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Commercial Contracts - October, 2021

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• Dispute Over $40M Peru Refinery Award Heads To 11th Circ.
• Proofpoint Bid To Double $14M Verdict Meets Skeptical Judge
• Goldman Unit Can't Dodge Investor's Ruby Tuesday Suit
• Ascension Health Workers Challenge Vaccine Mandate In Fla.
• Guatemalan Hydropower Developer Seeks OK Of $7.5M Award
• Chinese Co.'s $1M Award Denied For Enforcement In Pa.
• No Hemp Sales Contract For Mr. Nice Guy, Judge Rules
• Fresenius Says Fla. Man Kept $2M For Undelivered Masks
• NJ Atty Can't Revive Employment Suit Against Insurance Biz
• Planning Tips For Health Care Construction Projects
• Canadian Mining Co. Lied To Drive Up Stock Price, Class Says
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Drugged Client Mediation Case
• Combative Jay-Z Tells Jury He Didn't Ghost On Perfume Deal
• Split 2nd Circ. Revives Part Of NYC Landlords' Rent Fight
• Little Caesars Accuses Ex-Franchisee Of TM Infringement
• Rutgers Gets Initial OK Of $5M Deal In COVID-19 Tuition Suit
• Israeli Trading Co. Fight Must Be Arbitrated, Court Hears
• Starz Tells 9th Circ. That MGM Unit Can't Nix Licensing Suit
• US DOT, California Partner To Expedite Supply Chain Projects
• Metal Sourcing Co. Secures $7.1M Ruling Over Breached Deal
• Insurer Seeks $581K Over Pipe Fitting Failure At Fla. Condo
• White Stallion's $35M Coal Mine Sale Comes With Strings
• Texas Justices Must Define Pipeline In BlueStone Royalty Row
• Recruiter Says Robinson & Cole 'Not Credible' In Contract Suit
• Mutual Of Omaha Agent Settles In Timber Co. Ponzi Scheme
• Bankrupt Chilean Winery Owner Still Owes $27M, Judge Says
• 'Covenant' Creators Say Production Co. Nearly Killed TV Show
• 9th Circ. Says AT&T Can Force Arbitration In DirecTV Now Suit
• Lack Of Evidence Lets Vertiv Escape $100M Trade Secrets Suit
• Pot Co. Investor Loses Sanctions Bid Against Ex-Owner
• Executive Who Claimed Bias Must Return Severance Pay
• Amazon Wants Expanded DC Antitrust Suit Tossed
• General Motors Can't Cool Off Suit Alleging AC Defect
• Insurer Aims To Kill Policy For Doc Facing Malpractice Suits
• Lawyers Can And Should Commit To Climate Action
• Google Stole Genius' Lyric Transcriptions, 2nd Circ. Told
• Justices Signal Interest In Foreign Arb. Doc Bid Case
• 9th Circ. Sends Vivint Solar Back To Arb. In 2nd Reversal
• 9th Circ. Revives Noncitizen Bias Suit Against Spanish Bank
• MedMen Targets Enforceability Of Ex-CFO's Contract At Trial
• Penske Urges Judge To Prevent 'Chaos' In Pension Suit
• Timeshare Co. Settles Part Of False Ad Suit With 'Exit' Firms
• Hemp Manufacturers Fight Sanctions Bid In Colo. Suit
• Wind Farm Says JPMorgan Can't Rush Force Majeure Fight
• Singapore Law Applies In Indian Tech Co. Fight, Judge Says
• Kanye's Yeezys Are Shipping Too Late, California Says
• Investor Says Litigation Funding Co. Squandered $10M
• 9th Circ. Snuffs Dealers' German Car Co. Antitrust MDL
• Albright Ships Solar Power IP Suit From Texas To SDNY
• COVID App Programmer Accuses Gibson Dunn Of 'Retaliation'
• Jay-Z Invokes Macy's 'Shop-And-Frisk' At Perfume Profit Trial
• Valve Gets Consumers, Not Game Developer, Into Arbitration
• Construction Co. Urges Texas Justices To Undo $1.1M Award
• Pa. University Can't Appeal Denied Dismissal Bid, Court Says
• Polish Airline Says Boeing's 737 Max Lies Cost It $250M
• How Epic V. Apple Ruling Might Play Out For Big Tech
• Judge Denies Early Win To Attys Over Syngenta Ad Pact
• MedMen Leaders Were Reckless With Investor Cash, Jury Told
• NFL Player Sanctioned For 'Cavalier' Neglect Of Subpoena
• BeIN Piracy Claims Against Saudi Broadcaster Shot Down
• United Seeks Win Over Pilots, Flight Attendants' Wage Claims
• Epic Blasts Apple's Bid To Pause App Store Order For Appeal
• Beer Biz Says Language Barrier Can't Beat Arbitration Clause
• Ex-Trump Ally Felix Sater Can't Pause Money Laundering Suit
• Pension Fund Fights Penske's Suit Over Ouster Of Workers
• 9th Circ. Asked To Rethink Comcast Privacy Row Arbitration
• Confronting Origination Credit: Why GCs Need To Speak Up
• Car Parts Maker Says Justices Must Resolve Discovery Issue
• Ex-Iconix CEO Takes Stand, Tussles With Feds Over Cursing
• CVS Says Ex-Worker Openly Broke Nonsolicitation Agreement
• MedMen CFO Quit After Finding Possible Crimes, Jury Told
• Pharma Co. Wants €140M AOP Orphan Award Suit Tossed
• Cox Appeals Chancery Ruling That Killed Verizon Deal
• Ga. Judge Can't Extend Noncompete, Appeals Court Says
• Roku Says Google Is Stifling Streaming Competition
• What Blockchain Means For The Future Of US Health Care
• Labcorp Unit Dodges IP Fees To Dana-Farber, Mass General
• Intel, Sanyo Settle Licensing Suit In Del. Chancery Court
• Pot Co. Verano Accused Of Failing To Pay $500K Commission
• Texas High Court Ends Hail Coverage Row After Settlement
• Texas Firm Wants Pharma Co. To Pay $113K Arbitration Award
• Britney Spears' Dad Taps Willkie Amid Misconduct Allegations
• Ga. Judges Won't Revive City's Energy Purchase Suit
• Crow Tribe Asks 9th Circ. To Back Its Power In Utility Case
• MedMen Accused Of Ch. 7 'Smear Campaign' After $33M Deal
• Texas Panel Won't Reinstate $10M Verdict In Landfill Fight
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Pause Philips' ITC Case In Licensing Fight
• Del. Justices Uphold $275M AstraZeneca Drug Trial Debt Toss
• Jay-Z Aims To Cross Ex-Perfumer On His 'Lies' To Judge
• Wine Co. Owner Says $27M Arbitration Voided By Secret Deal
• How Defendants Can Predict, Mitigate DOJ Labor Cartel Fines
• Avoiding Preemployment Pitfalls In A Hot Job Market
• Judge Lifts Ban On Ex-Bank Worker In Trade Secret Dispute
• Bradley Arant Hires Ex-Squire Boggs Litigator In Dallas
• Nine Point Ruling Limits High Court Bankruptcy Contract Rule
• Moroccan Hotelier's Starwood Agency Claims Sent Packing
• Eli Lilly Must Pay Royalties In Diabetes Drug Row, Judge Says
• FCC Hears Rapid 3G Sunset Bad For Those In Rural Areas
• Contractual Limits On Liability Only Go So Far In Delaware
• Pot Lender Tried To 'Steal' Ownership Stake, Borrower Says
• Regency Energy Unitholders Try Again For Merger Damages
• JV Wants New Trial In $850M Texas Highway Project Suit
• Morgan & Morgan Malpractice Case Will Go To Arbitration
• Del Monte Urges 11th Circ. To Fine Costa Rican Fruit Grower
• FTC Accuses Loan Underwriter Of Facilitating Bogus Training
• Wind Farm Can't Take $71M Winter Storm Suit To State Court
• Financial Planning Tips For Retiring Law Firm Partners
• Kirkland & Ellis Litigator Jumps To Jones Day
• Students Ask 3rd Circ. To Revive Pitt Pandemic Tuition Suit
• 5th Circ. Agrees To Toss COVID Eviction Moratorium Dispute
• VW Says Parts Supplier Is Making 'Extortive Demands'
• 11th Circ. Won't Disturb Regions Bank Check Kiting Rulings
• Suit Says Pa. Firm Missed Red Flags In Nursing Home Sale
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Ex-Lehman Execs' $300M Retirement Suit
• Taiwanese Pharma Co. Fights AOP Orphan's Sanctions Bid
• Judge Urges Green Light For Wyndham Timeshare Exit Claims
• Spirit Aero's Retired CEO Wins $45M In Benefits Bench Trial
• Preparing Remote Deposition Defenses For Corporate Entities
• 5th Circ. Won't Revisit Oil & Gas Firm Arbitration Ruling
• Insurer Atty's 'Disastrous' Defense Cost Millions, 9th Circ. Told
• Hemp Co. Urges Court To End Supplier's Suit Over $1.2M Deal
• Md. Judge Refuses Sanctions In Superfund Cleanup Case
• Penske Says Pension Fund Plans To Oust Dallas Workers
• Jay-Z 'Abandoned' Perfume Brand Partner, NYC Jury Hears
• Hungary Immune From Nazi-Stolen Art Suit, DC Circ. Told
• Full Fed. Circ. Told To Nix Apple's Bid To Get IP Suit Tossed
• Fish & Richardson Atty Says Provident Wrongly Denied Claim
• Feds Seek $13.8M In Clean Coal Project Contract Breach Suit
• Dish Files Bad Faith Complaint Against Tegna
• Lawmakers Say Amazon May Have Lied To Congress
• American Airlines Gets Bank's Force Majeure Claim Grounded
• ​​​​​​​Porter Wright Accused Of Botching Malpractice Suits
• Boat Club Can't Arbitrate After Filing Own Federal Lawsuit
• Pietragallo Gordon Adds Cyber Specialist To Pittsburgh Office
• Mary Kay Asks Judge To Shut Down Ex-Assistant's Book
• Mayer Brown Hires Former Oil Co. GC In Houston
• Issues For Arbitral Parties Following Dubai Arbitration Decree
• Why Law Schools Should Require Justice Reform Curriculum
• Jay-Z Spied On Witness To Force In-Person Testimony At Trial
• DOJ Tells 2nd Circ. FIFA, US Soccer Pleading Standard Wrong
• Hotel Union Wants NJ Sheraton To Pay For Pandemic Layoffs
• Steinmetz Ordered To Honor Year-Old Discovery Request
• Rosen Law Firm To Lead Class In Robinhood MDL
• Polo Star Wants Court To Block Sales Of Cloned Horse
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• What Attorneys Should Know About Blockchain Disputes
• Nimbus, Bristol-Myers Can't Sell Psoriasis Drug Amid Dispute
• Texas Justices To Review $820M Refinery Feud
• Goodwin Snags Another Litigator From Manatt In SoCal
• 49ers Stadium Contractor To Pay Team $6M For ADA Liability
• Sports Co. Says Lacrosse Groups Biased Against Black Youth
• Nursing Home Arbitration Not Unfair, Fla. Court Says
• Zoom Can Hang Up On RingCentral Before Trial, 9th Circ. Says
• 6th Circ. Won't Pause Docs Bid As High Court Petition Awaits
• Biden's 24/7 Plan To Unsnarl Supply Chain Not A Panacea
• Software Ex-CEO Entitled To $5.4M And Tesla, Ga. Court Rules
• Ga. Court Won't Enforce BB&T Insurance's Non-Compete
• Jury Clears Oculus Founder, Facebook Unit Of IP Theft
• Chiropractor Sues State Farm Seeking Virus Coverage
• 4th Circ. Cements Insurer's Win in $9M Building Defects Suit
• Berger Singerman Adds Two To Growing Real Estate Team
• Chubb Urges NY Judge To Keep $165M Ghana U. Award Suit
• Judge Blocks Mont. Law That Restricts Coal Plant Closures
• Ontario Court Grants Extension Of Pot Co. IAnthus Takeover
• Chinese Tourism Biz Can Glimpse Hot Air Balloon Co.'s Taxes
• Texas Court Axes Jury's $1.3M Award In Highway Project Row
• Billionaire's Doc Bid Again Rejected In $297M Award Suit
• Del. Justices Probe Unclear Terms In AstraZeneca Merger Pact
• Vale Says Steinmetz Has Ignored Year-Old Discovery Request
• Girardi Scandal Provides Important Ethics Lessons
• InterContinental Wants Out Of NM Franchisee's Antitrust Suit
• Lender Loses $12M Win In Fight Over NJ Boardwalk Venture
• Ports, Retailers Pivot To 24/7 To Tackle Supply Chain Crunch
• First Republic Lacked 'Common Sense' In Big Theft, Suit Says
• DLA Piper Snags King & Spalding Global Arbitration Partners
• Pittsburgh Building Slams Cell Tower Cos. For Roof Damage
• Google Hits Epic With Contract Claims In Antitrust Suit
• Embracing ESG: Jabil GC Talks Compliance Preparation
• Insurers Can Pursue Coverage Suit Against Ex-Chemoil CEO
• Swedish Trucking Co. Moves To Arbitrate Fundraiser's Claims
• Bankrupt Entrust Sues Shell Over Texas Winter Storm Cutoff
• Robinson & Cole Says No Jurisdiction In Legal Recruiter Suit
• Boies Schiller To Lead FIFA Suit After Robbins Geller DQ
• Apple Says 9th Circ. Appeal Should Stay Epic App Store Order
• KC And The Sunshine Band Bassist Hits EMI With IP Suit
• American U. Students Take COVID-19 Tuition Fight To DC Circ.
• Sharp Settles Patent Fight Before It Hits Chinese Court
• Promoter Wants 2nd Circ. To Save US Soccer Antitrust Suit
• PNC Bank Says It's Not Liable For Ineligible PPP Loan
• MedMen Founders Drop Suits To Stop Sale Of Pot Company
• 9th Circ. Says Judge Used 'Shortcut' To Ax Attys From Fee Bid
• 9th Circ. Affirms Siemens Win In False Ads Appeal
• Walmart, Gift Card Buyers Must Have Trial On Arbitration Issue
• 3 Ways CLOs Can Drive ESG Efforts
• Ute Tribe And Ex-Manager Dispute Tribal Court Jurisdiction
• Copyright Termination, Work-For-Hire Doctrine Need Review
• Chancery Kills Cox's Pending Wireless Deal With Verizon
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Columbia Reaches Deal To End COVID-19 Tuition Refund Case
• DC Circ. Mulls Hungary's Sovereign Immunity In Nazi Art Fight
• Eagles Guitarist's Widow Fights Earnings Information Order
• 5th Circ. Focused On Disputed Offers In Avanci Antitrust Case
• Yankees Want To Arbitrate Suit Over Minor League Club Cut
• How Law Firms Can Rethink Offices In A Post-Pandemic World
• TD Bank Removes Overdraft Fee Claims To NJ District Court
• Former Katerra Client Demands Return Of $1M Payment Error
• RingCentral Tells 9th Circ. Zoom Can't Block Its Customers
• Texas Panel Reviews $89M Eagle Ford Accounting Fraud Row
• Dallas-Area Firm Adds IP-Focused Office In Austin
• Boston Builders Can't Delay $5.5M Judgment To Notre Dame
• BofA Says No Basis To Oust McGuireWoods In Housing Suit
• AG Targets Philly Comic Con Organizer Over COVID Refunds
• Ovintiv To Pay $19.5M To Settle Okla. Gas Royalties Row
• Pot Atty Wants Canopy Added To $200M Suit Against Acreage
• Think Finance Investors Ask Court To Nix Class Cert.
• JPMorgan Says Texas Winter Storm Was No Force Majeure
• Preschool, Insurer Seek Dueling Wins In Virus Coverage Suit
• Boeing, Southwest Seek Pause On 737 Max RICO Class Action
• Altice Hit With Suit Over Canceled Internet During Pandemic
• Rakoff Won't Call 'Foul' On NBA Agent's Truck Gift For Player
• King & Spalding Adds Quinn Emanuel Litigator In Chicago
• Time To Restore Arbitration's Promise Of Efficiency For All
• 'Why Ain't This Moot?' 5th Circ. Asks In CDC Eviction Row
• Colo. CBD Suit Plaintiffs Say Defendants Destroyed Records
• Ga. Trial Atty Wants Former Co-Counsel's 'Absurd' Suit Axed
• McKool Smith Adds Quinn Emanuel Litigator In Calif.
• Lin Wood Seeks Case Delay Over Counsel's COVID-19
• Hyundai Hit With $16M Verdict In Dealership Contract Dispute
• Actor Pleads Guilty In $690M Netflix, HBO Ponzi Scheme
• AOP Orphan Seeks Sanctions On Taiwanese Pharma Co.
• Fed. Circ. Mulls Arbitrability Question In Chip Patent Row
• Jury Says State Farm Owes '90210' Actor $6.3M For Wildfire
• Retail Heavyweights Push To Escape Data-Sharing Suit
• Contractor Lobs Counterclaims In $7.9M Battery Plant Row
• Zurich Says Hospital Tried To Bypass Flood Coverage Limits
• Nationwide Unit Seeks To Flush Suit Against Toilet Wipe Co.
• Republic Bank & Trust Sues To Enforce $165M Tax Unit Sale
• Ericsson Takes Licensing Beef With Apple To Texas Court
• Oculus Founder Accused Of Lying, Stealing IP As Trial Opens
• Timeshare Exit Co. Dodges Asset Freeze Bid With Bankruptcy
• BP Drilling Rig Provider Looks To Nix Award Over Tax Law
• Billionaire Reups Bid For Docs In Challenge Of $297M Award
• Justices Want Feds' Take On Freight Broker Negligence Suit
• COVID-19 Offers Cautionary Tales On Hospitality Contracts
• Firm Accused Of Using 'Heavy Hitters' TM After Deal Expired
• Embracing ESG: Baker Hughes CLO Talks Sustainability Team
• What 9th Circ. Arbitration Case May Mean For Insurance
• Texas Justices Are Told Switching Attys Isn't Biz Interference
• LA Court Accused Of Breaching Remote Services Contract
• Ga. Software Co. Loses Bid For $500K In Atty Fees
• Shareholder Seeks To Block $411M Building Supplier Sale
• 8th Circ. Backs HHS In Nursing Home Arbitration Rule Fight
• Justices Won't Review Gulf LNG Win In $372M Arbitration Row
• Blank Rome Snags New IP Partner From Polsinelli
• Defunct Colleges' Owners Can't Escape $50M Self-Dealing Suit
• Supreme Court's Return Could Deliver Conservative Windfall
• Pro Say: A Supreme Court Term Packed With Landmark Cases
• Airbus, Lockheed Escape South Korean Satellite Deal Dispute
• Ill. Court Says Nursing Home Suit Wrongly Sent To Arbitration
• Pa. Shopping Center Fights Demand For Bank's Atty Fees
• Va. Consumers Score Class Cert. In Payday Lending Suit
• Generic Drug Makers To Pay $447M Over Fixed Prices
• Merck Accuses Bayer Of Ducking Product Liability Claims
• Up Next At High Court: State Water Rights, CIA Black Sites
• What Mainstreaming Of Litigation Finance Means For Industry
• DLA Piper Loses Bid To Revisit Key Appraisal Ruling In Del.
• TM Rights Agreement Considerations After 2nd Circ. Ruling
• Fla. Firm Wins $1M Lien After Client Reneges On Settlement
• Jay-Z May Testify Live In Empire State For Perfume Case
• FIFA Suit Defendants Take Shot At Boies Over Lead Atty Bid
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Insurance Drives Ch. 11, Antitrust Cases
• Firm DQ For Bad Disclosure In Del. Bankruptcy Case Upheld
• Kavanaugh Tests Positive For COVID, Has No Symptoms