Commercial Contracts Archive » January, 2020

Commercial Contracts - January, 2020

313 articles

• AIG Client's Refusal To Settle Wasn't Wrongful Act, Jury Finds
• Texas Justices Say Contract Is King In $535M Pipeline Fight
• Oasis Escapes Borrowers' Suit Over Legal Funding
• Cheniere, Parallax Drop Claims Days Ahead Of $400M Trial
• Biz Groups Win Early Block Of Calif. Forced Arbitration Ban
• Fla. Court Nixes Doc Bid In Brazilian Power Co. Fight
• Former Mo. Business Owner Pleads Guilty In Fraud Scheme
• Dental Supplier Resends Arbitration Row To High Court
• ILPA Model Presents Private Equity Fund Financing Hurdles
• Texas Verdict Could Be Bellwether For Trade Secrets Litigation
• Fact Issues Save Telecom's Smear Campaign Suit, Judge Says
• Emails Don't Bind Kinder Morgan Unit To Easement Deal
• NJ Maserati Dealership Contractor Can't Save Contract Claim
• 'This Is Not A Lawsuit,' Judge Tells Man Suing Ex For Breakup
• Boeing Undercut $1.3B Air Force Deal Trial, Aircraft Co. Says
• Most Lawyers Do Not Understand How AI Works
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 4 Considerations When Moving To A New Law Firm
• Texas Justices Say No Partnership, No $535M Pipeline Win
• Sunoco Wins $6M In Trial Over Butane Blending Patents
• Fraud Claims Over Pot Cultivation Deal Sent To Arbitration
• Ex-Consol Prez Ready For Wage Trial After Firing Settlement
• LabCorp Preserves Win In Blood-Testing Contract Row
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revisit Suit Over False Bar Exam Results
• Fla. Court Sends Cigar Importer, Licensee To Arbitration
• CNX Wants Pa. Court To Block Contractor's Nearly $3.8M Bill
• Chinese Laptop Distributor Dodges $4.8M Fund Diversion Suit
• Hockey League Can't Skate By Suit Over Team Logo TM Deal
• Dolphins GC Runs Interference On Bids Ahead Of Super Bowl
• A Modest Plan To Streamline Civil Cases In LA Superior Court
• UBS Nabs $1B Trial Win In Highland Capital Funds Dispute
• Artist's Estate Hit With Sanctions Bid Over Deleted Emails
• Contractor Says Mariana Islands Resort Stiffed It On $2M
• Ex-Prosecutors Unveil Health Care-Focused Firm In NY
• Walgreens Faces Claims It Kept $35M From 'Pharma Bro' Co.
• Black Knight Says Antitrust Suit Is Based On 'Lawful Conduct'
• Miles & Stockbridge Ducks DQ Bid In $100M Army Deal Suit
• DeLorean Co. Seeks Fees Over 'Back To The Future' Suit
• Mass. Judge OKs $3M Uber Deal After Atty Fee Concerns
• Pa. High Court To Ponder Philadelphia's Liability Waiver
• Chancery Keeps Claims In Play Over $314M Fertilizer Deal
• NJ Justices Throw Out 'Unsound' Ethics Rules For Atty Fees
• What Courts Are Saying About Litigation Finance Disclosure
• Cannabis Grower Wants To Toss Tech Developer's Wage Suit
• Boston Scientific Ruling Clarifies M&A Termination Rights
• Ex-Little Caesars Manager Drops 6th Circ. No-Poach Appeal
• Terminal Operator Nabs $3M Jury Award Over LA Oil Spill
• Clark Hill Can't Dodge Ex-Client's Malpractice Suit
• Contract Tactics To Avoid Surprise Post-Closing Leasing Costs
• Suit Calls Deal Over Johnny Cash Museum 'Unconscionable'
• Vinyl Maker In TM Suit Sanctioned For Deleting Website Data
• UBS Compels Arbitration For Atty's Retaliation Claim
• Del. Justices Reverse Chancery On Sending Case To Austria
• Atty Can't Revive Claim Sheppard Mullin Aided Ponzi Scheme
• 'Chastened' Atty Apologizes For Takeda, BakerHostetler Suit
• Texas Justices Tackle Arbitration Appeal Rights In Cattle Case
• Landowners Say Hemp Farmers Owe Them $7M For Crop
• Texas Justices Weigh Reach Of Forum Choice In Deals
• Tyson Says $2.1B Chicken Co. Deal Fight Must Be Arbitrated
• Surefire Marketing Methods To Build Your Legal Practice
• Strategy Lessons From Wells Fargo Fintech Patent Litigation
• Delaware Cases Shed Light On Electronic Books And Records
• Judge Rejects Recusal Bid In Lehman Deferred Comp. Dispute
• FERC Says 6th Circ. Got Ch. 11 Power Deal Ruling Wrong
• Water Co. Wants Arbitration Halted In $1.1M Loan Fight
• Stryker Can't Move Ex-Worker's Suit From Calif.
• Crowell Nabs Ex-Kirkland Partner To Grow Litigation Practice
• Freshfields Says No Written Pact Means No Suit For Recruiter
• 'Incompetent' Filings In Hotel Dispute Draw NJ Court's Wrath
• CBD Investor's Fraud Suit Tossed After Failure To Lawyer Up
• Stan Lee's Biz Partners Call Daughter's Suit 'Grossly Selfish'
• Alan Parsons Says Ex-Promoter Used His Name For 'Knockoff'
• Airbnb Says Fla. Short-Term Rental Co. Stole $11M Investment
• Countrywide Arbitration Pact Doesn't Pass Muster, NLRB Says
• Cox Media Hits Dish With Suit Over 'Brazen' IP Infringement
• Setting Boundaries: An Essential Skill For Lawyers
• Fraud Claims In NY Breach Of Contract Cases Are Muddled
• Hollywood Agents Say 'Packaging' Doesn't Hurt Writers Guild
• Canadian Pot Co. Hits Grower With $7M Contract Breach Suit
• Real 'Wolf of Wall Street' Sues 1MDB-Linked Studio For $300M
• Long Day Brings Hot Heads At DQ Bid Over $100M Army Deal
• Del Monte Won't Have To Reveal Docs In $32M Pineapple Fight
• High Court Again Pauses Dental Dispute Ahead Of Trial
• Ill. Justices Say Auto Insurance Policy Can't Be 'Stacked'
• Beware Co-Investments In Private Equity Fund Agreements
• ABA Rules For Departing Attys Set Unprecedented Limits
• American HomePatient's $1M Deal Over Stolen Drives OK'd
• ConocoPhillips Gets Heirs' $11.7M Mineral Win Undone
• Comcast Tower Owner Says Contractors Botched Glass Walls
• Medical Malpractice Firm Can't Escape Suit Over Payments
• Thin Texas Nexus Kills $2.5B Wind Farm Contractor's Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Katten, Recruiter Settle Dallas Placement Fee Dispute
• Hemp Growers Say CBD Processor Never Paid For Harvest
• Judge Gives Zohar Row Attys Homework Over Removal Order
• Recent Developments Show Importance Of Int'l Sport Court
• Pa. Driller Wants To Duck Arbitration In Partnership Dispute
• Deny Bids To Kill AT&T Rate Rulings, Gov't. Urges DC Circ.
• Texas Court Changes Course To OK Permian Lease Fight Win
• Sempra Wins Chancery Fight For Hunt Share Of Texas Utility
• ​​​​​​​Unsweet Emotion As Aerosmith Drummer Sues Band
• Car Dealer Must Face Seinfeld's Fake-Porsche Suit
• Snell & Wilmer Fights DQ Bid In EB-5 Project Suit
• Ex-Domino's Driver Asks 6th Circ. To Revive No-Poach Suit
• DLA Piper Nabs Employment Pro From K&L Gates In Texas
• 5th Circ. Asked To Revisit OK Of Wind Investors' $63M Award
• The Rise Of The No-Indemnity M&A Deal
• 4th Circ. Won't Revive Commodities Firm's Oil Deal Suit
• Gaming Co. Wins $5.4M Claim Over Tribal Casino Project
• Legal Lessons From Esports Sponsorship Deals
• Nissan Ex-CEO Illustrates Do's And Don'ts Of Image Repair
• 3 Concerns If Your Witness Becomes Flippant At Deposition
• A Noncompete Consideration Split In Ill. State, Federal Courts
• Theater Owners Fight DOJ's Bid To Nix Longtime Protections
• Chemical Co. To Take Tribal Waste Permit Case To High Court
• Dental Supplier Nears Deal In Part Of Antitrust Row
• Justices Zero In On Consent In Steel Plant Arbitration Fight
• Law Preserves FERC Role In PG&E Bankruptcy, 9th Circ. Told
• Oneok Overpromised On Gas Pipeline, Texas Builder Says
• Ex-Tinder Exec To Take Sexual Assault Suit To 9th Circ.
• PennyMac Says 'Monopolist' Software Co. Must Face Lawsuit
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Voiding AT&T Arbitration Agreement
• Tech Biz Says Too Late To DQ Firm In $100M Army Bid Fight
• Cannabis Co. Wants Judge To Toss Harvest Health Merger Suit
• Ritzen Creates Uniformity On Bankruptcy Stay Appeals Timing
• 3 Federal Court Rulings Highlight Key Privilege Lessons
• 4 Cases That Will Shape Clickwrap Litigation In 2020
• Dentons Ducked Share Of $1.7M Tab In Fee Battle, Suit Says
• Dish Says PE Firm That Owns Cox Tried To Dodge Contract
• Fresenius, Akorn Set To Fight Over Busted Tie-Up's $117M Tab
• 10th Circ. Says ADT Contract Clause Bars Wrongful Death Suit
• Tribunal Orders Pacific Drilling To Pay Samsung Unit $320M
• Freight Rail Co. Says Partners Group Stole Biz Secrets
• Toy Co. Says Improper Closing 'Infected' $9M IP Verdict
• Bloomberg Beats AI Company's Trade Secret Theft Suit
• Ritzen Gives Bankruptcy Attys Comfort With Final Orders
• Pa. Law Excuses 3rd-Party Driller From Worker's Death Suit
• Energy Co. To Ask 5th Circ. For Arbitration In Trade Secret Suit
• Tribes Can't Fight $3M Ruling In Tribal Court, Builder Says
• Napoli Bern Seeks New Trial In Asbestos Fee Dispute
• Litigating FRAND Rates After Fed. Circ. Ericsson Decision
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Miss. Casinos Sue Churchill Downs Over Seat License Change
• Chinese Maker Of 'Defective' Pipe Can't Be Sued In Texas
• 6th Circ. Overturns Atty Sanctions In Medical Device Suit
• Tightening Up Contracts In A Hardening Insurance Market
• Aramark Strikes $21M Deal To End Managers' Bonus Suit
• How Associate Life Has Evolved Over The Past Decade
• Qualcomm Seeks To Kill Investor Action Over FTC Case
• Fla. Judge Hands Win To Hotel Owner In Feud With Ex-Partner
• Goodwin Flips Script To Turn Contract Row Into Patent Win
• AT&T Doesn't Owe Mexican Co.'s Predeal Taxes, Suit Says
• Investor Can Pursue Coverage Of Hotel Development Fight
• Netflix Wants 'Scandalous' Details Out Of Mo'Nique's Pay Suit
• Equinor Accused Of Sham Sales, Underpaid Royalties
• Dentons Sees No Deal On Horizon In Guinea Fee Fight
• Bitcoin Founder Reveals Holdings After Sanctions Threat
• NY Court Flips Ex-Touradji Portfolio Managers' $91M Verdict
• Justices Eyeing Dental Arbitration Dispute Ahead Of Trial
• Full 9th Circ. Won't Revisit Tribal Waste Permit Row
• Tucker Arensberg Says It Had No Reason To Save Atty's Texts
• Ohio Co. Says Ex-Partner Used Excuse To Reap $100M Profit
• Ballard Spahr Adds Bankruptcy Lawyer To LA Office
• Boeing Says Southwest Pilots Union Max Suit Is Preempted
• Audible Settles With Publishers To End Copyright Fight
• Justices Say Bankruptcy Stay Appeals Must Be Filed Quickly
• 4th Circ. Says Arbitration Was Waived In Iraqi $2M Loan Fight
• Wine Co. Shareholder Objects To Report In $28.7M Award Row
• NJ Firm Ducks Malpractice Row Over Contract's Terms
• Former Client Sues Houston Firm Over $25K Sanctions
• Race Car Contract Fight Won't Leave Okla. For Texas
• High Court Won't Mull Arbitration For Tribal Co.'s Loans
• Judging A Book: Dyk Reviews 'Democracy And Equality'
• Sears, ESL Reach $18M Settlement Of Sale Dispute
• Energy Transfer Claims Ex-Supply Manager Stole Client
• High Court Won't Review $5.2M Judgment Despite Atty DQ
• To Improve Instagram Copyright Issues, Look To Music World
• The Firms That Dominated In 2019
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Judge Lifts Hefty Sanctions Against Bitcoin Founder
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Injunction in Mexican Taxi Meter Co. Fight
• Del. Supreme Court Lets $3.8B Ligand Note Fix Stand
• 5th Circ. Won't Nix $1.4M Arbitral Award To Taiwanese Co.
• 8th Circ. Nixes Class Arbitration Bid In Benefit Manager Row
• Battery Firm Workers Sue After Co. Took Back Paychecks
• 5th Circ. Nixes Appeal Over Arbitration In $20M Shipping Fight
• SeaWorld Seeks To Sink Ex-Park Boss' Jump To Competitor
• Calif. Court Says Atty's Use Of 'Ab Initio' Contradicts Meaning
• 5th Circ. Ultra Petroleum Ruling Poses Key Debtor Question
• Ex-Cop Admits Bilking NY Credit Union, Agrees To Pay $425K
• Ex-Optimum Atty Claims Firm Is Systemically Mismanaged
• 5th Circ. Orders Redo On Rolls-Royce's Role In Copter Crash
• H&R Block Looks To End Last Remaining No-Poach Suit
• US Bank Fights BofA's Bid To Ax $3.5B RMBS Trusts Suits
• 9th Circ. Says Debtors Owe Full Value On $50M Note
• 7 Insider Tips For Working With In-House Counsel
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Wells Fargo Kiboshes Website Calling Its Atty 'The Prostitute'
• Texas Justices Told 'Anti-Washout' Clause Preserves Rights
• CohnReznick Hit With Investor Suit Over Platinum Audits
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Must Rehire Workers Despite Appeal
• Kazakh City, Bank Fight Halt Of Sater Money Laundering Suit
• Fineman Krekstein Dodges Pa. Malpractice Coverage Claims
• Houston Firm Wants To Arbitrate Ex-Partner's $9M Lawsuit
• Hemp Farm Says It Lost $12M After Scammers Ruined Harvest
• Ex-Lehman Execs Fight For Up To $300M In Retirement Pay
• 50 Years Later, Interpretive Challenges Remain For RICO
• Rams Say St. Louis Suit Provides Path To Settle Arbitral Law
• 1st Circ. Doubts Kodak's Standing Argument In Contract Case
• 7 Ethics Tips For Lawyers' Pretrial Social Media Use
• Calif. Builder Fights To Keep Insurer In Cracked-Levee Suit
• States Should Not Follow ABA On Attorney Conduct Rules
• Man Who Sunk Steinbrenner Sues To Regain His Life Story
• Wells Fargo Slams Website Calling Its Atty 'The Prostitute'
• NJ Dealers Say Nissan Saddled Them With Predatory Loans
• Alliant, Lockton Reach Worker No-Poach Deal In Chancery
• 11th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Georgia Bar Exam Result Suit
• Door Buyers Slam Manufacturers' Bid To Limit Price-Fix Suit
• Chicago Sofitel Hotel Owner Sues To Sever Ties With Accor
• Investors Say Chancery Wrong To OK $3.8B Ligand Note Fix
• Tilray Dismissed From CBD Products Dispute
• NBA Announces More On-Demand Content On Twitter
• Texas Justices Dig Into Appraisal In Soured Credit Suisse Deal
• Ex-Kasowitz Partner Says Firm Stiffed Him On Pay
• 5th Circ. Won't Halt Dental Supply Case For High Court Review
• FCC Member Says Agency, Commerce Split On Security Rules
• How Courts And Litigants Can Benefit From Special Masters
• Calif. Atty Accused Of Flouting Court Orders After $12M Fine
• Harvest Health Sues To End Merger With Calif. Cannabis Co.
• Creditors Seek To Force Tough Mudder Into Bankruptcy
• 10th Circ. Says Auto Crash Victim Can't Recoup $1.3M Award
• Timeshare Exit Co. Loses False Ad Claims Against Wyndham
• Pot Brand Dispute Erupts With Cries Of Fraud, 'Street Justice'
• Avenatti's Ex-Wife Must Give Up $700K In Ex-Law Partner Suit
• WGA Can't Duck Agencies' Antitrust Suit Over Packaging Fees
• 5th Circ. Enforces $63M Award Over Soured Wind Energy JV
• Chinese Co. Served By Mail Owes $414M, Calif. Justices Told
• Contractor Denies Drilling Rig Manual Ties It To Accident Suit
• Dental Supply Co. Making Last Arbitration Push Ahead Of Trial
• Uber Policy Calls For Refresher On ABA Confidentiality Rules
• Concrete Co.'s Win Crumbles Against 'Impossible Chronology'
• Texas Firm Defeats $4.7M Contingency Fee Suit
• Contractor Says McDermott Owes $21.6M For Marine Work
• Bankruptcy Ruling Deepens Split On Gas Gathering Pacts
• Sports Marketer Can't Go Around Univ. Of Pittsburgh's Suit
• Diageo Wants $2.3M Verdict Reversed In Fight With Distributor
• Morality Clauses Can Help Cos., Athletes Protect Their Brands
• NY Saw Big Changes To Its Liquor License Laws Last Year
• Cellino & Barnes Split Further Soured By Hacking Claims
• Former UAW Board Member Accused Of Aiding Racketeering
• Pfizer Unit's Alleged Drug Supply Cuts Aren't Anticompetitive
• ExxonMobil Settles $30M Suit Alleging Railcar Co. Overbilled
• Developer Can't Upend Award In $1.2B Casino Fight
• Retailers To Ask 3rd Circ. To Undo Loss In Egg Price-Fix Trial
• Tribe Slams Law Firm's Bid To Win Breach Of Contract Suit
• Snell & Wilmer Combines With Commercial Finance Boutique
• Pa. Drillers Dispute Expansion Of Joint Venture's Debts
• 5th Circ. Affirms Shipping Broker's $5.7M Win In Contract Suit
• 4 Simple Rules For Witness Note Taking
• Houston Atty Defends Sanctions In Title Co. Takeover Row
• Tight Job Market Requires Extra Trade Secret Protections
• Stericycle Escapes Funeral Homes' Suit Over Price Increases
• Uber Can't Arbitrate Passenger's Injury Suit
• 4 Critical Considerations For Acquiring Unionized Businesses
• Miles & Stockbridge Hit With DQ Bid In Army Contract Case
• Regulatory, Legal Trends In The Blockchain Space For 2020
• $720M Award Based On Bribery-Fueled Pact, 5th Circ. Hears
• Food Halls Hold Special Legal Considerations For Landlords
• Jimmy John's Workers Push For Class Cert. In No-Poach Suit
• Pittsburgh Paper Flouted Order To Rehire Drivers, Union Says
• Software Provider Seeks Ax Of Loan Servicer's Antitrust Suit
• Bulk Of Liquidator's Suit Against Ex-Platinum Exec Survives
• Cancer Treatment Maker Sues Over Alleged 'Copycat' Device
• Gordon & Rees Hires New Insurance Partner In Florida
• Pa. Appeals Court Backs Drillers In Gas Lease Validity Fight
• PBS' Battle Over Tavis Smiley's #MeToo Firing Heads To Trial
• Sinclair-Tied Stations Say AT&T 'Misled' FCC In Dispute
• Fuel Startup Calls Total's IP Arbitration Pact A 'Fraud'
• Snell & Wilmer Faces DQ Bid In EB-5 Project Row
• 2 Overlooked Advantages Of Hourly Fees
• Ex-Mayer Brown Atty Says Auto Startup Ruined His Career
• Fla. Court Sends Ex-Hobby Lobby Worker's Suit To Arbitration
• Lessons For MLP Conflict Transactions From 2 Del. Cases
• 9th Circ. Says Technicality Doesn't Kill $1.1M Visa Fraud Deal
• Charter Says Rival Can't Prove It Poached Customers
• Imminent College Athlete Licensing Puts Cos. On Notice
• Pharma Tech Co. Sues Hemp Consultant Over IP 'Sabotage'
• The Top 10 Changes To Illinois Employment Law From 2019
• Ex-NFL Security Guard Says Arbitration Pact Is Unreasonable
• Ex-NFLer With Concussion Award Ordered To Pay Funder
• Bartlit Beck Pursues $54M Award In Casino Tycoon Fee Fight
• NY AG Cuts Deal Over Opioid Overdose Nasal Spray Device
• Estate Can't Yet Bar Bitcoin 'Inventor' Wife's Trial Testimony
• Siemens Unit Urges Court To Keep $43M Award Suit In Texas
• Texas Atty Says German Air Glider Co. Ignoring Legal Bills
• Power Co. Seeks Court's Help In Siemens Argentine Deal Fight
• Key Lessons For Hemp Cos. From Recent NY Federal Cases
• Atty Says Ex-Partner Demanded $1.5M To Keep Affairs Secret
• UK Court's Soccer Sponsorship Ruling Offers Contract Tips
• Anadarko Says Permits Block Wyo. Landowners' Antitrust Suit
• Phone Distributors Blast 'Shotgun' TracFone IP Suit
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