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Commercial Contracts - February, 2021

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• SoftBank Settles WeWork Suits Over Failed $3B Tender Offer
• Atty Accused Of Mishandling BP Spill Claim Gets Arbitration
• Chinese Generator Manufacturer Gets $2.4M Award OK'd
• Buyers' Claims Clipped In Boeing 737 Max Contract Suit
• Pot Delivery Co. Eaze Escapes $1M Ad Fee Suit
• Texas Justices Clear Way For Deal In $9M Dell Contract Fight
• Gilstrap Makes Apple's $506M Patent Trial Loss Final
• Consumer Protection Partner Joins Ahdoot & Wolfson In Philly
• Compliance Lessons From Newest Fla. Privacy Class Actions
• Fried Frank Real Estate Leader Sees A March Litigation Wave
• Texas Justices To Decide If Atty Immunity Covers Deal Work
• What Biden's Ethics Pledge Means For Gov't Revolving Door
• Legal Services Co. Must Hand Over Docs In Contract Dispute
• Judge Says CDC Can't Block Evictions Over COVID-19
• Wilmington Trust Beats $19.5M Beneficiary Suit After Trial
• Fox Rothschild, DLA Piper To Face Ponzi Claims In State Court
• GPB Capital Sues Bank To Get Back Virus Relief, Loan Money
• NLRB Says Freight Co.'s Alleged Violations Not 'De Minimis'
• Mich. Judge Won't Decide Auto Parts Arbitration Doc Bid Yet
• Murder Plot Can't End Calif. Pot Business's Receivership
• Ex-Suniva Owner On Hook For $26M From Loan Guaranty
• DOJ Subpoenas Fintech Co. In Antitrust Employment Probe
• A Wake-Up Call For Commercial Landlords Seeking Rent
• Punishing Bar Exam Policies On Menstrual Products Must Go
• Apollo Stole Litigation Funder's Valuation Secrets, Suit Says
• Landlords' Suit Calls NY State Eviction Ban Unconstitutional
• Judge Judy's $22M Suit Against Agents Is Canceled, For Now
• NLRB Prosecutor Drops Trump-Era Suit Against Teamsters
• Credit Firm Moves To Block Investor's Merger With Rival
• Global Payments Fights $135M Contract Breach Verdict
• Fed Chief Backs Congressional Fix On Legacy Libor Contracts
• Transaction Toolkit For A More Litigious M&A Environment
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Touch Harvard's 'Black Silicon' IP Win
• Insurer Must Defend Prison Health Care Suits, Ill. Panel Says
• Ex-UPS Mail Sorter Must Arbitrate Wage Claims
• Insurer Says Plant's Chemical Spill Suits Aren't Covered
• Chinese Co. Fighting $38M Says Contractor Is 'Dead Wrong'
• It's Time For Law Firms To Start Loving And Leveraging Data
• Insurer Seeks To Duck Covering $2.2M In Damage To NC Hotel
• Chancery Skeptical Of Tilton 'Mistake' In $6.5M Fee Settlement
• Lighting Co. Says Foe Can't Challenge Liability In $59M Retrial
• Texas Freeze Makes Frontera Ch. 11 Loan More Critical
• Samsung Asks Fed. Circ. To Undo Gilstrap's FRAND Ruling
• Venezuela Improperly Shorted Occidental Unit, Tribunal Says
• Under Armour Says Activewear Tech Co. Isn't Its Competitor
• Texas Justices Mull E-Signature Evidence In Arbitration Bid
• Pot Co. Restructuring To Avoid Paying Investors, Judge Told
• Keys To Protecting Clients During Law Firm Dissolution
• AdventHealth's Fraud Claim Over $57M PPE Deal Advanced
• Time For Federal Action To Ban Noncompetes
• Texas Power Co. Griddy Sued Over Massive Energy Bills
• Del. Justices Reverse Express Scripts' $82M Trial Loss
• Facebook, Australia Cut Deal Over News Bargaining Law
• Pa. Panel Upholds $2.4M Verdict For Failed Property Swap
• Atty Contests Legal Lender's Entry In $350M Shire Fee Row
• Justices Won't Consider Nixing AT&T's $2M Contract Win
• Trade Show Co. Says Insurer Owes $100M For Virus Impacts
• Union For SEIU Staff Turns To Court To Force Arbitration
• Oscar Drops Florida Blue Cross Exclusivity Rules Fight
• 7th Circ. Told ERISA Individual Arbitration Clauses Are Legal
• Toolmaker Franchisees Score Cert. In Classification Suit
• Consumer Activists Call For FTC Probe Of Grocery Industry
• How Case Management Orders Can Support New Attorneys
• Ex-NFL Players Can Move Forward In Painkiller Suit
• Justices Won't Review $622M Award Against Petrobras
• Marine Security Co. Must Arbitrate Vessel Fight, Court Says
• NY High Court Resolves Foreclosure Timeliness Issues
• Atty Says He's Not Liable For 'Arrogant' Client's Sanctions
• Bloomberry Can't Upend Award In $1.2B Manila Casino Fight
• Valentino's NY Landlord Sues For $207M Over Broken Lease
• Lenders Must Watch Nursing Home COVID-19 Litigation
• Courts, FTC May Differ On Sponsored Product Reviews
• Chubb Sued For Denying Coverage Without Virus Exclusion
• An In-House Counsel's Guide To Better Work Management
• Coca-Cola Tax Ruling Offers 5 Lessons For Multinationals
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Advertisers Say Facebook Execs Knew About Bloated Stats
• NJ Lab Sues Supplier Over False COVID-19 Test Results
• Ex-Marlins Owner To Pay Miami $5.5M To End Team Sale Spat
• Cerner Workers Seek OK Of $4M Settlement In 401(k) Suit
• JAMS Isn't Biased In Monster Dispute, Calif. Judge Rules
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Fla. Justices Say Warranties Need Not Disclose Arbitration
• Ex-WilmerHale Temp Says White House Atty Lied For Toyota
• Avoiding Materially Adverse Conflicts After New ABA Opinion
• 4th Circ. Upholds Private Parties' Right To Challenge Mergers
• Facebook Pulls News Sharing In Australia Over Media Law
• Apple Blames Trump DOJ IP Stance For 'Flawed' Nokia Ruling
• Texas Judge Sends NRA Suit Against Ad Agency To Mediation
• 6th Circ. Says FERC Overcomplicated Power Contract Fight
• NFL Asks Judge To Punt Ex-Players' Painkiller Suit
• Split Pa. Justices Say Intent Not Critical To Deception
• 8th Circ. Upholds Reinstatement For Defecating Rail Worker
• Stimwave Founder Can't Get Rethink Of Legal Fee Denial
• Franchisee Claims McDonald's Race Bias Hurt His Operation
• Arbiters Should Make Call In NFL Game Suit, DirecTV Says
• Investors Granted $26.5M In Damages In EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Sales Rep Firm Sues Samsung Medical Unit Over Warranties
• Texas Renter, Broker Toss $4M Suit, Pursue Fight Elsewhere
• US Legal System Can Benefit From Nonlawyer Ownership
• Landlord Slams Cinemex's Bid To Narrow $3M Judgment
• Morgan & Morgan Says Broker Fooled It Into Bad Office Deal
• United Can't Ditch Passengers' COVID-19 Refund Suit
• Va. Consumers Seek Class Cert. In Payday Lending Suit
• Sandoz Tells Justices Amgen Ruling 'Guts' Patent System
• Judge Tosses Suit Over Pot Testing Machines
• 11th Circ. Doubts Fla. Law Firm's Right To $1M Damages
• Shoe Insert Co. Accuses Rival Of Bad-Mouthing It In Emails
• United Pilots Get Cert. In Wage Fight After 9th Circ. Revival
• DirecTV Arbitration Bid In Robocall Suit 'Absurd,' Judge Says
• Pa. Water Utility Says DuPont Illegally Transferred PFAS Biz
• IP Trial Could Happen 'On 24 Hours' Notice' Due To Pandemic
• Sports Data Co. Says Insurers Must Cover COVID-19 Losses
• Credit Suisse Pays $600M To Settle Toxic RMBS Case
• Assessing Damages Theories In Recent Trade Secret Verdicts
• Risk Allocation For Drug And Device Cos. And Their Suppliers
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• SEC Pans Fugitive CEO's 'Straw-Man' Effort To Depose Attys
• ADHD Drug Buyer May Need To Arbitrate Antitrust Claims
• US Should Copy Aussie Google News Law, Microsoft Says
• Mattress Firm Tells Texas High Court Emails Are Free Speech
• Spin Master Settles Contract Suit After $4M Verdict Tossed
• Regal Cinemas Sued Over Unpaid Rent At NJ Malls Amid Virus
• End 'Forced Arbitration,' Ex-Fox Host Carlson Urges House
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Early Robinhood Ruling Marks Rocky Start For Traders' Suits
• Bloom's Civil Rights Firm Accused Of Operating Unlawfully
• Diddy Seeks To Stop Fashion Co.'s Use Of 'Vote Or Die' Slogan
• 7th Circ. Rules Home Depot Must Face Tool Rental Injury Suit
• Building A Law Firm Knowledge Bank For Thought Leadership
• COVID Construction Files: JDS' New York Building
• Food Co. Tells NLRB That Acting GC's Appointment Is Illegal
• Takeaways From Early NY Tuition Refund Rulings
• Del. Justices Affirm AstraZeneca Win In Lifted-Data Suit
• Cannabis Co. Insurer Says Faulty Pump Caused $1.5M Fire
• Fortnite User Seeks To Nix Epic Games' Contracts With Kids
• Gilstrap Says Fujitsu Settlement No Help To Nokia In IP Fight
• Robinhood Users Face Uphill Fight For TRO In GameStop Suit
• Driving Forces Shaping The Life Settlements Market
• DC Hotel Ch. 11 Will Stay In Delaware
• Let's Emerge From The Pandemic As Legal Innovators
• Key Trade Secret Developments Of 2020: Part 2
• Mortgage Servicer, Software Co. Settle Data 'Hostage' Standoff
• COVID Construction Files: Berkowitz's Miami Observatory
• Chancery Suit Over Busted $1.5B Amex Deal Settled
• Texas Tech Calls Foul On Fired Hoops Coach's Sex Bias Suit
• Country Star Yoakam Sues To Derail Warner's 'Gravy Train'
• Energy Co. Says $39M Arbitration Should End Separate Suit
• TopGolf Aces SureShot's Antitrust Suit Over Tech Co. Buy
• Apple Can't Render 4G Patents Unenforceable In $506M Row
• ConocoPhillips Unit Knocks Out Remainder Of Bias Suit
• No 'Do-Over' In Beats' $14M Win Over Monster, Judge Says
• ITC Takes Up Samsung Claims Over Ericsson 5G Imports
• After 2020's Turbulence, Clearer Skies Are Ahead For Airlines
• Panama Canal Operator Seeks To Dodge Arbitration Challenge
• Nokia's License Boycott Broke Antitrust Law, 5th Circ. Told
• COVID Construction Files: JDL's Chicago Development
• Insurer Ducks Virus Coverage Claims From NJ Eye Practice
• Anticipating Predictive Analytics' Potential Uses In Litigation
• Union Loses Contempt Bid Against Pittsburgh Newspaper
• DOJ Drops Lawsuit Against Melania Trump's Ex-BFF
• Investment Co. Claims Fund Is Trying To Extort Weed Shares
• Writers Guild Cuts Deal With Last Talent Agency In Fee Suit
• Insurer Issued Memo On How To Deny Virus Claims, Suit Says
• This Black History Month, Law Firms Should Challenge Norms
• 'Short Squeeze' Class Actions Face Uphill Battle
• EB-5 Investors Settle Claims PNC, Ex-Banker Aided Fraud
• Del. Justices Reject Meso's Bouchard-Related Bias Claims
• COVID Construction Files: Oceanwide's San Francisco Project
• Insurer Gets Win In Defective Cookie Machine Coverage Suit
• Consultant, Cura Partners Trade Sanction Bids In Merger Fight
• Calif. Firm Wants 'Short Squeeze' Suits Sent To San Francisco
• Security For Shipping Dispute Improper, Coal Co. Says
• COVID Construction Files: Lincoln And Kairoi's Austin Tower
• 'Painfully Honest' Atty Hit With $202K Sanctions In IT Row
• Minn. Justices Say Employee Handbook Can Be Contractual
• Marketing Co. Seeks 5th Circ. Review Of Loss To Texas Firm
• DC Circ. Won't Revisit PBGC's Win In Delta Pilots' $544M Suit
• Judges On Race
• AT&T Must Face Suit Over Arbitration Clause In CWA Deal
• High Court ERISA Ruling Frees States To Tackle Health Costs
• Law Firm Penalties On Departing Partners Just Got Riskier
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Mortgage Servicer Says Software Co. Held Its Data 'Hostage'
• CBD Product Maker Can't Escape Suit Over Broken Deal
• Charter Settles $10B Bias Suit With Byron Allen's Media Co.
• Cherokee Co., Workers Can't Duck Poaching Suit, IT Firm Says
• Janitorial Co. Urges Justices To Reject Arbitration Wage Case
• Indian Incense Manufacturer Seeks Redo On Arbitration Bid
• Developer Accused Of $4.6M Fraud In 4th Investor Suit
• Churchill Downs Sues Over 'Unconscionable' Betting Fee Arb.
• Litigation Funder Wants Cut Of $350M Shire Deal
• How Parties Can Prep For Global FRAND Jurisdictional Battles
• DC Appeals Court Backs Partner Over Equity Calculation
• More Senior Staff Accuse UnitedHealth Unit Of No-Poach Plot
• NJ Case Has Lessons On Arbitration Clauses In Atty Retainers
• White Stallion Gets OK For 1.5M Ton Coal Shipment
• Utah Asks Insurer To Pay $1.8M Atty Fee In Trade Secrets Suit
• Mall Owner CBL Says It Didn't Default On Wells Fargo Loans
• Norway, Lenders Say $286M Loans Come First In Ships Sale
• Microsoft Backs Australian Media Law Opposed By Google
• Lin Wood Drops Libel Counterclaims Against Ex-Colleagues
• Fifth Third Bank Reaches $5.2M Deal In ATM Fees Suit
• Covidien Tells Panel That Judge Garbled Patent Case Verdict
• Farmers Policy Renewal Fight Overblown, Texas Justices Hear
• Google's Consent Defense Can't Ax Data Privacy Suit Outright
• Drake's Champagne Co. Sues Over 'Brand-Damaging' Prices
• Texas Justices Mull Scope Of Arbitration In $15M Apache Row
• Tips For Protecting Privilege When Working With Outside PR
• FINRA Should Limit Brokerages' Post-Arbitration Appeals
• 3 Procurement Priorities For Law Firms In Uncertain Times
• $5.6M Chinese TV Award Is Fraudulent, Calif. Court Hears
• LuLaRoe Will Shell Out $4.8M To End Pyramid Scheme Suit
• CenturyLink Strikes $55M Deal To End Investor Class Suit
• Structuring Protein-Specific Life Science Partnerships
• Cement Co. Says Justices Must Rule On Email Service
• Okla. Energy Co. Can't Duck Texas Contract Breach Suit
• Venezuela Must Pay $43M Award To Plastics Co.
• Fla. Judge Cites News, Chats In Recusing From Robinhood
• DOJ Action Is A Cautionary Tale On Employer No-Poach Pacts
• Houston Firm Sues Life Care Planner Over Failed Mediation
• How Debtor-In-Possession Loans Guide On Libor's Exit
• Chancery Hikes Interest Award In $5.8B Contract Breach Suit
• Takata's US Ch. 11 Trustee Cuts $84M Auto Parts MDL Deal
• UK Is Proof Nonlawyer Ownership Threatens Legal Profession
• E-Learning Like Paying Prime Rib Price For Burger, Court Told
• Consol Can't Appeal Retirees' Bankruptcy Deal, 6th Circ. Says
• CareFirst Policyholders Win Revival Of Data Breach Claims
• Debt Cos. Hit With Class Action Over Tribal Loans
• Lawsuits Mount As Robinhood Eases Trading Restrictions
• NLRB Acting GC Asked To Nix Challenge To Transfer Order
• Akerman Hooked With $1M Suit Over Bad Advice To Landlord
• 10th Circ. Won't Step On Colo.'s Toes In Forced Pooling Suit
• NY Merger Ruling Offers Costly Lesson On Vague R&W Terms
• 1st Circ. Wary Of Racetrack's Injury In Wynn RICO Case
• Remote Bar Exams Pose New Learning Disability Challenges
• FisherBroyles Adds 3 Faegre Drinker Partners In Chicago