litigation Finance Trends To Watch In 2018
• Dispute Over Calif.-Fla. Legal Partnership Lands In Court
• Texas Appeals Court Tosses $2.9M Judgment Against Oil Cos.
• 7th Circ. Revives Transporter's Suit Over Ind. Liquor Laws
• Toisa's $42.5M Bankruptcy Deal With Hyundai Approved
• Israeli Court Nixes OK Of Award In Real Estate Row
• Water Chemicals Exec Cops To Bid-Rigging Scheme In NJ
• Rams Stadium Partner Looks To Dodge Doc Bid In Seat Fight
• Calif. Justices Consider Anti-SLAPP Limits In Contract Row
• Cargill Holds On To $6.7M Win In Mexican Hotel Dispute
• Mobile Ad Co. Says Uber Rewriting History To Ditch $20M Bill
• The Enneagram And The Practice Of Law
• JPMorgan Sues Patent Firm In Del. For $69M Refund
• Alissa Starzak On Net Neutrality, US Army, Leap To Startup
• Robins Kaplan Adds Ex-Anderson Kill Litigator In NY
• 3rd Circ. Rules Against Crystallex In $1.4B Enforcement Suit
• Buying And Selling Air Rights In New York City: Part 1
• Airbnb Escapes Landlord's Suit Over Rowdy Guests
• Medical E-Records Co. Files $30M Suit Against Rival
• Total, CNPC Awarded $13.7M In Tajikistan Oil Project Row
• La-Z-Boy Reaches $13.5M Settlement In Footrest Patent Case
• Cumulus Host Can't Shake $1.7M Verdict In Overpayment Row
• PGA Tour Won't Drop Effort To Avoid Deer Antler Spray Case
• Sloan Kettering Gets Trimmed Fees In IP Fight
• $84M Award Winner Asks 9th Circ. To Affirm Collection Order
• Tilton, Patriarch Beat Zohar Funds' RICO Claim
• Judging A Book: Tymkovich Reviews 'Gorsuch'
• $63M Award Against Emirati Unenforceable, 9th Circ. Told
• Can California Survive Without Tort Reform?
• 17 Ways To Lose A Winning Argument In Court