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Appellate - May, 2013

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• 6th Circ. Backs Coach's $5M Win Over Flea Market Fakes
• 8th Circ. Keeps Nissan Dashboard Row In State Court
• Texas High Court Axes Modified Insurance Contract Ruling
• 2nd Circ.'s Oprah Ruling May Power Trademark Suits
• Chinese Drywall Maker Challenges Fla. Case In 5th Circ.
• 5th Circ. Win Primes EEOC For Pregnancy Bias Battles
• Indemnifiers May Pay Higher Attys' Fees, Fla. High Court Says
• FTC Notches Another State Action Win In NC Dental Case
• Volunteer Firefighter Isn't An Employee, 5th Circ. Says
• High Court Asked To Decide If Atty Blog Is Commercial Speech
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Conviction Of Pa. County Commissioners
• NJ Firm Denied Arbitration In Debt-Collection Class Suit
• Firm Urges Pa. High Court To Save Venue Transfer Precedent
• Gunster Snags Fla. Appellate Judge For Miami Office
• EEOC Asks 7th Circ. Whether Conciliation Can Be Reviewed
• Union Layoffs In Conn. Flouted 1st Amendment: 2nd Circ.
• Jury Instructions Change For Fla. Wrongful Death, Fraud Suits
• EFF Backs Facebook In Fight Over 3rd-Party Subpoenas
• 3rd Circ. Refuses To Reinstate 12 Suits In Asbestos MDL
• ITC Deal Didn't Ban Downstream Imports, UPI Tells Fed. Circ.
• FECA Challenge Must Be Heard En Banc, DC Circ. Says
• NY High Court Takes Tobacco Medical Monitoring Appeal
• Cablevision Seeks To Halt NLRB Case Over Quorum Fight
• Title VII Bars Breast-Feeding Discrimination, 5th Circ. Says
• Liberty Mutual On Hook For Part Of $4.5M Tree Injury Verdict
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Quash DOL's 'Secret' H-2B Visa Rule
• Citigroup Suit By British PE Mogul Revived By 2nd Circ.
• Digging Deeper Into Deepwater Horizon
• Saga Of The Spit Burger And Wash.'s Product Liability Act
• Fed. Circ. OK'd Undisclosed Invention, Fox Tells High Court
• In Re MFW — Del. Chancery Got It Right
• SoCalGas Workers Can Sue Under PAGA, Calif. Court Says
• Fla. County Takes Port Permit Case To Supreme Court
• Nursery Says NY Should Pay Up After Closing Rail Crossing
• Sly Stone's $50M Royalty Suit Silenced By Calif. Court
• Unions Entitled To Public Worker Info, Calif. High Court Says
• Programmers Take Google's Side In Oracle Copyright Appeal
• Time Warner Ducks Rebroadcasting Injunction In 5th Circ.
• 6th Circ. Won't Certify Class In Cintas Hiring Bias Suit
• Blank Rome Escapes $7.5M Learning Annex Malpractice Suit
• Tishman Rewrote Lease To Avoid $15M Commission, Suit Says
• Pa. Couple Appeals Finding That Fracking Didn't Taint Well
• US Appeals Raytheon's $60M Win In Pension Dispute
• Mass. Foreclosure Laws Violate Constitution, 1st Circ. Hears
• Madoff Investor Asks Justices To Review SEC Porn-Surf Suit
• Utilities Take FCC Pole Charge Fight To Supreme Court
• A Strategy For Dealing With The CLS Bank Decision
• Valerus Wants Ex-Exec's Stock Redemption Row Arbitrated
• Jaspan Schlesinger Malpractice Suit Survives Firm's Appeal
• 3rd Circ. Weighs Religion In ACA Contraception Mandate
• Thelen Clawback Properly Nixed, Seyfarth Tells 2nd Circ.
• Intema Seeks High Court Review Of Nixed Fetal Test Patent
• DairyAmerica Urges High Court To Ax Milk Mispricing Ruling
• Think Tank Urges High Court To Weigh Recess Appointments
• Book-Scanning Project Is Fair Use, Libraries Tell 2nd Circ.
• Jury Must Decide 3-D Printing Antitrust Claims, Fed. Circ. Told
• Offers Can Establish Value In Condemnations: Pa. High Court
• 7th Circ. OKs Counting Married Fraud Victims Separately
• FCPA Powerhouse: Davis Polk
• Pa. Stance On Dunham Rule Confounds Pa. Mining Industry
• Calif.'s Support For Arbitration Stays Strong
• How Zhang Will Shape Future Of Calif. Insurance Cases
• NJ Court Says City Clerks Must File Referendum Proposals
• Calif. Appeals Court Finds No Conflict For Firm Repping LLC
• Enbridge Pipeline Deal Bona Fide, Del. High Court Rules
• 11th Circ. Lifts Bar On Fla. State Worker Drug Test Order
• IP Group Presses Fed. Circ. To Strike De Novo Ruling
• RI City Prods 1st Circ. To Back Tobacco Sales Restrictions
• Pa. High Court Says Employment Offer Letters Aren't Binding
• Biz Group Joins Call For High Court Review Of Noel Canning
• Junk Fax Ruling Draws Map For Making Damages Insurable
• Pa. Justices OK Test Cases In Gas Explosion Suit
• Lehman Trustee Pushes 2nd Circ. To Reverse Barclays Win
• Hawaiian Importer Loses Bid To Lower Plastic Bag Duties
• US Foodservice Asks 2nd Circ. To Nix Class In Pricing Suit
• 4th Circ. Told Liberty's $12.5M Penalty Was Improperly Axed
• 9th Circ. Ruling Threatens Shoddy Medicare Part D Insurers
• 6th Circ. Revives Dispute Over Gas Royalty Underpayments
• Del. High Court Won't Move $10M Carlyle MBS Suit To Kuwait
• 10th Circ. Reverses Zimmer Win In Knee-Implant Injury Suit
• Pa. High Court Upholds 20-Year Time Bar On Default Actions
• Metal Cos. Can't Dodge Subpoena In CFTC Probe: 7th Circ.
• Amphastar Asks Justices Not To Review Drug Safe Harbor
• AT&T Owes $30M For Research On T-Mobile Deal, Court Hears
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Ex-MediSys Chief's Bribery Conviction
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• Lockheed Pension Participants Seek Class Cert. In 7th Circ.
• Oracle's Java Not Copyrightable, Google Tells Fed. Circ.
• Pa. DEP Tells Justices It Can Impose Mine Safety Rules
• Fla. Gov. Appoints Orange County Judge To Appeals Court
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Citizens Bank Managers' OT Class
• Pension Fund Denied Bigger Share Of $624M Countrywide Deal
• NJ Justices Won't Lift Injunction On Affordable Housing Funds
• Appellate Court Nixes Bloomberg Orders Curbing Union Pay
• Jordan Cove's $7.5B LNG Project Faces Ore. Permit Challenge
• FCPA Powerhouse: Crowell & Moring
• Good Faith Clauses Not Just For Show: Del. Supreme Court
• NCS Escapes Contractor Spam Suit In 8th Circ.
• DOD Revisions To Bid Protests Would Limit Chances To Appeal
• High Court To Resolve CAFA Circuit Split In LCD Case
• TSA Contractor Can't Recoup $5.3M In Taxes, DC Circ. Says
• Texas Pipeline Industry Faces New Eminent Domain Hurdles
• Senate Republicans Press Justices To Back Canning Ruling
• In DC Circ., Tenneco Ducks Claims It Quashed Union
• NJ High Court Agrees To Consolidate Bayer's Mirena Cases
• Mack-Cali, Allstate Not Liable In Death, Appeals Court Says
• Motorola Says FRAND Ruling Bolsters Its Apple Patent Case
• 9th Circ. Backs Class Cert. In Medline Workers' Wage Suit
• NY Top Court Mulls Fight Over Who Gets Starbucks Tips
• Ex-AIG Boss May Still Have To Pay For Scam, NY Says
• Cayman Law Bars Suit Over $1B Fund, NY Appeals Court Says
• NY Agency Off The Hook For Extra Post-9/11 Cleanup Costs
• 3rd Circ. Revives Arbitration Row In Debt Fraud Suit
• DC Circ. Reverses FCC Comcast Discrimination Ruling
• Actual Innocence Can Trump Time Bar, High Court Rules
• PPL Subject To State Laws Over Boat Crash On Co.'s Lake
• NFL Can't Claim Calif. Residency In Brain-Injury Coverage Row
• Best Buy's ID Swipe Didn't Violate Privacy, 11th Circ. Rules
• EPA's Lead Emissions Standards Upheld By DC Circ.
• Pa. Supreme Court To Standardize Rules For Constables
• High Court Won't Hear Embarq Customers' Privacy Appeal
• DC Circ. Rejects Challenge To Coal Plant Expansion Review
• Supreme Court Says Bad Counsel Can Excuse Claim Default
• Fezzani Insulates From Market Manipulation Claims
• Citizens Tells 7th Circ. Health Grant Should Be Reinstated
• RBS Tells 7th Circ. Comcast Dooms Wage Classes
• Plan B Advocates Don't Grasp FDA Process, 2nd Circ. Told
• DOL Rips 11th Circ. Ruling In H-2B Wage Rule Challenge
• 4th Circ. Says Fallen Co. Can't Seek $161M In Wachovia Funds
• FCPA Powerhouse: Cahill Gordon & Reindel
• High Court Refuses To Hear United's Appeal Of ADA Ruling
• Airing Class Action Dirty Laundry In Washer Mold Cases
• High Court Refuses Appeal In Hedge Fund Price-Fixing Suit
• Edwards Wildman Can't Get High Court Help In RICO Suit
• High Court Won't Weigh In On Copyright Board Appointments
• Ford Escapes High Court Scrutiny In $4.5M Car Crash Suit
• High Court Won't Review Planned Parenthood Defunding Block
• High Court's Fla. Wetlands Case Could Upend Takings Law
• 11th Circ. Revives Former Ford Manager's Bias Suit
• NJ Law Commission Mulls Tweaking Underground Utilities Law
• 1st Circ. Revives CVS Shareholder Fraud Class Action
• Fiduciary Duty To IPO Clients Hangs By Thread In NY Appeal
• Minn. High Court Says Lewd Remarks To Both Genders Not OK
• High Court's Morrison Ruling Keeps Attys Guessing
• US Calls On High Court To Snub Pfizer Asbestos Case
• Texas High Court Lets Foreign 'Loser Pays' Judgment Stand
• Developers Can Arbitrate Defect Claims, Pa. Court Says
• Anti-Whaling Protesters Are Pirates, 9th Circ. Affirms
• Law360 Names 10 FCPA Powerhouse Firms
• W.Va. Asks High Court To Limit Greenhouse Gas Regulation
• FCC Cites High Court Win In Verizon Net Neutrality Fight
• DOL Rule Backs Groups' H-2B Challenge, 3rd Circ. Hears
• The Importance Of Morning Mist
• USPTO's Patent Term View Oversteps Authority, Drug Co. Says
• 'Kids For Cash' Judge Loses Conviction Appeal In 3rd Circ.
• High Court Ruling Hurts Case Against Poster Rule, NLRB Says
• Pa. Appeals Court Affirms Block On Single-Source EMS Law
• Houston Pension Rules Can't Be Reviewed: Appeals Court
• Pa. Can't Tax Out-Of-State Trusts, Appeals Court Rules
• KPMG Can't Force Tremont Investors To Arbitrate Madoff Row
• Inequitable Conduct A Dying Defense 2 Years Post-Therasense
• DC Circ. Urged To Toss Challenge To OSHA Hazmat Regs
• 9th Circ. Relieves Broke Law School Grad Of Student Debt
• FTC Says High Court Case Dooms NC Dental Board Appeal
• NGL Pipeline Co. Loses Bid To Access Private Land
• 11th Circ. Backs Wells Fargo Win In Mortgage Transfer Case
• Litigation Financier Can't Recoup Rival's Payout: NJ Court
• 8th Circ. Flips Axis Win In Coinsurance Penalty Dispute
• Fish Can't Duck Fraud Suit Over $28M Award, Texas Court Told
• TCPA Damages Are Insurable, Ill. High Court Rules
• Texas Appeals Court Upholds Keystone XL Land Grab
• No Future For Climate Change Torts, Attys Say
• Pa. AG Says No Master Needed In Judicial Retirement Suit
• NJ Lawmakers Rip Christie On Housing Funds
• Superman Heirs Urge 9th Circ. To Reverse DC Comics Win
• Canning Asks High Court To Back NLRB Appointment Ruling
• Miss USA Official Wants Sex Tape Interview Suit Shut Down
• Black Diamond Co-Founder Wins $6M Carried Interest Appeal
• 9th Circ. Upsets Union's Win Against Idaho Right-To-Work Law
• Ex-O'Melveny Appellate Partner Confirmed To DC Circ.
• Fla. Airline Asks 11th Circ. To Exempt It From NLRB Probes
• 6th Circ. Says $1.4M Atty Fee In Software IP Row Was Proper
• Fla. High Court Says Public Defenders Can Shed Caseload
• Change To De Novo Rule Should Be Limited, Fed. Circ. Told
• NY Appeals Court Won't Cut BofA Faulty Underwriting Claims
• 6th Circuit Takes Wide View Of Liability In Stock Inflation Suits
• FDNY Union Can't Contest Driver Selection Change, Court Says
• Safety Gear Isn't 'Clothes' Under FLSA, Unions Tell High Court
• Appeals Court Revives Malpractice Claim Against Pa. Firm
• Q&A With Dow Lohnes' Michael Hays
• 9th Circ. Revives Insurer's Monorail Fire Suit
• How Monsanto Applies To Nonagricultural Biotechnology
• Apple Pushes For Samsung Sales Ban In Fed. Circ.
• Banks, Exchanges Urge Fed. Circ. To Uphold RealTime Ruling
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive BofA Debit Card Fee Suit
• Debate Rages Over Suspension Of Contractor Affiliates
• NJ Court Orders DEP To Revisit Brownfield Cleanup Loan
• Chem Rx Bosses Ask 2nd Circ. To Toss $106M Clawback Suit
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Westport Win In Malpractice Coverage Row
• Ga. High Court Crushes Discovery Bid In Malpractice Case
• Fla. Redistricting Foes Can't Depose Pols: Appeals Court
• NJ High Court Asked To Set Independent Contractor Test
• Gristedes Must Pay Workers' $4M Attys' Fees, 2nd Circ. Says
• Debt Consolidators Ask 11th Circ. To Nix Award Conversion
• NLRB Poster Ruling Dooms Net Neutrality, Verizon Says
• Fen-Phen User Fairly Denied Extra Benefits, 3rd Circ. Finds
• 3rd Circ. Sides With IRS In Majestic Star Casino Tax Dispute
• Publishers Say GSU 'Distracting' 11th Circ. In Copyright Row
• Q&A With Steptoe's Ben Cooper
• 1st Amendment Litigation: DC Circ. Edition
• 9th Circ. Squashes MGA Suit Over Robot Co.'s Toy Bug Claims
• When Rights Of Publicity Trump 1st Amendment
• Temporary Regulatory Takings Do Exist In Calif.
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs Plans For Desalination Plant
• Texas Beach Access Bill Clears State Legislature
• 3rd Circ. Solidifies Free Speech Test In EA Likeness Case
• 9th Circ. Revives False Ad Suit Over Kohl's Price Discounts
• NY Starbucks Tip Fight Percolates Beyond Java Giant
• Ralphs Presses High Court To Take Union-Picketing Case
• Thompson & Knight Dodges $2.5M Shareholder Fraud Appeal
• BNY Mellon Win In Lyondell LBO Case Upheld By NY Court
• Kolon Asks 4th Circ. To Ax $920M DuPont Trade Secrets Award
• RJ Reynolds Attacks Engle Ruling In 11th Circ. Appeal
• Appeals Court Backs RE Mogul In Nursing Home Buyout Row
• Workers' Comp. Judges Not Entitled To Raise, Pa. Justices Say
• ClearPlay Asks High Court To Weigh DVD-Censor Patent Case
• Master Tapped In Philly Traffic Judge's Disciplinary Case
• Q&A With Zuckerman Spaeder's Paul Shechtman
• Chevron Gas Pumpers Fight To Revive ZIP Code Privacy Suit
• Landowners Ask High Court To Nix Calif. Water Plan Ruling
• Quorum Fight Should Halt NLRB Injunction Bid, DC Circ. Told
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Bid To Patent Music Royalty Tech
• Pitfalls For Lenders Redeeming Ala. Property
• Whistleblower Takes Takeda FCA Case To Supreme Court
• WaMu Noteholders Can't Join $10B Fight, DC Circ. Says
• Norfolk Southern Gets Rail Yard Safety Order Tossed
• 8th Circ. Frees Nautilus From Covering Demolition Blunder
• Gupta Asks 2nd Circ. To Overturn Conviction
• Best Buy Wrongly Retained Customer Data, 11th Circ. Told
• BP, La. Fend Off Deepwater Berm Claims In 5th Circ.
• Ex-Pa. Justice Moves To Overturn Corruption Conviction
• Pa. Appeals Court Pares Hospitals' Medicaid Rates Suit
• 5th Circ. Upholds Texas' Under-21 Concealed Gun Ban
• DC Circ. Backs FERC's Approach To Return On Equity
• Righthaven V. Hoehn: Bad News For Copyright Trolls
• Fla. Gov. Appoints Solicitor General To Appeals Court
• High Court Could Put Patent Burden Of Proof On Licensees
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Exec Dodges $3M Judgment In 3rd Circ.
• High Court May Use SOX Case To Put DOL In Its Place
• Fighting Agencies May Be Tougher After High Court Ruling
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Casino Ruling But Issues New Opinion
• High Court's Atty Fee Ruling May Spur More Vaccine Claims
• Plan B Ruling Shouldn't Be Stayed, 2nd Circ. Told
• 11th Circ. Slashes Fla. Firm's Award In Condo Coverage Row
• Sprint Asks High Court To Back Arbitration Bid In Fee Suit
• Exxon Can't Nix Ex-VP's $5M In Stock, Texas Justices Told
• ABA Asks Fed. Circ. To Change Claim Construction Standard
• Full 2nd Circ. Pressed To Rethink Condo-As-Lot Decision
• Buffalo Firefighters Push 2nd Circ. To Reopen Race Bias Suit
• Fed. Circ. Revives 5 Mylan Drug Patents In Sunovion Row
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Exec Fights Kickback Rap In 2nd Circ.
• Ex-Bose McKinney Partner Suspended For Harassing Intern
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Anti-Dumping Duty Rate On Chinese Ribbon
• Pa. Court Rejects Attys' Fee Test In Trade Secrets Cases
• Fed. Circ. Flips Noninfringement Judgment In Allegra IP Row
• DC Circ. Revives Race Discrimination Claim Against HHS
• Agencies Deserve Deference On Jurisdiction, Justices Say
• Fed. Circ. Reverses $9M IDT Gift Card Patent Judgment
• Insurers Dodge Coverage Of Libel Suits In 2nd Circ.
• High Court Snubs Nucor's Class Cert. Appeal In Bias Suit
• Fannie, Freddie Exempt From Transfer Tax, 6th Circ. Says
• High Court To Review Preemption Of Frequent Flier Suits
• Q&A With Morrison & Foerster's Deanne Maynard
• PBGC Wants 2nd Circ. To Rethink Morgan Stanley ERISA Case
• Squire Sanders Beats Hartford's Appeal Over $15M Legal Tab
• Supreme Court Says PPL Due $39M IRS Credit Over UK Tax
• High Court Takes Up Medtronic Patent Burden Of Proof Case
• Alaska Village's Climate Suit Hits High Court Dead End
• Ill.'s Unclear Endorsement For Asbestos-Injury Losses
• High Court To Review SOX's Protection Of Private Contractors
• High Court Takes On Declaratory Judgment Burden Of Proof
• Defendants Can't Use Perlman For Evidence Appeals: DC Circ.
• NJ Judiciary To Expand E-Filing To Appellate Division
• Latham Witness Can't Claim Piece Of $10M Judgment
• Fla. High Court Says City Can't Give Its Lien Superpriority
• Race Bias Can Be Probed Post-Verdict, DC Appeals Court Says
• Hospitals' Medicaid Rate Suit Nixed By Texas High Court
• Texas High Court Clarifies Profession Defamation Limits
• Monsanto's Modified Alfalfa Isn't 'Plant Pest,' 9th Circ. Says
• Pa. Appeals Court To Reconsider $28M Knee Injury Suit
• Rise Of The Machines — Predictive Coding Goes Mainstream
• 9th Circ. Allows Expert Testimony In Pepsi Toxic Tort
• Contractors Ask 11th Circ. To Affirm Overturned Suspensions
• Schwab Fund's Changes Breached Contract, 9th Circ. Hears
• Indiana Right-To-Work Law Constitutional, AG Tells 7th Circ.
• Coaching Salary Stymies NFL Player's Workers' Comp Suit
• Attys' Fees Needn't Be Bonded On Appeal: Texas High Court
• Iowa Court Blocks Insurer Caps On Unreimbursed Dental Care
• Aussie Gambling Co. Must Face Suit Over Fontainebleau
• Pa. Judges Disputing Forced Retirements Want Special Master
• 3rd Circ. Resurrects $180M Oil Spill Suit Against Citgo
• Q&A With Bilzin Sumberg's David Gersten
• US V. MedQuest Is Important For Health Care FCA Cases
• The Oil And Gas Operator's Texas Advantage
• Lender Asks 2nd Circ. To Revive Allen Family Forgery Suit
• Fla. Supreme Court Upholds Birth Injury Compensation Plan
• 3rd Circ. Adds Fuel To Obama Recess Appointments Fight
• Calif. Appeals Court Favors Claims Adjuster In OT Pay Suit
• Fla. County Argues For Revival Of Hotel Tax Fight Suit
• NRG Unit Owed Defense In Air Pollution Suit, 5th Circ. Says
• Gristedes Asks 2nd Circ. To Bag $3.4M Atty Bill In OT Suit
• Free Speech Law Can't Protect Atty From Client Suit
• Fla. High Court Says Arbitrations Can Be Time-Barred
• 4 Insurers Exit Priest Sex Abuse Case While 1 Remains
• Fed. Circ. Returns Suit Over Bogus IP Claims To State Court
• Pa. High Court Won't Hear Appeal Of Predatory Lending Fine
• 2nd Circ. Affirms McGraw-Hill Win In Royalties Class Action
• Athena Blasts Allergan's Competition Claims In Eyelash Fight
• Liberty Must Defend Four Loko Injury Suits, 7th Circ. Told
• BBB Dodges Atty's Defamation Suit In Texas Appeals Court
• Goldman Shouldn't Get $3M Bonus For Lease, Landlord Says
• Duties On Japan, UK Ball Bearings Duties Backed By Fed. Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Tosses $31.6M Patent Judgment For Metso Minerals
• Hollywood Atty Asks Calif. Appeals Court To Nix Extortion Suit
• 11th Circ. Won't Let Fraudsters Off Hook For $18M Scheme
• Senate Panel Greenlights Ex-O'Melveny Partner's DC Circ. Nod
• Court Defends Secretive Arbitrations To 3rd. Circ.
• Justices Asked To Restore $626M Verdict In Apple Patent Row
• Tribe's Floodwater Damage Case Sinks In 11th Circ.
• US Drops Appeal In Customs' Cable Exclusion Case
• Q&A With Beirne Maynard's Jeff Nobles
• Contractors Ask DC Circ. To Lift Political Donation Ban
• 3rd Circ. Finds NLRB Recess Appointment Of Becker Invalid
• High Court's Nassar Case — What's At Stake For Employers
• Not Subject To Ill. Court Jurisdiction? Think Again
• 9th Circ. Remands Atty Fee Award In Davis Wright Fraud Case
• Enviros Lose 4th Circ. Appeal To Thwart Mountaintop Mining
• FTC Deal Doesn't Bar Apple Injunction Bid, Motorola Says
• 2nd Circ. Rules For Bank In $118M Asset Forfeiture Case
• Q&A With McKenna Long's Charlie Bird
• Fla. Tribe Fails To Bump Ex-Counsel's Atty In Malpractice Row
• Enviros Must Show Need To Get Trade Secret Docs: Pa. Court
• $1.5M Attys' Fees Scuttle HP Printer Defect Deal In 9th Circ.
• 5th Circ. Affirms $44M Wellogix Jury Award In IP Fight
• Law Firms' Fees Suit Over $22M Chinese Arbitration Revived
• Telemarketer Owes $34M For Abusive Tactics, 9th Circ. Hears
• ACLU Urges DC Circ. To Rein In Porn Copyright 'Shakedown'
• $28.8M Verdict Upheld In Pentagon Oil Contract Suit
• Ruden McClosky's Buyer Cleared To Collect On Client Lien
• Monomoy Cut Auto Co. Out Of Acquisition, NY Court Told
• Amici Pile Up In Calif. Dispute Over Employment Class Waivers
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Newegg-Overstock Patent Win Over Alcatel
• Oil Developer Can't Target Biz Partners, Texas Court Says
• FDA Tells DC Circ. KV Drug Compounding Wasn't A Priority
• Nokia Urges High Court To Keep NPE Suits Out Of ITC
• Medicare Doesn't Trump State Workers' Comp Law: 5th Circ.
• Ex-Pa. County Officials Want Corruption Convictions Axed
• Freddie Mac Asks 2nd Circ. To Affirm Toss Of Investor Suit
• Pa. Justices Will Consider Electricity Restoration Inspections
• Bar On Fees Tossed On Appeal In Trade Secrets Suit
• 4th Circ. Weighs In On Bona Fide Purchaser Defense
• Avoiding Bad Faith Liability Just Got More Difficult
• Goldman Dodges Insurer's $63M MBS Suit In 2nd Circ.
• Texas Court Rejects Sanctions Bids In Solar Engine Suit
• Protective Items Aren't 'Clothes' Under FLSA, Justices Told
• 9th Circ. OKs Revoking Medicare Part D Insurer's Contract
• Investors Can't Revive Suit Over Failed $60M Oil Rig Deal
• 7th Circ. Ditches $3.5M Award To Harassed Chrysler Worker
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Plane Crash Suit Against Textron Unit
• Hospital's $350M Bond Issuance Suit Falls In 5th Circ.
• Motorola FRAND Ruling Supports Our Case, Apple Says
• 5th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Katrina Emissions Suit
• Delta Asks DC Circ. To Shut Down $3.4B Air India Loan
• Trustee Wins Supreme Court Fight Over Debt Relief Bar
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Intentional Bias Ruling In FDNY Race Case
• Citizens Bank Asks 2nd Circ. To Nix Managers' OT Class
• 7th Circ.'s Posner Calls For Crackdown On Patent Proliferation
• AUO Pushes 9th Circ. To Nix $500M Antitrust Verdict
• Cozen Asks Pa. Appeals Court To Let It Forgive Campaign Debt
• Sears Says High Court's Comcast Ruling Dooms Washer Class
• DOI Broke Law In Shutting Oyster Farm, 9th Circ. Hears
• Local Laws Can't Kill FERC-Approved Projects, DC Circ. Hears
• NJ Panel Reverses $4M Judgment In Condo Conversion Suit
• 6th Circ. Says Employee's Resignation Sinks FMLA Suit
• Q&A With Mayer Brown's Dan Himmelfarb
• DC Circ. Snuffs Challenge To 1.1-Gigawatt Nuke Expansion
• Fixodent Caused Neurological Harm, Pa. Superior Court Hears
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Cut-Rate Atty Fees In Gerson Settlement
• Genzyme Investors Urge 1st Circ. To Revive Fraud Action
• Goldman Dodges Insurer's $120M CDO Claims On Appeal
• Insurer Can Keep Premium For Sham $5M Policy: 1st Circ.
• NJ Blocked From Seizing $140M In Housing Funds
• Pension Fund Tells 1st Circ. PE Cos. Are Businesses
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Standard For SEC Debarment Of Officers
• 10th Circ. Axes $1.2M Judgment In Lloyds Coverage Row
• Shipbuilder Takes Fee Fight Against Workers To High Court
• An Update On Joint Infringement In Cloud Computing
• Order Over Judge's Racist Obama Email Is Moot, 9th Circ. Says
• Past Its Prime: Weedo V. Stone-E-Brick
• Attorneys Discuss Impact Of CLS Bank Decision
• Narrow Monsanto Patent Ruling Ducks Self-Replication Issue
• 'Raging Bull' Heir Asks High Court To KO MGM Copyright Win
• Firing Didn't Violate Doc's Free Speech Rights, 4th Circ. Finds
• 'Nightmare' Ruling On Software Patent Standard Baffles Attys
• Justices Urged To Take Up Trademark Row Over Greek Paddles
• Lawyers Weigh In On Supreme Court's Monsanto Ruling
• NJ Court Won't Revive Sun Pharma's Contract Breach Suit
• Porn Didn't Reap US Profits For Cloud Co., 9th Circ. Hears
• Novartis Tells High Court State Punitive Awards Are Illegal
• Judge Abused Authority With Plan B Order, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Physicians Seek Supreme Court's Take On $43M Fraud Ruling
• Contractors Group Slams EEOC Same-Sex Harassment Claim
• Nintendo Scores Fed. Circ. Win In Wii Controller IP Row
• Minor Notice Errors Don't Bar RE Projects, NJ Justices Rule
• Texas Health Co. Loses Appeal For Workers' Comp Arbitration
• Supreme Court Got It Right In Seed Dispute
• Calif. City Sold Bonds Doomed To Fail, 9th Circ. Hears
• NJ Appeals Court Kills FirstEnergy Substation Challenge
• NJ Borough Asks High Court To Alter Payouts In Land Seizures
• Stallone Sunk Cred In 'Expendables' IP Row, 2nd Circ. Told
• NJ High Court Mulls Reach Of Arbitration In Stock Sale Fight
• Supreme Court Snubs ISE's Appeal In Index Options Row
• 2nd Circ. Won't Free Ex-FBI Agent Who Hid Affair With Source
• Injured Worker Prods NJ Justices To Tackle Employer Liability
• Citing Brinker, Calif. Appeals Court Backs Guards' Class Bid
• Q&A With Hunton & Williams' Stuart Raphael
• High Court Seeks SG's Opinion In 'Rock Band' IP Row
• Pa. Supreme Court Takes Over 3rd Judicial Retirement Suit
• High Court Won't Review FERC's Entergy Power Deal Ruling
• Justices Side With Monsanto On Patented Seeds
• EPA's Water Pollution Limits Row Won't Get High Court Review
• Calif. To Draw The Lines In Disparagement Liability
• CLS Bank Ruling Provides No Guidance On Patent Eligibility
• Clement Brief Backs BP In Row Over $8B Deepwater Settlement
• 6th Circ. Revives Mich. State Suit Over Axed Pension Plan
• NJ Beach Dune Project Hinges On High Court Case
• Fla. Appeals Court Axes Gambling Permit Conversions
• Fla. Court Throws Out $17M Award Against Big Tobacco
• 3rd Circ. J&J Ruling Won't Halt Flood Of Food Labeling Suits
• Fla. High Court Won't Hear Green Groups' Sanctions Appeal
• Alice Corp. Software Too Abstract For Patents, Fed. Circ. Says
• Edison Unit Gets FERC's Tariff Ruling Nixed In DC Circ.
• Ex-SUNY Boss Must Answer Subpoena Over Cronyism Claims
• Teva Pushes Fed. Circ. To Revive Seasonique Patent Suit
• Lack Of Contract Doesn't Trump Lien Claims, Pa. Court Says
• $9M Hurricane Isabel Coverage Row Sent Again To Arbitration
• Genentech Patent Win Can't Halt Foreign Arbitration
• Fed. Circ. May Give Levi 2nd Shot In Abercrombie Stitch Fight
• Q&A With Much Shelist's Jim Carroll
• Atty Delays Sink Revival Bid In 2nd Circ. Flood Coverage Suit
• San Francisco Defeats Enviro Challenge To Redevelopment
• 2nd Circ. Revives Injured Worker's 'Scaffold Law' Suit
• NY Judge Rejects Delay Of Wider Plan B Access
• Hospital Not Liable For Doctor Fees, Calif. Appeals Court Says
• Independent Contractors Strike Out — Lessons For Employers
• Calif. Court Reverses Arbitration Of Temp Agency OT Case
• CORRECTED: 7th Circ. Nixes Model's $8B Image Use Suit Against Agency
• Crane Collapse Deals Should Be Unsealed, Appeals Court Says
• Policyholders See Gain In NY Diocese Loss Over Deductibles
• 3rd Circ. Nixes J&J Benecol False Ad Suit
• Fla. Court Revives Enviros' Petition Over Marsh Dumping Plan
• 9th Circ. Says 'Copyright Troll' Had No Right To File Suits
• 5th Circ. Upholds Sanctions On Group Suing Bankrupt Lothian
• Alcoa Retirees Forfeited Limitless Benefits, 6th Circ. Says
• Epic Games' Rival Wants $9M Award Reversed In IP Fight
• Texas Court Revives Abraham Watkins Patent Malpractice Suit
• Refinery Tax Assessments Are Fair, Calif. High Court Hears
• Learning Annex Asks NY Court To Revive Blank Rome Suit
• Allergan Asks Fed. Circ. To Revive Pinkeye Patent Suit
• Regulators Join Fight To Block Schwab's Class Action Waiver
• Fla. Justices Expand Magistrate Judge Role In Foreclosures
• Calif. Appeals Court Orders Class Cert. In Safeway Suit
• Shaq's Ex-Biz Partner Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Kidnap Suit
• Fed. Circ. Rejects General Dynamics' Pension Calculations
• Mich. Can Bar Schools From Collecting Union Dues: 6th Circ.
• Texas Court Axes $53M Award In Suit Over Real Estate JV
• Bob Marley Label Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Antitrust Suit
• Q&A With Adams And Reese's Ray Ward
• Fla. Legislature Tries To Kill Redistricting Challenge
• Plainitffs' Firms Push 11th Circ. To Uphold Engle Findings
• Sgt. Asks 9th Circ. to Revive 'Hurt Locker' IP Theft Case
• Fed. Circ. Told Commerce Discourages Importer Cooperation
• Property Owner Slams Generic Zoning To Pa. High Court
• AXA Can't Seek Punitive Damages Over $1.5B ING Sale
• Insights From An Under-The-Radar CDO Case
• E-Discovery In The Cloud: Who Can Get Your Data?
• LA County Can Be Liable For DA's Snitch Woes: 9th Circ.
• Policyholder's UCL Claims Barred, Calif. Justices Hear
• Nokia Urges Against Bright-Line Limits On SEP Injunctions
• Google Books Project Finds Support From 2nd Circ. Judges
• Viacom Asks Del. High Court To Ax $300M 'Rock Band' Award
• 5th Circ. Says ERISA Plan Gets 1st Dibs On Recovered Costs
• Ruling On Labor Notice Posting Could Affect Title VII Cases
• DirecTV Operators Didn't Infringe Antenna Patents: Fed. Circ.
• Ex-NY Pol Bruno Asks 2nd Circ. To Kill Fraud Retrial
• Fla. Court Remands Order For Cooper Tire To Yield Docs
• DOJ Urges DC Circ. To Toss Tech-Policy Watchdog's FOIA Suit
• NY Ruling Against Goldman Pokes Hole In Diligence Defense
• RIM Knocks Posner's Apple-Motorola SEP Injunction Ruling
• 11th Circ. Says ADA Medical Test Suits Don't Need Disability