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Appellate - June, 2008

161 articles

• Supreme Court To Hear Alaska Mine Tailings Case
• SEC Asks for Delaware's Help In Proxy-Cost Fight
• High Court Rejects $20.7M Pollution Award Appeal
• Gillet Prevails In Antitrust Dispute Over Patent Suit
• Medical Device Act Would Restore State Remedies
• National Geographic Pulls Out Win In Copyright Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives LendingTree Insider Trading Case
• EBay Told To Pay €38.6M In LVMH Knockoff Case
• D.C. Circuit Rebuffs Petition For EPA Deadline
• EBay's Effect On Trial Strategy And Preparation
• Federal Circuit Rejects Appeal Over Printer Ribbon
• BP Blast Victims Ask High Court To Stay Plea Deal
• Appeals Panel Bars EEOC From Airing Private Info
• A New Wrinkle In The Fabric Of Claim Construction
• Securities Plaintiffs Face Tough Sledding After Tellabs
• MetLife V. Glenn And Employee Benefits Litigation
• Canada High Court Rejects Damages In Disability Suit
• Sixth Circuit Upholds FCC's Video Franchising Rules
• Suit Failed To Plead Dynex's Scienter: 2nd Circuit
• Mexican Bank Fights Wachovia Appeal
• Exxon Ruling Will Drill Punitive Awards: Experts
• Inequitable Conduct Rulings Leave Murky Mess
• FERC Must Review Power Contracts: Supreme Court
• Judge Dismisses Bemis Parent From Labelstock MDL
• High Court Cuts $2B From Exxon Valdez Damages
• Employment Practice: Duane Morris
• N.Y. Appeals Court Backs Grasso In Pay Saga
• 5th Circ. Upholds Extension For Alcoa Power Plant
• PwC Unit Wins Appellate Reversal In Yukos Tax Spat
• Pension Fund Can't Join JP Morgan Suit: 7th Circuit
• 7th Circuit Spurns Lord Black's Appeal
• IDC Cleared Of Infringing Bottle Inspection Patent
• N.Y. Ruling: Scope Of Protection For Execs, Wages
• System Integrators Should Consider Quanta Decision
• 4th Circ. Backs Accountants Against Keystone Exec
• Court Throws Out Lone Star Guilty Verdicts
• Bush Exerts Executive Privilege In EPA Investigation
• Cracker Barrel Case: Spotlight On Redundant Laws
• Superfund Parties May Get 'Voluntary' Cleanup Costs
• Circuit Denies Alcatel Retirees' Injunction Request
• 2nd Circ. Nixes CSX's Bid To Block Proxy Fight
• Supreme Court Takes Up AT&T Price-Squeeze Case
• High Court To Hear Pregnancy Discrimination Act Case
• Shell Will Forgo 2008 Alaska Drilling
• Hospital In W.R. Grace Case Appeals Class Bid Ruling
• 7th Circ. Lets Marathon Petroleum Off Antitrust Hook
• Gift Cards Don't Infringe Patent: Federal Circuit
• Marvell, Wi-LAN End Spat Over Circuit Patents
• Supreme Court Favors Workers' Rights In Latest Term
• AstraZeneca Will Appeal Alabama Medicaid Ruling
• Allison Engine: The Presentment Issue Under The FCA
• Check Your Monitoring Policy Now
• 9th Circ. Again Bars NASA Worker Background Checks
• Ninth Circuit Solves Pink Panther Copyright Caper
• 'Duck Tours' Trademark Claim All Wet: 1st Circuit
• Fed. Circ. Reverses $3M Scanner Technologies Fees
• High Court Lifts Ban On Employers' Anti-Union Activity
• EEOC Loses High Court Case Over Pensions, Age
• Supreme Court Puts Burden Of Proof On Employer
• Federal Circuit Revives Dismissed Stanford Patent Suit
• High Court Affirms 6th Circ. In MetLife ERISA Suit
• Mack Truck Dealer Wins Appeal In Price-Fixing Case
• No Summary Judgment For Exxon In MTBE Case
• 2nd Circuit To Restaurants: Post Calorie Data Or Pay
• $177M Award In BanInter Fraud Case Affirmed
• Court Says Massey CEO's Maid Should Be Paid
• 11th Circuit Decides PSLRA 1st Impression Case
• Court Affirms Rulings In Prison Phone Patent Suit
• City Employees' Text Messages Private: 9th Circuit
• U.S. Won't Have To Pay Texaco $100M Tax Refund
• N.Y. Court Moves Out-Of-State Plaintiff's Lipitor Case
• 3rd Time's A Charm For Ex-Westar Honcho's Sentence
• CAFC Upholds Fees Award In Misconduct Ruling
• Meshwerks Loses Bid To Copyright Computer Models
• Benzene Cancer Cases Can Shift Venue: Texas Court
• Appeals Court Denies BCBG Managers' Class Bid
• Motorola May Face More Sanctions In $10B Fla. Case
• Nondisclosure Doesn't Bar Convict's Bias Suit
• Trans Pacific Can't Stop FERC Petition: 10th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Remands Part Of Ala. Mill Case To EPA
• Fed. Circ. Boosts Commerce Dept.'s Policing Powers
• Appeals Court Tosses Suit Over Ford Door Handles
• 9th Circuit Dismantles Suit Against Boeing, Lockheed
• Inequitable Conduct Ruling Against Synthon Upheld
• Axed 'No-Match' Workers Reinstated By 9th Circuit
• High Court Rejects Exxon Appeal In Indonesian Case
• Fed. Circuit Boots Fee Award Back To Lower Court
• UMG To Appeal Judge's Ruling On Sale Of Promo CDs
• Federal Circuit Nixes ADC Appeal
• Judge Certifies Class In Wis. Bar Exam Policy Case
• SLUSA Preempts State-Law Claim V. BofA: 8th Circ.
• Federal Circuit Revives Patent Correction Suit, Again
• Piccadilly Can't Avoid Transfer Taxes: High Court
• Ex-Employees Can Sue Retirement Plans: 4th Circuit
• High Court To Hear Veterans' Benefit Claims Case
• Indie Group Continues To Battle Sony BMG Deal
• High Court Asks SG For Opinion On Asbestos Case
• Kia Sephia Class Wrongly Certified: Fla. Court
• When Negotiation Amounts To Price-Fixing
• A Return To Traditional Principles Of Patent Exhaustion
• 3rd Circuit Upholds Dismissal Of Qwest Case
• Judge Snubs SEC Again In Favor Of Merchant Capital
• Employer Can Deduct From Gross Commission: Court
• Proceed With Caution In Restricting Union Buttons
• Oregon Judges Side With Medical Marijuana User
• '1st Sale' Doctrine Permits Resale Of Software
• Coal Export Fee Is Constitutional: Federal Circuit
• Quanta V. LG Electronics: Patent Licensees Go 2-0
• Allstate Loses Appeal In Long-Running Age Bias Case
• D.C. Circ. Orders Blue Man Group To Negotiating Table
• Victims Look To Take Up BP Case With Supreme Court
• A Key Opinion On Partnership Agreements In N.Y.
• High Court Sets Patent Exhaustion Law Back On Track
• Vioxx Rulings Could Bode Ill For N.J. Class Actions
• 1st Circuit Upholds 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Rule
• AstraZeneca Loses Bid To Overturn Prilosec Ruling
• 'Plausible' Inference Of Fraud Fails Tellabs Test
• Four Countries Appeal Microsoft's OOXML Standard
• Texas Law Limits Makers' Duty To Defend: 5th Circ.
• $79M Philip Morris Verdict Heads Back To High Court
• High Court Refuses To Hear Donning, Doffing Cases
• Retaliation Ruling Favors Expanded Remedies
• O2 Micro Decision Sorts 'Scope' From 'Meaning'
• High Court Downs Gov't Worker's 'Class-Of-1' Claim
• High Court Seeks DOJ's Opinion In AK Steel Case
• USPTO Looks To Streamline Ex Parte Appeals Process
• High Court Won't Hear Appeal In AT&T ERISA Case
• FTC Seeks En Banc Review Of Rambus Ruling
• No Downstream Royalty Fees For LG: High Court
• Fed. Circuit Reviews Standard For Abandoned Patents
• 2nd Circuit OKs Settlement For Holocaust Survivors
• Judge Nixes AWP Plaintiffs' Appeal For Class Counsel
• Shearman & Sterling Malpractice Claim Can Proceed
• Wyeth Gets Federal Backing In Preemption Case
• Dura Bypasses Stay In Drive Toward Confirmation
• 9th Circuit Revives Applied Signal Shareholder Suit
• Stoneridge Is Good News For Law Firms
• AIG Loses Bid To Block Ex-CEO's Access To Docs
• Judge Rules Duke Pension Plan 'Age Neutral'
• 10th Circ. Favors UPS In Worker Drug Test Dispute
• For ADEA Purposes, A Filing Is A 'Charge'
• N.J. High Court Reinstates Dismissal Of Vioxx Suit
• 7th Circ. Nixes Award In Suit Over Firefighter Exam
• Supreme Court Rebuffs Adult Site's Copyright Claim
• High Court Rejects Apotex Fraud Case Against Merck
• Jones May Be New Standard In Adviser Fee Rulings
• Yoko Ono Loses Bid To Bar Film That Uses 'Imagine'
• Third Circuit Backs Employee's Right To Abortion
• Fantasy Leagues Hit Home Run In High Court
• Dalkon Shield Plaintiff's Malpractice Claims Remanded
• Appeals Court Reverses ADA Ruling
• 5th Circuit Revives Suits Over Civilian Deaths In Iraq
• Stringer May Not Be Dead Yet
• Attorneys General Line Up Behind Siegelman
• Fleming Can't Shake Sanctions Order In Enron Case
• Fed. Circ. Reduces $13M Mars Award In Coin Case
• Firm Can Recoup Fees At Market Rate: High Court
• Fed. Circ. Revives MetLife-Bancorp Patent Spat
• 3rd Parties Don't Start Trade Secrets Clock: Court
• Dish Network Hits Replay On TiVo DVR Patent Battle
• Fed. Circ. Naysays Fresenius Bid For Injunction Stay