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Commercial Contracts - June, 2018

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• Justice Kennedy Leaves Mixed Record On Civil Rights
• Texas Justices Say Eagle Ford Deed Conveys Floating Royalty
• Kroger, Hy-Vee Sue Chicken Cos. Over Alleged Price-Fixing
• More Specificity Needed In NDA Injunction, Texas Court Says
• Chancery Fast-Tracks Drug Trial Investor's Fraud Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs Netflix In Fox's Anti-SLAPP Bid
• 4th Circ. Says Deal With Feds Preserves Co.'s Privilege
• Trump Says He Will Announce Supreme Court Nominee July 9
• Carlyle's Chancery Case On Guernsey Fees Can Go To Trial
• Swedish Court Trims $2.6M From $9.1M Mineshaft Award
• Kennedy's Retirement: Legacy, Fallout & The Battle Ahead
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Casino Operator Faces Arbitration In Cambodia
• Glock Gets Suit Over Scrapped Gun Contract Trimmed
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 3
• New Stats On Millennial Attorney Disciplinary Actions
• In A Health Provider Restructuring, Beware The Master Lease
• A Cloud On The Horizon: Trade Secret Theft In The Cloud
• Sedgwick Faces New, $23M Landlord Suit Over NY Lease
• Altaba Noteholder Suit Tossed By Del. Chancery Judge
• Cos. Registered For Biz In Pa. Can Be Sued There, Panel Says
• Why The Defense Bar Celebrates Kennedy
• Roberts Becomes True Power As 'Kennedy Court' Ends
• 7-Eleven Skirts Longtime Franchisee's Contract Suit, For Now
• Fla. Panel Voids Arbitration Clause In Legal Malpractice Suit
• NJ City Accused Of Anti-Trump Bias In Kushner Project Fight
• AIG Unit Likely Can't Nix Suit Over Latham-Posing Scammer
• Consumers Slam Qualcomm's Bid To Limit IPhone Imports
• 2nd Circ. Won't Undo Backing Nix Of Sabine Gas Contracts
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 2
• Delay On Kennedy Replacement 'Ain't Going To Happen': GOP
• Mass. Bill Would Shift Too Much Control To Condo Boards
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: Prioritizing Is Always Key
• LA Rams Net Early Win In Suit Over St. Louis Seat Licenses
• The E-Sign Act: 18 Years And All Grown Up
• Ice Cube's Big3 Says Ex-Exec Was Pawn Of Beseiged Qatar
• From Iqbal To Citizens United: Kennedy's Biggest Decisions
• ZeniMax's IP Verdict Against Oculus Cut By $250M
• Life After Kennedy: 1 Big Question, 6 Judges To Watch
• 'Goodbye, Tony!' Justices Bid Farewell To Kennedy
• When Partisan Passion Raged, Kennedy Was The Vote To Get
• Applebee's Franchisee Denied Escrow As Contract Row Rages
• PPG, Retirees Reach Deal In Health Benefits Suit
• NJ Justices Pass On Horizon's Bid to Shield Tiered Plan Docs
• NGO Head Says Carpenter Kills Phone Evidence In FCPA Case
• Chiropractor Must Arbitrate Claim Atty Flubbed RICO Trial
• Limiting Law Firms' Professional Liability Risks: Part 1
• GOP Kicks Off Race To Confirm Kennedy Replacement
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive Suit Over Rowdy Airbnb Guests
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: How Congress Affected My Career
• BB&T Seeks $10M In Construction Loan Guaranty Breach Suit
• Research Org. Must Pay $3M For Not Filling Up Clinical Trial
• Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine Owe $25M In Beats Royalties, Jury Says
• Justice Kennedy's Retirement To Upset High Court Balance
• Horizon, Hospital Reach Deal In NJ Suit Over Tiered Plan
• $96M Deal With Last 5 Firms In ISDAfix Suit Gets 1st OK
• Judge Trims FCA Claims Over Foreclosure Services Billing
• Liverpool FC Seeks Quick Win In Utah Youth Team Brand Row
• AT&T Customer Again Seeks Cert. In Suit Over Roaming Fees
• PetSmart Says Citi Favored Lenders By Withholding Deal Docs
• Liberty Mutual To Face Fraud Claim In Project Contract Row
• Turkish Bus Co. Says $14M Contract Row Can Be Arbitrated
• Tax-Friendly Docs Can Lower Renewable Energy Project Costs
• Express Scripts Tells Court It Owns Pharmacies' Patient Data
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: DC Isn't As Bad As You Think
• High Court Won't Review Calif. Tribal Casino Contract Row
• Vijay Singh's Suit Over Doping Suspension Headed For Trial
• Former Xerox Unit Beats Proposed ERISA Class Action
• Gas Co., Investors Reach Deal On Corporate Conversion Plan
• Uber's 'Barely Visible' Button Isn't Binding, 1st Circ. Says
• Humana Can't Beat Hospital Chain's Medicare Underpay Suit
• Express Scripts Limiting Pharmacy Services Market, Suit Says
• Xerox Slams Fuji Over Damages Suit For Failed $6.1B Merger
• Justices Ask Feds For View On Tribal Court Exhaustion Case
• Chemical Co. Seeks $5M From Shipper Over Damaged Cargo
• Aetna Defends Class Action Probe In Clash Over ACA Exit
• Texas Justices Revive $7M Real Estate Investment Loan Suit
• 5th Circ. Agrees Booze Not Banned From Fishing Vessel Crew
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer: 6 Things I Learned In Congress
• A Survey Of LLC Director Obligations In Delaware: Part 2
• Beats' $109M Headphone Royalties Row Goes To Jury
• Emerson Says BladeRoom Can't Revisit Evidence In UCL Case
• IPhone Chip Deal Loss Would Kill Intel 5G Plans, Atty Says
• Decking Products Co. Sues In Chancery Seeking Defect Costs
• Crest Must Cover Nestle Atty's Travel Fees In IP Dispute
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Texas Justices Partly Revive Ex-Manager Win Over Dealership
• Delineating When Arbitrability May Be Delegated
• Kelley Drye Set Discovery 'Trap' In Contract Row, Telco Says
• Weinstein Co.'s Ch. 11 Sale Price Takes $23M Tumble
• Relativity Media Investor Accuses CEO Of $12.5M Fraud
• Seychelles Co.'s English Assets Frozen In $22M Hotel Row
• Ex-Nelson Levine Atty Fights Arbitration Bid By Colleague
• A Survey Of LLC Director Obligations In Delaware: Part 1
• Trump Supporter Must Pay $5.7M in Fees: Ill. Appeals Court
• Split 9th Circ. Ditches Own Precedent In Nu Image Union Row
• Jury Reaches $2.4M Decision In Booze Biz Pay Dispute
• Dealer Barred From Arbitrating Fla. City Car Contract Row
• Fraud, Contract Suit Over $110M Tech Co. Sale Dismissed
• 9th Circ. Affirms Viacom's $15M Unpaid Ads Win
• NJ Strip Club Exec Knew Arbitration Clause, Court Says
• PBMs, Insurers Back Anthem, Express Scripts In Pricing Suit
• Credit Suisse Can Arbitrate Ex-Worker's $300M Class Suit
• Beats' Expert Disputes $107M Figure In Royalties Row
• Sears Customer Can't Revive NJ Suit After Not Being Harmed
• Sharper Image Defends Right To Petition PTAB At Fed. Circ.
• 'Westworld' Phone App 'Blatant Rip-Off,' Video Game Co. Says
• 'Super Size Me' Director Escapes Suit Over Ruined Project
• Pension, Discovery Deals Reached In Tops Markets Ch. 11
• Creditors Object To $750M Lehman-Credit Suisse Deal
• 7th Circ. Says Ex-Housing Agency Worker's Status Is Unclear
• Southwest Airlines, Boeing Sued Over Deadly Engine Failure
• BigLaw's Associate Salary Model Is A Relic Of A Bygone Era
• Beats Are Nuthin' But A Me Thang, Dre Says In $107M Trial
• Ex-Masimo VP's 11th-Hour IP Arbitration Bid Earns Eye Roll
• Comcast Unit Can't Arbitrate Class Action Over Robocalls
• Zohar Ch. 11 Director Deal Approved With Indemnity Change
• Jury Tells Simon Property To Pay $2.4M To Ind. Mall Operator
• $22M Arbitral Award In Panama Canal Row Upheld
• Shutts & Bowen Adds Akerman, Shook Litigators In Miami
• Olympic Skater Calls For Rehearing Of NBC Royalty Suit
• Arena Football Union Sues Over Award For Injured Player
• Software Co. Wants Award Revisited In LG Licensing Fight
• Gazprom's English Assets Frozen As $2.6B Award Row Rages
• Westinghouse Moves To Ax $262M In Fluor Contract Claims
• Definition Of 'New' Preserves TransUnion Suit Against Equifax
• Structured Settlement Co. Owners Didn't Scam Seller: Judge
• Feds Fight Convicted Ex-Valeant Exec's Claims Of Juror Bias
• Applebee's Slams Affiliate Fee Escrow Plan In Del. Ch. 11
• Beats Mogul Says He Has Lawyers For That In $107M Trial
• NLRB Wants To Tackle Union Group's Class Waiver Questions
• Zohar Says Independent Director Indemnification Is Critical
• #MeToo At Law Firms And What We Can Do About It
• AngioDynamics Seeks Biolitec Patents To Satisfy $75M Award
• Tribe Sues Contractor Over Alleged Hydro Project Delays
• US Bank Faces New Count In Del. Student Loan Trust Suit
• Nutraceutical Co. Must Pay $5.4M Chinese Award, Court Says
• Whole Foods Nabs Partial Win In Yogurt Sugar Content Row
• Bahamas Man's NYC Meetings Trigger Fraud Claims: 2nd Circ.
• 6th Circ. Says T-Mobile Not Responsible In 911 Caller Suit
• Military Contractors Who Sold Co. Win $70M Earnout Fight
• Buyer Wants Nissan '0% Financing' Suit Back In State Court
• Ice Cream Butterfat Row Headed For Boston Trial In July
• New Licenses Ease Ukraine, Russia Business Wind-Downs
• Satellite Operator Blasts 'Baseless' Challenge To $1M Award
• Jack In The Box Franchisees Lose TM Appeal At 9th Circ.
• A Chat With Holland & Knight CFO Mia Stutzman
• Feds Downplay Testimony From Ex-Katten Atty's Loss Expert
• GCs Tackle Law Firm Culture In Diversity Push
• The Best Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• The Hurdles Facing BigLaw's Minority Women
• Knowledge Lawyers Can Help Firms Stay Ahead Of The Curve
• Utah Judge Rebuffs Ute Tribe's Stay Bid In Contract Row
• Beats Designer Calls $107M Royalties Bid 'Dishonest'
• Iron Cos.' Action Over $48M Award Survives Dismissal Bid
• Justices Won't Review Lumber Liquidators Shoppers' Suit
• Oil Co. Loses Bid To Recoup $17.7M Tax Refund For Bad Debt
• Slot Club Investor Gets $200M Award Enforced In Singapore
• Coke Seeks Arbitration To Chill Distributor's $19M Suit
• Barge Co. Loses Bid For Review Of $20M Oil Spill Ruling
• Proskauer Called 'Conflicted' In Sale Leaving $15M Tax Bill
• Fujifilm Sues Xerox For Killing $6.1B Merger
• In Their Own Words: Minority Partners On Reaching The Top
• JPMorgan To Pay CFTC $65M Over ISDAfix Rigging
• Apple Blasts Arbitration Bid In $25M Row As 'Gamesmanship'
• Mammoet Seeks $2.8M For Unpaid Power Plant Work
• Ferring Will Face Counterclaims In $165M Patent Deal Row
• Lindquist Fights Nix Of Arbitration In Laser-Tech Advice Row
• The 2018 Law360 Diversity Snapshot
• Minority Lawyers On Why They Left BigLaw
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: By The Numbers
• Taking On The 'Petri Dish' Of BigLaw Bias
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Law360's Pro Say: What BigLaw Should Do About Diversity
• Wells Fargo, Guarantor Must Pay $2.5M Over Loan Default
• DC Circ. Won't Let Energy Cos. Recoup Cold Weather Losses
• Sabre-Lufthansa Fee Fight To Get Texas High Court Review
• Weinstein Co. Floats Deal With 'Hotel Mumbai' Producers
• Chancery Master Sought For $15B Student Loan Trust
• Philly Hotel Sued For $9M Over Air Rights
• An Unprecedented Look Inside The FARA Unit
• Miami Beach Hotel Accused Of Seizing Control Of Operations
• Iranian Mall Atty Sanctioned For Baseless Pipe Collapse Suit
• Oracle, Hewlett Packard Each Seek Win In Software IP Row
• CrossFit Says Reebok Owes At Least $4.8M In Gear Royalties
• Twitter Can't Block Suit Over White Separatist's Nixed Account
• Calif. High Court Lets Nursing Home Neglect Suit Proceed
• Samsung-Huawei Patent Row Partly Paused On Heels Of SAS
• Nigeria Looks To Exit Suit Over $9B Arbitration Award
• Casino Ch. 7 Trustee Wins Bid To Capture CEO's Assets
• Jury Must Decide If Shell, Alon Breached Easement: Judge
• Vanguard Class Barred By Litigation Reform, 3rd Circ. Told
• Ex-Pitcher Strikes Out On 3rd Swing At MLB Defamation Suit
• Efforts To Enforce $2.6B Gas Row Award Halted In Sweden
• Pre-Mediation Caucuses May Improve Mediation Efficiency
• Sunoco Contractor Sues Over $300M Pipeline Contract Axing
• Uber Drivers Denied Punitives In 'Safe Rides Fee' Row
• Why Lawyers Shouldn't Accept Fees In Cryptocurrency: Part 2
• Del. Justices Focus On Terms In $167M Loan Default Appeal
• Construction Contracts Can Survive Misdeeds: Mass. Court
• JPMorgan, ADR Holders Strike $9.5M Deal In Fee Suit
• Apache Royalty Ruling 'Illogical,' Texas Justices Hear
• Lehman Settles $1.2B Credit Suisse Trade Closeout Fight
• Wash. Gov. Moves To Counteract High Court's Epic Ruling
• Airline Can't Bring Security Co. Into Passenger Injury Suit
• Renter Slams 'Absurd' Dismissal Bid In Avis Insurance Row
• 2nd Circ. Hands ING Bank A Win In Marine-Fuel Lien Dispute
• Contract Claims Against Tobacco Co. Preempted, Judge Says
• Ford Asks 6th Circ. To OK Toss Of Ex-Patent Atty's Suit
• Attys Must Face Malpractice Row Over $32M Award In Ill. Court
• A Growing Divide On Trademark License Rights In Bankruptcy
• Real Estate Exec Says Wynn Broke $18.68M Handshake Deal
• E-Signature Laws Provide Legal Framework For Blockchain
• Unlicensed Insurer Can't Be Paid $1.6M For Oil Co. Work
• Utes Push Judge To Pause Tribal Court Jurisdiction Ruling
• Fracking Equipment Co. Says Ex-Manager Solicited Worker
• Mulvaney Ends PHH Saga But Legal Questions Linger
• Why Lawyers Shouldn't Accept Fees In Cryptocurrency: Part 1
• Colo. Justices Say Nursing Home Arbitration Clause OK
• Costco Shoppers Ask. 9th Circ. To Revive Slave Labor Suit
• Arbitration Pact Named Parent, Not Tech's Co., 4th Circ. Says
• Cotton Cos. Urge Court To Confirm $9M Arbitration Award
• Ice Cube's Hoops League A Toxic Workplace, Ex-Exec Says
• Delta Pilots' Pension Fund Suit Trimmed To A Single Claim
• Shuttered Restaurant Group Sues Texas Music Complex
• Del. Justices Uphold $56M Award In Drug Contract Dispute
• Beats' Designer Says Royalty Deal Only Covered 1st Model
• Consumers Say Miami Airport 'Exit Fees' Suit Belongs In Fla.
• Walmart Urged To Reach Deal With Exec In Noncompete Suit
• AT&T Layoff Suit By CWA Nixed By Arbitration Clause
• Hospital Plaza Transfer Sank PE Firm's Deal, 3rd Circ. Told
• Antero Gets W.Va. Royalty Owners' Payment Row Trimmed
• Texas Accounting Firm Blew $3.5M Refund Deadline, Suit Says
• Tilton Balks At $500K White & Case Role In Zohar Ch. 11
• Don't Revoke The Music Licensing Antitrust Decrees
• JPML Won't Combine Suits Against Alleged Chicken Cartel
• Sirius, SoundExchange Strike $150M Deal In Royalties Fight
• 11th Circ. Revives Expropriation Suit Against Venezeula
• 2 Fired Execs' $11M ERISA Deal Not Covered, Insurer Says
• BMW Can't Immediately Appeal In $33M Fisker Clawback Case
• Dov Charney Must Pay Glaser Weil $2.2M After Arbitration
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Seek Texas Justices' View On Sabine Case
• Chesapeake Can't Dump 'Sham' Claims In Barnett Shale MDL
• Agent Sues For Commission On Spurs Player's $94.3M Deal
• Cheesecake Factory Snagged In $4.6M Wage Theft Case
• Greenberg Traurig Slips $10M NY Film Financing Fraud Suit
• Bulgarian Telecom Barred From Transfers In $6.7M Dispute
• Samsung Wants Huawei's Bid For US FRAND License Axed
• Panel Centralizes Zetia Antitrust MDL In Va.
• Oil Rig Co. Rips Chevron Underwriters' Suit At 5th Circ.
• Justices Won't Take Up MLB Antitrust Exemption Challenges
• Texas Justices To Weigh Anti-SLAPP Dismissal Of NDA Suit
• Wheelabrator, Honeywell Settle Pa. Asbestos Coverage Row
• Sports Construction Co. Says Ex-Worker Stole IP For Rival Biz
• Shanghai Zhenhua To Pay Toisa $20M To End Row In Ch. 11
• German Grocery Giant Left Developer Out To Dry, Suit Says
• Beats By Dre Atty, $107M Royalty Seeker Spar At Trial
• Relativity Founder Shielded From Part Of Investor Fraud Suit
• Texas Justices Will Review Eagle Ford Royalty Dispute
• Del. Justices Affirm Toss Of $700M El Paso Merger Suit
• Pa. Drivers Win Class Cert. In Progressive Discount Fight
• Firm Sees RICO Suit Against Rival Over Tribal Work Slashed
• Facebook Slams Emerson's Attempt To See BladeRoom Deal
• Impediments To Legal Industry's 'Inevitable' Future: Part 2
• Miami-Dade Says Marlins Are 'Obfuscating' In $1.2B Sale Row
• Drink Co.'s Tactics In JPMorgan Suit Puzzle 9th Circ. Judge
• Ohio Auto Dealer Won't Face Contempt In Chrysler Dispute
• Developer Seeks To Block Arbitration In $1B NY Project Row
• Italian Soccer Club, VC Firm Settle Investment Fight
• DC Judge Won't Uphold Int'l Award Over Indian Gas Rights
• Beats Was 'My Product,' Man Suing For Royalties Tells Jury
• Korean Co. Must Arbitrate Debt Dispute, Calif. Judge Says
• Property Owner Says Law Firms Trapped It In Loan Scheme
• Uber Driver's Wage Class Action Stayed Pending Similar Suits
• Boucher, Schneider Wallace To Lead VW Salespersons Suits
• Lehman's Bid For Preferred Stock Swap Comes Under Fire
• Walmart Sues To Stop Chief Tax Officer's Move To Amazon
• Biogen, Drugmaker Settle Angiomax Patent Royalties Row
• S. Korea Must Pay $68M Over Nixed Daewoo Deal
• Texas Taxpayer Group Fights $44M Payout To Developer
• Diamond Resorts Suit Against Law Firm Will Remain In Fla.
• Toymaker Fights Viacom's $15M Unpaid Ads Win At 9th Circ.
• Schlichtmann Must Face Avandia Settlement Malpractice Row
• General Dynamics Sued Over $332M NJ Superfund Liability
• Revamping Contracts For GDPR: You're Just Getting Started
• Impediments To Legal Industry's 'Inevitable' Future: Part 1
• Sheppard Tells Calif. High Court Broad Waiver Saves $4M Fee
• Licensing Agent Sues Va. Children's Theater Over Musicals
• Del. Justices Mull Reviving Appeal To $9.2B El Paso Merger
• Dr. Dre, Beats Owe $107M In Headphone Royalties, Jury Told
• Viacom Wins Nix Of Rapper The Game's $20M Negligence Suit
• Convicted Valeant Exec Says Dishonest Juror Tainted Trial
• HP Wants Oracle Sanctioned For Deleting Docs In IP Row
• Applebee's Tees Up Litigation With Bankrupt Franchisee
• Alston Picks Up Ex-Drinker Biddle Product Liability Partner
• Split 8th Circ. Backs CyberPower Win In Fired Exec's Suit
• Trump Cos. Fight Stay Of Suit Against Panama Unit Owners
• Supplement Maker Can't Prove Consent Judgment Violated
• How Immigration Issues Can Sour M&A Deals
• Establishing Diversity When A Trust Is Involved
• Facebook Shares Data With Huawei, Other Chinese Telecoms
• Real Estate Co. Escapes Fine Over DQ Bid For JAMS Judge
• Swedish Court Says Russian Tribunal Violated Due Process
• Parent Co. Off Hook In $6.5M Texas Oil Well Service Fight
• 'To Err Is Human,' Yarn Co. Says Of Judge's Arbitration Order
• Calif. Court Affirms Louis Vuitton Class Action Waivers
• Travelers Wants Defense Costs Back From Colo. Contractor
• Design Co. Hit With Suit Over Shattering Hotel Shower Doors
• Google Says Stock Photo Antitrust Suit Fails To Show Injury
• Miami Marlins Buyers Ask To Duck ERISA Rules After Sale
• Drilling Co. Can't Ditch Arbitration In Legal Fee Fight
• Taiwanese Parts Maker Must Face $22M Award
• El Pollo Loco Verdict Hinges On Good Faith, Fair Dealing
• Facebook Says Biased Housing Ad Suit Belongs In Calif.
• Saudi Families Seek OK Of $17.9B Chevron Award
• Oil, Gas Investors Seek Chancery Block Of LP Conversion
• Pre-Cert Check Correctly Cut Off Class Action, Ill. Court Says
• NZ Baggage Company Can't Alter Earn-Out In Merger Fight
• Texas Justices To Weigh Bank's Account-Emptying Case
• Ex-Nelson Levine Atty Seeks To Arbitrate With Ex-Colleagues
• Tesla Race Bias Case Not Going To Arbitration
• McCombs, Ex-Execs Can't Get Dueling Suits Moved
• Pfizer Unit Used Partnership To Cut Rival's Supply, Suit Says
• Wine Co. Shareholder Must Hand Investor $29M, Judge Says
• No Discovery Or Pay For NY Ex-Garage Exec Suing PE Firms
• Chinese Co. Seeks To Arbitrate $25M Row With Apple
• College Aims To Move Wrongful Death Suit By Athlete's Family
• Door Maker Seeks Return Of Trade Secrets After $1.2M Win
• Why Widespread Use Of Live Video Testimony Is Not Justified
• Texas Justices Trim Award Against Developer In Loan Row
• Tops Markets Reaches Pension Fund Deal, Sets Up Ch. 11 Exit
• Nuke Plant Workers Defeat Scana's Bid To Toss Class Action
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Texas High Court Eyes Pension Cut, Workers' Comp. Rows
• Murphy Scores Texas High Court Win Over Eagle Ford Well
• 'Endless' Challenges Don't Bar OK Of $36M Award, Co. Says
• Calif. Court's OK Of $414M Award Nixed Over Bad Service
• BladeRoom Wants $60M Punitives With $30M Trade Secret Win
• DC Circ. Backs FERC Decision On Ark. Settlement Payments
• Judging A Book: Wallach Reviews 'Uncivil Warriors'
• Sundt Construction GC Eyes Way To Spread Out Contract Risk