Commercial Contracts Archive » September, 2018

Commercial Contracts - September, 2018

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• Supreme Court Cheat Sheet: 8 Cases To Watch
• Wachtell Prevails In CVR's Takeover Malpractice Suit
• Lyft Drivers Shift Claims, Tell 1st Circ. Terms Were Obscured
• Manatt Can't Dodge Recruiter's $335K Trial Win, Panel Says
• Rays Want Concessionaire To Hand Over Personnel Files
• Ill. Panel Ends Malpractice Suit Against Quarles & Brady
• Avis Can't Assert New Defenses In E-Toll Hidden Fee Row
• EB-5 Investors Press Fraud Claims Over Bankrupt Fla. Hotel
• Wanu Water Founder Claims Director Plot In Chancery Suit
• United Launch Inks Rocket Engine Deal With Rival Blue Origin
• NJ Justices To Weigh Revival Of Car Dealer Fraud Claims
• Walgreens, Kroger Have No Right To Sue Over Remicade: J&J
• Calif. Court To Review $414M Award Nixed Over Bad Service
• Cellphone Buyers Win Class Cert. In Qualcomm Chip Row
• Harvard Cyberlaw Clinic Backs Airbnb In Rowdy Guest Suit
• Petrobras Says $622M Drilling Award Must Be Nixed
• 3 Key Employment Law Issues To Keep An Eye On
• Chrysler Dealership Faces 2nd Loss This Week At 9th Circ.
• US Co. Says Korean Tools Maker Can't Arbitrate Contract Row
• 3rd Circ. Slams Duo's 'Vulgar' Bid To Sanction Morgan Lewis
• Uber Can't Wipe Slate Clean With Driver Pay Deal, Judge Says
• Bull Stud Co. Wins $5M Fees, Costs In Semen-Sorting Row
• 3D Printing Rivals Settle IP Dispute Just Days Into Trial
• Ousted VC Member's Cashout Gets $3M Boost In Chancery
• Ex-Lehman Workers Lose Appeal Over $260M In Deferred Pay
• Testimony Allowed In Greenberg Traurig Forgery Case
• Dealership Hit With $5.8M Verdict For Selling Lemon Ferrari
• Apple Avoids Arbitration In Chinese Co.'s $25M Contract Row
• NY Court Revives $100M Arbitral Award Against NutraSweet
• Kemper's $141.7M Award OK'd In Software Contract Row
• Radisson Claims Rival Paid $5M To Break Franchise Deals
• Product Liability For Online Marketplaces And Car-Sharing
• App Maker Breached Facebook's Data Suit Settlement: Judge
• Fee Spat Between Niro Law, Ex-Client Rebooted In New Suit
• Shearman & Sterling Expands In Bay Area With IP Litigator
• Insurer Asks Del. Justices To Reverse $16M Damages Ruling
• US Bank Says Customer's Fees Suit Must Go To Arbitration
• Galveston Must Pay $14.7M For Ike Recovery Work, Jury Says
• Air Force Subcontractor Demands Pay For Work On Base
• Sony Music Shorts Artists On Foreign Royalties, Suit Says
• American Air Can Arbitrate Claim, Union Can't: 9th Circ.
• NJ's McManimon Scotland, Trenk DiPasquale To Merge
• Tribe Owes Attys' Fees In Contractor Fight, Calif. Court Says
• Applebee's Can't Nix Franchise Contracts, Ch. 11 Judge Says
• $78M Award Can Be Scrutinized In India, High Court Says
• Law Firm To Shut Down Timeshare Biz After Atty Disbarred
• Qwest Wins 8th Circ. Fee Fight Over Conference Calls
• Mont. Electric Biz Can Challenge Tribal Court, Says Judge
• NFL Fans Denied Class Cert. In Hall Of Fame Game Suit
• Athlete Activism Is Changing Partnerships With Brands
• 5 More GC Tips For Succeeding As A New Associate
• Qualcomm Adds To Claims Apple Shared Secrets With Intel
• Nuclear Trade Group Gets Quick Win In Database Access Suit
• $100M Ascent Deal Reset Sidelines Chancery Injunction Bid
• Contractor Waited Too Long To Sue Over Fees, Judge Rules
• 9th Circ. Keeps Drop Of Fiat Chrysler Rent Coercion Row
• Aerogroup Cools On TRO Demand After Global Brands Talks
• Equinor Settles With Ex-Exec Over Fracking Trade Secrets
• Qualcomm Fights FTC Bid To 'Radically Reshape' Cell Industry
• Del Monte Wins Fees In Farm's Failed Bid To Nix $29M Award
• BofA Customers Defend Suit Over Account Fee Practices
• FTC Wins False Ad Suit Against Diet Pill Maker Roca Labs
• Texas LNG Co., Contractor Aim To Trim Pipeline Contract Row
• Contractor Can't Evade All Claims In D.C. Hotel Bond Suit
• Petrobras' Bid To Arbitrate $821M Refinery Deal Stalls
• Essar Steel Unit Sues To Block Adviser's $16M Ch. 11 Claim
• 3D Printing Rivals Spied On Each Other, Mass. Jury Hears
• 3rd Circ. Deepens Uncertainty Over FINRA Arbitration
• Judging A Book: Block Reviews 'Tough Cases'
• What Corporate Attys Should Know About Calif. Privacy Act
• Trump Tweet Doesn't Look Defamatory, Judge Tells Porn Star
• NY Developer Owes For Condo Project Work, Contractor Says
• Insurer Says It Needn't Cover Suits Over Fla. Bridge Collapse
• IP Atty Can't Prove Ford Blocked Job Offers, 6th Circ. Says
• Insurance Co.'s Noncompete Suit Off-Base, Ex-Employee Says
• Dov Charney Must Pay Standard General $19.5M
• Electrical Equipment Co. Wants $16M Power Plant Award Axed
• Aerogroup Seeks To Stop Global Brands Sale In Ch. 11 Suit
• Texas Energy Services Co. Wants To Question Patent Holder
• EHealthline.com Says $3.5M Award Row Should Be Paused
• Sanofi Allowed To Scrap Pain Cream Contract, Judge Says
• NJ Speeds Up Complex Business Litigation
• Cosby Owes Quarter-Million In Fees, Schnader Harrison Says
• Chesapeake Energy Sued Over Marcellus Shale Contract
• B2B Co. Claims Computer Biz 'Stole' Records To Get Ahead
• Brach Eichler Must Face Suit Over NJ Hospital Purchase
• Allergan's Discovery Buck-Passing Rejected In Opioid MDL
• 8 Innovative Ways To Empower Jurors
• Navigating The New Mass. Noncompete Morass
• Investment Firm Says Securities Law Keeps Suit In Fed. Court
• Class Alleges Genworth Is Sinking Own Long-Term Care Unit
• Former Rite Aid Ad Exec To Cop To $5.7M Kickback Scheme
• Ex-Judge Joins Dickinson Wright In Fort Lauderdale
• Fracking Co. Wins $1M In Contract Row With Gas Wells Owner
• Ex-Manager Hits Rock Hall Of Famer With Contract Suit
• Schwab, Ameritrade Say Goldman Can't Ditch IPO Deal
• LG Panama, Mall Ordered To Show If AC Contract Is Binding
• Industry Groups Back FTC's View On Qualcomm Obligations
• Atty Can't Shake $1.76M Suit Over Alleged Consulting Scam
• Chancery Agrees To Master For $15B Student Loan Trust
• 3rd Circ. Sides With Casinos In Gambler's Suit Over Perks
• Fluor Says Westinghouse Owes It $247M In Project Fees
• GE Unit Wants Full 11th Circ. To Decide $45M Steel Plant Row
• Gas Drilling Rights Holders Denied Cert. In Royalty Row
• Uber Gets Customer's TCPA Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Luv N' Care's Claims Cut In 'Family Drama' With Ex-Counsel
• Cloud Computing Clearly The Future For Small Firms
• 10 Best Practices For Due Diligence In AI Transactions
• Key Trends In Midstream Oil And Gas Deals: Part 2
• CORRECTED: Attys Sanctioned $655K After $645M Medical Device Row Loss
• 11th Circ. Asked To Reconsider 'Poop Cruise' Suit Dismissal
• Samsung Spared $115M Judgment Over Patent Deal's Demise
• Tribal Lender Wants Va. Loan Claims Sent To Arbitration
• HTC Says Ericsson Waived Arbitration In SEP Royalties Row
• Award In Saudi Contract Row Should Be Nixed, Court Hears
• Earl of Sandwich's Quick Win Bid Draws Ire In Caesars' Ch. 11
• Korean Wind Co. Can't Get Turbine Removal Order Overturned
• 6th Circ. Says Contractor Must Face Nursing Home Death Suit
• Leveraging Today's Lateral Associate Market
• Del. Justices Uphold Duty Waiver In $43M LLC Sale
• Chicago Train Subcontractor Says It's Owed $8M For Work
• Gas Station Claims Holding Co. Spiked Rent By $65K A Month
• Key Trends In Midstream Oil And Gas Deals: Part 1
• New UK And US Regimes May Deter Foreign Investment
• Court Should Decide Class Arbitrability Questions: 11th Circ.
• Okla. Insurance Co. Sues Rival Over Alleged Poaching
• Investors Say Co. Faked HQ, Seek Cert. In Stock-Drop Suit
• Ashley Judd's Weinstein Defamation Suit Moves Forward
• Qualcomm Can't Fast-Track Bid To Ax Apple's Patent Claims
• Gov't Contractor Aims To DQ Saudi Co.'s Atty In Contract Row
• Tilton Asks To Keep Zohar Portfolio Financials Private
• Cheniere Tells Texas Judges To Allow Foreclosure In LNG Row
• HP Gets Statements Tied To Fraud Claims Booted Mid-Trial
• 2nd Circ. Gives Church, Insurer Partial Wins In Abuse Row
• Towing Co. Fees Exceeded Pittsburgh Limits, Suit Says
• Dental Supply Distributor Fights High Court Arbitration Bid
• Simpson Thacher And Recruiting Firm Settle Payment Row
• Guinean Shipping Co.'s Claims Trimmed In $150M Ore Row
• Timeshare Owners Fight Fla. County's Bid To Escape Suit
• Back To School: Stanford's Jeff Fisher Talks Supreme Court
• 5 Big Changes To Pa. Contractor Payment Law
• NJ Justices Side With Unpaid Demo Firms In Salvage Suit
• Flyers Can Refile Venezuelan Airline 'Exit Fees' Suit In Fla.
• Dutch Telecom Says Tech Co.'s $37M Suit Must Be Arbitrated
• Weinstein Not Likely To Shake Ashley Judd Blacklisting Suit
• Firm Must Face Defamation Suit Over Conference Remarks
• Texas Judge Skeptical Of Bid To Skirt Noncompete Arbitration
• Tribe Says Immunity Waiver Doesn't OK Attys' Fees
• Allscripts Wants Suit Over Ransomware Attack Tossed
• WeWork Reaches Deal With NY, Ill. To Curb Noncompetes
• Judge Urges Deal In Perfume Co.'s Bid For Jay-Z Calendars
• Wynn Resorts Hit With $1B RICO Suit Over Mass. Casino
• Liberty Mutual Hiding Docs In $36M Hotel Suit, Builder Says
• Claim Juror Fears Led To Bias Can't Undo Playboy TM Win
• Chinese JV Says It Can't Be Forced To Arbitrate $5M Claim
• Soured Iraqi Oil Deal Row Must Be Arbitrated, Court Hears
• NJ Court Sinks Attys' Fee Bid In Enviro Co. Row
• Sport Supplement Co., Consumers Settle Deceptive Label Suit
• Homeland Wants Out Of HCSC's Antitrust MDL Costs
• Tips For Tech Cos. Developing Event Sponsorship Deals
• Crowne Plaza Owes For Irma Responder Bookings, Suit Says
• Fruit Farm Denies It Challenged $29M Award In Bad Faith
• Calif.'s New Rules For Lawyers Move Closer To ABA Model
• HP Coerced Startup To Do Free Work In Malaysia, Jury Hears
• Split 9th Circ. Keeps Toss Of Northstar's Schwab Fund Suit
• Consumer Can Get Fees For Winning Debt Collection Suit
• Gazprom Vows To Keep Fighting $2.6B Award To Ukraine Co.
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• ConAgra Must Cover $109M Factory Explosion Settlements
• Car Dealer Loses RICO Suit Over Alleged Scam By Employees
• Fox Rothschild Adds GrayRobinson Real Estate Partner In Fla.
• Sports Businessmen Must Honor $26M Debt Guarantee: Judge
• Indian Telecom Co. Wants $563M Satellite Deal Award OK'd
• Chinese Lighting Co. Must Arbitrate Payment Suit, Court Hears
• Payment Co. Founder Accuses Partners Of Locking Him Out
• Insurer Says Whitney Museum Subcontractor Owes $12.8M
• Know The Limits To Atty Public Statements During A Trial
• Ed. Tech Co. Seeks To Nix VC Firm's Contract Suit
• Fla. Condo Wants Insurer to Dig It Out Of $25M Sinkhole Loss
• Valerus Says $2M Brazilian Energy Row Should Be Arbitrated
• Fla. Judgment Upheld In Builder's Fight With Subway Founder
• Contractor Sues School District For $9M Over Building Deal
• Locke Lord Nabs Former Norton Rose Int'l Arbitration Atty
• NY Panel Axes MBIA Fraud Claim In Suit Against Credit Suisse
• Centene Seeks To Avoid Class Action Over Provider Network
• Maritime Industry Challenges To Watch: Part 2
• Texas Justices Told Jury Charge Doesn't Ax Legal Challenge
• In Calif., Questions Remain On Law Firm Conflict Waivers
• A Chat With Faegre Client Development Chief Melanie Green
• NY Developer Faces Collection Action After 'Lavish' Pics
• Del. Justices Probe LLC Duty Waiver In $43M Sale Appeal
• Calif. Panel Backs Consultant's $7.2M Award For Unpaid Work
• Ex-Winston Partner Wants Bias Row Out Of Arbitration
• AIG Seeks $2.4M For Apt. Damages From Broken Sprinkler
• Ex-Dickstein Shapiro Partners Sue Blank Rome Over $4M
• Law Schools Struggle To Find Themselves In Post-Recession Market
• Wells Fargo Dodges Counterclaims In $16M Margin Call Row
• Warranty Arbitration Clause Was Clear, NJ Justices Told
• Ericsson Says Suit Over SEP Royalties Must Be Arbitrated
• Warner Bros. Drives Out Of Fight Over 'Batcycle' Profits
• Applebee's Left Struggling Franchisee In Limbo, Judge Told
• Ex-Trenk DiPasquale Client Aims To Sink Unpaid Fees Ruling
• NY Dealers Owe Nissan Finance Arm $40M For Loan Defaults
• Delta, Southwest Can't Get Quick Wins In Gate Access Row
• Barnes & Thornburg Hires Franchise Law Expert In Chicago
• ITC To Probe Whether Indian Cars Copy Fiat's Jeep Design
• Unpacking The New Temporary Rules For Bonus Depreciation
• The Limitations Of NY's Anti-Sexual Harassment Law
• Boxing Promoter Sees $8.5M Jury Award Knocked Out
• Legacy Reserves Chancery Deal Gives Investors Bigger Stake
• Why Contract Analytics Are Essential To Minimizing Risk
• 2 Courts Accept Contract Terms That Limit TCPA Exposure
• How A 'Lost Generation' Of Associates Bounced Back
• Hogan Lovells Helps Bank Recover On Hotel Loan After Irma
• DC Seeks To Nix Suit Over Its Student Loan Servicer Regs
• Software Co. Gets $20M Negligence Award Slashed To $9M
• Gas Royalty Owner Seeks Class Cert. In $13M Row With Oxy
• AT&T Wins Fees Suit Against 'Sham' Telecom Cos.
• Toys R Us Says HK Arbitration Could 'Upend' Reorganization
• Pa. Panel Won't Revive Court Abuse Claims In Contract Row
• Drilling Co. Sanctioned For Lost Notes In Rig Contract Row
• T-Mobile Inks $3.5B Deal With Ericsson For 5G Technology
• Talisman Bonuses Don't Factor Into OT, Driller Tells 3rd Circ.
• Akorn FDA Report Added To Fresenius Trial Record
• Ill. Equipment Renter Asks Out Of Sham-Fee Suit Again
• 7th Circ. Says Insurer Doesn't Owe Plastics Co. $6.2M
• WilmerHale Jumped The Gun In Tribal RICO Suit, Judge Told
• How A Court's 'Pencil Color' Impacts Restrictive Covenants
• 2nd Circ. Won't Return National Gallery Matisse To Family
• Insurer Must Cover Plane Crash Death Suit, Judge Says
• 9th Circ. Gives Musicians New Life In Paramount Scoring Row
• Akorn Says FDA Report Rehashes Data From Fresenius Trial
• Wells Fargo LLC Seeks Control Of Hotel After $13.5M Default
• Calif. Co. Wants $36M Telecom Contract Row In State Court
• Can BigLaw Avoid Another Associate Purge?
• Fiat Chrysler Put Dealership At Disadvantage, 9th Circ. Hears
• Lithium-Ion Power Developer Says Rival Breached NDA
• Pa. Atty Faces Claims Over Mishandled Business Interest
• PE Firm Wants $6M Costs Award Over Bank Share Sale OK'd
• GM Can't Appeal Valuations In Liquidation Row With Creditors
• Commodities Supplier Wants $650K Emergency Award Axed
• Firm Beats Malpractice Suit Over $2.8M Loss In Contract Row
• Measuring The Recession's Toll On The Legal Industry
• Has BigLaw Recovered From The Financial Crisis?
• Samsung, LG, Others Beat Antitrust Suit Over TV Patents
• 7 Texas Supreme Court Oil And Gas Cases To Watch
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 9th Circ. Reverses Arbitration Order Against Emirati Bank
• Fla. Tech Startup Says Dutch Co. Misappropriated Property
• Fox Rothschild Sues Miss America Org Over Legal Tab
• Buchalter Expands Seattle Office With Addition Of ERISA Pro
• Brazilian Bank Can't Revive $50M Claim Against Insurers
• Restore Class In Auto Loan Interest Suit, 7th Circ. Urged
• Foreign Investors Sue Bank Over Jay Peak Ponzi Scheme
• Auto-Franchise Atty Joins Quarles & Brady In Chicago
• Resolving M&A Price Disputes: Experts Or Arbitrators?
• 9th Circ. Questions Halved Attys' Fees After IP Trials
• Deutsche Defends RMBS Accrual Clause In Quicken Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Ex-NFL Players' Painkiller Class Action
• The Bloody Saga That Made Theranos Finally Call It Quits
• Suit Over Coverage For Bee Kill-Off To Move Forward
• Hilco Defends Ch. 11 Store Liquidation Deal In J&M Case
• Lloyd's, BMS Sued Over Hurricane Coverage In Virgin Islands
• Abiomed Seeks Quick Win In Fired Exec's $2.1M Equity Suit
• Court Won't Limit Recusal Review In Tanzanian Mining Row
• Uber Users' Suit Over 2016 Data Breach Sent To Arbitration
• Grandfathering Executive Compensation Plans Under TCJA
• Warner Rolls Out Policy To Boost Diversity In Film, TV
• Disney Shakes Nearly All Of State 'Zootopia' Rip-Off Suit
• 5th Circ. Affirms Iowa Telecom's Loss In Contract Dispute
• Del Monte Should Get Fees In Pineapple Award Row: Judge
• Bell & Howell Can't Nix Pest Repeller False Ad Suit
• Cablevision Founding Family Sues Altice Over Layoffs
• Schnader Harrison To Sue Cosby Citing Unpaid Legal Bills
• ERISA Claims Against UnitedHealthcare Faulty, Judge Says
• Top Philadelphia Federal Judge Retires, Joins Saxton & Stump
• NJ Can't Hear Co.'s Fee Row With Ill. Law Firm, Judge Says
• NJ Construction Co. Must Face Accident Suit, Court Says
• Morgan Keegan To Pay Fairfax $20M Over Stock Price Claims
• NJ Subclasses Trimmed From Artificial Field Turf MDL
• Apple Asks Court For Win In Qualcomm Chip IP Dispute
• Tribal Corp. Wants To Axe Medical Marijuana Collective Suit
• US Airways To Pay $9.85M To Resolve Delayed-Baggage Row
• 3rd Circ. Won't Ax Overcharge Class Claims Against Vanguard
• Texas Panel Sides With TRO-X In Row Over Royalties
• Houston Attys Hit With $10M Suit Over Title Co. Agreement
• Privilege Waived For Some Emails In NJ Real Estate Row
• Back To School: Widener's Rod Smolla Talks Free Speech
• Yahoo Fights Class Cert. For 'Millions' In Data Breach MDL
• Cos. Caught Between Iran Sanctions And EU Blocking Statute
• $6.6M Deal In Chicago Housing High-Rent Suit Gets OK
• Card Maker Released From NJ Casino's $10M Baccarat Row
• Necco Trustee Says Board Nixed Sweet Prebankruptcy Deal
• Will High Court Resolve Circuit Split On Arbitration Issues?