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Commercial Contracts - November, 2020

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• Panama Canal Contractor Takes Aim At Arbitrators' Conduct
• Hemp Co. Says It Lost $5M In GenCanna Dealings
• Chancery Finds Chinese Co. Defaulted In $5.8B 15-Hotel Sale
• Chancery Keeps Probe Of $99M Anthem Escrow Hold Moving
• Exelon Unit Wins $2.75M Verdict Over Defective Power Poles
• Judge Trims Contract Suit Against Facility Management Co.
• Tribe Claims New Evidence In Gaming Co.'s $5.4M Suit
• Ex-Trump Ally Sheds Fraud Claim In Money Laundering Suit
• Churchill Downs Romps Over Seat Price Suit
• Rhode Island Casino Must Reinstate Workers' Extra Pay
• Fox Rothschild Adds Finance Partner In Dallas
• EU's Top Court Asked To Mull Nokia Patent Fight With Daimler
• Fla. School Must Face Suit Over COVID-19 Closure
• 7 Tips For Predeposition Meetings Under New Federal Rule
• Ill. Judge Cuts $4.1M Contract Award From Hover IP Verdict
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2020
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Microsoft Unit Targeted In Food Delivery App Fight Doc Bid
• Hospital, Clinic Duel Over 7th Circ. Reach In Antitrust Suit
• NLRB Clears Game Tech Co. In Dispute Over Separation Pacts
• Texas PI Firm Settles Client Poaching Suit With Fired Atty
• NY Contract Litigation Indicates Limits Of COVID-19 Defenses
• Ethics Reminders As Employees Move To Or From Gov't
• When It Comes To SEPs, Act Locally But Enforce Globally
• Kuwaiti Auto Dealer's Fight With Ford Will Go To 6th Circ.
• Telehealth Platform Can't Oust Medical Pot Co., Judge Says
• Railroad Operator's Fees Must Be Covered, Chancery Says
• Consulting Co. Can't Sue Contractor For Switching Firms
• Top EU Court Says Hotel Can Sue Over Booking.com Policies
• Swiss Electronics Co. Seeks Subpoena For ICC Arbitration
• Law Firms Say Botched BP Oil Spill Claims Time-Barred
• Mass. AG Says Gym Chain Ignored Cancellations Amid Virus
• CEO Presses Removal Of Judge Who Worked At Debevoise
• Apple's Bottled Water Supplier Sues Cos. Over Dirty Delivery
• A Key To Helping Clients Make Better Decisions During Crisis
• NY Auto-Renewal Law Raises Compliance, Litigation Concerns
• NBA Star Seeks Docs To See If Judge's Son Presents Conflict
• Supplier Sued Over $5.4M In FDA-Barred Sanitizer Wipes
• Shipbuilder Says Kinder Morgan Owes Asbestos Coverage
• WGA Won't Get More Time To Fight Agencies' Injunction Bid
• Pot Co. Nabis Settles With Ex-Exec Amid Debt Reshuffle
• Philly Refinery Lender Wants $1.3B Ch. 11 Ruling Flipped
• Merck Again Denied In Bid To Arbitrate Vaccine Antitrust Suit
• 3 Takeaways From The Franchising Suit Challenging AB 5
• Texas Justices Urged To Settle $820M Refinery Feud
• Texas Panel Affirms Tax, Fraud Penalty On $4.8M Plane Buy
• Chesapeake Energy Floats Ch. 11 Pipeline Deal With Williams
• Stericycle Investor Seeks Atty Sanction After Objector Claim
• Texas Law Firm, Mexican Supplier Settle $3M Mask Sale Row
• LinkedIn 'Recklessly' Overreported Ad Metrics, Ad Buyers Say
• Judge Backs Sanctions For AWOL EB-5 Fraud Suit Defendant
• Chancery Nixes Metals Co. Dispute Revived By Del. Justices
• Avoiding Copyright Liability For Tattoo Depiction In Media
• Ethics Considerations For Law Firms Implementing AI
• 11th Circ. Questions Oscar, Florida Blue On Exclusivity Rules
• Pot Retailer Harvest Settles Suit Over $86M Wash. Acquisition
• Debt Relief Co. Sued By Feds For Telemarketing, False Claims
• Calif. Entrepreneur's Spat With Pot Co. Heads To Arbitration
• 11th Circ. Won't Put Publix Trucker's Bias Suit Back In Gear
• Justices Asked To Save No-Poach Suits From Arbitration
• Pa. Judge Defends Coordinating Erie Insurance Virus Suits
• Miss America Chair Sues Over Breakaway Teen Pageant Coup
• AstraZeneca Affiliates Duck $275M Merger Payment Suit
• Wawa Used Virus To Dodge $7.2M Lease In NJ, Landlord Says
• Timeshare Owners Ask 11th Circ. To Revive Marriott Suit
• NY Judge Grants Fiserv Unit's Exit From Pot Credit Card Row
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Picking The Right Location And Tools For Virtual Courtrooms
• Ex-Panera CEO Sues Co. For Noncompete Suit Legal Fees
• Insurers Off The Hook For Defense In $4M Construction Fight
• Princeton Latest School Hit With COVID-19 Tuition Refund Suit
• Fed. Circ. Says Ex-Employer Can't Take IP Under Calif. Law
• Wind Outfit Seeks To Enforce $63M Award In Investor Fight
• HBO Takes MJ Estate's 'Neverland' Arbitration Bid To 9th Circ.
• Debevoise Work In 1980s No Reason To Recuse, Judge Says
• Insurance Considerations For Schools Harmed By COVID-19
• Goddard Preschools Sue For Virus Business Losses In Pa.
• Union Says Air India Can't Cut US Pay During Contract Talks
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Energy Co. Says Contractor's Incompetence Caused Blowout
• Beware Atty Ethics Rules When Reporting COVID-19 Fraud
• Virus Sparks Asia Testimony Row In WeWork Chancery Case
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Gold Retailer's Arbitration Bid
• Seattle Attys Strike Deal To Exit Wyndham Timeshare Suit
• Pa. Court Denies Arbitration In Nursing Home Death Suit
• Del. Justices Say No Arbitration After First $372M Result
• Fla. Court Says Co. Owners' Handwritten Deal Not Enforceable
• Quinn Emanuel Looks To Collect $15M In Unpaid Fees
• Judge Unlikely To Toss Fight Over COVID-19 Biz's Soured Deal
• Ill. Developer Seeks $18M From Bankrupt Cinema's Owner
• Comcast Ducks Antitrust Claims But Can't Win Contract Row
• Looking For Judicial Activists? Check The Footnotes
• Best Practices For Legal Technology Adoption
• Post-Breach Response To Business Email Scams Is Critical
• Judge Tells Co. In $2M Award Fight Arbitration Was A Bad Bet
• SEC Says Judge Who Worked At Debevoise Shouldn't Recuse
• Texas Judge Nixes Bid To Enforce $18B Saudi Oil Award
• CAA Asks Court To Stop WGA Boycott As Talks Break Down
• 9th Circ. Says DXC Didn't Waive Defenses To Subcontract Suit
• Trampoline Park's Arbitration Bid Revived In Injury Suit
• Spectrum Says Texas Cities Too Late To Fight Franchise Fees
• 11th Circ. Says University Can't Arbitrate Student's Fraud Suit
• Doc Tells Texas Panel Free Speech Law Defeats Sanction Bid
• Judge Who Worked At Debevoise Asked To Quit Fraud Case
• Beachwear Chain Wins Millions In Trial Over Trademark Lie
• Venezuela Cites NY Case To Support Dismissing $43M Row
• COVID-19 Outbreak Leads To Mistrial In EDTX
• Fiserv Unit Says It Should Be Cut From Pot Credit Card Fight
• The Pandemic's Long-Term Impact On Law Firm Operations
• Calif. Used Virus To Upend Health Plan Contracts, Suit Says
• Coal Magnate Slams Sanction Bid In $48M Arbitral Award Suit
• Xerox Beats Walmart's Appeal Over $4M Food Aid Losses
• 'Comedians In Cars' Suit Against Seinfeld Goes To High Court
• Defense Atty's Comment Won't Scuttle Arbitration Award
• Texas Justices To Review Farmers Policy Renewal Fight
• Lack Of Access To Remote Court Proceedings Is Inexcusable
• Backers Of Superspreader Event Hotel Sue Insurer For $40M
• Travelers Unit Sues To Escape $7M Diesel Cleanup Bill
• Justices Won't Review Order Barring $1.8M Fuel Arbitration
• Simon, Taubman Ink New $3B Deal To Settle Merger Dispute
• Law Firm Prevails In Timeshare Company's Suit
• GenCanna Chapter 11 Plan Gets Go-Ahead After Settlement
• Md. Co. Says It Was Cheated Out Of Swipe Fees In $2.5M Suit
• Nursing Assistant Can't Keep OT Claims Out Of Arbitration
• More EDTX Trial Participants Test Positive For Virus
• Why Attacks On Trump's Election Lawyers Are Problematic
• Receiver Gets 22 Hotels Over $240M Wilmington Loan Default
• Cotton Co. Requests Sanctions For $8.9M Litigation Funder
• Saudi Co. Scores Atty Fees In $5.3M Arbitral Award Row
• FERC Won't Budge On Gas Contract Bankruptcy Order
• Texas Justices To Hear Apache's $15M Arbitration Row
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Southwest Says Texas Ruling Doesn't Help Flyers' Refund Suit
• Sports Court Erases FIFA Fine Over Called-Off Player Transfer
• Supreme Court Urged To Make Arbitration Contracts Binding
• EDTX Trial Suspended After Juror, Attorney Get COVID-19
• Former XFL Head's Contract Suit Against McMahon Restarted
• Beam Financial Users Sue After Months Of Withdrawal Delays
• CBD Co., Attys Look To Ax British Investor's $1M Loan Suit
• Judge Agrees To Wash. Tribe And Contractor Settlement
• Avoiding 6 Common E-Discovery Production Pitfalls
• Tenn. Airport Says Pipeline Using Legal Games To Avoid Move
• Norwegian Air Says Boeing Can't Delay $1B Plane Fight
• Sports Agency Wants NFL Player's Atty DQed In Contract Suit
• UC Regents Beat Student Suits Over COVID-19 Fee Refunds
• Timeshare Exit Co. Must Face Diamond Resorts' False Ad Suit
• Apple Loses Bid For Punitives In Epic Games Antitrust Fight
• 7th Circ. Raises Jurisdiction Issues In Hospital Antitrust Row
• CBD Retailer's Suit Over Visa Blacklist Moves Forward
• Steel Co. Seeks Payment For $32M Atlanta Theater Renovation
• Fed. Circ. Remands Ferring Drug Patent Inventorship Fight
• Judge Says Klayman Appeal Of $2.8M Verdict May Be Too Late
• Fuel Pit Stop Doesn't Break Transport Chain, DC Circ. Told
• Boeing Defeats Southwest Pilot Union's Wage Suit
• Porn Co. Must Reveal Profits In Martha's Vineyard IP Spat
• Law Firm Biz Development Tips For The Pandemic Era
• Chicago Record Co. Wants House Music Duo IP Suit Trimmed
• Allied BioScience Says Founder, Ex-CEO Holding IP Hostage
• 9th Circ. Urged To Nix Private Commercial Arbitration Doc Bid
• Worldpay Accused Of Seizing Funds In $2.7M Contract Suit
• Pet Co. Says It Lost Money In Failed CBD Deal, Too
• 6 Class Action Shifts Employers Can Expect Under Biden
• Ex-GM Says Astros Scapegoated Him In Sign-Stealing Scandal
• Texas Law Firm Launches Counterclaims In Mask Sale Fight
• Software Co. Must Pay Up For Withheld Shares, 3rd Circ. Told
• DOJ Shouldn't Weaken Music Licensing Consent Decrees
• Disney Ends Autistic Guests' ADA Suits Over Park Trips
• Rulings Show Limits Of Federal Agency Vacancy Law
• Zoll Medical Sues Security Co. Over Major 2018 Data Breach
• AbbVie Takes Takeda To Chancery Over Lupron Shortfall
• Biden Win May Lead To First Black Female Justice
• High Court Expansion Unlikely After Tight Election
• Biden's Win Means Big Business For BigLaw
• Biden Beats Trump At The Polls As Court Battles Continue
• WB Stole My Dog, Purported Rin Tin Tin IP Owner Says
• Texas City Pans Netflix, Hulu's Bid To Toss Wireline Suit
• Canelo Alvarez, Golden Boy Split After Settling $280M Suit
• U. Of San Diego Latest College Hit With COVID-19 Tuition Suit
• National Lampoon's $3M Fraud Suit Against Ex-Prez No Joke
• Judge Rejects $875K Deal For Stranded Cruise Workers
• NY Ruling Underscores Federal, State Arbitration Law Conflict
• Feds Won't Pressure Banks To Use Leading Libor Alternative
• Cannabis Cos. May Want To Consider Redemption Provisions
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Wynn Resorts Seeks To Duck Real Estate Exec's $19M Suit
• Forum Selection May Be Viable For Fla. Consumer Claims
• 9th Circ. Axes Wells Fargo's Quiet Title Suit Against Nev. HOA
• Capote's Trust Sues Paramount Over 'Breakfast At Tiffany's'
• Law Firms Sued For Allegedly Botching BP Oil Spill Claims
• Parts Co. Accuses Bombardier Of $3.5M In Contract Breaches
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Attys Seek $6M As AT&T Settles Roaming Fees Class Action
• Judge Recommends Kyrgyzstan Pay Triple Daily Sanctions
• Texas City Hits Golf Co. With $3.5M Mismanagement Suit
• BigLaw Must Drop The Billable Hour To Improve Diversity
• Finance Co. Slams Texas City's Claims In $15M Project Spat
• Houston Firm Scores Jury Win In Dispute With Marketing Biz
• The Post-Election State AG Enforcement Landscape
• Allergan Can Sue Pfizer To Recoup Opioid Litigation Costs
• Insurer Seeks To Duck Janitorial Co.'s BIPA Coverage Suit
• Carstens & Cahoon Expands With New Office In Waco, Texas
• Trump Unleashes Barrage Of Lawsuits In Battleground States
• Del. High Court Urged To Find New Route For Damages Claims
• Ex-Ark. Coach Wants Penalty For Fraud Claim Over Pats Pay
• Axed Tech Exec Loses Suit Over Unvested Stock Options
• Ga. Atty Says False Bar Exam Result Led To Suicide Attempt
• Toolmaker Can't Pull Ohio Law Into Calif. Classification Fight
• SDNY Ruling Affords Forum, Arbitration Clause Drafting Tips
• Senate Majority Still In Doubt As Races Tighten
• 2 Rulings Guide On Out-Of-State Worker Jurisdiction Issues
• Biden Campaign Plays Down Trump High Court Threat
• Trump Vows To Contest Uncounted Ballots At High Court
• The BigLaw Attorneys Battling Over An Undecided Election
• Don't Look To Bush v. Gore For 2020 Blueprint
• Senate — And Pandemic Relief — Still Hanging In The Balance
• Calif. Justices Weigh Whether Dynamex Ruling Is Retroactive
• Mondelez Sues Whey Supplier Over Salmonella Contamination
• UC Regents Can't Ditch Contract Suit Over LED Patent License
• American Airlines Can't Beat COVID-19 Refund Suit Yet
• Texas Panel Backs Attys' Sanctions Win In Title Co. Fight
• Unión Fenosa Sues Egypt, BNY Mellon Over Funds Transfer
• 8 Tips For Effective Oral Advocacy In Virtual Court Hearings
• Minor League Teams Fight Insurer's Bid To Toss Virus Suit
• From The Front Lines: The Attorneys Protecting This Election
• Birdsong To Pay $50M To Exit Peanut Price-Fixing Suit
• GM Can't Ditch Contract Suit Over Car Rental Biz Losses
• Boeing Can't Claim 'Privilege' In Max RICO Suit, Court Told
• Harvest Nets 3 Ariz. Pot Licenses In Stalled-Deal Settlement
• Pet Products Seller Can't Escape CBD Supplier's $10M Suit
• Professor Says Parkinson's Cure Fight Belongs In California
• La. Federal Judge OKs Vessel Seizure In Shipping Row
• Dealers Say BMW's $18M SEC Settlement Reveals Hidden Info
• Hemp Co. Missing Payments On $1M Debt, Grower Says
• Irish NPE's Suit Undermines ITC Mission
• A GC's Blueprint For Improving Legal Industry Diversity
• Justices Won't Block Bar Owners' Suit Against NFL, DirecTV