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Appellate - September, 2013

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• Chubb Seeks High Court Review Of 9th Circ. Superfund Loss
• 1st Circ. Says RI Anti-Tobacco Laws Don't Bar Free Speech
• Fla. Judge Fights State Panel's Ethics Charges
• EEOC Conciliation Efforts Not Reviewable, 7th Circ. Hears
• Kenneth Cole Changes Landscape For NY Cos. Going Private
• San Jose Takes A Swing At Baseball's Antitrust Exemption
• Pa. Appeals Court Revives USG Worker's Criminal Record Suit
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Sanctions For Firm In Securities Action
• 3rd Circ. Says Ex-Pa. Sen. Can't Delay Corruption Trial
• 5th Circ. Backs EEOC In Same-Sex Harassment Battle
• Insurers Can't Sue To Recoup Workers' Comp. Damages In Pa.
• DFS Worker Appeals Suit Against Agency To High Court
• 9th Circ. Tosses Bid To Decertify Security Guards Class
• Insurers Want Out Of Suit Over Pipeline Lost To Sinkhole
• Convicted Pump-And-Dump Broker Appeals To High Court
• Pa. Justices Reaffirm Asbestos Exposure Testimony Standard
• Philly Firefighters Union Sees Demotion Challenge Axed
• High Court Asked To Review $111M SynQor Patent Win
• Four Loko Maker Wins 2nd Shot At Nixing Wrongful Death Suit
• EPA's Authority Up In The Air This High Court Term
• Consumers Urge High Court To Deny Washer Class Challenge
• Republican Group Ducks $2M Award Over Perry Donation
• Pa. Justices Punt $100M Malpractice Insurance Fund Decision
• Employment Cases To Watch In The New High Court Term
• Texas High Court Rejects Attack On Lawyer Discipline Rules
• Ore. Appeals Court Upholds Suspect's Privacy In Bathroom
• Calif. Physicians Ask Supreme Court To Halt Medicaid Cuts
• Talent Manager On Hook For Musician Unemployment Benefits
• Victoria's Secret Says CIT Misclassified Bra-Shirt Hybrid
• 7th Circ. Weighs Gov't Immunity In FCRA Class Action
• 5th Circ. Revives Ex-Chevron Chemist's FMLA Suit
• Exxon MTBE Leak Victims Want $1.5B High Court Reversal
• Bias Suit Against First Republic Shipped To Arbitrator
• Fluctuating Workweek Alive And Well In Texas
• How To Defend Air Pollution Torts After Bell V. Cheswick
• NJ High Court To Weigh UPS' $1.8M Tax Penalty Waiver
• NJ High Court Decision Could Boost Affordable Housing
• NJ Appeals Court Greenlights JCP&L Substation
• Fed. Circ.'s Reign Over Patents Should End, Judge Says
• 7th Circ. Affirms Ex-Motorola Engineer's IP Theft Conviction
• Texas Court Opens Door For Challenge To Tax Audit Rules
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Dr. Reddy's Patent Win On Generic Lunesta
• Biondi Firm Was No Slacker, Says NY Court In Fee-Split Row
• 2nd Circ. Won't Force Judge Off Chevron's Ecuador Case
• Fed. Circ. Remands Dispenser IP Case On Obviousness Issue
• Rock Supplier's $3M Award Against Southwestern Crushed
• Fla. High Court OKs Land-Buying Ballot Measure
• Gov. Perry Names Texas Supreme Court Appointment
• Quinn Emanuel Says Fed. Ruling Bars NY Retaliation Suit
• 3rd Circ. Halts 'Sea Change,' OKs Drilling In Nat'l Forest
• RJ Reynolds Asks 11th Circ. For Attys' Fees After Trial Win
• Pa. Justices Won't Upset $8M Damage Award Against Consol
• Pa. Supreme Court Overturns Foreclosure Notice Ruling
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs $3.7M Award In Fire Coverage Row
• NYC Art-Sale Crackdown Didn't Violate Free Speech: 2nd Circ.
• JPMorgan Tells 2nd Circ. To Nix Silver Market MDL
• Obviousness Of Claims: Common Sense Alone Is Not Enough
• SC High Court Holds Indirect Damage Flows From 'Occurrence'
• Devon Energy Wants Suit Over BHP's $94M Asset Buy Revived
• Morgan Lewis Can't Evade $9M Malpractice Suit, BDO Claims
• With 4th Circ. Win, Mayweather Stays Unbeaten In IP Row
• NY Court Revives Title Coverage Claim Over Bogus Mortgage
• DC Circ. Told EPA Disregards Health Risks Of CO Exposure
• Kroger Wins Calif. Appeal Of Butter Label Dispute
• Greenberg Traurig Again Beats Exec's $10M Malpractice Suit
• To Insurers' Dismay, Colo. Expands Notice-Prejudice Rule
• Kendall Law Cut From Malpractice Suit Over Rival FCA Case
• Lexmark's Use-It-Or-Lose-It Vacation Policy Illegal, Court Says
• DLA Piper Skirts $17M Malpractice Suit In 2nd Circ.
• NJ High Court Grants Tax Exemption For Psychiatric Housing
• Fla. Court Grants New Trial In $20M RJ Reynolds Case
• CORRECTED: Texas Software Co. Founder Seeks Revival Of $85M Dividend
• Sugar Co. Urges High Court To Hear Water Transfer Rule Fight
• IP Group Asks High Court To Keep Burden On Licensees
• NJ Pushes Dune Construction As Landmark Case Settles
• Potomac Decision Signifies Stronger Defense For Insured
• TCPA, 2nd Circ. And Jurisdiction — Call Me ... Maybe?
• Sun Capital Case Creates New Risks For Private Equity
• Toys R Us Wants Times Square Tax Suit Revived
• Va. Student Newspapers Triumph Over Booze Ad Prohibition
• Constitutional Think Tank Backs NLRB In Appointments Feud
• FERC Has Authority To Reform Power Planning, DC Circ. Told
• Gibson Dunn Snags Ex-Wiley Rein Appellate Pro In DC
• Engineering Firm Wins Cracked Reservoir Row In 11th Circ.
• 5th Circ. Nixes Late Fraud Suit Against Avery, Renner Otto
• Ala. High Court Rules Defective Work Isn't An Occurrence
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive RBS Investors' Subprime Class Action
• Texas High Court Asked To Revive $21M Oil Lease Judgment
• DC Circ. Panel Skeptical Of DOE Nuclear Waste Fees
• Calif. Exxon Pollution Injury Suits Revived On Appeal
• Firefighters Union Says Fla. Gov. Didn't Bargain In Good Faith
• NJ Court Upends Tolling Of Limitations Period In UIM Case
• 5th Circ. Backs Wal-Mart Worker's Firing Over Facebook Post
• 9th Circ. Affirms Remand Of Painkiller Suit To State Court
• 11th Circ. Upholds Businessman's Insurance Scam Conviction
• Ex-Wal-Mart Worker Asks High Court To Revive ERISA Suit
• Calif. Hotel Owners Can't Duck $5M Attys' Fees Award
• Iran Terror Victims Call On DC Circ. To Release Bank Funds
• Ex-School Guard Denied Coverage In Sex Assault Case
• Farmers Can't Tap NJ Guaranty Group For Enviro Coverage
• Fed. Circ. Revives Patent Suit Against State Farm
• For-Profits Exempt From Birth Control Rule, DC Circ. Told
• Meat Groups Say Labeling Rules Exceed USDA's Authority
• Mead Johnson Seeks $13M False Ad Coverage In 7th Circ.
• Mensing Doesn't Nix Generic-Fosamax Claims, 3rd Circ. Told
• Senate Confirms Hughes As Newest Fed. Circ. Judge
• State Farm Off Hook For Atty Costs In Property Damage Row
• NY Court Grants Employers Broad Discretion In Tip Pooling
• Applying Double-Patenting Safe Harbor After St. Jude
• Disparate Impact Discrimination Remains In The Spotlight
• 'Regrettable' Effect Of Rule 11 In Dow Corning Case
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• US Bank Under Fire Again Over Petters' Ponzi Scheme
• 10th Circ. Nixes Novell Antitrust Suit Against Microsoft
• Fla. Appeals Court Reverses Course On Workers' Comp Limit
• High Court Asked To Scuttle NLRB Appointments Ruling
• High Court Urged To Bar Intangible Employer Help To Unions
• Navajos, Gas Co. Ask DC Circ. To Revive Uranium Waste Case
• Calif. Court Revives Discrimination Suit Over Waste Project
• Fla. Enviro Agency Can't Move Inverse Condemnation Case
• Calif. Court Reverses State Farm's Win Against Developer
• Risperdal Marketing Appeals Dropped In Pa. Appeals Court
• 9th Circ. Sides With Wash. In Angioplasty Antitrust Fight
• JPMorgan Exempt From Amaranth Futures Suit, 2nd Circ. Rules
• A Snapshot Of The Anti-Bribery Enforcement Landscape
• Liberty Mutual Must Cover FEMA Fire Claims, 5th Circ. Hears
• FERC Can't Regulate Retail Electricity Prices, DC Circ. Told
• Four Loko Maker Lobbies 7th Circ. In Feud With Insurers
• 1st Circ. Says NFIP Policies Must Be Strictly Enforced
• 8th Circ. Affirms NFL Players Union Win Over Retirees
• Duane Morris Settles $2M Malpractice Row, Ends Pa. Appeal
• Trustee Urges 7th Circ. To Review Winston Malpractice Case
• USTR Defends $1B Canada Lumber Deal At Fed. Circ.
• Rainmaker Q&A: Faegre's Francina Dlouhy
• Wells Fargo Urges DC Circ. To Halt 'Brazen' FCA Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court's Marsh Ruling Widens Employer Liability
• Appeals Court Kills Vote On Miami Beach Convention Center
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Schemer's $10M Morgan Stanley Case
• High Court Asked To Mull Weight Of Trademark Board Rulings
• Subcontractor Must Face Condo Defect Suit: Ill. Appeals Court
• NJ Sports Betting Row May Prove Irresistible To High Court
• Texas High Court To Hear Ford Venue Fight Over Mexico Crash
• 7th Circ. Again Nixes EPA Suit For Ongoing BACT Failures
• Fla. Port Official Asks High Court To Hear Bribery Appeal
• IRS Asks High Court To Weigh In On Tax Dodge Penalty
• High Court Asked To Review Fla.'s PAC Campaign Rules
• Texas High Court To Mull 3rd-Party Subrogation Rights
• 5th Circ. Embraces Broad Take On ADA Accommodations
• Hospital Fights State Farm's Car Crash Settlement Practice
• 9th Circ. Reopens Group Homes' Zoning Discrimination Suit
• Missed Royalty Payments Can't Void Gas Leases: Pa. Court
• NJ High Court Won't Revive $7.7M Port Authority Injury Ruling
• Texas High Court Takes Challenge To $5M Defamation Award
• Avis Asks High Court To Review $16M Licensee Dispute
• Electronics Co. Asks High Court To Mull CERCLA Preemption
• Texas High Court Nixes Challenge To Water Permit Grant
• Texas High Court Won't Nix Ex-Housing Chief's Severance Suit
• Bingham Takes Ex-Associate's Bias Suit To High Court
• Cigna Asks 3rd Circ. To Keep Coverage Suit In Arbitration
• 8th Circ. Delays Minn. Home Care Workers Unionization Law
• FCC Handset Ruling Shafted Small Carriers, DC Circ. Told
• Texas High Court Rejects Contractor Dispute With CPS Energy
• 9th Circ. Backs FTC's $34M Telemarketing Damages Bid
• Minn. High Court To Review Covington DQ In 3M Row
• Nautilus Takes Heart Rate Monitor IP Case To High Court
• Marriott Case Could Curb Alcohol At Company Parties
• 5th Circ. Ruling May Expand Cybersecurity Liability
• Even An Employee Wrong About Discrimination Is Protected
• Texas Appeals Court Reverses Tom DeLay Conviction
• Calif. High Court To Hear Hartford Dispute Over Legal Tab
• DOJ Asks High Court To Settle Birth Control Mandate Fight
• John Crane Fights $14M Punitive Award In Asbestos Case
• 3rd Circ. Keeps Objective Intent Standard For Threats
• Calif. Water Pacts Illegally Threaten Smelt, 9th Circ. Told
• Ex-K&L Gates Partner Can't Get Out Of Arbitration
• Fla. Judge Won't Stop Drug-Testing Suit Amid Gov.'s Appeal
• Ill. Court Backs Toss Of $90M Asbestos Conspiracy Verdict
• Burden Of Proof On Patent Licensees, High Court Told
• A Bird's-Eye View Of The American Airlines Case
• Recovering Atty's Fees: Is A Procedural Victory Enough?
• 6th Circ. Nixes Miller Energy Investor Suit Over Oil Assets
• 9th Circ. Affirms Win For Calif. City In Securities Row
• KPCB To Face Sex Bias Trial As Court Scraps Arbitration
• NJ Court Vacates $2.85M Defamation Award For NuWave
• HHS Acted Arbitrarily In OK'ing Medicaid Rate Cut: 3rd Circ.
• Fla. Public Counsel Asks High Court To Ax Power Rate Hikes
• 3rd Circ. Sets Precedent On Suppression Appeals
• Fed. Circ. Revives Orbis Bid For Fees In Buckhorn IP Case
• Ecuadoreans Ask 2nd Circ. To Halt Impending RICO Trial
• No Need To Rehear Loan Officer OT Case, DC Circ. Told
• 2nd Circ. Kills Lloyds Investor Suit Over HBOS Acquisition
• Retailers Blast SEC's 'Conflict Minerals' Disclosure Rule
• NJ High Court Bars Municipal Judge From Comedy, TV Gigs
• Medtronic Breach Claims Not Time-Barred, DuPont Says
• Appeals Court Weighs Lloyd's Duty To Pay Oil Well Costs
• Fla. Court Asked To Reopen Colombian Native's Engle Suit
• Texas Court Urged To Nix $100M Suit Over Failed Energy Deal
• 3rd Circ. Adopts Unheard-Of Consumer Class Action Hurdle
• 9th Circ. Questions Cost Estimate In Northwest Power Plan
• LinkedIn Joins Push To Share Gov't Surveillance Requests
• Citi Workers Pause FLSA Class Waiver Fight To Talk Deal
• NLRB Might 'Like' 4th Circ. Facebook Ruling, Attys Say
• Developer Seeks To Upend Brooklyn Domino Factory Sale
• Miami Wrongly Laid Off Public Worker, Appeals Court Says
• Feds, Whitman Apologize To 2nd Circ. For Filing Blunder
• Calif. Carbon Fuel Standard Upheld By 9th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Upholds New York Life Win In Wage Suit
• High Court Urged Not To Take Novo Foreign Liability Case
• 9th Circ. Should Block LA Condom Rule, Porn Cos. Say
• GSK Asks 9th Circ. For New Trial After Gay Juror Booted
• Tax Sharing Agreements — A Tale Of 2 Jurisdictions
• Biz Groups Back Tobacco Cos.' Engle Appeal In High Court
• Ex-Rep.'s Sentence Upheld In Pa. 'Computergate' Scandal
• 9th Circ. Revives Bob Marley Label's Suit Against UMG
• $5M Award Affirmed In Texas Gas Reservoir Row
• Pa. Justices OK Axing County Jury Commissioner Posts
• DC Circ. Looks To Toss Air Force Insourcing Suit
• Philly Firefighter Union Can't Rush City To Fill Vacancies
• Pa. Clerk To Appeal Order Halting Gay Marriage Licenses
• Spitzer Escapes Marsh Exec's Defamation Suit In 2nd Circ.
• Facebook 'Like' Shielded By Constitution, 4th Circ. Says
• Rainmaker Q&A: DLA Piper's Stasia Kelly
• Calif. Court Applies Del. Law In Jacobs 'Say-On-Pay' Suit
• 11th Circ. Says Disbarred Atty's Debt Not Dischargeable
• 6th Circ. Kills Bid To Block ACA Contraception Mandate
• Labor Union Doesn't Qualify As Media In Defamation Appeal
• NJ Prods Policyholders, Insurers To Hammer Out Global Deals
• NY Fed Asks 2nd Circ. To Kill Suit Over $100B AIG Bailout
• Taking A Swing At The 'Baseball Rule'
• An End To Uncertainty About Spill Act Limitations Period
• 10th Circ. Revives Tribal Oil And Gas Royalty Suit
• Texas Businesses Urge 5th Circ. To Sink $8B Deepwater Deal
• NYC Co-Op Shouldn't Build Roof Garden, Atty Says
• Ind. Says EPA Wrongly Measured Counties' Ozone Impact
• NY High Court To Rule On Fire Loss Sharing Clause
• 8th Circ. Urged To Revive CMS Bidding Program Dispute
• 11th Circ. Chucks Panama Contract Dispute
• Goldman Off The Hook For $5M Atty Fees In Shareholder Suits
• Top NY Court Upholds 'Cocky' Corporate Lawyer's Suspension
• NJ Court OKs Consumer Claim Over Landlord Attys' Fees
• 5th Circ. Ships Chinese Drywall MDL Defamation Suit To Calif.
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Pension Fund's Class Action Against UBS
• Top NY Court Junks Investors' Facebook Share Sale Case
• Davis Wright Tremaine Lures Back Ex-FCC Litigation Chief
• Supreme Court Asked To Weigh Hospira Drug-Shortage Suit
• Peabody Energy Appeals Patriot Retiree Benefit Decision
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Amalgamated's Win In ERISA Pension Row
• Burned Dancer's $10M Deal Not Covered, Calif. Court Says
• 3rd Circ. Blocks NJ Bid To Legalize Sports Betting
• Cigna Asks 2nd Circ. To Reverse Benefit Plan Changes
• KBR Loses Arbitration Injunction Bid Over $280M Deal
• 4th Circ. Sinks Huntington Rehearing Bid In NLRB Battle
• 3rd Circ. Says Port Authority Can Confiscate Firearms
• Fed. Circ. Affirms US Win In Del Monte Tuna Tariff Fight
• NJ High Court Upholds Co-Insurer's Claim For Defense Costs
• NJ Can Use Paperless E-Voting Machines, Court Says
• Feds Can't Enforce Discrimination Rules, UPMC Hospitals Say
• Voter Apathy Could Doom Later Retirement For NY Judges
• JPMorgan, Others Dodge Madoff Suits In 2nd Circ.
• NLRB Urges High Court To Nix Recess Appointment Ruling
• Trafalgar Asks 2nd Circ. To Undo $22M Loss To US Bank
• Fla. Justices Seem Open To Limited Redistricting Depositions
• 3rd Circ. Remands Age, Disability Bias Suit Against Pa. DEP
• Liberty Univ. Asks High Court To Revisit ACA
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Atty Sanctions In Bankrupt Client Fee Row
• Calif. Court Revives Suit Against AT&T Over Obsolete Phone
• Bell Helicopter Asks DC Circ. To Revive $23M Iran Award
• 'Gangland' Identity Disclosure Suit Can Proceed: 9th Circ.
• 6th Circ. Asked To Revive Cleanup Suit Against GSK, Coke
• Hyundai Asks High Court To Overturn $11.6M Patent Ruling
• American Legion Says VA Contract Ruling Runs Afoul Of Law
• Reliable Evidence Required To Show Class Ascertainability
• Deepwater Horizon Is Not Over Yet
• Be Kind, Rewind: Legal Precedent In Dish Ad-Skipping Case
• Navigating Conflicts When Serving 3rd-Party Subpoenas
• 6th Circ. OKs Ex-Biz Partner's Fraud Claims Against Satyam
• High Court Asked To Mull FCRA, Federal Preemption
• 10th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Amtex Guards' Age Bias Claims
• Fla. Court Reopens Public Records Bid For Zimmerman Email
• HHS Wrongly Denied Medicare Payment, Hospital Co. Says
• Ill. Court Reverses Sears Win In Tax Overcharge Suit
• Halliburton Asks SCOTUS To Review Class Precedent
• Debt Atty Says Contempt Orders Need High Court Clarity
• Arthrex Asks High Court To Nix $85M Suture Patent Verdict
• 5th Circ. Nixes La. DEQ's Appeal In Iron Plant Permit Row
• Pfizer Wants High Court To Review 1st Circ. RICO Rulings
• Pfizer Urges 3rd Circ. To Uphold Alzheimer Drug Ruling
• AstraZeneca Can't Block Generic Nexium During Appeal
• 9/11 Victims Ask High Court To Put Bin Ladens Back In MDL
• 9th Circ. Affirms Barry Bonds Obstruction Conviction
• Mass. Supremes Back $21M Toys R Us Slide Death Verdict
• Pa. Towns Can't Set Zoning Rules For Propane Storage
• US To Intervene In 4th Circ. Fannie, Freddie Taxation Row
• DOI May Owe Up To $173M To Rockies Over Pipeline Contract
• Fed. Circ. Wary Of Altering Claim Construction Review
• New Pa. Tort Law Poses Only Minor Changes, Tubing Co. Says
• Appeals Court Denies Jailed Texas Judge's Plea For Release
• Fla. Appeals Court OKs Challenge To New Trauma Centers
• Businesses Appeal SEC Conflict Minerals Disclosure Rule
• Sens. Stow Bluster In Wilkins' DC Circ. Confirmation Hearing
• Claim Vitiation — Still A Legal Limitation?
• It's Called 'Adequate' — Not 'Automatic' — Protection
• Larry Flynt's Brother Wants Rehearing In Hustler Brand Row
• Fla. Agriculture Dept. Calls $4.2M Fee Award Unreasonable
• NJ Consumer Fraud Fee Ruling Puts Plaintiffs Attys On Guard
• FTC Wants Access To Boehringer Docs In Pay-For-Delay Probe
• EEOC Urges 8th Circ. To Revive Male Nurse's Gender Bias Suit
• AMR Avoids Make-Whole Pay On Secured Notes In 2nd Circ.
• Beirne Maynard Denies Knowledge Of Partner's Land Deals
• Pa. Bar Blasts Appeals Court's Malpractice Damage Decision
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Pronova's Patent Win Against Teva, Par
• Pollution Exclusion Battle Continues In Mo.
• NY Top Court Eyes Evidence For No-Fault 'Serious Injury'
• Ind. AG Takes Right-To-Work Battle To State High Court
• Judge Won't OK Settlement In Marilyn Monroe IP Feud
• Mich. Unions Take Right-To-Work Fight To State High Court
• 6th Circ. Reverses $1.2M Award In Grease Pump IP Row
• Fed. Circ. Clears Medtronic In Gore Stent Patent Case
• Pa. Justices Ax Appeal In $10M ALS Misdiagnosis Row
• Ind. Right-To-Work Law Stifles Union Speech, 7th Circ. Told
• Indicted Texas Judge Loses Bid To Nix Removal Suit
• Jones Day Adds Ex-Carrington Coleman Appellate Pro In Dallas
• High Court Will Review Argentina Bond Appeal On Sept. 30
• Same-Sex Marriage Licenses Halted By Pa. Judge
• Keurig Appeals Rival Cup Maker's Patent Win To Fed. Circ.
• Ex-E&Y Worker Asks For 9th Circ. Rehearing In Wage Dispute
• NJ High Court Won't Nix Fees In Doc's Divorce Case
• Calif. Employers Still Waiting For Harris Ruling To Bear Fruit
• Tattoo Artist Appeals Slashed IP Claim In THQ Bankruptcy
• 9th Circ. Rebuke Of Google Wi-Fi Spying Exposes ECPA's Age
• NJ Court Mulls Employee Doc Taking In Misconduct Case
• 7th Circ. Reverses Class Decertification In ATM Fee Suit
• Workers Ask Texas High Court To Restore Severance Pay
• Judgment Creditor Asks 11th Circ. To Nix $3M Ruling
• 9th Circ. Told Court Violated Law In Prison Health Care Suit
• LCD Cos. Get Support In CAFA High Court Fight
• Fla. Appeals Court Sanctions Briarwood Capital, Counsel
• Indian Group Fears High Court's Wrath In Bay Mills Case
• Fed. Circ. Claim Construction Case May Boost Patent Deals
• Steele's Early Departure Sparks Strine Succession Buzz
• St. Jude Patent Not Shielded By Safe Harbor, Fed. Circ. Says
• Moody's, S&P Liable For Bad Bond Advice, 9th Circ. Hears
• 11th Circ. Partially Vacates Ex-Frontier CEO's $6.8M Restitution
• Contractor Battles For $50M In Liens On NJ Solar Projects
• Daimler Urges DC Circ. To Nix Navistar Enviro Certificates
• Disbarred Atty Says Assessed Fees Should Be Dischargeable
• AIG Computer-Hack Policy Covers Medicare Fraud, Atty Says
• Enviros Ask 3rd Circ. To Back Deal Curbing Pa. Forest Drilling
• Allergan Asks Fed. Circ. For Block On Generic Zymaxid
• Fed. Circ. OKs Commerce's Profit Cap Figures In Duty Review
• Fed. Circ. Blasts Posner In Apple-Motorola Patent War
• 9th Circ. Nixes Eco Group's Suit To Stop Gov't Water Diversion
• Bulgarian Gas Investor Seeks Upset Of $67M Damages Verdict
• Rainmaker Q&A: Snell & Wilmer's MC Sungaila
• NetBank Unit's Tax Refund Belongs To FDIC, 11th Circ. Says
• 6th Circ. OKs Appeal Of Post-Dukes Wal-Mart Bias Claims
• Lockheed Dodges Take-Home Asbestos Suit In 9th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Gives Fuzzy Slipper Patent Suit 2nd Life
• Precondemnation Vs. De Facto: A Cautionary Tale
• Texas Just Tightened Its Grip On The Water Permit Nozzle
• Fighting RACs Over Overpayment Decisions Is Not Easy
• Plans Must Cover Certified Therapist Autism Care: Calif. Court
• Fla. Supreme Court Takes Up Expedia Bed Tax Challenge
• 8th Circ. Urged To Reopen Stryker FCA Pain Pump Suit
• 7th Circ. OKs Small Claims In ATM Class Action
• HHS Urges DC Circ. To Uphold Lower Medicare Payments
• Google Wi-Fi Snooping Not Protected, 9th Circ. Says
• In-House Counsel To Firms: Do More With Less
• Hecht Tapped As Next Texas Supreme Court Chief
• Hartford Urges 7th Circ. To Remove $18M TCPA Coverage Row
• US Brief Buoys Inequitable Conduct Challenge, Sony Says
• IGT Slams $5M Whistleblower Judgment In 9th Circ.
• Texas High Court Urged To Revive $10M Plant Explosion Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Spare Utilities From Haze Control Rule
• Del. High Court Rules Countrywide Merger Bars Investor Suit
• Film Cos. Cannot Pass Tax Liabilities To 3rd Parties: Fed. Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Pushed To Revive $17M DLA Piper Malpractice Suit
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Reverse Honda GPS Patent Win
• Noncustomer Negligence Claim Should Stand, NJ Court Hears
• ICANN Not Immune To Antitrust Suits, 9th Circ. Hears
• Justices Urged To Nix Nokia Call To Keep NPEs Out Of ITC
• Citigroup Write-Down Suit Should've Survived, Atty Says
• Hospital Group Asks 5th Circ. To OK $130M Deepwater Deal
• NY Court Told Next-Door Project Triggers Vandalism Coverage
• Top NY Court Mulls $99M Judgment In Merrill Debt Case
• Generic Zoning Rules Block Public Input, Pa. High Court Hears
• 11th Circ. Nixes Settlement In Predatory Debt Relief Suit
• Texas High Court Urged To Strike Utility's Rate Hike
• Insurer May Be Due Attys' Fees Despite ERISA Loss: 2nd Circ.
• 5 Tips For Fattening Firm Wallets In Lean Times
• 9th Circ. Finds Middleman Not Liable In $64M Stock Scam
• Age Discrimination Warrants Class Cert., SF Cops Tell 9th Circ.
• Apple-Motorola Smartphone Case May Reshape Patent Law
• Okla. Appeals Court Backs $15M Award In Botox Injury Case
• ND Statute Violates Medicaid Law, 8th Circ. Rules
• PBGC Incorrectly Nixed Pilot Benefits, DC Circ. Hears
• How Presumption Of Reliance May Violate Due Process
• Pa. High Court Mulls Its Disciplinary Power Over Judges
• PGA Officials' Union Wants Right To Sue Firm In Texas
• NY Court Revives Viridian Arbitration Award Despite Error
• 2nd Circ. Asks Conn. Justices To Clarify 'Good Tobacco' Law
• In NJ, 'Watchdog' Employees Can Get Protection Too
• Conclusory Allegations Won't Cut It Under FCA
• Rainmaker Q&A: Morvillo Abramowitz's Robert Anello
• Another View On K2 Investment V. American Insurance
• Calif. Appeals Court Deals Blow In Hemsley Estate Case
• Domino's Founder Urges 6th Circ. To Back ACA Exemption
• Solvay Asks Fed. Circ. For New Trial In Honeywell Patent Row
• Foley & Lardner Asks 11th Circ. To Toss Malpractice Suit
• Attys Ask Fed. Circ. For More Fees In TheraSense Suit
• 5th Circ. Backs Insurer In Row With Ex-Mayer Brown Atty
• NJ Labor Board Must Use Clarified Misconduct Definition
• 7th Circ. Asked To Revive Insurer Choice Of Counsel Suit
• Fees In Firm's Loan Default Weren't Excessive, Pa. Court Says
• Courts Rein In FCA Suits Over Medicare Billing Mistakes
• Texas High Court Mulls Liability Tests In Asbestos Cases
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Student Suit Against Law School
• 5th Circ. Sides With Drilling Co. In Worker's FMLA Suit
• Goldman Tells 9th Circ. ARS Fight Belongs in Nev. Court
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Argentina Asks 2nd Circ. To Review $1.3B Bond Decision
• 11th Circ. Affirms 20-Year Sentence Over $30M Ponzi Scheme
• NJ's Top Gov't Fraud Prosecutor Returns To Lowenstein
• 11th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Fla. Cop's Age Discrimination Suit
• New Trial Orders In Texas Now Subject To Appellate Review
• LA Landlords Had Due Notice Before City Cut Rent: 9th Circ.
• Cracker Barrel Asks 7th Circ. To Lift Kraft's Sales Ban
• NY High Court Hears Fired Intesa Exec's Disability Claims
• Alexandria Development Dispute Moot, Va. High Court Rules
• Kia Asks Texas High Court To Toss Faulty Airbag Claim
• Motorola Seeks En Banc Review Of Apple's Fed. Circ. Ruling
• U.S. Asks High Court To Pass On 'Rock Band' Patent Appeal
• FCC Switches Gears In DC Circ. Net Neutrality Fight
• Whistleblower Says Fraud Role Shouldn't Bar FCA Payout
• 5th Circ. Nixes Insurer's Win Over BJ Services Execs' Theft
• 17 State AGs Back Mich. In Supreme Court Casino Suit
• Takeaways From NJ High Court's Willingboro Holding
• Safe Harbor Doesn't Protect Tech Co.'s Fraudulent Statements
• Fluor Prevails In Venue Row Over Afghanistan Contracts
• Justices Get Ideal Case To Set Software Patent Bar
• Medicare Rebuts Hospitals' DSH Objections In 3rd Circ.
• 9th Circ. Revives ERISA Suit Over Post-Retirement Job Pay
• Texas Asbestos Case Could Lower Ax On Toxic Tort Suits
• H&R Block Says Tax Pros Aren't 'Employees' During Training
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Allen Family Forgery Suit
• 11th Circ. Refuses To Review Fla. High Court Engle Ruling
• BP Gets Expedited Appeal In Deepwater Settlement Fight
• 5th Circ. Curbs Abortion Providers Fight Against La. Rule
• MF Global Workers Look To Revive WARN Class Action
• Insurer Asks 6th Circ. To Rehear Indians Fatality Ruling
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Spoof Film IP Suit
• Fed. Circ. Kicks Suit Against Heinz Packaging To 3rd Circ.
• 6th Circ. Vacates Injunction On Mich. Labor Pact Law
• 9th Circ. OKs Class Deal, $13M Fee Award In Nvidia GPU Suit
• Media Attention Prejudiced Jury, Fumo Tells High Court
• Grand Canyon Developer Takes Tribal Dispute To High Court
• Flooding Of Ark. Land Not A Taking, Fed. Circ. Hears
• 4th Circ. Nixes NLRB, Union Rehearing Bids In Quorum Case
• Fed. Circ. Revives Comaper Computer Cooling Patent
• 5th Circ. Limits Enforcement of Canada Defamation Suits
• Texas High Court Rejects TransCanada Land Seizure Appeal
• Pa. Appeals Court Junks $14.5M Asbestos Verdict
• How 11th Circ. Muddied The Law On Bank Tax Refunds
• Cracker Barrel Injunction Should Stay, Kraft Tells 7th Circ.
• Whistleblowers Back $19M FCA Penalty Against Nursing Home
• Pa. Court Backs Exposure Expert In $1M Asbestos Row
• Texas High Court Enters $750M BP, Transocean Coverage Fray
• Lessons In Incentive Awards From Recent Class Actions
• AT&T Again Beats PE Firm's $780M Suit Over T-Mobile Deal
• NJ Appeals Court Affirms Merck Win In Sewer Rights Case
• AstraZeneca Asks Fed. Circ. To Reopen Nexium Patent Suit
• Greenberg Traurig Blocked Stock Sale, Ex-Exec Tells Court
• Alice Corp. Asks High Court To Weigh Software Patent Ruling
• High Court Urged To Tackle Cellphone Search Split
• USTelecom Asks 2nd Circ. To Rehear IRS-WorldCom Tax Row
• 8th Circ. Reinstates Arbitrator's Severance Award To Union
• T-Mobile Tower Permits Properly Rejected, 11th Circ. Rules
• Enviros Ask Justices To Revive Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
• Law Firm Hit Over $2.7M Cy Pres Award In 8th Circ.
• Organic Farmers Ask High Court To Hear Monsanto Seed Case
• Florida Power & Light Kicks $20M Judgment In Quarry Feud
• SolarWorld Appeals Chinese Solar Panel Findings To CIT
• Developer Petitions High Court Over San Rafael Rent Control
• Ex-Pa. Justice Tapped To Defend State's Gay Marriage Ban
• 8th Circ. Revives CMH Homes' Bid To Arbitrate Kickback Suit
• EPA Asks 7th Circ. To Reconsider Ruling On BACT Regs
• KBR Shouldn't Get Full $41M For Iraq Contract: Fed. Circ.
• Port Of Houston Ducks Noise, Light Pollution Class Action
• Fed. Circ. Backs Invalidation Of Accenture Software Patent
• Pa. GOP Ducks Consultant's $1M Marketing Contract Suit
• Cash Offsets Count As Monetary Gain, 3rd Circ. Says
• 3rd Circ. Won't Hear Remand Appeal Over Fatal Plane Crash
• Net Neutrality Fight Will Test FCC's Internet Authority
• DC Circ. Won't Revisit Comcast Tennis Channel Ruling
• NLRB Ruling Dooms Nursing Home Labor Case In 3rd Circ.
• NGA Analyst Takes Security Clearance Case To High Court
• Justices Asked To Review $13M Fairchild Charger IP Win
• Chitron Exec Asks High Court To Overturn Export Conviction
• Medicare Fraudsters Want High Court To Review Sentences
• What To Expect From NY's Landmark Decision In Diocese