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Commercial Contracts - October, 2019

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• 'Columbo' Writers Get $70M From Universal For Missed Profits
• Texas Court Undoes Part Of $25M Default Award In Valve Row
• Drillers On Edge As Pa. Justices Mull Consumer Law's Scope
• US Gov't Wades Into HTC-Ericsson License Dispute
• Ukraine Oil Co.'s Info Bid Improper In $2.5B Fight, Court Told
• 9th Circ.'s Bias Ruling Adds Guidance, But Also Questions
• Medical E-Records Provider's $29M IP Claims Handed To Jury
• 3rd Circ. Told NASA Supplier Didn't Legally Own Trade Secrets
• Toshiba Says Construction Co. Faked Bids In 'Massive Fraud'
• 5 Trends Influencing RFPs For Law Firms
• Lack Of Signed Contract Dooms $2.5M Real Estate Deal Suit
• Gambling Co. Says Tribe Must Pay Up In $5M Casino Fight
• 2nd Circ. Halves $19.4M Forfeiture In Valeant Kickback Case
• Televisa Investors Seek Cert. In FIFA Bribery Scandal Suit
• SEPs In The Wake Of Qualcomm: 4 Defense Issues
• Uber, LinkedIn Extortion Scheme Ends In 2 Guilty Pleas
• Printer Co. Not Liable For Restaurant Tablet Issues, Jury Says
• Johnny Depp Strikes '8-Figure' Deal With Former Attys
• Unaoil Bosses Plead Guilty To Global Bribery Scheme
• Asset Freeze Over $14M London Award Unneeded, Court Told
• Cardno Says Deal Reached To End Suit Over $15M Award
• Team Health Can't Completely Dodge Doctor Bonuses Suit
• Dispute Over CBD Sale Doesn't Belong In Colo., Vendor Says
• Judge Asks If ADP 'Wins And Gets Nothing' Over Noncompete
• AIG Unit 'Contorted' Policy Language, Parking Tech Co. Says
• RBS Put 'Sword Of Damocles' Over Property Co., Partner Says
• How A Philly Solo Shielded A $24M Tanning Salon Fortune
• Chinese Real Estate Co. Wants $9M Arbitral Award Nixed
• Mitsui Can't Trim Claims It Stole Irrigation System Technology
• Texas Panel Told Petrobras Dispute Belongs In Arbitration
• Colo. Hemp Processor Can't Dodge Claims Over Weak CBD
• Tinder Founders' $2B Suit Against Match Headed To Trial
• Roofer Seeks $1.6M For Unpaid FBI Data Center Work
• Cannabis Atty Wins OK To Sue Lawyer Over Malpractice Case
• Drone Distributor Shores Up Lockheed Contract Breach Suit
• Wells Fargo Says Calif. Tribe Can't Dodge Casino Loan Suit
• Taxi Co. Asks 2nd Circ. To Maintain Injunction Against Partner
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Being There For Families In Trouble
• Cozen Again Looks To Exit Real Estate Dispute With Deal
• 3 Legal Developments Calif. Real Estate Brokers Should Know
• Freight Co. Can Enforce Noncompete For Worker's Secret Job
• Tribe Opposes Law Firm's Bid To Undo Judge's Dismissal
• French Antitrust Watchdog Lifts Altice Merger Restrictions
• Chevron Offers $5M To End Okla. Royalty Underpayment Suit
• Amazon Owes $2.5M For Stiffing Shipping Co., Jury Says
• Travelers Hits Contractor With $3.7M Suit Over FBI Building
• Ex-Wells Fargo Workers Didn't Poach Clients, Pa. Panel Says
• Best Practices For US-Canada Virtual Mass Tort Teams
• Chinese Distributor Can't Pause US Co.'s Trade Secrets Suit
• Overlooked Due Diligence Considerations In Tech M&A
• La. Judge Won't Sanction Attys In $25M Contract Row
• Kawhi Leonard Faces Hurdles In Logo Dispute With Nike
• PE Firm's Bid To Force Sale of Colo. Cannabis Retailer Tossed
• Tilton Hurls More Challenges In Zohar's Ch. 11
• Celeb Chef Wants New Trial In IP Suit Against Restaurants
• Delay Tactics Justify Fees In $5.3M Arbitral Win: Saudi Co.
• CNX Should Have Filed Indemnity Suit In Ohio, Driller Says
• Counseling Cannabis Cos. Requires A Holistic Approach
• Comcast Asks Justices To Reconsider Race Bias In $20B Suit
• 10 Strategies For Planning A Successful Construction Project
• Atty Arbitration Case Provides Compliance Road Map In Calif.
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NJ Justices Blast Atty's Claim Of Judge Bias In Fee Dispute
• Gov't Pushes For Ruling In Edward Snowden NDA Suit
• Liddle & Robinson Gets OK For Ch. 11 Probe Into Ex-Partner
• Amazon Wins Limits On Ex-Sales Exec's New Google VP Gig
• Developer Demands Lloyd's Pay $650K For Trashed Pa. Rehab
• Canadian Co. Can't Nix 'Rogue' Arbitrator's $1.8M Award
• Philly Credit Union Charges Double Fees, Class Suit Says
• LinkedIn Data Scraping Case Shows 9th Circ. Shift On CFAA
• Examine Diversity Jurisdiction By Drilling Into Citizenship
• Cheniere Urges Texas Justices To Ref $46M LNG Loan Fight
• A Hard Choice Ahead For Sears Ch. 11 Creditors
• Willis Denied Quick Win In $31M Hurricane Coverage Row
• Trader Loses 10th Circ. Fight Over $1.5M IP Verdict Trim
• Chancery Redirects PPL Spinoff Fight From Montana
• Hymnal Giant Calls Antitrust Suit Ploy To Swipe Music Catalog
• Fla. Pharma Lab Says Patent Licensee Hid Payments
• Firm Denied Win In Hagens Berman Atty Fee Dispute
• Opportunities Still Abound In Mexican Energy Sector
• Gov't Wants Philly Hospital Program's Ch. 11 Sale Reversed
• Charter Can Run Cables Without Landowner's OK, NCTA Says
• Where Law Firm Partners Go When Changing Jobs
• Investor Says Ex-KIT Digital Exec Owes $5.4M For Hotel Fraud
• Papa John's Can't Escape Proposed Class' No-Poach Suit
• 9th Circ. Sets New Rule For Arbitrator Bias Disclosures
• Ex-NFL Player's Accounts Frozen In Concussion Deal Fight
• Permanent Court Of Arbitration To Open Buenos Aires Office
• Amazon Tells 9th Circ. Its Drivers Aren't Transpo Workers
• Attys Disqualified From Wyndham's Timeshare Exit Suit
• ADP Wins Bids To Enforce Noncompetes After 3rd Circ. Ruling
• 3 Ways To Leverage Vulnerability For Lawyer Well-Being
• Justices Won't Decide If Arbitration Brings Stay Or Dismissal
• Pharma Co. Blames BakerHostetler For Investor Row
• E-Records IP Claims A Ploy To Stifle Competition, Jury Told
• Trump Hotel Cos. Call Foul On Panama Owners' Court Bid
• O'Melveny Nears Nixing Malpractice Suit After Arbitration Win
• TracFone Accuses Phone Distributors Of 'Nefarious' Scheme
• High Court Lets $44M Antitrust Award Against Swisher Stand
• Disney Tech Firm Can Duck Out Of $80M Equity Suit, For Now
• Pa. Subcontractor Says It's Owed $1.3M For Bridge Work
• Ex-Lehman Workers Say Contracts Allow $260M In Pay Claims
• PE Firm Prevails In $4M Suit Over Fla. Energy Deal Exit
• New M&A Data Provides Unique Negotiation Insights
• Burns & Levinson Escapes Malpractice Claims In Loan Row
• Bitcoin IRA Won't Have To Face Trade Secrets Suit In Ky.
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Steinbeck Family Copyright Fight
• Activision Escapes Suit Over Split With Game Developer
• Qualcomm Courts Must Fully Weigh DOJ Nat'l Security Claim
• New Data Shows BigLaw's True Profitability
• Bandai Wants To Pull Plug On Retro Ms. Pac-Man Game
• Midstream Agreements Can Still 'Run With The Land'
• Texas High Court Won't Revisit $115M Mercedes Fraud Case
• Texas Justices Pass On Energy Co.'s $15M Row With Apache
• Antonio Brown Case May Influence Next NFL Bargaining Pact
• Highland Capital Under Fire To Have Ch. 11 Trustee Take Over
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Legal Funder Again Asks 3rd Circ. To Rein In NFL Deal Judge
• 2nd Circ. Orders Partial Redo In Arbitral Row For Faulty Filing
• Chemical Co. Wins $35M Verdict In Contract Trial
• 11th Circ. Lets AT&T Off The Hook Over Soured Deal
• Chinese Tycoon's Creditor Wants His 'Sham' Ch. 11 Tossed
• Bipartisan Bill Aims To Ban Noncompetes, With Exceptions
• Nissan Dealer Can't Arbitrate NJ Consumer Protection Action
• Lloyd's Gas Well Insurance Row Returned To Pa. State Court
• Liberty Mutual Seeks $30M In Sewer System Contract Spat
• Facebook Must Face Trimmed Advertiser Suit Over Ad Reach
• Ford Wants $1.7M In Fees For $53M Dealer Loan Fraud Win
• Fed. Circ. Revives Fight Over Sirius IP License Validity
• $3.3B FirstEnergy Ch. 11 Plan Gets Court Approval
• Wind Farm Co. Says $2.1M Discovery Sanction Broke Rules
• Calif. Tribe Members Say They Don't Have To Pay Casino Co.
• NJ Law Firm's $8M Citibank Suit Moved To South Dakota
• Cannabis Investor Reneged On CBD Product Deal, Suit Says
• 11th Circ. Ruling Strenuously Protects Arbitration Pacts
• NBCUniversal Exec Says He Was Sold Fake Rothko Painting
• Mexican Co. Doesn't Own Citrus Oil It Delivered, Judge Says
• Welded Construction's Ch. 11 Pipeline Suit Stays In Delaware
• Insurer Must Face Trial Over Duty To Defend Environmentalist
• Highland Capital Files Ch. 11 Ahead Of Hearing On $189M Suit
• Citcon Trade Secret Code Claims Too Vague, RiverPay Says
• Indian Travel Co. Looks To Shore Up IndiGo Arbitration
• What Unitization Could Mean For Talos' Oil Discovery
• Suzanne Somers Says QVC Sabotaged Her Supplement Biz
• New Ways To Approach Negotiating TV License Fees
• Ex-Yukos CFO Says Kremlin-Defying Board Owes Him $13.5M
• German Automakers Say Dealers 'Ignore' Antitrust Dismissal
• Investors' Suit Barred By Arbitration Clause, Crypto Co. Says
• CDK, Reynolds Fight New Theory Adding Millions In Damages
• Sault Tribe Says It's Immune To Casino Consultant's Suit
• Locke Lord Says Failed Health Plan Suit Dead On Arrival
• Writers Guild Looks To Erase Talent Agencies' Antitrust Suit
• Tenet Says Philly Hospital Owner Needs To Pay Up In Ch. 11
• Force Majeure: Check Your Governing Law
• Sears Wins Approval Of Ch. 11 Plan, But Exit Isn't Imminent
• Cushman Wants Insurer Held To $15M Policy In Philly RE Suit
• 2nd Circ. Agrees Monster Job Site Doesn't Owe $8.9M In Fees
• Courts Keep Rejecting Litigation Funding Discovery Campaign
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Suit Over Alleged Chrysler-UAW Bribery
• Rooftop Watering Hole Plan Weathers Antenna Dispute
• CVR Loses Bid To Reignite Malpractice Fight With Wachtell
• How Emotionally Intelligent AI Could Assist With E-Discovery
• No Exit For Timeshare Atty In Wyndham's False Ad Suit
• '$40 Billion Man' Accused Of Running Fuel Supply Ponzi
• Fruit Grower In Contempt In Del Monte Fight, Court Hears
• Chesapeake Tries To Shake Off Okla. Quake Damage Suit
• Revising Cloud Contracts In Light Of Capital One Cyberattack
• 5th Circ. Won't Revisit Ruling Nixing Tenn. Benefits Law
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Atty Escapes Suit Claiming He Hid Ties To Day Pitney
• Pot Co. Wants $7M Over Crop Lost By Locked Warehouse
• Student Loan Servicer Accused Of Mishandling Overpayments
• Coal Magnate Can't Block Doc Order In $48M Award Fight
• Ex-NFLer Stiffed Benefits Consultants On Fees, Suit Says
• AT&T Affiliate Says Telecoms Owe $3M In Carrier Fees
• Insurers Say $34M Ala. Pipeline Explosion Suit Not Covered
• Court Sees Breach But No Damages In Miami Firm Dissolution
• Jury Confusion Sinks Ericsson FRAND Win, 5th Circ. Told
• Preventable Risks Your Law Firm May Be Overlooking
• Automated Vehicle Users Should Not Be Forced To Arbitrate
• Manatt Nabs Former McDermott Litigation Pro In LA
• Chinese Distributor Can't Shake Trade Secrets Suit
• LA Rams Suit Could Shine Light On NFL Team Moves
• Split Trial Likely In Dentons' $10M Fee Fight With Guinea
• Cannabis Investor Must Arbitrate Equity Fight Over $1.35B IPO
• Aetna Won't Cover Needed Physical Therapy, Suit Says
• Toshiba Can't Dodge Unpaid Royalties Suit Or Get A Refund
• Spirit Aero's Ex-CEO Must Reveal Docs In $50M Benefits Row
• 6 Ethics Tips For Attorneys Making Lateral Transfers
• Design Contractor URS Wins $5M In Calif. Route 91 Dispute
• Options For Calif. Franchisors After New Contractor Standards
• Facebook Wants 9th Circ. To Review Standing In Privacy MDL
• Capital One Can't Get Quick Win In Suit Over ATM Fees
• Canopy Says Hemp Grower Tried To Bilk $13M With Fake Crop
• Lockheed Says Drone Suit Lacks Breach of Contract Details
• Texas Justices Told Emails Can't Support Breach Claims
• National Security Cited In AT&T Chancery Cell Suit Pull
• Samsung Offers New TV Defect Deal After Alsup's Criticism
• Texas Partnership Law's Reach Key In $535M Pipeline Fight
• NJ Hemp Co. Says Bad Seeds Caused $30M Loss
• Dick's Says Exec Must Give Back $750K After Jumping Ship
• Kardashians Can't Arbitrate $32M Fight With Ex-Makeup CEO
• Black Diamond Can't Flip Barclays' Win In Contract Fight
• How SAG-AFTRA Altered Its Deal With Signatory Cos.
• PTAB Will Review 4 NuCurrent Patents, Despite Forum Fight
• FERC Proposal Would Shake Up Renewable Energy Pricing
• Southwest Pilots Union Sues Boeing Over 737 Max Grounding
• AIG Says Settlement In Spoofing Scam Suit Isn't Covered
• Hemp Co. Says Retailer Backed Out On CVS Distribution Deal
• Riddell Drops Suits Against Ex-Sales Reps, Competitor
• Texas High Court To Hear 'Anti-Washout' Lease Fight
• Fla. AG Hits Air Conditioning Co. With Consumer Fraud Suit
• Charter Contractor Faces Bevy Of $10K Fines Over Pop-Ups
• Facebook Cuts $40M Deal To End Suit Over Video Ad Metrics
• Pa. Atty Fights Landowners' DQ Bid In Gas Royalties Suit
• Westinghouse Wants $1.3M Refund For Faulty Backup Servers
• Frac Sand Shipper Defends $49M Win Over Alleged Copycat
• 2 Key Factors In Pay-If-Paid Construction Payment Disputes
• High Court Skips Ex-Pfizer Exec's ERISA Venue Case
• Ruling Endangers Philly Hospital Program's Ch. 11 Sale
• Ford Wins $53M From Defunct Dealer In Financing Fraud Trial
• Fla. Timeshare Co. Wins Round In Contract Interference Suit
• Singapore Co. Can't Send Dry Dock Fight To Arbitration
• When The Jury's Vote Isn't The End: Recent Verdict Reversals
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive $220M Cobalt Insurer Fight In Fed Court
• EU Probe Into Boeing, Embraer Joint Ventures Takes Off
• Lab Investor Hits CBD Co. With Securities Fraud Suit
• 6th Circ. Ruling May Weaken Key Benefit Of Int'l Arbitration
• Texas Justices To Hear Credit Suisse's Bid To Ax $287M Award
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• James Franco's Film School Sexually Exploited Women: Suit
• Sears Seeks OK For Ch. 11 Plan, Creditor Settlements
• Nightclub Isn't Covered For Beach Ball Injury
• Chrysler Dealers Can't Tie Feds, Auto Bailout To $1B In Losses
• Qatar Foundation Validly Nixed $2.3B Deal, Court Says
• Recom AG Must Pay Up On $1.8M Arbitration Award
• 9th Circ. Affirms Tribe Members Can't Exit Casino Fraud Suit
• Clark Hill Says It Can't Be Sued Over Client's Settlement
• ERISA Ruling Signals Change In 5th Circ. Preemption Analysis
• Consider The Power Of Tactical Empathy
• BCBS Minnesota Beats Texas Hospital's Underpayment Suit
• Answer To Iancu's SEP Policy Call Is In Plain Sight
• Bankrupt Philly Hospitals Seek Service Cutoff Halt For Appeal
• Ill. Appeals Court Throws Out Sanctions Over Deleted Emails
• Canopy Has Itself To Blame For Lost Hemp, Calif. Farm Says
• St. Louis Tells Justices No Reason To Halt Rams Move Suit
• Toshiba Settles MPEG Patent Suit Seeking 'Tens Of Millions'
• Perenco Seeks OK Of $411M Award Against Ecuador
• Ford Must Face Shattering Sunroof Suit, Say Wash. Drivers
• 4th Circ. Revives Chesapeake Lease Suit Over Undrilled Wells
• NFL Players Aren't 'Seasonal' Employees, Pa. Court Told
• 'Copycat' Legal Services Co. Stole Trade Secrets, Suit Says
• The Problem — And Opportunity — Of Implicit Bias In The Bar
• Hemp Processor Says It Lost $44M Over Worthless Seeds
• DLA Piper Partner Says Firm Retaliated After Sex Assaults
• CAA Nears Carving Off Atty-Writer's Script Theft Allegation
• NAACP Prez Blasts Comcast's Stance In High Court Bias Fight
• Owner On Hook For Enviro Clearance In NJ Real Estate Deal
• Jay-Z Facing Video Deposition After No-Show In Perfume Row
• 5 Louisville Players, NCAA Settle Over Vacated Championship
• Ukraine Oil Co. Can Seek Info In $2.56B Gazprom Award Fight
• Chesapeake Must Face W.Va. Gas Lease Suit, 4th Circ. Says
• Pa. Pharmacy Still Can't Shed Horizon's $10M Fraud Suit
• Soo Line Railroad Wins $10.8M In Superfund Repayment Suit
• Uber Can't Force Nonriders To Arbitrate, Wheelchair Users Say
• Interactive Brokers Can't Nix Suit Over Liquidation Algorithm
• Judging A Book: Thapar Reviews Gorsuch's 'A Republic'
• Philippines' Bloomberry Hit With $296M Arbitration Award
• Univ. Of Miami Seeks Ruling It Didn't Short Ex-Coach's Buyout
• French Architects' Group Fined €1.5M For Fee Fixing
• Mass. DoorDash Driver Must Arbitrate Wage Claims
• ADP, Ex-Workers Spar Over Noncompete After 3rd Circ. Ruling
• Mercedes Avoids Kan. Claims In Faulty Transmission Suit
• Chancery Nixes Spectra Investor Bid To Salvage $661M Suit
• US Small Copyright Claims Bill Follows In China's Footsteps