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Commercial Contracts - May, 2019

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• Lockheed Says British Co. Owes $64M For Helicopters
• UPMC Wants To Bar Highmark From Hearing To Extend Deal
• Massage Envy Members Near OK On $10M Deal Over Fees
• Chancery Keeps Alive Nuveen Seller's $278M Bonus Suit
• Sanctions Enforcer OFAC Shows Compliance Gets Mercy
• IDT Energy's TCPA, False-Ad Suits Not Covered, Insurer Says
• Samsung Can't Escape Class Suit Over Defective Plasma TVs
• NJ Law Firm Doesn't Share Rival's Malpractice Liability
• Mexican Energy Co. Files $10M Suit Over Docked Ship Deal
• Dial's $7.4M Hand Wash Deal Approved Over Feds' Objection
• Lender Can't Take Art As Collateral For Sham Loan, Suit Says
• Chinese Garment Co. Fights Fraud Claims In $20M Row
• Wells Fargo Says Windows Co. Breached Financing Contract
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Honda Beats Suit Over Alleged Promised Add-Ons: 9th Circ.
• US Trustee Calls Fuse's Ch. 11 Plan Incomplete
• Qualcomm Licensees Face Risk In Fighting Deals After Ruling
• UPS' Online Arbitration Agreement Is Valid, 9th Circ. Says
• Wimbledon Fund Gets $2.3M Quick Win In Fraud Case
• SF Taxi Group Seeks To Hit Brakes On Airport Pickup Rules
• Wilson Sonsini Beats Malpractice Case In Business Dust-Up
• High Court Places Heavy Burden On Bankrupt TM Licensors
• Huawei Ban Creates Challenge For Int'l Antitrust Enforcement
• Motherhood & Making Partner: The View From 2 BigLaw Moms
• Facebook Says Social Media Users Can't Expect Privacy
• Fortnite Gamer's Suit Puts Pressure On Esports Contracts
• Antero Wants Trade Secret Row Against Okla. Co. Revived
• 5 Attorneys On Being The Only Woman In The Room
• Chancery Puts Drug Co.'s Forced Buyout Suit On Path To Trial
• Millennials Are Pushing Back Against Law Firm Sexism
• Michael Jackson's Estate Must Fight 'Neverland' In Court
• Law Profs Back Bid For High Court Input In ERISA Suit Venue
• Electric Co. Can't Sidestep Union Contract, 3rd Circ. Says
• 2 Firms Steer Greensill's Subcontractor Finance Platform
• 3 Law Firm Business Tactics To Support A Niche Practice
• Judge Was 'Inappropriate' But Is Still Immune, 6th Circ. Says
• Split 6th Circ. Blames Fifth Third For Ambiguous APR Terms
• Pa. Justices Tell Court To Rethink AG's Highmark-UPMC Fight
• Coal Co. Can't Get Docs Protected By Atty-Client Privilege
• Aircraft Co. Wins Over $23M After Airline Bailed On 737 Deal
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• Can You Spot The Gender Disparity? A Guide To Implicit Bias
• In The March Toward Parity, Law Firms Fall Behind
• Door Maker Wants Rival Blocked From Taking Claims To Texas
• Asbestos Job Abandoned At Ex-Westinghouse Site, Co. Says
• Attys Collect $6.1M For Work On Navy Federal Overdraft Suit
• Marketer Cleared In $5.7M Rite Aid Kickback Case
• Lampert Claims Sears Hasn't Made Good On Sale Deal
• Ancestry.com Gets Health Info Privacy Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Ecuadorian Real Estate Arm Looks To Slip $15M Bribery Row
• Jackson Hewitt Looks To Write Off Proposed 'No-Poach' Class
• Tracking Developments In The Law Of Privilege
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Glass Ceiling Slow To Break For Female Attys In 2018
• What 12 Gender Bias Complaints Say About BigLaw
• Del. Bankruptcy Rulings Keep Most Essar Claims Alive
• Chancery Saves Ligand From $3.75B Loss On Bond Bungle
• History Gives No Clues To Trump-Huawei Endgame
• UK Sports Agent Group Wants Out Of Calif. Employment Suit
• Samsung Can't Keep $100M Deal With Qualcomm A Secret
• Ex-Tenants, Developer Reach Deal Over Luxury Building Fire
• 9th Circ. Questions DLA, Munger Attys' Candor In BNSF Brief
• Texas Justices Side With Pathfinder In Permian Lease Row
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Real-Life Lessons For Lawyers From 'Game Of Thrones'
• Recent Chancery Rulings Offer Forum Selection Pointers
• Insurer Seeks $1.2M Over Unpaid Restaurant Construction Tab
• 5 Tips To Help Your Summer Associates Succeed
• The Big Picture: What To Know About FTC V. Qualcomm
• What Antitrust Attys Need To Know About Labor Monopsony
• An Epic Timeline: The Cases That Set The Stage
• ExxonMobil Unit Can't Arbitrate Gas Field Row, Investors Say
• Ex-NFL Player Wants Cash Advance Contract Tossed
• NJ Software Co. Must Face Ex-CEO's Whistleblower Claims
• NFL Didn't Make Sponsor Ditch Romo Expo, Panel Says
• Sears Creditors Say Ch. 11 Plan Lacks Legal Basis
• Avenatti Booted From Class Counsel In Surgical Gown Suit
• Health Providers Should Tread Carefully With App Developers
• Afghan Man Gets $33.4M Win In Army Trucking Contract Suit
• Keys To Communicating A Law Firm's Mission
• A Significant Case For All Calif. Mortgage Lenders
• Chancery Finds Ex-CEO In Contempt In Biopharma IP Suit
• 7 Takeaways From Qualcomm's Stinging Defeat
• Ga. Court Revives Doc-Turned-Atty's Suit Against Ex-Firm
• Qualcomm's Illegal Licensing Practices: How We Got Here
• Mexican Cement Co. Must Post Bond In $36M Award Fight
• Managers Say Boxer Gennady Golovkin Owes Them $27.4M
• ETC Seeks Quick Victory In InteliClear Trade Secrets Suit
• Ex-Client Can't Revive Claims Attys Bungled Gov't Probe
• UAE Co. Urges Judge To Rethink Cessna's $51.7M Award
• High Court Bankruptcy IP Case May Spur Rejection Litigation
• Combating Cyberattacks In The Construction Industry
• Justices Urged To Pass On Argentina YPF Nationalization Row
• Limited Liability Releases Can Simplify Insurance Suits
• Arbitration Pacts In Franchising: One Size Doesn't Fit All
• Qualcomm's 'No License, No Chips' Model Illegal, Judge Rules
• Natixis Seeks More Discovery In $877M RMBS Dispute
• Trustee Not Liable For $168M RMBS Loss, 3rd Circ. Says
• Justices Save TM Licensees From Contract Conundrum
• CVS Defends Contract Counterclaim In Sentry Antitrust Suit
• Chancery Denies Legal Fee Recovery For ServiceMesh Buyer
• Blue Cross Can't Escape Tribe's Health Care Fraud Suit
• Law Group Won't Approve Controversial Report This Year
• Insiders Look Back At Epic Systems' Rise To The High Court
• Bids To Avoid ACI-KeyBank Trial Fall Short, Both Sides Say
• Jimmy John's Must Face 'Orphaned' No-Poach Case
• Calif. Suit Rips Feds For Axing $929M High-Speed Rail Grant
• Fitness Co. Must Face Class Claims Over Membership Deals
• FERC Says It Has Role In Reviewing FirstEnergy Power Deal
• How Lawyers Can Help Save The Planet
• Mortgage Co. Pushed Shoddy Contractors For Loan, Suit Says
• Tastykake's Policies Eat Into Distributors' Profits, Suit Says
• Increasing Buyer Leverage In The 'Sign-And-Go-Hard' Era
• Well-Plugging Co. Says Ex-VP Going After Its Clients
• Clothing Manufacturers Want $1M Over Botched Shipment
• Johnny Depp Owes $350K In Legal Fees, Buckley Says
• Pro Gamer Slams 'Unregulated,' 'Oppressive' Esports Industry
• American Airlines Sues Mechanics Over Travel 'Slowdown'
• $16M Copyright Verdict Holds Up, Slot Machine Co. Says
• Insurer Needn't Cover Bar For Patron's Truck Attack
• Drinker Biddle Wants Fla. Court Help In NJ Defamation Case
• Subcontractor Seeks Rest Of $10.5M Bill For DC Plant Work
• DC Transit Agency Must Face Permit Delay Claims: Contractor
• WBO Throws Counterpunch To Boxer's 1st Circ. Appeal
• Italy Fines Sports Marketers €67M For Bid-Rigging
• Wells Fargo Accused Of Stiffing At-Home Workers On OT
• GE Unit To Fight Remand Of $45M Motor Suit At 11th Circ.
• Vantage Gets $720M Petrobras Award OK'd By Texas Court
• Symrise Accused Of Raiding Refresco To Develop New Drink
• Don't Reduce Arbitration To 'Sham' Proceeding, 5th Circ. Told
• Dysfunction Leads Del. Chancery To Dissolve Pharma Co.
• GNC Says Unauthorized Amazon Reseller Tarnishes Its Name
• Robinson Bradshaw Liable For Diversity Promises, Atty Says
• FTC Must Tackle Anti-Competitive Drug Rebate Practices
• The Precarious State Of Public Injunction Waivers In Calif.
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• A Chat With Gilead Sciences Legal Ops Leader Gary Tully
• Kanye Collaborator Conned Korean Fashion Co., Suit Says
• CORRECTED: Facebook Advertisers' Inflated Stats Suit Trimmed
• Texas Appeals Court Awards Equistar Nothing In Pumps Suit
• Chinese Lighting Co. Wants $14.5M Award Confirmed
• 5th Circ. Revives MD's Securities Suit Against Ex-Biz Partner
• Jiffy Lube Worker Wants No-Poach Case Kept In Pa.
• Schwab Leans On Lamps Plus In Push To Sink 401(k) Class
• Benefits Of Arbitration Pacts Hotly Debated At House Hearing
• Pa. Justices Cast Doubt On Highmark-UPMC Deal Extension
• Claiming The 'Iron Throne' With A Noncompete?
• Texas Panel Says It Can't Hear Weevil-Infested Pecans Suit
• Calif. Officially Names PG&E As Cause Of Deadly Camp Fire
• Nissan Says Supplier Should Pay $27M Over Brake-Defect Suit
• AGs Jeer Proposed Changes To Consumer Contract Guide
• Ixchel To 9th Circ. In Biogen Row: Companies Are People, Too
• Mexican Taxi Co. Owner Can't Oust Partner, Judge Says
• Ice Cream Co. Can't Shake $2M Atty Fee Award
• Trump Blacklists Huawei Amid Telecom Security Clampdown
• TracFone Slams Bid To Nix Phone-Smuggling Suit
• Investment Firm Can't Shake Ex-Exec's Hacking Claims
• DC Circ. Won't Budge On FERC Midwest Grid Charges Ruling
• CNX Demands Lloyd's Pay For $40M Ohio Gas Well Eruption
• Marine Co. Fights Bid To Remand Ferry Contract Suit
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Completing The Journey Home
• ADP Aims To Enforce Noncompetes For Ex-Sales Workers
• Latham Aided Covert Bid To Quash Stadium, Calif. City Says
• Diamond's Timeshare Exit Suit Gets Fla. Magistrate's Rec
• BladeRoom Seeks $24.5M Fees, Costs For Trade Secrets Win
• Ex-Consol Prez Denied Wage Claims But Pursues Retaliation
• Sports Agent Sues Over Poached MLB Player's $110M Deal
• Land Rover Drivers Get OK For $6.7M Deal In Suspension Suit
• New Questions Over Corporate Officers' Legal Duties
• Identity Politics: How Firms Seal The Deal After A Merger
• The Dangers Of BigLaw's Merger-Happy Growth Strategy
• Tesla, Subcontractor Settle Janitor's Injury Suit For $13M
• The Firms That Lost The Most Attorneys In 2018
• USA Football Stole Rival's Exclusive Curriculum, Suit Alleges
• Former Texas Atty Gets Prison Time For $5.5M Invoice Fraud
• Seizure Order Allowed Pre-Arbitration, La. High Court Says
• Justices Won't Rule On $23M Morgan Lewis Sanction Denial
• Judging A Book: Wood Reviews 'The Making Of A Justice'
• Where The Post-Libor Litigation Tsunami Will Hit
• Allegiant Sues Ex-COO Over Potential Stock Buyback
• Fireproofing Contractor Hit With TCPA Suit For Faxed Ads
• To Guard Against Waiving Privilege, Don't CC The Boss
• National Guard Subcontractor Sues Over Unpaid $1.6M
• Megafirms Drive Thirst For Tie-Ups As Firms Scale Up
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• These Law Firms Keep Their Partnership Ranks Lean
• Starbucks Sued Over 'Premature' French Press Recall
• Dial MDL's $7.4M Settlement Too 'Dubious' To Allow, Feds Say
• Chancery Hands Oxbow Investors $1.1M Tab After Reversal
• Ex-Panera IT Execs Blocked From Working For Competitors
• Prada Wants Gator Hatchlings Award Confirmed Without Delay
• Power Plant Sale Suit Doesn't Belong In Chancery, Judge Says
• Activist Blasts Bed Bath & Beyond For 'Proxy Penalties'
• PG&E Oversight Battle Looms For FERC, Bankruptcy Court
• Ex-Exec's Novel Hacking Suit Against Hedge Fund Gets Axed
• Ex-Abiomed Exec Asks 1st Circ. To Revive $5M Bonus Suit
• SC Utility Co. Seeks $7M In Pipeline Damage Spat
• Getting Out Of Legal Project Management Debt
• Contractor Did Shoddy Work With No License, W.Va. Suit Says
• $7M Suit Over Philly Building Project Moves Forward
• Jury Says Japanese Co. Ripped Off Harvard's IP, Owes $1.4M
• OFAC Signals Enforcement Turn With Plan To Fine Execs
• Solar Co. Shouldn't Be Part Of Award Judgment, Court Told
• Credit Card Maker Says Sales Deal Is Void Under LLC Rules
• Tribal Officers Urge 2nd Circ. To Rethink Lending Decision
• Magistrate Judge Overruled As Court OKs Goldgroup Award
• 6 Ways To Keep Your Jury From Zoning Out
• Former Jiffy Lube Worker Says It Can't Slip No-Poach Suit
• Doc's Deal With Rail Worker Isn't In Good Faith, Ill. Court Says
• Irish Reinsurance Co. Seeks Ch. 15 As It Liquidates Abroad
• Cessna Gets $51.7M Award Against UAE Co. OK'D
• Nexstar Says DirecTV Owes $1M For Station It Didn't Launch
• FTC Wraps 1st Cases Spotlighting Right To Post Bad Reviews
• Faulty Ch. 7 Forms Don't Kill Whistleblower Suit: 2nd Circ.
• Insurer Can't Sue, Then Demand Arbitration, Fla. Court Says
• Steel Co. Wants $13.7M Over Delayed Army Hospital Project
• Employee Arbitration Pact Pointers From Calif. Courts
• Ex-Duane Morris Atty Cut Fisherman Out Of Venture, Suit Says
• Barnes & Noble Must Advance Atty Fees To Ousted CEO
• Biomass Facility Developer To Settle FCA Claims For $2.6M
• Shopko, Sun Capital Ink $15M Deal Over Money Transfers
• Investors Say Oxbow Misapplied Chancery Appeal Ruling
• Uber Deal With Drivers 'Dangerously Inadequate,' Judge Says
• Bayer CropScience Says Fired Scientist Stole Trade Secrets
• Marriott Timeshare Buyers Seek Cert. In Points Program Row
• UPMC Forgot Its 'Core Mission' In Highmark Row: Pa. AG
• Media Co. Fuse Seeks Docs In DirectTV Contract Row
• Businessman Is Wasting Time With Award Fight, Lenders Say
• 2 Law Firms Lead The Pack In Contracts Litigation
• 5 Myths In Legal Crisis Communications
• Ill. Firm Must Face Bankrupt Client's Med Mal Suit, Court Says
• Woody Allen Says Amazon Can't Kill Suit Over $68M Deal Nix
• ASML Scores $845M IP Judgment Against Bankrupt XTAL
• Ch. 11 Judge Right On SAE Trade Secret Claim Value: Ruling
• AT&T Missed Payments In Bandwidth Hub Contract, Co. Says
• Tech Tycoon To Fight OK Of $12M Award To Chinese Lender
• DC Metro Seeks Partial Win In Bus Station Construction Suit
• Attys Seek $65K For OK Of INTL FCStone Units' $5M Awards
• Foxconn Parent Wants Microsoft Royalties Suit Trimmed
• M&G Lienholder Attorneys Win Rare $1.6M Fee For Ch. 11 Aid
• Aralez Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan Gets Court's Approval
• Adviser Not Covered For Appvion ESOP Suits, Insurer Says
• Timeshare Exit Co. Slams 'Hyperbolic' Interference Claims
• Bankrupt Welded Construction Seeks $71M For Pipeline Work
• Avenatti Blasts Class Counsel 'Hijack' In Surgical Gown Case
• Social Club Burned Broker In Snubbing $1.7M Sale, Suit Says
• Takeda Says Orexigen's Ch. 11 Plan Exposes It To $6M Claim
• 'Stranger Things' Idea Theft Suit Abandoned On Eve Of Trial
• NJ Firm Must Face Malpractice Suit Over Medical Disclosure
• Kang Haggerty Accused Of Botching Settlement
• An Overview Of The Debate Over Litigation Finance Disclosure
• 10th Circ. Affirms Class Cert. In Chaparral Gas Royalty Case
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• One Sentence Ends Amgen Blockbuster's Reign, Judge Says
• Riddell Aims To Block Ex-Star Salesman From Poaching Reps
• VW AG Can't Shake Suit Alleging Global Age Bias Policy
• New Leader Drops Pa. Print Union's Suit Against Parent Org
• DOJ Urges Caution If FTC's Qualcomm Case Brings Remedies
• SEC Settles Admin. Case With Apple Glass Maker GT Tech
• Frankfurt Co. Can't Seek Docs In Merger Fight, Court Hears
• HBO Slams Jackson Estate's Push For 'Neverland' Arbitration
• Trade Group Aims To Ax Mill's Price-Fixing Suit
• Investment Firm Sues Partner In Fight Over Mexican Taxi Co.
• Shipbuilder Says Ferry Contract Case Belongs In State Court
• Wind Farm Investor Deserves $126M, Not $1, Del. Justices Say
• FERC Won't Budge On PG&E Power Deal Oversight
• Drinker Biddle Must Face Claims Over Esformes Statements
• Liberty Mutual Says Arbitration Stays $2.9M Coverage Suit
• Dick's Ducks Damages For Ammo Maker's Axed Copter Deal
• $128M Of Award Chopped From Fox-'Bones' Profit Feud
• German Pasta Co. Wants 'Suspicious' Deal Info To Fight Award
• Robinson Bradshaw Seeks To Trim Black Atty's Bias Suit
• Timeshare Co. Fights Quick Win Bid In Interference Suit
• Jiffy Lube Says No-Poach Suit Belongs In Texas
• Pa. Law Firm's Suit Over Looted 401(k) Moves Forward
• DOJ's No-Poach Stance Called 'Wasteful And Inappropriate'
• Delivery Drivers May Be Entitled To Expenses In Wage Suit
• Energy Co.'s Fraud Suit Won't Be Derailed By Anti-SLAPP Law
• 'Stranger Things' Creators Dodge Sanctions Bid Ahead Of Trial
• Solar Co. Can't Touch Factory During Arbitration Award Fight
• Texas Anti-SLAPP Law Can't Kill Sanctions Bids, Court Says
• 9th Circ. Decision Shows Limits Of Arbitrator Authority
• How To Identify And Deal With Narcissists In Law
• LGE Beats Solar Tech Co.'s Trade Secret Theft Claims
• Qualcomm Pegs Apple Licensing Fight Deal At $4.5B Or More
• Restaurant Delivery App Hit With Class Suit Over Fee Hike
• Facebook Investors Lose Bid For Cambridge Analytica Probe
• 4 Ways Rohrmoos Could Change Fee Fights In Texas
• 'Stranger Things' Creators Want Rosa Parks Film Out Of Trial
• Benefits Firms Must Face Pension Termination Suit
• UPMC Tells Pa. Justices Highmark Deal Was Only Temporary
• Fla. High Court Asked To Clarify Atty Fee Award Calculation
• Arbitration Questions To Consider In Patent License Disputes
• FERC Can't Oversee FirstEnergy Power Deal, 6th Circ. Told
• Highmark 'Tiers' Forestall Needed Treatments, Providers Say