Commercial Contracts Archive » May, 2021

Commercial Contracts - May, 2021

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• Law360 Names 2021's Top Attorneys Under 40
• Chancery Orders Redo Of Arguments Heard By Ex-Chancellor
• Vegas Paper Can't Yet Appeal Order In Adelson Antitrust Case
• Vale Says Steinmetz's Real Estate Co. Is Stonewalling
• Fla. Court Affirms Class Cert. In Water Main Break Row
• Texas Justices Rule E-Signature Compels Arbitration
• New York Law Firm Hits Hartford With Virus Coverage Suit
• Video Games Are Latest Antitrust Target But May Not Be Last
• Ace Hotel In Pa. Barred From Reopening Amid Branding Battle
• Legal Recruiter Can't DQ Old Co.'s Atty In Trade Theft Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 5 Tips To Help Your 2021 Summer Associates Succeed
• Oracle Fights To Overturn Hewlett-Packard's $3B Trial Win
• Chinese Billionaire's 'Antics' Rankle Judge In $116M Loan Row
• HK Auto Electronics Co. Gets Doc Bid OK'd In Michigan
• NJ Judge Says Student's Virus Tuition Refund Claims Fail
• Payment Co. Execs Claim Bogus Merger Terms In Del. Suit
• US Marketing Co. Fights $8M Earnout Arbitration Bid
• Point Park U. Says No 'Implied' Contract For In-Person Class
• Texas Panel Clears Attys Of Barratry In Horizon Oil Spill Suit
• Perella Weinberg Bid For Early Win Faces Doubt In Poach Suit
• Actress Karrueche Tran Says Ex-Manager Owes Her $1.2M
• Oil Co. Asks Texas Justices To Revisit Apache Arbitration Row
• Lender Seeks Nix Of Law Firm's Interference Claim
• Bitcoin ATM Biz Says Poor Cybersecurity Led To $750K Hack
• Timberwolves Co-Owner Sues To Block $1.5B Sale To A-Rod
• Firms Should Use Surveys To Make Smart Legal Tech Choices
• DC's Amazon Antitrust Suit Could Just Be A Test Case
• NCAA Prospect's Adidas RICO Suit An Air Ball, Judge Says
• Live Chat IP Trial Is About A 'Copycat' And A 'Bully,' Jury Hears
• GenCanna Says Ky. Hemp Processor Walked Away From Deal
• Ex-Staffing Co. Owner Looks To Duck Wage-Fixing Charge
• Insurer Doesn't Have To Defend Pipeline Co.'s $5M D&O Suit
• 11th Circ. Won't Undo Jury Win In Suit Over Wood Chippers
• Texas A&M Says Donor Death Dooms Class In Stadium Fight
• Rover Pipeline Case Shows Risks Of Project Abandonment
• Mass. Ruling Highlights Exec Employment Pact Pitfalls
• 3rd Circ. Backs Legal Funder In Contract Breach Appeal
• Google Must Face Deception Claim In Data-Harvesting Row
• Actavis Inks $1.1M Deal In ADHD Medication Antitrust Suit
• Laos Wants Assets Frozen In $3.7M Casino Award Fight
• Hair Company's Case Against Cosmo Hangs On By A Thread
• Schlumberger Tells 5th Circ. Hess Broke Valves It Calls Faulty
• Exxon Says It Can't Be Charged $15.9M For Using Its Own Gas
• Don't Forget Due Diligence In Race For Lateral Associate Hires
• NJ College Must Face COVID-19 Refund Claims Over Fees
• Panera Wants Pagan Worker's Discrimination Suit Arbitrated
• Holland & Knight Welcomes Veteran Litigator To Philly Office
• CBD Co. Seeks To Dodge Sanctions Bids In IP Row
• DC AG Sues Amazon For Antitrust Violations
• CBD Co. Seeks To Trim Claims Over Failed Biz Transaction
• Calif. Jury Hears Of Heartbreak In Case Of Destroyed Embryos
• Yanks, Astros Defend Right To Cut Minor League Clubs
• German Automakers Tell 9th Circ. Antitrust Suit Rightly Nixed
• Occidental Looks To Nix $392M Award In Ecuador Oil Case
• Ad Agency Revives Dispute With NRA After Ch. 11 Toss
• ConEd Hit With Wage Suit By Construction Workers
• EQT Wants 4th Circ. To Hear $40M W.Va. Royalty Case
• Builders Face Myriad Cost Pressures, And Issue May Worsen
• Holland & Knight Accused Of Malpractice In Fla. Case
• Pardoned NJ Atty Not Held Liable Yet For Ex-Firm's Debt
• Pipeline Wants Tenn. Airport Counsel DQ'd In Easement Fight
• Ticket Broker Says Golf Tournament Fraud Claims Too Broad
• Lin Wood's Ex-Colleagues Say He Won't Answer Discovery
• Lash & Goldberg Adds Health Care Litigation Partner
• 'Shell Game' Claims By Investor In Pot Biz Are Trimmed Again
• Winemaker Says He Does Not Have Money For $29M Award
• Will.i.am's Co. Ordered To Pay Award To Tech Investors
• NJ University Beats COVID-19 Refund Suit Over Immunity
• Insurers Want Off The Hook In Washington Fishing Dispute
• 11th Circ. Partially Revives Medical Co.'s Suit Against Insurer
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Pre-Ch. 11 Profit Claim In Weinstein Sale
• Privilege Waiver Risks From Reps & Warranties Insurance Use
• ND Justices Say Lease Lets Oil Producers Deduct Costs
• Anti-Money Laundering Risks Amid Rising NFT Popularity
• Ga. Judges Affirm $43K Award For Fired Plaintiff Counsel
• Texas Justices Say Atty Immunity Extends To Deal Work
• Lessons In Civility From The Alex Oh Sanctions Controversy
• Maritime Worker Injury Claims After 5th Circ. Welder Ruling
• 11th Circ. Panel Skeptical Terminix Can Ditch $2.5M Award
• IP Forecast: Customer Service Secrets Row Heads To Jury
• Byron Allen Hits McDonald's With $10B Ad Racial Bias Suit
• Arbitrator's Ties Raised Doubts About Impartiality, Court Says
• Biz Trying To 'Recreate History' In Cleanup Suit, Court Told
• Canadian Hemp Co. Can't Escape US Contract, 6th Circ. Told
• Construction Co. Wants Cut Of $10M Immigrant Housing Deal
• Navigating Development Bank COVID-19 Relief Probes
• Judge Initially OKs 53 Firms' Fee Plan In GM Ignition MDL
• Biz Record Admissibility Rule Must Adapt To An ESI World
• Contractor Says It Was Shorted $2.5M For Utility Plant Work
• Steel Transportation Contract Spat Staying In Pa.
• Litigation Financier Says NY Firm Owes $1.4M In Loans
• Fee Bid In Calif. Pot Row Belongs In State Court, Judge Says
• L'Oreal, Olaplex Settle After Fed. Circ. Nixes $66M IP Verdict
• Electric Co. Says It Can't Be Shorted $12.7M After Explosion
• CSX Suit Can't Be Derailed, But Board To Hear Immunity Fight
• Trump Campaign Fights Ex-Staffer's Bid To Widen NDA Ruling
• Consumer Suit Says Pipeline's Lax Security Led To Hack
• Overlooked Patent Cases: Preclusion's Effect On Settlement
• Ohio Universities Join Virus Coverage Suit In Wash. State
• Robbins Geller Tossed From FIFA Suit For 'Fraud' On Court
• Pa. Justices' Ruling Presents Big Hurdles For No-Poach Pacts
• BakerHostetler Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Stock Sale
• Diverse Team To Lead MDL Against Robinhood, Other Brokers
• DOJ Offers 5th Circ. Its Current View On Mobile Patent Pool
• Justices Must Weigh Class Cert. Denial Stats In Goldman Case
• What's In A 'Beer'? Corona Owners Battle Over Definition
• Insurance Could Be A Solution To Microchip Shortage Losses
• Texas Free Speech Law Can't End $10M Medical Software Row
• Kasowitz Real Estate Litigation Leader Sees Rise In Activism
• Saiber Must Face Ex-Client's Malpractice Claim In Fees Suit
• Akin Gump Taps Thompson & Knight Corporate Duo In Texas
• Energy Co. Looks To Enforce $50M Award Against Lesotho
• Judging A Book: Rodriguez Reviews 'When Machines Can Be Judge'
• Virus App Maker Insists Apple Antitrust Case Stay Out Of Calif.
• 9th Circ. Says No Class Cert. In '70s Singer's Royalties Battle
• Health Plan Co. Garners Partial Defense Of Negligence Suits
• Merger-Killing Plot Scuttled Deal, Travel Firm Tells Chancery
• Judge Slams Chilean Wine Co. For Not Fulfilling $29M Award
• Justices Urged To Skip Cement Co. Petition On Email Service
• Transferring EU Data To US After New Contractual Safeguards
• Surgical Care Blasts DOJ Criminal Case Over Employee Pacts
• High Court Won't Review Enbrel Patent Ruling
• Mayweather Says Logan Paul Fight Promoter Owes $123M
• Les Moonves Forgoes $120M Severance In ViacomCBS Deal
• Sears Vendors Ask Judge To Reject New Professional Fees
• DC Circ. Shocked AT&T, Iowa Carrier In Dark About Own Deal
• Ohio Fed. Court Trims $6M Wind Turbine Testing Facility Fight
• Chevron, Contractor End Suit Over $41M Aussie Jetty Award
• Fla. Appellate Court Tosses Investors From $17M Pot Co. Suit
• Pardoned NJ Atty On Hook For Ex-Firm's Debt, Creditor Says
• Del. Justices Say Dyal-Owl Rock Merger Can Go Through
• Ga. BBQ Joint Can't Claim COVID Shutdown As Physical Loss
• Mitigating User Content Risk After EU Copyright Directive
• 5 Steps For Law Firms Rethinking Flexible Work Post-COVID
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• CDB Processor Wins Extension In Contract Dispute Case
• Fed. Circ. Punts On PTAB Bias Issue, Remands Under Arthrex
• Knicks Player Agents' Bribery Case Heads To Fed. Court
• Dell Atty Talks Contract Enforcement Options In IP Fights
• Italy Fines Google €100M Over Blocked EV Charging App
• EnLink Drops Bid To Block Payment For Undelivered Gas
• DraftKings Reneged On NHL Game Payout, Mich. Bettor Says
• Don't Let Insurer Expand Ruling's Reach In MDL, Court Told
• Medical Device Co. Sues Over Ex-Worker's Move To Medtronic
• Investors Seek $6M Win In Suit Over Failed Hotel Project
• Antero Can't Skip Trial In W.Va. Royalty Owners' Payment Suit
• Bankrupt NHL Player's Creditors Say He Can Pay His Debts
• Yahoo Sale Spurs New Patent Holder Bid For $749M Reserve
• AdventHealth Wins $1.5M From PPE Fraud Settlement Default
• Dyal Tells Del. Justices Sixth Street Seeks A 'Lowball Buyback'
• Calif. Court Mostly Denies Bid For Tesla Plant Worker Data
• Ad Agency Wants To Revive Beef With NRA After Ch. 11 Toss
• Virus-Related Chancery Rulings Show High Bar For M&A Exits
• LA Virus Eviction Moratorium Goes Too Far, 9th Circ. Told
• Chesapeake's Ch. 11 Deal On Royalty Suits Approved In Texas
• Ex-Electric Co. Controller Charged By Feds With $17M Fraud
• Sky Zone Arbitration Bid Collapses Over Mom's Authority
• Judge's Rebuke Of Mass. AG Has Lessons For All Attorneys
• Apple Wanted App Users 'Hooked,' Exec's 2013 Email Reveals
• Apple Blasts Updated Virus App Monopoly Suit
• Senate Backs Repeal Of 'True Lender' Rule
• Libya Takes $22M Award Fight To Federal Court
• Co. Fights $1.25M Award In Hurricane Recovery Contract Suit
• Cayman Islands Court OKs Disclosure In $1.5B Award Fight
• Chevron Can Deduct Costs From Royalties Under Lease
• Convenience Store Says Towing Tiff Triggers 'Accident' Policy
• Chancery Lowers Sanction Boom On Cloud Firms, Owner
• 'By Chloe' Chef Says PE Firms Tried To 'Milk' Her IP For Profit
• Font Considerations To Give Your Legal Briefs An Edge
• Apple's App Store Monopoly Made It Billions, Prof Testifies
• Northeastern Beats Student COVID-19 Tuition Suit
• Colonial Hack Sets Stage For Pipeline Cybersecurity Push
• Wis. Tribe Says Insurers Can't Dodge COVID Coverage Suit
• Apple Wants Full Fed. Circ. Redo Of Qualcomm Decision
• Former XFL Commish Can't Rush Witness Bid In Firing Suit
• How Biden's First 100 Days Will Affect Gov't Contractors
• Watchdog Wants To End Stay In Australian Epic, Apple Fight
• Records Co. Wants 'Confused' Jury Damages Award Tossed
• EDTX Gets Green Light To Toss Firestop IP Suit, Deny Fees
• Chase Wins $20M In Landry's Data Breach Suit
• 'Sale' Of Trendy Pittsburgh Ace Hotel Unproven, Court Told
• Ga. Credit Union To Settle Revived Overdraft Fees Suit
• Make Profitability Management Part Of Your Law Firm Culture
• BofA Hit With RICO Class Action Over Mortgage Fees
• ETE Equity Gambit Snarled $38B Williams Deal, Ex-CFO Says
• Winner's Playbook: Behind The Scenes Of Lamps Plus
• Power Retailer Says Duke Energy Error Cost It $1.6M
• Class Action Calls Costco Car Battery Warranty Deceptive
• Judge Says Antitrust Claims Against Adelson Should Survive
• NJ High Court To Weigh Atty Review Rule For Auction Deals
• Gaming Developer Asks Judge To Block Tribal Court Suit
• Liberty Power Keeps Access To Parent Co.'s Systems
• Chancery Denies Tilton Secrecy Bid In Cosmetics Co. Dispute
• 11th Circ. Rejects RICO, ADA Suit Against Mobile Home Park
• Banking Co. Wants To Toss ERISA Suit Over Affiliated Funds
• Texas Justices Give 2nd Shot To Oil Well Contamination Suit
• Time For Auto Suppliers To Review Force Majeure Options
• FERC Settlement Highlights Transparency For Power Cos.
• How To Write Pandemic Clauses For Construction Contracts
• How $15 Minimum Wage Order May Affect Gov't Contractors
• Robinhood Data Breach Suit Trimmed, But Still In Play
• 11th Circ. Won't Shift Software Installation Fight To Calif.
• NY Judge Says Avenatti 'Not As High-Profile As He Once Was'
• Co. Can't Enforce Forced Arb. Pact, Calif. Panel Rules
• Eaton Vance Fund Ruling Shows Perils Of Defensive Bylaws
• Ericsson And Samsung Ink Licensing Deal, Ending Patent War
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Fed. Circ. Overturns Olaplex's $66M Win In Fight With L'Oreal
• Investment Firm Hits Colombian Trading Co. With $1.5B Suit
• Calif. Court Says Arbitrator's Pain Pill Use Can't Wipe Award
• State Farm Wants Out Of CBD Retailer's Contract Suit Defense
• Ford Faces Challenge Of PowerShift Suit Win At 9th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Says Use Of Biz Account Bars Ch. 7 Debt Discharge
• Judge Pauses Investment Firm's Bid To Enforce $10.4M Award
• Ex-Steeler's Truck Biz Must Arbitrate Bias Fight With EQT
• Gunster Expands Tampa Office With Ex-Sidley Austin Atty
• Insurer Says It Needn't Cover Massage Oil Class Action
• 4 Trends In Discoverability Of Litigation Funding Documents
• Businessman Says Laos Can't Sue In Idaho For $3.7M Awards
• Judge Won't Vacate Ruling Enforcing Nixed $36M Award
• Intel Urges Chancery To Keep Alive Expansive Patent Defense
• Pharma Co. Says €140M Award Suit Doesn't Belong In Mass.
• DOJ Says Antitrust Rules Are No Different For Employers
• Chickasaw Nation Says CVS Misframes Drug Repayment Suit
• NYC Lyft Drivers Want Redo Of Log-Off Arbitration Ruling
• Texas Court Mulls Lapsed Royalty Interests In Apache Leases
• Beer Co. Says Arbitrator Ignored CBA In Rehiring Order
• Bio-Rad Ruling Highlights IP Assignment Clause Limits
• Heat's Butler Beats Ex-Marketer's Suit Over Nike Deal
• Tech Co. Says ERISA Suit Is Meant For Court, Not Arbitration
• Chancery Says Altaba Needn't Put Up $749M For Patent Case
• Chinese-Owned Oil Co. Seeks Its Share Of $1B Ecuador Deal
• Clinic Gets 2nd Shot At Atty Over Cut Of Settlement
• Investment Firm Faces $3M Fraud Suit Alleging Risky Moves
• Enabling Nonsecurity Fractional Ownership Of NFTs
• 7 Lessons For Young Lawyers Starting Their Careers
• High-End Sports Attorney Leaves BigLaw To Join NY Boutique
• Power Co. Hit With $15.8M Suit Over Texas Winter Storm Bill
• Fiat Chrysler Engineers Defend RICO Bribery Suit
• Ill. Panel Says Banking Advisory Co. Took Too Long To Appeal
• Mammoth Energy Settles Investors' Fraud Suit For $11M
• Oil Co. Wants $8.5M Arbitration Award Tossed In Bribery Row
• Del. Justices Ax Cigna's $1.8B Fee Bid In Failed Anthem Deal