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Commercial Contracts - July, 2018

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• Michael Cohen Loses Bid To Gag Stormy Daniels' Attorney
• Vacancy Provision Sinks Coverage For Burst Pipe: DC Circ.
• Ex-Playboy Model Says GOP Donor Breached $1.6M Hush Deal
• Calif. Ruling On DQ Appeals May Mean Delays, Miffed Clients
• Utah Justices Toss $2.75M Distress Award In Malpractice Case
• Partners In Russian Oil Co. TNK Cry Fraud In $2B Fight
• 11th Circ. Reverses NLRB On Samsung Employment Pact
• Investors Want Ex-Director's Hands Off $35M Settlement
• Gulfport Hit With $2.3M Suit Over Oil, Gas Lease Royalties
• Ore. Farm Co. Let Out Of Suit Over Texas Truck Driver's Death
• NY Judge Facilitates Deal In Creditor's $2M Ticket Biz Suit
• Shumaker Loop Attys Dodge DQ In $25M Trade Secrets Suit
• Ranch Says Permian Operator Owes $2M For Breaches
• Artist Blasts Pittsburgh, Norfolk Southern Over Mural Loss
• Relativity Media Sees Pushback On Ch. 11 Sale To Lenders
• Property Co. Workers Seek $8M For Attorneys In Wage Suit
• Ill. Court Affirms Builder's Win In Injured Worker's Suit
• Norton Simon Can Keep Nazi-Looted Art, 9th Circ. Says
• Texas Shipper Buys Plant For $15M In Gas Gathering Dispute
• Charter, Calif. City End Court Fight Over Blacked-Out Stations
• Peerless Network Nabs $48.5M from Verizon Unit In Fee Row
• Contractor Owes $2M From Renovation, Condo Owner Says
• Hotel Co. Can't DQ Lewis Roca In Best Western Breach Suit
• PSEG Whistleblower Row Revived After Improper Toss
• 600 Lb Gorillas Duels Mister Cookie Face As Trial Starts
• 1st Circ.'s Uber Ruling Imposes Burdens On App Design
• Who Can Decide Whether 'Class Arbitration' Is Authorized?
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• NY Commercial Division Backs Technology-Assisted Review
• 6 Trends Will Shape Future International Commercial Disputes
• Michael Cohen Likely Can't Silence Stormy Daniels' Attorney
• Hospital On Hook For $4.9M Medicaid Payments, Court Says
• Calif. Court Clears Pepper Hamilton In Mediation Breach DQ
• Anthem, Express Scripts Were Fiduciaries, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Insurer Can't Use Policy To Duck Sandy Payout, NYU Says
• 9th Circ. Sends Back Robot-Vacuum $2M Verdict
• McCarter & English Adds Banking And Finance Atty In Philly
• Ore. Utility Settles Power Plant Construction Row For $130M
• Czechs Say Dutch Ruling Backs $374M Award's Dismissal
• Texas Court Won't Split $580M Pension Suit Over Bad Advice
• WasteCare Says Partner Secretly Worked With Competitor
• Korean Firm Says Florida Co. Botched $3.9M Petcoke Deal
• Texas Property Owner Says State Auto Welched On $22M Plan
• Cozen Scores Veteran Biz Litigator From Duane Morris
• Insurer Can't Duck $1.3M Construction Defect Coverage Row
• Atlanta Rapper Can't Dodge Texas Contract Breach Lawsuit
• Willis Unit's Poaching Fight With Alliant Heats Up
• Ice Cube Fights To Avoid Arbitration With Ex-Big3 Commish
• Axinn Taps Skadden Antitrust Adviser As Partner In DC
• Transmar's Trustee Won't Pursue Revived $2.6M Award
• Chemical Supplier Can't Dump Bayer Unit's $17.6M Trial Win
• Mass AG, RI Sen. Back Truckers In High Court Arbitration Row
• Daewoo Urges 5th Circ. To Rehear Iron Shipment Seizure Row
• 600 Lb Gorillas Can't Expand Suit On Eve Of Ice Cream Trial
• Quarles & Brady Nabs Litigation Partner For Chicago Office
• Court Reverses Doctor's Loss Over Employment Contract
• 4 Reasons To Review Payer Contracts On A Regular Basis
• The Future Of Authenticating Audio And Video Evidence
• US Bank Settles With UBS For $850M In Put-Back Suit
• 9th Circ. Likely Won't Have Last Word On ERISA Arbitration
• Law Firm Says Rival Poisoned Relationship With Calif. Tribe
• Mister Cookie Face Rips Gorillas' Bid To Add NJ Claim
• Skier Asks 1st Circ. To Saddle Resort For Pole Collision
• 9th Circ. Upholds Tire Co.'s Nearly $1M Win In TM Fight
• From Billable Hours To Bedtime Stories: Lawyering With Children
• Aviation Watch: The Regional Jet Wars Heat Up
• Textron Must Disclose Legal Advice On Cluster Bomb Deal
• UpCounsel Says Bar Rule Claims Don't Back LegalForce Suit
• Air Ambulance Price Class Action Remains In Federal Court
• Curtis Adds Gibson Dunn Litigation, Arbitration Pro
• Lehman, Credit Suisse Get OK To Settle $1.2B Claims Fight
• Minn. Mine Missed Ch. 11 Lease Deadline, Del. Judge Rules
• Utilities, Navajo Co. Reach $45M Deal Over Coal Contract
• Trial Attys Urge High Court To Nix Trucking Co. Arbitration Bid
• How Mammoth Student Loans Are Dogging Today's Lawyers
• New Risks For US Cos. Inadvertently Supporting North Korea
• SocGen Wants Film Producer's Negligence Claims Nixed
• Law360's Global 20 Doesn't Acknowledge Global Networks
• Grant & Eisenhofer Not Entitled To $31M Fee, Ex-Client Says
• Investment Firm Can't Resume Del. Hostile Takeover Suit
• Big3 Co-Founder Sues Ex-Commish For Calling Him Racist
• Gamblers Aim To Pause Borgata's $10M Win In Card Row
• Scott & Scott, Johnson Fistel To Lead Frontier Suit
• Contractor Sues NY Over Inadequate Water Treatment Plans
• Dechert Grows Dubai Real Estate Team With 2 New Hires
• Badger Tells Jurors It's Owed $20M In Gas Gathering Dispute
• Canadian Appeals Court OKs NY Real Estate Arbitration Award
• Norton Rose Labor & Employment Litigator Joins Seyfarth
• Zohar, Tilton Go Back To Mediation Over Del. Ch. 11 Cash
• Qualcomm IPhone Import Ban Will Cause Harm, Buyers Say
• Is The Grass Greener On The Solo Side?
• Hollywood Must Take The Initiative With Vendor Management
• Don't Let Changes In Accounting Standards Derail Your Deal
• The Least-Stressed Attorneys In A Stressed-Out Profession
• Law360's Satisfaction Survey: By The Numbers
• John Hancock Signs $91M Deal To End Life Insurance Row
• Weinstein Judge Lets 'Children Of The Corn' Suit Go Ahead
• Atty Sues NJ Firm Over Fees In Legal Malpractice Action
• 9th Circ. Says Ore. County Can't Collect $2.3M Defect Award
• Pharma Co. Can Peek At Just 1 Email In Cancer Research Suit
• NJ Contractor, Developer Hit With $3.8M Payment Suit
• Ensure All Relevant Parties Sign Arbitration Agreement
• Carpenter Can't Save NGO Boss From FCPA Case
• Hernia Mesh Maker Takes IP Suit Coverage Row To 3rd Circ.
• Philips Accused Of Patent 'Holdup' In Cell Tech Antitrust Suit
• Big3 Hearing Gets Heated As Ex-Commish Calls For Sanctions
• Toys R Us Inks $180M Creditor Deal To Ease Wind-Down
• Trucking Co. Cannot Force Arbitration, High Court Told
• Tendyne Investors Sue Abbott Over $50M Merger Bonus Miss
• Junior Tennis Star Asks Fla. Court To Void Agent Contract
• Virtual Coin Owners Seek Cert. Against Currency Exchange
• 6 Upcoming Supreme Court Cases That Will Affect Insurance
• Ex-Commish Hits Back Against Big3's 'Desperate' Suit
• BladeRoom Wants Emerson IP After $30M Trade Secrets Win
• Lehman Can Enforce Unsigned Deal In 'Close Case': 2nd Circ.
• Groupon Bilked Boat Co. By Lying About Refunds, Suit Says
• Pa. Justices Won't Extend UPMC, Highmark Medicare Deal
• Steadfast, Zurich Say They Don't Cover Builder In Fraud Row
• Int'l Paper Co. Poised To Beat Suit Over Severance Deal
• Dynacast Wins Settlement Dispute In Car Camera Parts Feud
• A Chat With Gibson Dunn Diversity Chief Salim-Williams
• What Kavanaugh's Writing Tells Us About His Personality
• SC Nuke Plant Workers Earn Cert. In WARN Suit
• NFL's Texans Cheerleaders Agree To Arbitrate Wage Suit
• 2nd Circ. Affirms $8.5M Award Over Seized Kyrgyzstan Hotel
• Ex-Katten Atty Says Prison Unnecessary For Shkreli Fraud
• Landry's Seeks To Trim Claims In $20M Suit Over Data Breach
• Suit Against Insurer In Plane Crash Row Partially Revived
• Sunoco Pans Contractor's $55M Claim For Axed Pipeline Deal
• Tatneft Gets OK To Enforce $112M Ukraine Award In England
• Biz Groups Urge 1st Circ. To Rehear Uber Fine Print Spat
• 3 Pros, 3 Cons Of Litigation Finance
• Engineering Co. Failed To Vet Plans, Builders Say In $13M Suit
• US Airways, Sabre Tell 2nd Circ. Amex Decision Favors Them
• FERC Fuel Pipeline Ruling Can't Be Fought, DC Circ. Says
• Beware Processors As Co-Controllers Under GDPR
• ADR And The Solomonic Solution
• Burkle Sues Lantern Capital For $6M Over Weinstein Co. Sale
• Johnny Depp Settles Feud With Former Managers
• Most Of Ad Publishers' Claims Against Google Axed
• Yahoo Email Users Seek Class Cert. In Data Breach MDL
• CBS Kept Using Licensed TM, Fantasy Sports Co. Says
• NCAA Says NJ Law Shields It In Wrongful Death Suit
• Investors Knock Advisory Firm's Request To End Fee Suit
• Airbnb Can't Use Free Speech To Get Fla. Sublease Suit Axed
• Modern Communication Brings E-Discovery Challenges
• Tainted Jalapeno Powder Caused $19M Recall, Food Co. Says
• HKIAC Teams Up With Mongolian Arbitration Center
• Conservative Supreme Court Activism Risks Backlash
• Two Zeneca Defenses Nixed In $275M Chancery Drug Dispute
• Contractor Can't Duck WARN Suit In Nuke Plant Shutdown
• Mass. Dentist Says 1st Circ. Uber Ruling Applies In Yelp Row
• Qualcomm Says Buyers Have No Say In IPhone Import Row
• Spine Surgery Co. Says Competitor Claims Belong In Calif.
• 5th Circ. Scraps Dealership's Nearly $1M Win Against Jaguar
• It's Not All About The Benjamins, Baby (Lawyer)
• Stinson Leonard Street Adds Construction Pro In Kansas City
• Romania Says It Already Paid Outstanding $250M Award
• Gas Driller Says Blackstone Unit Abused First Refusal Right
• Bloomberg Says UBS Misused Proprietary Data
• Tribunal Finds Gas Pact Valid, But Orders Termination
• Northstar Sues Tana For Contract Breach In Oil Asset Sale
• Claims Trading Lessons From Delaware Bankruptcy Court
• Judging A Book: Hood Reviews 'Lawyering From The Inside Out'
• Big3 Co-Founder Says Ex-Exec Funded App Through Fraud
• Netflix Says Relativity Can't Shift Their Deal To Buyer
• 49ers Dispute Need For New Stadium Inspection In ADA Suit
• Union, Funds Want $2.4M Award Against Contractor Upheld
• Nigerian Oil Co. Gets Breathing Room In $1.8B Award Row
• Cattle Co. Gets $115K In Attys' Fees In Koch Ranch Row
• Feds Say Fox Obtaining FIFA Case Docs Would Imperil Probe
• Herbert Smith Freehills Nabs Litigation Partner In NY
• Del. Justices Nix Boeing Appeal In $150M Plant Sale Fight
• Babst Calland Adds 3 Attys To Emerging Tech Practice
• Cotton Cos. Win Confirmation Of $8.9M Arbitration Award
• Orbital, Heckler & Koch End $27M Army Subcontract Suit
• Margaritaville Developer Escapes Punitive Damages Bid
• Startup Tells Quicken Loans To Stop Using Trade Secrets
• Drafting M&A No-Poach Provisions Amid Regulatory Scrutiny
• Kavanaugh Splurged On Baseball Tix, Reports Say
• The Weinstein Co.'s $21M Sale Price Reduction Approved
• Driller Asks Texas High Court To Bar Legal Fee Arbitration
• 4 Kavanaugh Arguments You Gotta Hear
• 5th Circ. Changes Course In Daewoo Shipping Seizure Row
• Ex-Louisville Basketball Players Sue NCAA Over Vacated Wins
• Avaya Seeks Dismissal Of $23.5M In Charter Ch. 11 Claims
• Kennedy's Legacy Remains Alive In Kavanaugh's Nomination
• Senate Panel Gearing Up For Kavanaugh Vetting Fight
• What Civil Rights Rulings Could Look Like Under Kavanaugh
• Fiat Chrysler Buries RICO Claims In Dealership Suit
• La. Contractors Sanctioned In Noncitizen Hiring Bias Suit
• NJ Appeals Court Revives Suit Over Car Dealer Ownership
• LA Hospital Sues Insurer To Cover $42M Whistleblower Deal
• 3 Top E-Discovery Case Law Lessons Of 2018 (So Far)
• Texas Court Nixes Juice Bar Owner's Award In Contract Row
• 9th Circ. Says License Covered Fiber-Optic Conduit Work
• Marriott Separating From 3 Al Habtoor Hotels In Dubai
• 'Not A Complicated Case': Kavanaugh's Straightforward Style
• Miami-Dade Wants Suit Over $1.2B Marlins Sale In State Court
• Dems Need Unified Front To Combat Trump's High Court Pick
• 5 Tips For Kavanaugh As Confirmation Gets Underway
• Big3 Basketball League Sues Exec to Prevent Share Sale
• Highmark Nixed Health Plan To Drop Hemophiliacs, Suit Says
• Vantage Wants Petrobras To Post Bond In $622M Award Row
• With Kavanaugh's Nomination, Chevron's Future Looking Grim
• Construction Co. Can't Escape $8.5M Award To Afghan Builder
• Eni Asks 5th Circ. To Undo Transocean's Win Over Drill Ship
• Law Schools Must Take A Stand Against Mandatory Arbitration
• NJ Nursing Home Can't Sue Calif. Man, Appeals Court Says
• Biotech Co. Slams 'Rapacious Individuals' In $28M TM Suit
• Medical Cannabis Co. Sues 'Sham' Tribal Entity Over Deal
• Google's Bid To Duck Antitrust Row A 'Strawman': Photo Co.
• How Kavanaugh's Conservative Cred, DC Ties Won The Day
• Senate Battle Lines Drawn With Kavanaugh As Trump's Pick
• 5 Kavanaugh Opinions You Need To Read Right Now
• Trump Picks Brett Kavanaugh For Supreme Court
• Blue Bell Shakes Most Investor Claims In Listeria Outbreak
• IHeartMedia Defends Bid To Retain 2 Ch. 11 Financial Advisers
• Calif. Bank Says Fake Heiress Scored $15M Loan In Scam
• Hyatt Developer Can't Get €7.4M Award Nixed In Singapore
• Kelley Drye Fights 'Vicious' Accusations In Telecom Row
• Printing Co. Says Arbitrator 'Refused To Follow' Texas Law
• Houston Teams, Comcast Spar Over Deal's Value In Ch. 11
• Halcón Wins Halt Of Tribal Court Contract Case
• Stan Lee Drops $1B Fraud Suit Against Media Co. He Built
• Baseball Team Seeks Atty Sanctions For 'Vexatious' Conduct
• Managing The Risks Of Emerging Construction Technologies
• Playboy Model Sues GOP Funder, Avenatti And Former Lawyer
• Nielsen Settles Bribery Suit With Bubba The Love Sponge
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• What You Need To Know For The Supreme Court Nomination
• Mass. High Court Ruling May Alter Breach Litigation
• 2nd Circ. Anthem, Express Scripts Pricing Row Rages On
• Indian Court Enforces $16M Award In Solar Panel Row
• EB-5 Fraud Dispute Flares Up After $1.1M Settlement
• Myths And Facts About Using TAR Across Borders
• Cellphone Buyers Seek Cert. In Qualcomm Chip Price-Fix Suit
• Cardi B Countersues 'Deceitful' Ex-Manager For $15M
• Keybank Can't Escape $28M Breach Of Contract Suit
• Quicken Loans Wants Tech Trade Secrets Suit Tossed
• 6th Circ. Affirms $2.6M, 9-Year Sentence Of Ky. Fraudster
• Biz Row Veil-Piercing Ignored Pa. Law, 3rd Circ. Says
• Truck Co.'s $12M Fight With Pension Fund Enters New Round
• Rakoff Awards Related $2.1M In Suit Against Ex-Biz Partner
• Susman Says Beating Beats Was All About 3rd-Party Status
• Trimble Illegally Withholding $5.8M In Escrow, Suit Claims
• FirstEnergy Unit Moves To Block Supply Deal Cancellation
• Iraq Contractors' Contempt Bid For Camera Supplier Tabled
• Ex-Financial Services Exec Cops To $1M Kickback Scheme
• Rapper Rick Ross Can't Toss Venue's Canceled Concert Suit
• Oracle Fights HP's Sanctions Bid In Software IP Row
• Ford Dealer Can't Nix $2.6M Pension Fund Arbitration Award
• Verizon Tells 1st Circ. Unwanted-Call Suit Must Be Arbitrated
• Sony Looks To Boot Suit Over Beatles Documentary
• Petrobras Says It Will Fight $622M Arbitration Result
• Epic Systems And The Erosion Of Federal Class Actions
• Real Estate Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2018
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2018
• How Smaller Firms Can Go Global Without Going Bankrupt
• Global Law Firms Bulk Up In Europe As Brexit Approaches
• Relativity Can't Use Winston & Strawn In Netflix Ch. 11 Duel
• Semiconductor Manufacturer Says NY Employee Stole Secrets
• Drink Co.'s Claims In JPMorgan Suit Time-Barred: 9th Circ.
• Marist Dorm Dispute Belongs In Court, Contractor Says
• NY Panel Revives NYU Sandy Damage Claims Against Turner
• Direct Drug Purchasers Aim For Consolidation In Zetia MDL
• Carpenter Doesn't Nix Evidence In Foreign Bribery Case: DOJ
• Coding School Cuts $1M Deal To End Instructors' Wage Suit
• Coal Co. Chancery Suit Alleges Fraud In $268M Mine Deal
• InterContinental Wins Bid To Keep Managing Tishman Hotel
• Houston Firm Sues Atty For $1M Plus Fees Over Taking Client
• Romo's Fantasy Expo Asks Texas Justices To Revive NFL Suit
• Football Hall Of Fame Sues Contractors Over Canceled Game
• DC Circ. Denies Petrobras Immunity In EIG Funds Fight
• K&L Gates Lands 2 Curtis Attorneys In Houston
• Injured Oil Worker's $2.8M Award Overturned By Texas Court
• Sprint Urges FCC To Clarify Local Carrier Fee Rules
• Hardy Affiliate Takes India Award Fight To DC Circ.
• NCAA Wants Wrongful Death Suit Sent Back To State Court
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer
• Ship Owner Spurns Arbitration Bid In $19.9M Maritime Suit
• AT&T Asks Del. Court To Enforce Cell Tower Lease Deals
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• High Court Nomination Watch: 7th Circ.'s Amy Coney Barrett
• Narrow Rulings Reveal Wide Gulfs Between Justices
• 4 High Court Lineups That Might Surprise You
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• YouDecide.com Execs Spared 2nd Trial Over Company Control
• Inventor Wins $11M Jury Award In Pet Product Patent Row
• Mitsui Stole Trade Secrets And Broke NDA, Florida Co. Says
• Lehman Urges OK For $750M Credit Suisse Derivatives Deal
• Trump Plows Ahead With Supreme Court Selection Process
• Oil Driller Seeks OK Of $622M Petrobras Arbitration Award
• Potential Risks Of Boilerplate NY Choice Of Law Clauses
• Poland's PGNiG Can Renegotiate Gazprom Pact, Tribunal Says
• Seafood Co. Sues French Shipper Over Spoiled Crabmeat
• Meridian Escapes Investor's Suit Over Real Estate Deal
• BofA Wants Firm's Fraudulent Fund Transfer Claims Tossed
• ExxonMobil Says Rail Car Co. Owes $30M Or More For Scam
• No Quick Win For Ex-Morgan Lewis Client In $30M Suit
• A Trump Supreme Court Nominee Can Be Defeated
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• The Most Talkative Justices Of The Term