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Appellate - August, 2014

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• Calif. High Court Nominee Could Raise Profile Of Bench
• Keystone XL's Fate May Hinge On Neb. Supreme Court Ruling
• Texas High Court Won't Overturn Fraudster's Disbarment
• Texas High Court To Let Jury Resolve Enbridge Pipe Damages
• Exxon Ruling Gives Employers More Leeway In Bonus Plans
• Amazon Not Liable For Affiliates' IP Violations: 9th Circ.
• Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Implied Easement In Land Row
• Verizon Whistleblower Seeks High Court Review Of FCA Suit
• Gay Marriage Ban Challenges Cleared For Florida High Court
• Legal Recruiter Can Seek Injunction To Block Web Defamation
• Texas Justices Say Jury Charge Objections Can Be Untimely
• 9th Circ. Says Debtor Can Recoup Atty Fees From Stay Appeal
• Comcast Class Was Rightly Decertified, Appeals Court Says
• AIG Needn't Cover QBE Defense In Kickback Case, Court Says
• Wind Co. Seeks Sanctions Over 'Frivolous' Antitrust Appeal
• Va., Okla. Same-Sex Couples Urge High Court To Hear Cases
• Ala. Asks Supreme Court To Nix Race Bias Suit Over Tax Law
• DC Circ. Denies FCA Appeal Over Chinese Tech Parts
• Texas Can't Grab Uncollected Settlement Funds, Court Says
• Energy Groups Challenge EPA Carbon Solid Waste Regulation
• Contractor Asks High Court To Review Mo. Deferred Comp Tax
• 9th Circ. Boots Oracle's Bid For $1.3B In SAP Software Suit
• Takeda Challenges Claim Construction Rule At High Court
• Oil Cleanup Is Covered Despite Settlement, Texas Court Says
• Planned Parenthood Must Face FCA Claims, 8th Circ. Says
• Texas Justices Revive Builder's $20M Suit Over Project Delays
• Google Needn't Reveal Blogger's Identity: Texas High Court
• Pet Jersey Co. Tells High Court To Nix Design Patent Row
• Fed. Circ. Partly Invalidates Arlington's Connector Patent
• Texas Justices Say Farmers Vacancy Clause Precludes Payout
• Envelopes Can't Show Debt Account Nos., 3rd Circ. Says
• Microsoft Asks High Court To Reject Antitrust Suit
• Breaking Down The Collapse Doctrine In Wash.
• Not Every 363 Sale Is Bulletproof
• High Court Should Review Scope Of Crime-Fraud Exception
• Domino's Case Shields Franchise Parents, Boosts Industry
• Winners In 10th Circ. Marriage Ruling Seek High Court Review
• RE Attys Must Proceed With Caution After Fla. Lien Ruling
• Suspension Lifted For Judge Cleared In Ticket-Fixing Scandal
• WildTangent Says Alice Ruling Dooms Ultramercial Ad Patent
• T-Mobile Seeks 2nd Shot At Axing $7M Verdict In Race Car Row
• Fed. Circ. Says Disobeyed Order Not Enough To Kill IP Suit
• Florida Supreme Court Affirms Power Rate Hikes
• 2 Pa. Firms Escape Malpractice Suit Over Broker Fee Appeal
• Clif Trade Dress Ruling 'Call To Infringers,' 2nd Circ. Told
• 9th Circ. Just Latest Court To Read Pollution Laws Narrowly
• Fla. Judge Who Took Bench Drunk Fights Removal Bid
• 3rd Circ. Says UAW Can't Recoup Visteon Retiree Benefits
• 10-Day Termination Triggered Time On Noncompete: Ind. Court
• BP Deal Over Texas Hydrogen Sulfide Leak Undone On Appeal
• Calif. High Court Rejects Rite Aid's Appeal Of Seating Class
• Calif. High Court Clears Domino's In Harassment At Franchise
• Calif. High Court Should Back Workers In Seating Row: AARP
• Banks Are Victims In Fraudulent Loan Suit, 9th Circ. Rules
• Tesco Bid For Rig Accident Coverage Revived In Texas Court
• Halliburton Case Returns To District Court For 'Price Test'
• NY Court Lets Forchelli Lawyers Exit 'Con Man' Fraud Suit
• NYC Fire Inspector With Asperger's Loses ADA Appeal
• Justices Urged To Set High Bar For Threat-Speech Convictions
• Opponents Take Cape Wind Power Deal Row To 1st Circ.
• Judge Lucy Koh's Husband Confirmed To Calif. High Court
• Vons Settlement Tossed After Clerk Didn't Notify Objectors
• NYC Hotel Outfit's Deception Claims Against Recruiter Stand
• Calif. Appeals Court Says Kroger Can Arbitrate Bias Claims
• Barko Muzzled, But Attorney-Client Info Remains At Risk
• Pa. Atty Loses Appeal Of Unauthorized Practice Conviction
• Goldman Fights Bid For Review Of Order Trimming MBS Suit
• Mixed Feelings In Texas About ALI's Negligence Approach
• Perils Of Communicating With Customers By Phone Or Text
• 2nd Circ. Has Made Morrison Standard Even More Arbitrary
• The Fee-Shifting Climate After Octane And Highmark
• 1st Circ. Rules Fannie, Freddie Exempt From Transfer Taxes
• UCLA Prof's Nepotism Not Criminal, Calif. Appeals Court Says
• Latham & Watkins Back On Hook For Malicious Prosecution
• Fla. Bar Wants Supreme Court To Vet Judicial Campaign Ban
• Cherry Petersen Escapes Sanctions Order In Texas Court
• Fla. Court Affirms Referee In Dissolution Of TV Joint Venture
• Bid To Sell NYC Rent-Stabilized Lease In Ch. 7 Raises Alarm
• 9th Circ. Keeps SEC's $10M Win Against Ex-Brookstreet CEO
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Robert Half Class Arbitration Ruling
• NJ Court Nixes $1.3M Verdict For Doctors In Hospital Row
• Greenberg Glusker Spied, 'Scary Movie' Producer Tells Court
• 9th Circ. Revives $482M Mining, Railroad Cleanup Suit
• Texas Court Says Banks Can't Make DA Pay For Records
• Lighting Ballast Asks Supreme Court To Hold IP Case For Teva
• 6th Circ. Says Ohio Dentist Can Sue Over Board's Ad Rules
• 9th Circ. Largely Affirms Exec's Ponzi Scheme Conviction
• Fla. High Court Asked To Weigh In On Same-Sex Marriage Ban
• Calif. Appeals Court Says Ex-Partner Didn't Loot Dealership
• Highways Don't Justify New Private Roads, Court Says
• Pa. Appeals Court Nixes Ford, BorgWarner Asbestos Suit
• PPL Gets $2.4M Verdict Over Contractor's Fall Nixed
• EPA Asks 11th Circ. To Uphold Fla. Water Pollution Deal
• 2nd Circ. Says No Bias In Fuel Cell Fraudster's Trial
• 6th Circ. Told Hobby Lobby Can't Save Catholic Orgs' ACA Suit
• 9th Circ. Says FedEx Drivers Employees, Not Contractors
• Ariz. High Court To Review Lawmakers' Medicaid Challenge
• Fed. Circ. Pushed To Rethink Stay For AIA Review In IP Row
• 2nd Circ. Finds FDCPA Doesn't Count Unpaid Tax As Debt
• 2nd Circ. Agrees AIU's $23M Asbestos Claim Came Too Late
• Calif. HRA Says $8.6B Bullet Train Bond Ruling Is Right
• Mass. Asks 1st Circ. To Revive UHS False Claims Act Suit
• Del.'s Adoption Of Garner — And Practical Ways To Respond
• How Did Employers Fare This Supreme Court Term?
• Post-AbbVie: Written Description And Functional Claiming
• DC Circ. Nixes FERC Ruling In Grid Connection Cost Dispute
• Appeals Court Nixes Arbitration In Avandia Fee Row
• MoFo's High Court Maven: Deanne Maynard
• ABA Backs Bid To Rehear Docs' Challenge To Fla. 'Gun Gag'
• Bold 10th Circ. Opinion Muddies FIRREA Challenges
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Pemex's Tossed $160M Bribery Suit
• Calif. Court Revives Ex-Ford Mechanic's Firing Suit
• Fed. Circ. Told To Nix En Banc Bid In Bristol-Myers IP Case
• Enduring Must Pay Ex-Owners Of Sold-Off Oil-Gas Assets
• 5th Circ. Says Sincerity Of Beliefs Revives Bias Claims
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Watson Fertility Drug Ad Suit
• 10th Circ. Says Ch. 11 Can't Ax Ex-Cable CEO's $14M Tax Bill
• Generic Cos. Back On Hook In Reglan Failure-To-Warn Case
• Ex-Jenkens & Gilchrist Boss Seeks Bail Pending Appeal
• 3rd Circ. Frees Hospitals From Nurses' FLSA Suit
• Fed. Circ. Pushed To Rethink Nixing $18M Contempt Fine
• 6th Circ. Revives Dura Automotive Drug-Testing Row
• AUO Asks Full 9th Circ. To Rehear $500M Antitrust Case
• Philip Morris Must Face FCA Suit Over Military Pricing
• Bickel & Brewer Wants Texas Justices To Rethink DQ Order
• Wash. Court Tosses Cingular's Bid To Claw Back City Taxes
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Computer Bingo Patents As Abstract Ideas
• Wis., Ind. Push 7th Circ. To Reinstate Gay Marriage Bans
• Zuckerberg Classmate Defends Random House Sanctions Bid
• 2nd Circ. Revives Fee Request In WTC Cleanup Injury Dispute
• Arch Defeats Coverage For Employees' Genital Exposure Suit
• DC Circ. Revives Suit Over Mining At Historic Battleground
• Dismissal Of Sprague's Daily News Libel Suit Is Upheld
• Octane Bid For Atty Fees Revived In Icon Patent Case
• Texas Turns To 5th Circ. In EEOC Background Check Battle
• Pa. Appeals Court Revives Gas Pipeline Location Row
• Blue Cross Units Want $6M Tax Overpayment Credits Upheld
• Ex-Jefferies Trader Seeks Bail Amid 2nd Circ. Appeal
• Making A Federal Case Out Of State Taxes
• Call And Record Me Maybe: The State Of CIPA Class Actions
• Gilead And Potential Unforeseen Consequences: Part 2
• Fake Filer Forks Over 9th Circ. Fees In 'No Poach' Appeal
• Philips Beats Zoll's Challenge To 8 Patents In Fed. Circ.
• Mass. Appeals Court Certifies Class In TCPA Fax Blast Suit
• High Court Urged To Skip Case On JMOL Requirements
• Pa. Venue Transfer Ruling Could Help Cases Exit Philly
• Hospira Rebuts 7th Circ. Rebuke In Worker Retaliation Suit
• EPA Letter Triggers CGL Coverage, Texas High Court Told
• Kolon Wants Supreme Court To Eye Recusal Rules In IP Case
• NJ Judge Won't Free Town From Retiree Co-Pay Breach
• Texas Prosecutor Tapped For Dallas Appellate Court
• Nordstrom Ruling Shows Judges Suspicious Of Tax-Shifting
• 'Anti-Shredding' Law Applies To Fish, US Tells High Court
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Congressional Candidate's Libel Suit
• Embezzling DeHay & Elliston Partner Hands Over Bar Card
• Colony Can't Rescind Policy In $2M Fight, 4th Circ. Holds
• Louisiana Parish President Wins Ethics Appeal Over BP Pact
• Pa. Justices Won't Hear Rohm & Haas Cancer Cluster Appeal
• 8th Circ. Snubs Supply Co.'s Challenge To CMS Bid Program
• 11th Circ. OKs Dismissal Of Delta SkyMiles Class Action
• EPA, Enviros Pan Bid To Delay Cross-State Air Rule
• Justices Told Repose Ruling Creates 'Absurd' Duplication
• Ex-Foley & Lardner Partner's 'White Male' Bias Suit Falls Flat
• BP Not Liable In Groundwater Pollution Suit, Kan. Court Says
• Cabot Tells Pa. High Court Gas Lease Extension Is Legit
• Lansing & Hannum Can't Nix Fee Pact With Prior Counsel
• Insurer Freed From Hotel Construction Defect Suit In Calif.
• ADA Covers Ex-Morgan Stanley Adviser's Mania, Justices Told
• Tyson Workers' $5.8M Don-Doff Award Upheld By 8th Circ.
• Some Calm For NY Claims Handlers Over Late Disclaimers
• Shire Urges High Court Review Of Claim Construction Rule
• Murray Joins High Court Challenge To EPA Mercury Rule
• When Experts Contradict Clients Over Product Liability
• Texas Agrees, 'I Agree' Clause Can Mandate Arbitration
• Calif. High Court Case Has Not Made CEQA Obsolete
• Fresenius Opens Door To FCA Tax Breaks
• Gilead And Potential Unforeseen Consequences: Part 1
• 8th Circ. Revives Fee Fight Over $750M Bayer MDL
• Wis. Gov. Pushed Election Funds To Support Group, Docs Say
• 2nd Circ. Ruling No Call For Reviving SOX Suit, JPMorgan Says
• Texas Justices Say Would-Be Whistleblower Doesn't Qualify
• 9th Circ. Sends 'Raging Bull' Copyright Suit Back To The Ring
• High Court Urged To Review Food Coloring Row
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Challenge To $66M County Contract
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Toss Of $147M BlackBerry Patent Verdict
• Attys' Fees Too High In Valdez Suit, Alaska High Court Says
• 6th Circ. Says FedEx Didn't Properly Explain FMLA To Worker
• Texas Justices' Broad Waiver For Foreclosure Offset Stays Put
• NJ Appeals Court Won't Disturb Real Estate Deposit Row
• Argentina Renews Bid To Undo $185M Arbitration At High Court
• 6th Circ. Says Restitution Order Trumps Bankruptcy Stay
• Spokeo Again Urges High Court To Take On FCRA Appeal
• Foreign Investors Ask High Court To Revive EnerMax Suit
• Texas High Court To Weigh Shell FCPA Defamation Suit
• Fed. Circ. Sides With Generics Makers In Lysteda IP Suits
• FERC Gains Upper Hand In Regional Power Planning Fights
• Solicitor Wants High Court Review In Edison ERISA Suit
• Texas Bar Allowed To Use Expunged Records Against Ex-DA
• Texas Justices Will Hear K&L Gates Drilling Data Dispute
• Texas High Court Takes Up Fracking Defamation Fight
• Texas Justices Ax $400K Award For Environmental 'Stigma'
• Cisco, Intel, Others Beat Radio Patent Suits In Fed. Circ.
• Pa. Firm Can't Reargue Disgraced Ex-Atty's Arbitration Award
• Rockets Arena Can't Restore $2.5M Award At Texas High Court
• Cuban Not Running Mavs Into Ground, Appeals Court Rules
• IRS Misapplied Rules In $26M WorldCom Suit, High Court Told
• 6th Circ. Axes Ex-Michelin Worker's Early Retirement Row
• Rep. Urges SEC To Appeal DC Circuit On Stanford Ponzi Relief
• Energy Co. Loses Damages Appeal In Microcap Fraud Suit
• FTC's Symbolic Phoebe Victory May Reap Real Win
• NH High Court Says Honda Doesn't Owe Fees In Dealer Row
• 6th Circ. Won't Lift Stay On TRW Health Benefits Fight
• Texas High Court Won't Rethink Union Carbide Asbestos Case
• Texas High Court Lets $125M Tenaska Judgment Stand
• Texas High Court Snubs ETP Appeal Of $162M Gas Valuation
• Posters' Bid To Stay Anonymous Axed In Amerisource Row
• Law Firm, Insurer Tentatively Settle 2nd Circ. Sandy Battle
• 9th Circ. Is Stuck In The '90s On Internet Terms Of Use
• Solvency Drives Dismissal Of Fraudulent Transfer Suit
• Contention Over EEOC Conciliation Continues
• Recent FTAIA Cases Leave Important Questions Unresolved
• Article III Standing In The Wake Of 2 Fed. Circ. Rulings
• Mayor Cleared Of Bribery Sues Fla. Gov. For Reinstatement
• Random House Blasts Sanctions Bid in Facebook Author Suit
• NJ Court Order Blows New Life Into Stymied Wind Project
• 7th Circ. Revives Architect's Suit Over Worker's Design Claims
• 9th Circ. Tosses Crash Claims Against French Plane Co.
• Ex-Pa. Justice's Sentence Upheld, Minus Handcuffed Pics
• Pa. High Court Snubs Cryogenic Co.'s Trade Secret Appeal
• DC Court Dumps Greenpeace Spy Suit Against Dow, Sasol
• FCA Suits Over 'Worthless Services' Take Hit At 7th Circ.
• Geico Can Apply Ill. Tax Refund To Overpayment Years
• 8th Circ. Says Grain Tax Fraudster Deserved Longer Sentence
• Conn., SC Rulings Show Divide On Insurer-Vs.-Insurer Suits
• Texas County Atty Can Keep Job While Seeking Judgeship
• Valero Again Fends Off Tax Assessor's Bid For Refinery Data
• DC Circ. Stance Threatens Agency Flexibility, DOL Says
• AGs Of 16 States Back FTC In St. Luke's Merger Appeal
• 3rd Circ. Rules Embezzler Didn't Violate Terms of Release
• Tech Giants Back Fed. Circ. Limits On ITC Patent Authority
• Pa. Justices Affirm Judges' Discretion To Transfer Suits
• NCAA Appeals Ruling Over Athlete Pay Ban
• SC High Court Upholds City's Right To Break Hotel Contract
• Fed. Circ. OKs AbbVie's Double-Patenting Win In Humira Case
• FDCPA Applies Beyond Initial Debt Notice, 9th Circ. Told
• $25M Bahraini Judgment Valid In Pa., Appeals Court Rules
• Texas Anti-SLAPP Law Covers Legal Filings, Court Rules
• Akerman Boosts Chicago Office With Five Business Litigators
• Goldman, Citi Beat FINRA Arbitration Claims In 2nd Circ.
• 4th Circ. RJR Pension Case Could Change ERISA Landscape
• 9th Circ. Permit Ruling Could Affect Projects Nationwide
• How To Control Risk And Cost Of E-Discovery
• Inside 2nd Circ. Ruling On Overseas Whistleblower
• Fed. Circ. Urged Not To Review Mandate Ruling In $5M IP Row
• 5th Circ. Cites Hobby Lobby To Decide Eagle Feather Law
• Mich. Appeals Court Remands 'Commercial' Tax Label Fight
• Texas Firm Can't Use Immunity To Duck Atty Fraud Claim
• Pa. Court Backs Limits On Architects' Restrictive Covenant
• Wells Fargo Worker Shorted On Health Coverage: 9th Circ.
• High Court Blocks Va. Same-Sex Marriage Pending Review
• Lehman Trustee Wants 2nd Circ. Rehearing Over $4B Assets
• Generic-Drug Consumers Get Rare Boost With Ala. Ruling
• TD Urges 11th Circ. To Rehear $67M Rothstein Fraud Verdict
• Glenmark Ducks Class Action Over Birth Control Packaging
• Thompson & Knight Gets $960K Malpractice Judgment Nixed
• 11th Circ. To Hear LabMD, FTC Data Security Arguments
• 9th Circ. Derails Union Pacific Air-Pollution Suit
• GM Urges 5th Circ. To Ax Auto Parts Antitrust Suit
• City Of Dayton Improperly Axed Avis Agreement, 6th Circ. Says
• 10th Circ. Won't Halt MBS Suit Despite High Court CTS Ruling
• Joint Employers Each Have Wage Duty, Mo. High Court Says
• Whistleblower Law No Guarantee Of Jury Trial, Pa. Court Says
• 2nd Circ. Nixes $6M Atty Fee Request From Citi Investors
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revisit EU's RICO Suit Against RJ Reynolds
• Pa. High Court Says Casino Dealer's Theft Fine Is Excessive
• Blind Taxpayer Loses Cert. Appeal In Calif. Bias Suit
• Foreclosure Sale Purchasers Face New Risks In Illinois
• Conn. High Court Ensures Insurers Can Sue Each Other
• 6th Circ. Reminds Employers Of Collective Action Danger
• 8th Circ. Provides Guidance On FCA Public Disclosure Bar
• CORRECTED: LegalZoom Can't Settle Over Atty Review Of Docs, Panel Told
• Apotex Case Shows Inequitable Conduct Is Still A Potent Tool
• Nautilus Says High Court Indefiniteness Test Kills Biosig Patent
• 9th Circ. Asks Wash. High Court To Define 'Collapse'
• Tech Cos. Urge High Court To Keep Claim Construction Rule
• Pa. Justices Slam Door On Home Warranties For 2nd Owners
• Hotel Union Urges 7th Circ. To Rehear Coercive Tactics Case
• Tossed S&P Fraud Suit Deserves Reopening, 2nd Circ. Hears
• 11th Circ. Tosses Discrimination Suit Against Ritz-Carlton
• 6th Circ. Revives EMT's Gender Discrimination Suit
• $18M Safeway Lease Breach Verdict Cut By Pa. Appeals Court
• S&P Can't Use Direct Appeal In Calif. RMBS Enforcement Suit
• Tyson Can't Escape $4M Damages, Fees In Don-Doff Suit
• Akamai, Limelight Spar Over High Court Joint Infringement Call
• Texas High Court Asked To Revise Beach Property Ruling
• Regulators' Unclaimed Property Position Again Rejected
• 6th Circ. Rejects Mine Safety Rule Dispute Over Jurisdiction
• Vt. High Court Shuts Down Negligence Claim Against Insurer
• Pa. PUC Asks High Court To Let It Vet Local Drilling Laws
• Picard Powerless To Block Independent Madoff Settlements
• DC Circ. Urged Not To Revisit ACA Subsidies Ruling
• Trader In 2nd Circ. Appeal Challenges SEC Industry Ban
• 9th Circ. Questions De Minimis CERCLA Settlements
• Greater Opportunity To Prove Priority Of Invention
• 5 Questions Before Cos. Enter Worker Arbitration Deals
• Del. Mourns 'Legendary' Retired Justice Joseph T. Walsh
• Handi-Foil Takes Reynolds Wrap Trade Dress Case To 4th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Reverses Bankruptcy Sale, Suggests Sanctions
• NACS Urges High Court To Nix Debit Card Swipe Fees Rule
• Broadcasters Appeal FCC's Airwave Auction To DC Circ.
• 6th Circ. Flips Part Of Martin Marietta ERISA Benefits Ruling
• 2nd Circ. Adds Depth To Morrison's Bright Line
• NJ Appeals Court Orders New Look At Axed Wind Farm Project
• Octane, Icon Square Off Over High Court's Fee-Shifting Cases
• 6th Circ. Revives Aredia Jaw Injury Suit Against Novartis
• Vorys Snags Ex-Assistant US Attorney As Partner In Cleveland
• High Court Asked to Reject Stay On Patent Suit Pending Teva
• Privilege Claims Again Denied To Killer Nurse's Ex-Hospital
• Michelin Tells 5th Circ. Le Mans Tire Row Lacks Merit
• 9th Circ. Revives Retaliation Case Over Union Activity
• 9th Circ. Won't Send B&N Tablet Sale Row To Arbitration
• Insurers Want Exxon's $4M Plant Explosion Award Axed
• Medicare Need Not Pay For Pure Research, 7th Circ. Says
• 2nd Circ. Says Missed Deadlines Sink $124M Twitter Suit
• Clarifying Option-To-Purchase Forfeiture Standards
• USPTO Tells Fed. Circ. Not To Eye Its Indefiniteness Test
• ITC Can Hear Induced Infringement Cases, IP Law Group Says
• Evans Fruit Says 'White People' Remark Didn't Bias Jury
• Gray Plant Beats Bankrupt Food Co.'s Fraud Suit In 7th Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Says Philly Cops Can Make Political Contributions
• NJ YMCA's Hold Harmless Clause 'Eviscerates' Duty Of Care
• RJ Reynolds Says Evidence Doesn't Support $4M Engle Award
• No Acquittal For Ex-DBSI Executives In Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Nordstrom Must Pay Md. Profit-Shifting Tax Liability
• Miami Tennis Stadium Foe's Appeal Says Settlement Bars Plan
• Hearst Warns 2nd Circ. Deleting Old News Is A '1984' Move
• Inventor Asks High Court To Mull GE Wind Turbine Bias Claims
• Yet Another Case Counters 6th Circ.'s Omnicare Reasoning
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Apotex Patent For Inequitable Conduct
• Investors Take Challenge To $100M Madoff Deal To High Court
• NJ Court Revives Malpractice Suit Over Injury Settlement
• 4th Circ. Won't Send Asbestos Suit Back To Fed. Court
• Chamber Urges Texas Justices To End Shell Defamation Suit
• MFV Urges High Court To Revive Medtronic Patent Dispute
• IRS Right To Deny BB&T Tax Credits, Fed. Circ. Told
• 11th Circ. Denies Fees For Withdrawn Atty In Tobacco Suit
• 7th Circ. Revives Blagojevich RICO Suit Over Casino Tax
• Push For High Court Review Of Dumping Payouts Gains Steam
• Brigham Investors Lose Class Cert. In Suit Over Statoil Buy
• Justices Told Gosselin's Massive Fines Disrupt FCA Law
• 2nd Circ. Leaves Foreign FCPA Tipsters High And Dry
• Law Profs Urge High Court Review Of Whitman Conviction
• High Court Asked to Mull ERISA Retaliation Protections
• Ford To Appeal $6M Jaguar Duties Suit To Fed. Circ.
• Texas Supreme Court Rejects Export Sales Tax Question
• ABL Asks High Court To Let Invalidated Patents Get 2nd Look
• GSK Appeals Mylan Trial Victory Over Generic Paxil Deal
• Ad Firm Says Fraud Suit Over TV Special Must Be Arbitrated
• High Court Urged To Leave Alone Ruling That Condos Are Lots
• Supreme Court Petition Threatens FCPA Crackdown
• Default Interest Rate Applied In SOX Whistleblower Suit
• Ala. High Court Upholds Landmark Generic-Drug Injury Ruling
• High Court Asked To Rebuff LA's Hotel Registry Law Petition
• Ex-AT&T Worker Can't Shake $35K Judgment In Contract Suit
• Texas Court Affirms 'Small Tobacco' Tax Is Unconstitutional
• Docs Ask 11th Circ. To Rehear Ruling On Fla. 'Gun Gag' Law
• Fed. Circ. Nixes $30M Patent Verdict Against Google, AOL
• DC Circ. Upholds FERC Rule On Regional Power Planning
• 6th Circ. Frees Liberty From Gun Sellers' Trade Secrets Row
• 8th Circ. Shuts Down EEOC Appeal In Wrongful Firing Suit
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Sprint Win In Call-Blocking Patent Suit
• Blue Cross Asks High Court To Nix $5M Fee Judgment
• Limo Drivers Get Another Shot At Cert. In OT Suit
• 8th Circ. Rejects Chemical Co.'s Bid For Looser Water Regs
• Fla. Judge Faces Discipline For Fight With Public Defender
• VIDEO: No Holding That Software Cannot Be Patented
• Philly Union Boss Can't Hide Video Deposition In Libel Suit
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of Suit Over Porsche's Bid For VW
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Ameriprise Adviser's Insider Conviction
• Zuckerberg Classmate Blasts Random House In False Ad Row
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revisit Tossed GE Bid-Rigging Convictions
• High Court's Sleight Of Hand In Bankruptcy Jurisdiction
• 5th Circ. Nixes $1.4M Penalty In Wal-Mart Optometrist Row
• What's More Unnatural Than A Clone?
• Calif. Court Won't Block Approval Of SF's Parkmerced Plan
• High Court Asked To Define FCPA 'Instrumentality'
• Sandoz, Mylan Ask Justices To Affirm Teva Patent Invalidation
• 2nd Circ. Ruling On Overseas Tipsters Dodges Big Issues
• Pa. Justices To Mull Whether Title Ruling Can Nix Gas Lease
• Software Co. Can't Sue Over Batman 'Clean Slate'
• Insurers Assail W.Va. Treasurer's DMF Case In High Court
• 8th Circ. Upholds Dismissal In Shell Oil Franchise Spat
• Whataburger 'Unconscionable' Arbitration Policy Ruling Axed
• Attack On Pa. Bar Reciprocity Rules Faces Uphill Battle
• ITC Can't Hear Induced Infringement Cases, Fed. Circ. Told
• 10th Circ. Gives Entek Access To Lands In Mineral Dispute
• Robert Half Workers Seek 3rd Circ. Arbitration Ruling Review
• 6th Circ. Holds '5-Hour' Knockoff In Contempt Of Sales Ban
• FTC, Idaho AG Urge 9th Circ. To Toss Out St. Luke's Merger
• Colorado Falls Again In Pioneer Natural Pipeline Tax Suit
• Ill. Court Bars ALJs From Union, Saying They're Managers
• Dodd-Frank Doesn't Shield Whistleblowers Overseas: 2nd Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Puts Debtors 1st In FDCPA Case
• Consider Hearsay Issues Before A Rule 30(b)(6) Deposition
• FERC Federalism: Blurred Lines After DC Circ. Decisions
• Lien The Dirt Preclosing?
• Medtronic Ruling Creates Hurdles For Antitrust Defendants
• We Need More Guidance On Applying 'Abstract Idea'
• Inappropriate Identity Theft Charges In White Collar Cases
• Donald Sterling Can't Stop $2B Clippers Sale: Appeals Court
• 1st Circ. Backs Fresenius' $50M Tax Refund In FCA Fight
• 5th Circ. Revives Int'l Paper Offshore-Drilling Waste Suit
• 2nd Circ. Axes $3.8M Tax Refund In PT-1 Trustee Case
• Employment Attys Want To Undo Fla. Workers' Comp Fee Cap
• Shell's Arctic Spill Response Plans Flawed, 9th Circ. Told
• Oil, Gas Drilling Gear Isn't Tax Exempt, Texas Court Says
• NJ Court Backs Fee Win For Law Firms From Employment Row
• 3rd Circ. OKs $7M T-Mobile Verdict, Puts $7M More In Play
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Visa, MasterCard Win In $13B Patent Case
• Aurora Energy's Coal Dumping Violated CWA, 9th Circ. Told
• 5th Circ. Rules Texas Laws Violate PAC's Free Speech Rights
• Fla. Court Restores Wrongful Death Claim By Smoker's Estate
• AIG Asks 2nd Circ. For $3.5M From Reinsurer In Asbestos Case
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Food Packaging Patent Win For Invista
• CSX Asbestos Suit May Belong In Ky., Pa. Court Rules
• Allscripts Can't Force Arbitration In Doctors' Class Suit
• Ohio Appeals Court Revives Black Eyed Peas Sampling Fight
• 11th Circ. Tosses Seafarer Injury Suit Against Carnival
• Law Firms May Be Violating Copyrights
• What High Court Will Likely Address In Colorado Tax Case
• NY High Court Cuts Middle Path For Medical Disclosure
• A 'Commercial Reality' Check In Lehman-Barclays Dispute
• Family Phone Plans Don't Bar Worker Cell Suits: Calif. Court
• 7th Circ. Warns Attys To Keep Dismissal Bids Spin-Free
• Marvell Asks Fed. Circ. To Nix Record $1.5B Patent Judgment
• Texas High Court Urged To Drop Flow-Through Tax Rule Case
• Mayer Brown's Policy Power Player: Andrew Pincus
• MLB Antitrust Suit Not Barred By Exemption, 9th Circ. Told
• 7th Circ. Rules Gun Website Not Liable For Woman's Death
• Morrison Info. Shareholder Suit Over Embezzlement Revived
• 2nd Circ. Assumes Consumer Reliance In FTC Contempt Bids
• Industry Presses DC Circ. For Hazardous Waste Rehearings
• Court Won't Send 'CyberGuy' Age Bias Suit To Arbitration
• Vitamin C Makers, Buyers Fire Closing Salvos In 2nd Circ.
• 9th Circ. Finds EPA Wrongly Held Power Plant To Old Standard
• 3rd Circ. Says State Missing-Packages Claims Are Preempted
• Lubbock Beats Takings Claim Over Zoning Near Water Park
• Fed. Circ. Won't Reconsider Dolly Clone Patent Ruling
• Calif. High Court Strikes Citizens United Poll From Ballot
• Porter Hedges Avoids Jury Demand In Texas Malpractice Row
• 11th Circ. Says Jury Must Decide Cruise Booking Dispute
• LabMD Again Pushes For 11th Circ. To Nix FTC Data Claims
• Tenn. High Court Uncaps Nissan Tech's Disability Pay
• The Cloud Is Not Falling: A Rational Read Of Aereo
• New Calif. Provider Playing Field Benefits Patients
• The Use Of Statistical Sampling Post-Duran
• NJ High Court Improves Cleanup Cost Allocation System
• Will Ralls Decision Really Bring CFIUS Transparency?
• The Problem With 'Plain Meaning'
• 9th Circ. Tells Fake Filer In 'No-Poach' Case To Pay Up
• 3rd Circ. Partially Revives Syntax's Preferred Bank Suit
• 7th Circ. Forces Arbitration Between NextEra Nuke Plant, Union
• 3rd Circ. Says Court Opinion Excerpts In Atty Ads Are OK
• 9th Circ. Says Unincorporated Groups Can Own Trademarks
• 9th Circ. Revives ADA Atty Fee Bid In Diabetes Row
• Courtroom Challenge: Preparing For A First Trial
• Pa. High Court Limits Discovery In Turnpike Pay-To-Play
• Google, Others Support Facebook Appeal Of NY Warrants
• 7th Circ. Denies Remand Appeal In Union Pacific Death Suit
• GOP Co. Decries Voter Map Doc Disclosure At Fla. High Court
• NJ Law Firm's Fees Suit Against Ex-Clients Nixed On Appeal
• Enviros Urge DC Circ. To Force CERCLA Finance Rules
• 3rd Circ. To Revisit Ruling Invalidating Becker's NLRB Seat
• Donald Sterling's Appeal To Block $2B Clippers Sale Axed
• Fed. Circ. Nixes 'Patent Troll' Appeal In Vermont AG Case
• Fed. Circ. OKs Internet Machines' Computer Card IP Win
• 2nd Circ. Denies Panel Rehearing In Drone Strike FOIA Suit
• Athena Claims Federal Preemption In Eyelash Product Fight
• 9th Circ. Fails Innocent Insureds In Diocese Case
• A 3rd Circ. Opinion On Third-Party Releases
• New Vista Hits Back At NLRB In 3rd Circ. Rehearing Row
• Wal-Mart Ruling Opens New Road To Calif. Developers
• Multistate Tax Row Puts Compacts In Flux, Pomp Says
• Alaska High Court Says Shareholder Entitled To E-Records
• 11th Circ. Nears Full Strength As Nomination Backlog Eases
• Madoff Trustee Can't Derail $410M Merkin Deal At 2nd Circ.
• San Jose Set To Swing Away At MLB Antitrust Exemption
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Ex-AECOM Worker's Whistleblower Suit
• Miss. High Court Applies Franchise Tax To Prepaid Revenue
• NuScience Can't Base IP Suit On One Sale, 9th Circ. Told
• EMI Asks 2nd Circ. To Uphold Santa Song Copyright Ruling
• 3rd Circ. Ruling On FMLA Mailings Ups Ante For Employers
• Media Group Denied Return of Escrow In $115M Stations Sale
• EPA Buys Time For Refineries After Waste-Burning Ruling
• Environmental Cases To Watch As 2014 Rolls On
• MasterCard Should Face $13B Patent Row, Fed. Circ. Told
• Tax Cheat Not Entitled To Entrapment Defense: 10th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Rejects HUD Rehearing In Housing Projects Dispute
• Navy Workers Ask High Court To Remand Asbestos Suits
• Union Pacific Beats Asarco In $214M 8th Circ. Cleanup Row