Commercial Contracts Archive » December, 2019

Commercial Contracts - December, 2019

188 articles

• Hottest Legal Industry Guest Topics Of 2019
• Alta Mesa Can't Use Ch. 11 To Reject Oil Gathering Contract
• Ex-Tinder Exec's Sexual Assault Suit Sent To Arbitration
• AIG Cyber Coverage Case Follows Established Insurance Law
• Toy Giant Stung By $9.5M Verdict For Taking Hover IP
• St. Louis Tells Justices That Rams Move Suit Belongs In Court
• 9th Circ. Says Finding Casino App's Terms Is 'Dumb Luck'
• Gaming Co. Settles $151M Antitrust Suit Funding Dispute
• Pepsi Says Bottling Partner's $3M Verdict Was Unfairly Won
• Nasdaq Wins $78M For Fund Co.'s 'Blatant' Contract Breach
• Pa. Seeks OK For 1st Settlement In Think Finance Case
• Recent Cases Offer Clues To Successful Trade Secret Claims
• Top 10 Whistleblowing And Retaliation Events Of The Year
• The Delicate Nuances In New State Noncompete Laws
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Pa. Judge Claims Sprint Store's 'Free' Phones Weren't
• Ex-Kansas Coach Wants Quick Win In $3M Contract Row
• For Legal Pot, Grass May Be Greener On The Arbitration Side
• The Year In Cannabis Case Law: Major Pot Rulings From 2019
• Ch. 11 Trustee To Take Over Liddle & Robinson
• Disney, Miramax Were 'Enablers' Of Weinstein, Ex-Model Says
• NY Atty Gets 4.5 Years For $11.8M Estate Theft And Tax Plot
• Chancery Blocks Arbitration In Dow-Chemours Cleanup Battle
• Oil Co. Tells 5th Circ. It Wants $11M Added To $21.6M Win
• Employee NDAs Need Recalibration Under Ill. Law
• Calif. Lawmakers Kept Employers On Their Toes In 2019
• The Biggest Transportation Rulings Of 2019
• 5 Trends That Rocked The Legal Industry In 2019
• Rival Liable For Deceiving Public About Windstream's Ch. 11
• Chinese Tycoon's Ch. 11 Transferred To California
• Illinois City, Water District Turf Fight Can Continue
• Chancellor Vexed By DuPont, Chemours Spinoff 'Chaos Derby'
• Legal Services Co. Says Ex-Worker Poached Staff And Secrets
• Boeing Hit With $185M Suit For Faulty And Halted 737s
• Key Trade Secrets Developments Of 2019: Part 1
• Ex-Sirius Host Accuses PGA Of Sabotaging Golf Radio Show
• Memorabilia Sellers Must Face NFL Player Poaching Claims
• Pot Giant's Acquisition On Hold Amid Bitter Arbitration Fight
• Hemp Investors Say Violent Threats Followed $600K Con
• NY Property Owner Says It Was Shut Out Of Netflix Lease
• Immunity Can't Shield Haynes And Boone In Patent Deal Suit
• Frack Sand Container Co. Wants $49M Judgment Axed
• Mediation Co. Asks 9th Circ. To Rethink Arbitrator Disclosures
• Fla. Nightclub Aims To Revive Beach Ball Injury Coverage Row
• NY Suit Against Tilton To Go Forward After Failed Appeal
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Can't Skirt Hefty Sanctions, Estate Says
• Judging A Book: Hinojosa Reviews 'Crimes And Punishments'
• Insurer Must Cover Rapper Fat Joe In Plagiarism Suit
• Noncompete Misconceptions May Be Inhibiting Reform
• Real Estate Publisher Accused Of Stealing Lead Generation IP
• Cotton Group Wants $3M Award Against Indian Yarn Co. OK'd
• Developer Says Surveyors Erroneously Quadrupled Lot Size
• Lexington Says It Owes Subcontractor No Coverage Over Fall
• 4 Notable Fla. Commercial Real Estate Cases From 2019
• Payout Terms Between IP Firm, Ex-Partner Puzzle Judge
• MLB Gets Default Against Dominican Co. In $5.8M Award Row
• How Smart Contracts Can Streamline Capital Projects
• RiverPay Says Rival's Trade Secrets Case Not On Firm Ground
• Kansas University Rips Ex-Coach's Bid For Employment Info
• Existing Laws Can Likely Solve Contractor Misclassification
• Insurer Seeks To Duck $4.9M Claim Over 'Incompetent' Atty
• Weight Machine Maker Wins $1.25M Trademark Verdict
• Chinese EB-5 Investors Sue Developer For Financial Records
• Ex-Financial Exec Gets 2 Years In $1M Kickback Scheme
• Ex-Pond Lehocky Partner Wants Court To Stop 'Client Theft'
• 3rd Circ. Finds Contractor Gave Up Appeal Of Ch. 11 Ruling
• Houston Law Firm Sued For $632K In Unpaid Rent
• Managing Financial Product Data In Antitrust Cases
• 5 Noncompete Rulings From 2019 Attorneys Should Know
• WorldPay Agrees To $15M Settlement With Small Businesses
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Client Says NY Law Firm Botched $20M Suit With Late Service
• No Winners In Texas Fight Over Malpractice, Unpaid Fees
• Pa. Law Firm Wants To Arbitrate 'Shameless' Partnership Row
• Satellite Co. Tells Justices Int'l Rules Flouted In $1M Row
• Gibson Dunn Faces DQ Bid In Father-Son Real Estate Suit
• Canopy, Hemp Grower Move Crop Dispute To NY State Court
• FTC Disclosure Guide Signals More Influencer Scrutiny
• Inventor Blames Seyfarth For Loss Of Patent Control
• How Cos. Can Obtain TCPA-Compliant Text Message Consent
• Pa. Jury Fries Egg Price-Fixing Conspiracy Claims
• 6th Circ. Limits FERC Power Deal Authority In Ch. 11
• NJ Employment Legislation Had A Blockbuster Year
• Jones Day Says Pharma Client Owes $5.3M In Legal Bills
• Ford Aware Of PowerShift Issues Before 2014 Lease, Jury Told
• Hemp Processor Needn't Put Up Assets Over Weak-CBD Claim
• Del. Justices Dismayed By Lack Of Record In Forum Dispute
• Netflix Ordered To Stop Poaching Fox Executives
• Judge 'Alarmed' By Tilton Sale Allegations In Zohar Ch. 11
• Lenders Urge Justices To Review Payday Loan Ruling
• AstraZeneca Escapes Biotech Firm's $33.8M Lifted-Data Suit
• Princeton Hits Firms With $10.7M Suit Over Project Delays
• Developers Can't Dodge Claims In $29M Energy Contract Fight
• Strategies To Maintain Privilege In Crisis Response Scenarios
• Court Expert To Examine Sears-ESL Sale Disputes
• GCs Look In Crystal Ball For 2020 And See Litigation Uptick
• Texas Atty Wants Litigation Funder's $5.7M Suit Tossed
• Oakland Slams 'Hobson's Choice' NFL Poses To Host Cities
• Cadwalader Partners' Ex-Boutique Sued Over 'Padded' Bills
• Ford Buyers Kick Off 2nd Lemon Law Trial Over PowerShift
• Pa. Jury Told Egg Price 'Scheme' Driven By Grocer Demand
• Hover Toys Intrude On Flying Toy Patent, Jury Hears
• Cannabis Equipment Supplier Says It Was Stiffed On Bill
• NuVasive Tells 1st Circ. Noncompete Law Can't Help Ex-Rep
• United Airlines Escapes Travel Insurance Kickbacks Suit
• Chemical Co. Scores $550K Bump To Factory Design Verdict
• Texas Panel Affirms Win For Enbridge In Pipe Maker's Suit
• 3 NJ Cases Weigh Anti-Discrimination Law And Land Use
• Sports Agency Accuses Rival Of Poaching UFC Fighter
• Bitcoin 'Inventor' Fights Atty Fee Bid Over Sanctions
• Colombian Hotel Developer Seeks Out Of $5.4M Fraud Suit
• Beware Litigating Construction Disputes In Remote Locations
• 36 Million Workers Bound By Noncompetes, Survey Says
• Insurer Says It's Not Liable for Bad Soil In Calif. Levee
• Security Co. Claims Fired Exec Tried To Profit Off Client Info
• Sater Can't Pause Kazakh Money Laundering Claims
• Ericsson Defends IP Win Against HTC To 5th Circ.
• How To Ward Off Nonclient Suits Over Lawyers' Speech
• Trucking Co. Still Can't Get Wage Dispute Sent To Arbitration
• Wells Fargo Fights New Claims In Foreclosure Glitch Suit
• SEC Wins Asset Freeze In $23M Memorabilia Fraud Suit
• Justices Won't Review $43M Jury Verdict In Well-Plugging Suit
• IP Duo Returns To Bracewell In Austin From Pillsbury
• Wind Farm Asks 5th Circ. To Lift Utility's $60M Liability Cap
• Tilton Accuses Zohar Funds Of 'Blatant Forum Shopping'
• Ariz. Court Says Firm Can't Escape Outfront's Billboard Bill
• Insurer Says Rapper Fat Joe's Copyright Suit Isn't Covered
• In Pot Ownership Fights, Illegality Is Still A Problem To Judges
• Biz Groups Launch First Challenge To Calif. Arbitration Ban
• WGA Likely Can't Dodge Talent Agencies' Antitrust Suit
• Canopy Growth Drops $13M Fraud Suit Against Hemp Farmer
• Philly Hospital Fights Docs' Bid For Coverage Past Ch. 11 Sale
• NJ Archdiocese Can't Shake $2.7M Pension Underfunding Suit
• Tufts Profs Sue Over Policy Changes They Say Alter Tenure
• Shipping Co. Can't Pause Suit Over Copycat Frac Sand Boxes
• Builder Slams Insurer's Bid To Ditch Dolphins Stadium Claims
• When Contract Enforcement Should Defer To Plaintiff Rights
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NJ Justices Won't Touch Hospital's Patient-Steering Claims
• Fed. Circ. Rules Ericsson FRAND Case Must Go To Jury
• Southwest Pilots Union In Forum Fight Over Boeing Max Suit
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive 'Back To The Future' Royalties Suit
• Saudi Firm Says 1st Circ. Missed Key Info In Fee Row
• Mass. Assisted Living Homes Can Charge Extra Upfront Fee
• What Is A 'Reasonably Useful Form' For Production Of ESI?
• Locker Room Contractor Says Rival Stole Its Saints Design
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Tradeoffs, Venue, Ambiguity, Licenses
• Investors Must Halt Erosion Of PE Most-Favored-Nation Rights
• Developer Blames Peer Review For $11M Building Failure
• Hemp Co. Sues French Exec Over Farm Equipment Deal
• Chancery Orders Tutor Perini To Pay $8M To Merger Partner
• Sellers Ask Texas Justices To End Fight In $230M Energy Deal
• Texas Court Told $43M JV Award Suit Belongs In Saudi Arabia
• Another Former UAW Official Cops To Kickback Scheme
• Korean Construction Co. Wants 'Smart City' Suit Tossed
• AIG Unit Says Privacy Breach Is Contract Issue And Not Hack
• New Int'l Arbitration Study Offers Construction Dispute Insight
• Pond Lehocky Leader Pushes Court To Dissolve Partnership
• Ind. County Tried To Kill $175M Wind Farm, Developer Says
• 'Puppet Master' Ran $1.8M Aegerion Drug Fraud, Jury Hears
• 'Stick To Facts,' Phone Buyers Told In Qualcomm Cert. Appeal
• Judge Throws Out $70M 'Columbo' Verdict, Orders New Trial
• Petrobras Says Fraud Claims Over $821M Deal Not Barred
• DOJ Denied Cameo In Hollywood Writers Row
• GE Unit Says German Energy Storage Co. Can't Seek Docs
• Mich. Telecom Co.'s Accused Of $1M In Switching Overages
• Why Owners Should Oversee Construction Subcontracts
• Patent Decision Highlights Cross-Appeal Considerations
• No End In Sight For Litigation Of No-Poach Antitrust Claims
• Music Site Genius Says Google Is Stealing Song Lyrics
• Fineman Krekstein Wants Out Of Malpractice Coverage Row
• Ex-Shkreli Employee Says Counterclaim Ignores Court Ruling
• LA Fitness, Care Home Sued Over Attack On Lifeguard
• NJ Car Dealer Can't Escape Arbitration Waiver Ruling
• SEC Case Opens Door For Investor Whistleblowers
• Subcontractor Says $3M Held Back From Marines Base Work
• Judge Orders Kentucky Oil Fraudster to Pay $1.5M
• Swedish Appeals Court Upholds Naftogaz Award Win
• Fiserv Unit Wants Out Of Cannabis Credit Card Co. Blowup
• Fugitive Russian Gold Exec Asks NY Civil Court To Clear Him
• $8M Target Cardholder Deal Over Hidden Fees Gets First OK
• Texas Partnership Case Arguments Center On 5-Factor Test
• Chemical Maker Says 9th Circ. Gave Tribes Too Much Reach
• Cannabis Distributor Owes $6M For Hemp, Grower Says
• Calif. Aims To Preserve Authority In FERC-PG&E Ch. 11 Scrap
• Mallinckrodt Hit With Cocaine Anesthetic Trade Secret Suit
• 1st Circ. Upholds Stripped Bonus For Fired Abiomed Exec
• Made In Canada: Why US Pot Is Tied To Its Northern Neighbor