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Commercial Contracts - April, 2021

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• Pa. High Court Points Way To Valid Employer No-Poach Deals
• Hartford Wants To Cut Salon Owner's Virus Coverage Suit
• Brokers Sued Over Actor's Alleged $690M Ponzi Scheme
• Texas Justices Kick Back Dispute Over Trade Secret Sealing
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Workplace Suits Spotlight May Lineup
• Chancery Orders Closing On $550M Cake Supply Co. Sale
• COVID Eviction Bans May Not Continue To Survive In Court
• Navigating NFT Brand Management Risks And Rewards
• Texas Justices Say Injured Man Was Employee, Not Contractor
• Insurer Says BBQ Biz Won't Return $1M After Double Payment
• Willkie Nabs 4 Mayer Brown Insurance Attys In Calif., NY
• Ex-Pats Coach, Foundation Reach Deal In Pay Dispute
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Judge Won't Scrub Comments About Atty From GM MDL
• CBD Co. Hit With $12M Fraud Suit Over Failed Biz Transaction
• Ship Owner Says Fla. Wheat Dealer Owes $2M In Arb. Fight
• Ill. Food Maker Says Suit Over Shoddy Legal Advice Is Proper
• Judge OKs Subpoena Reach That IDs $8.9M Litigation Funder
• Holland & Knight Snags Tax Expert From Miles & Stockbridge
• AOP Orphan Wins €140M Award From Taiwanese Pharma Co.
• Jury Clears Drilling Tech Firm In $35M Trade Secrets Suit
• Pa. High Court Axes 'Abandonment' Finding In Drilling Dispute
• Contractor Will Seek $1.8M In Botched Bridge Work Settlement
• Pa. Justices Bar No-Hire Clauses Between Businesses
• Fight Over Force Majeure At Center Of Northeastern Suit
• Norwegian Air, Boeing Want Intervenors' Bid Delayed
• CC'ing Apple Attys Doesn't Create Privilege, Calif. Judge Says
• Hyundai Solar Co. Must Drag Ex-Client Into NJ Sale Feud
• Devon Energy Settles Royalty Owners' Suit For $28M
• Chevron Seeks $41M Award Confirmation Over Aussie Jetty
• Pitt Is Latest University To Beat Virus Tuition Refund Claims
• Jackson Hewitt Tax Preparers Denied Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• What Kan. Bankruptcy Ruling Means For Junior Lenders
• Startup Wants $46M Atty Fee After Patent Win Against Walmart
• Leviton Gets New Patent Trial After Judge Cops To Error
• Robinhood's Bid To Toss Hacking Suit Meets Skeptical Judge
• Chancery OKs Keker Van Nest $19.6M Fee In Shire Ruling
• Houston Jury Asked To Award $35M In Subsea Drilling IP Row
• Robinhood MDL Attorneys Vie For Leadership Roles
• Qualcomm, InterDigital Back Avanci Patent Pool At 5th Circ.
• Indian Travel Co. Hit With $39M Arbitral Award Suit In NY
• Suit Accuses Waste Connections Of Improper Surcharges
• Union Says Retailer Must Arbitrate Vacation Time Dispute
• What OECD Scrutiny Means For Anti-Corruption In Brazil
• Firms Want Out Of Botched BP Oil Spill Claims Suit
• VC Investor Seeks Del. Chancery TRO Over Payout Row
• Pet Products Maker, Distributor Agree To End Antitrust Suit
• The Pandemic's Bright Spots For Lawyers Who Are Parents
• CBD Co. Dodges Counterclaims From Ex-Consultant, For Now
• Coding School Settles Over Calif. Tuition Financing Contracts
• Dental Suppliers Settle Antitrust Dispute Ahead Of Trial
• 5th Circ. Told Reversing Nokia Win May Threaten Patent Pools
• EP Energy Hits Back At Leaseholders' Lawsuit Attempt
• Pfizer 'Bonus' Irks Judge In Bristol-Myers Cancer IP Dispute
• Eckert Seamans Can't 'Pinky Promise' To Duck Casino Conflict
• Gas Co. Says It's Owed $6.5M For Gas Deliveries During Storm
• BMW Avoids Sanctions Over Undisclosed Docs In Dealer Suit
• Ukraine Needn't Face Suit For Destroying Auto Import Biz
• EQT Can't Escape $40M W.Va. Royalty Owner Trespass Claim
• Chancery Awards BioPharm Co. $38M For Fraud-Tainted Deal
• Covidien Urges 1st Circ. To Reconsider Ex-Exec's Patent Win
• What High Court Is Considering In Assignor Estoppel Case
• Medical Device Biz Fight Mostly Belongs In Wis., Court Says
• Gas Co. Says San Antonio Utility Owes $99.6M
• Fla. Ruling Muddles Question Of Who Decides Arbitrability
• Aon Hewitt Beats Suit Over Hospital Pension Wind-Down
• Revise Mansfield Diversity Mandates To Also Benefit Veterans
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• ING Loses Dismissal Bid In Suits Over Shippers' Fuel Debts
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Mo. Distillery Urges Sanctions In Trademark Coverage Suit
• NFL, Raiders Beat Oakland's Suit Over Move To Las Vegas
• Temple University Latest To Beat Virus Tuition Refund Claims
• Apple Bank Seeks $27.5M In Charter Plane Financing Dispute
• 2nd Circ. Won't Nix Cessna's $51M Arb. Win Against UAE Co.
• Tips For Managing Cybersecurity And Privacy Risks In M&A
• Solar Tracking Co. Hit With $133M IP Suit Days Shy Of IPO
• Wind Farms Fight Citi's $118M Bill For Texas Storm Energy
• Texas Oil & Gas Services Biz Dispute Ends In $31M Verdict
• Canal Contractor Cites Arbitrator Conduct In Bid To Nix Award
• DirecTV Hands Off Bars' 'Sunday Ticket' Claims To Arbitration
• Construction Co. Sues Ex-Director For 'Raiding' Staff, Data
• Nokia, Others Tell 5th Circ. SEP Row Is Contract Issue
• Okla. Court Nixes $20M Atty Fees In Energy Royalties Row
• Texas Jury Orders National Oilwell Varco To Pay $5M In IP Row
• Auto Parts Cos. Taking Volkswagen Antitrust Case To 6th Circ.
• Apple-Epic Trial Won't Be Video Streamed, Judge Says
• Mich. Pandemic Rent Ruling Is A Critical Win For Tenants
• OFAC Should Issue SDN Payment Licenses that Don't Expire
• UPenn Beats Virus Tuition Refund Claim, Pitt Seeks Same
• Del. Justices Urged To Restore KPMG Negligence Claims
• 'American Idol' Singer Can't Revive Suit Over Damaged Ear
• Judge Says Insolvency Protects Telehealth Co. From Sanction
• Adelson's Death Caps Damages In Newspaper Suit, Court Told
• Pa. Panel Questions Grouping Erie Virus Suits In Pittsburgh
• Developer Hit With $1M Suit Over Pittsburgh Design Work
• 7-Eleven Tells 1st Circ. Franchise Owners Aren't Employees
• PGA Says It Didn't Overstep In Getting Sirius Show Canceled
• Chancery Nixes Dyal Capital-Owl Rock Tie-Up Injunction
• Ga. Lawyer Accuses Ex-Partners Of Self-Dealing
• Copyright Concerns For NFT Buyers, Sellers In Music Industry
• Manufacturer Says It's Not Party To Disputed Hemp Contract
• Businessmen Face More Charges Of Fixing Therapist Wages
• Nestle Sues In Del. To Oust Robots From Bottling Plants
• Southwest Pilots Union Wants Boeing Max Wage Suit Revived
• NJ College Case Law Ends Virus Class Claims, Court Told
• The Dynamics Of Collateral Access Agreement Negotiations
• Court Tosses Investor Suit Against Cannabis Firm, For Now
• Biotech Biz Founder's Exit Deal Fight Moves On In Chancery
• Norwegian Air Sister Firms Want In On Boeing Battle
• Jury Awards AMS Sensors $86M In EDTX Trade Secrets Trial
• Canadian Regulator Orders Telecoms To Share Networks
• Law360's Guide To Biden's Judicial Picks
• Liberty University Says Jerry Falwell Jr. Owes Over $40M
• 10th Circ. Affirms Award In Gold Mine Control Fight
• Cosmetic Injection Startup Stiffed Staff, Pa. Suit Says
• NJ Panel Won't Revive Suit Against Legal Funding Co.
• 3 Ways The Pandemic Is Reshaping Commercial Real Estate
• Texas Justices Say Newer Permian Lease Boundary Prevails
• Aon Hewitt Wants Out Of Florida Hospital's ERISA Suit
• WFH And DIY May Spell Uptick In Consumer Product Suits
• AdventHealth Seeks $1.5M After PPE Fraud Settlement Default
• Why The Future Law Firm Model Is Industry-Based Offerings
• Thompson Hine Adds Transactions Partners To Chicago Office
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Mattress Firm Free Speech Suit
• Ex-Temple Biz School Dean Charged In Ratings Scandal
• CBD Maker Says Ex-Partners Can't Land Quick Win In IP Row
• Ex-Duane Morris Partner Joins Faegre Drinker Litigation Team
• Rose Grower Says Gas Marketer Can't Pass On Storm Costs
• 'Walking Dead' Producers' Claims Slain, But May Live Again
• 'Thumbs Up': Regulators Back Push For Legacy Libor Fix
• Roche Challenges $171M Patent Judgment At Federal Circuit
• Pharma Co. Says PE Firm Owes $6.7M After Merger
• W.Va. High Court Orders Judge Disqualified From EQT Suits
• Investment Firms Illegally Killed Gas Plant Contract, Suit Says
• Debt Collector Forces Student Loan Suit Into Arbitration
• Raytheon Sues Alaska Native Org. Over $2.7M Fire
• Gov't Contractor Says AIG Unit Owes $3M For Navy Base Work
• 1st Circ. Says Deal Between Mass. Schools In TM Case Is Valid
• 9th Circ. Sends GCA Banker's Bias, Pay Case To Arbitration
• Bursor & Fisher Makes Play To Lead Robinhood MDL
• Dell Readies VMware Spinoff Featuring $12B Dividend 
• Apple Faces Uphill Bid To Decertify Refurbished IPhone Class
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive Health Care Co.'s Trade Secrets Suit
• Apple CEO Tim Cook Looking At 2-Hour Epic Trial Testimony
• Fired Atty 'Lucky' To Get Reduced Fees In GM Ignition MDL
• Florida Grower Says Pot Co. Tilray Sabotaged Applications
• Carlyle's $396M Oil Loss Row With Excess Insurers Revived
• Passengers Push For Jury Trial In Carnival COVID-19 Suit
• Insurer Says Crane Co. Can't Be Held Liable For Flying Girders
• Pharma Co. Sues Zurich Unit To Cover $30M In Spoiled Vials
• Energy Exec, Co. Debate Finality Of $2.5M Tax Credit Deal
• Are Nonfungible Tokens Securities?
• Del. Justices Asked To Back $1.8B Cigna-Anthem Breakup Fee
• Enforcement Takeaways From ABA Antitrust Meeting
• Walmart Left Vendor Holding $15M In Hand Sanitizer, Suit Says
• Architects Can't Ditch Suit Over $44M Project's Design Defects
• 2nd Circ. Revives Bid-Rig Suit Over Bloomberg's NY Offices
• Epic Judge Says No To Apple's Bid For Pretrial Sanctions
• Apple Wants To Be Cured Of Virus App Monopoly Suit
• Samsung Pans Ericsson's 'Attacks' In China FRAND Fight
• Colo. Judge Can't 2nd-Guess Bolivian Court, Cement Co. Says
• Digital Media Co. Hit With $101M Weed App Suit
• Casino Billionaire Appeals $54.6M Bartlit Beck Award Decision
• Pa. Mall Owners Seek Separate Trial Over Banks' Withholding
• Dialysis Co. Gets Partial Win In Pandemic Wage Suit
• Thought Leadership's Critical Role In Law Firm Diversity
• Freight Broker Asks High Court To Dismantle Negligence Suit
• 9th Circ. Ruling Offers Defendants Hope On Remand Appeals
• Pot Property Co. Wants To Arbitrate Lender's Libel Claims
• Lender Must Face DACA Holder's Discrimination Suit In Court
• Ill. University Dodges Class Claims Over COVID Closures
• Under Armour Says Mushy Market Label Dooms Antitrust Suit
• Instagram Celeb Hit With Copyright Suit Over Sample Photos
• Three Firms Tapped To Lead Robinhood Order Flow Suits
• 9th Circ. Doubts NSO's Immunity Defense In WhatsApp Suit
• Calif. Tribal Labor Deals Clash With NLRA, Tribe Tells 9th Circ.
• Tube Cos. Say Trade Secret Spat Deserves Court Injunction
• Couple To Pay $1.6M In EB-5 Visa Fraud Case
• Amgen Urges Justices To Leave Enbrel Patent Ruling Alone
• Walmart Owes $115M For Stealing Startup's Food Tech
• Pot Co. Can't Shake Investor's Fraud Suit, Judge Told
• Jack's Abby Defeats Beer Wholesaler's Bid To Halt Breakup
• Golf Travel Co. Says Broker Sold Fake Masters Passes
• Ex-NFLer Settles 'Dream Home' IP Case Before Trial
• PTAB Fee Bias Claim Finds Little Traction At Fed. Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Says Insurer Owes For Inventory Sold Off In Ch. 11
• Pa. Inks $3M Deal With Ex-Fintech CEO Over Payday Loans
• Texas Justices Say Drilling Activities Held $40M Lease
• Texas Justices End Farmers Policy Renewal Fight
• Fed. Circ. Wishes L'Oreal Would Wind Down $66M IP Fight
• NFL Moves To Sack Suit Over Super Bowl Livestream Crash
• Biden's Power To Change Oil And Gas Leasing Faces Limits
• Gibson Dunn, Recruiter Agree To Arbitrate Hiring Fees Dispute
• What Associates Should Consider Before Switching Practices
• Ga. Investment Adviser Hit With Class Action Over Fees
• Morgan Lewis Sues Pierce Bainbridge For $436K Unpaid Rent
• Texas Justices Let Apache Arbitrate $15M Settlement Fight
• Wolf Haldenstein Sues NY Landlord For Breach Of Contract
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• U. Of San Diego COVID-19 Tuition Class Actions Consolidated
• AMC Says 'Walking Dead' Execs Seek Life for Killed Claims
• Mass. Pot Shop Says 'Host Community' Fees Must Be Proven
• Jurors Told Ex-Chief Engineer Stole Underwater Drilling IP
• 11th Circ. Won't Touch Damages In Electronics Sale Suit
• Hess Asks 5th Circ. To Revive $218M Schlumberger Valve Suit
• Del. Court Says Okla. Right Place For $9M Pipeline Repair Row
• Chancery Halts Texas Power Plant's Deep Freeze Suit For Now
• Attys Flagged For Fights In Ex-NFLer's 'Dream Home' IP Suit
• Covidien Can't Score Patents From Ex-Worker, 1st Circ. Says
• Subcontractors Not Bound To Arbitrate, Construction Co. Says
• Wash. Landlord Gets 2nd Shot At Pot License Lawsuit
• Mitigating Anti-Kickback Risks Of Health Tech Stock Warrants
• Pa. Justices Order Redo In Suit Over Atty's Estate Work Delay
• Pitfalls For Out-Of-State Contractors In Texas Post-Disaster
• 4 Effective Ways To Prioritize Client Advocacy
• Lab Supplier Says Wrong Co. Sued Over Faulty COVID Tests
• Postmates, Couriers Agree To End Mass Arbitration Appeals
• Kesha Says New NY Free Speech Law Could Cost Dr. Luke
• Pot Dispensary Lease Holding Up Bankruptcy Plan, Court Told
• Chinese Garment Co. Settles $20M Warehoused Goods Suit
• Actor Charged In $690M Netflix, HBO-Based Ponzi Scheme
• Brazilian Businessmen Urge Court To OK $2.5M Arbitral Award
• CBD Co. Says Ex-Partner's Fraud Claims Too Flimsy
• New Chesapeake Suit Must Focus On Post-Ch. 11 Rights
• Ga. Building Co. Says Missing Affidavit Ends Contract Suit
• Remote Law Firm Culture Should Prioritize Associate Training
• Caesars Seeks Arbitration In Ex-Casino Exec's Virus Suit
• Boeing Wants $1B 737 Max 8 Suit Kept In Federal Court
• Fed. Circ. Says Qualcomm Deal Dooms Apple's PTAB Appeals
• Hotels Operator Hits Insurers With Virus Coverage Suit
• Tutor Perini Unit Says It Was Stiffed On Philly Hotel Project
• Walgreens Claims Crowell Betrayed It With Humana Suit
• IBM Settles Software Contract Row With Texas Manufacturer
• RICO Suit Rips NYC For 'Inflating' Taxi Medallion Prices
• Apple Can't Get Facebook Docs About 'Bias' In Epic Battle
• How Texas Judges Have Kept IP Trials Moving During COVID
• Jack's Abby Arbitration May Not Hurt Wholesaler, Judge Says
• Virtual Litigation May Unravel The Narcissistic Lawyer
• Rosen Law Aims To Lead Securities Claims In Robinhood MDL
• Rewriting Contracts For The Post-Pandemic Era
• Ex-NFLer Says Court Already Refereed 'Dream Home' IP Claim
• Energen To Pay $5.6M To End Off-Lease Fuel Use Claims
• GE Agrees To Drop Injunction Bid In Dispute With Siemens
• Carnival Wants Jury Demand Axed In Passengers' COVID Suit
• Shell, Exxon Units Fight Bid To Toss $2.7B Nigeria Award Suit
• DOJ Can't Criminalize No-Poach Pacts, Chamber Says
• Insurer Pushes 11th Circ. For Atty Fees After $1.6M Win
• Fiat Chrysler Says Engineers' Union Bribery Suit Falls Flat
• Ga. Justices To Review Closely Watched Arbitration Case
• Bankrupt GenCanna Wants $1.7M For Unpaid Hemp Products
• Total E&P Asks Texas Justices To Let It Litigate $41M Dispute
• Onni Can't Get Damages Over Ex-Counsel's Media Interview
• Fed. Circ. Told Samsung's FRAND Bid Distorts Int'l Norms
• Protecting Construction Projects From China Sanctions Risks
• NY's New Status Quo For Mezzanine Foreclosures
• 2 Ways High Court Could Reshape Patent Assignor Estoppel
• Dyal Highlights NY Injunction Denial In Del. Sixth St. Suit
• 6th Circ. Revives Baker Donelson Malpractice Dispute
• Calif. Court Revives Ex-Drinker Biddle Atty's Firing Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Suit Against Ford Over Shattering Sunroof
• ABA Remote Work Guide Raises Bar For Atty Tech Know-How
• Ill. Court Says Plastic Co. Must Pay For Chemical Plant
• Robinhood Restricted-Trading Suits Will Play Out In Florida
• Exxon Unit Drops $2.2M Claim Against Oxy In Abrupt U-Turn
• Total Wine Wants Out Of Drake's 'Brand-Damaging' Prices Suit
• Ex-Disney Travel Agents Sue Over 'Illegal' Noncompete Suit
• Casino Operator Can't Target Private Jet In $300M Award Fight
• Colombian Law Can't Pin Kleinbard To Lost Investment Suit
• Well Operator Fights $11M Award From Explosion Suits
• Judge Calls For Sanctions Over EMS Co.'s Conduct In OT Suit
• 5th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of $2.5M Award To Debt Collectors
• Lateral Hire Conflict Screening Lessons From DLA Piper Case
• Defunct Clothing Co. Blasts Move To Enforce CIETAC Award
• 5th Circ. OKs Rams Owner's Win In Co. Sale Interference Suit
• Gartner Beats US Lawsuit Brought By Former Thai Agent
• UMG Says Petty's Ex-Wife, Attys' Rashness Merits Sanctions
• Bank Says Pa. Online Ticket Vendor Stiffed It During Sale
• 11th Circ. Says Chemical Co.'s Email Bid To Nix Fees Improper
• Playbook For Ex-NFLer's IP Trial: Part Virtual, Part Live
• Va. Court Sinks Golf Course Suit Against Dominion Energy
• Exxon Unit Says Oxy, Petro-Hunt Owe $2.7M For Offshore Work
• Insurer Denied Early Win For Thor's Pandemic Rent Loss Suit
• Using Online Arbitration Agreements To Mitigate BIPA Liability
• Defunct College Owners Accused Of Self-Dealing In $50M Suit
• Oil And Gas Contract Drafting Lessons From Texas Ruling
• Cargo Co. Says Dole Owes $1.8M In Fee Reimbursements
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-NFLer's 'Dream Home' IP Claim Not Fit For Trial, Court Told