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Commercial Contracts - August, 2018

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• MLB Media Wants IP Axed, Poaching Claims Arbitrated
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear USC Arbitration Bid In ERISA Case
• 7th Circ. Agrees Bakery Distributor's Breach Suit Was Too Late
• Sheppard Mullin Case A Mixed Message On Client Candor
• 6th Circ. To Hear Fight Over FERC, Ch. 11 Court Jurisdiction
• Texas Justices To Hear $115M Mercedes Dealership Dispute
• Texas Justices Take Up Bombardier's Bid To Ditch $8M Verdict
• New Pass-Through Deduction Will Pass Over Many Lawyers
• Texas High Court To Hear $27.7M Drilling Contract Dispute
• Columbia Gas Sues Airport Parking Lot For Dig Near Pipeline
• FTC Says Qualcomm Is Obligated To License To Rivals
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Cement Co. Can't Ship $36M Award Fight To Mexico, Firm Says
• Crossfit, Reebok Settle $4.8M Gear Royalties Suit
• The REIT Take-Private Process: Trends And Considerations
• Bankrupt Aerogroup Sues Global Brands Over Aborted Sale
• How Reckless Judicial Impeachments Threaten Rule Of Law
• Insurer Can't Escape Coverage For Sports Bar Shooting
• Dairy Co. Denied Win On $7M Income Loss Coverage Bid
• Jets Season Ticket Holder Can't Sue Over New Sales Policy
• Judging A Book: Fogel Reviews 'Good Judgment'
• Lloyd's Allows Underwriters To Insure Cannabis In Canada
• Westinghouse WARN Plaintiffs Split Over Court Jurisdiction
• Adocia Arbitration Claim Against Eli Lilly Climbs To $1.8B
• Texas Panel Axes $7.4M Award, Orders Redo In Contract Row
• 11th Circ. Dumps Carnival Passengers' Suit Over 'Poop Cruise'
• 6th Circ. Revives Tribe's ERISA Row With Mich. Blue Cross
• Kaepernick's Collusion Claims Against NFL Can Go Forward
• GE Unit's Arbitration Bid Nixed In $45M Steel Plant Row
• Consumers Can't Stop Qualcomm's Bid For IPhone Import Ban
• Bank Sues Miramax, Open Road For $14.6M Over Depp Film
• Rams Owner's Co. Can't Escape Claims Over Deal Interference
• Atty Loses $286K Bid After NJ Court Finds Retainer Deal Void
• Oregon Tribe Looks To Sell Former Racetrack Site For $17.9M
• 10 Ways To Prevent E-Discovery Woes
• Hospital Seeks Arbitration Flip To Fire Nurse In Abuse Of Teen
• The Challenges Of Valuing Litigation-Driven Equities
• Eaton Units Must Pay $293M In Asbestos Settlement Row
• 3 Small Mass. Firms Get $475K In Deal With Auto Insurer
• Venezuela Probing Co.'s Oil Shipment To US, Suit Says
• Mariah Carey Beats Promoters' Suit Over Tweet, Contract
• Attys For NY Uber Drivers Seek $1M In Fees In Fare Cut Spat
• Westgate Resort, Castle Law Resolve Timeshare Suit
• Viacom Objects To Weinstein Co.'s Settlement With Netflix
• Investment Firms Sue US Bank Over RMBS Trust Losses
• NJ Property Owner Accuses Engineering Firm Of Fraud
• Mass. Justices Clarify Strict Time Bar For Construction Suits
• Past Owners Sue Backpage.com In Chancery For Legal Fees
• VW, Bosch Say 3 Dealership Suits Must Be Axed
• Toys R Us Plan Shortchanges Priority Claims, Trustee Says
• Ford Wants To Toss Versata Technology's Infringement Suit
• PE Firm Can't Sue In Texas Over $180M Lens Maker Deal
• ​​​​​​​Universal Gets Trim Of $400M 'Spinal Tap' Suit
• Johnny Depp's Former Attys Can't Enforce Oral Fee Deal
• Trump Calls Tweet Free Speech In Bid To Nix Defamation Suit
• Vantage Freezes Petrobras' Dutch Assets For $622M Award
• Talks Ordered On $8.5M Fee In ETE Row After 'Ugly' Acts
• Fired CEO Slams Barnes & Noble Founder In Defamation Suit
• Gamblers Lose Bid To Pause Borgata's $10M Win In Card Row
• Meyer Scandal Puts Coaches' Reporting Duties In Spotlight
• Pipeline Co. Says Welder Breached $4M Construction Contract
• LA Weekly Investor Sues Ownership For 'Gutting' The Paper
• Shipping Co. Can't Nix Suit Over Kickback Payments
• Family Feud Over $20M Ohio Dealership Won't Be Scrapped
• Few Will Benefit From Narrow Exec Comp Transition Tax Rule
• Common Offsite Problems Arising From Triple-Net Leases
• LLC Derivative Claims In The Wake Of Wenske
• 4 Key Components To New Firm Partnership Agreements
• NRA, With ACLU Backing, Fights Bid To Ax Discrimination Suit
• Chancery Trims $161M Spanish Broadcaster Investor Suit
• Singapore Trader Can't Get US Discovery Order Nixed In UK
• Nationwide Auto Crash Deal Voided Over Later Changes
• Uber Deal Could End Drivers' Pricing-Model Class Action
• Cornell Housing Work Subpar, Unfinished, Contractor Says
• Goodwin Procter Adds Ex-DLA Piper Life Sciences Pro
• Open The Federal Courthouses
• Patients Ink Deal Worth $220M In X-Ray Overcharge Row
• Akerman Hires Ex-McDermott, Ex-Sidley Attys In Chicago, LA
• REIT Can't Intervene In $8M Retirement Fund Arbitration
• IP Atty Owes Ex-Client $1M For Fraud, Pocketing Proceeds
• Tanesco Can't Nix $148M Award To Standard Chartered
• 2nd Circ. Boots Suit Over Removal Of 9/11 Memorial Artwork
• Texas Justices Pass On Unocal Alaska Pipeline Partners' Row
• WTA Looks To Force Ex-Tennis Star To Arbitration
• Qatar Removes $1B Suit Over NYC Hotel Deal To Fed. Court
• What White V. Commissioner Says About Partnerships
• Fish Feed Maker Wants Quick Win In Suit Over Dead Bass
• 11th Circ. Sides With Time Warner In Sale Interference Suit
• No Clear Winner In $4.3B Akorn Deal Row: Vice Chancellor
• Conflicted Class Rep. Loses Cert. Bid In Google Ad Suit
• Reliance Power Scores $56M Award Over Indonesian Mines
• Alleged Facebook Scammer Nabbed After 3 Years On Run
• Avaya, Charter Spar Over $23.5M Claim, Spoliation Sanctions
• Insurer Says NYU Misreads Policy To Force Sandy Payout
• Texas Panel Trims Law Firm's Suit Against Ex-Employees
• Could Diversity Pledge Lead To Unintended Consequences?
• Loan Lead Co. Founder Wins $52M At Trial Over Takeover
• Rite Aid Counters $5.5M Tech Co. Suit With $16M Demand
• Subcontractor Hit With Suit Over Air Force Training Bid
• Contractor Must Share Liability For Worker's Fall: NJ Court
• Ex-Best Buy Worker Fights Arbitration Imposed 'By Fiat'
• 'Drag Race' Performer's Managers Largely Slip $2.5M Suit
• Chase Says Landry's Atty Can't Be A Witness In $20M Suit
• Arkema Case Raises Post-Harvey Stakes For Energy Cos.
• Saudi Arabia Dodges Tech Consultant's $2.1M Contract Suit
• 2 Door Makers And The Gutting Of Pre-Merger Clearance
• Judge Questions Simpson Thacher In-House Attys' Role
• Rams Can't Force St. Louis' LA Move Suit Into Arbitration
• Developer Sues Historic Cincinnati Hotel Over $9.5M Deal
• Paper Supply Co. Fights Auditor's 'Draconian' Arbitration Bid
• Chancery Mostly Backs LLC Ouster Of Tug Co. Boss
• Champions League Drops Contract Suit Against B3 Basketball
• 1st Circ. Shuts Down Bid To Revive Boston Band TM Row
• Spirit Aero Can't Dodge Most Of Ex-Exec's $50M Benefits Suit
• ZeniMax Sanctioned Over Docs In $500M Oculus IP Suit
• Abengoa Unit Owes $14.7M Over Wind Farm Project, Suit Says
• Texas Panel Says Developer's $4.7M Win Should Be Trimmed
• Signed Texts Can Be Binding Real Estate Contracts
• Nossaman Nabs Reed Smith Real Estate Veteran
• New Pennsylvania Law Protects Rights Of Unpaid Contractors
• DLA Piper Lands Corporate Law Pro In Mexico City
• 'High Availability' — A Key Term In Law Firm IT Strategy
• 5th Circ. Revives Insurance Adjuster's Suit Over Soured Deal
• Transit Group Unlikely To Dodge Leaning Tower Of SF Suit
• Good Tech Board Strikes $17M Deal In BlackBerry Merger Suit
• Chevron Unit Seeks $10M From Nonprofit In Contract Row
• Judge Who Let Case Drop, But With Fees, Flipped In 2nd Circ.
• Ex-Napoli Bern Atty Wants $4M Award Against Firm Confirmed
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive VidAngel's Claims Against Studios
• La. Eatery Owner Urges 5th Circ. To Uphold Win In TM Spat
• Navillus Strikes Deal With Unions That Bankrupted It
• Schwab, Chamber Back USC In ERISA Arbitration Fight
• NJ Atty Sheds Former Client's Suit Over IT Work, AmEx Bill
• BlackRock Funds Overpaid For Advisory Services, Judge Told
• Mediation Tips For Settling Big-Dollar Business Disputes
• 7th Circ. Gives Law Firm 2nd Shot At Suing Lupin For Fees
• 5th Circ.'s New Maritime Contract Test Takes Shape
• The 'Post-Fact' Jury In The 'Fake News' Era
• Bowles Rice, Insurer Resolve $41M Fight On Eve Of Trial
• Nissan '0% Financing' Suit Tossed For Lack Of State Claim
• Brewer Must Face Investor's Breach Of Contract Suit
• CashCall Ruling Creates Legal Uncertainty For Calif. Lenders
• Investors Must Arbitrate $3.2M Row With Burial-Alternative Co.
• 5th Circ. Asks Texas High Court To Decide On Dealers Act
• Demolition Co. Founder Sues Over Termination Dispute
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Investment Co., Irked Clients Clash On Securities Law's Reach
• PennDOT Wants Out Of Pittsburgh Artist's Lost-Murals Suit
• Mass. Court Says Wells Fargo Can't Sue To Shield Foreclosure
• Mass. Noncompete Law Overhaul Not As Strict As It Seems
• Aviation Co. Gets Emergency Award OK'd In Contract Row
• CapStack TRO Denied By Chancery Over Speech Concerns
• Wall Installer Can't Restart Claims Against Related Cos.
• Quinn Emanuel Says Ex-Partners Can't Duck Fee Arbitration
• 6th Circ. Revives Kyocera's Challenge To Supply Contract
• 600 Lb Gorillas Gets $725K Of $3.9M Sought In Dessert Spat
• Judging A Book: Lipez Reviews 'Last Great Colonial Lawyer'
• Judge's Wild Order Threatens To Make Warring Attys Kiss
• Atty Suing Google Sees No Conflict With Law Firm
• $25M Beats Royalties Winner Likely Getting Interest, Fees
• Recom AG Can't Yet Escape $1.9M Arbitration Award Dispute
• Will Law Schools Start Counting 'Generation ADA'?
• Chancery Points To Contract In $167M Amur Finance Default
• RV Appliance Maker Ducks Most Claims In Contract Suit
• Boeing Must Face Bankrupt Aircraft Co.'s $100M Suit
• Fired Contractor Sues NY Condo Owner For Unpaid $4.15M
• 8th Circ. BNSF Ruling Clarifies Federal Preemption
• Auto Software Maker Seeks Temporary Ban On Rival's Sales
• Dean Foods Says Ex-Chair, Gambler Owe $9.7M For Fraud
• La Liga, Relevent Sports Announce US Soccer Joint Venture
• Relativity Can Sell $40M Assets And Netflix Deal To UltraV
• Finnish Co. Can't Dodge Arbitration Over Engine Failure
• Buchalter Adds 2 Attys To Corp., Litigation Groups In LA
• A Chat With Ogletree Knowledge Chief Patrick DiDomenico
• Time To Update Prop 65 Warnings For Residential Rentals
• 9th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of $2B Mexican Contract Case
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Judge's Suit Over Disbarment
• Crypto Co. Hit With Default Judgment For Bilking Investors
• Fla. Court OKs Jury Instructions In Hurricane Repair Row
• DQ Attys Of Chobani Founder's Ex-Wife, 'Consultant' Says
• Mass. Grocers Appealing Loss In Wholesaler Antitrust MDL
• Arbitration Deal Doomed By Its Own Language: Calif. Panel
• Music Rights Co. Can't Get Suit Against Radio Group Going
• NY Tunnel Rehab Contractor Dodges Some Race Bias Claims
• 'Star Wars' Book Dealer Sued Over Translation Credit Error
• 600 Lb. Gorillas, Mister Cookie Face Case In Jury's Hands
• Dish Says $280M Telemarketing Penalty 'Legally Indefensible'
• ETP Exec Wants Co. Kept Out Of His $20M Fraud Suit
• 6 Tips For Drafting Autonomous Vehicle Contracts
• Tinder Founders Sue Match For $2B Over Stock Options
• Rimini Still Owes Oracle $28.5M Attys' Fees In IP Suit
• How One Firm Moved The Needle On Disability Inclusion
• Italian Engineering Co. Must Arbitrate Power Plant Row
• AT&T Customers Win Cert. In Roaming Fees Class Action
• Napoli, 14 Law Firms Can't Escape Asbestos Referral Suit
• Miami's Suit Over Marlins Sale Heads Back To State Court
• NLRB Can Pursue Retaliation Case Against Menard: Judge
• Atty's 'Thumbs-Up' On Monster Deal Isn't Binding: Calif. Panel
• Homeowners Ask For Class Cert. In Defective Shingles Case
• REIT Seeks To Arbitrate Homeowner's Joist Defect Suit
• 5th Circ. Backs Deere Arbitration Bid In Contract Dispute
• Interview Essentials For Attorneys On The Move
• David Boies On How Dyslexia Shaped His Practice
• BigLaw's Mental Health Stigma Shows Signs Of Fading
• Calif. High Court Says High-Interest Loans May Be Illegal
• Hear It In England, UBS Says Of Bloomberg's Data Suit
• Nursing Home Can't Arbitrate Suit, Calif. Appeals Court Says
• Calif. Panel Nixes WinCo Foods Meal Break Suit
• Owens Corning Says Sellers Hid Indian Co.'s Tax Debt In Deal
• Trusts Needn't Arbitrate $4.2M Contract Row: Aussie Court
• VC Firm Shorted Ex-LLC Member's Cash-Out, Chancery Says
• AirBnB Claims Immunity From Miami Apartment Owners' Suit
• 8th Circ. Says BNSF Suit Against Seat Maker Not Preempted
• Cozen O'Connor Hires New Head For Calif. Franchise Practice
• Dutch Telecom Says $36M Contract Row Must Be Arbitrated
• Electronics Co. Says $1.4M Supply Row Belongs In Court
• GYNs Sue Cynosure Over 'Vaginal Rejuvenation' Laser
• Ariz. Agency Wants Quick Win In Water Rights Row
• Coach Contract Sexual Misconduct Clauses Are Concerning
• What If The Auto Loan Securitization Market Crashes?
• Clerking For Ginsburg
• How The Legal Industry Lets Down Lawyers With Disabilities
• Gaining Access: Disabled Lawyers Share Their Stories
• Qualcomm Fights 'Unprecedented' Class Cert. In Chip Row
• Fortis Advisors Beats Dismissal Bid In $29M Suit Over Merger
• Chinese Wind Energy Co. Can Enforce $70M Arbitration Award
• City Can't Ax Neighboring Town's Walmart Contract Suit
• Pittsburgh Airport Wants Carrier To Return Grant Money
• Ex-Tennis Star Says Claims Outside Arbitration Agreement
• Defunct NC For-Profit Law School Must Still Honor Lease
• Atty Referred Case Against Client To His Dad, Suit Says
• Monster Beats $8.9M Fees Suit From Investment Bank
• Chesapeake Energy Reaches $8M Deal On Gas Royalty Suits
• Aviation Co. Fights For Award In Helicopter Contract Row
• DC Metro Contractor Sues Insurer, Bond Co. For $2.1M
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 3 Surprises
• What Cos. Must Know About The Return Of Iran Sanctions
• Big3-Champions Feud Heats Up With Dueling Letters
• Studios' Snub Shows Conspiracy, VidAngel Tells 9th Circ.
• Calif. Panel Revives Olympic Hopeful's Win Against Atty
• Electric Car Startup Says Rival's No-Poach Terms Are Unlawful
• Relativity Wins Approval Of Creditor Settlement, Final DIP
• Stroock Hires Executive Compensation Partner For NY Office
• Atty Fees In $5M Chinese Award Row Must Also Be Arbitrated
• GM Trust, Lenders Told To Resolve $1.5B Loan Row Quickly
• Oil & Gas Co. Wins Water Use Fight With Texas Landowner
• Oil & Gas Co. Strikes $3M Deal In Royalty Interest Row
• Marcus & Auerbach Seek $4M Fees In 2nd Major Annuity Deal
• Nissan Settles Incentive Row With Ohio Dealerships
• Texas Appeals Court Upholds Builder's Arbitration Clause
• Airline Can't Probe Immigration Status In IP Row, Court Told
• ERISA Class Actions After Epic Systems
• Beverly Hills' Rent Law Flouts Privacy Rights, Suit Says
• Clerking For Ginsburg: A Superhero Supreme
• New Mass. Law Would Make Enforcing Noncompetes Harder
• Bowles Rice, Title Insurer Set For Trial In $41M Contract Row
• Manatt Asks Calif. Court To Toss Recruiter's $335K Trial Win
• Online Tribal Lenders Hit With Va. Proposed Class Action
• Settlement Breach Suit Over $50M Aflac Demand Can Proceed
• 4th Circ. Partly Vacates $2M Win For Liberty Tax Franchisee
• Texas Court Affirms $16M Mexico Power Plant Arbitration Win
• 9th Circ. Affirms Emirates Bank's Trade Secrets Trial Win
• USC Asks Full 9th Circ. To Allow Arbitration Of ERISA Claims
• Blockchains: A Better Tool For Supply Chain Management
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 4 RBG Lessons On Having It All
• Arbitrator Overstepped In $21M Contract Row, 5th Circ. Says
• Former Aegerion Sales Rep Indicted In Juxtapid Push
• HP's Bid To Sanction Oracle In IP Row 'Overkill,' Judge Says
• PE Firms Trade Fraud Claims In Chancery Over $115M Deal
• Builder Owes Pump Station's Fired Subcontractor: 8th Circ.
• Seismic Owes Attys' Fees As Sinclair Won, 5th Circ. Told
• ABA Opposes Forced Arbitration Of Sex Harassment Claims
• DC Circ. Keeps Helmerich Unit Out Of Rig Seizure Suit
• Tackling Digital Class Notice With Rule 23 Changes
• Scientist Ducks Prison In Medical Device Bribery Scheme
• Clerking For Ginsburg: How To Play The Long Game
• How To Avoid Errors And Maximize Benefits In Rooftop Leases
• Atty Asks Judge To Rethink Cert. Bid In PACER Fee Row
• Del. Ch. 11 Court OKs Hearing On Weinstein Contract Rules
• Ex-Met Dykstra Sues Producers Over Failed Amazon Series
• Uber, Calif. Commission Duck Unfair Licensing Regs Suit
• Producer Drops Film Rights Suit Against Weinstein, Disney
• Southwest Sued Over Flights Canceled Amid De-Icer Shortage
• Ryanair's Suit Against Expedia Can't Travel To Ireland
• Emerson Can't Undo BladeRoom's $30M Trade Secret Win
• Investment Co. Slams Schwab With $100M Defamation Suit
• Clerking For Ginsburg: In Pursuit Of Precision
• How Delaware Refreshed Its LLC Act And General Corp. Law
• US Bank Sued Over Out-Of-Network ATM, Overdraft Fees
• El Pollo Loco Can't Escape $8.8M Award In Franchise Suit
• Chancery Denies Quick Breakup For $1B Development Firm
• Coca-Cola Unit Wins Toss Of Staffing Co.'s ERISA Claims
• Bookmaker William Hill Announces Miss., W.Va. Casino Deals
• FCC Nixes BeIN's Discrimination Complaint Against Comcast
• Consumers Settle Suit Claiming Wood Shingles Were Faulty
• The Pros And Cons Of Licensing Technology
• Clerking For Ginsburg: My RBG Guide To Judging
• Injunction Denied In Property Spat Between Ex-NFL Players
• 7th Circ. Awards Fees To Objector In Southwest Voucher Deal
• 11th Circ. Says Citrus Grower Isn't Joint Employer
• Online Smoothie Startup Loses Bid To Halt In-Store Rival
• Netflix Waves White Flag In Relativity Ch. 11 Contract Fight
• Fla. Court Affirms Spa Owner's Win Against Trump Resort
• Weinstein Ch. 11 Emails OK'd For Rape Charges Defense
• Startup Fights Paper's Bid To Unseal Records After $706M Win
• 7-Eleven Hits Ex-Franchisee With TM Suit In Wage Dispute
• State Tax In The Aviation Industry — Midyear Update
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 4 Things I Learned
• Major Music Labels Accuse Cox Of Contributing To Pirating
• Exec Hit With FCPA Charges For Venezuelan Bribe Scheme
• Office Seeks $350K From Agent Who Cut NFL Players' Fees
• Atty's Spouse's Contempt Case Paused Amid Bankruptcy
• Trucking Instructor Exempt From Arbitration, Court Says
• Shipping Row Must Be Arbitrated In London, 11th Circ. Says
• Backroom Talks Stall Relativity Trial Over Netflix Deal
• Canadian Real Estate Investor's $74M Mexico Claim Trimmed
• Weinstein Creditors Want Del. Ch. 11 Probe Of Co. Exec
• JPML Won't Centralize 3 Separate Tribal Lender Cases
• 3rd Circ. Keeps US Bank On Hook For $6M 'Bad Faith' Award
• Construction Co. Says Deceptive Fees Tolled Class' Claims
• Ford Sues Dealership Chain Over $40M In Defaulted Loans
• Clerking For Ginsburg: The Equality Lessons