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Commercial Contracts - August, 2020

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• UC System Asks ITC To Probe Home Depot, Others Over LEDs
• Charter Loses Another Dismissal Bid In $10B Race Bias Suit
• Wells Fargo Cites Arbitration Deals In Bids To Exit PPP Suits
• Diversity Snapshot: As Told By Black Law Firm Leaders
• How Law Firms Can Hire And Retain More Black Attorneys
• BigLaw Needs More Underrepresented Attorneys As Leaders
• In Their Own Words: Being Black In BigLaw
• How COVID-19 May Forever Alter Work Life For Disabled Attys
• BigLaw Cannot Reap Diversity Rewards Without Inclusion
• These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• Advancing Racial Justice In The Legal Industry And Beyond
• Ideas For Closing BigLaw's Diversity Gap
• Alsup Lets Facebook Out Of Fake Ad Click Fight For Now
• Pipeline Cleanup Ruling Muddies Precedent, 5th Circ. Told
• How Supreme Court May Resolve Int'l Discovery Circuit Split
• The Double Hyperlink Quandary In User Agreement Litigation
• Cigna, Anthem Can't Get Damages Over Failed $54B Merger
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners
• Why 2020 Could Be A Pivotal Year For Diversity At Firms
• Law360 Diversity Snapshot: How Does Your Firm Measure Up?
• One Year In, Mansfield Rule Is Boosting In-House Diversity
• Texas Justices Take Up State Farm's Bad Faith Battles
• Chancery Suggests Pruning Claims In $5.8B Hotel Sale Battle
• Texas High Court Won't Hear Royalty Case Venue Fight
• Data Co.'s Claims Trimmed From Hard Disk Price-Fixing MDL
• IP Atty Gets Damages Slashed In Fight With Drug Pump Cos.
• 11th Circ. Revives Prof's Claims Against Ga. Tech Officials
• Insurer Needn't Cover Atty's Fight With Professor, Law Firms
• The Progression Of COVID-19 Force Majeure Litigation
• Wilson Elser Goes After Ex-Partner For $100K Arbitral Award
• Wind Developer Accused Of Blocking Access To Panama Grid
• 3rd Circ. Says EQT Could Drop Contracts For Unsafe Gas Rigs
• Texas Justices Agree To Review Well-By-Well Time-Bar Ruling
• 1st Circ. Ruling Is Cautionary Trade Secret Tale For Employers
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Hemp Farm Blasts Canopy 'Smear Campaign' In Contract Fight
• 7th Circ. Upholds Union's Win In Pension Contribution Dispute
• Texas Judge Delays $30M Real Estate Trial Amid Virus Worries
• Chancery Ruling Limits National Collegiate Founder Clout
• Fed. Circ. Explains WSU's Win In Cosmic Crisp Apple Fight
• Hemp Co. Says Colorado Grower Owes $20.5M For Bad Crop
• UCLA Says Under Armour Can't Use Virus To Duck $280M Deal
• Mercedes Slams Class Cert. Bid In Transmission Defect Row
• Telemundo Producer Fights To Keep Sex Bias Suit In Court
• Keep Tetra Tech Subcontractor In Fraud Suit, Judge Told
• 4 Opportunities For Mediators To Settle Big-Dollar Cases
• Chicago Rail Line Fight Can Play Out In Court, Judge Says
• Greenberg Traurig Scorches Gibson Dunn In Hotel Sale Trial
• Esports Gamer, FaZe Clan Declare 'Game Over' In Legal Fight
• Amgen Blasts Sandoz's En Banc Bid In Enbrel Patent Fight
• Calif. Court Bemoans 'Over-Lawyering' In PBM Contract Row
• New Orleans Says Hard Rock Hotel Collapse Cost Public $12M
• Kasowitz Says The Savoy Hotel Dashed On $1M Legal Bill
• Chancery Keeps Alive $195M Gift Card Co. Sale Fraud Suit
• 8 Questions For Cos. After EU Top Court Privacy Shield Ruling
• Time To Streamline E-Sign Act's Consumer Consent Process
• Deceptive Meeting Voids Texas Law Firm's Arbitration Clause
• Huawei Fights Verizon's Bid To Pause Network Patent Dispute
• Texas Panel Gives HouseCanary 2 Options In $740M IP Fight
• Grower Says Hemp Co. Tried To Duck $1.2M CBD Deal
• Remote Proceedings Bring New Wrinkles For Court Records
• Texas Trade Secret Case Spotlights Our Judicial Safeguards
• Cruise Line Workers Stranded By COVID-19 Reach $875K Deal
• Kanye West Accused Of Swiping Tech For 'Sunday Service'
• Microsoft Scores Partial Win In Hon Hai IP Royalties Spat
• Apple Unit's Win In Suit Garnering $14M Fees Survives Appeal
• Palantir Becomes Latest 'Unicorn' To Pursue Direct Listing
• Fed. Circ. Backs WSU's Win In Cosmic Crisp Apple Fight
• BofA Says Too Few Bond Holders Dooms Class Bid
• Epic Can't #FreeFortnite But It Can Save Apple App Tool
• Strip Club Can't Arbitrate Suit Over Dancer's Death In Crash
• Virus Should Delay $30M Texas Trial, Real Estate Co. Says
• Food Distributors Aren't Transportation Workers, Court Told
• Okla. Marijuana Grower Sues Processor Over Unpaid $3.2M
• Cross-Selling Strategies For Law Firms During Pandemic
• German FRAND Decision May Shape Global SEP Landscape
• Key Takeaways From The 9th Circ.'s Qualcomm Ruling
• Coronavirus Q&A: Benesch Real Estate Leader
• Qualcomm Says Its 9th Circ. FTC Case Win Nixes Investor Suit
• FTC Must Push 9th Circ. For Qualcomm Rehearing, Cos. Say
• Chancery Asks Why Fraud Case Was Kept From Hotel Buyer
• Judge Unravels Bosch's Partial Win In Brake Parts IP Fight
• 7th Circ. Revives $15M Laundromat Fire Coverage Battle
• 6th Circ. Lowers $6.7M Software Co. IP Award Against Carrier
• Atty Media Interview Lessons From Trump's Axios Appearance
• Atty-Client Privilege Doesn't Shield CSX Docs Sought By Rival
• Landlord Safeguards Against Distressed Cannabis Tenants
• Commercial Loan Workout Considerations For Lenders
• Curves Allegedly Lured Franchisees With Dodgy Sales Tactics
• 5th Circ. Says Firms' Contingency Fee Agreement Is Void
• Capital One Wants To Ax Refunds Suit Over Canceled Flights
• Cox Rips $11M Software Licensing Demand As Meritless
• Diamond Resorts Blasts Services Cited In Cancellation Ads
• KPMG Once Again Ducks $1B Negligence Claims In Chancery
• Chancery Says WeWork Can't Block Docs From Directors
• Errors To Avoid When Drafting Stipulated Judgments In Calif.
• Dental Distributor Says Antitrust Fight Must Be Arbitrated
• Firm Seeks To Blend State, Fed Malpractice Insurance Suits
• 8th Circ. Ruling May Provide Relief For Bakken Debtors
• Real Estate Rumors: Urbin Miami Beach, Pink Stone, Lola.com
• NJ Construction Co. Prez Aims To Escape FCA Claims
• Rig Pipe Maker Bars Rival From Selling Alleged Knockoffs
• Why Remote Depositions Are Likely Here To Stay
• COVID-19 Bankruptcy Issues Complicate IP Contracts
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Alcoa Says Court Must Decide Venue For Fight With AB InBev
• 'Game Of Thrones' Author Claims Film Co. Lost Novella Rights
• Judge Urges Mediation In Inventory Co.'s Trade Secret Fight
• Atty Seeks $825K Following Chase Crypto Fee Settlement
• Don't Expect Pandemic Trials To Scale Up, Fla. Judge Says
• Facebook Says It Never Promised To Refund Fake Ad Clicks
• 3rd Circ. Won't Touch AT&T's $2M Win In Contract Action
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Recent Months Have Muddled COVID-19 Force Majeure Law
• Judge Likely To Send Atty Malpractice Claim To Arbitration
• Argentinian Atty Loses Suit Over Uber's Buenos Aires Debut
• 7 Keys To Drafting Effective Legal Briefs
• GenCanna Fights Unsecured Creditors' Ch. 7 Conversion Bid
• Judge Judy Says 'Self-Dealing' Agent Didn't Earn $22M Fees
• Former Steeler's Trucking Co. Accuses EQT Of Racial Bias
• Comcast Seeks Arbitration For Suit Over Illegal Credit Check
• Yoga Studio Chain Can't Nix Suit Over Frozen Purchase Deal
• Contract Thwarts Fla. Hotel's Claims Against Contractor
• CBD Exec Owes His Dad $1.6M Over Equipment Theft
• Weighing The Virtual Courtroom Option In Civil Cases
• Cost-Based Analysis Can Be Useful In Calif. Contract Disputes
• Hymnal Publisher Denied Exit From Antitrust Suit
• Actavis Inks Settlement In ADHD Drug Antitrust Suit
• Coronavirus Q&A: Bilzin Sumberg Real Estate Leader
• Chuck E. Cheese Landlords Say Virus Is No Shield From Rent
• TCL Rips Ericsson's Bid To Keep FRAND Case From Justices
• Bahamian Resort Co. Looks To Duck $1.2M Arbitration
• Calif. Dispensary Says Pot Co. Owes $5M Over Axed Nev. Deal
• MehaffyWeber Attys Beat DQ Bid In Texas Geological Data Suit
• 'Can't Help Falling In Love' Writer's Heirs Can't Help Filing Suit
• Dow Chemical Seeks OK Of Arbitral Award In La. Facility Fight
• NJ High Court Lets Pfizer Arbitrate Flight Attendant's Bias Suit
• Attys Shouldn't Overlook Obligations To Potential Clients
• Google Defends Criticism Of Aussie Media Law
• Sunoco Owes $150M For Late Royalty Payouts In Okla.
• Noncompete Considerations As Businesses Reopen, Rehire
• White & Case Pulls Trials Partner From Jenner & Block
• TracFone Gets $8M Deal To End Phone-Flipping Suit Approved
• Epistar Says UC System Went On LED IP Blitz With Its Patents
• Mall's Suit Fighting Lender's Rent Grab Axed Over Citizenship
• 10th Circ. Says Insurer Owes $4.5M For Refinery Fire Loss
• Texas River Authority Can't Dodge Utilities' Price-Fixing Suit
• Reversing Jury, Judge Hands Ford Win In PowerShift Suit
• 10th Circ. Confirms OK Of Bolivian Firm's $36M Award
• Strategies For Associates Seeking Jobs Amid Hiring Slump
• Loyola Urges To Toss Tuition Refund Suit Over Virus Closure
• Texas Justices Asked To Settle Split On Atty Solicitation
• Hospital, Insurer Cite Dueling Rulings Over Virus Coverage
• Will The FTC Change Its Tune On Qualcomm Licensing?
• What To Watch As Simon Looks To Exit $3.6B Taubman Deal
• The Latest Legal Trends In Data Scraping And Ownership
• Software Co. Escapes Blame For 'NotPetya' Attack On Hospital
• 6th Circ. Orders Atty Fees Paid In Power Co.'s $5M Arbitration
• Crypto Investors' Case Against Gaming Co. Must Be Arbitrated
• Texas Attys Again Accused Of Botching Deepwater Spill Claim
• 9th Circ. Questions Future Of FERC Power Deal Orders
• Venezuela Oil Co. Seeks Court's Help In $150M Bond Fight
• Lease Restructuring Groups Emerge As Virus Drives Demand
• United Says No Harm, No Deal In Trip Insurance Suit
• COVID-19 IP Catch-Up: All Eyes On Texas
• 2 Chainz Faces Fraud Suit Over Double-Booked Texas Event
• 3 Firms Guide $265M Offshore Maryland Wind Deal
• How Pandemic Is Affecting NY Court Receiver Appointments
• Safeguards Against Legal Malpractice Liability As Claims Rise
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Racetrack Tells 1st Circ. Wynn RICO Scam Had No Finish Line
• Panama Canal Contractor Says Don't Scrap Doc Bid Yet
• Boeing's European Unit Wants Out Of Defective Plane Suit
• Texas Tool Co. Says It Never Waived Arbitration Right
• Halliburton Patent Retrial In Texas Pushed Back Again
• Choice Hotels Franchisees Fight Arbitration For Kickback Suit
• DOJ Defends Lenovo Intervention, Antitrust Policy Evolution
• 9th Circ. Says Insurer Needn't Cover Porn Studio In HIV Suits
• Fiat Chrysler Rips Drivers' 'Duplicitous' Lifetime Warranty Suit
• What 9th Circ. Qualcomm Licensing Ruling Means For SEPs
• Chancery Finds Tilton In Contempt Over $6.5M Insurance Deal
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Hollywood Talent Agencies Can't Pare WGA's Antitrust Claims
• Canadian Co. Says Hemp Dispute Can't Jump Between Courts
• Construction JV Seeks $8M Over Ga. Highway Wall Collapse
• Utility Says Magistrate Got It Wrong In Tribal Jurisdiction Case
• 3 Ways Law Firms Can Guard Diversity Gains During Crisis
• Wawa Aims To Toss Financial Institutions' Data Breach Suit
• UMB Bank Says Revlon Stole Collateral Tied To $1.8B Loan
• NBC's 'The Voice' Production Co. Stiffs Musicians, Suit Says
• Vale Wants 'Equal Treatment' In Fight Over Mining Venture
• Morgan Stanley Ex-VP Can't Arbitrate Bias Claims
• 9th Circ. Judge Open To Reviving Google AdWords Fight
• Winners In $506M Apple Trial Say EDTX Nailed Virus Safety
• Calif. County Wants $77M Tribal Hemp Seizure Suit Tossed
• StubHub Owner Hit With Ticket Refund Suit Amid Pandemic
• NFL, DirecTV Say Sunday Ticket Case Not Like NCAA TV Suit
• Domino's Delivers Argument Against Ex-Worker's Appeal Bid
• Halliburton Workers Should Arbitrate Wage Suit, Judge Says
• Expediting M&A Deal Processes Via Negotiations Vs. Auctions
• Mayer Brown Nabs Bracewell Atty To Lead Upstream Group
• Ex-Texas Lt. Gov. Dewhurst Sued Over $6.45M Loan Default
• Bridgewater Says Ex-CEO Must Arbitrate Gender Bias Claims
• What I Learned As A Virtual Summer Associate
• German Car Cos. Say Buyers' Conspiracy Claims Still Doomed
• Insurer Says It Needn't Cover Defective Cookie Machine Suit
• Indiana Univ. Aims To Escape COVID-19 Refund Suit In NJ
• Metals Investor Seeks To Ax Award In Mexican Gold Mine Fight
• PE Firm Urges 5th Circ. To Nix $36M Damages In Contract Row
• Fla. Mobile Home Park's Owners Beat RICO Suit
• Auto Supply Chain Price Disputes During COVID-19
• Google Beats Lawsuit Over Genius Lyrics
• Supplier Wants Claim Axed From EQT's $18M Faulty Valve Suit
• Ex-Baker Botts, Akin Gump Attys Launch Houston Boutique
• Lesser-Known Litigation Funding Best Practices For Attorneys
• AT&T Accused Of Racial Bias In Station Contract Dispute
• 9th Circ. Reverses FTC Win On Qualcomm Licensing
• Arbitration Denied In Calif. Nursing Home Wrongful Death Suit
• US Bank Can't Arbitrate Fee Suit After 9th Circ. Clarifies McGill
• Recruiter Axes Fee Suit Against Kilpatrick Townsend Partners
• Hyundai Making Elite Seller Club For Luxury Line, Dealer Says
• Urban Outfitters Takes Aim At Fashion Co.'s 'Cynical' IP Suit
• Mercedes Can't Jump-Start NJ Antitrust Claims Over Shipping
• Apple Says Koss' Headphone IP Suit Breaches Confidentiality
• Using Sidecar Funds As A Source Of Capital Amid Volatility
• Rosen Law Firm To Lead Tilray Stock-Drop Suit
• Key Points For Lenders Taking Control Of Oil And Gas Assets
• ADA Protects Lawyers With Disabilities, But We Must Do More
• Legal Deserts Threaten Justice In Rural America
• Nationwide Beats Construction Defect Suit At 11th Circ.
• Lumber Exec Wants Rival Firm In IP Suit DQ'd For Estate Work
• Rudy Giuliani Sued Over $15K Art Bill Linked To Divorce
• DOJ Can Now Cut Decades-Old Film Industry Antitrust Rules
• Ex-Pot Co. Exec Gets $3.7M Asset Freeze Against Oligarch
• Coronavirus Q&A: Cassin Real Estate Leader
• Ring Can't Force Arbitration In Security Cam False Ad Suit
• Rakoff Skeptical CUNY Must Pay Staff In CARES Act Case
• 4 Texas Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Term
• Hotel Asks To Keep Deposit After Buyer Backs Out Over Virus
• 1st Circ. Ruling Complicates Gig Worker Arbitration Pacts
• Foreign Discovery Ruling May Provide New Defense Tool
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Emory Law Prof Calls Punishment For Using N-Word Unjust
• Ad Agency Says Producer Scott Rudin Shorted It $6.3M
• Engineering Co. Says It's Owed $35M For Risberg Pipeline
• 7th Circ. Revives Continental Premium-Hike Class Suit
• Lenovo Attacks DOJ Brief In InterDigital Case As Unhelpful
• Martha's Vineyard Artist Wins Copyright Claim In Porn IP Case
• Fla. Judge Pans Del Monte Bid To Collect On $29M Award
• Analyzing Upward And Downward Trends In Legal Tech
• Trump NDA Put Staff At 'Intolerable Risk,' Press Group Says
• Bond Holders Bid For Cert. Against BofA Over 'Lost' Bonds
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Judge Takes Aim At Vague Abbreviations In Contract Dispute
• Seton Hall Says NJ Law Bars Grad's Virus Refund Suit
• Spectra Suit Dismissal Invites Mischief, Del. Justices Told
• What A Biden Administration Could Mean For Employers
• What UK Insolvency Law Changes Mean For US Finance Cos.
• Fla. Court Affirms Dismissal Of Burger King Investor Suit
• ABA's New Guidance On Litigation Funding Misses The Mark
• 10th Circ. OKs Rare Post-Verdict Instruction In Retaliation Suit
• Adventist Rips Dismissal Bid In $57M PPE 'Conspiracy' Case
• Ericsson Defends Right To Have Jury Decide FRAND Rates
• 7th Circ. Says Grubhub Drivers Must Arbitrate Wage Claims
• 11th Circ. Won't Make Home Depot Rebuild Store
• Morgan Lewis Faces $10M Debt Collection Malpractice Suit
• Bressler Enters Texas With Ballard & Littlefield Merger
• InterDigital Blasts 'Intertwined' Attys In Lenovo SEP Row
• Hunton Snags Seyfarth Employment Pro In Houston
• Affiliate Accuses Sprint And T-Mobile Of 'Abusive Treatment'
• Guatemalan Construction Corp. Can't Nix $7.5M Award
• Navy Contractors Spar Over Branch's Definition Of 'Agent'
• Restrictive Covenants In California After Ixchel Pharma
• No Promises Were Broken In Going Virtual, NYU Says
• Memorabilia CEO Rips SEC's 'Perverted Desire' For Sanctions
• Baker McKenzie Docs Off The Table In GE Suit, Court Told
• Regulatory Concerns For US Cos.' Offshore Service Centers
• Brazil Ex-Consultant Fined For Paying Bribes To Petrobras
• What Firms Should Ask Before Hiring Attorneys From Gov't
• Sandoz Warns Fed. Circ. Enbrel Ruling Invites Patent Abuse
• CBD Co. Loses Early Bid To Sue Ex-Workers Who Joined Rival
• Canadian Pot Entrepreneur Wants Vaping TM Row Tossed
• NJ Mall Sues Microsoft For Closing Retail Store
• Calif. High Court Establishes Tougher Antitrust Pleading Rules
• Uber Win Stands Despite Arbitrator's Bad Joke, Rakoff Says
• Southwest Again Aims To Dismantle COVID-19 Refund Class
• Mountain Valley Pipeline Co. Sued For $104M In Excess Costs
• Hertz Says $56M Clawback Suit Is Up To Snuff
• Eni Sues Kinder Morgan Unit Over Soured LNG Project
• 7th Circ. Says Indiana Court Can't Punt OT Suit To Calif.
• Ex-Construction Boss Eyed For Bribes To Cop To Tax Count
• Vegas Casino Says No Co-Owners In $13M Power Plant Deal
• Calif. Winery Claims Storage Fees Hike Is Virus Price-Gouging
• Md. Lab Says Ex-Partners Held Virus Test Results Hostage
• The Ethics Of Using Chatbots For Legal Services
• 8th Circ. Urged To Uphold Block On CMS Arbitration Rule
• Mitigating Joint Infringement Liability After Del. Patent Ruling
• 5th Circ. Backs $21.6M Jury Verdict Against Total E&P