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Commercial Contracts - March, 2019

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• Johnny Depp's Ex-Attys Can't Cut 'Secret Window' Fee Claims
• NJ Limits On Harassment NDAs Could Crush Burdened Courts
• Serbian Co. Wants $12M Award Row Paused During Ch. 15
• Microsoft Insurer Can't Recoup Millions For Xbox One Issues
• Texas Frac Sand Supplier Hit With $25M Suit By Pa. Partner
• Adidas To Face Apparel Co.'s Trimmed Contract Breach Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Fox News Can't Arbitrate After Airing Dispute, Accusers Say
• Ohio Town Passed Law To Thwart Cell Tower, Suit Says
• NJ High Court Consumer Ruling Sinks Storage Co. Class Cert.
• Tech Co. Escapes Suit Over False Georgia Bar Exam Results
• Great American Loses Sanctions Bid In Fla. Condo Suit
• Feds Slam Pharma Execs' Bid To Void Kickback Convictions
• Fresenius To Pay $231M To Resolve Foreign Bribery Charges
• Michigan Firm Loses $500K Fee Fight With Tenn. Attorneys
• Texas Justices Skip Malpractice Suit Over Arbitration Loss
• 5th Circ. Says Transocean's $160M Win Needs Recalculating
• Samsung Gets Suit Over Overheating LED TVs Trimmed
• Apple Fights Qualcomm's First-Draw Bid In Jury Showdown
• Pa. Officials Oppose UPMC 'Fishing Expedition' In AG Suit
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Driller's Atty Malpractice Suit
• Chancery Fast-Tracks Suit Accusing Alliant Of Worker Raid
• Chinese Garment Manufacturer Sues LA Partner For $20M
• Panama Papers Deficient For Mossack Fonseca Sanctions Bid
• NuStar Accused Of Selling Substandard Marine Fuel
• Diesel Co. Says Operator Froze Work Before Contract's End
• Gas Co. Seeks $3M After Explosion, Alleging Shoddy Work
• Murky Akrimax Fraud Case Gets Some Clarity At Chancery
• Randy Quaid Calls For Atty Sanctions In Property Dispute
• Brexit Risk-Disclosure Considerations For US Reporting Cos.
• Ariz. Agency Ordered To Deliver Ak-Chin Tribe Disputed Water
• Algerian Co. Lodges Arbitration Over Water Treatment Plant
• Whirlpool Suit Over Nidec's Antitrust Obligations Gets Axed
• INTL FCStone Units Say Irish Co., Counsel Deserve Sanctions
• Atty-Turned-Writer Accuses CAA Of Swiping Legal TV Show
• Office Depot Inks $25M Deal With FTC Over Computer Repairs
• CVS Can't Recoup $1.8M Info Disclosure Penalty From Printer
• Slot Game Co. Wants Replay After Losing $16M Case
• 'Serious Ethical Violations' Earn Calif. Atty $12M Punishment
• Oro Negro's Monthslong Mediation With Creditors Falls Flat
• 49ers Defeat Fan's Appeal In Suit Over Parking Lot Shooting
• 5th Circ. Revives Firm's Fee Dispute Over Secret Settlement
• Bankrupt Telecom Asks To Pursue Verizon MDL Appeal Fight
• Bradley Arant, Maynard Cooper Hit With Fee Bid By Kids Show
• Tempur Sealy Puts Suit Over Mattress Firm Split To Bed
• Calculating Oil And Gas Royalties After Burlington Resources
• Legislative Fix For Post-Libor Issues Seems Improbable
• Uncertainty Follows NJ Law Limiting Workplace Agreements
• Clinic's Parent Co. Can't Arbitrate Destroyed Embryo Claims
• Sex Trafficking Victims Say Salesforce Enabled Backpage.com
• Arbitrator's $2.4M Award Needs Clarification, NY Judge Says
• IBM Dodges Triple Damages After Confusing Jury Notes
• Apple Says Qualcomm Can't Block 'No-Snitch' Deal Mentions
• Bolivian Investment Firm Sees $36M Cement Row Award OK'd
• T-Mobile Urges Quick Win Against Del. Town On Cell Tower
• Chancery Says It Won't Keep Takeda's Foreign Patent Fight
• 2nd Circ. Gives Madonna Songwriter Hope In Warner Suit
• Ex-Heinz CEO Can't Raise Bahamas Bankruptcy In US Case
• AT&T Hit With $68M Suit Over Escrow Funds In NII Ch. 11
• Feds Fire Back At KBR's 'Frivolous' Sanctions Bid
• Televisa Can't Escape Class Action Over FIFA Bribery Scheme
• Energy Co. Fights Arbitration In $15M Bill Row With Apache
• Lack Of Contractor License Erases $14M In Del. Ch. 11 Claims
• Insurer Must Reimburse Contractor In Florida Condos Suit
• Setting The Record Straight On Women In Court Reporting
• Block Apple's 'No-Snitch' Deal From Antitrust Trial: Qualcomm
• Ocean Mining Co. Targets Mexico Over Phosphate Project
• Cancer Researcher Says Center Must Pay Up For Treatments
• EQT Seeks $2.8M In Fees Over Drilling Co.'s Faulty Rig Row
• DePuy Alleges Rival Induced Workers To Break Contracts
• Contractor Can't Collect For 3rd Party's Bad Work, Judge Says
• Ex-Officers Want Shumaker Loop Booted From REIT Suit
• Halliburton Arbitration Not Covered By Policy, Insurer Says
• Ex-Bloomberg Exec Says Mix-Up Led To Bid-Rig Suit Delay
• Limiting Supreme Court's Size Is Not Enough
• Arbitration Law And Jury Demands: Devil Is In The Details
• Developer On Hook For $5.2M Despite Atty DQ, 8th Circ. Says
• Sun Belt Conference Swats Down Hoops Ref's Firing Suit
• Employers Can't Keep Arbitrations Secret, NLRB Judge Says
• Lockton Unit Sues Alliant In Chancery For Poaching Workers
• Ex-Chinese Diplomat Convicted Of Forced Labor Scheme
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Funder Stakes Claim On $10M Philly Workplace Shooting Deal
• Afghan Man Can't Duck Counterclaims in Army Contract Suit
• Chancery Threatens Charter's Contractor With Arrests
• Ill. Supreme Court Tosses Union's $2M Real Estate Bill
• Bank Can't Undo Default Win, Left With $4.9M Error
• Qualcomm Can Seek Claim Apple Forfeited FRAND Rights
• 5 Firms To Get $214M In $1.5B Syngenta MDL Corn Settlement
• Judge Says He Can't Decide $15M Sears Credit Card Row Yet
• JV Members Can't Rewrite Contract They Didn't Read
• 'Real Housewives' Star Settles Signature Apparel Suit
• Equistar Wants Redo To Prove $5M Damages For Faulty Pumps
• Paving Co. Demands $7.4M Under Army Base Subcontract
• RICO Claim Tossed In Fla. Suit Against Timeshare-Exit Firm
• Lenders Score Major High Court Victory In Foreclosure Case
• Trial Counsel's Role On A Mass Tort Virtual Law Team
• How The SEC Eased In-Person Director Voting Rules
• Profit Participation Mediation Tips From The 'Bones' Case
• Tech Trends From SXSW Pose Unique Questions For Lawyers
• Ex-Partner Appeals To Pa. Panel For Carlson Lynch Database
• What's In A Judgeship? More Than Meets The Eye
• Swamped: How Magistrate Judges Salvaged Louisiana's Judicial Crisis
• Seadrill Can't Dodge Oro Negro Ch. 15 Depo Subpoena
• Ex-Diplomat Tells Jury Alleged Forced Labor Was Aboveboard
• Federal RICO Claims Tossed In Ga. Real Estate Fraud Suit
• 'Contradictory' Claims Can't Stand In $100M IP Dispute: Judge
• Qualcomm Can't Block Antitrust Troubles From Trial: Apple
• Breeder Says Pig Co. Didn't 'Make It Easy' To Get Boar Semen
• Squire Patton Atty Says Judge Smeared Him In Arbitration DQ
• Panama Unit Owners Can't Pause Row With Trump Hotel Cos.
• Sears Ch. 11 Estate Pushes Lampert To Turn Over $49M
• Chemical Plant Scores $1.1M Judgment In Pipe Deal Dispute
• Subcontractor Claims It's Owed $2.9M For NC Bypass Project
• An Employment Lawyer's Guide To M&A Due Diligence
• In Bar Admissions Process, It's Candor Or Bust
• Key Points For Negotiating 5G Cell Site Contracts
• 'In A Timely Manner': Three Decades Of Judgeship Bills
• From Showdowns To Hotlines, Frazzled Judges Get Creative
• $45M Faulty-Motor Row Should Go Back To State Court: Judge
• Fast-Food Chains Settle In DOJ, Wash. AG No-Poach Battle
• Fruit Grower's Contracts May Be Resold To Pay $32M Award
• Busted Deal Slows Health Firm's $20M Chancery Dispute
• Ex-Judicial Watch Head Can't Ditch $2.8M Verdict In TM Row
• Celebrity Tattooist Accuses Ex-Worker Of Stealing Clients
• Contractor Seeking Payday For Flubbed Philly Job, Court Told
• US Antitrust Law Supports An FTC Win Against Qualcomm
• Trump's NDA Use Raises 1st Amendment Questions
• Judging A Book: Bashant Reviews 'Doing Justice'
• Panel Revives Developer's Suit Over $9M Sale Of Islands
• Qualcomm Can't Shake Investor Suit Over Licensing Battles
• United Workers' Biometric Suit Gets 2nd Shot In State Court
• NJ Enacts Law Setting NDA Limits In Sex Harassment Deals
• R. Kelly, Ex-Bryan Cave Atty Escape Promoter's Fraud Claims
• As Judicial Ranks Stagnate, 'Desperation' Hits The Bench
• These Are The Nation's 27 Most Overworked District Courts
• Ex-Pisanchyn Lawyer's Wage Suit Settles After 2nd Mistrial
• Golf Co. Won't Get Mulligan In Suit Over Ball-Tracking Tech
• Trustee Says NY Wheel Ch. 11 Plan Releases Impermissible
• Gaming Co. Owes Ellenoff Grossman Nearly $1M In Bills: Suit
• 5th Circ. Denies Arbitration For 2nd Time In Texas Wind Case
• United Customers Fight Bid To Nix Insurance Kickback Suit
• Colo. Gas Royalty Dispute Ends With $8M Deal's Approval
• BNY Mellon Seeks To Toss Pittsburgh Charity's Fee Dispute
• High Court Won't Take Up Spirit Airlines Class Arbitration Row
• Del Monte Says Pineapple Grower Can't Duck Atty Fees
• Watch Out For Lawsuits Arising From Programming Blackouts
• Firms Can Leverage Communications When Economy Is Slow
• EP Energy Hit With $2.5M Suit Over Unpurchased Frac Sand
• High Court Passes On Petrobras Immunity Fight In EIG Suit
• Hedge Fund Tries To Trim Verdict In NJ Stock Scheme Case
• 4 La. Nuisance Class Actions Must Remain In Fed. Court
• Jimmy John's Cites DOJ's No-Poach Ammo In Dismissal Bid
• Bed Maker Can't Dodge $1M Payout For Contract Violation
• Tribal Corp. Escapes Medical Marijuana Collective Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Mich. Atty Can't Arbitrate Staffers' Sex Assault Suits: Court
• Conn. Brokers Power Deal To Keep Dominion Nuke Plant Open
• Dismissal For Arbitration Doesn't Stop Clock, Pa. Panel Says
• IBM Gets $17.5M Fraud Verdict Axed, Faces New Breach Trial
• Ex-Exec's Claims Against Hunt Trimmed In Termination Suit
• Print Union Seeks Arbitration To Counter Dissolution Threat
• Avenatti Wins Atty Fees In Playboy Model's 'Hush Money' Row
• DC Circ. Won't Disturb FERC Order On Midwest Grid Charges
• Debating DOJ And Wash. Attorney General No-Poach Briefs
• Apple Didn't Break Qualcomm 'No-Snitch' Deal, Judge Says
• Express Scripts Beats Latest Pharmacy Patient Poaching Suit
• Court Rules Against Chesapeake In Eagle Ford Royalty MDL
• Seadrill, Oro Negro Clash Over Ch. 15 Subpoena Bid
• BlackRock Board Fights $100M ERISA Mismanagement Suit
• CBS Floats $1.25M Deal To End Redstone Compensation Suit
• Sheldon Adelson Settles Macau Gaming Profits Suit Mid-Trial
• Toisa Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan Gets Court Approval
• UPMC Asks Ala. Court To Let Other 'Blues' Replace Highmark
• FERC Using Power Deal Spat To Alter Bankruptcy Law: PG&E
• Chinese Lighting Co. Wins Bid To Enforce $9.9M Award
• Coachella Escapes Rival's Antitrust Suit For Second Time
• 1st Circ. Affirms Validity Of Lyft Arbitration Agreement
• Ethical Social Media Marketing For Lawyers
• A Chat With Norton Rose Diversity Director Nina Godiwalla
• Texas Justices Wary Of Triple-Penalty Late Commission Law
• BladeRoom Doubles Emerson Trade Secret Verdict To $60M
• PG&E, JPMorgan Asked To Revise $5B Bankruptcy Deal
• Adelson Cheated Macau Fixer, Jury Hears As Retrial Starts
• Make Travelers Cover Monsanto PCB Claims, Magnetek Says
• ADP Noncompete Decision Will Wait For 3rd Circ. Guidance
• Bank Of Nova Scotia's Chile Toll Road Project Win Reversed
• Phone Co. Urges Court To Decide Forum For $25M Arbitration
• Whirlpool Can't 'Micromanage' $1B Deal Approval, Nidec Says
• Ex-U. Of Kansas Football Coach Sues For $3M Severance
• Serbia Can't Shake $12M Arbitral Award, Dutch Co. Says
• A Warning On No-Hire And Nonsolicitation Clauses In Pa.
• Panera Blocks Ex-IT Execs From Working For Rival, For Now
• Judge Rejects H-2A Worker's Settlement In Wage Case
• 4 More Fast-Food Chains Vow To End No-Poach Agreements
• Perrigo Wins $2M In Damages In Flea And Tick Product Row
• KBR Slams Feds For Withholding Grand Jury Docs In FCA Suit
• Wash. AG Says State No-Poach Claims Follow 'Different Path'
• Whirlpool Says Nidec's EC Foot-Dragging Threatens $1B Deal
• Patent-As-Collateral Deal Was Valid, NJ Appeals Court Rules
• $100M Deal Reached In Swift Drivers' Wage Class Suit
• 5 Mistakes Law Firms Make When Responding To RFPs
• Atty Gets NJ High Court Review Of 'Unethical' $286K Fee
• Qualcomm, Apple Ask Judge To Pick When To Seal Trial Docs
• Microsoft Says Foxconn Parent Owes Royalty Fees
• Priderock Contract Dispute Nets $1.25M For Financial Expert
• Bankrupt Oil Co. Can Keep $5.5M In Disputed Cash: 9th Circ.
• Bankruptcy Court To Keep FERC-PG&E Power Deals Fight
• Verizon's Roaming Fees Aren't Excessive, FCC Tells DC Circ.
• Valeant Conflict Wasn't A Crime, Ex-Execs Tell 2nd Circ.
• Security Co. Wants Honeywell Sanctioned Over Deleted Emails
• A Pivotal Ruling For Appellate Arbitration Award Enforcement
• 9 Data Considerations For Investment Management Attorneys
• Petrobras Loses Doc Bid To Show 'Bias' Led To $720M Award
• Venezuelan Airline Dodges Miami 'Exit Fees' Suit
• Four-Way Split Of $503M Fee Fund Could Spell Appeal Chaos
• Wash. AG Picks Fight With DOJ Over No-Poach Agreements
• Labaton Sucharow Sues Robins Kaplan For $2M In Fees
• CRS Trustee Gets $100M Accounting Fraud Complaint Redo
• Oculus Beats Virtual Reality IP Row After 9th Circ. Revival
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Qualcomm Can't Add Deadline Ahead Of Apple Antitrust Trial
• EMI Says Kanye Is 'Forum Shopping' With Calif. Contract Suit
• Shareholder Seeks To Close Family's Historic Pittsburgh Bar
• How Courts Are Treating Cellphone Privacy In Discovery
• Japanese Co. Gets OK Of $61M Award Against Tanzania
• ConocoPhillips Wins $8.7B From Venezuela Over Oil Projects
• Stormy Daniels' Fed. Claims Nixed After Trump Disavows NDA
• Frack Water Co. Sued Over Scrapped $2M Unit, Asset Sale
• Shuffle Tech Antitrust Suit Funder Says He's Owed Over $1M
• Blue Cross Pondered $10B Fee On Anthem-Cigna Merger
• Fast-Food No-Poach Deals May Be Beneficial, DOJ Says
• 10th Circ. Partially Reverses Visa's $600M Black Card Win
• DOJ Says Duke Must Face No-Poach Case, Easier Standard
• Financial Adviser, Schwab Agree To Dismiss $100M Suit
• AT&T To Arbitrate Contract Suit Over Drunken Driving Tech
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Exec Can't Duck Arbitration Of Bias Suit
• Truck Co.'s $12M Arbitration Win Upheld In Pension Fund Row
• Leon Panetta In The Courtroom, Langley And Area 51
• Agent's Conflict Didn't Harm NASCAR Driver, Judge Says
• A New 3rd Circ. Damages Formula For Entireties Fraud Cases
• Sears Hammered By 'Craftsman' Trademark Suit
• Ferry Co. Ex-CEO Owes $2.8M For Breaching Fiduciary Duty
• NJ Justices Say Atty Didn't Craft Plot To Score Restitution
• Lenders Say Businessman Can't Nix Award Over $100M Bonds
• Cigna Rejects Anthem Secret Plot Claim In $54B Merger Trial
• 4th Circ. Affirms Equinor Win In Drilling Contract Fight
• Higher Coke Prices In Theaters Is Legal, Indian Agency Says
• Door Makers Lose Battle To Take Price-Fix Suit Out Of Va.
• Winstead Adds Real Estate Pro With Condo Practice In Austin
• Ky. Hospital Sues Travelers For $10M Over Shoddy Building
• Qualcomm Says Apple Dragging Heels Ahead Of Trial
• Golf Club Maker Says Fraud Judgment Forced Ch. 11
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Finding A Voice, And A New Home
• Dealers Fight Quick-Win Bid In Fiat Chrysler Sales Plot Suit
• Singapore Univ. Escapes Most Claims In Software IP Row
• Marlins Urge Panel To Send Row Over $1.2B Sale To Arbitrator
• Bitcoin Scaling Solutions And Their Downsides
• Anthem Says Cigna Used Stealth PR In $54B Merger Fight
• Aralez Ch. 11 Sale Of Toprol Brand To Deerfield Approved
• Prada Eggs On Court To OK Award Of Gator Hatchlings
• Portuguese Co. Wins $650M Award In Angola Telecom Row
• Missouri Shipper Can't Use Online Terms To Move Texas Suit
• Tribal Co. To Challenge Immunity Ruling In Tax Suit
• Tech Tycoon Says Lender Gave Its Creditor's Rights Away
• Wash. AG Moves To Defend Easier No-Poach Legal Standard
• Migrants Faced Threats To Kin, Jury Told In Forced Labor Row
• Jeans Maker Diesel's US Unit Seeks To Shed Leases In Ch. 11
• Nexstar Rates Blocking Utility's Broadband Rollout, FCC Told
• $21.6M Damages Bid Denied In Scrap Metal Deal Gone Bad
• Judging A Book: Willett Reviews 'Guilty Pleasures'
• Anthem Alleges Secret Wachtell Role In Failed Cigna Merger
• Praetorian Not Liable For $3M Damage In Colo. Hotel Arson
• NCAA Escapes Football Player's Family's Wrongful-Death Suit
• $106M Price For Data Co. Based On Fraud, Anschutz Says
• Insurer Beats Investment Firm In XL Group Coverage Row
• Kanye Says EMI Has Him 'Tethered' To Exploitative Contracts
• Disney Beats ERISA Suit Over Valeant Shares At 9th Circ.
• Driller Blasts Petrobras' Subpoena Bid In $720M Award Row
• Women In Law Need Equal Treatment, Not Affirmative Action
• Snap Fitness OKs Deal To Pay $2.9M To 141K Gym Members
• Anthem Rips Cigna CEO In Chancery Over $54B Merger Bust
• 6th Circ. OKs Buffalo Wild Wings' Win Against Licensee
• 6th Circ. Sides With Arbitrator In Union Wage Dispute
• 2nd Circ. Spikes Seat Scouts' 1st Appeal In Copycat Fight
• DiCello Levitt Expands To NY With Veteran Trial Atty At Helm
• Panera Noncompete Dispute Belongs In Del., Mo. Judge Rules
• Chancery Counterclaims Against Winklevoss Twins Too Late
• What The Justices Are Focusing On In Bankruptcy TM Case
• Kodak Was Wrong To End Software Contract, Court Rules
• Abengoa Unit Hit With $15M Judgment In Wind Farm Row
• Chancery Sees No Reason To Hear $1B KPMG Negligence Suit
• Texas Justices Say Conoco Unit Can Deduct Transport Costs
• Visible Diversity Is A Sign Of Organizational Health
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NYC Community Center Delays Cost $33M, Contractor Says
• Simple Secrets For Writing A Killer Brief