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Commercial Contracts - January, 2019

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• Goldman Unfairly Reaped $230M In SuperValu Deal: Food Co.
• France's Antitrust Arm Orders Google To Clarify Ad Rules
• Chinese Co. Fights Arbitration of $5M JV Dispute
• NJ Concrete Co. Says Insurer Owes After Defect Mishap
• Fluor Slams Bid To Toss $247M Westinghouse Ch. 11 Suit
• German Co. Mulls Arbitration Over Lost Energy Deal
• 9th Circ. Urged To Dump Calif. Uber Licensing Regs Suit
• Canada's Antitrust Bureau Says Ticketmaster Bots Are Clean
• Makeup Seller Claims Standing To Sue Kardashians Over TM
• What Lawyers Can Do To Prevent And Combat Burnout
• PG&E Highlights Circuit Split On Power Purchase Agreements
• Door Maker Will Use Appeal To Stall Factory Sale, Court Told
• Term 'Sudden Collapse' Key To Allstate Row In 2nd Circ.
• AP Sues Insurer For More Coverage In NFL Photog Spat
• Synergy Execs Get Incentive Pay If Ch. 11 Sale Reaches $214M
• Pharma Fraudsters To Pay Valeant $11.8M Over Kickback Plot
• Bankrupt PG&E Asks To Pay $130M In Bonuses To Workers
• Ford Gets Copyright Claims Nixed In Software IP Row
• Ex-Nelson Levine Partner Can Arbitrate Breakup Dispute
• Fruit Grower Fights In 11th Circ. For Bid To Toss $32M Award
• Can A Driller Trespass While Fracking On Its Own Lease?
• A Website's Not Enough For Missouri Specific Jurisdiction
• 7th Circ. Orders New Trial In Bull Semen-Sorting IP Row
• Qualcomm's Fate In Judge Koh's Hands As FTC Trial Wraps
• INTL FCStone Units Seek Nod For $5M Arbitration Awards
• PG&E's Ch. 11 Brings Rift With FERC Over Power Deals
• DOJ Gives Fast-Food Chains Ammo Against No-Poach Suits
• Google Ducks Photo Co.'s Antitrust, But Not Contract, Claims
• Expert In Verizon-AOL Appraisal Sued For $30M Over 'Grudge'
• Insurance Agents Are Contractors Under ERISA, 6th Circ. Says
• EQT Owes Nothing In Drill Rig Contract Row, Jury Finds
• Royalty Co. Pushes For New Trial Over FIFA Contract
• Fluor Sues Duke Energy Over Tapping Of $67M Credit Letter
• Fla. Farm Workers Ask 11th. Circ. To Revive Staffing Fee Row
• Attorney Can't Claim Libel Over Remarks In News Article
• Sponsored Endorsements: FTC Isn't Your Only Concern
• PG&E Files For Bankruptcy In Wake Of Calif. Wildfires
• Don't Let Deutsche Bank Ditch RMBS Suits, Investors Say
• Schiff Hardin Adds Investigations, Cryptocurrency Atty In NY
• Pharmacy Loses $20M In Its Suit Against Express Scripts
• Armstrong Teasdale Continues East Coast Expansion In NYC
• Texas Driller Facing $40M Suit Over Co.'s Shared Secrets
• Chipotle Slams New Claims In Data Breach Case
• Universal, Writer Reach Deal To Kill Suit Over 'Purge' Idea
• Engineers Say Claims Don't Hold Up In Miami Museum Suit
• Sears Unsecured Creditors Challenge $5.2B Ch. 11 Sale
• Oil Workers' Overtime Claims Barred By CBA, 9th Circ. Says
• Investors Seek $1.26M Stock-Drop Deal In Fake NY HQ Case
• Instagram Influencers May Be Subpoenaed In Fyre Bankruptcy
• Judge Won't Award Fees In Fort Benning Project Delay Fight
• US Bank Gets Green Light To Arbitrate ATM Fee Dispute
• In NJ, Arbitration Clauses Cannot Be Hidden In Fine Print
• Ex-CEO Asks 2nd Circ. For Bail During Valeant Fraud Appeal
• Qualcomm Expert Calls FTC's Antitrust Theory Flawed
• PG&E Can't Evade FERC Review To Ditch Deals In Ch. 11
• White & Case Adds Partner To Growing Arbitration Practice
• Telecom Behind Access Fee Suit Lying To Court, Call Co. Says
• NJ Court Won't Restore Contracts During Miss America Suit
• The Startup Drugmaker's Post-Helsinn Survival Guide
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• TransPerfect's Co-Founder Seeks Legal Costs From CEO
• Illinois Bell Gets Damages Cut From Telecoms' Contract Suit
• Dell Fund Says Contract Bars Chancery Finder's Fee Suit
• Mayer Brown Adds Ex-Baker McKenzie Derivatives Partner
• Exelon Unit Mismanaged Mass. Power Plant Project, Suit Says
• A Look At The Expansion Of Nonrecourse Carveouts
• Utilities Brace For FERC Scrutiny Of Vendor Cybersecurity
• Open-Source JavaScript: Compliance Tips For Companies
• A Primer On Real Estate Joint Ventures: Part 2
• Avenatti Faces Uphill DQ Fight In $10M Row With Ex-Partner
• Rams' $24M Settlement Over Seat Licenses Gets Initial Nod
• Insurer Sues Calif. Construction Co. Over Numerous Bonds
• Xcel Cuts Deal With Sinclair In Natural Gas Price-Fixing MDL
• Pa. Panel Orders Damages Trial In Natural Gas Contract Row
• Guatemalan Builder Seeks Nix Of $7M Award In Power Row
• K&L Gates Adds 4 To Bolster Data Privacy, IP Practices
• Buyout Advisers Dismissed From Tribune Co. Ch. 11 MDL
• Fox Claims Malaysian Resort Co. Doomed Theme Park
• No Sanctions Against 3-On-3 Hoops League Contract Suit
• BNY Mellon Double-Crossed Pa. Charity On Fees, Suit Says
• Ex-Pa. Judge To Head Knox McLaughlin's ADR Team
• Fuel Co. Must Take Tax Suit To Tribal Court, NM Judge Says
• ADP Says Hitachi Knew Computer Bug Was 'Grave Threat'
• Mineral Owners Want Forced Drilling On Their Lands Outlawed
• Law Schools Should Be More Like Medical Centers
• Design Firm Can't Collect For 3rd-Party Breach, Judge Told
• Calif. High Court Should Review Pure Flix Idea Theft Case
• A Primer On Real Estate Joint Ventures: Part 1
• How To Comply With Qualified Financial Contract Rules
• Glansaol Gets Ch. 11 DIP, Employee Bonuses Mostly Approved
• Dry Mouth Line Can Stay On Market, Without GSK TMs In Ads
• Christian Book Publisher Owes Printing Co. $15M, Jury Says
• PG&E Says Ch. 11 Moves Are None Of FERC's Business
• No Extra Trial Time Needed, Apple Says In Qualcomm IP Row
• HTC Loses Bid To Arbitrate Ericsson Claims In Royalties Row
• Video Game Maker Used Artwork Online Without OK, Jury Told
• Avenatti Faces Skeptical Judge In Trump Hush Money Suit
• Girardi Keese, Thomas Girardi Owe $15M, Legal Lender Says
• UBS Countersues Bloomberg In Data Misuse Row
• FCC Auction Might Sink 2.5 GHz, Broadband Group Warns
• Tinder Settles Age Bias Case For $17.3M In Cash And 'Likes'
• Irell Nabs Ex-Williams & Connolly Trial Lawyer In LA
• LA Teachers Reach Tentative Deal To End Strike
• Fla. AG Strikes Deal With Dollar, Thrifty Over Toll Fees
• Judge's Trial Relevant In $2.7B Award Row, Court Hears
• NJ Energy Cos. Say Prices Wrong In $60M Fight With Antero
• Fed. Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Army Corps Subcontract Row
• Courts Are Getting It Right On Litigation Funding Discovery
• HFF Inks $171.5M Refinancing For Ohio Mixed-Use Project
• Declaratory Judgments Do Not Always Protect NY Debtors
• Google Ducks German, Austrian Antitrust Ad Blocker Probe
• Arbitration Called For In $3.5M Contract Row, 1st Circ. Told
• Tough Mudder Can Pay Jilted Runners, Exec Promises
• Qualcomm Exec Says Google, FTC Deal Was Royalties Model
• Oro Negro Ch. 15 Parties Agree To Mediate Rig Fight
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Seat Maker Must Face BNSF Suit Over Engineer's Injury
• Texas Justices Take Up Permian Basin Lease Ownership Row
• No Sanctions For Baseball League's Ex-Attys, Judge Says
• Ill. Subcontractors Get Some Relief From State's High Court
• Avenatti Slammed For 'Tactical' DQ Bid In Fee Fight
• Website Not Enough To Establish Pa. Jurisdiction, Panel Says
• Fla. Co. Soured Clients On Ex-Contractor, $110M Suit Says
• Door Maker Looks To Move Antitrust Suit Out Of Virginia
• Settlement Counsel Key For Efficient Mass Tort Resolution
• Judge Holds Off On Stopping Tough Mudder Split, For Now
• Rethinking Who Decides Gateway Arbitrability Issues
• Medical Device Co.'s Del. Suit Says Competitor 'Sabotaged' It
• Insurer Says $1.5M Arbitration Award Over Stolen Info Sound
• Contractor Seeks $10M After Pa. Pipeline Project Goes Awry
• 5th Circ. OKs $20.5M Award In YouTube Channel Profits Row
• Qualcomm Requests More Time In Apple Patent Fees Trial
• Retirees' Deal With PPG Nets $7.7M, Health Benefits For 7 Yrs.
• Moonves Demands CBS Arbitrate $120M Severance Denial
• Chancery's Toss Of $3M Biotech Co. Breach Claim Stands
• Diversity's Next Step: Developing Minority Partners
• Gilstrap Won't Delay HTC's Royalty Row Trial With Ericsson
• AT&T Can Arbitrate Ex-Worker's Age Bias Suit, 1st Circ. Says
• Ticket Co. Shut Down After $4.5M Tech-Poaching Verdict
• Del. Justices Overturn Chancery-Ordered Oxbow Carbon Sale
• A 2019 Field Guide To Calif. Class Actions
• Ex-Hallmark Host's Atty DQ'd In Wrongful Termination Suit
• Jay-Z Stalling With Arbiter Diversity Push: Rocawear Owner
• Mich. Atty Granted New Trial In Injury Referral Fee Fight
• Match Accuses Tinder Co-Founder Of Swiping Trade Secrets
• EmblemHealth Defeats Retired Execs' Health Benefits Suit
• Hernia Mesh Maker Can't Revive IP Suit Coverage Bid
• Dispute Over Ticket Autopricing Tech Goes Before NYC Jury
• HVAC Co. Seeks Pay For Work On $20M VA Hospital Revamp
• NY Judge Halts Arbitration Between Shipping Co., Fuel Trader
• Pa. Appeals Court Weighs Meaning Of 'On' In Gas Leases
• High-Tech Parts Maker Claims Rival Stole Trade Secrets
• Capital Leases Are Dead, Long Live Finance Leases
• A Guide To Reducing Limitations Periods On Employee Claims
• Arbitrators And Mediators Should Reflect Society's Diversity
• Firm Tries 3rd Time To Toss Malpractice Arbitration Award
• Prof Calls Qualcomm Royalties 'Naked Tax,' Invokes Microsoft
• Transpo Worker Ruling A Rare Blow To Arbitration Pacts
• Youth Football Coach Sues NFL Charity Over Lightning Strike
• Drivers At Fault For Their Own Stalled Arbitrations, Uber Says
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds 3 Partners To Dallas Office
• States, Tribes Back Swinomish In BNSF Appeal At 9th Circ.
• Insurer Wants Out Of Covering Depomed In Opioid Litigation
• A Small Crack In High Court's Pro-Employer FAA Absolutism
• 4th Circ. Hands Saveri Firm Win In $1.2M Legal Fees Battle
• Ericsson Fights HTC's Bid To Delay Trial Over Patent Royalties
• Burford Gets Arbitration In Suit Over $50M Note's Sale
• Why AFAs Are Key To The Future Of Legal Practice
• FirstEnergy Customer Violated Ch. 11 Stay, Judge Rules
• Timeshare Owners Seek Fees Over Marriott's Withheld Docs
• Akorn Wants Derivative Suit Related To Failed Merger Axed
• Paul Weiss Steers $250M Cannabis Co. Revenue-Share Deal
• Blank Rome Can Arbitrate Ex-Dickstein Partners' $4M Suit
• Door Maker Case Is A Boon To Private Antitrust Litigants
• In Win For Workers, Justices Nix Trucking Co. Arbitration Bid
• Pineapple Farm Blasts Del Monte Fee Award In 11th Circ.
• HP Unit Settles Mid-Trial In Suit Over $17M Software Deals
• Court Entered $48M Fee Judgment Too Soon, Verizon Says
• Door Maker Seeks New Trial After $185M Antitrust Verdict
• Contractor Wants IBM's Falcons Stadium Suit Trimmed
• Judging A Book: Barron Reviews 'The Clamor Of Lawyers'
• The Firms That Dominated In 2018
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Apple Exec Rips Qualcomm's Chip 'Stranglehold' In FTC Trial
• Tough Mudder Runners Seek To Stop Gym Biz Spinoff
• TracFone Accuses NJ Company Of Device Trafficking Scheme
• Avenatti Seeks DQ Of Ex-Partner's Counsel In $10M Fee Fight
• LED Maker Wins Sanctions For Lighting Co.'s Service Evasion
• Texas Hospital System Must Face Doc's $19M Antitrust Suit
• Peugeot Can't Reverse On $30M 'Blade Runner' Deal: Studio
• Logistics Co.'s No-Hire Clause Invalid: Pa. Appeals Court
• Siemens, Wabtec Train Control IP Trial To Open In Del.
• Tech Startup Partner Gets $5.9M Arbitration Award OK'd
• $3.2M Award Over Fraud Scheme Can't Be Nixed, Court Hears
• 8th Circ. Says Insurer Can't Nix Policy After Worker's Death
• Rosneft Unit Can't Dodge $70M Arbitral Award, Court Hears
• E-Signing Bound Kaplan Student To Arbitration, 3rd Circ. Says
• The Case For Lawyer-Directed Litigation Funding In NY: Part 2
• Definition Of Contract Elusive In Airline 'Exit Fees' Suit
• 7th Circ. Kills Extension In Financing Firms' Contract War
• Fyre Fest Trustee Seeks To Widen Probe Into 3rd Parties
• What All Attorneys Need To Know About The Shutdown
• Disgruntled Tough Mudder Runners Seek Class Action Revival
• 3rd Circ Won't Revive Oil Tycoon's Money Transfer Suit
• 5th Circ. Says Humana Can't Seal Docs In Antitrust Row
• No Plan Deal Yet On Mammoet Ch. 11, NY Wheel Owner Says
• Texas Oil Cos. Can't Dodge Suit Over Unpaid Royalties
• Enterprise Hit Over Discovery Lapse In $50M Oil Shipping Row
• LA Teacher Strike OK'd After Judge Says Proper Notice Given
• Pittsburgh Hotel Builder Sued Over Delays, Missed Payments
• Contractor In $1M Drywall Row Aims To Dodge Counterclaims
• 5th Circ. Affirms Ex-ArthroCare CEO's 20-Year Fraud Sentence
• The Case For Lawyer-Directed Litigation Funding In NY: Part 1
• Ex-Mining CEO Sues Russian Bank For $1.7B, Alleging Fraud
• Amrock Denied New Trial In Appraisal App $706M IP Row
• Ticket Resale Exec Spars With Judge At Tech-Poaching Trial
• Payday Lender Nixes Noncompetes To Settle Ill. AG's Suit
• NFL Cleared To Seek Arbitration Of Security Officials' Suit
• Biotech Co. Asks Del. Justices To Reverse $3M Breach Ruling
• Coffee Co. Must Pay $2.4M To Marley Family In TM Fight
• Energy Cos. Dodge Subpoena Bids In $21M Award Dispute
• Builder Says Dallas Charity Owes $1M For Hospice Project
• DC Sues Sports Clubs Over Failed Consumer Protection Pact
• 3 Claims Over BofA Fee Practices Flagged By Magistrate
• 'Wholly Groundless' Arbitration Exception Gets Grounded
• RI Law May Force Atty To Face Malpractice Suit, Judges Say
• 7 Questions To Add To Your Lateral Partner Questionnaire
• Intel Exec Slams Qualcomm's 'Very Unfair' Biz Model At Trial
• 'Duck Dynasty' Creators' Suit Against ITV Studios Trimmed
• High Court Decision Sets Arbitration, Court Power Balance
• Sporting Goods Co. Tries To Undo Asbestos Coverage Ruling
• Dallas Jeweler Says Biz Partner Owes $7M For Soured Deal
• Ford Says Dealership Owners Owe $112M For Financing Fraud
• Venezuelan Commodities Co. Urges OK Of $650K Award
• Top 10 Employer Resolutions For 2019
• A Chat With Reed Smith Chief Marketing Officer Sadie Baron
• Contracts Decide If Cases Go To Arbitration, Justices Rule
• Royal Caribbean Can't Dismiss Hurricane Harvey Cruise Suit
• AT&T Settles Its Suit Over Phone Co. Failure To Pay For 911
• Law Firm Owner's Ties To Car Co. Merit DQ, Calif. Panel Says
• Judge Sends $20M Maritime Contract Dispute To Arbitration
• Justices Seek SG's Input On Argentina Cert Bid In YPF Row
• Nexstar Hurting Viewers In Fee Dispute, TDS Tells FCC
• Atty Can't Leave Fla. Timeshare-Exit Contract Suit
• NY Atty Sued For Malpractice Over Racist Viral Rant
• Wind Energy Co. Says No Reason To Pause $70M Award Row
• 'Flexible Work' Makes Freelancing More Viable In BigLaw
• Ending Arbitration Pacts For Harassment Claims Isn't Enough
• A Call To Permit Judicial Substitution In MDL Proceedings
• Judge Weinstein On Activism, Gobbledegook, Going Robeless
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Pa. Court Sends Nursing Home Death Claims To Arbitration
• Education Co. Agrees To $500M Debt Relief Over Fraud Claims
• Marine Fuel Co. Looks To Confirm $1.2M Award To OW Unit
• Ex-Milberg Partner Says Firm Used Reorg To Deny Him $15M
• FTC Rips Qualcomm's 'No License, No Chips' Practice At Trial
• Contractor Says Ex-Bloomberg, Turner Execs Killed Business
• Abiomed Escapes $2.1M Equity Suit Brought By Fired Exec
• Frac Sand Co. Says Schlumberger Unit Owes More Than $1M
• Bankrupt Construction Co.'s Bid To Recoup $108M Bills OK'd
• Construction Co. VP's Accounts Frozen In Pa. Skimming Fight
• Sotheby's Real Estate Unit Must Face Ex-Client's Fraud Suit
• NY Court Seeks UK's Aid In Bloomberg's Misused Data Suit
• KKR Affiliate Loans Food Allergy-Focused Biopharma $170M
• Blank Rome Adds 'Storied' Atty To LA Corporate Group
• Ukrainian Co. Appeals OK Of Carpatsky's $147M Award
• GE Unit To Seek High Court Ruling In $45M Faulty Motor Row
• Chancery Nixes Venue Move For Manatt-LiveXLive Stock Suit
• Arent Fox Nabs 7 Kay & Merkle Attys In San Francisco
• Wind Farm Exec Can't Ditch Suit Over Secret Recording
• UAW Sues GM For Using Temps Over Laid-Off Workers In Ind.
• Wells Fargo Can't Dodge Advisers' OT Class Arbitration
• GE Units Say Arbitrator Must Weigh In On $500M LNG Dispute
• Calif. Panel Sends Packing Workers' Claims To Arbitration
• GYNs Get Third Try At Cynosure 'Vaginal Rejuvenation' Suit
• Appeals Court Wipes Out $45M In West Texas Oil Lease Fight
• Russian Auto Co.'s $58M Suit Against Banker Revived
• Ticket Whiz Tells Jury Rival Poached Valuable Pricing Tech
• Travelers Wins Atty Fees Spat In Litigation Coverage Dispute
• Vet Cheated, Defamed Gov't Contractor, Suit Says
• Franchisee Asks To Dodge Arbitration After Closing Eateries
• InterDigital Accused Of Unfair Terms For Telecom Patents
• American Airlines Urges FERC To Rein In Pipeline Co.'s Rates
• What To Expect From Technology-Assisted Review In 2019
• 2nd Circ. Sides With Citi In Forex Traders' Markup Suit
• Investor Wins Fraud Ruling Against $200M Ponzi Schemer
• XTO Energy Hit With Suit Over 'Grossly Negligent' Operation
• Amazon Unit's Award Confirmed In UK Author Royalties Row
• Cornell Housing Project Fight Not Over, Subcontractor Says
• LA Siblings Win $34M In Row Over Reclaimed Property In Iran
• Chancery Clears Contract Cutoff In Startup IP Tech Feud
• Pa. Restaurants Sue Grubhub Over 'Sham Phone Orders'
• Loblaw Must Pay $3.2M Award Over Soured Deal, Court Told
• Texas Midstream Co. Sues To Keep Millions In Payments
• FTC, Qualcomm Tee Up Arguments Before Antitrust Trial
• Marriott Vacations Hit With Sanctions In Timeshare Suit
• 10th Circ. Nixes Anadarko Win In Drilling Rights Dispute
• 2019 Will Bring More Good News For Litigation Finance
• Tilton Loses Latest Bid To Beat German Bank's Fraud Suit
• Delaware Cases To Watch In 2019
• Why More Law Firms Will Embrace Remote Work In 2019
• 4 International Arbitration Cases To Watch In 2019
• Texas Cases To Watch In 2019
• New Jersey Cases To Watch In 2019