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Commercial Contracts - February, 2019

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• Fla. Blue Cross Wants Rival Insurer's Antitrust Suit Tossed
• Del. Chancellor Accused Of Not Disclosing Conflict While Atty
• Ex-Anthem CEO Describes 'War' With Cigna In $54B Deal Trial
• Paul Hastings Adds Ex-White & Case Tech Dealmakers
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal In Astor Weiss Malpractice Suit
• Energy Transfer Class Attys Deserve $4.5M, Chancery Says
• United Defends Right To Bar Post-Contract Expedia Bookings
• 2nd Circ. Sinks Antitrust Suit Over Amazon Marketplace
• PG&E Puts $10.5B On Books For Camp Fire Liability
• Proskauer Group Led By M&A Co-Head Bound For Kirkland
• Engineering Cos. Must Face NJ Suit Over $12M Road Collapse
• German Co. Can Quiz Ga. Biomass Plant Over E.On Merger
• Alcohol Delivery Co. Sues Ex-CEO Over Plan For Cannabis Biz
• Cigna Hammers Anthem Decisions In $54B Merger Bust Trial
• PG&E Attys Told To Rein In Proposed Orders In Bankruptcy
• Arbitrator Says Fox Dug A $179M Grave In 'Bones' Profit Row
• Occidental Can't Block Natural Gas Co. From $1B Award Row
• Don't Let Royal Caribbean Arbitrate Wedding Trip Row: Judge
• Jeweler's Claim Rare Diamonds Overmarketed Lacks Clarity
• Oilfield Equipment Co. Claims Manufacturer Sold Faulty Parts
• Calif. Appeals Court Reverses Ruling On $16M Project
• One Less Jet For Bankrupt OneJet As Airplane Sale Approved
• Samsung, Huawei Reach Deal In Row Over Cell Network Tech
• Metals Co. Never Delivered For Hawaii Rail Project: Contractor
• 'Reasonable Measures' For Protecting Trade Secrets: A Primer
• Chinese Businessman Can't Halt Private Airbus Sale
• Frack Equipment Co. Says Trade Secrets Suit 'Threadbare'
• NJ Atty Can't Beat Malpractice Suit Over Losing Contract Row
• No Immunity For Haynes and Boone's Deal Work, Panel Told
• Anthem Antitrust Atty 'Stunned' At Cigna Balk On $54B Deal
• Calif. Court Pauses Chuck Norris' Royalties Row With CBS
• Pa. Developers Say Artist's Fame Can't Carry Mural Suit
• Zohar Funds' Debt Agent Approved Over Tilton Objections
• Credit Bureau CEOs Put On Defense As Dems Rip Data Scares
• Health Care Exec Fired For Disloyalty Owes $2.7M: Chancery
• Arbitrator Lets VW Age Bias Accuser Seek Court Injunction
• GM Dodges Class Action Over Leaky Cadillac Sunroofs
• Saints Fan Calls Foul On NFL's Bid To Toss Playoff Suit
• Arbitration Snags And How To Unsnag Them
• Driller, Blackstone Unit Agree To Settle First-Refusal Dispute
• Wash. Asks Justices To Reject Alaska Air Family Leave Fight
• CORRECTED: Panera Forum-Shopping Noncompete Suit, Former IT Pros Say
• Construction Co. Says Contractor Stole Workers, Owes $1.1M
• Jerry Seinfeld Points Finger At Dealer In Fake Porsche Suit
• CORRECTED: M&G Plastics Plant's $1.1B Ch. 11 Sale Cleared
• Sink $4.4B RICO Suit Over Superyacht, Magistrate Judge Says
• Chancery Trial Shows Deep Rifts In $54B Anthem-Cigna Deal
• Great American Wants Sanctions In Florida Condo Suit
• LED Maker Gets Final Judgment Against Mexican Lighting Co.
• PG&E Power Sellers Say Bankruptcy Court Can't Usurp FERC
• Erie Denied Coverage For Hacked Bible App, Says Pa. Co.
• High Court Passes On Passengers' 'Poop Cruise' Suit
• Energy Subcontractors' Bankruptcy Settlement Axes Liens
• Engineers Say Museum Construction Cos. Waived Claims
• 5th Circ. Delays Nixing Chesapeake Award After Arbitrator DQ
• 4 Things Smaller Banks Can Do To Prep For Libor's End
• Liability Insurers Should Beware Time-Limited Demands
• Waste Management Can't Duck Texas Worker's Injury Claims
• CORRECTED: Panera, Ex-CEO Sue Each Other Over Former IT Team
• INTL FCStone Units Say $5M Awards Shouldn't Be Nixed
• Autograph Session Broke NFLer's Marketing Deal, Agent Says
• Cotton Cos. Push To Tie Litigation Funder To $8.9M Award
• Netflix Bid To End Viacom's Poach Suit 'Bridge Too Far': Judge
• Anthem-Cigna Trial To Weigh 'Best Efforts' On Failed Deal
• Panera Says Chancery Noncompete Suit Belongs In Mo. Court
• Costco Can't Ditch Suit Over Shorted Membership Refunds
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-Honeywell Unit Wants Award Against Brazilian Co. OK'd
• Xerox Fails In Bid To Dodge Fujifilm's $1B Federal Merger Suit
• Firm Must Face Malpractice Suit Over Embezzled Investment
• Texas High Court Axes Mercedes Dealer's $115M Fraud Award
• 3 Lessons From A Crypto Mock Trial
• Tracing Puerto Rico's Journey Through Bankruptcy
• $10M Wins Upheld For Distributors In Contract Fight
• Jury Right In Permian Basin Lease Row, Texas Justices Hear
• Pittsburgh Tavern Blames Closure On City, Sewer Contractors
• Gov't, Atty Square Off Over PACER Fees For Court Opinions
• Chinese Lighting Co. Seeks To Enforce $9.9M Arbiter's Award
• 7th Circ. Says Judge Too Quick To Rule In Verizon Fee Fight
• UPMC Hits Back At Pa. AG Over Extending Highmark Contract
• Jackson Estate Says HBO's 'Neverland' Violates '92 Deal
• Petrobras Seeks AAA Docs In Fight Against $720M Award
• Wind Developer Says It Was Stiffed On $19.2M Project Fee
• 5th Circ. Says More Info Needed To Sustain Gas Royalty Suit
• Inclusion Rider Work Must Continue In Hollywood And Beyond
• Colo. Gas Leaseholders Push For $8M Deal Despite Objectors
• Bankrupt Ex-Partner Can't Dodge Unpaid Rent, 3rd Circ. Says
• Energy Co. Seeks To Cancel Contracts With Bankrupt PG&E
• Atty Can't Upend Ex-Partner's Win In Flint Fees Arbitration
• Slot Game Maker Awarded Another $1.74M In Copyright Row
• Fresenius Asks Chancery For Fast Akorn Damages Ruling
• Fruit Grower Says Court Mustn't Overstep In $29M Award Row
• NJ Fee Award Didn't Consider Interrelated Claims, Court Says
• Injured Subcontractor Not Owed Coverage, NJ Court Affirms
• Aramark Managers Say Bosses Reneged On Annual Bonuses
• $610M Stalking Horse Bid For 4 Verity Hospitals Approved
• A Chat With McDermott COO John Yoshimura
• Engineering Co. Asks Judge To Toss Fla. Bridge Collapse Suit
• Ericsson's Licensing Offer To HTC Is FRAND, Texas Jury Finds
• FERC Blasts PG&E Bid To Block Authority Over Power Deals
• Biotech Co. Says $3.6M Award Wrongly Calculated
• Gibson Dunn Close To DQ Bid Toss In Privileged Doc Drama
• Ex-CEO Accused Of Bilking Western NY Health Referral Co.
• Contractor Says Lack Of Site Control Clears It In Injury Verdict
• Synopsys Says Software Security Co. Abused Its License
• Canada OKs Supermarket Chain Metro's Quebec Divestitures
• AVIC Tells 5th Circ. To Nix Confirmation Of $70M Award
• Developer Says Ex-Counsel Messed Up Enviro Suit
• The Problem With 'Optimal' Diversity
• The Growing Use Of Anti-SLAPP In Employment Cases
• High Court Won't Wade Into USC's ERISA Arbitration Battle
• The $1B Question: Can Puerto Rico Afford Its Bankruptcy Bills?
• Puerto Rico's Law Firms Find Their Footing After Disaster
• TracFone Sues Texas Cos. In Latest Anti-Trafficking Effort
• 'Fearless Girl' Artist Sold Unauthorized Statues, TM Suit Says
• Plane Co. Asks Chancery To Break Grip Of Bogus Legal Rep.
• Petrobras Must Post Bond In $720M Award Row, Court Hears
• Jurisdiction Key In 2nd Circ.'s Reviving Of US Bank-BofA Row
• Texas Justices Deny Law Firm's Appeal Of Malpractice Award
• Investor Reaffirms Suit Accusing Akorn Execs Of Deceit
• Oracle's Anti-Arbitration Line Is 'Man Bites Dog,' Judge Says
• Ex-Liddle Partner Fights Attys' Bid To Exit Equal Pay Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ballard Spahr Adds 2 'Silicon Slopes' Attys In Salt Lake City
• Texas High Court Denies Redo In Long-Running Atty DQ Row
• Oxbow: Alignment Is Key In Put Valuation Processes
• 5 Considerations For Both Sides In Stadium Naming Deals
• UK Energy Co. Plans Arbitration Against Egyptian Co.
• Calif. High Court Won't Hear Winston & Strawn Petition
• PE Firm Says It's Out $2.1M Due To Texas Co.'s Execs
• Retailer Shopko Seeks To Investigate McKesson In Ch. 11
• Total E&P Owes $21.6M For Well Plugging, Texas Jury Says
• Developer Gets Another Shot At Role In Condemnation Action
• Expedia Seeks To Block United's Plan To Upend Tix Pact
• Attys Seek $103K Of Uber Deal Ending Skimmed-Pay Claims
• Landry's Fights Visa To Keep $12M Claim In Data Breach Row
• Former Manatt Phelps Partner Joins Venable's Tax Practice
• Blue Cross CEO Must Testify At Anthem-Cigna Chancery Trial
• Avenatti Loses Control Of Firm Amid Claim He Hid Millions
• Bolivian Courts Back $36M Cement Row Award, Investors Say
• Bankruptcy Judge Scolds PG&E Over Last-Minute Filings
• Del. Justices Skeptical Of $1 Award On $126M Sale Claim
• Texas McDonald's Arbitration Bid Fails In Worker Injury Suit
• Brain Fingerprinting Tech Row Sent To Arbitration
• 7th Circ. Restores Dealer Class In Auto Finance Interest Suit
• Insurer Wins Easing Of $5.6M Award To Gloria Estefan's Hotel
• Oil, Gas Marketing Co. Seeks $5.3M After Mistaken Payment
• Rail Suppliers Tell Court To Ignore Feds In No-Poach Suit
• EQT Settles With W.Va. Gas Lease Holders For $53M
• Subcontractor Hit With $1.8M Suit Over Botched Bridge Work
• Pa. Court Extends Long Arms Toward Out-Of-State Cos.
• 3 Aspects Of Executive Agreements That Need An Upgrade
• Tempur Sealy Books Demand Not Firm Enough, Court Says
• Mediation Opening Arguments Should Not Be A Throwdown
• Better Contracts Make For More Likely Tax Savings In Ohio
• Japanese Shipping Co. Gets $2M Arbitration Award Confirmed
• Yale Aids Sexual Misconduct By Frats, Title IX Suit Says
• Waypoint's $445M Ch. 11 Sale Of Choppers To Macquarie OK'd
• CAA Drops Suit Against UTA Over 'Midnight Raid' Of Agents
• AT&T Defends Public Injunction Waiver At 9th Circ.
• 'Days' Numbered? Sony Trying To Kill Soap, Producer Says
• $45M Faulty-Motor Row Won't Be Paused For High Court Bid
• HarperCollins Unit Wants $4M Fees Despite $15M Trial Loss
• Texas Energy Co. Seeks $10M Over Unpaid Egyptian Oil Work
• Mesabi's Ch. 11 Fee Suit Tossed Over Jurisdiction Concern
• BofA Sues NCUA For Breach Of Contract Over MBS Claims
• Papa John's Arbitration Agreement Valid, Appeals Court Rules
• Fresh Takes On Seeking Costs And Fees Under Rule 45
• Keep Power Deal Partners Out Of FERC Fight, PG&E Says
• FERC Wrongly Nixed Pipeline Rate Challenge, DC Circ. Told
• Brexit International Arbitration Clause Is Misunderstood
• Ex-Trump Aide Sues Over NDA Blocking White House Memoir
• Texas Atty Can't Arbitrate Malpractice Suit, 1st Circ. Rules
• Gilstrap Won't Rethink HTC's Arbitration Bid In Patent Row
• Slot Game Co. Wants $209M In Copyright Penalties
• Del. Justices Shut Ex-Director Out Of $52M Good Tech Deal
• State Farm Tries To Nix Auto 'Undervaluation' Claims
• Debt Collector Can't Force Arbitration Over Card Agreements
• Alaska Telecom Exec Cops To 9 Charges In $250M Fraud
• Pa. AG Sues Verizon Over Unmet Promises Of Amazon Perks
• RBC's Former US Unit Settles Overdraft Cases For $7.5M
• Contractor Wants $7M For Delays On Downtown Philly Project
• Bank That Lent To Fraud-Linked Bible School Seeks $701K
• Investment Co. Says Mesabi $16M Fee Suit Outside Ch. 11
• Weapons Maker Says Firm Helped Ex-CEO Rip Off Company
• Judging A Book: Smith Camp Reviews 'Echo Of Its Time'
• No Premium Recovery Guarantees For 5th Circ. Lenders
• One Woman's Attempt To Rebuild After Hurricane Maria
• 'Now Is The Real Crisis': Puerto Ricans Struggle For Disaster Aid
• Looking To Start Over, Storm-Tossed Lawyers Land In Fla.
• Texas Justices Decline To Hear $2.9M Default Judgment Row
• 9th Circ. Restores $44M Antitrust Verdict Against Swisher
• Land Services Co. Says Ex-VP Took Client To Competitor
• Spirit Flyers Urge High Court To Deny Arbitration Row Appeal
• BNY Mellon Moves Charity's Fee Dispute To Pa. Federal Court
• Fyre Fest Fraudster McFarland Hit With $3M Default Judgment
• Lost Millions Spark Call For Examiner In Freight Co.'s Ch. 11
• Commodities Firm Pushes 4th Circ. To Revive Oil Deal Suit
• Wynn Casino Accused Of Scheming To Evict Body Shop
• In France, Increasing Court Control Over Arbitral Awards
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Navigating Federal And State Rules For Extended Warranties
• Time To Reassess Employee Nonsolicitation Clauses In Calif.
• In Spite Of Objections, ESL's $5.2B Bid For Sears Approved
• NY's New Playboy Club Dragged Into Hotel Operations Suit
• Hospital Fights Blue Cross' Bid To Nix Underpayment Suit
• Puerto Rican Author's Heirs, Playwright Win Copyright Suit
• Woody Allen Says Amazon Unlawfully Nixed $68M Movie Pact
• Pa. AG Says UPMC's Refusal Of Rival Insurer Violates Law
• DLA Piper, BakerHostetler Settle Philly Excessive Fee Suit
• Rocawear Calls Jay-Z's Diversity Suit 'Charade,' Seeks Fees
• Chinese Flash Drive Maker Gets $7.7M PNY Award Confirmed
• Battery Co. Says Counterclaims In $100M IP Suit Lack Juice
• 'The Mooch' Talks Mayhem, Con Law, Lessons From Harvard
• What Happens When Crypto Meets Insolvency
• Geldhauser & Rizzo Not Bound By Rival's Penned-In Fee Note
• Trade Secret Protection And Social Media: A 5-Year Update
• NJ Concessionaire Aims To Redo Suit Against Former Counsel
• Lyft Obscured Arbitration Terms In 40-Page Pact, 1st Circ. Told
• NY Firm Says Litigation Funder's Suit Belongs In Arbitration
• Ex-Good Tech Director Argues For Share Of $52M Settlement
• Seaman Must Arbitrate Wage Row, Judge Finds
• Solar Co. Broke Deal By Selling Boston Projects, Partner Says
• Insurer Denied Injunction Against Blue Cross In Antitrust Row
• Fiat Chrysler Wants To Ax Suit Alleging Dealership Sales Plot
• Apple Prevails With No Damages On 1 Qualcomm Patent
• NYC Enviro Agency Fights Doc Request In Durr Ch. 11
• New Balance Loses Round In Peruvian Distributor Row
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of US Bank's Untimely RMBS Suit
• Marathon Oil Unit Says Rival Swiped Drilling Rights
• Why Proper Document Redaction May Be An Ethical Duty
• Oxbow: A Study In The Cost Of Misalignments In Good Deals
• Why High Court's Schein Decision Is Dangerous For Debtors
• Chancery Calls DOJ Bid To Block Backpage Legal Fees A First
• Fla. Mobile Home Park Owners, Attys Hit With RICO Suit
• Stormy Daniels' Cohen Defamation Claim Nixed, Suit Proceeds
• Charles Schwab Says 9th Circ. Must Compel ERISA Arbitration
• Businessman Wants $194M Award Nixed In Egypt Bond Row
• 'Stars Aligned' To Allow FullBeauty's Breeze Through Ch. 11
• Trading Firm Tries To Save $3.6M Int'l Arbitration Award
• Jurors Award $16.2M To Slot Game Maker In Copyright Row
• 9th Circ. Affirms Charter Bias Suit Not Barred After Rethink
• Bank Says It Can't Be Forced To Arbitrate $136M Loan Row
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Refugee's Journey Of Firsts
• Reps And Warranty Insurance: Navigating The Claims Process
• Avenatti Ordered To Court Over Contempt Bid In $10M Row
• 6th Circ. Backs Use Of Ohio Forced Drilling Law
• Doormaker Says No Need To Replay Landmark Antitrust Trial
• Diamondback Says Frack Equipment Co. Stole Trade Secrets
• Zohar Defends, Tilton Objects To New Agent In Del. Ch. 11
• Fox Tells Court Netflix Has 'Blueprint For Poaching' Execs
• Gym Members' Reinstatement Request Hits Wall At 2nd Circ.
• Sears Faces Challenges To $5B Sale Plan, Store Closures
• Oil Cos. Spar Over Dismissal Of $2.7B Nigerian Award Row
• Jackson Walker Picks Up Employment Pro In Houston
• Fed. Circ. Clears Flying Toy IP Dispute For Takeoff Again
• Total E&P Says It Doesn't Owe $33M In Offshore Drilling Row
• Fla. Blue Cross Defends Exclusive Contracts As Just Business
• High Court Is Asked To Revive Passengers' 'Poop Cruise' Suit
• Royal Caribbean Escapes Hurricane Harvey Cruise Suit
• Avenatti's DQ Bid In $10M Row 'Tactically Abusive': Judge
• Ex-Abiomed Exec Seeks To Revive $2.1M Wrongful Firing Suit
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 2
• Clarifying State Consumer Fraud Act At NJ High Court
• Consequential Damages Can Exceed Policy Limits In Nevada
• As Puerto Rico Recovers, Courts Heed Lessons Of Disaster
• NJ Doc Escapes Suit Over Refusal To Testify In Crash Trial
• Tough Mudder Hopes To Dodge Runners' Claims
• Sanctions Sunk Against Yacht Co. In $4.4B Comerica Suit
• Game Maker Can't Hit Jackpot In Copyright Suit, Jury Hears
• ESL Says $5.2B Ch. 11 Sale Only Way Forward For Sears
• Samsung Galaxy Buyer Seeks Cert. In Suit Over Device Speed
• Texas Justices Cut $5.3M In Damages Against Bombardier
• Ex-Heartland Worker Can't Keep Poaching, 3rd Circ. Says
• Tyler Technologies Drops $185M For MicroPact
• Driller Wants Insurer To Pay Worker's $1.4M Injury Verdict
• BNSF Tells 9th Circ. That Tribe Can't Restrict Right Of Way
• Texas Justices Hold Lufthansa's Fee Fight Not Preempted
• Investors Seek $2.74M After Investment Firm's Risky Bets
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Oxbow: Freedom Of Contract Is Fundamental To Delaware Law
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 1