Appellate Archive » October, 2008

Appellate - October, 2008

158 articles

• Fed. Circ. Upholds Rejection Of Cancer Patent Claim
• RI Picks Lawyer For Land Dispute Before High Court
• Suit Over Iowa Retirement System Revived By Court
• Pa. City Fights To Revive Local Immigration Laws
• Justices Consider Law On Union Payroll Deductions
• Schering-Plough To Pay $31M In Mo. AWP Suit
• Court Affirms Noninfringement Of J&J Suture Patent
• Chrysler Workers Laid Off In 1970s Lose Appeal
• Injunctions Harder To Win In Post-EBay Courts
• Paxil Judge Closes Door But Opens Window For GSK
• Buffets Fee Letter To Remain Under Wraps — For Now
• Business Method Patents Down But Not Out: Experts
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Fen-Phen Claim Denial
• Rejecting Expansive FCA False Certification Theory
• The 'Machine-Or-Transformation Test' For Processes
• Appeals Court Decertifies Class In Sears Dryer Suit
• The Potential Impact Of Clear Channel
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Attorneys' Fees In NTP Fight
• Bally Antitrust Trial Stayed Pending Patent Appeal
• Leegin's Impact (If Any) On State Alcohol Regulations
• Underwriter Not Owed $5M In Liability Ins.: Court
• 7th Circ. Puts Brakes On Ill. Coal Plant
• Cipro: A Road Map For Reverse Payment Litigation
• KeyBank Didn't Overcharge Interactive: 7th Circ.
• Purported Mobile E-Mail Co-Inventor's Appeal Fails
• 10th Circ. Keeps Case Over Okla. Water Ban Alive
• Banks Lose Appeal In Huntsman-Hexion Merger Case
• RICO Claims Reinstated In Workers' Comp Case
• The 'Ordinary Observer' Test Post-Mummification
• LG Comes Out Clean From Whirlpool Patent Suit
• Trademark Usage In Search Engine Advertising
• Business Method Inventors Await Decision In Bilski
• NY Court Remands Liz Claiborne Discrimination Suit
• HomeSide Fraud Suit On Wrong Turf: 2nd Circ.
• Election Could Drastically Affect Appeals Crt. Makeup
• 8th Circ. Nixes Enviro Appeal Of Reservoir Rebuild
• 9th Circ. Rejects Granite Rock Suit Against Teamsters
• Investors Try To Undo Dismissal Of MBIA Fraud Suit
• 5th Circ. Tosses Cell Phone Antitrust Suit
• A Free Pass On Antitrust Scrutiny For NFL Teams
• Calif. Supreme Court To Consider Meal Break Case
• Ohio Tackling Asbestos Case Backlog: Experts
• Milberg Wins Arthur Miller To Head Appellate Group
• The Federal Preemption Battle Has Just Begun
• AmEx Can't Compel Arbitration In Price-Fixing Case
• Travelers Appeal Nixed In Refinery Fire Benefits Case
• 7th Circ. Affirms Ruling In Ericsson Asbestos Dispute
• What Now For 'Me-Too' Evidence?
• Proper Scope Of ITC Remedies After Qualcomm
• EPA Entreats Supreme Court To Hear Mercury Case
• Expanding The Duty To Warn In Wash. Liability Cases
• Texas Court Nixes 7-Yr. Term For Trade Secrets Theft
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Preliminary Injunction On Biaxin XL
• No Payday For Insurance Co. In 9/11 Case: 2nd Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Blocks Bid For Rehearing In Vioxx Suit
• Skinner Ch 11. Case Still OK To Proceed: 3rd Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Reverses Verisign Credit Card Patent Claims
• Calif. Supreme Court Takes Up County Strike Case
• Polaris Patent Case Needs New Damages Trial: Court
• Louis Vuitton's $3M Damages Award Appealed
• Insurers Beat Indemnification Claims In High Court
• 5th Circ. Wipes $136M In Damages From GE's Slate
• Surgery Tool Maker Sues Rival Over Drill Guide Patent
• 2nd Circ. Revives Houlihan Lokey's $16M Fee Bid
• 9th Circ. Stands By FERC In Hydroelectric Plant Spat
• Appeals Court Upholds Convictions Of Ex-Tyco Execs
• CAIR Future Still Uncertain
• Intel Appeals EC Decisions In Antitrust Probe
• Ohio High Court Finds Asbestos Law Retroactive
• Calif. Appeal Court Bars Extra Perks For Judges
• Zebeck V. Metris Companies: A Cautionary Tale
• 2nd Circ. Rules Stock Gifts Not Negotiable
• Lift Of Chip Ban Changes ITC Landscape: Experts
• Microsoft Prevails In MIT's Color Copy Patent Suit
• UK Court Denies Overcharge Damages In Cartel Suits
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Reverse Payment Suit
• 2nd Circ. Clarifies 'At Issue' Confidentiality Waiver
• Federal Circuit Clears Gennum In Video Tech Case
• Lawyers Eye VW Suit's Progress In Texas Courts
• Court Vacates Ban On Importing Qualcomm Chips
• High Court To Decide Split On Appellate Review Issue
• Transferring Cases Out Of Eastern Dist. Of Texas
• Baptist Health And Hospital-Physician Relations
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Antitrust Case Over Coupons
• Firms Win Bid To Toss Indemnity Suit By Azon Execs
• Insurance Co. Sales Leaders Are Employees: 5th Circ.
• Circuit City Heading For Ch. 11 In '09: Analyst
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Semiconductor Patent Decision
• Appeal Over Nellson's Mgmt. Incentive Plan To Go On
• Tobacco Cos. Fight Racketeering Ruling On Appeal
• Google To Appeal German Thumbnail Copyright Suits
• Equitable Conversion And Ownership Under CERCLA
• 9th Circ. Affirms McGraw-Hill ERISA Case Dismissal
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Preliminary Ban on Roche's Mircera
• PTO Didn't Broaden Predicate Logic Patent: Fed. Circ.
• Conn. Court Overturns Same-Sex Marriage Ban
• 11th Circ. Dumps Home Depot Charge-Back Fraud Case
• Black & Decker Wins Retrial After $490K Verdict
• Patent Examiner Loses Appeal In Discrimination Case
• Activists' Salmon Harvest Victory May Be Too Late
• Whole Foods Adds Big Gun To FTC Fight
• Volkswagen Loses Bid To Void Orders In Patent Feud
• The Show Business Of Litigation
• USPTO Rule Change Could Raise Costs For Appellants
• Circuit Maker Cries Foul Over Blu-Ray Standard Abuse
• Del. Court Upholds Patent Judgment Against Motorola
• Fed. Circ. Ruling Could Extend 10-Year Patent Spat
• Anticipated, But Not Obvious
• Lawyers Look To High Court For Superfund Clarity
• Courts Can Defer To FDA On Diet Products: 11th Circ.
• Broadcom Sues Qualcomm Over 'Exhausted' Patents
• In Re Swanson: Take Another Bite Of The Apple
• Generic-Drug Companies And Federal Preemption
• NY Court Revives Shareholder Suit V. Comverse
• High Court May Not Hear Any IP Cases This Term
• Judge Trims Citgo Award In Ruptured Pipeline Suit
• Law Firm's Patent Lien Suit Goes To Mass. High Court
• FERC Reapproves Gas Terminal Expansion Project
• No Arbitration Obligation For Ecuador In Chevron Suit
• Court Rejects Negligence Suit Against Fried Frank
• 2 Wal-Mart Pharmacists May Be Eligible For Overtime
• Justices Grapple With Scope Of ERISA Case
• Software Patents Get Boost From UK Court
• 9th Circ. Backs FCC Over Bird-Killing Towers
• Supreme Court Won't Consider Md. LNG Terminal Law
• TSMC, UniRAM Lay Down Swords Over Trade Secrets
• Dish To Pay $104M After High Court Refuses Appeal
• High Court Scolds FTC In Tobacco Preemption Case
• Salmon-Labeling Suit Lands On Solicitor Gen.'s Desk
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Ruling For Aventis Over ALS Drug
• Appeal Lodged In Pillsbury Winthrop Malpractice Feud
• Supreme Court Nixes FedEx Challenge To Damages
• Justice Breyer Unloads Stocks To Avoid Recusals
• Judge Allows Ariad To Appeal Enbrel Case
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Appeal In Stent Dispute
• Supreme Court Hears Sonar, Forest Disputes
• High Court Wants Input On Filing Deadline Case
• High Court Hears Arguments In Union Fee Use Suit
• High Court Rejects Patent Board Appointments Case
• Sasol To Appeal €318M Wax Cartel Fine
• Ohio Appeals Courts Can Hear Cases En Banc: Judge
• Foxwoods Appeals NLRB Ruling
• Judge Bars Wells Fargo Takeover Of Wachovia
• EPA's Duty To Promulgate ELGs
• Aetna Whistleblower Must Arbitrate Claims: 2nd Circ.
• Asbestos Claimants' Appeal Of Dana Plan Nixed
• Court Reverses Verdict In Johns Hopkins Patent Case
• Appeals Court Affirms Case Over Short-Swing Rules
• NM Moves To Prevent Construction Of Coal Plant
• Appeals Court Orders Case V. Judge Thrown Out
• High Court To Hear Shell, Railroads Superfund Appeal
• Mass. AG Appeals NRC Decision On Rulemaking
• 9th Circ. Upholds Employer-Funded Health Care Law
• The Effect Of Quanta On Patent Damages
• 11th Circ. Prohibits CRA From Altering Health Benefits
• 'Basic' Standard Applies To Analyst Reports: 2nd Circ.
• EPA Seeks To Stay Pesticide Cases
• US Appeal Over Tribe's Mining Lease Gets Cert