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Commercial Contracts - November, 2019

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• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Hitachi Hit With Suit Over BB&T's 'Catastrophic' ATM Outage
• DOJ Says Don't Nix Boycott Claims Against Hollywood Writers
• Prof. Calls Qualcomm 5G National Security Fears Baseless
• NBA Blasted For Trying To Block $50M 'Stolen' App Suit
• Justices Urged Not To Weigh In On Payday Loan Ruling
• Cigna Tells Pa. Judge It Doesn't Belong In Benefits Suit
• LA Rams Solidify $14M Arbitration Win Against St. Louis
• Angry Sports Fans Told Once Again: Don't Cry To Courts
• DOJ Calls 'Cut!' On Film Studio Restraints
• Carnival Should Face Recruiting Co.'s $1.5M Suit, Judge Says
• Vice Chancellor Tells Anthem, Cigna To Cut Their 'Soap Opera'
• Del. Justices Affirm Ruling On $1B ETE Equity Issue
• Rams, Kroenke Ask High Court To Send St. Louis Suit To Arb
• Johnny Depp Settles Legal Fees Fight With Buckley
• Jiffy Lube Can't Slip Claims Over No-Poach Franchise Deals
• Fla. Judge Recommends Keeping $28.7M Award Row Alive
• Chemical Co.'s Contract Trial Win Bumped Up To $75M
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Battles Order To Give Up Half His Bitcoin
• Fox V. Netflix Ruling Strengthens Employment Contracts
• BNY Mellon Didn't Owe Foundation Low Rates, Court Says
• Bank Attacks Ford's 'Hair-Trigger' Sanctions Request
• Fox Nears Order Blocking Netflix From Poaching Execs
• US Sues Contractor Over 'Sham Office' Used To Earn $52M
• Ex-China Diplomat Hit With 16 Years On Forced Labor Rap
• Ex-BP Emissions Trader's For-Cause Challenge Heads To Trial
• Post-Gazette Makes Bid To Ax Union's Driver Layoff Suit
• FTC Urges 9th Circ. To Affirm Qualcomm Antitrust Ruling
• Energy Co. Can't Escape $7.9M Oil & Gas Lease Award
• Insurer Says Firm's $7M Malpractice Loss Isn't Covered
• Implant Co.'s Insurer Can Recoup Costs, Nev. Justices Told
• Nonsignatories Can't Force Arbitration, High Court Hears
• Book Review: Who's To Blame For The Broken Legal System?
• NJ Seller Can Nix Property Deal After Buyer Failed To Close
• Gaming Co. Says Calif. Tribe Owes $5.4M For Sham Casino
• Bumble Bee Can Pay Critical Suppliers In Ch. 11 Case
• Vantage Asks 5th Circ. To Keep $720M Arbitral Win Intact
• Investors Win Closer Look At Looming $30B CBS-Viacom Deal
• Romo-Backed Expo Asks Texas Justices For 2nd Shot At NFL
• Cybersecurity Due Diligence Strategies For M&A Transactions
• Roofer Can't Get $4.5M Hurricane Suit Trimmed
• NY Atty Wants Out Over Partner Sex Affairs At Firm, Suit Says
• Major Lindsey Reaches Deal With Mlegal In Noncompete Row
• Hagens Berman Says Fee Split In EA Suit Is Unenforceable
• $29M Award To Wine Investor Isn't Official, 11th Circ. Told
• Crypto Investors, Game Platform Spar Over Delays In ICO Suit
• Tribe Asks To Stop Wells Fargo Bid For Casino Loan Payment
• Insurer Must Defend Motel In Kidnapping, Sex Assault Suit
• Chancery Mulls Late Doc Order In $30B CBS-Viacom Merger
• Investment Co. Must Pay $23M For Property-Flipping Fraud
• The Art Of Drafting Executive Employment Agreements: Part 2
• Arbitration Question Is Courts' Purview, Texas Justices Say
• Littler Sued By Energy Co. Over Discovery Disclosure Snafu
• NJ Firm Beats Suit Over Defaulted $32M Real Estate Loan
• SunTrust Says Track Owner Owes $46M For Solar Generators
• Patriots Champ Slammed For 'Vitriol' In Dream House IP Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Calif. Court Reinstates Mexican Co.'s $2.2M Arbitral Win
• Tilray Says It Has Nothing To Do With Pot Products Dispute
• Pepsi Owes Midwest Bottler $3M Over Reimbursements
• Camera Suppliers Owe Contractors $2M, Judge Suggests
• Naftogaz Says Texas Co. Can't Seek Discovery Dispute Fees
• Pharma Co. Wins $16.7M At Trial Over Inflated Ad Costs
• Apartments Seller Wins Toss Of 'Bogus' Overpayment Suit
• The Art Of Drafting Executive Employment Agreements: Part 1
• No Speedy Victory For Either Side In Pa. Payday Lending Suit
• Aramark Nears Deal To End Suit Over Manager Bonuses
• Legal Association's Prez Accuses Rivals Of Obstruction
• Defense Co. Was Upfront In Saudi Bomb Deal, 1st Circ. Finds
• FERC Has A Role In PG&E Bankruptcy, 9th Circ. Told
• Orioles Can Arbitrate TV Profits Dispute With Nationals
• Texas Hospital Tries Again To End Doc's $19M Antitrust Suit
• Amazon Seeks To Snuff Out Cuban Charcoal 'Trafficking' Suit
• Medical Staffing Co. Must Face Brain Injury Suit In La.
• Shady Business Partner Ruined Hemp Harvest, Colo. Cos. Say
• Singapore Court Denies Slot Club Investor's $200M Award
• DOJ Gets Time In Court In Qualcomm's 9th Circ. Class Appeal
• Door Maker Wins Another $7M In Long-Running Antitrust War
• NJ Builder Wins Bid To Halt Deal Amid Redevelopment Push
• Flooring Cos. Accused Of Subverting $5M Biz Relationship
• Ex-Duane Morris Atty Angles For Toss Of Fisherman's Suit
• Freshfields Owes For Work Wooing Cleary Atty, Recruiter Says
• Total E&P Wants 5th Circuit to Toss $21.6M Jury Verdict
• Ex-Executives Ran JFK Airport Bribery Scheme, NY AG Says
• VW Accused Of Blocking Supplier M&A To Keep 'Stranglehold'
• Energy Co. Exec Says Doc Bid Circumvents Brazilian Law
• Developer Wants Arbitration Order In Korean 'Smart City' Fight
• Mass. Logistics Co. To Pay Market Price For Lobster Theft
• Union Doesn't Want NLRB Mulling Post-Gazette Driver Layoffs
• The Force (Majeure) May Be With ND Oil And Gas Lessees
• How To Hire Lateral Partners More Effectively
• Highland Filing Shows Benefits Of Ch. 11 For Hedge Funds
• Steel Co. Settles $1M Dispute Over Chicago Transit Work
• Ex-GC Accused Of Covering Up Poor Work From Outside Firm
• Philly Hospital Operator Floats Tenet Contract Fight Deal
• Utilities Accuse San Jacinto River Authority Of Price-Fixing
• GNC Broke Deal With Supplement Maker, Pa. Judge Says
• Hollywood Agents Accuse WGA Of 'About-Face' On Packaging
• State AGs Call On FTC To Ban 'Abusive' Noncompetes
• 9th Circ. Gives Props To Tribal Courts In Waste Permit Case
• Incense Co. Wants High Court To Weigh In On Brothers' Fight
• Texas Co. Defends Opposition To $5.3M Saudi Award
• Aviation Watch: No Winners In Boeing-Airbus Trade Feud
• BofA Fires Back At US Bank's $1.6B RMBS Trust Suit
• 5 Owner Errors In Negotiating Hotel Management Agreements
• Calif. Tribe Rebuts Gaming Co.'s Reading Of Contract
• Texas Justices To Weigh Reach Of Forum Choice In Deals
• Exception To Attys' Fee Rule Misapplied, Fla. Court Says
• Funds Defend $9M Award In Chinese Real Estate Arbitration
• Investor Seeks Chancery Bailout For $121M Damages Claim
• Lloyd's Not Responsible For Developer's $3.5M Death Payout
• AlarMax, Honeywell Settle Price Discrimination Suit
• Battery Co. Fights Sanctions Bid In $100M Trade Secret Case
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Law Firm's Nondisparagement Pact Illegal, NLRB Memo Says
• Ford Owes $64K In First PowerShift MDL Verdict
• Netflix Snubs Black Women Over Comedy Pay, Mo'Nique Says
• 8th Circ. Stands By Keeping Gas Royalties Out Of Tribal Court
• Trump Panama Hotel Suit Plows Ahead in NY, As Stay Is Nixed
• Ex-Wanu Water CEO's Conspiracy Suit Is Weak, Chancery Told
• Tieks Co-Founder Owes $37M Over Ownership Row, Jury Says
• Ex-NFL Player Agrees To Pay $1.25M Concussion Deal Loan
• Timeshare Biz Sues Firm Over Promises To Contract Owners
• Subcontractors Say They're Owed For Parking Garage Work
• Sater Can't Ax Money Laundering Suit, Kazakh City Says
• NJ Car Dealer Pushes To Topple Arbitration Waiver Ruling
• Comcast Bias Suit A Bad Way To Make Law, Arguments Show
• Resolving Warranty And Guaranty Confusion In Construction
• Houlihan's Files Ch. 11 With $40M Bid From Landry's
• Bankruptcy Stay Orders Not Final, Creditor Tells Justices
• Dollar Tree Gets 1,600 Workers Dropped From Wage Class
• Oregon Hemp Seed Co. Says Grower Botched $44M Crop
• Southwest, Boeing Can't Duck Max 8 Suit, Passengers Say
• Chancery Ignored Risks In ETE Deal, Del. Justices Told
• Seterus Should Face Most Claims In FDCPA Suit, Judge Says
• Md. Atty Can't Get Fees From Fatal Car Crash Settlement
• Uber's 'Meritless' Bid To Arbitrate ADA Suit Thrown Out
• Justices May Nix Ruling That OK'd Bias Suit Against Comcast
• Cannabis Social Equity Programs Are Fundamentally Flawed
• Insurer Asks For Win In Dolphins Stadium Renovation Fight
• Texas Could Take Page From Mass.'s Judicial Selection Book
• No Ford Focus, Fiesta 'Shudder' At High Speeds, Jury Hears
• Amazon Asks For Redo In $2.5M Shipping Stiffing Case
• 9th Circ. Backs Boeing's $200M Win In Ukraine Space Co. Row
• Jeweler Says It Can Still Sue Over Rejected Firestar Deal
• Canopy's $1.7M Suit Against Calif. Hemp Farm Can Continue
• IndiGo Cofounder Asks To Nix Doc Bid In Power Struggle
• Qualcomm Class Fights DOJ Bid To Argue At 9th Circ.
• Jury Awards $1M In Attorneys' Friendship-Ending Fee Dispute
• Judging A Book: McKeown Reviews 'Conversations With RBG'
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• Pot Co. Urges Court Not To Expand 'Federal Illegality Defense'
• Hess' Faulty Valve Suit Against Schlumberger Gets Trimmed
• Calif. Waste Biz Won't Pay $2M Award, Says Bulgarian Co.
• FCC Finds Sinclair-Linked Stations Bungled AT&T Deal Talks
• Racetrack Not Liable In $1B DC Solar Ponzi Suit, Says Owner
• Zohar Funds Want Tilton Suit Sent To Del. Bankruptcy Court
• What NCAA Publicity Rights Guidance Means For Athletes
• Baker Botts Lures Tech Litigator From Taylor & Patchen
• Philip Morris Says Amtrak 'Cannibalized' Trains, Owes $93M
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Liberty Mutual Hits Construction Co. With $25M Bond Suit
• Investment Firm Seeks OK Of $3M Award Against Mining Co.
• Hollywood Agents Fight Guild's Bid To Duck Antitrust Suit
• HBO Wins Arbitration Stay In MJ Estate's 'Neverland' Suit
• 10th Circ. Lifts Block On Mrs. Fields Popcorn Licensing
• Total Says Texas Co. Must Arbitrate Trade Secrets Suit
• Fusion Trying To Skip Out On $31.2M In Debt, Creditors Say
• Title Co. Investor Can't Sue Over Failed Merger, Court Told
• Canopy Freed From Hemp Grower's $1.9M Suit
• Can Business Conduct Establish A Partnership In Texas?
• Wells Fargo Calls Tribal Casino Bonus A Loan Dodge
• Gas Co.'s Noncompete Is Too Broad, NC Court Says
• Esports Gamer Can't Dodge $20M FaZe Clan Contract Suit
• Retaining Federal Jurisdiction After Fed. Circ. License Ruling
• Mortgage Servicer Lobs Antitrust Claims At Software Provider
• AIG Can't Ax Software Co.'s Bid For Email Scam Coverage
• No Class Cert. Redo For ADHD Drug Buyers In Antitrust Suit
• Texas Justices Told To Interpret Royalty Conveyance Broadly
• Feds Accuse Another Ex-UAW Official Of Taking Kickbacks
• Fight Over Electronics Co. Sale Must Be Arbitrated, Court Told
• NJ Contractor Can't Revive Suit Over Deal That Didn't Exist
• St. Louis Demands Kroenke, Rams Hand Off Long-Sought Info
• Bankrupt Canadian Pot Co. Must Pay Adviser $720K
• Contractor Says It's Owed $1.4M For Army Blast Door Order
• Where A Litigator's Advice Can Improve Agreement Drafting
• Del. Court Calls For Student Loan Trust Fight Coordination
• ​​​​​​​Universal Inks Deal To Exit 'Spinal Tap' Suit
• Justices Keep The Laughs Coming In Port Safety Case
• Arbitration Not Required Over Bill In $106M Texas Energy Deal
• Sleepy's Tries To Put Customer Refund Class Action To Bed
• Lenders Can Intervene To Seek $266M From Shipowners
• Celeb Chef Filed Retrial Bid Too Late, Restaurant Chain Says
• Texas Law Ties Contractor To Wrongful-Death Suit
• Fla. Tax Prep Co. Hits Franchisees With Defamation Suit
• What Will Calif. Privacy Law's 'Do Not Sell' Button Look Like?
• Tupac Estate, Others Didn't Own Ruined Masters, UMG Says
• Ex-Tinder Exec Says Arbitration Deal Doesn't Cover Assault
• DJ Injured At Netherlands Festival Wins $12.6M Arbitral Award
• Nevada Co. Says It Was Tricked Into Selling Illegal CBD Drinks
• Verbal NJ Real Estate Deal Can't Back Up Written Contract
• SEC Adds Whistleblower Protection Claim To $23M Fraud Suit
• Supreme Court Passes On TWC Appeal, 4 Other Patent Cases
• As Cannabis IP Grows, So Do State Licensing Headaches
• Comcast Data Collection Suit Heads To Arbitration
• Interactive Brokers Files Counterclaim In Liquidation Suit
• TransPerfect Co-Founder's Legal Fee Bid Denied In Chancery
• Pot Co. Contract May Be Void Under US Law, Judge Says
• Undressing The Risks Of Naked TM Licensing
• 9th Circ. Ruling Stresses Need For Arbitrator Bias Disclosures
• Flat-Fee Legal Billing Can Liberate Attorneys
• Medical E-Records Provider Scores $19.5M IP Verdict In Miami
• Calif. Athletic Org.'s 'Unconscionable' Arbitration Deal Nixed
• Morocco Hotel Subpoenas Mgmt. Co. To Enforce $60M Award
• Brazil Energy Co. Can Seek Docs From Execs For Arbitration
• Thrivest Wants Ex-NFLers Thrown In Jail Over Nonpayment
• Battery Co., Rival Lob Dueling Sanction Bids In $100M IP Fight
• Ex-Lehman Workers Lose $260M Pay Challenge In 2nd Circ.
• Calif. Court Rips Firm For Lack Of Candor In Wage, Bias Row
• More Buyers Can Join Pricing Suit Vs. Door Makers
• NFL Hall Of Fame Fights Class Cert. In Canceled Game Suit
• Spoliation Rule Remains Ambiguous Despite Amendments
• Kenya's New Energy Tribunal: Best Of Both Worlds?
• Chancery OKs Paring Ex-Heartland CEO's Legal Fees
• Major Lindsey Sues Ex-Recruiter, Mlegal Over Noncompete
• Jackson Hewitt Gets Class Limited In NY No-Poach Suit