Appellate Archive » November, 2008

Appellate - November, 2008

136 articles

• EU Loses Appeal In Banana Tariff Dispute
• 5th Circ. Upholds Trademarks For School Colors
• Transportation-To-Work Case Rightly Nixed: 10th Circ.
• BizProLink Denied AOL Time Warner Settlement Funds
• NJ High Court Nixes Tropicana License Appeal
• FTC Drags Rambus DRAM Battle To Supreme Court
• Ex-Ballard Spahr Worker Takes Bias Suit To DC Circ.
• High Court Ponders Rights In Collective Bargaining
• Minn. Supreme Court To Weigh In On Prempro MDL
• DOJ Updates Antitrust Amnesty Guidelines
• State Law For Ship Discharges Trumps Fed: 6th Circ.
• Union Drumming May Not Be Protected: NY Court
• 'Exact' Match Not Needed To Show Age Bias: 6th Circ.
• A Potentially Dramatic Shift In Merger Enforcement
• Rogue Workers Don't Make Corps. Liable: Prosecutor
• Summary Judgment Bids Nixed In NJ CERCLA Suit
• Pfizer Wins Choice-Of-Law Appeal In Lipitor Actions
• 9th Circ. Nixes Shell's Arctic Drilling Plan
• Calif. Supreme Court To Consider 'Pass-On' Defense
• Fed. Circ. Reverses Ruling In IV Patent Dispute
• Appeals Court Revives Alliance Broken Dryers Case
• Ex-Circuit City Workers Seek Automatic Stay Relief
• Whole Foods Loses Bid For En Banc Review
• 6th Circ. Revives Dana Securities Class Action
• ERISA Doesn't Preempt Contract Dispute: 9th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Says CERCLA Preempts Statutes Of Repose
• Roche Vows To Appeal $12.9M Accutane Verdict
• Court Reverses Obviousness Ruling In Andersen Case
• Court Opens Door For Carolina Tobacco Sales In Ga.
• SOX Won't Shield Fired Accts. Receivable VP: 7th Circ.
• 4th Circ. Hears SEC Case Against Stock-Tip Newsletter
• EEOC Bias Filing Counts As A 'Charge': 10th Circ.
• Qualcomm Decision Rolled Back Seagate: Tech Cos.
• Mont. High Court Declares Disputed Slough A Stream
• NM Appeals Court Allows Case Against Tobacco Firms
• 9th Circ. Tosses School's Suit Over GE Plant
• Tribal Tobacco Co. Immune From Suit: 10th Circ.
• 1st Circ. Upholds NH Law On Prescription Data
• EPA Enforcement Drop Spurs Environmental Litigation
• Illegal Aliens Can Sue Employers: NY Appeals Court
• Dismissal Of ADA Case Over Morbid Obesity Affirmed
• NJ DEP Can Protect Threatened Species, Court Holds
• Ark. Supreme Court OKs CSX, Teris Class Action
• 6th Circ. Orders Biscuit Co. To Allow Union Election
• Case Challenging SOX Board Headed To High Court
• Mexican Billionaire's Stake In Circuit City Grows
• Plavix: A Significant Decision For Patent Holders
• 5th Circ. Rebuffs Insurers In Vioxx Settlement
• The 'Substantial Question Of Patentability' Defense
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Avaya ERISA Suit
• 10th Circ. To Hear Case On Guns At Work
• H&R Block Loses Appeal Over Insurance Coverage
• A Middle Course On PSLRA Contribution Bar Orders
• 2nd Circ. Revives Investors' Suit Against Hartford
• Ala. River Watchdog Can Sue Mining Co.: 11th Circ.
• NBA Team Requests Stay In Ticketmaster Suit
• CO2 Ruling Opens Door To New Regulatory Era
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Severance For IAM In Varig Suit
• 6th Circ. Remands Fight Over Tobacco Payouts
• Grow Co. Gets OK To Pursue Trade Secrets Suit
• 2nd Circ. Remands MBIA Class Action Fraud Suit
• High Court To Consider Due Process In Massey Case
• UK Court Cuts Sentences For Marine Hose Defendants
• Ryanair Blasts EC Over Refusal To Share Probe Info
• Qimonda Slaps LSI Corp. With Circuit Patent Suit
• 9th Circ. Remands Film Car Infringement Suit
• Brazilian Appeals Court Reverses Tobacco Ruling
• Discrimination Suits On The Rise Amid Recession
• Effects Of 2nd Circ. Stance On 'F-Cubed' Securities
• Navy Lands Win In High Court Sonar Dispute
• Touchcom Suit Fizzles After Counsel Disqualified
• Fed. Circ. Vacates $40M Judgment For Boston Edison
• In Perspective: Federal Agency Standards Preemption
• More Homework For High Court In ERISA Case
• Implications Of Crawford And A Broader Title VII
• Post-Petition Privilege In Corporate Bankruptcies
• Looking At The Future Of Preemption
• CR Bard Falls Short In Bid To Nullify Class
• A Broader Scope For American Pipe Tolling Doctrine
• Circuit City Gets First-Day Boost
• Fraud-On-The-Market And Class Certification
• Awaiting Runoff Discharge Rules For Oil, Gas Sites
• 6th Circ. Upholds NLRB Fineberg Ruling
• Damages Against Ariz. Official Slashed Again
• Dallas' Appeal Rejected In Gas Rate-Setting Case
• DC Circ. Asks For Reasons To Rehear CAIR Ruling
• Circuit City Pulls The Plug
• 9th Circ. Revives Oracle Wage Claims
• Wyeth Can Be Liable For Generic Warnings: Court
• Fairchild Denied JMOL In $34M Circuit Patent Case
• Why US Web Site Owners Should Watch Foreign Suits
• Fla. Supreme Court Hears Tobacco Liability Case
• 'Series 7' Score Suit Prohibited By Law: DC Circ.
• Fla. Court Says Mexican Investors Can't Sue IAT
• High Court To Hear Andersen Arbitration Case
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Bar On Generic Prevacid For Teva
• Forest Service Wins Appeal In Bitterroot Suit
• LG Says Washing Machine Rivals Sully Patents
• Ford To Appeal $3.6M Verdict In Asbestos Case
• AT&T Violated Title VII: Employees To High Court
• 5th Circ. Finds Texas Worker's Noncompete Valid
• Appeals Ct. Nixes Worker Death Case V. GE Unit
• Plaintiffs Spar Over Exxon Valdez Settlement Payout
• Q&A With Civil Procedure Expert Arthur Miller
• Free Speech Protects Video Game Strip Club: Court
• Canada High Court Upholds Plavix 'Selection' Patent
• No Need To Argue 'Tolerance Of Accuracy': 3rd Circ.
• RJ Reynolds To Seek Cert In Star Patent Suit
• Appeals Court Remands Union Carbide Asbestos Case
• Philips Prevails In Appeal Over 'Faulty' TVs
• Benefit Payments Don't End When CBA Does: 2nd Circ.
• 4th Circ. OKs Former TPI Executive Joining Rival
• Copyright Alliance Seeks SCOTUS Ruling On RS-DVR
• Election Day Also A Day At The Court Races
• Colo. Court Denies Buffalo Development Water Rights
• 9th Circ. Denies Dismissal To HBOC Fraud Defendants
• Meal Period Limbo: Waiting On Brinker
• Parker Hannifin Escapes Liability In Jet Crash Suit
• Allegheny Power Loses Appeal Over Rate Increases
• 6th Circ. Sends Union Case Back To District
• American Apparel Harassment Cover-Up Revealed
• CFTC Claims Jurisidiction In Amaranth Trader Appeal
• High Court Takes On First Anti-Dumping Case
• Patent Ruling Dodges Constitutionality Question
• Disputed Electricity Contracts Go Back To FERC
• Appeals Court OKs Animalfeeds Class Effort
• High Court To Hear Seaman's Punitive Damages Suit
• Wyeth V. Levine In Light Of Merck's Vioxx Litigation
• High Court Rejects CSX Appeal Of FELA Case
• Court Says Hospitals Can Be Sued Over Contractors
• High Court Weighs RI's Tribal Land Dispute
• 2nd Circ. Pushes Indian Pesticide Action Forward
• American Needle And Extended Antitrust Immunity
• Future Product Liability Law In Hands Of High Court
• Ocean Spray Wins In Appeal Of Dried Fruit Patent
• Circuit City Shorts Out 155 Stores