Commercial Contracts Archive » January, 2021

Commercial Contracts - January, 2021

288 articles

• Petrobras Wants Supreme Court To Nix $734M Arbitral Award
• Fla. Philanthropist Escapes $9.8M Foreclosure Judgment
• Callaway Golf Hit With Investor Suit To Pause $2B Merger
• Trial Delayed In Talent Agency, Writers Union Fee Dispute
• Former Mexico Tim Hortons Operator CEO Ducks Arbitration
• Race Co. Asked to Pay $2.3M Atty Fee Over Bad Insurance
• Golf Course Co. Settles $31M Hurricane Coverage Row
• Hedge Fund Says Banks' Spoofing, Naked Shorting Cost It Big
• Shipper Asks Judge To Seize $6M In Coal Co.'s Assets
• Mass. Court Overturns Cost Ruling In Boston Drug Test Case
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Preparing The Securitization Market For Libor Transition
• Court Told MasTec Can't Pick Terms In Arbitrating $250M Fight
• Atty To Settle Claims She Betrayed Fiat Chrysler
• Supreme Court Leaves Sticky Arbitration Question Unsettled
• Teachers' Union Objector Wants Own Atty In Labor Arbitration
• Juul To Face Bulk Of Ex-Employee's NDA Whistleblower Suit
• 11th Circuit Strips $5.9M Damages In Flooring Resin Row
• NJ Panel Nixes $930K Atty Fee In Restaurant Lease Row
• Disney Says 'Muppet Babies' Reboot Suit Should Go Bye-Bye
• Ga. Law Firm Says Ex-Atty Used Offices For Rival Promo Pics
• NRA Says MDL Designation Is Needed For Litigation Efficiency
• Texas Oil & Gas Lease Feud Turns On Meaning Of 'And'
• New Ariz. Law Practice Rules May Jump-Start National Reform
• Debt Firm Arbitration Clause Had No Limit, 3rd Circ. Told
• Portuguese Telecom Co. Secures $650M In Shareholder Row
• Health Org. Sues Insurer Over $59M In COVID-19 Losses
• EQT Says Judge's Response To DQ Bid Raises Alarm
• Robinhood Trading Blocks Draw Lawsuits And Lawmakers' Ire
• Tips For Banks As USAA Check Deposit Patent Dispute Grows
• Miami, County Could Get $4.2M In Marlins Settlement
• FedEx Owes OT For Security Screenings, NJ Workers Say
• Pot Testing Co. Says Equipment Maker Sold Faulty Machines
• Tajik Air Beats Enforcement Of $20M Award In Leasing Fight
• Taiwanese Chem Co. Must Arbitrate Claims Over Soured JV
• CORRECTED: Samsung Seeks Fast Appeal Of China FRAND Ruling
• Int'l Construction Contract Strategies During The Pandemic
• Pandemic Bankruptcy Avoidance Efforts Create New Hurdles
• 11th Circ. Doubts Coal Co. Can Ditch $23M Kinder Morgan Suit
• Orrick Partner Sued Over Reno Home Dispute
• IP Considerations For Art-Fashion Collaborations
• Tribe Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Retirement Plan RICO Fight
• Construction Services Co. Fights To Uphold $38M Award
• Auto Supplier Spreads Nokia FRAND Patent Dispute To Del.
• ConMed Says Chubb Should Cover Chemical Exposure Claims
• Washington Court Revives Fight Over Pot License's Tax Debts
• Pot Sales Tracker Metrc Loses Mo. Fight To Collect Fees
• Pa. Daycares Sue Philadelphia Indemnity For Virus Coverage
• Woman Files $10M Suit Over Firing For Role In Capitol Chaos
• Fed. Circ. Remands License Issue In LTE Patent Dispute
• 10 Tips For Your Next Virtual Court Appearance
• Dominican Broadcaster Claims Rights 'Trampled' In MLB Arb.
• PepsiCo Accused Of Blocking Rival's Hard Seltzer Distribution
• Wells Fargo Wants Mall Owner's Ch. 11 Thrown Out
• Claims Cut Against Insurance Broker In Workers' Comp Suit
• Credit Suisse Unit Ordered To Pay $604M In Toxic RMBS Case
• Skanska Negligent In $132M Loss On Road Project, Co. Says
• Authors Sue McGraw Hill Over Textbook Royalties
• Sports Co.'s Insurer Can't Duck False Ad Suit, Judge Says
• 'Mountain Of Evasiveness' Lands Texas Atty $150K Sanction
• 11th Circ. Lets Emory Seek Indemnity For Sleep Lab Death
• Mass. Uber Ruling Offers Insights On Online Contracts
• MedMen Must Pay Ex-CFO At Least $500K In Legal Fees
• Transocean Ruling Provides Strategic Restructuring Road Map
• EpiPen Buyers Want Remote Testimony In Pricing MDL
• Don't Let Lies Infiltrate The Mediation Process
• High Court Won't Decide Arbitration Carveout Question
• Justices Won't Hear Domino's Workers' Arbitration Question
• Judges On Race: Lack Of Data Deters Criminal Justice Reform
• Ericsson Fires Back, Asks ITC To Block Samsung 5G Imports
• Google Threatens To Yank Its Search Engine From Australia
• AT&T Sues Honolulu Landlord For Terminating Antenna Lease
• 2nd Circ. Seems Wary Of Enforcing Nixed $2.7B Nigeria Award
• Capital One Customers Land Final OK On $13M ATM Fees Deal
• DC Circ. Backs FERC's Rejection Of Fla. Pipeline Dispute
• Airbnb Looks To Arbitrate COVID-19 Repayment Dispute
• Del. Justices Revive Tossed Suit Over $3.3B Spectra Deal
• 6th Circ. OKs Block On Chinese Heart-Device Sales In IP Fight
• US Courts Have Limited Ability To Set FRAND Rates Globally
• Delta Pilots Want Full DC Circ. To Rehear $3B Pension Case
• Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Standing In Partnership Fights
• Billionaire Hits Back At Ex-Counsel In Fight Over $6M Fee
• How Rebooted Paycheck Protection Program Works: Part 2
• Health Chain Looks To Ax Suit Over 'As-Is' Pa. Hospital Buy
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Fertility App Shared Private Data With Chinese Cos., Suit Says
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Netflix Stuck With 'Stranger Things' IP Fight
• Texas Panel Trims Doc's Sanction In Failed Defamation Suit
• Canadian Pot Entrepreneur Escapes Ex-Partners' IP Suit
• Atty Beats Pravati's Sanctions Bid In Gears Of War Fee Fight
• Indonesian Aircraft Lease Fight Sent To Arbitration In London
• Zion Williamson's Deal With Ex-Agent Declared Void
• DDB Chicago Accused Of 'Bait And Switch' Over $4B Contract
• Comcast Wins Bid To Arbitrate Illegal Credit Check Claims
• How Rebooted Paycheck Protection Program Works: Part 1
• Fla. Apartments Owner Hits Architect With $2M Defect Suit
• Philly CPA Firm Claims Ex-Partner Poached Clients
• 9th Circ. Again Says No Arbitration For Indian Incense Co.
• Law Firms Should Note GCs' Growing Focus On Biz Strategies
• 3 Ways To Shield Cyber Reports After Clark Hill Breach Ruling
• Bob Dylan Tangled Up In Co-Writer's Suit For Catalog Sale Cut
• Jones Walker Gets Investigator Added To Malpractice Suit
• Crop Insurer Sues Lender Over Breached Settlement Deal
• Israeli Shipping Co. Seeks Emergency Order To Depose Crew
• Franchisor Has No Duty To Employee Shot By Franchisee
• Lender Sues Pot Property Co. For Libel Over Online Reviews
• 99 Hudson Developer Accused Of Selling Shoddy Units
• Ex-Tinder Worker Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Harassment Claims
• How Defense Production Act May Affect Vaccine Supply Chain
• Postmates Must Arbitrate Couriers' Claims And Cover Fees
• BMW Slams 'Desperate' Sanctions Bid Over Hidden Info
• Energy Infrastructure Co. Wants $4M For Kinder Morgan Work
• 'Loss Or Damage' Critical To Virus Coverage, Dentist Argues
• Insurer Ducks Minor League Baseball Teams' Virus Suit
• What The Oracle-TikTok Saga Means For Oracle Licensees
• 6 Changes The Legal Industry Should Prepare For
• Tech Co. Wins $134K After Trial With Former Merger Partner
• DOJ Tells 11th Circ. New Law Supports Oscar's Fla. Blue Case
• Pierce Bainbridge, Funder Ditch Claims Over Poaching Client
• Arizona May Have Nudged US Law Firms Toward Future IPOs
• Ex-Bloomberg Exec Gets 3 Years For Evading Taxes On Bribes
• Android Users Slam Google's 'All Or Nothing' Privacy Stance
• Illinois Restrictive Covenants Face A Sea Change If Bill Passes
• Houston Astros, MLB Sued For Pulling Plug On Affiliate Team
• Judge Slams Auto Parts Maker's 'Foolish' Sanctions Bid
• EQT Wants W.Va. Judges DQ'd From Royalty Fights
• ICC Awards Mitsubishi $33M In Fight With Korean Pharma Co.
• March Retrial Set In EDTX Case That Caused COVID Outbreak
• Calif. Judge Boots Tribe's Bid To Undo Casino Ruling
• Geneticist Tries To Dodge Cloning Suit From Polo Star
• 4 Legal Industry Trends Litigation Financiers Are Watching
• 3 Benefits Takeaways From New Surprise Medical Billing Law
• Human Rights Court Says Ukraine Broke Law In $4M Arb. Spat
• Virgin Asks 9th Circ. To Scrap Calif. Workers' $77M Wage Win
• Intel Says Fortress Entities Breached Patent License Deal
• GE Hits Siemens Energy With Trade Secrets, Bid-Rigging Suit
• Credit Suisse Jockeys For End To Vegas Appraisal Fraud Fight
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Michelman & Robinson Barred From NFLer's Contract Suit
• FRAND Rate 'Nightmare' Raises Call For International Tribunal
• Calif. High Court Says Dynamex ABC Test Is Retroactive
• Worker Keeps Arb. Award In OT Fight With Excavator Maker
• Bartenders' Wage Suit Against Beach Club Sent To Arbitration
• Cherokee Nation Firm Wants Out Of Employee Poaching Suit
• A Lawyer's Guide To Setting Well-Being Goals In 2021
• 4 Rulings That Will Shape Clickwrap Litigation In 2021
• Workers Say Banking Co. Prioritized Own Funds In ERISA Suit
• Atty Who Trolled Santander Bank Off Hook For Billboard Cost
• Illegality Nixes Most Of Marijuana Investment Scheme Suit
• ​​​​​​​Kevin Costner Says Ex-Biz Partner Holding Co. Hostage
• What To Know About RPX's Deal With Intellectual Ventures
• Importer Gets $2M Award OK'd In Snoop Dogg Cognac Fight
• Energy Co. Is Owed $500K For Withheld Gas Sale Proceeds
• Marriott Fight Looms As DC Hotel Gets OK On Ch. 11 Loan
• COVID-19 Not 'Act Of God,' Manufacturer Tells Calif. Court
• Satellite Co. Investors Seek OK Of $111M Award Against India
• Builder Says It Was Stiffed $925K On Florida Hotel Project
• NYC Eatery Says Virus, NYU Dorm Flip Should Bar Eviction
• NY COVID-19 Commercial Lease Decisions Lack Consistency
• Trump Extends 25 Temporary Bankruptcy Court Judgeships
• Weinstein Co. Buyer Owes Pre-Ch. 11 Profits, 3rd Circ. Told
• Brown Rudnick Adds Experienced Trial Atty As Partner In NY
• Keyword Searches To Improve Your Privilege Doc Review
• Tim Hortons Operator's Former CEO Sues To Duck Arbitration
• Gray TV Rejected Reasonable Programming Offers, FCC Told
• Fintech Startup Sues VanEck Over Canceled Bitcoin ETF
• $33.5M Winner Fee Approved In $5.8B Chancery Hotel Ruling
• Insurer Wants Out Of Asphalt Slab Injury Suit
• Saudi Heirs' Atty Says Court Wrong To Strike Key Evidence
• 8th Circ. Won't Let Firm Avoid Arbitrating Oil Spill Money Fight
• CBD Co. Says Accuser Must Turn Over Evidence In IP Case
• NHL's Evander Kane Hits Bankruptcy With Over $26M In Debt
• DOJ's Antitrust Unit Making Good On Labor Market Warnings
• 6 Advertising Law Trends To Watch In 2021
• Locke Lord Taps Ex-Roberts Markel Shareholder As Partner
• Gibbons Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Debt Collection Advice
• ABA Approves Remote Practice, But Questions Remain
• Judge Cancels 'Unilaterally Scheduled' Vedder Price Depo
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Wine Investor's $29M Award Fight
• Mylan, Pfizer Fight Remote Testimony In EpiPen Trial
• DC Circ. Eyes Supreme Court Arb. Case In AT&T Workers' Suit
• DC's Wardman Hotel Checks Into Ch. 11 With $130M Debt
• Spa Virus Coverage Ruling Misses The Mark
• Cloud Firm Unfazed By $50K-Per-Day Sanction, Chancery Told
• Boeing Slips Southwest Flight Attendants' 737 Max Safety Suit
• Keys To Creating Standout Law Firm Thought Leadership
• No Delay For Epic's Apple Trial In Antitrust Case
• Reasons To Disclose 2020 Data When Selling Franchises
• $1M Suit Hits Chemical Co. Over Worker's Acid Burn Injuries
• Justices Toss FMC Bid For Review Of Tribes' Waste Fee
• Justices Decline To Hear Canadian Pacific's Rail Deal Row
• Bracewell Prevails At 3rd Circ. Over Lost Investment Claims
• Insurer Fights Hotel Investors' $40M Virus Coverage Suit
• Gilstrap Won't Let Samsung Enforce China FRAND Injunction
• Judges On Race: The Power Of Discretion In Criminal Justice
• Top 5 Criminal Justice Reforms Advocates Want Under Biden
• Houston Pre-K's Suit Over COVID Diagnosis Disclosure Axed
• Ex-WWE Star Jeff Jarrett's Co. Settles IP Battle After Mistrial
• Insurer Looks To Duck Franchise Group's $40M Virus Suit
• MedMen Urges Court To Quash Ex-CFO's Legal Fee Demand
• Texas Justices Skip Oil Driller's Exit Bid In Seismic Data Fight
• Judge Won't Block French Action On $2M Liquor Deal Award
• Lululemon Can't Get $1M Award To Media Co. Nixed
• Samsung Asks ITC To Block Ericsson 5G Imports
• XFL Parent Looks To Lock Up $600K From Ex-Commish
• NHL Player Owes $8M On Loan, Bank Says
• NJ College Must Face Ex-VP's Whistleblower Claims
• 5 Major Drug And Medical Device Developments In 2020
• Apple Users Face Uphill Fight In Securing Global Sales Data
• Trade Secrets Law 25 Years After PepsiCo Disclosure Case
• Lin Wood Public Comments Dispute Sent To Ga. High Court
• 5 Attorney Business Development Tips For The New Year
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Juul Not Likely To Escape Employee's Refreshed NDA Fight
• Security Co.'s Exit From Fla. Hospital Shooting Case Affirmed
• NY Eatery Fighting Eviction Calls Times Square 'Ghost Town'
• Life Sciences Cos. Increasingly Turn To Arbitration
• Ironman Organizers Get Win In COVID-19 Cancellation Suit
• Epic Says Don't Let Class Issues Delay Case Against Apple
• Tribe, Gaming Co. Fight Over Expert In $5M Failed Casino Suit
• Chancery Sanctions Cloud Co. In Service Contract Fight
• TracFone Nets $2.5M More In Phone-Flipping Fight
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Commodity Biz Accused Of Bungled Renewable Credit Deal
• DOJ Targets UnitedHealth Unit For Criminal No-Poach Pacts
• FERC Appeals Ch. 11 Plan That OK'd Ditching Pipeline Deals
• CBD Purchase Row Belongs In Arbitration, Judge Says
• Hamamatsu Asks Full Fed. Circ. To Reconsider Patent Transfer
• Minimizing Disruption To Clients During Law Firm IT Upgrades
• Medical Marijuana Investor Suit Punted Back To Trial Court
• Appeals Court Remands Arbitration Question In Pemex Feud
• More Than 20 Firms Guided The Top Real Estate Deals Of 2020
• DTE Can't Escape Dilapidated Power Plant Row, 6th Circ. Says
• 7th Circ. Lets Bank Seek Indemnity In Contract Fight
• Construction Insureds Should Beware Faulty Work Exclusions
• 'Walking Dead' Creator's AMC Audit Suit Heads To Trial
• Federal Judge Triples Damages Kyrgyzstan Must Pay Firm
• NY Nine West Bankruptcy Decision Won't Chill Buyout Activity
• Jones Walker Adds Ex-Taylor English Bankruptcy Litigator
• Dickinson Wright Adds Litigator To Fort Lauderdale Post
• Tips For Drafting Effective Amicus Briefs
• Ex-Fed. Circ. Chiefs Spar Over Ericsson, Samsung Patent Row
• Calif. Pot Shops Settle Row Over Union Recognition, Back Pay
• LA Fitness Seeks To Block NBC Universal Unit's Rent Demand
• 5th Circ. Takes Issue With Order In $775M Asset Sale Fight
• Ex-WilmerHale Temp Says Agency 'Cooked' Case Jurisdiction
• ADP Can't Shake Calif. Employer's Suit Over Pay Software
• Ex-Domino's Worker Urges High Court To Take Venue Fight
• Investors Say NJ Firm Snuck Off With $2.6M In Pot Profits
• Calif. Appeals Court Says Beverage Co. Too Late To Arbitrate
• IBM Takes Software Contract Row To Texas Justices
• Extraction Oil Approved For Ch. 11 Midstream Settlements
• Permian Basin Boundary Fight Teed Up For Texas Justices
• Split 11th Circ. Upholds Magellan Health Noncompete
• Adelson's Vegas Paper Hits Rival With Antitrust Counterclaims
• M&A Co. Sues Accountants, Attys Over Soured $2.1M Buy
• 4th Circ. Royalty Ruling A Win For W.Va. Gas Producers
• 5 Trends That Will Influence E-Discovery In 2021
• 9th Circ. Revives Google AdWords User's Overcharging Suit
• Petrobras Unit Settles Oil Rig Defect Fight With Spanish Firm
• Rader Tells Gilstrap China Can Handle Essential IP Fight
• Refinery Creditor Loses Appeal Of $1.3B Insurance Ruling
• Westfield Says Children's Place, Korean Beauty Co. Owe Rent
• Valero Says Commodity Biz Owes $10M Over Botched Deal
• Apple Won't Have To Turn Over Global Docs In Fight With Epic
• NY Ruling On Amazon's Seller Liability Is Good For Plaintiffs
• Labor-Economy Data Informs Antitrust Law But Needs Work
• Hollywood Talent Agency WME Can't Halt Writers' Boycott
• Pa. Judge Won't Enforce Pirated Software License Agreements
• GenCanna Drops $4.5M Suit Over Medterra's Unpaid Bills
• Liquor Co. Opposes Distributor 'End-Run' Around $2M Award
• Uber's Unclear Terms Send Blind Rider's Case Back To Court
• How Relationship Partners Can Draft Winning RFP Responses
• Law Firm Merger Predictions For 2021
• 2020 ERISA Litigation Trends Hint At What's Ahead This Year
• Top 5 Considerations For Cannabis Franchising In 2021
• Delaware Cases To Watch In 2021
• 6 International Arbitration Cases To Watch In 2021
• Labor Cases And Trends To Watch In 2021
• New Jersey Litigation To Watch In 2021
• Fintech Trends And Regulations To Watch In 2021
• Hospitality Trends And Cases To Watch In 2021
• Massachusetts Cases To Watch In 2021
• NY Real Estate Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2021
• Real Estate Cases To Watch In 2021
• 3 Areas Of Real Estate To Watch In 2021
• Calif. Real Estate Regulations, Legislation To Watch In 2021