Commercial Contracts Archive » April, 2019

Commercial Contracts - April, 2019

293 articles

• Disney's Arbitration Win In Tips Dispute Backed By Court
• Judge Wrongly Remanded $2.4M Award, Importer Argues
• French Lift Maker Must Arbitrate $25M Contract Row, Co. Says
• Wyndham Hits Timeshare Exit Atty With False Ad Suit
• Hess Customers Can Continue With Tainted Oil Class Claims
• Peugeot Tries To Exit $30M 'Blade Runner' Contract Suit
• Groups Urge STB To Pull Rail Competitive Switching Rule
• SS&C Wins $44M In Damages In Trade Secrets Suit
• Door Maker Says Rival Taking Already Settled Fight To Texas
• Free Speech Law Can't Stop CFO's Wrongful Termination Suit
• Montreal Hotel Ads Draw Marriott Into Mass. Drowning Suit
• United Airlines Hit With Union Suit Over Profit-Sharing Plan
• Drinker Biddle Partner Says Ex-Firm Dentons Owes $390K
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Accused Of Forging Email Cited In Fla. Suit
• $11.5M SeaWorld Pass Renewal Settlement Gets Final OK
• Drilling Support Co. Accuses Rival Of Employee Poaching
• Delaware Oil Co. Can't Sue Kazakhstan Over Nixed Projects
• Texas Furniture Co. Says Illinois Carpenter Owes It $1.13M
• Mid-Continent Sues Restoration Co. Over $19M Bond Breach
• A Chat With Cleary Chief Talent Officer Hy Pomerance
• Former Tribe Members Sue Deutsche Bank Over Mortgage
• Dallas Pumps Up Claim For $5.6M Water Bill In EFH Ch. 11
• Mexican Cos. Appeal $36M Award Confirmation To 10th Circ.
• Texas Justices Clarify Evidence Needed For Atty Fees
• Oil Co. Says Egyptian Ruling Applies In $18B Award Suit
• 3rd Circ. Sends ADP Noncompetes Back For Revisions
• Affliction No Ace For NJ Gambler's $188K Casino Debt
• Class Arbitration Is Almost Dead
• Genworth Accused Of Catch-22 Arguments In Chancery Suit
• Forced Arbitration Is A Far Worse 'Product' Than Jury Trials
• Venable Brings Experienced Litigator To DC Office As Partner
• Preet Bharara On The Human Factor In The Justice System
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Facebook Seeks $10M In Suit Over Fake Instagram Likes
• 11th Circ.'s OK Of $29M Award Confirms Outlier Status
• Wash. AG Wants Docs In Jersey Mike's No-Poach Case
• ZTE Prevails At 9th Circ. In Wireless Contract Battle
• 6th Circ. Affirms Suit Funder Can't Get Cash From Burn Victim
• Chancery Venue Rule Threatens Suit Over Power Plant Sale
• Ex-NFLer Can't Stop Contractor From Renting 'Dream Home'
• Pa. Atty General Gets UPMC-Highmark Suit Tossed, For Now
• Supreme Court Ruling Cuts Off Avenue To Class Proceedings
• Questlove, Black Thought To Be Deposed In Roots Profits Row
• 2nd Circ. Says Tribal Officers Not Immune In Payday Loan Suit
• 10th Circ. Affirms Energy Co.'s Win In Worker Injury Suit
• ExxonMobil Looks To Arbitrate Papua New Guinea Oil Row
• Texas Funeral Home Can't Arbitrate Switched-Bodies Suit
• Mexican Workers Say Pa. Landscaper Broke Visa, Labor Laws
• Upper Deck Sues Liberty Mutual Over Antitrust Atty Pay
• 'Housewives' Star Fights Vineyard Vines' Bid To Seize Pay
• Media Firm Fuse Plans Quick Ch. 11 As Contract Row Looms
• Google Can't Ditch Suit Over 'Free' Drive Storage
• Pa. Hospital Worker's Age, Disability Suit Comes Up Short
• Mass. Court Backs Winklevoss Twins' Escape Of $33M Suit
• Negotiating M&A 'Best Efforts' Now To Avoid Future Litigation
• Justices Say Class Arbitration Must Be Explicitly Authorized
• PG&E's $350M Worker Bonus Plan OK'd Over Objections
• Jury Trials, Though In Decline, Are Well Worth Preserving
• Amazon Gets Customer's Walker Injury Suit Trimmed
• Panera Wants To Block Ex-IT Execs From Working For Rival
• Ex-Met's Row With Rakuten-Owned Team Moves Ahead In Pa.
• Landowners Slam Kinder Morgan Over Permian Pipeline Plans
• 11th Circ. Affirms $29M Del Monte Award Over Pineapple Deal
• 'Stranger Things' Idea Theft Trial Split Into 2 Phases
• Public Factors Must Be Part Of Forum Analyses: 11th Circ.
• Claims Trimmed In $2.9M Health Care Investment Fraud Suit
• A Broader View Of The US Supreme Court Bar
• 8th Circ. Won't Disturb Verdict In Ark. Gas Royalty Row
• Ex-NFLer Looks To Block Builder From Renting Dream House
• Health Care Cos. Should Beware Usurpation Of Opportunity
• Pa. Logger Claims Pipeline Contractor Owes $1.1M
• M&G Mexican Units Seek Ch. 15 Protection From PBGC Filing
• Film Co.'s Hawking Of Globe Theatre Videos Is Not To Be
• Missing Loan Note Upends Judgment Against Willie Gary
• Singapore Marine Co. Says Mexico Sabotaged Its Oil Deal
• Cannabis Patent Holder Broke Licensing Deal, Partner Claims
• Chancery Says $17B Cablevision Deal Suit Plows New Ground
• Former Wynn Resorts GC Moves To Toss $1B RICO Suit
• Avenatti's Former Law Partner Wins Atty Fees In Contract Row
• Hertz Sues Accenture Over $32M Website Project
• Del Monte Can't Justify Sanctions, Farm Tells 11th Circ.
• Applebee's Franchisee Can't Enforce Iffy $20M Deal With Dad
• Trade Secret Takeaways From 9th Circ. Beer Recipe Ruling
• Wireless Cos. Urge DC Circ. To Toss FCC's Verizon Fee Ruling
• BigLaw Forced Arbitration Expected To Survive Amid #MeToo
• Home Builder Gets Atty Fees In Property Maintenance Suit
• 2nd Circ. Kills $5M Deal Award Against Brazilian Reinsurer
• Casino Co. Says Lies Led To Shutdown Of Sports Betting App
• Loan Manager, 2 Fla. Cos. Charged With Hotel Wire Fraud
• In Virtual Teams For Mass Torts, The 'Law Team' Is Critical
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Burr & Forman Adds Partner To Commercial Litigation Group
• Jimmy John's Workers Say No-Poach Suit Must Be Heard
• 5 Times Lawyers Settled During The Big Show
• Houston Refining Says Faulty Reactor Design Cost It $10.2M
• New Chancery Guidance On Books And Records Law
• Ex-Members Of Funk Band War Get Royalties Row Revived
• PG&E Using Ch. 11 To Elude Rate-Gouging Claims, City Says
• USPS Must Cover Ex-Worker's Tax Liability, Fed. Circ. Says
• Hogan Lovells Picks Up Another Weil Partner In Silicon Valley
• Halliburton Must Arbitrate Blast Coverage Fight, 5th Circ. Says
• Historic Pa. Hotel Owner Says Neighbor Violated Land Deal
• The Big Picture: How #MeToo Is Changing The Legal Industry
• Jury Trials Are In Decline For Good Reason
• Nonprofit Atty In $10M Suit Deserves Sanction, RE Co. Says
• Members Too Varied For Cert. In Hotel Booking Suit, AAA Says
• NFL Says City Of Oakland Can't Sue Over Raiders Relocation
• Insurer Must Cover Botched $2.2M Road Sign Deal: Contractor
• Pa. Law Firm Stiffed IP Counsel On $70K In Fees, Suit Says
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Utah Biodiesel Co. On Hook For $25.3M
• 5th Circ. Upholds Engineer's Win In $500M Chevron Rig Suit
• 5th Circ. Revives Ex-Teacher's Nude Photo Due Process Claim
• Fla. Court Disallows Atty Fee Recovery In Maritime Cases
• Neovasc Will Add CardiAQ Founders To Patents To End Suit
• 'Stranger Things' Creators To Face Trial Over Idea Theft Claim
• ArcelorMittal Owes $4.8M In Failed Contract Row, Co. Says
• After Ceasefire With Apple, Qualcomm's War Continues
• Escape Hatch Remains For Judges Accused Of Misconduct
• Trade Org 'Stacking The Board,' Flouting Injunction: Mill
• TV Writers Ask Calif. Court To Cancel Agents' Lucrative Fees
• Wells Fargo Auto Repo Suit Denied Class Action Status
• No Pain, No Court Gain For Ex-Planet Fitness Member
• IHG-Branded Hotel Operator Sues Building Owner Over Delays
• Attys Re-Up Bid To Drop Avenatti From $450M Class Action
• Federal Courts' #MeToo Response Is A Guide For State Courts
• Westgate Resorts Seeks Final Default Order In Timeshare Suit
• Carnival Cruise Passenger's Injury Suit Trimmed
• Texas Judge Hands Berg & Androphy $4M Loss In Loan Fight
• Ponzi Schemer To Pay Victims $82M After Fraud Ruling
• Chancery Sanctions Ex-Panera IT Execs For Trashing Records
• Riding #MeToo Wave, State Courts Get Their Ships In Order
• EEOC's Lipnic On Sexual Harassment In The Courthouse
• Duke Energy Escapes $67M Fluor Enterprises Contract Claim
• $6.2M State Dept. Contract Fight To Go To Arbitration
• Jiffy Lube Says Its No-Poach Provision Isn't Anti-Competitive
• Pipe Co. Hits Supplier With $1.5M Suit Over Oil Well Failure
• Obama 'Car Czar' Defends Auto Bailout In Dealers' $1B Suit
• Pa. Justices Agree To Weigh UPMC, Highmark Deal's End Date
• Jackson Estate Looks To Arbitrate HBO's 'Neverland' Dispute
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Circuitous Path To The Law
• Apache Hit With $62M Verdict In Processing Facility Row
• Apple, Qualcomm Drop Multibillion-Dollar Licensing War
• Employer Considerations When Using Garden Leave Clauses
• Trade Secrets Suit Against Mitsui Severely Trimmed
• Wall Of Secrecy Surrounds Sexual Harassment In State Courts
• Discipline Rare For State Judges In Sexual Misconduct Cases
• Door Skin Maker Appeals Key Antitrust Ruling In 4th Circ.
• Insurer Claims No Obligation In Ala. Malpractice Suit
• Calif. Nursing Home Denied Arbitration In Patient Death Suit
• Releases Snipped From NY Wheel Builder's Ch. 11 Plan
• Memorabilia Seller Says He Didn't Poach Agent's NFL Client
• High Court Won't Review Who OKs Class Arbitration Bids
• Saudi Heirs Want Egyptian Ruling Axed From $18B Award Suit
• Hedge Fund's Asset Transfers Blocked In $93M Bank Dispute
• Jackson Hewitt Slammed With 'No-Poach' Conspiracy Suit
• Judging A Book: Conrad Reviews 'The Jury Crisis'
• Working With Foreign Parties In Real Estate Transactions
• Claims Of Franchise Fraud Drive Dealership's Suit
• 8th Circ. Denies Quest's Claim In Traffic Pumping Suit
• 'Lady Marmalade' Writer Looks To Revoke Sony's Copyrights
• Send 'Stranger Things' Suit To The Upside Down, Creators Say
• KBR Seeks Illinois Judge's Recusal From Kickback Case
• Insurer Must Defend Fla. Shopping Center In Stabbing Suit
• Attys Win Fees, Sanctions In Suit Over Title Co. Takeover
• Superior Energy Unit Gets $72M In Suit Against Ex-COO, CFO
• Sports Authority Consignment Cash Must Go Back To Lender
• Sports Apparel Co. Sues Ex-Worker, Rival For Poaching
• Irish Fuel Co. Must Pay Out $5M To INTL FCStone Units
• Trump Hotel Cos. Want To Keep Panama Counterclaims Alive
• Texas Justices Say Denying Oil, Gas Lease Was Duty Breach
• NY Law Firm Ducks Arms Dealer's Suit Over Retainer
• NJ Firm's Founding Attys Not On Hook For Lease, Court Says
• Purchase Agreement Drafting Tips From Indemnification Case
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Distributor's Suit Over Faulty Auto Glass Tinting Film Tossed
• Duracell Says Co. Illegally Sold Foreign-Made Batteries
• Woody Allen Atty Accuses Bezos Of Nixing $68M Movie Deal
• Revamping Your Approach To Client Development
• 4 Things To Know About The Apple-Qualcomm Antitrust Trial
• The Art Of Using Preemption To Defend Wage-And-Hour Cases
• Citing Japanese Proverb, 7th Circ. Won't 'Hammer' Wis. Law
• Brewery Landlord Says Neighbors' Suit Tanked Building's Sale
• What's At Stake In The Apple, Qualcomm Antitrust Trial
• Tainted Arbitration Pact Not Enforceable, Calif. Panel Says
• American Airlines, Ex-Flight Attendants End Travel Pass Suit
• Class Attys Get $3M Cut Of $9.85M US Airways Deal
• Comcast Can't Stop Racial Bias Suit, Studio Tells Justices
• HTC Says Ericsson Reading Too Much Into Licensing Verdict
• Citibank Slammed With $8M Suit By NJ Debt Collection Firm
• Arbitration Pact Valid Despite Worker's Snub, Calif. Panel Says
• What Lawyers Must Know Before Acting As Escrow Agents
• Tech Tycoon Ordered To Pay $12M Award To Chinese Lender
• No Extra Interest For Subway Founder's Damages Award
• SAP Unit Claims Rival Used Trade Secrets To Steal Customers
• Arbitrators Wrongly Decided Shipowner's Piracy Claim: Judge
• FERC Fights For Oversight Of PG&E's $42B Power Deals
• SC Justices Nix Arbitration Of Insurance Agent Fraud Suits
• Texas Appeals Court Axes Attys' $1.6M Award In Contract Row
• Investor In Posh NYC Hotel Sues To Enforce $5M Sale Option
• TracFone's Device Trafficking Suit Gets Judge's Go-Ahead
• Swift Energy Keeps Well Contamination Suit Alive
• Orioles Free To Pitch TV Profits Dispute To Arbitration Panel
• Apple-Qualcomm Trial Sees Indemnity Question Separated
• Bayard Gets Green Light To Pull Out Of Weinstein Ch. 11
• Energy Co. Can't Ditch Counterclaims In $100M IP Row
• Land Rover Drivers Again Push $6M Deal In Suspension Row
• When Landlords Are Liable For TM Infringement By Tenants
• Credit Suisse Exec Owes Jefferies $1.5M Over Snubbed Offer
• Don't Change Colo. Contract Law For Our Case, Strippers Say
• 3rd Circ. Revives Samsung's Camera Technology Breach Suit
• Tennis Star Says Ex-Coach Isn't Owed Any Of Her Winnings
• MoFo Presses For Sanctions In Pregnancy Bias Battle
• Saints Fans Fight NFL's Move To Toss 'Blown Call' Suit
• US Ferry Contract Fight Must Be Arbitrated, Marine Co. Says
• Getting Calif. Mediation Settlements Enforced Is Now Harder
• Freelance Attorneys Are An Asset To In-House Legal Teams
• Ericsson Fights HTC's Post-Verdict Push For Better Rates
• Chancery Clears Path For Construction Co. To Recover $20M
• Russian Agency Seeks Blackstone Docs Over $20M Award
• Franchise Financier Hits Restaurants With $20M Loan Suit
• Auto Bailout Cheated Car Dealers Out Of $1B, Judge Hears
• Turkish Basketball Club Owes Player Salaries, Arbitrators Say
• Ch. 11 Trustee Takes The Wheel At IPS Worldwide
• Sound Engineer Must Pay $4M Over Unauthorized Prince EP
• Microsoft Facing New GDPR Software Contract Probe
• Sunoco Wants $32M In Trial Over Gasoline Blending Patents
• Colo. Atty Conduct Can Void Client Contracts Automatically
• SunEdison Trustee Looks To Recoup $17M From Logistics Co.
• Coverage Up In Smoke For $4M Of Blowtorch-Damaged Opals
• Concordia Pharma Sues Over Bowel Drug Trade Secrets
• Westinghouse Sues To Recover SC Nuke Plant Equipment
• 9th Circ. Grants US Contractor Fees After Toss Of $1M Award
• Burger King Wants 37 Ex-Franchises In Texas To Lose Logos
• GM, Chrysler Dealers Seek $1B For Scuttled Franchise Deals
• Expedia Can't Block United's Plan To Upend Air Ticket Pact
• Airlines, Oil Cos. Challenge SFPP Pipeline Tariff, Seek $5.3M
• Attys Seek $6.1M Fee Award In Navy Federal Overdraft Suit
• Texas Justices Say Trader Can Cite $7M Oral Deal In Lien Fight
• Coal Co. Says W.Va. Mining Lease Was Wrongly Canceled
• Day Pitney Ducks NJ Malpractice Claim Over Enviro Deal
• Fla. Financier Sues UK Lender Over €20M Loan Scam
• Grand Theft Auto Cheater Admits Infringement, Will Pay
• Florida Car Owners Win Cert. In Geico Payout Suit
• Spirit Flyers Urge 2nd Circ. To Revive Bag Fee Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Appeal Of Charter's Exit From Tower Suit Premature: 7th Circ.
• NJ Court Drowns Insurer's Bid To Recoup $1.2M Flood Payout
• Girardi, Lender Agree To Arbitrate 'Lavish' Lifestyle Dispute
• Trade Group Must Reinstate Mill Accusing It Of Price-Fixing
• Nexstar Accused Of Sabotaging Black-Owned TV Broadcaster
• Walgreens Dodges Suit From Private-Label Food Co.
• Poland Probes Betting Fees Paid To Sports Governing Orgs
• Macquarie Says Helicopter Leasing Co. Flouted NDA
• Investor Sues Over 'Scam' Tenn. Pipeline Investment
• Blue Cross Group Can Keep Settlement Secret From Insurer
• NJ Building Owner Must Face Realtor's Commission Suit
• Atty Says Colleague Bilked Him Of $700K Fee In Med Mal Case
• Don't Stock Up Your Biz With Our Workers, Campbell Warns
• Suit Over NJ Gym Fees Has No Muscle, Court Rules
• 'Big Tech' Questions Echo Early Days Of US Corporate Law
• Pa. Judge Axes 'Frivolous' Legal Malpractice Row
• Appraisal 'Inappropriate' In Geico Coverage Suit: 2nd Circuit
• Great American Gets Nod On $1.25M Deal In Agent Pay Suit
• Remanding $45M Motor Suit Would Defy 11th Circ.: GE Unit
• Bid To Drop Avenatti From Class Action Fails Over Procedure
• Judge Adds Interest, Nixes Fees In Army Base Contract Fight
• NFL Slams Latest Saints-Rams 'Blown Call' Suit As Baseless
• Ashley Judd's Weinstein Suit Put On Hold For Criminal Trial
• Disney Seeks To Trim Suit Over 'Home Improvement' Contract
• Nexstar Fights Internet Co. Over How To Talk To FCC
• Texas Home Developer Abandoned Project, Investors Say
• Shuttered Hedge Fund Can't Trim $8.4M Stock Scheme Verdict
• Sears Buyer Defends Hold Of $15M In Credit Card Reserves
• Court Frees Ex-ADP Sales Reps. From Noncompetes
• Weinstein Co. Buyer Not On Hook For Movie Investment Deals
• Afghan Co. Blasts US Contractor's 9th Circ. Fee Bid
• NY Court Enforces Ex-Honeywell Unit Award In Sales Dispute
• Irish Fuel Co. Blasts 'Frivolous' Sanctions Bid In Award Fight
• Allstate Beats Appeals In Faulty-Foundation Coverage Fights
• $706M Trade Secret Verdict Is A Mistake
• Pa. Landowners Lose Class Status In Shell Oil Lease Suit
• Wells Fargo Unit's Sale Didn't Ax Noncompetes, Pa. Panel Told
• Law Firm Ducks Timeshare Cancellation Conspiracy Suit
• Marriott Cos. Get Fla. Timeshare Purchasers' Suit Trimmed
• Oilex Fights To Avoid Arbitration In Indian Oil Co. Dispute
• Kardashians Beat Makeup Seller's TM Suit At 11th Circ.
• Insurer Wants Out Of Dolphins Stadium Renovation Fights
• Ligand Pushes Chancery To Squelch $4B Formula-Botch Suit
• Fed. Law Sinks Mercedes' Antitrust Row With Shippers In NJ
• Baker Hughes Urges 5th Circ. To Revive Explosion Suit
• Randy Quaid Fails To Dodge Property Suit, Sanction Atty
• Tom Brady's Financial Manager Failed To Repay $430K: Suit
• Pa. AG Denies UPMC-Highmark Suit Is Making 'New Law'