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Commercial Contracts - August, 2025

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• OpenAI Denied Discovery On Musk's Buy Offer, Meta's Role
• RICO, Fraud Claims Tossed In LA Real Estate Investment Suit
• NC Tex-Mex Chain Says Ex-Employee Defected With Recipes
• NC Biz Court Crops Doctors' Dispute Over Practice Split
• Tort Report: Uber's 'Click-Through' Arbitration In Pa. Spotlight
• Panel Nixes Buzbee Win Against Atty Who Aided Campaign
• Suspended Yale Student Defends Suit Over Cheating Claims
• Quinn Emanuel, Nano Dimension Debate $30M Fee Spat Venue
• Advice For 1st-Gen Lawyers Entering The Legal Profession
• FTC Focus: When Green Goals And Antitrust Law Collide
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Email Excluded From Harassment Suit Against Paxton Deputies
• Hollywood Producer Stole $12M From Films, Others, Feds Say
• 'Animosity' In NASCAR Suit Raises Red Flag For NC Judge
• Barings Denied Ex-Employee Emails In Corporate Raid Case
• Ex-Fugees Rapper Ordered To Pay $6.5M In Loan Dispute
• Truist, Ex-Execs Clash In Bids To End Poaching Dispute
• Appeals Court Reverses $2.1M Injunction Against Oil Broker
• Arkansas Court Dismisses Cherokee Casino License Claims
• Court Rejects Tulsa Soccer Club's Suit Over Denied Venue
• Hyundai Urges Judge To Dash Dealer's Denied Relocation Suit
• Hawaii Transient Tax Is Unconstitutional, Cruise Cos. Say
• Wyndham Licensee Must Cover Sex Trafficking Claims
• How Bankruptcy Law Caps Landlords' Rejected Lease Claims
• Hotel Group Says Insurer Owes $12.5M For Helene Losses
• NFL, Teams Defend Stay In Licensed Merch Monopoly Case
• Coaching Cheerleading Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Alter Domus Says Mogul Blocked Bidders From Asset Sale
• Quinn Emanuel Fights Uphill To Collect On LA's $280K Bill
• Citizens Say FinCEN's Real Estate Transfer Rule Unlawful
• Ameritas Urges Ga. Justices To Void 'Life Wager' Policy
• Investor Wants $250K, SUV Returned In Cannabis Venture
• Judge Allows Bulk Of Grand Theft Auto IP Suit To Proceed
• Ex-Software Co. Execs' Win Upheld In Retirement Plan Fight
• Bitcoin Miner Says Energy Co. Owes $2.6M After Contract Exit
• Widower Says Justices Need Not Hear Freight Broker Case
• CoStar Says Copyright Claims Against CREXi Can't Wait
• No Coverage For Voluntary Phishing Payments, Insurer Says
• Investors Accuse Suns Owner Of Undermining Minority Stakes
• Ga. Law Firm's Fee Fight With Broker-Dealer Moved To Mich.
• IP Atty Challenges 'Pittance' Valuation Of Ex-Partners' Names
• How To Address Tariff-Related Risks In Commercial Contracts
• Co-Founder Says Weapons Tech Co. Undercut Stock Buy
• Faegre Drinker Says Investor Can't Call Biz Loss Malpractice
• Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Make A Deal
• Uber Eats To Pay Couriers $15M To End Seattle's Wage Claims
• AI Copyright Licensing Is Helping To Fuel Tech's Evolution
• Joy Dish Soap Maker Scrubs $12M Suit Against Conn. PE Firm
• Golf Teachers' Org Looks To Arbitrate Trademark Dispute
• Anthropic, Authors Reach Deal In AI Copyright Cases
• 'Belief' Insufficient For Trade Secrets Claims, NC Biz Judge Says
• Reinsurer Says Aspen Owes Over $400M For Breaches
• A New IP Game Plan For College Football Players
• 11th Circ. Ruling Shows Federal Question Jurisdiction Limits
• From Clerkship To Law Firm: 5 Transition Tips For Associates
• Credit Union Wants Ex-CEO's Latest Wage Claims Trimmed
• NY Judge In NFL Case May Hold No-Show Atty In Contempt
• Studio Mogul Demands Jury In $2.8M Mohegan Sun Debt Suit
• MLB Players, DraftKings Eyeing IP Suit Settlement
• LA Atty Used Client Trust Acct. To Hide $2.1M Bribe, Jury Told
• Nationstar Loan Payoff Statement Fees OK'd By Wash. Judge
• Shipbuilder Fights Subpoena In Baltimore Bridge Collapse
• Epic Says Google Ought To Pay Up For Play Store Fight
• Curaleaf Units Appealing $32M Pot Farm Verdict In 6th Circ.
• Construction Co. Can't Narrow Discovery In OT Dispute
• Radiology Co. Wants Arbitral Award Nixed Over 'Legal Fiction'
• DOJ Wants $10.5M From Convicted Nursing Exec For Fraud
• UMG Fights Salt-N-Pepa's IP Suit Over Masters
• Associates Can Earn Credibility By Investing In Relationships
• Judge Flags Possible Conflict In Foley & Lardner Client Spat
• Feds, Wind Farm Backers Duel For Wins In Permitting Fight
• Judge Refuses To Bar NC BBQ Joint From Selling Sauces
• Apple Says Ex-Employee Stole Watch Secrets For Oppo
• Ex-Tennis Channel Chief Says Sinclair Fired Him To Duck Pay
• DC Circ. Weighing $47M Award Is Told Due Process At Stake
• Valve Says Users Can't Arbitrate After It Axed Gamer Clause
• Bank Must Produce Records On Prepaid Debit Card Program
• NYC Mall Lenders, Developer Ax Foreign Investor Suit
• BNSF Sued In Del. Over 19 Locomotive Purchase Terms
• The Fallout Of Drake's Defamation Suit Against UMG
• NJ Judge Halts Ex-CEO's Sentencing After Habba Ruling
• DLA Piper Boosts VC Practice With Goodwin Atty In NY
• Lessons From 7th Circ.'s Deleted Chat Sanctions Ruling
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Real Estate AI Co. Can't Dodge $100M Share Deal Breach Suit
• Cannabis Cos. Face $2.9M IT Judgment After Unable To Pay Attys
• Google Got App Data Profits After Pledging Privacy, Jury Told
• Aerospace Co. Must Face Ex-Exec's Claim Of Wrongful Firing
• Family Urges 5th Circ. To Hold Penske Liable For Fatal Crash
• Ex-Northwestern Coach Settles Firing Suit Over Hazing Probe
• OnlyFans Flags Bogus Citations In RICO Fraud Suit
• NC Judge Warns Sabotage Trial Might Be A 'Slugfest'
• Receiver In Nate Paul Dispute Not Entitled To $2.8M In Fees
• Guards Say DHS Contractor Can't Escape Wage Suit
• Foundry Exec Says Hong Kong Partner Took $1.3M By Fraud
• Seton Hall Gets COVID-19 Death Suit Tossed For Good
• NY Appeals Court Throws Out Trump's $500M Fraud Penalty
• Quilting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Ohio Justices Free Bank From $77M Guaranty Disclosure Duty
• Masimo's 'Empty Voting' Suit Against Founder Gets Green Light
• Judge Keeps Yale-Prospect Medical Sale Feud In Ch. 11 Court
• Texas Judge Keeps Intact Suit Alleging Anadarko Busted Well
• Texas AG Says Chase Can't Recoup Failed $10M Project
• Envestnet Didn't Preserve Data In IP Suit, Special Master Says
• Supertramp Co-Founder Must 'Give A Little Bit' In Royalty Row
• FTC Sues LA Fitness Over Difficult Gym Cancellation Policies
• 4th Circ. Upholds Class Cert. In EQT Gas Royalty Fight
• Ga. Court Drops Greenberg Traurig Suit After Atty's Death
• Microsoft Fired Manager Despite Army Praise, Suit Says
• 2 Appellate Rulings Offer Clickwrap Enforcement Road Map
• Error-Filled Pro Se Recusal Bid Draws Conn. Judge's Ire
• Production Co. Says Vegas Atty Botched Basketball Deal
• 5th Circ. Won't Stick BP, Chevron With $11M Well Cleanup Bill
• Consumers Seek Clarification On Stay In NFL, Fanatics Suit
• PE Firm Hit With Contempt, Receiver In Del. Over Legal Bills
• Judge Bans Texas Atty He Says Is 'Incapable Of Honesty'
• Las Vegas Sun Asks 9th Circ. To Revisit Order Voiding Deal
• Puerto Rico Investor Says Colo. Hemp Grower Owes Over $2M
• CoStar Gets Support For 9th Circ. Antitrust Ruling Redo Bid
• BofA Knocks Out State Law Claims In Zelle Fraud Class Action
• $8M Lake Michigan Dock Damages Suit Sent To Florida
• Insurers Pull Back From Discord Liability Coverage Fight
• 11th Circ. Bars Salvage Claim Over Historic French Shipwreck
• Family Alleging Firm's Girardi Conflict Denied Partial Win
• Prospect Medical Says Yale Deal Is Top Offer For Hospitals
• Suno Says Indie Artists' AI Copyright Claim A Stretch
• NASCAR Fights Jordan Team's 3rd Bid For Injunction
• SDNY Ruling Reinforces Joint Steering Committee Obligations
• Wisconsin Mall, Tenant Drop All Claims In Rent Dispute
• NASA Gets Sensor Co.'s Patent Deal Breach Claims Tossed
• What 2 Profs Noticed As Transactional Law Students Used AI
• Tesla Drivers Nab Class Cert. In 'Full Self-Driving' Suit
• Mexican Co. Slams 'Grotesque' $46M Award In LNG Plant Fight
• Crypto Game Co. Accuses Jump Trading Of Pump-And-Dump
• Subcontractor Accused Of $10M In Damages In Condo Dispute
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Life Sciences Data Rivals Settle Trade Secrets Battle
• Del. Justices Reject CVS Bid For Opioid Claim Insurance
• Judge Rejects Energy Co.'s Bid To Toss $200M Hemp Suit
• Infosys Can't Ax Trade Secrets Suit Over Healthcare Software
• Ex-Conrail CEO Loses Bid To Overturn $11M Arbitration Award
• Whiteford Taylor Must Face Wire Fraud Malpractice Suit
• Burr & Forman Must Face Claims From Healthcare Scheme
• BigLaw Settlements Should Not Spur Ethics Deregulation
• Fox Corp. Sues Mexican Broadcaster Over Use Of 'Fox Sports'
• Carpatsky Fights Bid By Ukrnafta To Duck Disclosure Order
• Argentina Can Stay YPF Stake Turnover, 2nd Circ. Says
• DC Circ. Says $92M Sprint, T-Mobile Privacy Fine Is Here To Stay
• Texas Federal Judge Says He's 'Exhausted' By Atty's Antics
• Construction Co. Says Webuild Can't Duck $147M Award
• Ohio Justices Back Landlord In Speedway Store Leases Suit
• Investors' Suit Claims Fla. Tower Developer Stole $3M
• Unpacking Ore. Law's Limits On PE Healthcare Investment
• Smoke Shop Tells Panel It's Owed Defense Over Fatal Crash
• Reggie Bush Didn't Sign NIL Rights Away, Court Told
• Chancery Says Failed FTX Claim Buy Is Outside Its Jurisdiction
• 2nd Circ. Says Sun Life Can't Nix Worker's Benefits Challenge
• Charter Hid Losses After FCC Subsidies Ended, Investor Says
• Mass. Nonprofit To Pay $1M To Settle FCA Allegations
• AbbVie's Key RICO Claims In Drug Cost Fraud Suit Survive
• 5 Ways Lawyers Can Earn Back The Public's Trust
• Atty Urges Texas High Court To Take On Suit Over Firm Ouster
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Cooley, Sullivan
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive 3M Worker's Noncompete Dispute
• 9th Circ. Restores Boeing's $72M Loss In Electric Jet IP Suit
• Healthcare Co. Exec, GC Revealed Trade Secrets, Court Told
• 9th Circ. OKs Returning Calif. Farm Wage Suit To State Court
• 9th Circ. Affirms Damages In Litigation Support Services Dispute
• NBA Signs Off On $6B Sale Of Celtics
• NC Mortgage Lender Seeks Coverage For Fraud Claims
• NY Man Owes PNC $27.3M After Kiting Spree, Bank Claims
• Disney, ESPN Hit With Trade Secrets Suit By Tech Startup
• Calif. Justices Say No Arb. For Nursing Home Death Claim
• Citibank Gets Partial Win In $15M Brooklyn Foreclosure Suit
• Insurer Avoids Bad Faith Claims In $2M Vandalism Case
• Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: August Lessons
• Ga. Management Co. Sues Over Doechii, SiR Festival Deposit
• 2nd Circ. Denies NFL Arbitration In Flores Case
• Notable Q2 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
• Hiking Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 4th, 11th Circs. Shoot Down Local Gov't Cell Tower Denials
• Whoop's Health Tracker Accused Of Sharing Users' Data
• Whole Foods Battles Dismissal Bids In $1M Asbestos Suit
• Texas Business Court Calls Dibs On $72M Apartment Row
• FTC Closes Antitrust Probe Of Calif. Truck Emissions Pact
• NY Blasts Ski Resort Owner's 11th-Hour Antitrust Remedy
• Texas Judge Says Hoosiers Player Can Stay On Team For Now
• OpenAI, Microsoft Beat Musk's RICO Claims In For-Profit Fight
• Oil Co. Calls Partner's Field Tech Misuse 'Catastrophic'
• 11th Circ. Doubts Timeliness Of Ex-NFL Player's Benefits Suit
• Tribe Says Studio Mogul Can't Demand Jury In $2.8M Debt Suit
• Buchanan Ingersoll Wins $614K Over Unpaid NJ Legal Bills
• BakerHostetler Hires Cooley Securities Litigation Atty
• Texas Malpractice Case Over Atty's Nixed Conviction Revived
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Negotiation Skills
• AI Company Denied A Brief In Multiple Listing Service Dispute
• Flores Cites Gruden's Win Averting Arbitration In NFL Suit
• Fanatics Loses Bid For Bar On Boies Schiller In Antitrust Row
• Lettuce Entertain You Accused Of Staging 'Corporate Coup'
• Boeing Must Give Up 737 Max Docs In Jet Purchase Dispute
• Panama Hotel Looks To Confirm $1.25M Post-Pandemic Award
• Solar Aircraft Co.'s Top Brass Hit With Investor Fraud Suit
• CenturyLink Can't Duck $1.3M Wash. 911 Outage Fine
• Title Co. Hits Atty With Malpractice Suit Over $2.5M Refi
• Texas Says Eli Lilly Offered Nursing Services As Kickbacks
• Delta, Aeromexico Defend Partnership From Antitrust Scrutiny
• Pa. Marina Can't Cite 1849 Law To Reopen Railroad Crossing
• Biogen Says It Owes Nothing After $122M IP Royalties Mistrial
• AstraZeneca, Stockholders Far Apart In Merger Damages Tally
• 11th Circ. Suggests 'Bad Drafting' Led NCR To Benefit Liability
• Insurer Obstructed $116M In Funding Claims, Court Told
• Yale Hospital System Settles Data Breach Class Claims
• Roche Settles Trade Secrets Suit With Stanford And Profs
• MLB Star, Agent Undermined Housing Project, Suit Says
• 11th Circ. Wary Of Individual Arbitration Push In ESOP Fight
• Travelers Units Freed From Builder's Asbestos Injury Dispute
• Bar Exam Reform Must Expand Beyond A Single Updated Test
• Texas High Court Decision Could Reshape Contract Damages
• NC Judge Rejects NASCAR's Sanctions Bid In Antitrust Fight
• Disney Accuses InterDigital Of Monopolizing Video Tech
• 5th Circ. Backs Mexican Banks' Subpoena For Fraud Case
• 2nd Circ. Revives Hezbollah Terrorism Suit Against Bank
• Petroleum Marketer Sues Subtenant Over $11M Contract Breach
• Aetna, CVS Want Lab's $21M Payment Suit Tossed For Good
• What To Watch In Mega Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Tie-Up
• Data Co. Asks DC Circ. To Revive $22M Guinea Award Bid
• Liberty Mutual Nabs FCPA Declination, Will Disgorge $4.7M
• Judge Upholds 99-Year Lease In Dispute At Miami Beach Hotel
• 4th Circ. Affirms $2M Insurer Car Crash Payout, Plus Interest
• Colo. Basketball Coach Sues For $1M In Restaurant Stake Row
• Posner Accuser Wants Roberts To Pick Judges For Wage Case
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Legal Tech Co. Hits Back At Norton Rose With $15M Fraud Suit
• White & Case Adds Ex-Chicago Prosecutor From Perkins Coie
• Fired PGA Tour Reporter Says Vaccine, Mask Objections Legit
• A Simple Way Courts Can Help Attys Avoid AI Hallucinations
• Fox Rothschild Attys Face Sanctions Bid Over Case Removal
• Insurer Says $50M Zoning Suit Loss Is Outside Policy Period
• Feds, Wind Farm Backers Cross Swords Over Permitting Halt
• Investors Sue CTO Realty Over Alleged Dividend Deception
• Plane Kit Buyer Accuses Aircraft Co. Owner Of 'Ponzi-like' Plot
• Ark. Farmers Say Okla. Pollution Plan Violates State Sovereignty
• Wash. Justices Won't Touch Builder Seattle Condo Tower Win
• Denver Broncos Say Coffee Co. Used IP Despite Owing $1.5M
• Boeing Supplier, Investors Reach $29M Deal In 737 Max Suit
• George Clinton Fights Sanctions In Decades-Long IP Battle
• Nielsen Holdings, Spinoff End Data Cutoff Fight In Del.
• GlaxoSmithKline Will Get $500M In CureVac-Pfizer Patent Deal
• FTC Maintains Support For Right-To-Repair In Med Robot Case
• What's At Stake In High Court Review Of Funds' Right To Sue
• 9th Circ. Sides With Amazon In Whole Foods Prime Perk Case
• NJ Nonprofit Says Foundation Trying To Take Over Business
• Papa John's No-Poach Deal Barely Clears Initial Hurdle
• PE Firm Peppertree Gets $300M Award In Telecoms Fight OK'd
• Tracking The Evolving Legal Landscape Of Music Festivals
• Ga. Lawyer Sanctioned For False Entry Of Appearance
• Judge Rebuts 'Intemperate' Language In 'It Ends With Us' Row
• Judge Tosses $150M Royalties Suit Against SiriusXM
• Fight Over Choice Of Arbitrator Lands In Mass. Court
• New Jersey Litigation Highlights For The 1st Half Of 2025
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Colo. Investor Claims It Was Cut From $132M Skyscraper Sale
• NY AG, Ski Resort Square Up Over Resort Divestiture
• 9th Circ. Revives Homeowners' 'Reverse Mortgage Loan' Suit
• Colo. Court Backs Landlord's Right To 'Fees On Fees'
• Amazon, DC AG Get Antitrust Trial Delayed To May 2027
• 'Cardiac Pack' IP Suit Is Decades Too Late, NC Judge Says
• Connecticut Litigation Highlights In The 1st Half Of 2025
• Vast Amazon Customer Class Greenlit In Price-Fixing Case
• Anthem Seeks Exit From Lab's $3.8M Insurance Suit
• Cos. Must Tailor Due Diligence As Trafficking Risks Increase
• 7th Circ. Backs $75M In Chicken Price-Fixing Settlements
• CoStar Asks Full 9th Circ. To Revisit Antitrust Ruling For Rival
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Divorce Dust-Ups And Judicial Rebukes
• Creating Botanical Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Masimo Drops Founder Joe Kiani From 'Empty Voting' Suit
• Valve Won't Pay $21M Arb. Fee In Antitrust Fight, Gamers Say
• 4th Circ. Revives Chance Of Class Cert. For Overdraft Suit
• Accounting Firm Must Face Ex-Credit Union CEO's Firing Suit
• Presidio Petroleum Inks $660M SPAC Merger Deal
• Reddit v. Anthropic Is A Defining Moment In The AI Data Race
• CORRECTED: NJ Diocese Drops Abuse Coverage Claims Against Insurer
• Anheuser-Busch, Hard Seltzer Co. End $90M Contract Feud
• Toshiba Unit Can't Appeal Bench Trial Bid In Hydro Plant Row
• Honey Dew Says M&A Adviser Missed Fake $25M Letter
• Student Says Emory Suspended Her For Palestinian Support
• Cannabis Co. Can't Blame Defaults On Neglectful Attorney
• What Developers Can Glean From Miami Condo Ruling
• Reporter Drops Suit Over CBS Station's Gaza Coverage
• The Legal Education Status Quo Is No Longer Tenable
• Chancery Sends Steel Co.'s Fraudulent Transfer Suit To Trial
• Blake Lively Wants Baldoni's Atty Sanctioned For Comments
• Disbarred North Carolina Atty Admits To Wire Fraud Scheme
• Firm Says Appliance Parts Maker Owes $7.9M In Commissions
• Zazzle Nabs Win After Judge Cuts Font Copyright Claim
• Amazon, DC AG Seek To Delay Antitrust Trial To May 2027
• Drone Cos. Sue Former Exec For Alleged Trade Secret Theft
• 2nd Circ. Reinforces Consensus On Vacating Foreign Awards
• Pharma Startup Claims Lupin Stole Inhaler Trade Secrets
• Mass. Appellate Court Upholds Atty's $1M Fee Win
• 9th Circ. Says Rival Vegas Newspapers' Deal Was Not Legal 
• Sandwich Seller Owes $32K For Breaching Noncompete Pact
• 5th Circ. Says Appeal Over Mexican Bank Discovery Looks Moot
• Ukraine Oil Co. Says Disclosure Order In $150M Suit Must End
• Phone Dealer Fights Sanctions Bid In Stolen Shipment Suit
• 5th Circ. Pushes FERC To Justify Keeping Pipeline Rate Cap
• Chancery Bars 'D-Day' Data Block By Nielsen Holdings Spinoff
• Italian Pipe Co. Can't Upend Tex-Isle's $2.2M Arb. Award
• Subcontractor Can't Get Fees In Seattle Sewer Pipeline Saga
• Ex-Yankee Strikes $729K Deal With Moldy Mansion's Landlord
• 'Cardiac Pack' Says Ohio NIL Ruling Doesn't Apply To NC Suit
• 9th Circ. Rejects Most Of Sodexo's ERISA Arbitration Push
• Jimmy Page, Songwriter Resolve 'Dazed And Confused' Suit
• Oil Co., Tokio Marine Unit Settle $24M Bond Dispute
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Boeing Settles Defunct African Airline's 737 Max Fraud Suit
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Relevance Redactions
• Supreme Court Asked To Weigh In On Distillery-Union Row
• Investors Fight Sanctions Over Telecom Arbitration Dispute
• Conn. Firm Seeks Pause Amid Firm Breakup Arbitration
• Lamborghini Says Trade Secrets Case Best Heard In Italy
• Amazon Customers Seek Massive Class In Antitrust Suit
• 4 Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Watch In August
• Most Of Property Co.'s Hailstorm Insurance Fight Tossed
• 4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In July
• Chancery Rules Gallagher Owes $50M In 'Earnout' Suit
• Section 1983 Has Promise After End Of Nationwide Injunctions
• Mich. Judge Tosses MSU Students' $99 Class Fee Complaint
• Cargill Says Chubb Unit Must Cover $170M Ice Cream Loss
• NC Brewery Pares Partnership Rift With Music Operator
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London