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Appellate - August, 2013

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• Insurers Can't Ditch Lifetime Workers' Comp: Texas High Court
• 11th Circ. Revives Temple's Suit Against Fla. City
• Texas Justices Expand Appellate Review Of New Trial Orders
• Texas Justices Poised To Shake Up Public Works Projects
• 9th Circ. Won't Block Calif. From Enforcing Foie Gras Ban
• Texas Justices Pan $1M Porter Hedges Malpractice Suit
• Late Cozen Atty's Family Drops Same-Sex Benefits Fight
• Doc Must Arbitrate With HMO In Contract Row, NJ Court Says
• Texas High Court Says Docs Named In Suits Are 'Parties'
• BP Atty Beats Malpractice Claim Over Explosion Settlement
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Amerijet Challenge To NLRB Probe
• 8th Circ. Tosses ABF Freight's $750M Union Concession Suit
• 2nd Circ. Asks For NY's Take On Coverage Slashing Clause
• 9th Circ. Says EPA Letters Trigger Pollution Coverage
• Slashed $19M Verdict Against Stonebridge Upheld On Appeal
• BP Claims Unfair Class Definition Sours $7.8B Deepwater Deal
• ConAgra Shakes Workers' Don, Doff Suit In 8th Circ.
• Developer Wants In On Philly Casino License Challenge
• PhRMA Urges Fed. Circ. To Rethink Novo Patent Obviousness
• Ex-Dynegy Exec's Atty Loses Fee Row In Texas High Court
• Fed. Circ. Revives E-Trading Patents In TD Ameritrade Case
• Fracking Cos. Ask Colo. High Court To Allow Lone Pine Orders
• Pa. Rep. Seeks To Repeal Contested Pro-Fracking Zoning Law
• Pa. Justices Won't Hear Post-Judgment Interest Appeal
• Russian Gas Co. Must Face Trade Secrets Suit: Texas Court
• Twitter Didn't Infringe Messaging Patent, Fed. Circ. Rules
• Ecuadoreans Take DynCorp Chemical Suit To DC Circ.
• Pa. High Court To Hear Late Philly Councilwoman's Libel Suit
• Wal-Mart Urges 9th Circ. To Let Dukes Class Denial Stand
• Ex-EnerMax CEO Urges 5th Circ. To Uphold Investor Suit Toss
• 2nd Circ. Boots Sugar Co.'s Appeal In $168M Merrill Swap Row
• Former QB Says EA Is 'Forum Shopping' In Publicity Row
• Larry Flynt's Brother Can't Use 'Hustler' Mark, 6th Circ. Says
• 2nd Circ. Curbs Criminal Actions Over Foreign Securities
• A Look At The Arguments In Lighting Ballast Rehearing
• 7th Circ. Ruling Is Big Win For Internet Content Providers
• Sometimes A Taking Is Not Really 'Taking'
• 9th Circ. Finds Calif.'s Gay Conversion Ban Constitutional
• Seven Arts Tells 9th Circ. Paramount Claims Not Time-Barred
• Clarification Of Injunction Can't Be Appealed, Fed. Circ. Says
• NJ Court Rejects Town's Environmental Rezoning
• 5th Circ. Pulls Texas Justices Into Deepwater Insurance Row
• Life Settlements Are Securities, Texas Court Finds
• Comply With Your Air Permit And Be Sued Anyway
• 8th Circ. Tosses Land O' Lakes Cleanup Coverage Appeal
• Insurance Co. Rates Disclosable, Texas Court Says
• EEOC Conciliation Should Face Court Review, 7th Circ. Told
• Texas Comptroller Ducks Deposition Over Data Breach
• Courts Shouldn't Meddle In ERISA Plans, Justices Told
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Bay City Rollers' Royalties Suit
• 9th Circ. Says It Can't Review Denial Of PACER Fee Exemption
• Texas Court Axes $2.5M Award Over Rockets Arena Sign
• Couples Can't Intervene In Gay Marriage Fight, Pa. Says
• Cisco Can't Sue To Shield Clients From IP Suits: Fed. Circ.
• Disbarred Fen-Phen Attys Take $42M Hit In Ky. High Court
• 7th Circ. Revives FCA Case, Rips Whistleblower's Tactics
• Aurelius Urges High Court To Snub Argentina's $1.3B Appeal
• US Atty Had Conflict In Bribery Probe, Ex-Ala. Gov. Claims
• Texas Appeals Court Upholds Houston Air Ordinance
• NY High Court Jumps Into Fight Over Local Fracking Bans
• 5th Circ. Voids Ex-La. Lawmaker's Racketeering Sentence
• Discovery Verifications May Bring Corporate Punitive Damages
• Stage Is Set For 6th Circ. Battle Over Section 230
• Another Side Of Zhang: UCL Against Business Policyholders
• Corporate Form Principles Apply To Import Law Violations
• The 2nd Circ. Stance In NML Capital V. Argentina
• AT&T Mobility Case Eases Class Action Removal Hurdles
• Texas Water Permit Fight May Foster More Takings Claims
• CORRECTED: 1st Circ. Revives Hotel Trademark Row
• EPA Defends Rejection Of Texas Emissions Exception
• Firm's Auto Policy Doesn't Cover Partner's Wife: NJ Court
• 9th Circ. Security Check Ruling Leaves Employers Puzzled
• 8th Circ. Rejects Rest Break Suit Against Union, Aluminum Co.
• 5th Circ. Won't Let Signal Int'l Escape WARN Class Action
• TCPA Disclosure Rules Withstand 1st Amendment Challenge
• Burberry Can't Sue Knockoff Rival, 2nd Circ. Says
• Calif. Limits Employers From Collecting Fee Awards
• Fed. Circ. Blocks HUD From Awarding Housing Contracts
• 3rd Circ. Backs Ch. 15 Protections For Bankrupt Aussie Co.
• Pa. Court Denies Cert. For IRA Holders In Banking Tiff
• 9th Circ. Keeps Calif. Shark Fin Ban In Place
• 8th Circ. Boots Iowa Correctional Officer's Race Bias Suit
• Texas Justices Asked To Revive $17M Drilling Ban Award
• 9th Circ. Urged To Certify Class Of Home Depot Tool Renters
• Facebook Asks High Court To Uphold Beacon Settlement
• 8th Circ. Junks FCA Suit Over St. Paul Development Contracts
• Don King Loses Appeal For Deposit In $23M Jai Alai Deal
• 10th Circ. Backs Wyeth, Schwarz Win in Generic Reglan Suit
• Diocese Aims To Sink Travelers Sex Abuse Suit In 9th Circ.
• NJ Court Revives Seasonal Worker's Unemployment Appeal
• TripAdvisor's 'Dirtiest Hotels' List Is Protected: 6th Circ.
• ITC Asks Fed. Circ. To Back Patent Ruling Against Griffin
• Pa. High Court Retains Ability To Punish Judges, Group Says
• Pa. High Court To Hear Rite Aid Appeal On Pharmacy Records
• Texas High Court Snubs Pemex Union In $1B Contract Fight
• EchoStar Loses Appeal Bid In $56M Disney HD Fee Fight
• 5th Circ. Tosses $25M Antitrust Fine Against Pilgrim's Pride
• TCPA Express Consent Can Be Revoked At Any Time
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bailey Brauer's Alex Brauer
• 2nd Circ. Ruling May Weaken Double Jeopardy Protections
• Mind What You Say, Puffery Has Its Limits
• Law Firm Loses Appeal To Represent Client In Dismissed Suit
• NJ Casino Org's $30M Partnership Doesn't Avail Records
• 9th Circ. Nixes Ruling Sending AT&T Wage Suit To State Court
• Federal Court Must Rule In Beach Property Suit, 4th Circ. Says
• 3rd Circ. Revives Property Rights Claims In SemCrude Ch. 11
• 10th Circ. Won't Kill $1B MBS Row With RBS, Others
• 8th Circ. Calls Mayo Clinic's $1.9M Fee Award 'Suspect'
• State Housing Agencies Support HUD In Bid Protest Appeal
• 8th Circ. Revives Age Bias Suit Against Securitas
• Chinese Drywall Co. Fights Lennar's Suit In Fla. Appeals Court
• 4th Circ. Chides NC Prosecutors Over Discovery Errors
• Hepatitis B Patent Ruling 'Infected,' BMS Tells Fed. Circ.
• Red Cross Takes Fight Over Benefit Changes To High Court
• Covidien's Surgical Seal Patent Win Upheld By Fed. Circ.
• FilmOn Asks 9th Circ. To Lift Ban On Network TV Streaming
• 'Broad' Trade Secret Injunction Nixed In Noncompete Dispute
• Calif. Appeals Court Says Challenge To Water Project Moot
• 6th Circ. Dumps Zoo Entertainment Shareholder Class Action
• NM Law Applies To Asbestos Case, Ariz. High Court Rules
• NJ Court Backs $2M Award For Hoboken Condo Association
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Whistleblower's $2B Beth Israel Row
• NJ Court Nixes Trade Secrets Row Over Generic Cough Syrup
• Calif. Appeals Court Affirms SF Win In Waterfront Project Row
• 2nd Circ. Cans FCA Suit Over Building's Rent Control Exit
• Citi Workers Target 'Misguided' 2nd Circ. Waiver Ruling
• Privilege Not Waived In Bad-Faith Insurer Suits, NJ Court Says
• Appeals Court Upholds TransCanada Land Seizure
• NY AG Gets Charles Schwab ARS Claims Revived
• Justices Scrap UBS Shareholder Suit Over Demand Futility
• The Problem With 'Summary Scienter Analysis'
• Chemical Supplier Can't Choose Counsel, Calif. Court Says
• 3rd Circ.'s Close Look At Exceptions To CAFA Removal
• Conn. High Court Hops On The 'Make-Whole' Bandwagon
• A Sigh Of Relief For Calif. Manufacturers
• Amex Oral Arguments Reveal Hope For Consumers
• 7th Circ. Revives Row Over BNY Mellon's $312M Sentinel Claim
• 10th Circ. Says Feds' Tax Suit Trumps State Time Limits
• Unions Can Face Liability Over 'Sham' Suits, 4th Circ. Rules
• FilmOn Battle Before 9th Circ. May Scramble TV Economics
• Del. High Court Finds Managing Partner Ouster In Good Faith
• Mylan Says Cephalon's IP Win Based On Wrong Construction
• Freddie Mac Asks 2nd Circ. To Nix Investor Case
• Post-Lennar, Going Rogue Still Risky For Texas Policyholders
• Prius Drivers Tell 9th Circ. Warranty Covers Fuel Tank Flaw
• ITC Asks Fed. Circ. To Affirm UPI Import Ban Fine
• Rival Union Takes $1M Fight With SEIU To High Court
• Software Patent Mess Hits High Court With WildTangent Case
• US Urges Fed. Circ. To Affirm Calif. Water Ruling
• Fla. Judge Challenges State Panel's Ethics Charges
• Calif. Providers Urge High Court To Reverse Medicaid Cuts
• Mich. Asks High Court To Rule On Fannie, Freddie Tax Fight
• BP, Anadarko Fight Deepwater CWA Claims In 5th Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Junks Suit Against Medicare Claim Contractors
• Insurance Group Joins No-Fault Law Appeal In NY High Court
• High Court Asked To Hear Driver Privacy Class Action
• DR Horton Leans On 9th Circ. Ruling In Class Waiver Battle
• Novo Wants High Court To Clarify Foreign Company Liability
• Defense Group Aids Hedge Funders In 2nd Circ. Insider Case
• NJ, Pa. Counties Take Fannie, Freddie Tax Fight To 3rd Circ.
• Texas City Can't Escape Suit Over Wholesale Power Sales
• Pa. Judicial Conduct Board Claims Sole Power Over Judges
• Overstock Asks Supreme Court To Squelch NY's 'Amazon Tax'
• Texas Court's Snub Sends BP Gas Delivery Suit To Arbitration
• Ernst & Young Can't Bar Collective Actions, 2nd Circ. Told
• 3rd Circ. Overturns $30M Verdict For Ford Truck Dealers
• Loan Defaults Aren't Subject To Pa. Venue Rules, Court Says
• Acordia Wins Reversal Of Conn. Preferred Insurer Case
• State Farm Beats Auto Policy False Ad Suit In 2nd Circ.
• Texas Justices To Eye Fight For Unclaimed Settlement Funds
• Texas High Court Takes Up Same-Sex Divorce Cases
• The End Of Take-Home Asbestos Exposure Claims?
• The Intersection Of District Court And Inter Partes Review
• How They Won It: Fish Nixes $23M Baxter Win With Re-Exam
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Histogen Win In Skin Care IP Suit
• Texas Justices To Decide If Arbitrator DQ Voids $26M Award
• EPA Must Revisit Sewage Incinerator Rule, DC Circ. Says
• 2nd Circ. Orders Argentina To Pay $1.5B To Bond Holdouts
• Texas High Court Finds Coverage For $6M Voluntary Payments
• ADR Deals Bar Atty Fees In Nissan Defect Suits, Judges Say
• NJ Appeals Court Hands Oil Co. Mixed Ruling In Enviro Suit
• Pfizer Settles Former Exec's FCA Suit In 1st Circ.
• Texas Medical Liability Act Applies To Nurse, Justices Say
• Paula Deen Race Bias Suit 'Amicably Resolved,' Attys Say
• Texas High Court Blocks Waco From Challenging Water Permit
• Pa. High Court Widens Judicial Review In Open Records Rows
• Apple Adds Gibson Dunn Appellate Star To E-Books Team
• 3rd Circ. Reverses Immunity Finding In Deadly Fire Suit
• 5th Circ. Should Merge Faulty Drywall Appeals, Plaintiffs Say
• Texas Justices To Hear Exxon Bid To Cut Ex-VP's Stock
• 3rd Circ. Ruling Gives Courts Broad Air Permit Powers
• Texas High Court To Hear Builder's Fight With Houston Port
• 6th Circ. Revives MLB Team Fatality Appeal
• 2nd Circ. Affirms KO Of China North East Shareholder Suit
• Fed. Circ. Lets Apple, Samsung Keep Financial Data Secret
• DC Circ. Urged To Revive Challenge To Coal Lease Sales
• 6th Circ. Ruling Stymies Macy's Challenge, UFCW Tells NLRB
• Texas High Court Will Hear Blogger Defamation Row
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Bayer Pesticide Trademark Case
• Pa. Court To Weigh Jurisdiction In Gay Marriage License Row
• Sugar Co. Asks 2nd Circ. To Toss $146M Merrill Swap Ruling
• 9th Circ. Weighs In On Player Likenesses In Video Games
• Dell Can't Nix Age Bias Verdict In Texas Appeals Court
• Split Sidewalk? It's The Developer's (Or Lender's) Burden
• 3 Tips For Any Fed. Circ. Appeal
• DC Circ. Takes Rare Step To Grant Mandamus
• The Fate Of Anti-Assignment Clauses After Bankruptcy
• NJ Appeals Court OKs $210M Prudential Tax Credit
• Pemex Union Challenges $1B Settlement In Oil Delivery Row
• Heirs Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Claims Over Nazi-Looted Art
• Comcast Doesn't Change Cert. In Sears Washer Row: 7th Circ.
• NJ Pharmacy's Disclosure Lapse Disqualifies It From Medicaid
• $110M Award Suit Wrongly Remanded, 11th Circ. Finds
• FTC's Pom Ad Ban Broke Free Speech Laws, Nonprofits Say
• ERISA Plans Can Set Claim Time Limits, High Court Hears
• Gas Co. Pushes 2nd Circ. To Undo NY Fracking Loss
• Cukurova Urges 2nd Circ. To Nix Telecom Co.'s $932M Win
• Wells Fargo Can't Claim $82M Tax Refund, 8th Circ. Rules
• Calif. Court Flunks School's Arbitration Bid In OT Case
• Consumers Can Retract Autodial Permission, 3rd Circ. Says
• AbbVie Asks Fed. Circ. To Revive Antibody Patent Suit
• 6th Circ. Finds FBI Justified In Withholding Race Probe Data
• DOL To Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Tip Pool Rule
• 5th Circ. Stands Pat On Texas Bingo Law
• 9th Circ. Tosses Arizona's Anti-Abortion Appeal
• Texas Court Axes $10M Verdict In Developer's Contract Row
• Tenn. Court Backs Police On Computer Search At Staples
• Verizon, Ford Can't Speak At Apple-Motorola Patent Hearing
• 5th Circ. Axes Landowners' Suit In Interstate Flooding Row
• 8th Circ. Hands Don King Win In Boxing Contract Dispute
• 1st Circ. Upholds Mass. Pol's Bribery Conviction
• ArrivalStar Calls Off Dogs In Public Transit Patent Suits
• Okla. AG Wants En Banc Review Of EPA Haze Rule
• 7th Circ. Keeps Insurer On Hook For Thermos Asbestos Case
• Pa. Supreme Court Bans Appellate Staff From Practicing Law
• 7th Circ. Stuffs Pippen's Defamation Suit Against NBC, CBS
• 9th Circ. Enforces E&Y Class Waiver, Rejecting DR Horton
• US Says Duties On Goods From Non-Market Economies Legal
• 5th Circ. Upholds KeyBank's Win In $202M Loan Default Row
• NJ City Utility Escapes Ex-Worker's Toxic Tort Appeal Bid
• Texas Coal Plant Permit Fight Dropped Amid Finance Woes
• Dukes Plaintiffs Take Class Cert. Battle Back To 9th Circ.
• Legal Recruiter Ducks Suit Over Online Trash Talk
• Apple Tells Fed. Circ. Mobile IOS Not A 'Program'
• Constitution Protects Cop's Whistleblowing, 9th Circ. Rules
• Kaleida Health Employees Lose Wage Suit In 2nd Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Frees Pa. Coal Plant Operators From CAA Suit
• 8th Circ. Keeps Peabody On The Hook For Retiree Benefits
• NY Court Axes Workers' Comp Suit Filed Under NJ Law
• 10th Circ. Upholds Colo. Retail Reporting Law
• 3rd Circ. Takes Ascertainability More Seriously
• Biz Groups Urge DC Circ. Not To Reconsider NLRB Poster Rule
• Stinson To Be Resentenced Over $17M Ponzi Scheme
• 6th Circ. Revives CAA Suit Over Airport's $103M Funding
• ER Hoarding Claims Outside EMTALA's Scope, 10th Circ. Rules
• 1st-To-File Rule Sinks Verizon FCA Suit, DC Circ. Told
• Fed. Circ. Curbs 'Sensitive' Federal Workers' Appeal Rights
• Proving Trademark Fraud: Intent Is The Question
• No Damages Or Injury, No Predominance And No Class
• 6th Circ. Took A Wrong Turn In Omnicare Case
• Trio Of Favorable Preemption Decisions For NJ Pharma Cos.
• NJ Court Upholds Camden Police Layoffs
• Whirlpool Beats LG's Ice-Dispenser Patent Claims
• 4th Circ. Finds Co-Owner Of Furniture Co. Liable In IP Suit
• NJ Appeals Court Boots Ex-University Official's Bias Suit
• Energy Cos. Duel Over Appeals Bond In $95.5M Shale Fight
• Texas Panel Quashes $10M Judgments Against Fen-Phen Atty
• DOI Tells Fed. Circ. New Drilling Regs Didn't Breach Lease
• 5th Circ. Backs Fluctuating Workweek Rule For OT Damages
• 6th Circ. Affirms Cleveland Hospital Exec's 9-Year Sentence
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Reverse Nvidia, Intel Patent Wins
• Samsung Renews Push For Apple Import Ban At Fed. Circ.
• Mount Sinai Doesn't Owe 10 Years Of Back Rent, Panel Rules
• Bayer Asks 2nd Circ. To Revive Pesticide Trademark Case
• Homeowners In Chubb Row Ask 2nd Circ. For Class Cert.
• 3rd Circ. Says CAA Doesn't Preempt State Pollution Claims
• 5th Circ. Nixes Cardinal Whistleblower's Faulty Pumps Suit
• 2nd Circ. Strikes Down Copyright Suit Over Legal Docs
• CERCLA Contribution Possible Under State Claims: 3rd Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Judge Lands On Spy Court's Review Panel
• How Fed. Circ. May View Post-AIA Invention Sales Offers
• Pa. Justices Revive Dispute Over Malpractice Insurance Fund
• 11th Circ. Judge Barkett Takes Post At The Hague
• US Urges Fed. Circ. To Uphold CIT Decision On Wind Towers
• 3rd Circ. Revives FLSA Claim In SEPTA Drivers' OT Suit
• Paul Hastings Freed From $50M Cerberus Malpractice Case
• Shooting Of Teens Was 1 Occurrence, Alaska High Court Says
• More Restrictions For ERISA Fiduciaries
• Calif. Clears The Air For Significance Thresholds
• Brookstone Beats 'Generic' Acne Gel False Ad Suit In 11th Circ.
• Fate Of Wage Class Actions In Balance At 2nd Circ.
• Miami Jai Alai Operator Appeals To Relocate Permit
• NCS Pearson Wins Psych Test Copyright Suit In 10th Circ.
• YouTube Rips Soccer League In 2nd Circ. Copyright Case
• NY County Election Law Doesn't Apply To DA: Appeals Court
• Eisai Slams DEA Over Delay In Scheduling Seizure Med
• 4th Circ. Backs Rite Aid's Unpaid Leave Policy In OT Suit
• 10th Circ. Revives Nanodetex Legal Abuse Coverage Suit
• Texas Supreme Court Won't Hear Judge's Discovery Dispute
• Nail Importer Can Fight Tariff In Court, Fed. Circ. Says
• Fed. Circ. Says UMass Officials Can Be Sued Over Patents
• Argentina Not Immune From $133M Arbitration Claim: 2nd Circ.
• Firm Partner's Death Should've Forced Liquidation: Pa. Court
• 8th Circ. Tightens Window For Mortgage Rescission Claims
• 3rd Circ. Revives Device Co. Recoupment Suit Against Aetna
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Challenge To Byrd Amendment Payouts
• Mo. High Court Holds TCPA Damages Are Not Fines
• 9th Circ. Lets Harbinger Investor Expand Peregrine Suit
• Full DC Circ. Asked To Weigh DOL Shift On Loan Officer OT
• 9th Circ. Revives FDCPA Suit Against NCO Financial
• Boston Police Drug Test Discriminates, 1st Circ. Told
• 2nd Circ. Revives Claims Over $2.5B Barclays Offering
• The Crosscurrents Of Collateral Estoppel In Patent Suits
• Knowledge Of Bankruptcy Cannot Be Imputed To Client
• Windsor Proves Court Erred In Booting Gay Juror, GSK Says
• German PE Firm Renews Bid For $780M Claim Against AT&T
• Pa. Court Says Harleysville Must Pay $3.6M In Loan Tiff
• Counsel's Fraud Doesn't Support Award To Ex-Boss: NJ Court
• Texas Court Reverses PUC's Cut To CenterPoint Bonus
• Ex-Pa. Speaker's Appeal Of Corruption Conviction Falls Flat
• Fired Exec Tells High Court He's An Employee Under Title VII
• US Backs Medtronic In High Court Burden-Of-Proof Case
• 9th Circ. Hotel-Condo Ruling Eases Developers' SEC Worries
• 5th Circ. Sends Workers' Comp Debate To Texas High Court
• Fla. Court Reverses $10M Award In Football Death Case
• Roche Asks NJ High Court To Kick Judge Off Accutane Suits
• 3rd Circ. Boots Pa. Gas Lease Row To State Court Under CAFA
• Unpaid Interns Look To Stifle Fox's Try For Quick Appeal
• Union Urges High Court To Bless Neutrality Agreements
• NYC Eyes Freeze On Stop-And-Frisk Monitor During Appeal
• 5th Circ. Nixes Medco's Bid For Damages In Pipeline Row
• Pa. Supreme Court Will Hear Philly Senior Housing Appeal
• 7th Circ. Revives Baxter Investor Suit Over $588M Recall
• Union Challenge To Right-To-Work Law Rejected In Mich.
• Steel Group Takes Suit Over NYC Crane Laws To High Court
• 5th Circ. Says Class Cert. Reversal Ends Tolling Period
• Ex-Fla. Legislators Back Immunity In Redistricting Row
• Judge Or Jury? A Critical Eminent Domain Question Answered
• Pa. High Court Asked To Nix Rehearing Of Fracking Law Case
• No Heightened Pleading Standard For Antitrust Plaintiffs
• NJ Statute Of Repose: Make Sure The Clock Is Ticking
• $5B Honolulu Railway Violates Fed. Law, 9th Circ. Hears
• Vocational School Urges Arbitration Of Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Cardinal Health Suit Lacked Pre-Suit Demand, 6th Circ. Says
• 2nd Circ. To Hear Applebee's Class Action Citing Comcast
• Support Grows For TransCanada In Eminent Domain Fight
• 9th Circ. To Review Calif. DNA Law After High Court Ruling
• Employers Should Plan For Micro-Union Fight After NLRB Win
• 11th Circ. Sends Bankrupt BankUnited's Tax Refund To FDIC
• Tobacco Cos. Ask High Court To Review Engle Decision
• Coal Company Loses Bid For Damages In Pipeline Row
• Litigation Privilege Can't Kill Debt Collection Suit: Calif. Court
• Medicare Trumps State Workers' Comp Law, High Court Told
• Doc Urges High Court To Take Free Speech Retaliation Case
• 5th Circ. Won't Review Remand In Home Depot Injury Case
• NJ Court Backs Title Change For Corrections Supervisors
• 9th Circ. Says Shell Project Doesn't Need Air Quality Review
• Detroit's Ex-Mayor Allowed To Give New Evidence On Appeal
• Dickie Scruggs Appeals Corruption Conviction To High Court
• 5th Circ. Asks Texas High Court To Review Home Loan Mods
• $11M Oil Rig Collapse Award Upheld On Appeal
• Family Spat Over Rights To Gospel Classic Won't 'Fly Away'
• 5th Circ. Won't Toss Copyright Suit Against Televangelist
• Univ. Of Wis. Defends Stem Cell Patent At Fed. Circ.
• 3rd Circ. DQs Judge In Ex-Philly Official's Firing Suit
• NJ High Court Demands Mediation Settlements In Writing
• 10th Circ. Rejects Qwest Appeal in Price Guarantee Fight
• Alas, Courts Still Resist Substantial Factor Causation
• 6th Circ. Upholds NLRB's Specialty Healthcare Ruling
• 7th Circ. Allows $55M Attys' Fees In Motorola Investor Deal
• Calif. High Court Refuses To Halt Gay Marriages
• Former SemGroup Investors Fight Ex-CEO's Fast-Track Appeal
• 3rd Circ. Backs $14.7M Award to Ex-Railroad Employees
• Court Says Dallas Isn't Immune From $1B Back Pay Suit
• FDIC Asks 9th Circ. To Open Up IndyMac's $80M D&O Policies
• Flagstar Bank Shakes Loan Discrimination Suit In 6th Circ.
• NJ High Court Voids Arbitration Clause Asserted After Delay
• Indicted Texas Judge Twisting Law To Duck Ouster, State Says
• Hedge Fund Row Doesn't Belong In US Court, 11th Circ. Says
• Calif. Shark Fin Ban Will Hurt Merchants, 9th Circ. Hears
• Ind. Justice Refuses To Step Down From Gas Contract Case
• Wash. Court Puts Madoff Feeder Fund Back On Hot Seat
• Texas Court Upholds $48M Judgment In Real Estate Fraud
• The Cost, And Ethics, Of Doing (Legal) Business
• Calif. Court Nixes Appeal Of Trade Secret Claim Ruling
• 5th Circ. Kickback Ruling Is Troubling For Contractors
• 2nd Circ. Won't Let Vt. Shutter Entergy Nuclear Plant
• Pa. High Court Won't Touch Consumer Law Jury Trial Row
• Fla. Appeals Court Reinstates Challenge To County Land Code
• AFL-CIO Argues For Gov't Worker Age Claims In High Court
• 11th Circ. Says Johnson Controls Can't Dodge IAP Atty Fees
• 6th Circ. Upholds Bic Victory In Lighter-Defect Suit
• FCA's Reach At Stake As DOJ Jumps Into 1st Circ. Fight
• Fed. Circ. Says Prior Sale Offer Burns Slow Cooker Patent
• NJ Appeals Court Frees Zurich From Asbestos Cleanup Claim
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes Wal-Mart Expansion Challenge
• Consumer Group Wants Insurers Forced To Cover Autism Care
• RJR Can't Nix $3M Smoking Verdict In Fla. Appeals Court
• Texas High Court Asked To Revive BBB Defamation Suit
• 5th Circ. Revives Foreclosure Suit Against BofA Unit
• Worker Axed For Quitting Rehab Has No Claim, 5th Circ. Says
• The End Of Debate Over Conditional Use Variance Proof
• NJ Justices Nix Tax Deduction For Bad Nonbusiness Loan
• Tiara Decision Doesn't Signify Endless Tort Claims
• 6th Circ. Says Rejection Of Ch. 11 Plan Isn't Final Order
• SF Air Rules Don't Need Enviro Report, Appeals Court Finds
• 6th Circ. Revives Ex-U.S. Bank Worker's Retaliation Claim
• Christie's Renomination Snubs Threaten NJ Court's Autonomy
• NLRB Can Target Tribe's Labor Code, 6th Circ. Told
• Sales Of Hotel Units Weren't Securities, 9th Circ. Rules
• NJ Can Bar New Immigrants From Health Program, Court Says
• Calif. Law Clears Up Rules For Sex Harassment Claims
• DC Circ. Orders NRC To Finish Reviewing Nuclear Waste Site
• Paul Hastings Can't Shake Malpractice Suit Over RE Row
• Keehn Attys Must Face Malpractice Suit, Calif. Court Says
• Domino's Founder Should Cover Birth Control, 6th Circ. Told
• O2 Micro Can't Escape $8.4M Sanction At Fed. Circ.
• 1st Circ. Says Mass. Court Can Hear Ukraine Contract Case
• 10th Circ. Asks For CAFA Ruling In BofA Foreclosure Suit
• 3rd Circ. Defers To DOT On State Hazmat Suit Preemption
• Akin Gump Adds Atty From SG's Office To Appellate Group
• 9th Circ. Finds PAGA Labor Claims Shouldn't Be Aggregated
• Mass. High Court Sends Investment Fraud Suit To Arbitration
• Pa. Superior Court Elects Bender As New President Judge
• Syncora's $320M JPMorgan Fraud Suit Nixed In NY Court
• How Calif. Wrongly Decided Ceres V. Stanislaus County
• Amalgamated Bank's $2.3M RE Appraisal Award Reinstated
• Fla. High Court Disbars Atty Charged With $8M Theft
• 2nd Circ. Blesses Class Waiver In Citi OT Suit
• Fed. Circ. Backs ITC, Finds Leviton Patent Claims Invalid
• Del. Reaffirms Freedom To Contract Out Of Fiduciary Duties
• Credit Card Debt Cos. Duck False Ad Suit In 5th Circ.
• Calif. Supreme Court Opens Up New Avenues For UCL
• Inside The 2nd Circ.'s Broad Reading Of Section 546(e)
• Mass. High Court's Lessons For Title Insurers
• PNC Loan Bias Suit Doesn't Meet Dukes Standard: 3rd Circ.
• Mich. Emergency Manager Law May Not Fly, 6th Circ. Says
• 4th Circ. Won't Rethink Ruling On NLRB Poster Rule
• High Court May Open Floodgates For SOX Whistleblowers
• NYC 'Stop-And-Frisk' Appeal Could Hinge On Trial Statistics
• Hillary Clinton Urges Attys To Fight Voter-Rights Setbacks
• Fed. Circ. Revives Leo Psoriasis Drug Patent
• Railroads Antitrust Ruling Shows Comcast Dissent's Limits
• Novel Labs Asks Fed Circ. For Reversal In Suprep Suit
• Gabriel Fights $12M Atty Fee In $1B IP Row In Fed. Circ.
• Hedge Fund Asks 2nd Circ. To Revive SunTrust MBS Suit
• 9th Circ. Stormwater Flip Should Catch High Court's Eye
• Arbitration Clause Can't Bar Wrongful Death Suit: Pa. Court
• 10th Circ. Backs Water Pik Win In Trademark Suit
• 6th Circ. Revives Gunmaker's Exploding Rifle Suit
• AstraZeneca Defends Pulmicort Patents At Fed. Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Won't Review Invalidity Ruling Over Yaz Patent
• Pa.'s Series Of Pharma Cases Give RLD Theory Some Legs
• Gillette False Ads Suit Doesn't Make Cut In 9th Circ.
• NJ Court Upholds Lower Price For Health Care Co.'s RE Deal
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Gives Employer Class Waivers A Boost
• 6th Circ. Forces Findlay To Make $10M Pension Payment
• Fed. Circ. Affirms DaimlerChrysler's E-Commerce Patent Wins
• The Roberts Court Is Not As 'Pro-Business' As You Think
• 10th Circ. Affirms Fla. Atty's Discipline In Colo. Court
• 7th Circ. Rules Alliant Pension Change Doesn't Cut Damages
• Apple Pushes For Samsung Injunction At Fed. Circ.
• Judges Can Void Some Foreclosed Mortgages, Pa. Court Says
• Angry Client Letter Doesn't Bar Malpractice Coverage
• Unpaid Interns Take FLSA Battle To Supreme Court
• Fox Seeks Review Of Dish's 9th Circ. Win In Hopper Row
• Ex-IndyMac CEO Asks 9th Circ. To Reverse $80M Ruling
• Fed. Circ. Backs Sequenom Bid To Bar Ariosa Prenatal Test
• USDA Immune From Blame For Cattle Deaths, 8th Circ. Says
• 6th Circ. Revives Age Bias Suit Against Manufacturing Vendor
• Pa. Insurance Dept. Overbilled For Med Mal Fund, Court Says
• DC Circ. Axes Class Cert. In Railroads Antitrust Case
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revive Foley & Lardner Malpractice Suit
• 3rd Circ. Kills Suit Claiming Firm Hid Ties To Arbitrator
• Break Out The Crystal Ball To Evaluate Your Project
• FLSA Doesn't Bar Class Waivers, 2nd Circ. Rules
• It's Trial Or Bust For Ohio Policyholders
• USPTO Re-Exam Considerations After Fresenius V. Baxter
• Fed Circ. Ruling May Impact Anti-Dumping Investigations
• Rainmaker Q&A: Littler's Donald Prophete
• 3rd Circ. Grants $10M Account To Wachovia In Bankruptcy Deal
• Judge's Jury Errors Didn't Taint Verdict: NJ High Court
• Apple Loss At Fed. Circ. Would Be Game-Changer: ABA Panel
• 7th Circ. Nixes Class Cert. Denial In Lockheed ERISA Fight
• EPA Carbon Authority Cemented By DC Circ. Ruling
• 9th Circ. Hints Concepcion Trumps Calif. Rule In Fraud Case
• Ralphs Tells 9th Circ. Arbitration Agreement Valid
• Shire Urges Fed. Circ. To Block Actavis' Generic Lialda
• 9th Circ. Revives Claims Over Wells Fargo Loan Modifications
• Massive Coverage Fight Over Hawaii Dam Collapse Revived
• 11th Circ. Revives Suit Over Geico's Exam Rule
• 9th Circ. Says LA Water Monitoring Can Prove CWA Breaches
• Unwitting Blow To Internal Corporate Compliance Programs
• Insurers' Duty To Defend: Conn. Vs. NY
• Minn. Childcare Workers Seek To Halt Unionization Law
• 3rd Circ. Won't Review Widow's Black Lung Benefits Award
• Citing Gabelli, 2nd Circ. Junks $38M Hedge Fund Fine
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive ALM Media Junk Fax Row
• La. Must Return $240M In Medicaid Money, 5th Circ. Told
• False Statements To USPTO A 'Mistake,' Fed. Circ. Hears