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Commercial Contracts - March, 2023

318 articles

• Niece Appeals Loss In Colo. Family Cheese Co. Spat
• US, Mexico Reach 2nd USMCA Deal On Mexican Auto Plant
• 7th Circ. Probes McDonald's Win In No-Poach Antitrust Case
• Auto Co.'s Malpractice Suit Can Go On, Mich. Panel Says
• Investor Who Rejected Compromise Loses In Del. TRO Ruling
• Judge Pushes Software Biz To Defend $105M Ford IP Verdict
• Tech Co. Must Face City's Court Data 'Hostage' Claims
• State Lawmakers Call On Biden To Pursue WTO Climate Truce
• Subcontractor Can't Shift Blame For Wind Farm Delays
• Universal Studios Settles With Builder Of Jimmy Fallon Ride
• Reed Smith Litigator Joins Holland & Knight In Northern Va.
• Alabama Firm To Pull Back On Dismissal Bid In GE Debt Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ball Aerospace Must Rebuild Data Portal In Contract Suit
• Private Equity Deals Getting Closer Antitrust Scrutiny
• Mercedes-Benz Limited In Factory Fire Damage Suit
• Texas Magnate's Son Can't Revive Breach Of Duty Suit
• LG Wins Arbitration Battle Over Allegedly Defective Ranges
• Senior Center Says Bond Owner Can't Recover $44M Loan
• Suit Seeks $7M From Calif. Pot Co. Exec Over Building Deal
• GameStop Must Face Bulk Of Consultant's $30M Fee Suit
• Ivory Coast Oil Co. Used Tax Lies To Hurt US Biz, Suit Says
• Coinbase Must Face Investor Security Suit In San Francisco
• Buzzfeed Sues Ex-Workers In Del. Again To Stop Arbitration
• 9 Years Post-Ritchie, Some Clarity On Texas Fiduciary Duties
• Fox Ex-Producer Case Is A Lesson In Joint Representation
• 6th Circ. Backs Goldman's Win In $54M Ruby Tuesday Suit
• CareFirst Members Can't Snag Class Cert In Data Breach Row
• Coca-Cola Sues Cooling Tech. Co. Over $2.9M Payment
• Mars Wrigley Says Sales Firm Broke Exclusive Contract
• FTC's Bedoya Says Oft-Ignored Pricing Statute Still Good Law
• ​​​​​​​NJ Panel Won't Enforce Unsigned Deal In Nail Salon Dispute
• Texas Investors Can't Drop Property Manager Yet, Panel Says
• Wyden Presses Automakers To Divulge Potential Xinjiang Ties
• Pa. Panel Rips Pittsburgh Airport Over 'Airmall' Eviction
• NJ Appeals Court Won't Revive Verizon Worker's Age Bias Suit
• Conn. Atty Says Ex-Partner Failed To Grasp His Suit's Claims
• Inside The Emergence Of 'Bridge Banks'
• Judge Denies Class Cert. In Ohio Drilling Fight
• Apple Defeats Suit Over Deleted ID Account For Good
• Burford Asks Court To Nix Sysco's Litigation Funding Suit
• US Chamber Backs Sysco In Litigation Funding Dispute
• Ousted Partner Sues NC Swimming Pool Co. For Biz Records
• Graco Car Seat Fraud Suit Short Of Standing, Judge Rules
• Ex-Sales Reps. Say Company Owes Them Amid FTC Action
• Stanford Law Protest Highlights Rise Of Incivility In Discourse
• 11th Circ. Says Biz Owes $17K Atty Fees For Nixing $100 Deal
• Warner Bros. Discovery Defends Fee Bid In Motor Trend Case
• Philly Firm Facing $13M Texas Suit Over Unpaid Loans
• Emory Says Ex-Law Student Can't Amend Sex Assault Case
• Landlord Says Retainers Not Protected In Pa. Transfer Law
• Wash. Judge Hands Tribe A Win In BNSF Right-Of-Way Suit
• Texas Energy Co. Wants To Drastically Cut Uri Fee Liability
• Chinese Investors Can't Get High Court To Hear Atty Fee Fight
• Activision Atty Tells Judge Code Cheaters Taunting Him Online
• ​​​​​​​Mortgage Co., Owner Ordered To Pay $31M To Lender
• Nonprofits Call Verizon Arbitration Clauses 'Unconscionable'
• 7th Circ. Judge Asks If Ancestry Sale Enough To Trigger GIPA
• Dispute Prevention Strategies To Halt Strife Before It Starts
• Student Debt Collector To Pay $45K For Witness Nondisclosure
• Trading Card Co. Wants Soccer Legend's IP Suit Tossed
• Amazon Antitrust Suit Mostly Survives Another Dismissal Bid
• Customers Ask To Pause Kroger's $25B Albertsons Deal
• Amazon Fights Amended Complaint Bid In Alexa Ads Suit
• Cannabis Co.'s Hemp Seed Quality Fraud Claims Are Tossed
• Texas High Court Won't Stop Oil Co. From Selling Assets
• Patent Co. Rapped For Buttoned Up Discovery In Zipper IP Row
• Metal Co. Can't Make Bank Pay For Embezzlement Woes
• Texas High Court Throws Out Landfill Co.'s $10.5M Verdict
• CR Bard Defeats Counterclaims In $27M Surgical IP Row
• Insurer Wants Out Of Arbitration Against Idaho Contractor
• Mary Kay Can't Keep Retirement Payments, Texas Court Told
• Ex-NFL Player Takes Race Discrimination Suit To 11th Circ.
• Arthrex Wants Insurers To Pay $20M To Cover FCA Settlement
• Fired Exec Stole Aerospace Biz Secrets, Suit Says
• Atty Fees Reduced To $39M In Okla. Sunoco Pay Dispute
• Judge Orders GM Parts Delivery To Prevent Production Woes
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Costco Says Data Is Flawed In Car Battery Class Certification
• Blank Rome Lands Ex-Maslon Insurance Litigator In Chicago
• Attys Slapped With Sanctions In Suit Over Real Estate Scheme
• Potato Sellers Ask To Enforce $4.3M Award Against Indian Co.
• Chicken Seller Can't Blame Bones On Trader Joe's Supplier
• Farmer Won't Get New Trial Over Syngenta MDL Media Deal
• Practical Skills Young Attorneys Must Master To Be Happier
• Hemp Grower To Pay $1.17M In Seed Money Contract Suit
• NJ Panel Splits Over Heavy Dog In Condo Disability Fight
• 1st Circ. Steers $19M Wynn Land Suit To Mass. High Court
• Justices Asked To Take Up AutoZone Race Bias Case
• Atty 'Shocked' By Reboot Of '60 Seconds' Car IP Drama
• Avenatti's Ex-Wife Owes $717K To Ex-Law Partner, Panel Says
• Aquavit Scores $10M Win In Aquagold TM Fight Against Rivals
• Fla. Appeals Court Upholds Class Cert. In Utility's Irma Suit
• Judge Says Calif. Atty Can Arbitrate Georgia Fraud Suit
• Law Firm Can't Represent Ex-DLA Piper Atty In Cannabis Row
• Investor Wants Twitter To Pay $3M 'Mootness' Fee In Chancery
• Judge Tosses $11M Suit Over Mich. School Parking Contract
• Do Choice-Of-Law Provisions Curb Fla. Telemarketing Claims?
• McGlinchey Names Financial Services Litigation Co-Chair
• Ex-LA Official Can't Get Mistrial Yet Over Atty's Sudden Illness
• Judge Grants Partial Class Cert. In Qualcomm Investor Suit
• Oil Co. Expands ND Drilling Rights Suit
• JPMorgan Seeks To Arbitrate Frank Founder's Firing Claims
• Freezer Co. Says Supplier Must Chip In On $15M Embryo Loss
• Seattle Hotel Says Faulty Shower Bases Cost $3.5M In Delays
• Amgen Must Face Regeneron's Bundling Antitrust Suit
• Establishing A Record Of Good Faith In Mediation
• Post Malone Inks 11th-Hour Deal Ahead Of 'Circles' IP Trial
• Charter Schemed To Stall Sale Of $4.5M Jet, Plane Co. Says
• Nursing Home To Face Suit After Court Nixes Arbitration
• Tribe Pans 'Less Favorable' Deal In BNSF Right-Of-Way Trial
• Beach Boys Singer's Ex-Atty Sanctioned For 'Dumping' Docs
• Thompson Coburn's Lien Harmed Post-Verdict Deal, Suit Says
• Wells Fargo And PNC Must Face Beverly Hills Hotel Suit
• Mich. Franchisees Say Dairy Queen Can't Bar Store Sales
• Bed Bath & Beyond Hit With $6.4M Suit Over Shipping Delays
• Armstrong Teasdale Adds Ex-Bank Legal Chief In St. Louis
• Legacy Airline Worker Says Delta Should Face Pension Suit
• Conn. Atty Looks To Boot Ex-Partner's Suit
• 9th Circ. Agrees Law Firm Didn't Illegally Access Credit Report
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Edible Arrangements Says Ex-COO Arranged $2.5M Kickbacks
• Attys Seek $3M In Fees In $10M Deal For Resort Members
• Court Backs $125M Sorrento Cancer Drug Arbitration Win
• Mich. Judge Questions Proposed GM Defect Suit Class Reps
• For-Profit Coding School Hit With Student-Led Class Action
• AT&T Can't Offset $53.7M In Texas Partners' Contract Fight
• LIV Tour Resists Anti-Competitive Claims From PGA Tour
• Ga. Developers Drop Mortgage Fraud Suit After Losing Appeal
• Senators Float Bill To Protect Copyrights On Safety Standards
• Nickelback Escapes Copyright Suit Over 'Rockstar'
• Bitcoin ATM Co. Skipped Out On $10M Kiosk Deal, Suit Says
• Ex-NBC Exec Gets Suit Over Stalled OJ Movie Tossed
• Architect Wants To Affirm $1.5M Arbitration Against Developer
• ABA Opinion Should Help Clarify Which Ethics Rules Apply
• Would-Be Pot Co. Rainmaker Not Liable For Alleged Fraud
• Robbins Geller Can't Share In $95M FIFA Suit Settlement
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Grubhub, Postmates, Uber Lose Bid To Arbitrate Antitrust Suit
• Streaming Rights Dispute Emerges In Diamond Sports Ch. 11
• Chancery Says Cannabis Vape Co. Can't Badmouth Distributor
• $1.8M Added To $23M Award In Nobu Hotel Fraud Case
• Law Firm Wants Out Of Pilot License Training Fraud Suit
• Judge Trims Cher's Music Royalty Suit Against Sonny's Widow
• Atty's Illness Prompts Queries From Judge In LA Bribery Trial
• Casino Game Co. Financiers Move For $5.8M Conn. Judgment
• Pa. Tech Co. Wants Contract Breach Suit Out Of Arbitration
• NFL, Players Association Beat Athlete's Bias Suit For Good
• 9th Circ. Backs Wage Suit Dismissal Pending Arbitration
• Insurer Needs More To Tie Chinese Lamp Co. To Michigan Fire
• New Jiffy Lube Worker Allowed To Take Over No-Poach Case
• NC Attys Strike Back Against Ex-Firm's Fraud Claims
• Cell Research Co. Strikes Deal To End Clinical Data Suit
• 6th Circ. Pans 'Shocking Lack Of Evidence' In Med Mal Suit
• Energy Co. Says Lost Contract Doesn't Dim Sales Countersuit
• Health Care Staffing Exec Indicted For Fixing Nurse Wages
• Texas Shipping Facility Sued For $27M Owed On Fuel Project
• Ex-CBD Exec, Health Goods Co. Clash On Investment Claims
• What To Know About High Court Fight Over TM Law's Reach
• Ga. Resort Founder And Protege Settle Takeover Claims
• 4 Ways To Reboot Your Firm's Stalled Diversity Program
• How Lenders And Borrowers Can Prepare For Libor's End
• When A Litigation Funder Is Accused Of Taking Over The Case
• Constellation Unit Lands Jury Win In Modelo Hard Seltzer Suit
• Denver Co. Says Partner Looked To Steal Methane Sensor Biz
• Mary Kay Can Litigate IP Claims Over Ex-Assistant's Book
• 'There Was A Deal,' Judge Testifies In Settlement Spat
• Duke Rival Appeals Over Judge's Un-Recusal In Antitrust Suit
• Tribe Can't Blame Atty In Bid To Undo $89M Casino Judgment
• Biz Court Ignored Deception In Fraud Suit, NC Justices Hear
• Hydro Industry Backs Calif. Water Districts' High Court Row
• Navajo-Owned Co. Says BNSF Can't Arbitrate Contract Breach
• Split 6th Circ. Guts Developer's $1.7M Win In Hotel Sale Suit
• Judge Trims Pot Co.'s Fraud Claims In $15.7M Financing Suit
• Consulting Firm Wants UPenn Contract Suit In State Court
• DOJ's Google Sanctions Motion Shows Risks Of Auto-Deletion
• Attys Push For 10th Circ. Redo On $503M Syngenta Fee Award
• Texas Litigators Skeptical Of State Business Court Plan
• 2nd Circ. Upholds $5.6B Credit Card Interchange Fee Deal
• Conn. AG Wants To Defend Standing Law In HHC Antitrust Suit
• Ex-Uber Exec Faces Setback In Bid For Tax-Free Settlement
• DirecTV Files Antitrust Suit Over Nexstar Retransmission Fees
• Ex-Exec At 50 Cent's Booze Biz Pauses Arb Award With Ch. 7
• Judge Says Gas Customers Can Ignore Bills As Suit Heats Up
• Judge Limits Damages in Jimmy Fallon Theme Park Ride Case
• Manfred Swung Orioles-Nats Network Fight, NY Top Court Told
• Judge Says Treaty Rights Relevant In BNSF Right-Of-Way Suit
• CenturyLink Gets Incremental Win In Peerless Billing Spat
• Holland & Knight Hires Real Estate Capital Markets Atty In NY
• Developer Wants Deposit Back In Failed $20M Texas Mall Sale
• Winery Spoiled Spiked Drinks And Pabst Deal, Says Suit
• Chinese Fugitive's Co. Seeks Acquittal In LA Bribery Case
• Metal Co. Wants Bank Liable For Fraudster CFO's Scheme
• Pacific Seafood Accused Of Fixing Crab Prices
• Borrowers Urge Judge To Keep Nationstar Mortgage Suit Alive
• What To Expect From A Litigation Finance Industry Recession
• Cannabis Blender Co. Can't Escape Securities Fraud Suit
• De Facto Noncompetes Could Vastly Widen FTC Rule's Reach
• Casino Co., Plan Manager Must Face Suit Over $1.6B 401(k)
• Tufts Says 'Damaging' Depo Sinks Pandemic Refund Case
• Cannabis Co. Says It Trusted Lies As Pot Investment Soared
• Underwriters Say Baseball Loan Fight Must Be Arbitrated
• German Financier Says GPS Investment Spat Must Be Axed
• Dissolved Law Firm Doesn't Owe Severance, Mich. Panel Says
• Cement Co., Investment Firm Resolve $36M Award Feud
• Kohler Owes $21.6M For Unpaid Bill, Logistics Co. Says
• Judge Goes Public With Abortion Hearing Info After Outcry
• Staffing Co. Found Liable For Chrysler Workers' Crash Suits
• Hemp Co.'s Suit Over Exploded Extractor Is Trimmed
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Insurers Say Hyundai, Kia Vehicles Lack Needed Theft Tech
• 'Fear' Of Saudi Law Goes Both Ways In LIV, PGA Suit
• Del. Justices Uphold $2.2M Fee Shift In Pot Co. Fraud Suit
• Landry's Seeks 5th Circ. Redo Of $20M Data Breach Ruling
• Texas High Court Will Hear Pipeline Lease Sanction Dispute
• FTC Looks At Franchisor Control Over Franchisees, Workers
• 11th Circ. Says Ga. Vinyl Co. Didn't Prove IP Damages At Trial
• Feds Appeal Voyager's Ch. 11 Exit And $1B Binance Transfer
• Federal Office Touts Updated Historic Preservation Guidance
• HK Co. Says Natural Balance Pet Food Fight Belongs In Court
• Cobalt Investors Say Insurers Can't Escape $220M Settlement
• NJ Panel Decries Lack Of 'Competent Evidence' In Billing Spat
• Feds Want Time At 7th Circ. For McDonald's No-Poach Case
• Ex-Kirkland Corporate Partner Rejoins Faegre Drinker
• Robocall Mitigation Tips For Providers Amid FCC Crackdown
• How To Select The Right Arbitrator For A Construction Dispute
• Pageant-Winning NY Atty Settles Mrs. World Libel Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-Anapol Weiss Client Drops Plane Crash Settlement Suit
• Canadian Law Keeps Schottenstein Suit In Del., Chancery Told
• Boeing Settles Suit Over Soured Deal Just Before Trial
• Co. Says It Should Be Able To Appeal Order Vacating Award
• Insurer Must Face $200K Wire Fraud Coverage Suit
• New Education Dept. Rule Applies To Broad Range Of Vendors
• Remodeler Cops To Money Laundering In $5.1M Scam
• Ex-Fox Exec Convicted, Another Cleared In FIFA Bribery Trial
• Tampa Rays Owner Wants Suit By Minority Owners Tossed
• Hinshaw Expands Aviation Practice With Boutique Firm
• Conn. Co.'s Failures Hiked Cost Of NYC Film Studio, Suit Says
• Ahead Of The Oscars, A Look At Legal Fixes For Film Diversity
• 3rd Circ. Says Lawyer Didn't Breach Deal With Legal Nonprofit
• Contractor Must Cover Gas Co.'s $1.8M Injury Case Payout
• Navigating A Smooth Job Changeover In Private Equity
• Texas Atty Says He Didn't Harm Winery With Duty Breach
• Judge Says Ipsen IP Row Belongs In Belgium
• Gilead Wins $131M From Fla. Clinics Over HIV Meds Scam
• Lucasfilm Allegedly Reneged On Producer Job In 'Bad Faith'
• Petrobras Tells DC Circ. FSIA Bars Investor Fraud Suit
• Fla. NIL Law May Cue State Publicity Right Deregulation Trend
• DC Judge Axes Medical Device Group's Copyright Office Suit
• Ascend Aims To Toss MedMen's Counterclaim Over $73M Deal
• Smith Gambrell Hit With Class Action Over 2021 Data Breach
• Liquefied Natural Gas Outlook: Industry Under Pressure
• 2 Privacy Rulings Highlight Browsewrap Agreement Risks
• Atty Avoids Sanctions After Making False Accusation
• PWM Ch. 11 'Toggle' Plan For Chicago Tower OK'd In Del.
• VC Firm Owes Mo. Bank $8M After Hospital Buyer Defaults
• Mich. Rejects Fiat Chrysler's Bid To Restart Indemnity Suit
• Judge Worries Soundgarden Fight Could Mar Band's Legacy
• DC Circ. Finds Construction Co. Lawfully Fired Welders
• 2nd Circ. Revives Antitrust Suit Against FIFA, US Soccer
• Voyager Gets OK For $1B Binance Deal, Ch. 11 Exit
• CVS Beats NY AG Drug Subsidy Tying Suit, For Now
• Vape Maker Gets $1.2M Attachment Order In Contract Row
• Hyundai Gets Early Win In Franchisee Termination Suit
• Suit Says Assisted Living Co. Didn't Provide Paid-For Services
• Crane Co. 'Ignored' Court Orders In Exxon Damages Suit
• Grayscale Sued In Del. For Docs On Crypto Biz, Assets
• Latham Adds 3 New Partners Between New York, DC Offices
• Judge Favors Security Rules Release In Voyager Ch. 11
• Alameda Research Sues Grayscale In Del. To Unlock $9B
• Florida Pot Shop Employee Settles OT Suit With Trulieve
• After DOJ Settlement, Patients Sue Yale Over Missing Fentanyl
• BHP Unit Ends Sex Bias Suit Over Gender-Parity Goal
• Justices Leave Questions Open On Dual-Purpose Atty Advice
• Nixon Peabody Expands Complex Disputes Practice In NY
• Atty Files Libel Suit Over Toyota, WilmerHale 'Extortion' Claim
• Adidas Beats False Ad Suit Over 'Authentic' NHL Jerseys
• Assault Victim Says Conn. Lawyer's Breach Cost Him $800K
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Ben & Jerry's Contains Child Labor Products, Suit Says
• SEC Atty Suggests Voyager, Binance Broke Securities Rules
• Developer Skimmed $10M From Bahamas Projects, Suit Says
• Ex-Fox Execs Slam 'Narcissist' Cooperator To End Bribe Trial
• Funeral Home Can Retry Arbitration Bid In Refrigeration Fight
• NJ Panel Says Arbitration Clauses Can't Dodge Federal Law
• Determining Cryptocurrency Ownership In Bankruptcy
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Steptoe & Johnson Hires MoFo Trial Atty In SF
• Lime Says Ex-Engineers Took Trade Secrets, Workers To Hertz
• Judge 'Shocked' By SEC Objection To Voyager Ch. 11 Plan
• FIFA Bribes Earned Former Fox Execs 'Power,' Jury Told
• 'Massive' FTX Asset Shortfall Emerges In Ch. 11 Probe
• Judge Details What Can Be Redacted In LIV, PGA Tour Texts
• Cell Tower Operator Says Building Broke Lease After 20 Years
• CBD Pharma Co. Sues Beverage Co. Over $25M Sale Deal
• W.Va. Health Biz Atty Dodges Sanctions Over Emails, For Now
• Skadden Can Go After $400K In Fees In Lottery.com Case
• DC Firm Wants Mesh Plaintiff Finder Suit Sent To State Court
• Yemenis Accuse Lockheed, Raytheon, Others Of Fueling War
• Forecasting The Potential Impact Of CFPB Nonbank Registry
• Feds Focus On Motive In Ex-LA Official's Bribery Trial
• Biogen Owes Patent Royalties For MS Drug, Genentech Says
• Utah Judge Won't Reopen Malpractice Suit Against K&L Gates
• Honeywell Hit With $185M Suit Over Private Jet Repair Delays
• NextEra Owes $10.4M For Absent Natural Gas, Suit Says
• Southwest Says Travel Credit Good Enough In Refund Suit
• GE Affiliate Sues Ala. Firm Over Default In Debtor Row
• Trade Group Lacks Standing In Mazda Franchise Incentive Suit
• Fatal Fall Suit Against Kroger Co. Can Go To Trial
• Driver Says Lyft Broke Insurance Vow After Rider Shot Him
• NC Dept. Broke Blackbeard Media Deal But Suit Sails On
• Televisa Settles Investors' FIFA Bribery Suit For $95M
• Scope Of Fox's DOJ Cooperation Probed As Bribe Trial Wraps
• Spirit Can't 'Unilaterally' Move Union Workers, 11th Circ. Told
• Minority Retailers Say T-Mobile Tactics Force Store Closings
• CIMA Energy Says Partner Owes It $14.6M For Natural Gas
• Paul Hastings Reveals Ties To Creditor In Voyager Ch. 11