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Commercial Contracts - September, 2020

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• Tyson Gets $2.1B Chicken Co. Deal Fight Sent To Arbitration
• UBS, Bloomberg Strike Deal To End Data Misuse Row
• Venezuela Mining Co. Says $188M Default Judgment Is Wrong
• Ex-Lynn Pinker Client Takes Invoice Fight To Texas Justices
• Law360's The Term: The Impact Of Amy Coney Barrett
• Allen & Overy Goes After Crypto Platform For Unpaid Fees
• College Coronavirus Q&A: Cal State's General Counsel
• Apple And Epic Want Antitrust Fight To Go To A Bench Trial
• Key Contractual Protections For Cos. In The PPE Space
• What We Know About How Judicial Bias Can Influence Rulings
• Tiffany Investors Sue LVMH As It Tries To Ditch $16.2B Merger
• Split 9th Circ. Revives Negligence Suit Over Costco Car Crash
• Reputation Management Site Wins Arbitration Of User Dispute
• Kelly Clarkson's Management Co. Says Singer Owes $1.4M
• Will Barrett Tip Transport Worker Exemption Cases?
• DLA Piper Escapes Tech Co.'s Malpractice Suit
• Jay-Z's 'Diary' Unsealed In Perfume Case As Secrecy Bid Fails
• Buyers Say 9th Circ. Qualcomm Ruling Doesn't Nix Class
• Jones Day Accused Of Duping Berkshire Hathaway Unit
• Alaska Native Health Org. Says 9th Circ. Undermined Its Power
• Ex-Bloomberg Exec Eyed For Bribes Cops To Tax Evasion
• Law Firm Social Responsibility Strategies In The New Normal
• Tiffany Rips LVMH's Countersuit In $16.2B Merger Dispute
• Irked Judge Says Memorabilia Co., SEC Are Wasting His Time
• Stimwave Founder's Credibility Under Fire At Legal Fee Trial
• Apple And Epic Antitrust Judge Eyes July 2021 Jury Trial
• Panama Canal Operator Picks Up Win In Fight With Contractor
• Gartner Seeks To DQ Norton Rose In $340M Coverage Suit
• Swisher Beats Rival's Antitrust Suit
• Littler Attys Attempt To Duck Staffing Co.'s Malpractice Suit
• Fox Rothschild, DLA Accused Of Letting Ponzi Scheme Fester
• Swiss Tech Co., IP Firm Settle Patent Licensing Antitrust Fight
• What To Expect On Key Civil Procedure Issues From Barrett
• Teva Fails To Get $110M Drug Contract Suit Tossed
• Greenblatt Pierce Sues Over Share Of $5M FLSA Fee Award
• Marathon Pipeline Can't Levy Market Rates, FERC Judge Says
• Engineering Co. Blames Client For Crude Plant's Inefficiency
• LVMH Fires Counterclaims At Tiffany In $16.2B Merger Brawl
• Libbey Strikes Deal With Unions That Paves Way For DIP Loan
• How Law Articles And A Viral Clip Got Barrett The Nomination
• What Happens Now That Amy Coney Barrett Is The Nominee
• Judge Amy Coney Barrett: 7th Circ. Decisions To Know
• Among Democrats, A Growing Appetite To Alter High Court
• What A 6-Vote Majority Would Mean For The Supreme Court
• Judge Barrett Worth Nearly $2M, Disclosures Show
• A History Of Supreme Court Confirmations In 3 Charts
• Trump Chooses Amy Coney Barrett For Ginsburg's Seat
• Dem Reps. Eye High Court Term Limits, Temporary Expansion
• FTC Asks 9th Circ. To Rethink Qualcomm Licensing Ruling
• Insurer Won't Have To Defend Roofing Co. From $5M Suit
• Sunoco Seeks To Overturn $155M Okla. Royalty Ruling
• Club Monaco Sues Landlord Over 'Illegal' COVID-19 Eviction
• Fla. Court Finds Firms' Deal Void, Tosses Fee-Splitting Order
• Buyers Defend Standing In German Car Cos. Antitrust MDL
• Fort Worth Firm Can't Zero Out Shares From Fired Atty
• Land Buyer Says $11M Superfund Tab Hinges On Claim Timing
• Small Biz Fights Wells Fargo's Arbitration Bid In PPP Suit
• DLA Piper Looks To Sink Suit Over Dropped Tech Client
• VW Says Ex-Exec's Death Raised As Distraction In M&A Case
• Cerner, Workers Near Settlement In 401(k) Suit
• Mishcon Sheds Case Alleging Ex-Attys 'Abandoned' IP Suit
• A Likely Tipping Point For Nonlawyer Ownership Of Law Firms
• Shareholders Must Cover Successors' Costs In Aspirin Suit
• Mounting A Successful COVID-19 Force Majeure Argument
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Drinker Biddle Strikes Deal To End Defamation Suit
• Venezuela Mining Co. Must Pay $188M Arbitral Award
• Patients Say Suit Over Faulty Embryo Tank Not Too Verbose
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Bolton's Defense Of Book Release Meets Skeptical Judge
• 'LOVE' Artist's Estate Says Deal 'Completely Blindsided' It
• Hospital Union Can't Get All Sale Docs In 3rd Circ. Fight
• Drivers Say Fiat Chrysler Can't Dodge Lifetime Warranty Suit
• Supermarket Firm Says Ch. 11 Buyer Wants To Ax Union Deals
• MTA Workers Say Allianz 'Decimated' Their Retirement Funds
• Finance Co. Says Texas City Owes $15M For Fumbled Project
• Ex-Hauser Exec Wants Job OK'd Amid 'Varsity Blues' Fallout
• DOJ Support Of SEP Injunctions Should Stabilize Licensing
• Federal Courts Are Trending Against Cannabis Contracts
• 2 NY Contract Cases Highlight Limits Of Impossibility Defense
• A Road Map For Drafting Persuasive Discovery Motions
• 9th Circ. Antitrust Ruling Threatens NFL, Free Enterprise
• Shire Fights Latest Class Rep In ADHD Drug Antitrust Suit
• Clinic Faces Uphill Battle With Insurer, 11th Circ. Judge Warns
• 5th Circ. Says Jury Cleared Hotel In Construction Cost Fight
• Firm Says There's No Reason To Put $36M Award OK On Hold
• Bank Tells 7th Circ. It Gave Proper Notice In Contract Fight
• How Congress Can Depoliticize The Supreme Court
• COVID-19 Crisis May Make M&A Earnouts More Attractive
• Staffing Co. Says Littler Attys Can't Duck Malpractice Suit
• Consultant Accuses Ernst & Young Of Fraud To Gain Contract
• Film Unions, Studios Reach Deal On COVID-19 Protocols
• Competing Libor-Transition Proposals Create More Problems
• NLRB Memo May Void Some Union-Employer Neutrality Pacts
• Art Foundation Tells Court To End 'LOVE' Sculptor Estate Row
• The Case For A Nonpolitical Federal Judiciary
• Fla. Businesses Win Class Cert. In Suit Over Water Main Break
• Takeda Subsidiary Seeks $130M For Drug Firm's Spinoff Fraud
• Zuckerberg Won't Be Deposed In Oculus Virtual Reality IP Row
• Texas Biz Attys Back Sealing Records After $706M Trial
• Ex-Hemp Co. CEO Accused Of Selling Secret Strain For $3.8M
• Capital One Customer Fights To Keep Suit Over Flight Refunds
• Negotiating M&A Bank Engagements During A Downturn
• Anthem-Cigna Merger Ruling Highlights Post-Deal Issues
• The Keys To A Better Privilege Logging Paradigm
• Justice Ginsburg: Who She Was, How She Shaped The Law
• Law360's The Term: The Life And Legacy Of Justice Ginsburg
• Budding Textualist Star Barbara Lagoa Eyed For High Court
• Racing Group Says Coca-Cola Used COVID-19 To End Deal
• Greenblatt Pierce Denied Piece Of DuPont's $5M FLSA Deal
• McConnell Defends Election-Year Plan To Replace Ginsburg
• Steakhouse Chain Sizzler Hits Ch. 11 To Renegotiate Leases
• CBD Co. Wants Fund's SEC Reporting Lapse Suit Tossed
• Epic Games Says Fortnite Isn't Security Threat To Apple
• Gibson Dunn Adds Ex-Boies Commercial Litigator In NY
• Power Plant Designer Can't Slip Suits Over Fatal Pa. Gas Leak
• Insurers Must Cover $34M Explosion, Pipeline Says
• Angola Says Energy Co. Must Arbitrate $1.1B Forgery Suit
• Startup Can't Revive Malpractice Claims Over Corporate Theft
• Chancery Sets Fast Trial For $16.2B Tiffany-LVMH Merger Suit
• Texas Man Claims Wash. Pot Cos. Duped Him Into Investing
• Zohar Can't Get Tilton Suit Sent To Del. Bankruptcy Court
• Nuke Contractor Says $6.4M FCA Suit Is Double-Dip Attempt
• REIT Inks $56M Sale-Leaseback Deal With Florida Pot Co.
• UK Top Court Ruling May Be Problematic For Global SEP Suits
• Class Arbitration May Meet Its Demise At High Court This Term
• White House Due Process Memo Could Reform Enforcement
• Birthdays, Weddings And In Between: RBG And Her Clerks
• Our 'North Star': What RBG Means To Women In Law
• Will The Senate Replace Ginsburg Before Election Day?
• 5 To Watch As GOP Races To Fill Ginsburg's Seat
• RBG's Biggest Opinions, From Civil Rights To Civil Procedure
• Ohio Justices Say Agency Lacks Power In $2M Energy Row
• Pot Co. Can't Get Rehearing In License Ownership Dispute
• In Her Own Words: 4 Of Ginsburg's Strongest Bench Dissents
• 9th Circ. Says Credit Suisse Can Arbitrate Worker's $300M Suit
• With The Passing Of Ginsburg, The Left Loses An Icon
• Justice Ginsburg, 87, Dies Of Cancer Complications
• Fox News Says Milwaukee Hilton Must Refund DNC Rooms
• Judge Says Haliburton Workers Must Arbitrate Wage Claims
• Timeshare Exit Co. Looks To Escape Diamond's False Ad Suit
• Ring Security Cam Buyer Can't Rep Class In False Ad Suit
• Merck Says Vaccine Buyers Must Arbitrate Antitrust Suit
• StubHub Owner Looks To Dodge COVID-19 Ticket Refund Suit
• Law Firm Hiring Considerations In A COVID-19 Economy
• UnitedHealth Accused Of Improperly Cutting Reimbursements
• Goya Asks Court To Rethink Tossing Wage Deductions Suit
• Fashion Industry Adaptations Amid Trade War, Pandemic
• How Pharma Cos. Can Evaluate Alliance Agreements' Validity
• Contractor Says Wells Fargo Must Face PPP Claims
• Travelers Escapes Full Coverage Duty In NJ Car Crash Suit
• Coronavirus Q&A: Nixon Peabody's Real Estate Leader
• Ohio Tax Talk: Structuring And Defending Drop-Down LLCs
• ERISA Claim Takeaways From 7th Circ. Union Pension Ruling
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• VW Supplier Says It Lost Antitrust Witness With Exec's Death
• Ixchel Loses 9th Circ. Appeal In Antitrust Row With Biogen
• Texas Justices Told Lease Ensures Royalty On Full Sale Price
• 10th Circ. Nixes Arbitration In United Healthcare OT Suit
• Homeowner Seeks $3M From Architect For Botched Redesign
• Lessons From Md.'s Purple Line For Public-Private Contracts
• Anthem Slips Pharmacy's Suit Over Alleged Network Shutout
• Lawyers Must Act To Preserve Democracy This Election
• Apple Fights Epic's Bid To Reverse Fortnite App Store Ban
• Casino Contractors Sue Tribe To Force Arbitration Of $19M Bill
• Ga. Contractor Fights Harsh Sanction In $6M Home Depot Suit
• FCC Cements $9M Retrans Dispute Penalty Against Stations
• Bill Curtailing NPE Suits At ITC Could Restructure Licensing
• Adelson Wants Accounting Docs Banned In Vegas Paper Row
• New Trump Circuit Judge Doubts Delta Pilots' Pension Case
• Westmoreland Ch. 11 Trial To Continue In 2021, In Person
• DOJ Says 9th Circ. Qualcomm Ruling May Hurt Class Cert.
• Texas Justices Urged To Define Drilling Time Limit In Oil Lease
• School District Inks $2.6M Deal With Union In Sick Leave Fight
• Investor Wins $1.8M Arb. Award Against Minerals Developer
• Eckert Seamans Sued Over 'Needless' $2.8M Discovery Bill
• How To Effectively Defend Witnesses In Remote Depositions
• Ex-Cantor Fitzgerald Exec Can't Undo NJ Arbitration Order
• 9th Circ. Revives Tribal Health Provider's Power Grab Suit
• NJ Justices Question If Attys Should Explain Arbitration Pacts
• Insurer Says Thor Can't Collect Lapsed Rent Caused By Virus
• Pa. Justice Doubts Waiver Lets Philly Dodge Race Injury Claim
• Ticketing Giants Beat Some Fans' Claims In MLB Refund Fight
• A.J. Gallagher Sues Alliant In Chancery Over Client Raids
• 5th Circ. Finds Squire Patton Partner Wasn't Biased Arbitrator
• Whether And How To Compel Remote Arbitration
• The Hurdles In Defending COVID-19 Contract Nonperformance
• Dish Dodges Cox's Allegations Of 'Brazen' IP Infringement
• Vedder Price Denied Quick Win In $800K Legal Bills Suit
• Magistrate Pans EB-5 Fraud Case Against PNC, Fla. Hotel
• Uber Fights To Keep RICO Claims Against 'Fraud Machine'
• Customer Says United Can't Escape Ill. Trip Insurance Suit
• MLB Gets Win In $6M Dominican Broadcasting Rights Fight
• Nokia Escapes Antitrust Suit Over Cellphone Tech Patent Pool
• Property Owner Says Harvey Damage Fight Belongs In Court
• Pittsburgh Paper Should Pay Insurance Hikes, Judge Says
• Negotiating PE Sponsor Guarantees Amid Economic Unrest
• The Unique Challenges Of Protecting A Law Firm Brand
• Sports Memorabilia Co. Says SEC Used DOJ To Hide Evidence
• British Investor Sues CBD Co., Lawyers Over $1M Loan
• University Worker Can't Dodge Post-Janus Dues Deductions
• Actavis $19M Deal In ADHD Drug Antitrust Suit Gets Initial OK
• Juul Beats 'Gag Order' Claims In NDA Fight
• Home Health Care Co. Tries Again To Escape FCA Case
• 5th Circ. Won't Revisit $12.7M Judgment Against Total E&P
• ADHD Med Buyers Can't Yet Appeal Class Cert. Denial
• White & Case Nabs IP Litigator From Fish & Richardson
• 6th Circ. Backs Sailmaker's $2.5M Win To End 'Epic Saga'
• Peanut Farmers Seek Class Cert. In Price-Fixing Suit
• The Dollars And Sense Of Antitrust Class Certification: Part 2
• Pa. Landowners Can't Block Pipeline Across Leased Property
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Cannabinoid Maker Hits Amyris With $881M Trade Secrets Suit
• Universal Settles 'Fast And Furious' Producer's Spinoff Suit
• Ex-Recruit's Dad Resists Effort To Pull Him Into Bribery Suit
• Importer Says $2M Award Over Liquor Deal Can Be OK'd
• 7-Eleven Beats Mass. Franchisees' Misclassification Suit
• Air Balloon Co. Says $1.4M Chinese Arbitral Award Isn't Valid
• DOJ Antitrust Head Touts Pushback On 'Radical' IP Theory
• Pot Farm Can't Bring RICO Suit Over Failed Biz, Investor Says
• Ben Affleck Flick Stalled By COVID Sues To Extend Insurance
• Illumina Must Let Inventors Be Deposed In DNA Patent Suit
• Green Thumb Says Botched Appraisal Forced It To Overpay
• NJ Atty Loses Appeal Over 'Grossly Unfair' Fee Deal
• 2 Real Estate Financing Concepts To Review During COVID-19
• 5 Noncompete Developments To Watch For As 2020 Ends
• 8 Borrower Considerations For SOFR Loan Documentation
• Construction JV Seeks $8M For Sewer Tunnel Flood Repairs
• 'Could Uber Terms Be Clearer?' Mass. Top Court Asks
• Boxer Says Streaming Co., Promoters Owe $280M Under Deal
• 3rd Circ. Won't Slash Podhurst's Fee In NFL Concussion Deal
• Eni Can't Undo $371M Arbitration Award, Del. Justices Told
• Texas Panel Won't Stop Zoom Trial In $100M Oil & Gas Fight
• Mural Artist Says Developer Jumping Gun On Bid To Exit Suit
• Debt Firm Wants Defamation Claim Dropped From $500M Suit
• Columbia Care Can't Dodge Fla. Pot Trade Secret Fight
• Qualcomm Tells 9th Circ. FTC Ruling Nixes Consumers' Case
• High Court Won't Pause $29M Chilean Wine Award Row
• Coronavirus Q&A: Ervin Cohen Real Estate Leader
• WilmerHale Builds Life Sciences Presence With Boston Hire
• Electric Co. Can't Pull The Plug On Ex-CFO's Bonus Suit
• What To Know When Making Dispositive Motions In Arbitration
• SunTrust's $46M Suit Against Track Owner Gets Green Light
• CORRECTED: Lehman Investors Get $21M Added To $49M Distribution Round
• Mexican Co. To Seek High Court Review Of $36M Award OK
• Apple Decries Epic's 'Larcenous' Conduct In Fortnite App Row
• Insurer Loses 3rd Circ. Coverage Row Over Drug Trial Suit
• Ga. High Court Says Atty Can Arbitrate Malpractice Dispute
• Sony Music Settles Artists' Foreign Royalties Suit For $12.7M
• 4 Ways Amicus Briefs Can Support An Overall Legal Strategy
• Google, U. Of Chicago Dodge Patient Data Disclosure Suit
• Google Wants Play Store, Apple App Store Suits Kept Apart
• Barnes & Noble Escapes Ex-CEO's Defamation Claims
• Express Scripts Defeats Patient Poaching Appeal At 8th Circ.
• NFL Player's Ex-Agent Must Arbitrate Fight Over Unpaid Loans
• Mass. Top Court Backs Contracts Supporting $1B Power Line
• Ferring Fights To Revive Drug IP Inventorship Dispute
• CBD Maker Says Ex-Partners Stole Topical Cream Formula
• Colo. Hydroponics Co. Sues Ex-Exec Over Soured $2.4M Deal
• Famous Athlete Cases Offer Right Of Publicity Lessons
• Deciding Whether Co-Mediation Is Right For Your Case
• Insurer Urges Toss Of Fla. Theater's COVID-19 Coverage Row
• FERC Says Gas Exports Enough To Justify $2.1B Pipeline
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Jury Clears Contractor In $650K Food Contamination Trial
• Insurer Wins 'Incompetent' Atty Fight To Recoup $5.5M
• EQT Says Decade-Old Settlement Bars $40M Gas Royalty Fight
• Texas Atty Accused Of Double Dealing On Mask Sales
• Netflix Says Fox Contracts Unfairly Restrict Worker Mobility
• Judge Sends Chinese Market Research Fight To Arbitration
• Ex-Bloomberg Campaign Workers Win Collective Action Cert.
• Anheuser-Busch, Alcoa Patent Fight Will Go To Arbitration
• Ford Gets Fraud Claims Dumped In PowerShift MDL
• Patent License Considerations After Fed. Circ. Enbrel Ruling
• Black Law Firm Leaders On Improving Diversity In BigLaw
• Ariz. Law Firm Ownership Rule Change Is A Win For Clients
• Gun Co. Can Retrieve Gear In Replica WWII Firearm Row
• Chancery Blocks Sale Of Ariz. Co. Assets Snagged By Insider
• The Anthem-Cigna 'Soap Opera' That Led To Chancery Defeat
• Gas Royalty Owner Ends Challenge To Gulfport Arbitral Award
• US Taekwondo Asks Chubb To Cover Its Sexual Assault Suit
• Judge Says Wells Fargo Must Face Some Auto Loan Claims
• Oil Co. Says Former Exec Can't Countersue In $214M Fight
• Pa. Power Plant Says Contractor Can't Escape Gas Leak Suit
• Fla. Judge Wants Real Estate Suit Moved To Orlando
• InterDigital Says UK Ruling On SEPs Hurts Lenovo's Case
• Daewoo Shipbuilding Can't Get Awards To Songa Nixed
• How To Write A Better Comment Letter On Agency Proposals
• 9th Circ. Revives Google Advertiser's Click-Fraud Suit
• Air Canada Flyer Drops Suit Over Virus Cancellation Refunds
• Anthem Accused Of Bogus Defense Of $99M Escrow Holdback
• Panish Shea Gets Litigation Funder's Arbitration Award Axed
• 3 Lessons From The Failed $54B Cigna-Anthem Merger
• Black McDonald's Franchisees Claim Systematic Racial Bias
• Fla. Law Firm's Founder Won't Face $8M Malpractice Suit
• Toyota's Thai Business Is 'Corrupt,' Ex-WilmerHale Temp Says
• Battery Maker Pays $1.7M To End Compliance Consulting Row
• Laos Asks Idaho Court Not To Play Businessman's 'Games'
• Australian Watchdog Knocks Facebook's News Threat
• VW Says Sales Reps' Lost Income Suit Still 'Nonsensical'
• PE Credit Considerations After IntegraMed Ch. 7 Ruling
• Preparing For A CMBS Litigation Wave Amid COVID-19
• The Problem With Collectability In Legal Malpractice Cases
• Univ. Of Miami Sacks Ex-Football Coach's Buyout Suit
• Pa. Store Says Virus Insurance Suit Belongs In State Court
• Japanese Electronics Cos. Dodge Antitrust Suit
• Century-Old Deed Conveys Mineral Interest, 5th Circ. Affirms
• 3 Considerations As Amazon Eyes JC Penney, Sears Spaces