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Commercial Contracts - July, 2019

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• NFL Faces Nightmare As Saints No-Call Suit Proceeds
• Arbitrator Told To Clarify Trading Firm's $3.6M Award
• Sikorsky Hit With Counterclaims in $64M Chopper Sale Suit
• H&R Block Urges 8th Circ. To OK Arbitration In 'No-Poach' Suit
• Texas Panel Says Frack Co. Malpractice Claim Filed Too Late
• No Role For Chancery Seen In Life Insurance Catch-22 Suit
• Woody Allen's Claims Over $68M Amazon Deal Trimmed
• Prada Gets Green Light On Gator Egg Award
• CenturyLink Can't Sink Securities Action Over Sales Tactics
• Sharper Image Moves To Scrap PTAB Bid After Court Order
• 5th Circ. Says Insurer Not On Hook For Ice Cream Co. Suit
• Texas Attys Must Arbitrate Dispute Over Referral Fees
• Debunking 3 Myths About Contract Attorneys
• NFL, Referees Escape Saints Fans' 'Blown Call' Suit
• Eagles Guitarist's Widow Won't Give Up Info, Hospital Says
• 'B-Movie King' Unlikely To Get Early Win In Sons' Trust Suit
• Diamond Resorts' Timeshare Exit Suit Kept Alive
• Enterprise Didn't Mess With Texas Landowner In Pipeline Fight
• Chancery Tosses Suit Over JC Penney Pricing Practices
• Little Caesars Ducks Ex-Manager's No-Poach Suit
• Billionaire Fights Waiving Of Privilege In $48M Award Dispute
• Rig Pipe Maker Can't Bar Rival From Selling Product Amid Suit
• Marriott Wants Damages Trimmed In Timeshare Row
• AT&T Looks To Pull Plug On FPL's $20M Utility Pole Rent Suit
• Firearm Accessories Cos. In Libel Dispute After Severing Ties
• Army Corps Can't Block Student Housing, Landowner Says
• NFL's Goodell, 3 NFC Playoff Referees To Sit For Questioning
• Oilfield Co. Sues Ex-VP Who Went To Work For Competitor
• Pot Dispensary Chain Fires Back Over Ill. License Sale Suit
• Atty Wins Bid To Sue Firm Over Fees In Malpractice Action
• Hotel Manager Can Seek UK Docs In $60M Award Dispute
• Philly Atty Says He Was Target Of Frivolous Lawsuit
• Ruling On $2.4M Award In Generator Fight Paused For Now
• NJ Atty Can't Upend Ruling Over Unpaid Mass Tort Financing
• FTC's Antitrust Win Against Qualcomm Should Not Stand
• Jones Day Atlanta Office Adds Ex-Paul Hastings M&A Pro
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2019
• 3 Takeaways For Aviation Cos. From Iran Sanctions Alert
• Opioid Seller Seeks To Lead Antitrust Class Despite Charges
• Greenberg Replenishes Miami Corporate, Litigation Practices
• Cement Co. Asks 10th Circ. To Stay $36M Arbitral Award
• NBA Star's Nike Suit Could Help Athletes Claw Back IP Rights
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Class Suit Over Supplier's Energy Rates
• ADP Wins Bid To Enforce Noncompetes For Ex-Sales Workers
• Pa. Grocery Chain Demands Insurer Cover Opioid Defense
• Subcontractor Wins At 8th Circ. In Plant Construction Dispute
• Chicago Athletic Clubs Sued For Ending Rewards Program
• Texas Panel Sends Ex-HEB Cashier's Injury Suit To Arbitration
• A Litigator's Reflections From The Arbitrator's Chair
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Raiders Beat Oakland's Suit Over NFL Team's Move, For Now
• W.Va. Hospital Moves Audit Meddling Suit To Federal Court
• SiOnyx Wins 'Black Silicon' IP Rights But Little Extra Money
• Atty, Fintech Conference Founder Both Lose In Fee Dispute
• Ex-CEO Says Heartland Can't Yank His Legal Fees In Chancery
• Del. Justices Back $17M Win For Luxury Credit Card Reps
• Pa. Justices To Mull No-Hire Clauses Between Businesses
• Texas Energy Co. Asks Court To Ignore 'Games' In Award Suit
• Boston PE Firm Gets $250K Atty Fee After Bonus Suit Win
• USA Cricket Says Jilted Competitor Is Just A Sore Loser
• Skanska Handed Quick Win In Shoddy Masonry Suit
• Consumer Lenders Can Act Now To Reduce Post-Libor Risk
• 5 Hard Phrases Lawyers Should Master
• Forum Clause Didn't Doom Gun Silencer Sales Row: 9th Circ.
• McKinsey Says Alix Lacks 'Shred Of Evidence' In Ch. 11 Probe
• Pa. AG, Bankrupt Fintech Firm Settle Payday Lending Suit
• Real Estate Agent Signed For Dead Owners In Scheme: SEC
• American Airlines Can't Ax $21M Uniform Design Claim
• Thompson Hine Welcomes Back Partner In Bankruptcy Group
• Alleged Bitcoin Creator's Partner Can Subpoena UK Witnesses
• Impax May Be Trying To 'Game System' In Teva Fight: Judge
• Insurer Sues Construction Co. For $3M In Miami Building Row
• Offshore Co. To Face Bulk Of Suit Over $2.8M Deep-Sea Gear
• Steel Fabrication Biz Seeks $1M For Chicago Transit Work
• Ex-Apollo Security Prez Can't Sue Mass. Atty Over Pay Deal
• Conagra Investor Targets Directors Over $11B Pinnacle Deal
• Don't OK $6.2M Award During Arbitration: Energy Services Co.
• Samsung, Intel Can Intervene In Qualcomm 9th Circ. Appeal
• DJ Injured At Concert Seeks To Collect $12.6M Arbitral Award
• Food Delivery App Asks Judge To Drop Fee Hike Suit
• Trinity Sues Anesthesia Provider Over Noncompete Clauses
• BCBS Unit Lands 8th Circ. Win In Air Ambulance ERISA Suit
• DQ Order Nixed In Wyndham Suit Against Timeshare Exit Cos.
• Cox Gets Ex-Sales Rep's Suit Over Failed Calif. Move Tossed
• SEC Says Real Estate Wholesaler Ran $2.4M Ponzi Scheme
• Uber Drivers Score Tentative OK On $395K Fair Pay Deal
• Hindsight Proportionality Is An Illogical And Meaningless Idea
• Hollywood Agents Call WGA Packaging Suit A 'Power Grab'
• French Co. Says $25M Contract Dispute Suit Must Be Paused
• Credit Suisse Stumbles At Start Of $253M Toxic RMBS Trial
• Ecuador Prevails In Tax Dispute With Spanish Tuna Co.
• Valerus Says Bid To Combine Energy Suits Is Delay Tactic
• Wells Fargo Wants $83M Award OK'd In Film Funding Suit
• Mount Sinai Begins $1B Downtown Health Care Revamp
• Wells Fargo Must Face Bad Faith Claim In Loan Fees Suit
• Barclays Mortgage Servicer Beats Suit Over Foreclosure Fees
• Netflix Deal With Hollywood Union Bans Hotel Room Auditions
• Ericsson Says It Needs In On Qualcomm's 9th Circ. Appeal
• E-Discovery Experts Could Increase Fed. Court Efficiency
• Salesforce Can't Move Sex Trafficking Suit To Federal Court
• Endo Pharma To Pay $2.3M To 18 States In Lidoderm Deal
• Mexican Cos. Tell 10th Circ. $36M Award Wrongly Confirmed
• Polsinelli Bags Blank Rome Real Estate, Retail Litigator
• Real Housewife Settles Pay-Seizure Suit With Vineyard Vines
• Oakland Faces Skeptical Judge In NFL Suit Over Raiders Move
• After Delay, Pa. Programmer Pleads To Siemens Sabotage
• Philly Hospital's Ch.11 Plan To Sell Residency Program OK'd
• Wells Fargo Says Tribe Must Pay In $250M Loan Dispute
• Qualcomm's Profitability No National Security Issue, FTC Says
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Seafood Co. Exec Cops To $4M Crab Label Fraud
• EOG Settles $12.5M Injury Suit Minutes Before Arguments
• Bradley Arant Launches Cannabis Practice Group
• Clark Hill Client Says Firm Pushed $1M Deal For His $63M Suit
• Suit Against Downey Brand Over $150M REIT Sale Dismissed
• $1M Storm Damage Coverage Dispute Ends After Settlement
• Hertz Escapes Class Allegations In Robocall Suit
• Remembering Justice Stevens As A Law Firm Leader
• Keeping Conventional Power Going Until Renewables Mature
• Alix Seeks Another Probe Of McKinsey Conflict Claims
• Sunoco Likely To Win In Butane Blending Patent Trial: Judge
• 'May I Just Ask': Era Of Civility Passes With Justice Stevens
• Justice Stevens' Chevron Legacy Under Attack
• 'Kindness, Humility, Wisdom': Justices Remember Stevens
• The Stories They Tell About Justice Stevens
• Pitt Sues Former Sports Marketing Co. For Withholding $3.6M
• Hear Justice Stevens In 5 Memorable Moments On The Bench
• Cannabis Biz Sues Farming Co. Over 'Millions' In Lost Hemp
• Justice Stevens' High Court Legacy In 4 Charts
• 'Smoking Gun' Emails Help Viasat Win $49.3M IP Verdict
• Express Scripts Can't Shake Pa. Records Fee Class Action
• FTC Facing Qualcomm Alone As Trump Admin. Turns On Case
• Tiversa Slams LabMD Exec's 'Late' Jury Trial Bid In FCA Suit
• Carpatsky Cleared To Gather Asset Info Over $147M Award
• Trump Org. Can't Protect Records In Panama Hotel Fraud Suit
• US Should Stay On Sidelines In Raiders Row, Oakland Says
• Attys Should Honor Their Word In Fee Split, Pa. Judge Says
• Brazilian Cos. Get OK Of Seizure Order In $48M Award Row
• Ex-Avenatti Client Sues Insurer Over Seized Jet
• Fracking Co. Wins $5.3M In Insurance Row Over Busted Gear
• A Look Back At Justice Stevens' Most Important Opinions
• Justice John Paul Stevens' Brand Of Judicial Humility
• 3 Fed. Departments Back Qualcomm Against FTC At 9th Circ.
• Serco Denied 4th Circ. Redo Of L-3 Subcontract Dispute
• EP Energy Must Pay $41M For Oil And Gas Lease Payments
• Retired Justice John Paul Stevens, Hero To Left, Dead At 99
• Fed. Circ. Won't Save Sharper Image's VR Patent Challenges
• 5th Circ. OKs $43.2M Jury Verdict In Well Plugging Suit
• Class Set In Aruba Airline 'Exit Fee' Suit Despite Obstacles
• McKinsey Critic Wants To Reopen Another Ch. 11 For Probe
• No Quick Win For Software Co. Founder In Escrow Suit
• USC Workers Seek OK For Massive Class In ERISA Suit
• Concert Promoter Fights German DJ's $12.6M Injury Award
• State AGs Want FTC To Increase Focus On Labor Issues
• Accenture Seeks To Trim Suit Over Hertz Website Project
• Shell Wants $34M Calif. Trespassing Verdict Thrown Out
• Judge Ignored Outside Atty's Role In Lindquist Advice Suit
• No-Cost NJ Hospital Saves Cardiac-Patient Steering Claims
• Answers To Key Legal Finance Ethics Questions
• HBO 'Neverland' Arbitration Row Paused In Anti-SLAPP Effort
• Apache Loses Bid To Reduce $62M Verdict In Well Dispute
• Impax's Discovery Delay Bid 'Beyond Unreasonable': Judge
• Houston IP Firm Sanctioned In Suit Against Ex-Partner
• Chinese Co. Wins $1.15M Arbitral Award In Power Plant Row
• Turkish Brothers Take $388M Award Fight To Federal Court
• Lender Can't Push Wage Suit To Arbitration, 8th Circ. Says
• LA Rams Seek To Confirm $14M Arbitration Win Over St. Louis
• IGT Loses Bid For Redo After $16M Slot Game Trial Loss
• Federal Agencies Need A Uniform Record-Keeping Process
• Au Pair Co. Sued For Double-Charging Clients
• Energy Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2019
• 11th Circ. To Florida High Court: 'We Need Your Help'
• Thorny Issues In Orioles-Nationals Arbitration Trouble Judge
• Facebook Says Suit Over Fake 'Likes' Must Remain In Calif.
• Gov't Says Oakland Can't Cry Lost Taxes From Raiders Move
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal In Nursing Home Arbitration Row
• Judge Warns IP Firm To Turn Over Records To Ex-Partner
• Mo. Appeal Blocks Toss Of Ex-Panera Exec Suit In Chancery
• Calif. Tees Off $10M Unpaid Fees Suit Vs. Golf Club Operator
• AT&T Sues Consulting Co. For Sharing Transmission Fees
• RBC Capital Exits Investors' Contract Breach Suit
• Let's Talk About Cash Baby, Spinderella Tells Salt-N-Pepa
• The Role Of Dictionaries In Last Term's High Court Decisions
• How To Evaluate The Rise In Legal Employment
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Calif. High Court Reopens Monster Energy's Case Against Atty
• Sears Buyer Owes $166M More In Sale Deal, Judge Says
• 6th Circ. Judges Argue Over Using Tech To Interpret Statutes
• Food Co. Fights Goldman's Exit Bid In SuperValu Merger Suit
• Beechwood Needn't Post $250M Security, NY Judge Rules
• Girardi Defaulted On $16M Settlement, Litigation Funder Says
• Class Suit Calls Allianz's Travel Insurance A Sham
• Travelers Has To Defend Magnetek In Monsanto PCB Suits
• Southwest, Boeing Duped Public On 737 Max Safety, Suit Says
• Chase's Suit Over $69M Patent Pay Survives Toss Bid
• Okla. Jury Sides With Operator In Royalty Deduction Dispute
• Abiomed Exec Should Get Paid Despite Firing, 1st Circ. Told
• 9th Circ. Expedites Qualcomm's FTC Appeal
• NY AG Agrees To $1.5M Deal With Resale Cos. Over Pricey Tix
• CNX Wants Gas Well Insurance Case Back In Pa. State Court
• Exhibits Wrongly Sealed After $706M Trade Secrets Verdict
• Firm Owes $3M For Help Wooing 19-Person IP Team: Recruiter
• Execs Deny Infringing Sunoco Gas Blending Patents
• Ex-Supermarket Chain Exec Must Arbitrate Firing Claims
• Morgan Lewis Settles $30M Pa. Suit Over Alleged Conflict
• Gildan Sees $2M Arbitration Award Confirmed
• Rite Aid Can't Arbitrate Generics Price Suit, Shopper Says
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Wants $10B Suit Kicked To State Court
• Rival Can't Challenge Verdict Over Contract, Drug Co. Says
• Shell, Jiffy Lube Face Suit Over 'Oppressive' Pricing Scheme
• Gas Co.'s 'Misinformation Campaign' Not Protected Speech
• Miami Marlins Win Bid To Arbitrate $1.2B Sale Dispute
• Fla. Appeals Court Says Accepting Pay Bars Contract Dispute
• Investment Firm Can't Shake Former Exec's Hacking Claims
• Auto Body Shop Can't Block Former Biz Partner's IP Use
• Online Lending Startup Tries To Push Usury Suit To Arbitration
• Colo. High Court Defies Contract Damages Precedent
• Bankrupt Philadelphia Hospital Floats Resident Program Sale
• Construction Co. A $1.36M 'Bait And Switch,' Investors Say
• Carpatsky Stands By Subpoenas In $147M Award Dispute
• Sears Reneged On Purchase Agreement, New Owner Says
• NY Judge Won't Recuse Herself Over Impartiality Concerns
• The Business Case For Championing Diverse Legal Teams
• VW, Audi, Bosch Must Face RICO Action, Salespersons Say
• Can Data Solve BigLaw's Diversity Problems?
• 12 Attorneys On How Diversity Gives Them The Edge
• Jimmy John's Wants Appeals Court Call On No-Poach Case
• Alliant, Lockton In Talks To End Chancery Suit Over Raid
• Qualcomm Asks 9th Circ. To Stay Blockbuster Antitrust Ruling
• Nursing Home Operator Owes $2M To Brain Clinic: 7th Circ.
• Vinyl Co. Can't Destroy Website Then Win TM Suit, Rival Says
• Texas Judge Ended Bench Trial Too Soon, Court Says
• Franchise Financier Seeks Quick Win In $20M Loan Suit
• EQT Must Pay For Underground Gas Storage, Landowners Say
• Rapper Fat Joe Sues Insurer For Coverage In Copyright Suit
• How The Legal Pipeline Is Failing Black Attorneys
• Pa. High School Refs Settle Wage Suit With Sports Group
• Casino Co. Entitled To $200M Arbitral Award: Aussie Judge
• 2nd Circ. Backs Toss Of Brazilian Financier's Citibank Suit
• Mayer Brown Nabs Arbitration Atty From Squire Patton Boggs
• Concrete Biz Can't Hit Rival With Antitrust Suit, 3rd Circ. Says
• Sears Seeks $330M From New Owner Over Store Sales
• Telecom Co. Pushes To Have Kelley Drye Held In Contempt
• In Their Own Words: 9 Partners On Diversity At Work
• The Best Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• The Art Of The 'Science And Expert Team' In Mass Torts
• NJ Firm Wins Bid To Revive Fees Suit Against Ex-Client
• Timeshare Exit Atty Looks To Ax Wyndham False Ad Suit
• Video Gambling Operator Hits Rival With $10M Poaching Suit
• Misconceptions In The Debate About Noncompetes
• Diversity Efforts At Many Firms Ignore Disabled Attorneys
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot By The Numbers
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Despite Progress, Firms Still Slow To Track LGBT Data
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• PNC Bank Owes $102M In Decade-Old Funeral Scam Suit
• Foxconn Beats Parts Maker's Trade Secrets Suit, For Now
• Hospital Says Former Rival Can't Alter Antitrust Suit After Sale
• Verizon Wins $1.2M In Broken Contract Row With Cable Co.
• Tegna Says It Isn't Acting In Bad Faith In Retransmission Talks
• Advisory Firm Beats Investors' Excessive Fee Suit
• Hess Says Schlumberger Can't Duck Liability For Bad Valves
• 9th Circ. Confirms $8.9M Arbitral Award For Cotton Cos.
• Texas Panel Cuts $256K From Order In Atty Fees Dispute
• 9th Circ. Seeks Nevada's Help With Defense Recoup Riddle
• Ill. Legislation To Know In 2019: Midyear Report
• GE Case Asks High Court To Clarify Int'l Biz Uncertainty
• 6 Biggest Texas Supreme Court Cases Of 2019
• China's Take On Take-Or-Pay, Most-Favored-Nation Clauses
• Ex-GE Unit Says Chinese Co. Must Arbitrate In Atlanta
• Cooley Hid Conflict While Helping Launch Company, Suit Says
• Ecuadorian Real Estate Arm Slips $15M Bribery Award Suit
• Defunct AAF Chair Wants Out Of Players' Contract Breach Suit
• Tribe Slams BNSF Attys' 'Hollow Apology' To 9th Circ.
• Alliant Can't Lift Chancery's Block On Poached Business
• Doctor Training Programs Spark Fight In Philly Hospital Ch. 11
• Charter Internet Users Fight Bid To Stay False-Ad Suit
• Ticket Biz Seeks $378K In Atty Fees After Rival's Sanctions
• Credit Union Settles Suit Over 'Misleading' Overdraft Policy
• Statoil, Texaco Units Want Brakes Kept On $1B Award Action
• Texas Justices Asked To Upend Well-By-Well Time-Bar Ruling
• Diamond Resorts Closes Case Against Timeshare Exit Cos.
• Dairy Co. Asks For $150K Sanctions Over Jurisdiction Misfire
• Avis Drivers Seek Cert. In Suit Over Traffic Fine Charges
• Rethinking The Tech-First Approach To Law Firm Solutions
• When Firms Can't Access Their Financial Advisers' Tech Tools
• Pipeline Co. Drops $14.6M Suit Against Andeavor Subsidiary
• Drug Return Co. Must Pay $94M Restitution In Fraud Case
• Jimmy John's Workers Say 'No-Poach' Suit Appeal Is Rushed
• Borrowers Fight Bid To Stay 2nd Circ.'s Payday Loan Mandate
• CAA Piles On To Writers Guild, Becoming 3rd Agency To Sue
• Superior Energy Lands $4.5M Win In Arbitral Award Dispute
• AT&T Says Fla. Telecom Bilking It On Pole Attachment Rates
• Pipeline Co. Says It's Owed $4M For Frack Water Deal Breach
• Court Tosses Counterclaims In $1M Cornell Drywall Spat
• Napoli Bern's Insurer Dodges Paying $4.1M In Atty Fee Spat
• Health Club Sanction In Ownership Fight Came Too Late
• A Look At Del. Compliance Standards For Notice Provisions