Appellate Archive » August, 2008

Appellate - August, 2008

145 articles

• Allied Shareholders Lose Bid To Stay Ch. 11 Plan
• D.C. Circ. Says No To Mad Cow Testing
• Fed. Circ. Hands Patent Win To AnalogicTech
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Ruling In Suncoast Kickback Case
• Okla. Appeals Injunction Of Illegal Worker Law
• Whole Foods Ruling Yields Antitrust Risk Insight
• Judge Shoots Down Bayer's Appeal Bid In Rice Row
• Union Didn't Waive Dues Checkoff: 9th Circ.
• County Can Sue Drugmakers Over Pricing: 9th Circ.
• D.C. Circ. Refuses To Reconsider Rambus Decision
• Noncompetes Are D.O.A. In Calif.
• 10th Circ. Tosses Kazakh Oil Consortium Suit
• Decree Clears St. Louis Of Discrimination: 8th Circ.
• SiRF, ITC Appeal Judge's GPS Infringement Ruling
• 6th Circ. Stings Visteon Shareholders
• Smith V. Selma: Guidance For Peer Review Bodies
• The Pass-On Defense In Calif. Price-Fixing Cases
• Silicon Graphics, Samsung Settle Bankruptcy Appeal
• Abbott's Appeal, Deal OK'd In Norvir Antitrust Case
• 9th Circ. Revives Western Filter's Contract Dispute
• EPA Inspection Rights Upheld In Suit Over Ship PCBs
• Mohawk Can't Withhold Lawyer Records: 11th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Reins In Inequitable Conduct Doctrine
• Family Can't Sue US To Clean Up Land: 10th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Tosses $2.41M Award In Executive Life Case
• LG, Quanta Settle Long-Running Patent Spat
• Mall Anti-Picketing Rules Unconstitutional: 9th Circ.
• Judge Vacates Convictions Of NYSE Floor Traders
• Lawyer Loses Appeal In Fee-Splitting Dispute
• Fed. Circ. Revives Star Scientific's Suit Against RJR
• Ex-Merrill Adviser Wins Arbitration Dispute Appeal
• 9th Circ. Clears Org. In Short-Selling Case
• Oil Cos. Can Collect $1.1B From Feds: Fed. Circ.
• Calif. Court Supports Expanded Arbitration Review
• 6th Circ. Approves Key Bank ATM Fee Notice
• Foreign Plaintiffs Sent Packing In Ford Case
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Dismissal In Merck Eye Drug Suit
• D.C. Circ. Upholds PCAOB
• Cash-Balance Plans Not Anti-Age: 9th Circ.
• 4th Circ. Revives DEA Race, Sex Bias Case
• 11th Circ. Rules Rental Car Cos. Not Liable In Crashes
• 9th Circ. Affirms Antitrust Violations In Coupon Suit
• Court Clerk Settles, Will Give Sgt.'s Job Back
• Tellabs' Impact Varies By Judicial Circuit
• Calif. Need Not Pass New Pesticide Rules: 9th Circ.
• 7th Circ. Sides With Female Detention Officers
• Ga. Appeals Court To Consider Coal Plant Permit
• One Offensive Comment Tests Tolerance In NJ
• Reading Between The Lines Of Justices' Books
• Fed. Circ. Backs PTO In Inter Partes Re-Exam Case
• Summary Judgment On Hold As LG, Quanta Mull Deal
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Judgments In Cygnus Patent MDL
• City Trust Can't Invest In Equity Securities: Court
• Panda To Appeal $200M Claim Against Calpine
• Appeals Ruling Will Aid Open Source License Control
• AstraZeneca Wins Victory In Prilosec Patent Battle
• 3rd Circ. Throws Mercury-In-Tuna Suit Back To NJ
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Milberg's Plea For More Fees
• Du Pont 'Toxic' Fungicide Suit Wrongly Tossed: Court
• Morgan Stanley Wins On Appeal In Telecom Suit
• Court Says NFL Teams Operate As 'Single Entity'
• Super Lawyers In New Jersey Could Be Silenced
• D.C. Circ. Strikes Blow Against EPA, Oil Industry
• 6th Circ. Scoffs At Challenge To FMLA Retaliation Suit
• Calif. TV Writers Win Access To Writers Guild Data
• Abbott's Appeal Tentatively OK'd In Norvir Suit
• 6th Circ. Backs Army Reservist In Job Fight
• Conoco Wins Appeal In $6.8M Drilling Contract Fight
• Circuit City Balks At Sale Of Syntax-Brillian Assets
• Fed. Circ. Vacates Shoe Display Patent Ruling
• 2nd Circ. Shoots Down Bid To Protect Cormorants
• Attorneys' Fees Upheld in KCSR Racial Bias Case
• Fed. Circ. Favors Dr. In Cordis Patent Suit
• Fed. Circ. Clarifies MedImmune Decision
• Trade Group Won't Have To Pay Costco Fees: Court
• GSK Objects To Abbott's Proposed Norvir Settlement
• NEJM Editors Buck Wyeth, Feds In Amicus Brief
• Earthjustice Appeals EPA Permit For N.M. Coal Plant
• Nokia Urges 2nd Circ. To Rehear InterDigital Appeal
• Saudi Arabia Immune From 9/11 Suits: 2nd Circ.
• Court Ruling Bodes Well For UnitedHealth Settlement
• 9th Circ. Tosses Centerprise DRAM Suit
• Single Gay Epithet At Work Sustains Claim: Court
• Copyright Holders Can Take Comfort From Jacobsen
• 5th Circ. Nixes Challenge To Texas Ozone Plan
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Landfill Spat Back To Lower Court
• Post-Quanta, Companies Rethink Licensing Strategies
• DOJ's Kneedler To Take Lead In Nacchio Rehearing
• Judge Finds Watson Infringed Elan's Naprelan Patent
• Penguin Flattens Rights Of Steinbeck Heirs
• Open Source Licenses Copyright Protected: Fed. Circ.
• EPA Fights 9th Circ. Battle Over Pesticide Testing
• Supreme Court Won't Rule On Exxon Valdez Interest
• Ariz. Appellate Court OKs Trucker Class
• Antitrust Liability In Standard-Setting Procedures
• Tiffany Appeals In Effort To Force EBay To Police Site
• Questions Linger Over Patent Judge Appointments
• N.C. Wants Court To Move Faster On EPA Suit
• Whole Foods Ruling Expected To Bolster FTC Actions
• 9th Circ. Rules In Favor Of Gilead Shareholders
• Exxon Wins Dismissal Of Ill. Town's Remediation Suit
• 1st Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Biogen Suit
• Judge Urged To Stay Course In Westar Trial
• 9th Circ. Partially Reverses Global Express Ruling
• D.C. Circ. Lets Fannie Mae Execs Off Hook
• Justice Recusals Continue Despite Stock Sales
• Deloitte Prevails In Appeal Of Negligence Suit
• Reining In The Scope Of Safe Harbor
• Ex-Judge Rebuked In Michelin Brain Injury Case
• High Court To Tackle Clean Water Act, Sonar Disputes
• R.I. Supreme Court Reins In Public Nuisance Claim
• Ethical Concerns Raised Over Justices' Finances, Trips
• Court Snuffs Out Smoking Paralegal's Appeal
• 9th Circ. Revives Harassment Suit Against Boeing
• Judge Won't Put Brakes On GPU Antitrust Case
• Cingular Worker's Line Item Charge Suit Revived
• Tobacco Co. Wins Appeal In Deceptive Conduct Suit
• A New Fantasy Sport: Defining The Right Of Publicity
• High Court To Weigh Wal-Mart's Union Shutdown
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Judge Presiding Over Microsoft Case
• Louis Vuitton Wins Record Infringement Damages
• 5th Circ. Reversal Of Poliner Restores Order
• Ruling Nixes Union Member's Free Speech Appeal
• Whistleblowing CFO Still Fired: 4th Circ.
• Calif. Justice Joins Morrison & Foerster
• Union Subject To Antitrust Laws: 1st Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Nixes 'Safe Harbor' Appeal
• ABA Rallies Against Judge In Mining Co.'s Appeal
• N.J. Court Nixes Religious 'Humor' At Work
• N.J. High Court Makes Exception For Suing Counsel
• Fed. Circ. Allows Tessera ITC Patent Case To Proceed
• 2nd Circ. Says Cablevision's RS-DVR System OK
• Altria Appeal Of Age Bias Suit Goes Up In Smoke
• Appeals Court Reopens USDA Discrimination Case
• 2nd Circuit's Dynex Decision: A Sensible Approach
• Fed. Circ. Reverses Part Of Sunglass Patent Case
• Malpractice In IP Cases Not Always Federal: 5th Circ.
• Will High Court Change Burden Of Proving Invalidity?
• Calif. Justices Deny University Whistleblowers' Claims
• Calif. High Court Won't Review Meal, Rest Break Case
• Coalition Backs USPTO Appeal In Rules Battle
• Fed. Circ. Tosses Microsoft's $8M Award In Patent Suit
• 6th Circ.'s New 'Mixed-Motive' Standard Splits Courts
• 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy Could Be On Its Way Out
• 7th Circ. Clarifies Class Action Fairness Act