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Commercial Contracts - August, 2022

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• Laos Ditches Suit Over Failed Casino Venture, For Now
• Venezuelan Co. Loses Discovery Bid In Caterpillar Fight
• Arm Ltd. Sues Qualcomm For Licensing, Trademark Breaches
• NYC Developer's Dues In Condo Default Up In Air
• PE Firm Says No Subpoena In Fight Over Austrian Packing Co.
• How To Negotiate Outsourcing Deals That Reduce Costs
• Schnader Again Beats $8M Malpractice Suit At The 2nd Circ.
• Jackson Hewitt Workers Seeking No-Poach Class Cert.
• ABA Stance On Role Of Nonlawyers Is Too Black And White
• How To Navigate Claims Brought By 'Trust' Employees
• Philly Hotel Wants Wyndham Sex Trafficking Suit Nixed
• HVAC Co., Union Agree To End ERISA Fund Contributions Suit
• Bang's Super Creatine Less Effective Than Burger, Prof. Says
• Ad Group Launches Antitrust Suit Over College Sports Access
• Okla. Fund Manager Hit With SEC Suit After Losing $10M
• Startup Loses Bid To Shield Docs In $115M Walmart Fight
• Twitter Says Musk's PayPal Buddy Skirting Subpoenas
• Telecom Shareholders Want Tribunal DQ'd In Fight For Control
• Sunoco Asks Justices To Stall $155M Payout To Well Owners
• Arbitration Is Next In Texas Hospitality Fraud Case, Court Says
• Ex-DLA Piper Atty Presses Court To Pause Cannabis Co. Fight
• MGM Seeks 9th Circ. Redo In Starz Licensing Row
• Cannabis Candy Co. Suit Spotlights Alter Ego Liability Theory
• Harnessing The Power Of Big Data In Litigation
• Twitter Blasts Musk's New Walkaway Claim As 'Invalid,' Wrong
• Comics' Agent Says Pandora Antitrust Claims Are A Bad Joke
• Judge Trims Some State Law Antitrust Claims From Lye Suit
• Minn. Judge Tosses Half Of Claims In Horse Breeder Suit
• Split FTC Broadens Staff's Subpoena Powers In Investigations
• Oil Co. Claims BIA Transferred Drilling Rights To Competitors
• How Law Firm Operations Can Adjust To New COVID Realities
• Judge Says RICO Accuser Owes Banks $250K In Atty Fees
• Rite Aid Will Face Trimmed TM Suit Over New Logo
• Navy Federal Shouldn't Escape Zelle Fraud Suit, Member Says
• T-Mobile Wants Merger Suit Paused Pending Transfer Bid
• 'Dawson's Creek' Star Sues Sirius XM Over Canceled Podcast
• Class Settlement In TD Bank Credit Card Row Gets Initial OK
• Oil Co. Says Ecopetrol Tax Award Shouldn't Be Reconsidered
• Delta-8 Vape Co. Wants Counterclaims Knocked Out In IP Suit
• Dodaro Matta 'Unaware' Energy Scam Could Be Legal Threat
• FedEx Says Contractor Profits From False, Snide Comments
• 3 Questions As Moderna Wages COVID Patent Attack On Pfizer
• Unilever Can't Slip Out Of Cleaning Kiosk IP Row
• Mexican Co. Sues Shell, Gazprom For Info In $600M LNG Spat
• Ill. Wedding Venue Can't Shake $2M Verdict In TM Spat
• 11th Circ. Revives Family's ID Theft Suit Against BB&T
• Alterra Settles Ski Pass Class Action For $20M
• Law Of The Case Is More Nuanced Than You May Think
• Fla. Telecom Co. Adds AIG, Canadian Co. To Coverage Dispute
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Moderna Lobs COVID Vaccine IP Suit At Pfizer, BioNTech
• IP Forecast: Comedians' Rep To Fight Pandora's 'Cartel' Claim
• NJ Atty Must Face Claims Over NFL Concussion Case Fees
• 3rd Circ. Says Bankruptcy Court Can Hear Mesabi Fee Fight
• Steinmetz Won't Give Up Guinea Mining Claim Yet
• 8 Key Factors That Influence COVID Commercial Lease Suits
• Engage Associates At Orientation With Thoughtful Activities
• Chancery OKs $75M Cravath Fee In Williams Merger Dispute
• Musk Ordered To Give Twitter His Experts' User Analyses
• DC AG Appealing Toss Of Amazon Antitrust Suit
• 'Timeshare Exit' Firm Agrees To Stop Helping Owners
• Tax Firm PKF O'Connor Names First Chief Legal Officer
• Contract Counterclaims Can Stay In EB-5 Investor Squabble
• Gilead Sciences Owes $2M Sponsor Fee For Canceled Series
• Senate Panel Sets Twitter Whistleblower Complaint Hearing
• HNA Group To Appeal $185M Park Ave. Skyscraper Award
• Ex-Linebacker Says NFL Blackballed Him Over Free Speech
• Tribal Suit Against Mich. Judge, Casino Developers Tossed
• Fla. Gov. Bars ESG Investments By State Pension
• Smoking Ban Suit A No-Go In Tribal Court, 8th Circ. Told
• Musk Seeks Fuller Twitter Traffic Data In $44B Buyout Fight
• Tackling Session Replay Risks For Website Operators
• Tribe Not Required To Allow More Trains In BNSF Clash
• Ex-Better Homes Real Estate Broker Wants Noncompete Nixed
• Allen & Overy Nears Settlement In Fee Fight With Crypto Exec
• Babst Calland Expands Litigation Team In Harrisburg
• 5th Circ. Bankruptcy Ruling Signals New Sureties Road Map
• T-Mobile Wants Suit Over $26B Sprint Merger Sent To NY
• Cannabis Cos., Law Firm Say CSA Blocks Investors' Claims
• The Cruciality Of Building Client Intimacy Ahead Of Recession
• 10 Consumer Agreement Edits To Ease Mass Arbitration Risk
• Fox Rothschild Booted From Athlete Startup Case For Conflict
• Bank Gets Control In Union Station Foreclosure, For Now
• George Lopez Joins Comics Suing Pandora Over Royalties
• ND Tribe Waived Immunity To RICO Claims, 8th Circ. Told
• Whistleblower Claims Rattle Twitter's Bid To Force Musk Deal
• 'You Can't Fire Me, I Quit' Is Now A FRAND Strategy
• Celsius Says Ex-Biz Partner Stole Millions In Crypto
• Businessman Says $47M Award Against Mexico Must Be Axed
• LA Pot Company Accuses CFO Of Misappropriating Funds
• Storm Insurance Considerations For Cos. New To Florida
• How To Win Over Bench Trial Judges Post-COVID
• Belk Accuses Ex-CEO Of Raiding Senior Ranks For GameStop
• Tourism Biz Says Balloon Atty's Withdrawal Bid Is Just Hot Air
• Robinhood's $20M Deal Over Data Breach Gets Initial OK
• Abandoned NC 'Ghost' Park Sparks Contract Spat
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• Musk Pounces On Ex-Twitter Exec's Security Lapse Claims
• Pharmacies Can't Be Forced To Fill Ivermectin Rx, Judge Says
• Judge Skeptical Of Arbitration Exemption In Amazon Case
• Court Won't Block Plan To Sell Cloned Polo Horses
• AT&T Says Ill. Staffing Co.'s Claims Were Resolved In Texas
• Twitter Founder Drawn Into Del. Fight Over $44B Musk Deal
• Big Oil Cos. Ink Deals With Nigeria Over Nixed Awards
• Beware Broad Damage Waivers In Construction Contracts
• Bars Want To Score Class Cert. In 'NFL Sunday Ticket' Suit
• Anti-Abortion Activists Lose At 9th Circ. In Video Row
• Endo Unit Seeks To Stop Termination Of Drug License Deal
• Contra Proferentem Will Remain Alive And Well In NY
• A Cautionary Tale On Diversity Jurisdiction From The 6th Circ.
• Feds Finalize Surprise Medical Billing Rules Amid Legal Fights
• NJ Panel Won't Rethink $7K Award To Contractor Seeking $1M
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Miramax Beats Photog's 'Pulp Fiction' Poster Fight For Good
• Ben & Jerry's Can't Block West Bank Licensing Deal
• InventHelp Inks $3M Deal To End Inventors' Fraud Claims
• Legal Intelligence Firm Settles Trade Secrets Fight With Rival
• Judge Rejects Bid Protections For GenapSys Stalking Horse
• A Deep Dive Into The Glass Ceiling Report: Women In Law
• Wells Fargo Botched Contract With Oil Giant, Judge Says
• NY Court Told It Can't Ax Swiss Medical Imaging Award
• Musk Seeks Toss Of 'Misguided' Twitter Fight Intervention
• Judge Denies Ch. 11 Dismissal Try By GenapSys Founders
• Bob's Furniture Co. Gets Warranty Suit Sent To Arbitration
• DirecTV's $9.4M Small Biz Deal OK'd As Law Firm A No-Show
• A Cautionary Tale On Social Media And US Jurisdiction
• Car Ad Firm Tricked Tech 'Pioneer' To Close Sale, Suit Alleges
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Injunction In Chinese Pastry Distributor Fight
• Australia Flags Concerns Over Qantas Deal For Alliance
• Pot Dispensary Won't Be Forced To Carry Rapper's Products
• Wilmington Trust Seeks $3.5M Award After Del. Trial Win
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• FedEx Wants 'Sprawling' $532M PPE Delivery Suit Tossed
• Tesla Wins Bid To Arbitrate IP Theft Suit Against Engineer
• Pretrial Battles Widen In $44B Musk-Twitter Deal Bust Suit
• 9th Circ. Enforces Award In Pacific Bandwidth Fight
• Venezuela Urges Justices To Pass On $42M Award Feud
• Norfolk Southern Doubles Down On Immunity From CSX Suit
• 9th Circ. Urged To Back Automotive Data Co.'s Win In IP Suit
• Law Firm Sued For Missing $4M In Panama Investment Deal
• Fla. Appeals Court Says No To Arbitration In Nightclub Suit
• The Key Role Of Economic Analysis In PGA Tour Antitrust Suit
• Jury Awards $23M In Damages For Nobu Hotel Chicago Fraud
• Foley Hoag Says Its Revenue Is Irrelevant To Pay Dispute
• Chancery Court Fast-Tracks Lottery.com's $16.5M Suit
• Timbaland, Swizz Beatz Say Triller Owes $28M For Verzuz Deal
• Film Producer Sanctioned In Ga. Unpaid Wages Suit
• Fed Says Crypto Bank Can't Sue Its Way To Account Decision
• Carlsberg Says It Prevailed In Arbitration With India Partner
• Franchisee Can't Escape Pizza Chain's Trade Secret Suit
• 10th Circ. Revives Part Of Poaching Suit Against Cherokee Co.
• Merchant Class Attys Score $28M In Fees In Payment Biz Deal
• Cybersecurity Biz Founders Sue, Alleging Power Grab By CEO
• Bob's Discount Furniture Seeks To Arbitrate Warranty Fight
• $22M Port Damage Verdict Against Louis Dreyfus Stands
• No Fraud In Nobu Hotel Chicago Project, Jury Is Told
• Canadian Energy Co. Strikes Electricity Deal With PacifiCorp
• Construction Co. Owes $1.6M Over Unfinished SC Courthouse
• Haynes And Boone Sees Revival Of Texas Suit Over IP Sale
• Crash Victims' Kin Say Lease Venture Ties Lyft, Hertz To Driver
• Judge Axes Leasing Dispute Over Dallas AT&T Antenna
• Arb. Docs In $12.7M Steel Feud Unsealed By Texas Judge
• Trump Associate Trades Legal Blows With Ky. Gov. Hopeful
• Peerless Fires Back At CenturyLink's Bogus Billing Claims
• Musk's Twitter Doc Fight Target Had Key User Traffic Role
• Borrowers Counsel Get $8.2M Fees In Payday Lender Suit
• NY Co. Can Exit Chinese Investors' Suit Over NC EB-5 Project
• Coffee Co. Says $8M Arbitral Award Suit Belongs In Fla.
• NC Judge Closes Book On NBA Star's Dispute With Ex-Agent
• Coinbase Slapped With Suit Over Inadequate Account Security
• What Litigators Can Really Learn From Rambo
• Mass. Health Network, Insurer Settle Over Scientist's Award
• Overstock Wage Dispute Sent To Arbitration
• Insurers Claim Calif. Franchisee's Virus Suit Can't Stay In Pa.
• Wash. Panel Says Domino's Can't Arbitrate Drivers' OT Suit
• Young Thug Sued In Ga. Over Concert Cancellation
• Applying Anti-Money Laundering Practices To NFT Market
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Attorneys Should Note Judges' Financial Conflicts Of Interest
• 3rd Circ. Says Transport Biz Too Late To Fight Arbitration
• NJ Hospital Network Sues Rival Over Ambulance Services
• Ritz-Carlton Still On The Hook For Deceptive Tipping Claims
• Chancery OKs Just 1 More Twitter Record-Keeper For Musk
• Simon Property Bids For Early Win In Utilities Fraud Row
• Subpoena Blizzard Sets Stage For Musk-Twitter Trial In Del.
• Bayer Claims Win In Feud Over $7.8B Crop Seeds Biz Deal
• Contractor Lied About Nobu Hotel Chicago Project, Jury Told
• Oil Co. Can Pursue $559M Occidental Award In Calif.
• Skadden, Baylor-Linked Foundation End Billing Row In Texas
• Calif. Tribe's Fed. Casino Construction Suit Tossed, For Now
• Dallas Pension Fund Seeks Redo Of 'Tainted' $1.2B Trial
• Venezuela Oil Co. Blasts Claims Of Evading $166M Debt
• Fox Rothschild Boosts Litigation Teams In NYC And LA
• Avis And Customers Reach $45M Deal In E-Toll Fees Suit
• A Law Firm's Guide To Avoiding Client Conflicts
• LA Dispensary, Cannabis Co. Spar Over Injunction Bid
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Elon Musk Says Investors Can't Get SolarCity Ruling 'Do Over'
• IP Forecast: Tesla Wants To Steer Secrets Case Out Of Court
• Twitter Asks Del. Court To Nix Musk's Bid For More Discovery
• Texas Tech Settles Basketball Coach's Discrimination Suit
• Mobile Store Investor Sues Over 'Fake' EB-5 Scheme
• Quinn Emanuel Hit With $250M Suit Over Loan Fight Loss
• Petrobras Defrauded Drilling Venture Investors, Court Rules
• Spirit Denied Quick 2nd Circ. Appeal Of Bag-Fee Class Cert.
• Understanding DC Circ.'s Agency Rule Withdrawal Debate
• What 5th Circ. Bankruptcy Ruling Means For FERC Authority
• Telecom Tower Co. Nabs Early Win In Delinquent Bills Row
• Will.i.am's Co. Can't Escape Award To Swedish Investors
• Calif. Court Says Legal Docs Co. Must Arbitrate Yelp Suit
• Convey Stockholder Sues For Books On $1.1B TPG Buyout
• Munck Wilson Picks Up $3.9M Fees For Trade Secrets Win
• Festival Planner Must Face Suit Over Death, Mass. Court Says
• Brown Rudnick Agrees To Mediate Malpractice Feud
• Texas Home Developer Says Lagoon Co. Can't 'Strong-Arm'
• Blackfeet Customers Keep Race Bias Claims Against Telecom
• Considerations For Associates As Lateral Hiring Cools Down
• 9th Circ. Says Lululemon Doesn't Infringe Aliign Mark
• Sidley Austin Adds Private Equity, M&A Partner To NY Office
• Nelson Mullins Boosts Real Estate Group With Ex-MetLife Atty
• TotalEnergies Alleges Solar Co. Held 'Ransom' In $100M Suit
• Justices Asked To Clear Up IP Clause In Google Lyric Row
• DOJ Criminal Antitrust Enforcement Outlook For Rest Of 2022
• Books Boom, SPAC Stall, Breach Battles Top Del. M&A Fights
• What Proposed Noncompete Law Means For NJ Employers
• Musk Piles Up Cash For Possible Twitter Win On $44B Deal
• Whiteford Taylor Adds Eckert Seamans Hospitality Attorney
• PGA Tour Beats LIV Golfers' Bid For TRO To Play FedEx Cup
• Judge Won't Nix Shipbuilder Claims In Petrobras Bribery Feud
• IBM Must Pay $16M In Atty Fees To 'Exploited' Software Co.
• Calif. Tribe Says Full 9th Circ. Should Weigh Contract Row
• Amgen Looks To Duck Regeneron's Bundling Suit
• Texas Energy Co. Sues Terminal Co-Owner In Del. Court
• Chancery Splits Trial On Biopharma Co. Plasmid Supply Suit
• Delta-8 Vape Maker Wins Another Copyright Infringement Suit
• Miramax, Tarantino Nearing Deal In 'Pulp Fiction' NFT Dispute
• Justices' EPA Ruling Didn't Move Needle On Chevron Doctrine
• Warner Bros. Took Wheel On Motor Trend Value, Del. Suit Says
• Judge Trims Pfizer, Mylan EpiPen Antitrust Suit
• S. Korean Businessman Accused Of $11.4M Contract Breach
• Senior Home Can Arbitrate Families' Claims Over Killings
• Ga. Judge Strips Atty's Client Theft Suit Against Ex-Partner
• Televisa Says Investors 'Made Up' FIFA Bribery Claims
• Radius Health Investor Sues To Probe $890M Merger
• Google Broke Promise For Free Workplace Access, Users Say
• Colo. Hemp Farm Can't Secure Early Win In Investment Row
• China-Backed Entities Off The Hook In Chad Oil Feud
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 8th Circ. Won't Allow Do-Over On Fatal SUV-Train Wreck Suit
• Health Co. Accused Of Stealing Psilocybin Therapy Idea
• Ben & Jerry's Board Argues To Block Israel Licensing Deal
• PGA Tour To Suing LIV Golfers: You Can't Have It Both Ways
• Lender Demands €14M From German Real Estate Company
• Trump Resort Ditched Music Event Contract, Suit Says
• 8th Circ. Says Polluted Site's Neighbors Can't Fight Decree
• Northwestern Univ. Can't Escape COVID Tuition Refund Suit
• Ethics Lessons From The Alex Jones Discovery Debacle
• 9th Circ. Says FERC Got Calif. Hydro Project Orders Wrong
• NY Insurance Ruling Reveals Limits Of Contra Proferentem
• 4th Circ. Mostly Backs Firm's $1.5M Win In Napoli Fees Fight
• Tilton Cleared Of Fraud Claim In Bank's $45M Trial
• Lin Wood Says More Attys Must Be Brought Into Fee Dispute
• Designer Ends Lawsuit For Partial Ownership In CBD Co.
• Musk Blasts Twitter For 'Reckless' Claims In $44B Deal Fight
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Twitter Slams Musk's Framing As 'Hoodwinked' Into $44B Deal
• Kevin Spacey Ordered To Pay $31M 'House Of Cards' Award
• Cooley Atty Ordered To 'Personally Pay' For 'Hubris'
• NY Jury Set To Mull Bank's $45M Fraud Case Against Tilton
• Diamond Resorts Settles Suit Against Timeshare Exit Firm
• Broker, Cannabis Company Settle $19M Contract Dispute
• How New Va. Construction Payment Law Compares To Others
• Pa. Judge Kills Middleman's Hopes In Cannabis Merger
• Ill. Colleges' Ex-Chancellor Gets 5.5 Years For Kickbacks
• 3rd Circ. Says Court Must Revisit Arbitration In OptumRx Case
• Energy Co. To Manage First US Commercial-Scale Wind Farm
• Combating Implicit Bias In Alternative Dispute Resolution
• NAR Moves To Kick Arizona Realtor's Antitrust Suit For Good
• GenapSys Founders Win Delay On Bankruptcy Sale, Loan
• 8th Circuit Upholds QEP Win In Gas and Oil Royalties Suit
• Oxy Says $558M Award In Ecuador Feud Cannot Stand
• Steelers Star Slapped With Suit For Skipping Youth Camp
• Blue Cross Gets Partial Win In Tribe's Health Care Fraud Suit
• Vape Seller Seeks Enforcement Of $900K Arbitration Win
• Tilton Denied Most Curbs On Stila Styles Pending Appeal
• 9th Circ. Rejects Publisher's Fair Use Args In Copyright Suit
• Twitter Says Musk Can't File Early Answer To $44B Deal Suit
• Apache To Pay $15M Over Late Oil & Gas Royalty Payments
• How The Metaverse Will Affect Business And Legal Processes
• 8th Circ. Revives Student Truck Drivers' Wage Suit
• UK Music Co. Can't Escape Lil Yachty's TM Suit Over NFTs
• 3rd Circ. Axes Class Cert. Order In EQT Gas Storage Suit
• Stream TV Moves To Block Asset Sale In Creditor Dispute
• 9th Circ. Must Block Cos.' Unfair Rules For Mass Arbitration
• Nixon Peabody Adds 2 Attorneys To Environmental Team
• NY Law Firm Files Objection To DirecTV Settlement
• Sports Marketing Trade Secret Lessons From NBA Case
• 8th Circ. Backs Zazzle's Win In 'Love Happens' TM Suit
• Sofia Vergara's Ex Tells Panel Jury Should Hear Embryo Suit
• Crypto Buyer Says He Was Tricked Into Buying Securities
• Judge Sends Ramen Vending Machine Feud To Arbitration
• Dolphins Owner Suspended, Team Punished For Tampering
• Hemp Producer Says Buyer's Bad Crop Suit Has No Legs
• Housing Giant Sues Ex-Partner In Del. Over Takeover Bid
• DC Court Won't Revive AG's Antitrust Suit Against Amazon
• Ex-Atty Off Hook For Calif. Bar's Victim Repayments
• What Cannabis Cos. Can Expect If Broadcast Ad Bill Passes
• Health Care Co. To Get $2.8M Monthly Bond In Hospital Suit
• Wintrust Says Black Borrowers' Bias Suit Misses The Mark
• Litigation Funders Claim Contractor Withheld Settlements
• Whole Foods Settles $15M Claims It Bankrupted Yogurt Maker
• Twitter Levies Subpoenas As $44B Musk Deal Suit Heats Up
• CORRECTED: 2 NY Attys Sanctioned For 'Abusive' Language In Fight With Dr. Luke's Cos.
• Tilton Tells Jury Zohar Investor Was Clear On Strategy
• Navigating Arbitral Subpoenas In A Post-COVID Landscape
• Wyndham Sues Philly Hotel For Sex Trafficking Claims
• Judge Won't Toss $950M COVID-19 Vax Trade Secrets Row
• Oil Co. Wants Marathon's $10M Lease Suit Tossed
• Atty Can't Rep Self In Pot Co. Consulting Fees Suit
• Whiteford Taylor Must Face $18M Legal Malpractice Claim
• 4 Labor Relations Lessons From Soccer League CBA
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Halliburton Asks Judge To Confirm Arb. Award In Wage Row
• Twitter Investor Sues Musk Over 'Lame Rationales' To Ax Deal