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Commercial Contracts - November, 2021

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• Guest-Tek's Hotel Internet Product Uses Nomadix IP, Jury Told
• App Makers Join Epic's Bid To Enforce 'Vital' App Store Order
• 11th Circ. Affirms Reduced Atty Fees In Electronics Sale Suit
• British Airways Sues Chicago Over Runway Debris Damage
• Texas Justices Told To Ax New Trial In Football Field Fight
• Landowners Denied Class Cert. In Lease-Hoarding Claim
• Texas Panel Probes Basis For $22M Legal Malpractice Award
• DOJ's 1st Wage-Fixing Case Survives Dismissal Bid
• Judge Says Attys For Biotech Whistleblower Should Get $6M
• Don King Ducks Contract, Conspiracy Claims Over Title Bout
• Without Leadership Buy-In, Law Firm DEI Efforts Stand To Fail
• Miramax Snags Win Over Photog In 'Pulp Fiction' Poster Fight
• Nomadix's Rival Breached Patent Agreement, Jury Told
• Ex-Google Workers Say Co. Breached 'Don't Be Evil' Mandate
• Lululemon, Peloton To Work Out Sportswear IP Fight In Court
• Tribe Member Says Council Can't Avoid Biz Fraud Suit
• Aggrieved Chinese Sellers Fight Amazon's Arbitration Bid
• Best Practices In Preparation For FCPA Enforcement Surge
• Epic Fights Apple's Bid To Pause App Store Order
• Ga. Payment Biz Wants Ex-Sales Exec Barred From New Job
• Confronting Origination Credit: Self-Advocacy Tips For Attys
• Blockchain Loses Bid To End Claims In IP Theft, Poaching Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Roblox Sues YouTuber For $1.6M Over False Terrorist Threats
• Mass. Builders Ask 1st Circ. To Clip $5.5M Notre Dame Award
• Jury Awards Liquor Distributor $11.75M Against Jagermeister
• Lead Atty Disqualified In Ga. Borrowers' Mortgage Rates Case
• Court Sides With Celebrity Chef In By Chloe Brand Fight
• Texas Panel Won't Send Refinery Death Suit To Louisiana
• Broker Can't Duck Suit Over Fake Golf Tournament Tickets
• NFL, Rams Sign $790M Deal With St. Louis Over Move To LA
• Plane Co. Bid To Toss Suit Over Loss Of Hemp Goes Nowhere
• Fiat Chrysler Denied Bellwether For Lifetime Warranty Suit
• Columbia U. Settles COVID-19 Tuition Refund Suit For $12.5M
• Gordon & Rees Snaps Up Veteran Litigator In Nevada
• A Real-World Guide To Staying Discovery In Federal Court
• Fed. Circ. Says Why It Revived IP Case Against Fujifilm
• Uber Wins Arbitration Bid In NJ Drivers' Wage Claims Suit
• Game Maker's Antitrust Case Sent Back To Drawing Board
• Wolf Haldenstein Mostly Wins 'Scorched-Earth' Rent Row
• 1st Circ. Throws Out 'LOVE' Artist's Estate Arbitration Win
• Shaq Alleges Would-Be Pot Co. Squandered Investor Funds
• In-House Attorney's Bias Suit Comes Up Short At 6th Circ.
• Philly Firm Says Ex-Associate Poached Cases, $8M Settlement
• Senate GOP Lawmakers Float Supply Chain Congestion Bill
• Kevin Spacey Owes 'House Of Cards' Makers $31M: Arbitrator
• Sanofi Unit To Pay $180M In Disease Treatment Patent Fight
• Tinder Founder Says Ex-Match CEO Strong-Armed Him At Trial
• Steinmetz Loses Round In $2.1B Award Feud With Vale
• MedMen Cleared By Jury In Ex-CFO's Wrongful Discharge Suit
• DOJ Suit Over American, JetBlue Alliance Might See Sept. Trial
• Chile Power Plant Cleared To Tap $20M Del. Ch. 11 Loan
• Insurer Gets $5.3M More In Damages Over Utah Development
• Facebook Can Unfriend Fake Ad Click Row, Judge Rules
• Recruiter Sends Kilpatrick Townsend Spat To State Court
• A Software Primer For Attorneys After Cyber Executive Order
• Apple Tells Justices It Has Standing In Qualcomm Patent Fight
• Chamberlain Hrdlicka Hit With $1.9M Negligence Suit
• Quest Diagnostics Fertility Biz Sued Over Data Breach
• Jackson Lewis Snags Miami Principal From FordHarrison
• Mexican Garment Manufacturer Wants Arbitration Award Nixed
• Exec Says He Caught Heat For Saying Tinder Was Shipshape
• Celebrity Trainer Tells Chancery Franchise Owes Legal Fees
• Cannabis Co. Escapes Obstinate Investor's Chancery Suit
• Suzanne Somers Drops QVC Nutritional-Supplement Suit
• Boeing, Southwest Get Limited Stay In 737 Max RICO Suit
• Mitigating Inflation's Impact On Commercial Contracts
• Heading Into 2022, Fintech Antitrust Strategy Isn't Optional
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Amazon Says Chinese Sellers Must Arbitrate Grievances
• Ex-MedMen CFO Not Owed 'A Dime,' Jury Is Told
• Ameritrade Stockholders Fight For Del. Suit Against Schwab
• Texas Judge Mulls TRO Against Law Firm In Defamation Suit
• Chilean Dam Woos Lenders As Bankruptcy Kicks Off
• NJ Judge Probes Firm's Insurance, Lost Over Atty Ethics Case
• US Judge Can't Order Mexican Asset Turnover, 10th Circ. Told
• Pot Equipment Maker Beats Ex-Partner's $1M 'Hashatron' Suit
• Panama Canal Operator Prevails In Fight With Contractor
• Robinhood MDL Gets Its Antitrust Wing Clipped By Fla. Judge
• Hand Sanitizer Co. Settles $2.5M Suit Over Disinfectant Order
• Koch, Power Plant Settle $286M Texas Freeze Claim In Del.
• Ex-MedMen CFO Owed $24M Over Contract Breach, Jury Told
• Ill. Real Estate Mogul's Widow Kept In Charge Of $200M Estate
• Ex-Manager Knocks McDonald's Claims In No-Poach Suit
• T-Mobile Says It's Been Blocked From Fixing Own Equipment
• Class Attys In Wells Fargo Loan Suit Get $23M Fee Award
• Investors Say Calif. Pot Operation Bilked Them Out Of $600K
• Apple Asks 9th Circ. To Pause Epic App Store Order
• Texas Jury Awards Energy Co. $1.2M For Overpaid Royalties
• Heed These Rules, Or Risk Your Argument On Appeal
• Vale Says Billionaire's $2.2B Award-Dodging 'Defies Logic'
• Teva Says Dr. Reddy's Broke Deal Over Birth Control Device
• UK Energy Co. Makes Antitrust Commitments For EV Charging
• Firms' Fight Over Roundup Settlement Fees Lands In Court
• Philly Refinery, Insurers Reach $270M Deal On 2019 Blast
• Ex-MedMen CFO Breached Fiduciary Duty, Atty Testifies
• Tarantino Can't Sell 'Pulp Fiction' Scenes As NFTs, Suit Says
• Marriott Says Ga. Biz Owes $735K For Canceled Conference
• Energy Co. Can't Get Nigeria Gas Plant Award Nixed
• Ex-Pot Co. GC Wants Malpractice Suit Kept In Fed. Court
• NYC Tower's Lenders Say They're 'Hostages' In Del. Ch. 11
• 5th Circ. Sinks Topgolf Rival's Latest Antitrust Case
• Ghost Kitchens Present Unique Leasing Considerations
• What To Include In Orders Governing Remote Arbitration
• Preplanning For Brand, Sponsor Management Of Olympic TMs
• Knicks Player Says $58M Fight With Agent Belongs In Court
• DLA Piper Withdraws From $30M Ga. Case Amid DQ Bid
• MedMen's Ex-CFO Had Poor 'Grip' On Finances, Jury Told
• JPMorgan Says Tesla Owes $162M For 2018 Go-Private Tweet
• Google Magnified Safety Risk To Protect Monopoly, Epic Says
• Ecuadorian Oil Co. To Get $392M Award In Occidental Dispute
• Diller Denies He Lowballed Tinder's Value, Threatened Anyone
• 9th Circ. Skeptical Of $1M Sanctions In Stan Lee IP Battle
• BP Wins Drilling Cos.' Arbitral Award Case Over Tax Law
• Embracing ESG: CBRE GC Talks Effective Compliance Emails
• Calif. Hemp Co. Says Broker Misled It On Property's Zoning
• Ill. Court OKs Telecom Co.'s $15M Contract Win Over Tech Co.
• Examining EU's Drift Toward US-Style Employer Pact Scrutiny
• FIFA, US Soccer Rip 'Bait-And-Switch' Appeal At 2nd Circ.
• Venezuela, DOJ Tell DC Circ. Company Improperly Served Suit
• Virtual Reality Theme Park Co. Sues For $45M Award
• Insurer Beats Boston Restaurant Group's Virus Coverage Suit
• High Court To Weigh If Litigation Bars Later Arbitration
• 'Britney Is A Free Woman' As Judge Ends Conservatorship
• Fed. Circ. Tells Chip Co. To Leave Arbitration To The Arbitrator
• Pa. Trial Consultant Sues Rival Over Alleged Worker Poaching
• Venezuelan Oil Cos. Lose $5.6M Contract Dispute
• The Hazards Of Female Lawyers Being 'Office Moms'
• Ill. Right To Publicity Class Actions May Extend Cos.' Liability
• Willkie IP Partner Filed 'Joint' Letter Without My OK, Atty Says
• Chancery Roasts Loews Attys In $690M Award To Investors
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-Match CEO Corrupted Tinder Valuation, Jury Hears
• Chancery Opens Appeal Path For SeeCubic, Stream TV Battle
• Texas Oil Co.'s $8.5M Award In Bribery Case Gets Judge's OK
• Hemp Co. Asks Ky. Court To Toss Suit That 6th Circ. Revived
• Fla. College's Immunity Weighed In COVID Fees Refund Suit
• Google Can Arbitrate Phone Users' Data-Harvesting Claims
• 7th Circ. Blasts Bid To Cut $54M Bartlit Beck Arbitration Award
• Discovery Immunity For Draft Expert Reports Lacks Clarity
• Split Fed. Circ. Nixes Apple's PTAB Appeals In Qualcomm Row
• Womble Bond Adds Baker Donelson Atty To Global Biz Team
• Jury Clears Jay-Z In $68M Cologne Contract Case
• Acciona Accused Of Owing $2M For Texas Wind Farm Work
• Biz Analytics Firm Takes State St. Contract Suit To Mass.
• 'Big Piano' Maker Says NYC Toy Store Stole Design
• Apple Must End App Store Anti-Steering Rules By Dec. 9
• Independent Banks Led Tinder Valuation, Match Tells Jury
• Hertz Asks Court To Toss Wells Fargo's $272M Payoff Demand
• Consumers Say Pipeline Co. Can't Escape Lax Security Suit
• Jay-Z Hears Summations As Perfumer Asks NY Jury For $68M
• COVID Apps Can't Force Action Against Apple, FTC Says
• A Phased Approach To In-House Legal Tech Adoption
• Judge Awards $839K To Sellers In Theater Securities Dispute
• Winston & Strawn Adds V&E Finance Atty In Houston
• NJ Justices Wary Of Atty Review For Auction Contracts
• Contract Lessons From NY Joint-Venture Decision
• 4 Economic Takeaways From 6th Circ. ProMedica Decision
• PNC Inks $14.5M Deal With Merchants In Overbilling Spat
• Reed Smith Beats DQ Bid Over Privileged LuLaRoe Docs
• Tinder Founders Slam Match As $2.5B Trial Begins
• PDVSA, US Co. Locked In Post-Trial Fight Over $150M Debt
• 9th Circ. Nixes NSO's Immunity Bid In WhatsApp Hacking Suit
• 6th Circ. Says Antitrust Suit Against VW Belongs In Germany
• Contractor Can Sue Individual Tribe Members, 9th Circ. Rules
• NBA Star Asks Court To Block Former Agent's 'Delay' Tactics
• NJ's 'Flawed' Paperwork Stalled $260M Tax Break, Court Told
• Lenders Seek Toss Of 'Frivolous' $51M Mortgage Rates Case
• 5 Antitrust Lessons For Fintech Counsel In A Hot Market
• Ye's Yeezy Brand To Pay $950K Over Late Shipping
• NJ Judge Tosses Late Malpractice Filing Against Attorney
• Confronting Origination Credit: How Firms Can Redo Policies
• Coffee Co. Gets $50M Arbitration Win Against Co-Founder
• Asset Cos. Face $90M Suit Over 'Brazen' Bankruptcy Scheme
• Coke Bottler Wants Distributor To Cover Forklift Injury Suit
• Dozens Of State AGs Probe Rent-A-Center's Fintech Unit
• How To Comply With ABA's New Language Access Guidance
• 6th Circ. Won't Expedite Decision In Foreign Discovery Case
• Jackson Walker Nabs Ex-Thompson & Knight Real Estate Duo
• Cannabis Co. Seeks $2M Fee Award For 'Bad Faith' Conduct
• Calif. Pot Cos. Want Suit Against Ex-GC Back In State Court
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Gun Auction Site, Financial Adviser Get Wins In ESOP Fee Suit
• Ga. Biz Court Denies Review Of Transfer Ruling In $6M Row
• Apple Seeks Toss Of COVID App Programmer's Antitrust Suit
• Former Owners Fudged NY Golf Course Appraisal, Buyer Says
• Shoppers Say Sephora's Data-Sharing Violations Are Ongoing
• Gas Import Terminal Giant Hit With Securities Class Action
• Pa. Landowners Say EQT Owes Royalties For Gas Extraction
• 5th Circ. Probes Duty To Defend In Roofing Co.'s $5M Suit
• Making Arbitration More Efficient Won't Make It More Just
• Texas Panel Won't End Fen-Phen Atty Malpractice Fight
• Del. Justices Snub $1.6B Regency Sale Suit Again
• Atlanta Attys Say COVID-19 Test Site Forced Their Relocation
• Former MoFo, Dechert Partners Join Fenwick's IP Practice
• Fertilizer Co. Gets Receiver To Help $7M Arbitration Collection
• ArcelorMittal Fights To Keep Essar Fraud Suit Alive In NY
• Apple's $95M Deal Ending Warranty Row Gets Initial OK
• 9th Circ. Judge Bashes 'Gaslighting' In Migrant Worker Case
• Energy Co. Tells 5th Circ. $3M Indemnity Ruling Can't Stand
• Russian Franchisee Wants Subway's Arbitration Award Tossed
• Judge Approves $7.5M Deal In Vivid Seats Virus Refund Suit
• 5th Circ. Doubts Revival Of $218M Schlumberger Valve Suit
• Del. Justices Challenge Shire On $45M 'Windfall' Objection
• Ga. Resort Manager Can't Nix Mentor's Takeover Claims
• Timeshare Exit Law Firm Pushes To Block Developer's Suit
• NFL Can't Dodge Suit Over 2020 Super Bowl Livestream Crash
• Best Practices For Hiring And Integrating Freelance Lawyers
• Ex-MedMen Execs Tell Jury Of Founders' Offensive Words
• Kinder Morgan, Norfolk Southern Settle $2M Fee Suit
• Pot Co. Licensee Seeks $400K Over Unpaid Commissions
• Sens. Pressed For Legacy Libor Fix As Litigation Risk Looms
• Generic-Drug Co. Wants Gout Drug Antitrust Suit Tossed
• Verizon Asks NY Court To Weigh In On $93M Costa Rican Fight
• Contractor Flipped Workout Machines On Amazon, Suit Says
• Kilpatrick's Role In Suit 'Reeks Of Impropriety,' Court Told
• Heavy Metal Singer, Former Label Resolve Copyright Fight
• Taiwanese Pharma Co. Can't Shake AOP Sanction Bid
• Contract Termination Lessons From NY Construction Ruling
• Libya To Appeal $96M Award Enforcement To DC Circ.
• DLA Piper Defends Representation In $30M Power Plant Row
• Law Firm Seeks To Boot TM Suit Over 'Heavy Hitters' Brand
• Locke Lord Adds Ex-Saul Ewing Atty To Litigation Team In DC
• Ill. Ancestry User Says Blackstone Deal Exposed Genetic Data
• FTC Commissioner Eyes Shift On Standard-Essential Patents
• Jay-Z Trashes 'Lazy' Perfumer's 'Shakedown' Case To NY Jury
• Insurer Didn't Warn Of Mold Coverage Provision, Pa. Suit Says
• Parts Maker Says Foreign Discovery Question Must Be Heard
• 5th Circ. Doubts Texas City's Defaulted $15M Loan Is A Taking
• Embracing ESG: Cognizant Counsel, CSO Talk Collaboration
• Rosati's Restaurants Settle Frozen Pizza IP Claims
• Chinese Lender Seeks To Enforce $17M Arbitral Award
• Headhunter Sues Kilpatrick Townsend Over Recruitment Fees
• Ex-SEC Senior Trial Atty Jumps To Quinn Emanuel
• Jackson Hewitt Must Face Expanded 'No-Poach Culture' Suit
• Ritz-Carlton Wants Atty Testimony In Class Action Thrown Out
• As Social Impact Becomes The Test, Firms Asked To Step Up
• The 2021 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• Social Impact Leaders: A Look At Our New Law Firm Ranking