Commercial Contracts Archive » December, 2018

Commercial Contracts - December, 2018

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• 5 Most-Read Legal Industry Guests Of 2018
• Texas Justices Side With Compass Bank In Account Theft Row
• Texas Justices Say NDA Suit Beats Anti-SLAPP Dismissal Bid
• UK, Others Raise Red Flags Over Alstom, Siemens Merger
• Stericycle Reaches $45M Settlement In Securities Suit
• Justices Pressed To Take Up Tribal Court Exhaustion Case
• Condé Nast Wants Insurer To Cover $13.8M Settlement Costs
• PNY Technologies Wants $7.7M Award To Be Nixed
• Swedish Stock Sale Fight Shouldn't Be In Mass., Judge Rules
• Film Studios Offer To End Anti-Competitive Movie Deals In EU
• Texas Panel Axes Co.'s $12.7M Verdict For Lack Of Evidence
• Bill O'Reilly's $10M Suit Against Ex-Wife's Atty Dismissed
• Key Trade Secret Developments Of 2018: Part 1
• Less Red Tape Will Encourage Opportunity Zone Investment
• IRS Floats Rules On Share Sales By Foreign Partners
• Del. Justices Question Chancery's Oxbow Carbon Sale Order
• Petrobras Can't Depose Arbitrator In $622M Award Row
• After 109 Arbitration Hearings, Broker Beats $40M FINRA Suit
• NJ Justices Nix Kraft's Bid To Duck Tax On $934M Interest
• Litigation Funder On Hook For $8.9M Award, Cotton Cos. Say
• Texas Plant Subcontractor Can't Barge Into Arbitration: Judge
• Claims That UBS Misused Bloomberg's Data To Proceed In NY
• Contractor Accused Of Using Funds To Buy Home, Trucks
• Apple Loses In Second Bite At Qualcomm Discovery Battle
• Litchfield Cavo Atty Accused Of Pursuing Bogus Pa. RE Suit
• Court Urged To Answer Key Question In $500M LNG Row
• Ballard Spahr Nabs IP Partner From McCarter & English
• United Airlines Tries To Cancel Travel Insurance Kickback Suit
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Med Tech Co.'s $400M Award Denial
• Weinstein Co. Successor's $2.2M 'Peaky Blinders' Deal OK'd
• Telecom Servicer Dycom Faces 2nd Suit Over Permitting Woes
• Jay-Z Seeks Paris Hilton, Jessica Simpson Scent Deals' Info
• NJ Car Dealer Can't Force Arbitration Of 'Hidden Fee' Suit
• Architect Hit With $12.5M Suit By NYC Hotel Developer
• The Moments That Mattered Most For Legal Ethics In 2018
• Last-Minute Brexit Preparations For EU Financial Firms
• The Year #MeToo Rocked In-House Law Departments
• Astros, Rockets Urge Start Of Comcast Deal Valuation
• Miami Builder Evades Multimillion-Dollar Suit Before Trial
• Ex-Pres Of Energy Co. Gets 3.5 Years For $2.3M Lease Scam
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Safeco's Win In Corps Project Row
• AT&T Retailer Says Firm Owes $1M After Exiting Labor Suit
• Port Authority Hit With Tax Suit Over Parking Permits
• Ex-NWA Rep's 'Straight Outta Compton' IP Suit Nears Toss
• Boston Firm Dodges Chobani Consulting Fee Suit
• Calif.'s Top Employment Law Developments In 2018
• Judging A Book: Mills Reviews 'Mississippi's Federal Courts'
• Texas Panel Vacates Arbitration Denial In Oxbow Case
• Airline May Face Sanctions For Withholding Docs In Site Fight
• Jay-Z Adds Star Power To Diversity Concerns In Arbitration
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• JFK Ground Handling Co. Settles Kickback Claims for $12.3M
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Ranbaxy's Patent Arbitration Row
• Furniture Retailer's Antitrust Claim Taken Off The Table
• Naftogaz Can Get BNY Mellon Info For $2.56B Award Suits
• Door Makers Hit With Another Price-Fixing Suit
• The 6 Biggest Law Firm Mergers Of 2018
• In A Landlord Bankruptcy Sale, What Happens To The Lease?
• HKIAC Appoints Chief Representative For Korea Office
• The Subtle Art Of Fred Fielding
• Vereit Insurers Must Cover SEC Probe, Class Action Costs
• Biotech Co. On Hook For $3.6M Int'l Arb. Judgment, Court Told
• MiMedx Dodges Rival's $6.8M Trade Secret, Breach Suit
• China's 'Steve Jobs' Risks Losing Calif. Property Over Loan
• 8th Circ. Won't Revive ND Landowners' Pipeline Fraud Suit
• 6 Things That Rocked The Legal Industry In 2018
• British Court Upholds Operation Car Wash Scandal Fee Award
• Engineering Firm Hit With $21M Suit Over Terminal Project
• Airline Seat Trial Jury Quit Too Fast, Sabre Tells 2nd Circ.
• Locke Lord Accused Of Missing Health Plan's ERISA Liability
• Contract Provisions Can Indemnify A Contractor's Negligence
• Mercedes-Benz Can Remand Antitrust Row Against Shippers
• 8th Circ. Won't Revive Express Scripts Breach, Antitrust Suit
• It's Too Early To Say Doc Is Dodging Fees, Fla. Court Tells Atty
• AMC To Face Ex-'Walking Dead' Exec's $300M Royalties Suit
• Ex-NFLer Fights 'Frivolous' Sanctions Bid In Home Build Suit
• Recent Trends In Intercreditor Agreements
• La. Shipyard Labor Contractors Fined In Employment Bias Suit
• 10 Tips For Law Firms To Drive Revenue Via Sports Tickets
• Inside Key ABA Guidance On Attorneys' Cybersecurity Duties
• Employee Arbitration Agreements In NJ Face New Hurdles
• ZeniMax, Oculus End Appeals Of $304M IP Judgment
• Barclays Prevails In Hedge Fund's Breach-Of-Contract Suit
• Houston Attys Agree On How To Split $12M Arbitration Row
• Stormy Daniels Owes Trump Attys $300K In Fees, Sanctions
• Cotton Trade Group Says Indian Co. Owes $3.3M
• NYC Construction Co. Files For Ch. 11 Amid Unpaid $122M
• Five Guys Blasts Architects' Move To 'Short-Circuit' IP Suit
• Airbnb Settles With Miami Apt. Complex Owners, Averts Trial
• Insurer Says It Doesn't Owe USC Coverage In Abuse Suits
• NFL Illegally Relocated Raiders To Vegas, Oakland Says
• Amrock Appeal Of Trade Secret Verdict Is No Surprise
• Liberty Tax Franchisee Asks Justices To Revive $2.7M Award
• Texas Medical Device Co., Atty End Suit Over Alleged Scam
• Opening Comments: A Key Strategic Decision In Mediation
• Shire Must Cough Up Some Docs In Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Architecture Firm To Arbitrate Dispute Over Hotel Plans
• Deutsche Bank, Investors Seek Quick Wins In RMBS Suits
• Ex-Financial Co. CEO Accuses Financier Of Sabotage
• Jay-Z Claims Movement In Arbitrator Diversity Request
• Tardy Claim Dooms $100M Biotech IP Suit In Chancery
• Credit Union Faces Customer Suit Over Overdraft Fees
• Investment Co. Sues Schnader Harrison Over $10M Deal Flub
• Medical Billing Co. Hit With $1.5M Verdict For Contract Breach
• Ashland Hits Valvoline With $5.6M Pension Liability Suit
• Key Choices For Investors Under New Partnership Audit Rules
• Telecom Contract Row Paused Pending Arbitrator Ruling
• Sports Agency's Commission Suit Moved To Va. State Court
• Door Maker Wins Price Protections After $185M Verdict
• Lockheed To Use Swedish Co.'s Software In $3.5B Army Deal
• Pipeline Contractor Says EQT Skipped Bill On Spill Cleanup
• Carpatsky Gets Final OK For $147M Award In Oil Deal Dispute
• Ohio Mineral Owners Say Oil & Gas Drillers Dug Too Deep
• 7th Circ. Tosses Contract Row Over Water-Damaged Sand
• Genentech Asks Del. Chancery To Toss Takeda Patent Fight
• Data-Driven Lawyer: Morgan Lewis' J. Kyle Poe
• Uber Is Impeding Arbitrations By Refusing To Pay, Drivers Say
• Del. Justices Uphold Fresenius' $4.3B Akorn Merger Drop
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Fla. Judge Won't Send Suit Against Auditor To Arbitration
• ArcelorMittal Values South African Arbitral Award At $2.2M
• $23M Suit Over Energy Asset Sales Not Covered: 8th Circ.
• Ex-Insight Global Employee's Suit Over Firing Remains Intact
• Tiffany Loses Final Dutch Appeal Of Swatch Arbitral Award
• Injured Man Must Repay Litigation Funder, NY Court Says
• Feds Urge Justices To Spurn Tribal Court Exhaustion Case
• Chesapeake Energy Award Nixed After Arbiter Bias Revelation
• Energy Co. Fights PE Firm's Bid To Nix $100M Oil Asset Spat
• NJ Firm Ducks Ex-Client's Malpractice Suit Over Biz Deal
• Pa. Justices Snub Duane Morris Malpractice Suit Revival Bid
• Hasbro Sued By Chinese Toy Co. Over Broken TM License
• Negotiating Access To Neighboring Properties In NYC
• IBM Says Contract Disclaimer Bars $17.5M Fraud Verdict
• Developer Can't Escape Destroyed Murals Suit, Artist Says
• Data-Driven Lawyer: Ogletree's Evan Moses
• Drafting Effective Joint Bidding Agreements For PE Funds
• Rams Fans Ink Deal Worth Up To $24M Over Move To LA
• Baker McKenzie Botched Bid To Reclaim Russian Mine: Suit
• Shipowner Says Judge Overlooked Key Issue In Contract Row
• Ascent Creditors Say $75M Note Exchange Plan Is Dangerous
• Atty Wants To Send Ex-Partner Fee Row To Mass. State Court
• Petrobras Takes Immunity Fight In EIG Suit To The High Court
• NJ Court Told To ID Proper Party In Car Dealer Contract Row
• Fresenius Hits Akorn 'Disaster' In $4B Del. Merger Appeal
• 9th Circ. Asked To Curtail Audit Power Of Tax Software Co.
• Chancery Says Charter Can Use Services Amid Contract Fight
• GE Units Say They're Already Part Of $500M LNG Row
• Caterpillar Moves To Kill Antitrust Suit In Sealed Papers
• Zales Didn't Honor Jewelry Repair Plans, Consumers Say
• Data-Driven Lawyer: Kilpatrick Townsend's Kate Gaudry
• Aralez Ch. 11 Sale Problems Put Case On Path To Mediation
• Carrizo Sank $28M Drilling Farmout Deal, Texas Justices Told
• Body Glove's Tactics Didn't Hurt Asia Licensee, Jury Says
• Scottie Pippen Claims Atty-Comedian Trashed Fla. Mansion
• Bribery Deal Relevant To $622M Award Row, Petrobras Says
• RV Gear Firm Sues Dometic For $8.4M Merger Escrow In Del.
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive U. Of Ill. Contract Row With Micron
• Anaheim Ducks' Arbitration Win Over Ex-Risk Manager OK'd
• Mercedes-Benz Says Bid To Reinstate $115M Fraud Award Fails
• CNX Midstream Sues Contractor For Walking Off $7M Pipeline
• Alleged HIPAA Lapses Spark $500K Deal With Fla. Doc Group
• Charter Asks Full 9th Circ. To Nix Bias Suit, Cites Constitution
• Airline Group Urges Justices To Hear Wash. Family Leave Row
• NYCHA's Insurer Needn't Cover Injury Suits, Says 2nd Circ.
• Data-Driven Lawyer: Littler's Scott Forman
• 7th Circ. Revives Suit Over Defective Sports Tech
• Antitrust Risk In Agreements Restricting Online Advertising
• Trump Nears Attys' Fees For Beating Stormy Daniels Suit
• Aralez, Proposed Buyer Pan Creditors' Ch. 11 Sale Challenge
• Fed. Circ. Agitated Over Samsung, Huawei FRAND Fight
• No Injunction For Door Maker After $1.2M Royalties Win
• Chancery Finds Plimus Exec Liable In $115M Fraud Suit
• Insurer Wants Out Of Coverage For Hertz's Toll-Pass Partner
• Judging A Book: Ginsburg Reviews 'The Curse Of Bigness'
• Pittsburgh Foul-Ball Injury Lawsuit Goes To Jury
• Fishing Co. Says Law Firm Flubbed $2.8M BP Settlement
• 5 Things You Should Know About New Rule 23 Amendments
• Data-Driven Lawyer: DLA Piper's Eric Falkenberry
• 2nd Circ. Opines On Variable Prepaid Forward Contract Gains
• The Data-Driven Lawyers Of 2018