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Commercial Contracts - June, 2019

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• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Can't Access Coins Requested In $10B Suit
• 9th Circ. Says Rent-A-Center Can't Arbitrate Price-Gouge Suit
• High Court Census Ruling Could Escalate Rule Challenges
• 9th Circ. Finds AT&T Customer Arbitration Agreement Void
• Conservative Justices Cross Over To Create Unusual Lineups
• 4 Oil & Gas Cases Texas Supreme Court Will Hear This Term
• The Sharpest Dissents Of The Supreme Court Term
• 7th Circ. Revives Claims Against Student Loan Servicer
• Altice Still Faces Contract Claims Over Cablevision Firings
• Texas Justices OK Alexander Dubose, Chevron Fees Deal
• Sotomayor, Breyer Vie For Chattiest High Court Justice
• Texas Justices Back Carrizo In $28M Drilling Contract Fight
• Kyrgyzstan Wants Turkish Co.'s Sanctions Award Tossed
• Top 10 Techniques For Crafting A Dazzling Brief
• Justices Told To Skip Ex-Pfizer Exec's ERISA Venue Case
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Texas Justices Take On ETP, Enterprise $535M Pipeline Fight
• GE $45M Faulty-Motor Row Will Go To High Court
• The New 'Roberts Court' Finds Its Footing
• Gov't Triumphs Over Atty's Suit Challenging PACER Fees
• Breaking Down The Vote: High Court Term In Review
• Chancery Sees No Clear Winner In Murky Health Firm Suit
• Insurance Firm Execs Owe $12.5M In Fight With Late Partner
• 7th Circ. Lets Insurer Off Hook In $1.3M Building Defect Fight
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• UTA Joins Fight Over Writer's Guild Boycott With New Suit
• Vectura Demands Another $44M In Inhaler IP Clash
• Union Beats Suit Over Required Pension Payments
• Synchrony Financial Tries To Duck Suit Over Walmart Fallout
• Cardno Says Ecuadorian Gov't Can't Exit Bribery Plot Suit
• Google Pulled Medical Record 'Heist' With U Of Chicago: Suit
• Flair Airlines Can't Land Early Win In Cybersquatting Suit
• Del. Justices Rip Sullivan Atty For Client's Deposition 'Fiasco'
• Fla. Homeowner Can't Get Atty Fees For Beating Foreclosure
• Ex-Gibbons Associate's Sex Bias Claims Sent To Arbitration
• Indian Banks Can't Skirt $216M Clawback, Essar Trustee Says
• US Bank Hits BofA With Buyback Suit Over $1.6B RMBS Trust
• Builder Not Liable To Ex-Employee Over Bahamas Project
• 6th Circ. Torn Over FERC's Power Deal Authority In Ch. 11
• Seizure Order Allowed Prearbitration, 5th Circ. Says
• Jackson Hewitt Can't Write Off No-Poach Suit, Court Told
• Express Scripts Calls MTA Prescription Fraud Suit 'Fantasy'
• Telecom Co. Hit With $4.2M Judgment In Unpaid Loan Action
• Kinder Morgan Gets Permian Highway Pipeline Suit Tossed
• 9th Circ. Says Contractor Properly Axed From Power Plant Job
• PACER Fees For Court Opinions Are Arbitrary, Fla. Court Told
• Orioles Urge NY Court To Throw Out Nats' Arbitration Award
• Geisinger Urges Pa. Panel To Ax $5.5M Wrongful Firing Award
• A Chat With Ballard Spahr Diversity Chief Virginia Essandoh
• McKinsey Draws More Heat With New App In Coal Co. Ch. 11
• Insurer Says Utility Flip-Flopped On Cause Of $7M Damage
• NJ Deal Voided Over Unavailability Of Decision-Making Atty
• Redstone Pay Suit Deal Ends String Of CBS Litigation In Del.
• Judging A Book: McMahon Reviews 'Roosevelt For The Defense'
• Marshall Islands Co. Wants $1.3M Frozen During Arbitration
• NY Firm Can't Ditch Texas Suit Over Unpaid Deposition Bills
• Serco Urges 4th Circ. To Reconsider L-3 Subcontract Dispute
• NJ Court OKs $500K Luxury Apartment Fire Settlement
• Subcontractors Can't Get Maritime Lien, High Court Told
• Rams Must Pay $7.2M In Atty Fees In Seat Licenses Suit
• NJ Judge Can't Nix Subpoenas In Restrictive Covenants Suit
• Jury Orders Express Scripts To Pay $82M In Sale Fraud Suit
• Colo. Stripper Suit Raises Bar For Forced Arbitration
• Borrowers Reach $12M Deal In 3 Tribe-Linked Loan Suits
• Antero Awarded $96M In W.Va. Gas Purchase Fight
• Abiomed Asks 1st Circ. Not To Revive Exec's $5M Bonus Suit
• Takata Wants $7.5M From Airbag Part Supplier Over Defects
• Pa. AG Drops Suit As UPMC, Highmark Strike 10-Year Deal
• Writers Guild Faces Antitrust Suit Over Packaging Fee Boycott
• Cancer Center Claims Drug Cos. 'Robbed' It Of IP Revenue
• Stearns Weaver Miller Scoops Up Greenberg Traurig Vet
• Samsung OK'd To Seek Info Seal In Qualcomm Class Fight
• High Court Turns Away 3 Transportation Cases
• Kanye West Slams Countersuit Over 'Entire Life' Contract
• Valeant Kickback Case Puts Skilling To Test In 2nd Circ.
• 2 E-Discovery Takeaways From FTC V. Qualcomm
• High Court Passes On Argentina YPF Nationalization Fight
• Tupac Estate, Others Hit Universal With $100M Suit Over Fire
• Kelley Drye Attys' 'Bad Decisions' Don't Merit DQ, Judge Says
• DoD Teachers Union Gets 2nd Shot At Labor Practice Claim
• JPMorgan Workers' $1.85M Wage Deal OK'd After Update
• Podhurst Wins Atty Fees Dispute In NFL Concussion MDL
• Three Times Zero Still Zero, Optics Co. Says Of IP Suit Award
• Justices Could Blunt Racial Bias Cases With Comcast Ruling
• Crown Castle Says Illinois Telecom Flouting FCC's Pole Regs
• Petrobras Forks Over $701M Award, But Plans 5th Circ. Fight
• State Farm Wants To Sink Water Damage Coverage Class
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• The Roots Can Use Likeness Of Ex-Drummer 'In Perpetuity'
• Medical Device Firm Says Sabotage Suit Should Stand
• DLA Piper, Munger Attys Defend BNSF Brief To 9th Circ.
• Alliant Hit With Del. Injunction Over Lockton Worker Raid
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Energy Future Creditors' Bid For Larger Payout
• Tampa Bay Rays Settle Contract Suit With Concessionaire
• Privilege Can't Bar K&L Gates Bill Release, Pa. Justices Told
• Atty Who Beat Malpractice Claim Can Keep $62K Fee Award
• Texas Developer Says JV Partners Cost It $100M In Sales
• Locke Lord Says It's Not At Fault For Failed Health Plan
• Rohrmoos Highlights Steps To Securing Atty Fees In Texas
• Romo-Backed Fan Expo Wants Another Shot At NFL
• Target Cardholders Ink $8M Deceptive Marketing Deal
• Texas Panel Lets Ex-LLC Owner Access Company Records
• Jenner & Block Lures Back Atty From Job With Drink Brands
• Pa. Attorney Can't Dodge $500K Malpractice Verdict
• MoneyLion Accused Of Making Illegal Loans To NC Borrowers
• Delta's Privacy Policy Isn't A Contract, Judge Says
• Parking Tech Co. Says AIG Must Defend It In Privacy Row
• Ex-Alaska Telecom Exec Gets 5 Years For $270M Scheme
• Fees Suit Against Firm Nixed Over Attys' 'Avoidance Tactics'
• Seafood Wholesaler's 'Draconian' Noncompete Too Broad
• A Common Thread In High Court Bankruptcy Cases This Term
• Mass. Agency Hit With $21M Verdict For Dredging Overruns
• Tom Girardi, 'Housewives' Star Illicitly Spent $5M Loan: Suit
• Nreal Ripped Off Magic Leap's AR Glasses Design, Suit Says
• Aerotek Can't Force Calif. PAGA Claims To Arbitration
• Landlord Says Attys Can't Defend $110K Transfer To New Firm
• Fuse Ch. 11 Plan, Settlement OK'd Without New Creditor Vote
• 1st Circ. Says Insurer Should Cover Power Co. In Fraud Suit
• Texas Panel Tells Trial Judge It's Time To Enter Judgment
• 3 Classes Keep Certification In 'Sham' Fuel Fee Suit
• Ex-Time Warner Workers Try To Keep Vacation Pay Suit Alive
• Ropes & Gray Backs Winston & Strawn In Arbitration Dispute
• 9th Circ. Giving Free Pass On Power Deals, Solar Co. Says
• Bernstein Litowitz Seeks $11M In Fees For $45M Waste Deal
• Apple Nixes 'Wireless Leash' Trade Secrets Claims, For Now
• Jury Says Shell, Alon Owe $40.6M In Pipeline Property Fight
• Turbine Repair Co. Wants $6.2M Award OK'd In Contract Row
• German Car Cos. Ditch Buyers' Antitrust Conspiracy Claims
• Jimmy John's Challenges Legal Standard In No-Poach Case
• Corn Mill Co. Drops Bid To OK $9M Award Over Deal Price
• HVAC Contractor Seeks $37M For Texas Hospital Work
• Pa. Driller Says Arbitrator Awarded $2.4M To Wrong Company
• Goldman Free From Pact To Feed IPO Shares To TD, Schwab
• 5 Ways Law Firms Can Improve Their Job Interviews
• Employer Options For White Collar Contractors After Dynamex
• IAC, Match Must Face Tinder Founders' Trimmed $2B Suit
• While Google Dallied, Client Emails Were Exposed, Firm Says
• FanDuel Says Cryptocurrency Co. Stiffed It $100K
• Tough Mudder Dodges Runners' Suit Over Unpaid Settlement
• $50M Trade Secrets Claim Fizzles Into $290K Jury Award
• Pa.'s Bid To Extend UPMC-Highmark Truce Past June Fails
• Helicopter Leasing Co. Calls Ch. 11 Auction NDA Suit Baseless
• What To Expect When You're Expecting The End Of Libor
• DC Circ. Says FERC Must Explain Pipeline Rate Policy Shift
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Wash. Noncompete Reform: What Employers Need To Know
• Projected Top NBA Draft Pick Wants Out Of 'Draconian' Deal
• TD Bank Inks $70M Deal In Overdraft Fee MDL
• 11th Circ. Mulls Whether Class Invited Trial Court 'Error'
• CAA Wants Writers Guild Axed From Talent Agency Fees Fight
• Cybersecurity Firm's Adviser Ducks Investor Fraud Suit
• Chancery Hits Alliant Insurance With TRO Over Worker Raid
• Chinese Lighting Co. Gets Court's Blessing On $14.5M Award
• Litigation Funder Can't Recoup $5.8M From Deepwater Claims
• Parker McCay Ducks Malpractice Suit From NJ Concessionaire
• Weinstein Buyers Must Fulfill Investment Deals, Court Told
• Cheniere Can't Grab LNG Co., Ex-Partner Tells Chancery Court
• How To Streamline Virtual Law Team Mass Tort Defense
• 5th Circ. Nixes Oil Cos.' Win In Eagle Ford Contract Fight
• 2nd Circ. Affirms KO Of Boxing Contract Suit
• Ex-Manager Fights McDonald's Bid To See Client Intake Forms
• Women Fight Goldman Sachs' Arbitration Bid In Bias Suit
• Pa. Superior Court Says 'On' Isn't 'Under' In Gas Leases
• Venezuelan Commodities Co. Gets Interim Arbitral Award OK'd
• Insurer Dodges Contract-Breach Claim In $45M Coverage Suit
• Ex-Tycoon Wants Gulfstream's $1M Award Fight In State Court
• Estate Partially Stiffed On $10M Lottery Winnings, Suit Says
• Raymond James To Pay $15M To Settle Hidden-Fee Claims
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Fateful Phone Call
• Law Firms Can Do Better With Their Mentoring Programs
• Confidentiality: The New Employee Arbitration Battleground
• Lender Can't Arbitrate Calif. Consumers' Loan Shark Suit
• 4th Circ. Revives Defense Subcontract Dispute For 2nd Time
• Fees In Ex-LeClair Atty's $1M Gender Bias Award Get Do-Over
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise Gets Win In Ex-Analyst's Pay Suit
• Gap, Banana Republic Want $5.1M Franchising Award OK'd
• Westinghouse Wants $300M Nuclear Equip. Row Kept In NY
• Seafood Co. Says Rival Spawned From Stolen Trade Secrets
• Dentons Wants Funder To Seize Arbitral Award To Pay Fees
• Bid To Extend Highmark-UPMC Deal Is A Fraud, Pa. Judge Told
• Here We Go Again: DOJ's Latest Music Licensing Review
• Greenberg Traurig Can't Snuff Fraud Row Over Gotti Biopic
• No Tax On $4M Gain For Greek Mining Co., DC Circ. Affirms
• NY Condo Sponsors Hit With $3M Suit Over Botched Repairs
• W.Va. High Court Backs Gas Cos. In Landowner Drilling Row
• VW Workers Get Narrowed Collective OK'd In Age Bias Suit
• Progressive To Pay $2M To End Claims Over Missing Discount
• 6th Circ. Says Liquor Store Not Liable For Card Breach Costs
• Marketing Firm Wants $50M From Rival In Trade Secrets Trial
• FERC Rebuke Won't Be Last Word In PG&E Power Deals Fight
• Calif. Court Affirms Mitchell Silberberg's $1.5M Fee Win
• Assisted Care Investor Avoids Chancery Contempt Arrest
• Policy Goals Void UPMC-Highmark Deal End Date, Judge Told
• Skier's Injury Waiver Valid Despite Late Arrival, 10th Circ. Says
• Corn Mill Co. Overpaid $9.3M For Mexico Business
• 4 Sentenced In $3M Houston Hotel Embezzlement Scam
• Express Scripts Leans On BCBS Ruling In 2nd Circ. Battle
• Sears Owes $20M For Hurricane-Damaged Store, Mall Says
• Touradji Capital Owes $91M To Ex-Portfolio Managers
• High Court Won't Review Atty Fees Fight In Noncompete Suit
• 'Rocket Docket' Justifies Its Name For 11th Straight Year
• Alleged Traffickers Look To Slip Out Of Phone-Smuggling Suit
• Comcast Wins High Court Review Of $20B Racial Bias Suit
• FERC Has No Say Over PG&E Contracts In Ch. 11, Judge Says
• Dell, TiVo Dust-Up Sent To State Court Despite Patent Issue
• DynaResource Cos. Seek Pause In Mining Award Dispute
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• $1.4M 'Black Silicon' IP Verdict Not Enough, Harvard Says
• Texas Justices Clarify Triple Damages For Late Commissions
• Film Producer Convicted Of Fraud Loses Indemnification Bid
• Marriott Timeshare Buyers Oppose County's Bid To Exit Suit
• Wayfair Buyers Must Arbitrate Bedbug Claims
• DC Metro Contractor Wants Quick Win In $2.1M Bond Suit
• Commercial Lease Negotiations In Texas After Rohrmoos
• Avoiding Joint Employer Issues Under Uncertain Standards
• Contractor Hit With Suit Over Nuclear Cleanup Support Deal
• NY Appeals Court Won't Revive Brazil Investment Profits Suit
• Pipeline Co. Says Andeavor Subsidiary Owes It $14.6M
• Closed UCC Sale Can't Be Unwound, NY Appeals Court Says
• Developers Allege Biz Partner Extortion Risks $66.5M Loans
• Wells Fargo, KeyBank Duck Suit Over Nixed Real Estate Deal
• Ex-NFLer Must Arbitrate Award Beef With Litigation Funder
• Texas Panel Says Trial Firm Entitled To Appellate Recovery
• 10 Labor And Employment Considerations In Esports
• Measuring The Value Of A Law Firm's Social Media Efforts
• Fox Likely Won't Get Quick Win In Netflix Exec Poaching Battle
• Allscripts Cyberattack Suit Is Tossed For Naming Wrong Entity
• Marketer Nears $14M Win Over Flashy Credit Card Deal
• DOJ Again Mulling Decades-Old Music Licensing Orders
• Cable Co. Accuses CBS Of Bad Faith In Station Retrans Talks
• Calif. Clinic's Parent Co. Urges Toss Of Destroyed Embryo Suit
• Virgin Kicks Off $46.3M Suit Over Nixed Satellite Launches
• Brazilian Cos. Seek OK Of Seizure Order In $48M Award Row
• WashU Urges 3rd Circ. To OK WARF's $32M Royalties Loss
• Fuse Ch. 11 Plan Hearing Delayed After Creditor Deal Cracks
• Jiffy Lube Says Domino's No-Poach Ruling Does Not Apply
• Texas Court Reinstates Choice Hotels' Win In Franchise Fight
• Engineering Co. Says GE Units Must Arbitrate $500M LNG Row
• Shackelford Snags 7 Ex-Winstead Attys For Houston Launch
• Kalobios Successor Sued Over Drug Development Deal
• NJ Justices Send Car Dealer Fraud Claims Back To Arbitration
• UPDATE: Stakeholders Withdraw Suit Saying Defunct Construction Biz Kept Them In Dark
• Wells Fargo Seeks To Avoid Trial In CDO Fraud Suit
• What To Expect From An Appeal Of FTC V. Qualcomm
• Charter Wants False Ad Suit Over Internet Speeds Tossed
• Coke Florida Owner Can't Escape Chancery Stock Award Case
• BlackRock Employees Seek Class Cert. In $100M ERISA Suit
• Justices Urged To Hear $133M Dallas Terminal Takings Fight
• Tour Group, Travelers Fight Over Blame For Ill-Fated Cruise
• Supplement Buyer Can't Shake $600K Award To Chinese Co.
• Pa. Judge Lets Highmark In On Hearing To Extend UPMC Deal
• Maine Doc Canned For Bullying Loses Wrongful Firing Suit
• Express Scripts Stayed Mum On Prescription Fraud, MTA Says
• Magnetek Says Travelers Must Defend It In PCB Suits
• Asbestos Removal Biz Seeks $24M For Extra Demolition Work
• NFL Nears Deal With AP Photographers In Copyright Fight
• Trump Org. Evaded Panama Taxes, Says Filing In Hotel Case
• Calif. Jury Rejects $250M Real Estate Partnership Suit
• Attys For 'Eviscerated' Uber Driver Class Win $1.2M In Fees
• ConocoPhillips Subsidiary Dodges Texas Royalties Suit
• Banks Must Take Libor's End Seriously, Fed's Vice Chair Says
• 6th Circ. Lets Ford Keep Arbitral Win Over Kuwaiti Dealer
• 9th Circ. Won't Force Mont. To Compel Solar Power Deals
• Williams & Cochrane Says Rival's Ads Stole Its Thunder
• $27.5M Judgment Can't Be Enforced, ConocoPhillips Says
• Weitz & Luxenberg Urges 2nd Circ. To Toss Fraud Suit
• Door Supplier's Prices Still High Despite Verdict, Buyer Says
• Highmark Wants Seat At Hearing Over Extending UPMC Deal
• Cooperating With Competitors In The Wake Of Qualcomm