Appellate Archive » April, 2008

Appellate - April, 2008

140 articles

• NYSRA Dealt Heavy Blow In Calorie War
• Whistleblowing EEOC Attorney's Reassignment Upheld
• Mesa, Hawaiian Settle Trade Secrets Case For $52.5M
• Nursing Home Can't Sue J&J For Pricing: 9th Circ.
• 7th Circuit Weighs In On Nonconsensual Releases
• National Grid Appeals £41.6M Competition Fine
• Texas Looks Again At Preemption Of Tort Lawsuits
• Judge Junks Applied's Appeal Of Covidien Verdict
• Port Authority Liable In 1993 Attack: Appeals Court
• 9th Circ. Reverses Class Cert. Ruling In Wal-Mart Suit
• Suit Over Explicit Language At Freight Co. Revived
• Weyerhaeuser Plans Appeal Of $28M Jury Award
• Supreme Court Refuses Lehman Tax Case
• BofA Gets More Time To Finagle $584M Loan Sale
• Second Circuit Weighs Calorie-Posting Stay
• Fed. Circ. Lowers Curtain On Rambus-Samsung Drama
• Amici Allowed To Join In Bilski Oral Arguments
• Blinded By Sundstrand: The 'Good Faith' Defense
• Appellate Court Rejects Langone's Dismissal Bid
• Second Circuit Reignites Credit Card Arbitration Suit
• Law Article May Spark Patent Litigation Strategy
• Firm Can Rep Plaintiffs, 3rd-Party Defendants: Court
• Justice Refuses Recusal In Wheeling-Pitt Case
• 10th Circuit OKs Grocery Store Food, Gas Bundling
• Republicans Defeat Bid To Trigger Ledbetter Vote
• Judge Tells NYC To Hold The Calorie Info
• Genentech Must Pay $300M In Royalties Case: Court
• $66M Verdict Will Be Reversed: Clear Channel
• Justices Weigh Burden Of Proof In Age Bias Action
• Fed. Circ. Clears Osram Of Libeling Dominant
• Rambus Case May Impact Standard Setting: Experts
• High Court Finds ERISA Conflict Standards Unclear
• 11th Circ. Tosses Sentence of HealthSouth Controller
• FTC Tries Again To Stop Whole Foods Merger
• Calif. Suit Against Powerex Preempted: 9th Circuit
• Bayer To Pay Monsanto Attorneys' Fees
• Is The Enablement Bar Too High For Patents To Meet?
• Appeals Court Revives Parents' Suit Against Gerber
• Court KOs Securities Suit Against Blount Parrish
• White House Pledges To Fight Ledbetter Bill
• Appeals Court Hands Atna Another Setback
• Cash-Balance Debate Falls In Second Circuit's Lap
• Appeals Court Throws Back Leadis IPO Case
• Court Chucks 9/11 Liability Suit Against Ex-EPA Chief
• Presuming Irreparable Harm In Infringement Cases
• In Re Bilski Roll Call And Score Card
• Appellate Court Overturns FTC's Rambus Ruling
• Medical Device Ruling Will Have Broad Impact
• Ala. Court OKs Joint Trials In Drug Pricing Suit
• High Court Rejects Another Exxon Damages Case
• Owners Immune From Wage Claims: Appeals Court
• Federal Circuit Halts Energizer Battery Patent Claims
• High Court To Hear Anti-Dumping Case
• SoCal Air Quality Authority Abused Discretion: Court
• Supreme Court Mulls Class-Of-One Claims Issue
• Solicitor General Asked To Weigh In On Patent Case
• High Court Declines To Hear Final Nucleonics Appeal
• High Court Will Not Take On Benlate Case
• OT Exempt Ruling A Boon To Calif. Computer Cos.
• A Cautionary Ruling For Bankruptcy Trustees
• DRAM Indirect-Purchaser Cases Put On Hold
• Fed. Circ. Tosses $78.9M Verdict Against DirecTV
• EBay's Impact On Preliminary Injunctions In IP Cases
• Honeywell Power Unit Patent Not Infringed: Fed. Circ.
• Don't Limit Real Estate Work To Lawyers: DOJ/FTC
• DOJ Urges Court To Toss Vermont Emissions Ruling
• Seeking Supreme Court Review In Patent Cases
• First Circ. Revives Boston Scientific Securities Suit
• Banks' Appeal In Clear Channel Buyout Suit Denied
• Key Pharma Preemption Ruling In 3rd Circuit
• 3rd Circ. Spurns Bid To Arbitrate ERISA Claims
• Appellate Court Upholds FERC's Entergy Cost Scheme
• Toyota Asks High Court To Review Hybrid Patent Case
• Federal Circuit Deals Blow To Alpha Scientific
• Federal Circuit Upholds Ruling In DataTreasury Suit
• Federal Circuit Remands Part Of Zenith Suit
• States Urge Justices To Safeguard Title VII Provision
• Court Sides With Insurers In Hurricane Katrina Action
• Va. High Court Pulls Plug On Allegheny Rate Hike
• Federal Circuit Affirms Pepcid Patent's Invalidity
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Time Warp Patent Case
• Conn. High Court Tosses $41.4M Jury Verdict
• The Ins And Outs Of An ITC Section 337 Case
• Insurers Off The Hook In BASF Synthroid Spat
• High Court To Hear Power Plant Intake Case
• Court Will Not Award Fees To Roxane In Patent Spat
• Realtek Seeks Lower Damages In 3Com Suit
• Appeals Court Throws Out Costly Tobacco Case
• Symantec Gains An Edge In Computer Patent Dispute
• Mass. Superfund Plaintiffs May Face Double Trouble
• Lundbeck Wins Appellate Ruling On Cipralex Patent
• T-Mobile, Wayport Win Ruling In PowerOasis Suits
• Disabled Care Facility Suffers Blow In Union Spat
• Luma Loses Appeal Of Endoscopy Patent Case
• Rx.com Revives Battle With Pharmacy Managers
• 9th Circ. Won't Hear Alaska Air Whistleblower Suit
• Court Defines Exemptions To Short-Swing Profits Ban
• Roche Appeals Preliminary Injunction Barring Mircera
• 11th Circuit Vacates Injunctions Against Axiom
• Court Lets Arthur Andersen's Insurer Off The Hook
• 8th Circ. Decertifies Class In St. Jude Valve Case
• Court Backs Drug Cos. In Suicide Cases
• Common Law Claims Tossed From Tyco Patent Suit
• Court Revives Tort Firm's Case Against AIG
• Label Makers Urge Court To Toss Antitrust Case
• 6th Circuit Reverses Valero's Victory On Contract
• 5th Circuit Overturns $1M Hurricane Katrina Decision
• Calif. Ruling Will Affect Defense Of Future Cases
• Inventors Can Warn Infringing Buyers: Fed. Circ.
• Comcast Pushes For Set-Top Box Rule Reversal
• Loss Causation: A Significant New Burden
• Expert Testimony - Admit Or Preclude?
• Financial Adviser Wins To Take Bear Stearns To Court
• Baxter Plan Participants Can Sue Under ERISA: Court
• 7th Circuit Zings Google In Trademark 'Fanatic' Case
• Amicus Briefs Fuel Debate In Business Method Case
• Jury Must Weigh Muslim Employee's Claims: Judge
• 7th Circuit Dismisses Two Suits Against Tribune
• Massey Cleared Of $76.3M Verdict, Again
• You Can't Work Overtime – And We Really Mean It!
• Lawyer Loses Appeal In Partnership Dispute
• Supreme Court Lets Takeda's Actos Patent Stand
• One Year Later, Prosecutors Come To Grips With KSR
• Corn Farmers Again Lose Class Bid In Monsanto Feud
• Massey And Justice Starcher Clash Over Recusal
• Judge Sides With Novartis In Aredia, Zometa MDL
• Appeals Court Nixes O2 Micro Win
• Class Decertified In $800B 'Light' Cigarettes Case
• Here Comes The Tidal Wave Of Generic DJ Actions
• 10th Circ. Spurns Plea To Revisit Qwest Settlement
• House Committee Votes To Subpoena EPA Documents
• Judge Quashes Immediate Appeal In Hormone Case
• Mississippi Bar Lashes Out At Scruggs
• Bilski And The State Of Business Method Patents
• Skilling Pins Hopes On 5th Circuit Ruling
• TI, Intel Did Not Infringe Processor Patent: Fed. Circ.
• Federal Circuit Revives Lexapro Patent Suit
• Teva To Appeal Decision Blocking Generic Prevacid
• Costco Loses Rehearing Bid In Liquor Antitrust Case
• Google, Rescuecom Spar Over Trademark Use