Commercial Contracts Archive » January, 2023

Commercial Contracts - January, 2023

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• Ga. Parking Lot Manager Sued Over Collecting Debt In Fla.
• Disney Calls ESPN Deals 'Vertical' In Bid To Nix Antitrust Suits
• Denver Dispensary, Landlord Clash Over Purchase Option
• Achaogen Claims Over Lost Ch. 11 Sales Can Go Forward
• Baker Donelson Off The Hook In BP Oil Litigation Fund Row
• CBD Co. Beats Some Claims By Ex-Stratton Oakmont Trader
• Parties In $1.37M Hartford Construction Fight Will Try To Settle
• Realtor Urges NC Appeals Court To Back Contract Spat Ruling
• Magistrate Recommends Not Tossing CBD Suit Counterclaims
• Google, Users Grapple At 9th Circ. Over Preserving Data
• Ga. Home Inspectors Escape Wrongful Death Suit On Appeal
• NC Accountant Nets Atty Fees In Spat Over Tax Biz Client List
• Venezuela Escapes Drilling Co. Asset Seizure Suit
• Texas Court Revives Restaurant Contractor's Jury Win
• DOJ Asks 2nd Circ. Not To Extend Baseball Antitrust Carveout
• COVID Testing Countersuit Against BCBS Unit Trimmed
• Groups Back DC AG Bid To Revive Amazon Antitrust Suit
• SPAC Sues After Sparks Energy Backs Out Of $475M Merger
• Thorny Legal Issues Surround NY Prosecutor's Trump Tell-All
• Mapping The Transport Sector's Road To Zero Emissions
• Insurers Get Claims Trimmed In Factory Explosion Suit
• Amazon Slips Suit Alleging Voice Data Used For Targeted Ads
• Jury Defines 'High End Outerwear' In 1st Part Of Zipper IP Trial
• Trump Hits Bob Woodward With $50M Suit Over Recordings
• COVID Benches Lead Prosecutor In FIFA Bribery Trial
• Seattle Co. Scores Win In Duck Boat Crash Counterclaims
• Libya Blames Civil War For $22M Award To Construction Co.
• LIV Golf Can't Rope Condoleezza Rice, Augusta Into Doc Fight
• Bernstein Litowitz Nabs $7.7M Fees In Stericycle Case
• Sports History Museum Sued Over Winston Cup Paraphernalia
• Texas Judge Won't Wrap Up Winter Storm Natural Gas Suit
• Troutman Pepper Adds Commercial Real Estate Partner
• CSX's Antitrust Suit Against Norfolk Southern Is Gutted
• Seychelles Co. Fights To Keep $22M Award Alive
• NC Judge Trims Ohio Hot Dog Biz Spat
• Organic Valley Chose 'Profits Over Quality,' Dairy Tester Says
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Texas Firm Gets Arbitration In Fight Over Corporate Deal Work
• Musk's Tesla Tweet Was Thought To Be 'A Hack,' Jury Told
• Judge Asks For Request To Pause Serta Lender Litigation
• Chancery Struggles To Untangle Vape Venture 'Hydra'
• Texas High Court Won't Review Recusal Order
• Ill. Court Affirms $700K Malpractice Verdict Against Atty
• Philippines Casino Operator Looks To Enforce $329M Award
• Southern Co. Unit Urges 11th Circ. To Revive Contract Case
• Benefits Co. Can't Escape J&J's Suit Over Patient Drug Fund
• Pitney Bowes Wants Mail Equipment Monopoly Suit Tossed
• BlockFi Cleared For $10M In Ch. 11 Retention Payments
• Edward Jones Says Ex-Employee Solicited 'Five-Star' Clients
• 11th Circ. Restores Flight App Source Code Fight To Fla. Court
• Pharma Co. Appeals Malpractice Loss Against Polsinelli
• Simon Property Settles Chancery Suit Against Walking Co.
• 5 Ways Attorneys Can Use Emotion In Client Pitches
• Koppers Says Retiree Blasted Buyouts, Broke Agreements
• NY Atty Can Pursue Mrs. World Defamation Suit, 9th Circ. Says
• Grain Co. President Gets 1 Year For Ignoring Arbitral Award
• NC Judge Kicks Claim After Doctors Call In 2 States' Laws
• 4th Circ. Says Stacking Limits Insurer Coverage In Deadly Fire
• Contractor Charged With $2.5M Hurricane Sandy Relief Scam
• A Look At Lease Expansion Options In A Challenging Market
• Radiation Co. Escapes Suit Over Collapse Of $3.5M Saudi Deal
• LA Dispensary Wins $3.8M In Stolen Cannabis License Fight
• Contracts, Financing Are Key To 2023 Clean Hydrogen Growth
• Girardi Victims' $6.3M Suit Against NY Firm Tossed, For Now
• FTC's Noncompete Proposal Is Based On Misrepresentations
• Ex-GC Can't Duck Trade Secrets Suit By Energy Co.
• 5 Keys To A Productive Mediation
• Ex-Tesla CFO Tells Jury Paperwork On Deals 'Not Elon's Style'
• Contract Claims In LNG Project Spat Must Be Nixed, Co. Says
• Jury To Decide If Allergan Sale Included Arbitration Clause
• Ex-Fox Exec Portrays Key Bribe Trial Witness As Greedy
• Bristol-Myers Gets Pushback On Early Win Bid Over Cancer IP
• Judge Slims Down Nespresso's Pod Knockoffs Suit
• Ex-Alston & Bird Staffer Must Arbitrate OT, Retaliation Claims
• Texas Appeals Court Dismisses DHL Express' Airport Dispute
• PGA Tour Seeks To Add Saudi Wealth Fund To LIV Golf Suit
• Gopuff Hits COVID-19 Test Supplier With $1.1M Contract Suit
• Clawback Issue Should Delay BlockFi Return, Committee Says
• Cement Co. Says 10th Circ. Must Revisit Nixed $36M Award
• Ga. Trial Atty Stuck With Ex-Partner's Client-Stealing Claims
• Legal Services Co. Ends Trade Secrets Suit Against Ex-Partner
• Pot Co. Aims To Block Shaq Attack In Investment Suit
• Signify Health Sued In Del. For Breach Of $300M Merger Deal
• Musk Tells Jury 'Funding Secured' Tweet 'Right Thing' To Do
• Coinbase Says Data Security Suit Belongs In Arbitration
• Chinese Billionaire Hit With Contempt Ruling In Ch. 11 Case
• $6M Pet CBD Contract Suit Survives Summary Judgment Bids
• Judge In FIFA Bribe Case Flags 'Troubling' Misconduct Claim
• Celsius Proposes Novel Ch. 11 Plans For Creditor Recovery
• Conn. Contractor Owes $1.37M For Mixed-Use Build, Suit Says
• Celsius Denied Permission For Late Claim In Voyager Ch. 11
• DC Attorney General Wants Amazon Antitrust Suit Resurrected
• Insurer Says Ga. Club Shooting Payout Capped At $100K
• AT&T Unit Says Ga. Landlord Cut Power To 'Vital' Equipment
• Conducting M&A Transactions In A Challenging Market
• Musk Rips Saudi 'Backpedaling,' 'Ass-Covering' At Fraud Trial
• LIV Says Condoleezza Rice Tried To Stop Feds' PGA Probe
• Kroger Seeks Insurance Coverage For Over 700 Opioid Suits
• NFL Denied Early Win In Super Bowl Livestream Crash Suit
• Stoel Rives Adds 2 Ex-Perkins Coie Lawyers In Portland
• Ex-Jones Day Staffer Out Of Benefits, Unum Says In Bias Suit
• Firms Squabble Over $1.8M Fees In DuPont Wage Class Action
• Ex-XFL Commish Wants Pay Clawback Suit Moved To Conn.
• Oil Co.'s Claims Against BP In $8M Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Co. Must Face Faulty Cannabis Machine Suit, Judge Rules
• Evaluating The Legal Ethics Of A ChatGPT-Authored Motion
• German Antitrust Arm Accuses PayPal Of Creating Price Floor
• How FTC's Noncompete Proposal May Affect Gov't Contracts
• Ukrainian-Owned Biz Loses Bid To Overturn Arbitration Loss
• Child Privacy Compliance Concerns After Fortnite Settlements
• Former NC Law Firm Partners Sued Over Competing Practice
• FTC Noncompete Ban May Face Intensified Judicial Hurdle
• 6 Antitrust Compliance Tips For Employers From MLB Probe
• Investors Say Hemp Co. Is Successor To Defunct Video Co.
• 11th Circ. Frees Insurer From $5M Award Over Auto Injury
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• High Court Won't Hear Auto Parts Mogul's $127M Chase Suit
• How Big Tech's Section 230 Liability Shield Got Wider In NY
• Apache Foe Ordered To Produce Bank, Asset Documents
• Spanish Solar Co.'s Suit Tossed In Panamanian Grid Debate
• Daiichi Slams Seagen's Bid To Nix Cancer Drug Patent Award
• Voyager Can't Seal Celsius Agreement In Bankruptcy Case
• Unsigned Contract Bars $4M Toymaker Claim, 11th Circ. Told
• Minority Motor Trend Shareholder Loses Chancery Dispute
• FIFA Boss Aided Fox's World Cup Broadcast Deal, Jury Told
• NC Judge Orders Co. Suing Ex-Chair To Front His Legal Fees
• Label Can Depose Megan Thee Stallion's Manager, Court Says
• Twitter Stiffed Consulting Firm On $2.2M Tab, Suit Claims
• Columbia Law Grad Judge Won't Recuse From Rankings Suit
• Mass. Supermarket Can't Duck Legal Tab In Faulty Door Suit
• 11th Circ. Affirms $1M Atty Fees In Client Dispute
• Litigation Funding Co. Sues Texas Firm Over $2M Debt
• Ex-CytoDyn CEO Sues In Del. Chancery Court For Legal Fees
• McCarter & English Adds Real Estate Partner In Philadelphia
• Fisher Phillips Picks Up Employment Veteran In Cleveland
• Golf Tee Co. Says Gift Store Copied Its Martini Design
• 7 Tips To Increase Your Law Firm's DEI Efforts In 2023
• Lender Sues Cannabis Co. Over Default Of $1M Loan
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Keys To A 9-0 High Court Win: Get Back To Home Base
• Decade After Trial, Judge Says Poultry Cos. Sullied Okla. River
• Fla. Musician Asks 11th Circ. For IP Damages Past 3-Year Limit
• Judge Knocks KC And The Sunshine Band Bassist's Late Suit
• $20M Ski Settlement Gets Final OK, Despite Fee Objections
• Qatar Choice Showed FIFA Was 'Open For Bribes,' Jury Hears
• Libyan Co. Says Okla. Co. Reneged On $5M Rig Agreement
• IP Forecast: Pfizer Wants Talks With FBI Kept Under Wraps
• PPE Fraud Suit Ends In $2.1M Judgment For Fla. Reseller
• Exxon Tells Texas Justices Oil Co. Owes $71M Settlement Fee
• LIV Strikes 1st Major Broadcast Deal As PGA Tour Trial Looms
• 3 NFT Issues Practitioners Should Consider In 2023
• EU Antitrust Fines Must Consider Cos.' Economic Studies
• No Atty Fees For NC Doctor In Biz Spat With Former Practice
• Incorrect Inventorship On Patents Is A Tough Claim To Prove
• FTC Proposal Jumps The Gun On Banning Noncompetes
• Chipotle Says Atty Used Daughter For Change-Shorting Suit
• Accommodation Deals Could Aid Distressed Auto Suppliers
• Navy Federal Wins Exit Bid In Zelle Fraud Suit
• Penske Says Trustees' Lack Expulsion Power In ERISA Suit
• Court OKs $10M Deal For Ex-Lifetime Members At Pa. Resort
• Robinhood Judge Won't Nix Fee Suit, Citing Her Lucid Order
• Celsius Slaps VC Investor With $6M Breach Of Contract Suit
• Judge Tosses Tribe's Casino Pay Row Again
• Fox Exec Paid $30M In Soccer Bribes, Star Witness Says
• Weapon Accessory Maker Sues After $7.5M Sale Collapses
• Megan Thee Stallion Wants To Block Manager's Deposition
• Fresh & Co Sues Ex-Franchisee Over Continued TM Use
• 9th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Calif. Cannabis Co.'s RICO Suit
• Ga. Judges End Burrito Chain's Drinks Suit Against Coca-Cola
• Section 230 Saves Retailers From Model's Likeness Suit
• Tribe Can Recoup Legal Bills After Ex-Chair's Bribe Conviction
• Oil Co. Transferred $73.9M During Class Action, Suit Says
• Hertz Ruling Could Help Debtors Avoid Make-Whole Premiums
• Atty-Client Privilege Arguments Give Justices A Moving Target
• Nossaman Expands Real Estate Group With New Partner
• Enviro Consultant Wants Suit From Ga. Mining Co. Tossed
• PGA Tour Cries Foul Over Saudi Fund's Control Of LIV Suit
• Jury Says Flo Rida Is Owed $83M In Celsius Contract Trial
• Ex-Fox Execs Call Witness Vengeful As FIFA Bribe Trial Opens
• NC Court Throws Out Suit Over Doc's Bawdy Farewell Bash
• Guinea Says Seychelles Co.'s $22M Award Can't Be Enforced
• Flo Rida Atty Says Celsius Sales Included Single Drink Packs
• NJ Atty Off Hook In Contract Fight, Texas Appeals Court Says
• Judge Won't Grant Partial Wins In Solar Farm Erosion Fight
• Norfolk Southern Presses Challenge To STB Immunity Denial
• 2nd Circ. Backs $2.4M Award To Chinese Generator Co.
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Is A Cautionary Tale On Arbitration Motions
• 5 Gen X Characteristics That Can Boost Legal Leadership
• Pharma Co. Seeks $2M Fee For Bid In Canceled Ch. 11 Auction
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• USAA Sues Propane Co. Over Opened Valve In NJ Explosion
• Mallinckrodt Ruling Holds Creditor Lessons For IP Sellers
• Insurer Challenges Ga. Church's Fire Coverage Claim
• Coal Magnate To Face Claims Over $48M Award
• Ventilation Co. Takes Insurer's Fan Fire Suit To Federal Court
• Why NBA Player-Agent Fight Bounced From Court And Settled
• Voyager Sells Digital Assets For $1B, FTX Finds $5B In Crypto
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Investor Sues Cybersecurity Co. Insiders Over 'Sham' Merger
• CSX Blasts Dismissal Bid For Seeking 'Enforcement Vacuum'
• 6 Questions For Boutique Firms Considering Mergers
• Man Tells 4th Circ. Nationwide Owes Defense In Bar Fight Suit
• Rubber Co. Fights Bid To Toss Hidden Labor Violation Suit
• 3M Wants Early Win Against Distributor In N95 Trademark Suit
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Atty Dispute With Selena's Brother
• Lenders Says Calif. Pot Co. Flaked On More Than $400,000
• 5th Circ. Affirms Hanover's $570K Award Against Developers
• Dow Chemical Wants Out Of Tech Firm's Trade Secrets Spat
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ford Owes $58K In 3rd PowerShift MDL Jury Verdict
• 5 Things To Know About The SEC's Covington Breach Probe
• 4th Circ. Told Ruling In NBA Star's Ex-Agent Suit Was A Miss
• Usury Savings Clauses Aid Predatory Lenders, Court Told
• Fintech Company OppFi Gets Usury Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Pipeline Cos. Blast FERC Oil Pipeline Rate Policy Shift
• Kuwaiti Co. Says KBR Liable For $49M Contract Costs In Iraq
• Texas High Court Mulls Over Health Nondisclosure To Insurer
• Oil Co. Wants Occidental On The Hook For $559M Award
• Ex-Takeda Employee, Boyfriend Charged With $2.3M Fraud
• Burger King Lease Dispute Reaches Texas High Court
• Ex-CEO Sues Engineering Co. In Chancery For Legal Costs
• Santander Launches Civil Rights Suit Over NJ Town's Towing
• White & Case To Keep Docs After Dropping Russian Oligarch
• Ex-Payroll Co. Owner Cops To $150M Check-Kiting Scheme
• 6 Things Cos. Should Do Following FTC Noncompete Proposal
• Ammo Co. Tells 3rd Circ. Pa. Doctrine Doesn't Bar Fraud Claim
• 11th Circ. Denies Liquidated Damages In Trade Secrets Row
• Ex-NFL Player Drops 2 Defendants From Suit Over PPE Deal
• Ford Fiesta Shudder Problem Left Buyer 'Scared,' Jury Told
• Sodexo Says US Foods Is Stealing Its Antitrust Claims
• Texas Justices Told To Affirm Sanction In Pipeline Lease Fight
• Flo Rida Testifies Celsius Broke Deal For Equity, Royalties
• Chancery Keeps 'Weird' Claims Alive In Dura Medic Sale Case
• Billionaire Can't Nix Trespass Claim In $300M Arb. Award Row
• Insurer's Swept Funds Suit Against Bank Largely Survives
• Minor League Teams Ask 2nd Circ. To Tee Up Exemption Fight
• American Airlines-JetBlue Antitrust Class Suits Consolidated
• Verizon NJ Nabs $765K Default In Pay Phone Co. Billing Fight
• The Issues Shaping Labor Market Antitrust Litigation In 2023
• Disbarred Atty Secretly Operating Law Firm, Suit Says
• Ga. Judge Frees Insurer From Renovation Damage Dispute
• CFPB Unveils Plan For Nonbank Contract 'Fine Print' Registry
• CFPB Plans Could 'Shame' Nonbanks Into Contract Rewrites
• Ford Knew Of 'Shudder' Problems In Transmission, Jury Told
• Divided 10th Circ. Panel Enforces Nixed $36M Award
• 9th Circ. Sides With Wozniak In Feud Over Bootcamp Idea
• Norfolk Tells Court It Can't Hear CSX's Injunctive Relief Bid
• Stockholder Sues In Del. For Books On $190M Microsoft Buy
• REIT Calls Foul On $7.8M Winter Storm Bill
• Leasing Co. Fights Boeing's Bid To Slash 737 Max Fraud Suit
• Del. Justices' Reversal Of Boardwalk Award May Apply Widely
• Hagens, Keller Postman Ask To Lead Amazon Antitrust Suit
• Microsoft Trims BIPA Suit Over Cloud Storage For Paychex
• Pot Co. Owner Pushes Back On Bid To Nix Contract Suit
• FTC Noncompete Proposal May Herald New Enforcement Era
• 'Walking Dead' Producers' Profits Battle Heads To Arbitration
• Harvard Settles Students' Pandemic Tuition Refund Suit
• Chris Brown Wants Canceled Show Fee Suit Tossed Or Moved
• 5 Tips For Adding Value To Legal Clients' Experience In 2023
• Wash. Gas Plant Tells Jury Insurer Should Cover Claim
• US Supreme Court Won't Hear Holocaust-Looted Art Case
• Student Loan Debt Processor's Board Fight Hits Del. Chancery
• Pa. Law Firm Settles Allegations Of Asset Diversion Scheme
• Ag. Co. Wants One Trial, Not Three, In Hemp Fire Dispute
• IQVIA Thwarts Research Co.'s Early Exit From Poaching Suit
• Cos. Must Brace For FTC's Overbroad Noncompete Rule
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• NJ Judge Says He Is First Stop For BlockFi-FTX Stock Dispute
• 11th Circ. Revives Part Of PhD Suit Against Grand Canyon U.
• Metal Band Accuses Guitarist's Widow Of Blocking Royalties
• Energy Cos. Say Partner Side-Stepped Them In Payment Deal
• How Arbitration May Need To Adapt To Blockchain Disputes
• Pharma Biz Sues PE Firm In Delaware, Alleging Raid On Staff
• High Court Denies Review Of $1M Award To Gulfstream
• Appeals Court Sends Indian Matchmaker Fight To Arbitration
• Engine Co. Sues Honeywell For Sharing Secrets With Rival
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Rabbi Brothers' Row Over Theft Claims
• CFPB Eyes Nonbank Arbitration Use In Draft Reporting Rule
• LA Landlord Says Tenant Can't Tie Him To Pot Grower Fire
• 2nd Circ. To Consider AAA's Arbitral Immunity Claim
• Land Buy Isn't Fraud, Atlanta Film Mogul Tells Chancery
• Housing Giant's Takeover Dispute Set For Partial Arbitration
• Song Resurgences Show Value Of Musician IP Strategy
• NC Restaurant Co. Says Insurer Owes Defense For Arbitration
• 4th Circ. Grants Natural Gas Co. Partial Win In Royalty Row
• Meat Co. To Take Steelers' Stadium Beef To Pennsylvania
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Mining Co. Says Justices Must Resolve Service Question
• Mich. Auto Parts Dispute Could Hinge On Painting Analogy
• McDonald's Tells 7th Circ. No-Poach Claims Lack Merit
• FedEx Fights Certification In Ohio Driver OT Suit
• A New Year Refresher On Legal Issues In NFT Art Sales
• Houston Jeweler Says Chicago Bears Player Didn't Pay Tab
• Soccer Legend Strikes Back At Trading Card Co. In IP Row
• Airline Trade Group Urges 9th Circ. To Ground Ordinance
• Union Station LLC Beats Bank's Bid To End Foreclosure Suit
• Vera Bradley Scores Early Win In NFL Sportswear Fight
• FTC Floats Blanket Ban On Employee Noncompete Language
• SEC, US Trustee Object To Voyager's $1B Binance.US Deal
• CFPB May Require Reporting On What's In Nonbank Contracts
• PGA Suit Discovery Seeks Info On 9/11 Activists, Firm Says
• InterDigital Sued Again Over Cellular Tech Licensing Rates
• Celsius Owns Crypto Deposits, May Sell $18M, Judge Says
• 11th Circ. Revives Coverage Dispute Over Wrecked Yacht
• Mich. Tribe Owes $89M Over Failed Casinos, Judge Says
• 3rd Circ. Preview: NCAA Athlete Pay Fight Tops Jan. Calendar
• Georgia Chicken Plant Drops Insurance Case Over Fatal Leak
• LA Dispensary Seeks $3.8M For Stolen Cannabis License
• Lynn Tilton Pushes For Immediate Sale Of Stila Styles
• Investment Co. Seeks Escape From Ex-Fugees Musician's Suit
• Acuity Says It Can't Be Punished For Trial In $27M Injury Case
• Theater Chain Cineworld Vows To Speed Up Ch. 11 Case
• Yellowstone Capital To Pay $27M To End NJ Usury Claims
• Twitter Owes $136K In Unpaid Rent, Calif. Landlord Says
• Conn. Hospital Group Says Residents Have No Antitrust Case
• The Biggest Bankruptcy Actions From Over The Holidays
• Kasowitz Sues Spinoff Firm Over Settlement Atty Fees
• Southwest Hit With Proposed Class Action Over Meltdown
• CSX's Damages Claims Against Norfolk Southern Derailed
• Defendant In OnlyFans Consulting Case Duped By Fake Atty
• Developer Asks 3rd Circ. To Revive Golf Club Sale Fraud Suit
• Assessing Contractual Litigation Risk Amid Market Volatility
• Data Co. Says Rival Used Sales Info From Merger Talks
• Ill. Atty Sanctioned $2.5M Over Suit Targeting Wrong Artist
• 6 Ways To Avoid Compounding Errors When Practicing Law
• NJ Panel Agrees Colleges Are Immune From COVID Suits
• TransUnion Escapes $18.3M Verdict In Source Code Fight
• 9th Circ. Trend Affects Tech Terms Of Service Enforceability
• Antitrust Conduct Issues And Cases To Watch In 2023
• Copyright & Trademark Cases To Watch In 2023
• 5 Sports & Betting Cases To Watch In 2023
• Fintech Litigation To Watch In 2023
• What Will Keep Legal Talent Professionals Up At Night In 2023
• Transportation Regulation & Legislation To Watch In 2023