Appellate Archive » July, 2009

Appellate - July, 2009

218 articles

• W.Va. High Court Eyes Judge In Massey Case
• LA Grocery Store Termination Law Shot Down
• WARN Suit V. Sun Belongs In District Court: 3rd Circ.
• DC Circ. Revives Black Capitol Police Bias Suit
• Court Finds 6-Year Prison Term Not Right For Nacchio
• CalPERS Denied Bid To Appeal Lead Plaintiff Status
• Insurers Off Hook For PICA IP Suit: 6th Circ.
• Another SEC Setback On PIPES, Insider Trading
• House Panel OKs Bill To Reverse Leegin Ruling
• Class Action Over Chubb Premium Hikes Revived
• 8th Circ. Upholds Pilgrim's Pride Trade Secrets Verdict
• Attys To Appeal Injunction In Hagens Berman Spat
• Ex-Dollar General CFO Appeals SEC Relief Injunction
• 2nd Circ. Sides With Allianz In WTC Coverage Fight
• American Home Bid To Revive Lehman Suit Fails
• $1M Verdict Against Tribe's Insurance Broker Upheld
• 3rd Circ. Revives ERISA Cases Against Allstate
• 8th Circ. Revives Harassment Suit Over Prophesier
• Concert Promoter Appeals $5M Ponzi Case Judgment
• Abbott Appeals $29.2M C&D Pregnancy Test Verdict
• No Class Cert. For Deutsche Fraud Suit: 9th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Real Estate Tying Case
• TiVo Seeks $1B In Sanctions In Dish DVR Spat
• Mass. Atty's Lien Law Applies To Patent Work: Court
• 9th Circ. Denies Challenge To Nuclear Threat Rule
• Firms Can't Be Directly Liable For Malpractice: Ohio SC
• DC Circ. Clarifies Bush-Era Oil, Gas Drilling Block
• Fed. Circ. Refuses To Stay Vizio TV Ban For Appeal
• Pliant's Senior Lenders Fight Vote On Apollo Plan
• Fed. Circ. Lets EIS Off Hook In Traffic Monitor IP Spat
• Calif.'s Stance On PAGA Representative Actions
• Apotex Asks High Court To Hear Plavix Dispute
• US Must Account For Tribal Land Oil Funds: DC Circ.
• DC Circ. Rules Against Milk Producers In Pricing Spat
• Senate Panel OKs Sotomayor For Supreme Court
• 2nd Circ. Asks NY High Court To Mull Defense Query
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Invalidity Of Source Code Patent
• 10th Circ. Opens Way For Coal Co. To Enter Mine Spat
• Protecting Consumers: State Suits, National Banks
• Tafas V. Doll Could Become Moot: USPTO, GSK, Tafas
• Grassley Pans Sotomayor
• ADM Soybean Byproduct Import Not Subject To Tariff
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Jury Verdict In E-Learning Patent Tiff
• 11th Circ. Denies Class Cert. In FedEx OT Action
• Century Only Liable For Part Of Cleanup: Mass. Court
• High Court Age Bias Rule Can't Apply To Race: Judge
• Lead Plaintiff Fights To Revive Kellogg FLSA Action
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Bids To Pursue CA Derivative Claims
• Class Cert. Order Vacated In Chevron Asbestos Case
• Understanding Guzman V. County Of Monterey
• Pork Groups' Suit Over EPA Rule Goes To DC Circ.
• Insurance Cos. Didn't Violate Contracts: 3rd Circ.
• Sanctions In IP Spat With Citrix Dropped On Appeal
• Yaz, Yasmin Plaintiffs Appeal To JPMDL
• Massey Drops Challenge To W.Va. High Court Recusals
• No New Cooper Tire Trial After $1.5M Crash Verdict
• Cisco Founders Fail To Nix Award To Investment Guru
• Specter Calls To Lower Civil Pleading Standard
• 9th Circ. Backs Valdez Damages Plan
• Shooting Range Falls Outside CERCLA, 9th Circ. Says
• Cendant Loses Appeal Of $98M Judgment
• 11th Circ. Upholds AMCL Bus Driver FLSA Exemption
• 4th Circ. Partly Reverses Qui Tam Suit V. Accenture
• U. Of Pittsburgh Wins Fight Over Stem Cell Patent
• Fed. Circ. Nixes $82M Nuke Waste Award Against US
• 3rd Circ. Overturns Cert Of Massive ADA Class
• Chrysler Judge Lifts Stay For Talks In 2 Appeals
• 1st Amendment Doesn't Shield Cops' Speech: 9th Circ.
• Orrick Loses Sanctions Bid V. Whiteford, Energy Co.
• 'Hotels.com' Trademark Too Generic: Fed. Cir.
• 2nd Circ. Says Hacking May Be 'Deceptive' Under 10b
• 9th Circ. Affirms Grand Canyon Park Boaters Plan
• 1st Circ. To Revisit SEC Case V. Columbia Execs
• Couple's Defective Crib Claims Put To Bed
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Class In Flag Telecom Suit
• Intel Challenges Record €1B EU Antitrust Fine
• 2nd Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Medis Securities Suit
• Level 3 Appeals Patent Ruling In Favor Of Limelight
• Grupo Unit Appeals $1.4B Ruling In Asarco Case
• The 6th Circ. Rejection Of '3rd-Party Retaliation'
• 1st Amend. Trumps Teacher's Age Bias Claim: Court
• Qualcomm, Others Denied Stay Pending Patent Appeal
• Fed. Circ. May Take Damages Issue Into Own Hands
• DC Circ. Tells SEC To Re-Examine Annuity Rule
• High Court Rulings Spark Talk Of New Civil Rights Act
• State Farm Florida Rate Hikes Snuffed
• 9th Circ. Rejects Trout Groups' FERC Challenge
• Frontier Rejection Of Teamsters Contract Overturned
• Fireman's Fund To Appeal Asarco Insurance Deal
• Forex Capital Found Not Liable For Broker's Fraud
• 10th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Qwest ERISA Suit
• Fed. Circ. Thaws Injunction In Fridge Shelf Patent Spat
• Reichhold To Cross-Appeal Smelting Site Judgment
• Solvay, Watson Say AndroGel Deals Are Legal
• EPA Reopens Struggle Over Coeur's Gold Mine Permit
• Sills Cummis Off Hook For Ex-Attorney's Advice
• 6th Circ. Affirms Viatical Policy Estate Distribution
• $1.5M Katrina Damages Ruling Blown Away In 5th Circ.
• NJ High Court Says Lower Court Can't Interpret CBA
• 9th Circ. Says Tribe's Casino OK Under NEPA
• New Century Tries To Rescue Nixed Liquidation Plan
• Micron Suit Over DRAM Price-Fixing Rejected
• How The Supreme Court Should Resolve Bilski
• Appeals Court Favors Putnam In Pension Fund Suit
• Feds Offer Oil Lease Sales Despite DC Circ. Ruling
• Duane Morris Malpractice Suit Moves Ahead In NJ
• Auto Glass Vendors Top Insurers In Minn. High Court
• 9th Circ. Asks Hawaii Court For Pollution Clause Ruling
• Chrysler Can Seek Appeal Of $18M Judgment
• FCC Calls Shots On Special Access Policy: DC Circ.
• Most BofA Mini Visa Card Patent Claims Invalidated
• The Supreme Court Stance In Ricci V. DeStefano
• Limiting Trustee Remedies In Lien Avoidance Actions
• Inferring Intent In Inequitable Conduct Cases
• Md.'s Liquor Rules Break Antitrust Law: 4th Circ.
• Microsoft, Nintendo Joystick Patent Win Appealed
• EC Escapes Damages In Fight With Schneider Electric
• Girl Scouts Hang On To Johnson Killen Lawyer
• Tomar, 3M Spinoff Settle $6.75M Traffic Patent Spat
• Wis. Court Opens Door To Wind Energy
• 9th Circ. Sends SAG ERISA Suit Back To Court
• Mine Co. Appeals Rockies Express Pipeline Challenge
• Jones Day Atty Asks EEOC To Clarify High Court Case
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Dismissal For Bayou Advisers
• Roller-Shoe Maker Appeals $2.8M Patent Judgment
• Conn. High Court Nixes State Bid To Toss Union Suit
• Sanctions Proceedings To Continue Against Dish
• 3rd Circ. Affirms FDA Ban On Ephedrine Products
• Law Firm Appeals Work Product Discovery Ruling
• Court Finds RJ Reynolds Violated Cartoon Ad Ban
• Lead In Lead Pigment Not Design Defect: Wis. Court
• Transamerica Appeals $13M Patent Verdict
• CBA Extends Quebecor Right To Change Policy: Court
• Appeal Set For Thwarted Seroquel Plaintiff
• Bill To Overturn Leegin Introduced In House
• Austria Sent To Court Over €42M In Aid To Insurer
• 9th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Wal-Mart Foreign Labor Case
• Inola Loses Bid To Revive Express Scripts Case
• 11th Circ. Revives Home Depot Retaliation Claim
• Sales Reps Hit T-Mobile With 2nd OT Suit
• NJ Case Over Workers' Comp Insurance Remanded
• DOJ Seeks Cert In Anadarko Royalty Case
• NJ Asks To Seek Remand Of Lehman Case In 3rd Circ.
• Sotomayor's Business Law Views Examined At Hearing
• A Court Divided, Even On Unanimous Decisions
• Pliant Appeals Denial Of Exclusivity-Period Extension
• DC Circ. Orders EPA To Revisit Bush-Era Smog Rule
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Equity's Appeal Of CFTC Fraud Case
• 5th Circ. Says KPMG Suits Were Rightly Tossed
• 5th Circ. Rebuffs Chevron Contamination Suit Again
• DC Circ. Partially Overturns Webcaster Royalty Rates
• Sens. Praise, Rebuke Sotomayor On Day 1 Of Hearing
• 3rd Circ. Stays Injunction In Michael Foods Price Case
• Chrysler Wants Continued Stay Of $55M Appeal
• 2nd Circ. Backs Insurer In Agency Contract Row
• DC Circ. Tosses Register-Guard Ruling On E-Mail
• Refinery In Limbo, Chevron Appeals Ruling
• Obama Picks State Judge, Atty For District Courts
• 7th Circ. Revives Wis. Automatic Bar Admission Spat
• EU Court Shaves Peugeot Fine In Dutch Export Suit
• EU Court Cuts Archer Daniels Antitrust Fine By €10M
• PIMCO Loses Bid To Decertify Class In Antitrust Action
• Judge Denies Appeal, Stay Of GM Sale Order
• Ill. High Court Adopts New Attorney Ethics Rules
• 9th Circ. Kills Injunction On Sale Rules For Plan B
• Quality Stores LBO Payouts Exempt From Suits: Court
• 3rd Circ. Backs Carrier In Asbestos Coverage Battle
• EPA Nonattainment Rulings On Soot Stand: DC Circ.
• EPC Seeks Stay In BofA 'Keep The Change' Suit
• Insurer Needn't Pay $3M Over Wreck: 7th Circ.
• GCM Contests Chevron Attorneys' Fees In Enviro Spat
• CAA Doesn't Regulate CO2 Emissions, Ga. Court Says
• DuPont Must Arbitrate Benefits Grievances: 3rd Circ.
• Star Scientific Preps For Tobacco Patent Appeal
• EU High Court Upholds REACH Registration Mandate
• GM Tort Claimants Push For Appeal Of Sale Order
• EU High Court Fines Greece €2M Over Airline Aid
• Puerto Rico Cops Fail To Nix Lower Retirement Age
• Fed. Circ. To Reconsider Tafas V. Doll
• DC Circ. Denies Review Of FERC Refund Order
• 9th Circ. Upholds Nixing Of Countrywide OT Class Bid
• 4th Circ. Vacates Attorneys' Fees In Sprint IP Spat
• Wells Fargo Calif. OT Class Status Reversed
• Suits Against Philly Papers Halted In Ch. 11 Case
• 9th Circ. Says No Claim Stated In Norvir Pricing Case
• Versata Appeals Verdict Clearing Sun In $100M Suit
• Cotton Gin Co. Not Covered For Moldy Bales: 8th Circ.
• Aurora Milk Plaintiffs Appeal Preemption Ruling
• UK Court Clarifies Obviousness Rule In Levaquin Suit
• EU Court Grants Use Of 'Dr. No' Mark Beyond Bond
• 2nd Circ. Lifts Stay On Former IBM Exec Joining Dell
• 'Reverse Payments' Presumptively Unlawful: DOJ
• Sanofi Loses Bid To Stay Launch Of Generic Eloxatin
• NJ Court Reverses Agency's Ruling On Cleanup Grants
• Massey Must Rehire Union Miners, 4th Circ. Affirms
• Awaiting Clarity On The Pa. Royalty Statute
• No Punishment For Judge Who Posted Racy Material
• 9th Circ. Vacates Marlyn Supplement Recall Order
• Dutch Brewer Can Sell Bavaria Beer: EU High Court
• $2M Verdict Tossed In ULL Coach Race Bias Suit
• 7th Circ. Panel Revives Rolls-Royce Qui Tam Suit
• Former HealthSouth CFO Headed To Prison
• Pollution Clause Lets Venoco Insurer Off Hook: Court
• 3rd Circ. Backs Drifters Ex-Manager In Trademark Suit
• ClearOne Fights Trade Secrets Award Reduction
• Fed. Circ. Stays Dish Injunction In TiVo DVR Battle
• Sotomayor's Approach To Antitrust
• Future Of Advancement And Indemnification Rights
• ThyssenKrupp Loses Appeal Of €3.17M Antitrust Fine
• NLRB Erred In Nursing Home Case Ruling: DC Circ.
• Verbal Complaints Not Protected By FLSA: 7th Circ.
• Insurer Doesn't Have To Fund Condo Repair: 4th Circ.
• Ohio Court Says Law Bars Off-Label Abortion Pill Uses
• EPA To Amend Emissions Standards For Gas Facilities
• Philly Fesses Up to Settling White Firefighter Bias Suit
• 9th Circ. Finds Shell Alaska Drilling Plan Suit Moot
• MySpace Found Not Liable For Sexual Assault
• 2nd Circ. Revives Antitrust Suit Over Hospital Access