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Appellate - October, 2014

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• 2nd. Circ. Stomps Momentive Noteholders' Ch. 11 Stay Bid
• Raj Rajaratnam Takes Aim At $92M Fine In 2nd Circ. Appeal
• NJ Courts Urged To Oversee Housing Rules Overhaul
• States, Profs Tell High Court 'Amazon Law' Is A Local Matter
• Law Groups Push Supreme Court To Take Up Iskanian
• Nokia Backs Apple's Fed. Circ. Bid For Samsung Injunction
• BP Urges Justices To Review $9.2B Deepwater Horizon Deal
• 11th Circ. Rejects ERISA Claim Against Stiefel Labs
• US Tells Justices To Keep Ban On Expired Patent Royalties
• NetBank Tells High Court $5.7M Refund Ruling Is A Deviation
• GM's Bid To DQ Jones Day In IP Suit Falls Short, Court Told
• 10th Circ. Unfazed By 9th Circ. Ruling In Ex-CEO's Tax Suit
• Revolving-Door Roundup: Sidley, Jones Day, Morgan Lewis
• Rockefeller Estate Asks High Court To Toss Superfund Suit
• Md. Tells Supreme Court To Stay Out Of Its Tax Policies
• PSU's Sandusky Inquiry Docs Privileged, Pa. Court Rules
• Pa. High Court Updates Judicial Campaign Contribution Rules
• NJ Court Rejects Mandelbaum Malpractice Suit Over RE Fight
• Zipcar Runs Over Damage-Fee Class Action At 2nd Circ.
• Consumer Group Takes Stem Cell Patent Fight To High Court
• 7th Circ. Casts A Wary Eye On Supplement Labeling Deal
• Deal Struck In 1st Circ. Battle Over Class Arbitration
• Pa. Gov.'s $95M Park Drilling Plan Faces 2nd Enviro Suit
• Indiana Asks 7th Circ. Not To Rehear Right-To-Work Case
• Pa. Justices Affirm Philly Judge's Punishment For Lying
• DirecTV Must Pay $10M Arbitration Award, Calif. Court Says
• Pa. High Court Gives Hotelier's SEPTA Damage Suit 2nd Life
• Profs Urge Fed. Circ. To Rehear Ruling Axing $30M Verdict
• Claims Can Waive Mental Health Docs Privacy: Pa. High Court
• Texas Justices Nix Broad Discovery Order Against Lloyds
• 2nd Circ. Denies UBS Arbitration Bid In Facebook IPO Spat
• Pearl Harbor Shipyard Asbestos Cases Stay In Federal Court
• Anheuser-Busch Seeks To Cap Watered-Down Beer MDL
• Lessons From 4 Months Of Post-Alice Decisions
• Glaser Weil Can't Duck Malpractice Suit Under Anti-SLAPP
• Nev. High Court Rules Strippers Are Employees
• Calif. Court Upholds $31M Visa, Mastercard Antitrust Deal
• Fry's Tells Calif. Panel Concepcion Requires OT Arbitration
• 11th Circ. Revives Part Of Whistleblower Medicare Suit
• Houston Can Cut Off Service To Treatment Plant, Court Says
• NJ High Court To Consider Recall Of Retired Judges
• Merck Unit Says Fed. Circ. Erred In AllPure Patent Ruling
• 6th Circ. Says Manufactured Homes Aren't Consumer Product
• Fed. Circ. Combines Samsung Appeals In $930M Apple IP Row
• 9th Circ. Revives Amgen ERISA Suit After High Court Remand
• 9th Circ. To Rehear En Banc Artists' Royalty Act Appeal
• Title Ruling Can't Alter Gas Lease, Pa. Justices Told
• K&L Gates Settles Malpractice Suit, Pulls High Court Appeal
• Devon Energy's Oil Deed Suit Stays Dead In Texas
• US Asks 9th Circ. To Rehear Lavish Spending Tax Case
• Highmark Plan Doesn't Violate UPMC Deal, Pa. Court Finds
• 11th Circ. Finds Spam Fax Liability In Reviving TCPA Suit
• 23 AGs Assail EPA's Mercury Rule At Supreme Court
• LA Beats Union Workers' Suit Over Pension Payment Hike
• McGrane To Appeal Order To Repay Howrey Fee
• 11th Circ. Sends Trade Secret Dispute To Arbitration
• Fla. High Court Removes Tallahassee Judge From Bench
• Calif. Court Says Email Ads Didn't Violate Anti-Spam Laws
• 9th Circ. Rebuffs Enviros, Gives LA Port Project OK
• UPS High Court Brief Signals Pregnancy Accommodation Shift
• Ford Tells 6th Circ. EEOC Shouldn't Force Telecommuting
• How To Manage Client Expectations During Litigation
• Ex-SAC Trader Makes Emergency Bid For Bail In 2nd Circ.
• Enviros Challenge NRC Waste Storage Rule At DC Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Backs Stay For AIA Review In Patent Dispute
• 7th Circ. LCD Antitrust Case: Foreign Vs. US Interests
• Nossaman Dodges Malpractice Suit In Hospital's Leasing Row
• Calif. Court Cites Iskanian, Sends OT Row To Arbitration
• Calif. Panel OKs $6M Fee Award In Robert Half Settlement
• No New AG Until Next Year, Holder Says
• 2nd Circ. Says $211M In Borders Gift Cards Still Worthless
• Merrill Lynch Foe Can't Up Arbitration Award In NJ Court
• Fla. Appeals Court Says Client Wire Receipts Not Privileged
• 9th Circ. Shreds Stan Lee Media's Iron Man Lawsuit
• 2nd Circ. Unsure If NYC Can Limit Attys' Debt Collections
• Teva Tells 3rd Circ. Other Rulings Back Lamictal Dismissal
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Expired Harvard Mice-Testing Patent
• Union's CBA Law Noncompliance Voids Wage Hike: Pa. Court
• 5th Circ. Favors Homeowners In Defect Exclusion Fight
• Wells Fargo Must Pay $203M Overdraft Award, 9th Circ. Says
• Federal Judge, Wife Want Sperm Bank Row Heard In Philly
• Fla. Plaintiffs Want Stay Lifted In Same-Sex Marriage Case
• ND Top Court Upholds Restrictions On Medication Abortions
• Texas Court Rejects Bid To Bar Anadarko Wells In Eagle Ford
• Conciliation Not Open To Review, EEOC Tells High Court
• Pa. Superior Court Urged To Nix $15M In Topamax Verdicts
• Universities Back Carnegie Mellon In $1.5B Patent Case
• Biosig Says Patent Is Valid Under New High Court Standard
• Colgate Can't Sue Reinsurers In Asbestos Case, NY Court Says
• Trucking Company Cannot Bypass Calif. Rest Break Rights
• Judge Blocks NJ Sports Betting — What's Next?
• Chevron Wells Not Exempt From Calif. Tax
• How They Won It: Brown Rudnick Widens Ch. 15 Courts' Reach
• Texas Appellate Judge Accused Of Retaliation By Staff Atty
• Hennessy Must Arbitrate Attys' Fees From Asbestos Suits
• AFL-CIO Beats Carpenters' Retaliation Suits At 9th Circ.
• Texas Court Keeps Filipino Human Trafficking Suit Alive
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Texas Online Horse Betting Ban
• Pa. Agency To Weigh Bid For Enviro Protection Docs
• Allied Asks 5th Circ. To Overturn HUD Suspension
• Mining Co. Can't Enter Cleanup Finance Suit, EPA Says
• Federal Agreement Blocks $2.6M NJ Co-Op Tax Assessment
• Siemens JV Had Right To Scuttle Alarm Co. IPO, Court Says
• Dow Urges 5th Circ. To Rehear $1B Tax Shelter Case
• 9th Circ. Judge To Target: Do The Right Thing, Supply Defibs
• Top NY Court Upholds $44M Graubard Miller Contingency Fee
• Medical, Atty Groups Look To Upend NJ PIP Rules
• Gas Co. Must Follow NJ Town's Land-Use Regs, Court Says
• Understanding Calif.'s Nuanced Trade Secrets Law
• Arnold & Porter's Pugnacious Powerhouse: Lisa Blatt
• The Legal Professions' Curious Under-Use Of 2nd Opinions
• Ex-Pa. Justice Drops Appeal Bid Before High Court
• Google Asks High Court To Take Up Street View Patent Fight
• Supply Chain Management And The Alien Tort Claims Act
• 7th Circ. Just Helped CERCLA Defendants Limit Liability
• A Reasonable Measure Of Unreasonably Small Capital
• Ex-Girardi Keese Clients Fight To Revive Malpractice Class
• 7th Circ. Rebuffs Medicare Research Funding Case
• Anti-Patent Troll Group Launches Fed. Circ., USPTO Filings
• Fla. High Court Upholds Insurer's Family Vehicle Exclusion
• Fed. Circ. May Fill In Blanks On New Indefiniteness Rule
• Failed Class In Aaron's Spying Suit Asks 3rd Circ. For Cert.
• DC Judge Accused Of Abusing Position To Help Clintons
• Foreign Cos.' Process Service Question Sent To 9th Circ.
• River Shipper Asks High Court To Weigh Oil Pollution Act
• 10th Circ.'s Hollister Porch Ruling Shreds ADA, DOJ Says
• Sam's Club Customers Ask Justices To Revive FCRA Case
• High Court Asked To Rein In 9th Circ. In Misclassification Row
• Insurer Off Hook For $8.9M Monsanto Seed Patent Verdict
• Justices Urged To Snub Grain Co.'s Appeal In Pollution Suit
• Embattled Fla. Judge Wants Case Against Her Tossed
• Apple Presses High Court To Review Ancora Patent Ruling
• Fla. AG Asks To Keep Same-Sex Marriage Ban In Place
• DirecTV Seeks High Court Review Of Class Action Waiver
• 6th Circ. Revives IRS Investigator's Race Bias Suit
• Samsung Wants Time To Argue $930M Apple Verdict Doubled
• 5th Circ. Denies UT Bid To Rehear $11M Tax Refund Suit
• Calif. Cases Offer Chance For Clarity On Take-Home Asbestos
• Pa. Justice Ensnared In Email Porn Scandal Retires
• NJ High Court To Mull Job Protections For Divorcing Workers
• A Constitutional Challenge To EPA's 'Clean Power Plan'
• How Esquenazi Will Play Out In Emerging Economies
• Colo. Gov. Asks Supreme Court To Ax Taxpayer Rights Row
• 11th Circ. Releases FriendFinder From IPO Class Action
• The Significance Of 2nd Circ.'s Indian Harbor Decision
• Use Social Media For Legal Service Only As A Last Resort
• Tyson Worker Wants High Court Hearing in Race Bias Fee Row
• Texas Justices To Mull Cities' Immunity In Power Contract Row
• NJ Diagnostic Co. Takes Merck Licensing Row To High Court
• 6th Circ. Upholds GM's Win In $3B Suit Over Saab Sale
• Texas High Court Will Review Bickel & Brewer DQ Order
• Inventor Asks High Court To Revive Lockheed Patent Row
• 1st Circ. Says CVS Properly Removed Wage Row
• Latham & Watkins Partner Withdraws From AG Consideration
• Cross-State Rule Will Gain Power As EPA Revises Air Regs
• Exploration Co. Asks High Court To Take Oil Lease Dispute
• Texas Justices Won't Review Bias Claim In $3.5M Oxbow Case
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Higher Duties For Chinese Saw Blade Cos.
• 11th Circ. Revives Integrity Trustee's $70M Negligence Suit
• NJ High Court Will Review $3.2M National Union Decision
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Commerce Bank CEO's New Trial Bid
• Texas High Court Won't Rethink Minority Shareholder Ruling
• Kan. Justices Rule Broker's Omissions Can't Block Coverage
• Texas Justices Won't OK Comptroller Depo Over Data Breach
• DC Circ. Won't Revisit OSHA Law On Flammable Grain Dust
• 11th Circ. Refuses To Reignite War Over $2.7M Judgment
• Review $30M Google Ruling, Patent Group Tells Fed. Circ.
• Ponzi Schemer's Sentence Vacated In $6M Fraud Case
• Murray Energy Can't Fight EPA Carbon Rule Yet, DC Circ. Told
• Pa. Justices Take Up Medicaid Subcontractor Pay Release Suit
• Big Tobacco Urges Pa. Court To Cut State's Settlement Share
• Medical Pot Law Trumps Unemployment Law, Mich. Court Says
• Atty Linked To Ohio State Scandal Suspended Over Ticket Lie
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Farmers 'Good Driver' Suit
• DC Circ. Lifts Stay On EPA's Cross-State Air Rule
• Economic Impact On Mortgage Lenders From Strip-Off Law
• ERISA To The Rescue: Preemption Of State Law Prevails
• How VirnetX May Affect Post-Grant Review Evidence At Trial
• An Associate's Perspective On Business Development
• 5th Circ. Told Bad Repairs To Chevron Rig Are Covered
• Glaser Weil Slams 'Bizarre' $28M Malpractice Bid As 'Vendetta'
• 2nd Circ. Pauses Aluminum Case Until Justices Rule On Libor
• Fed. Circ. Judges' Bid To Revisit Willfulness May Aid Patentees
• Quinn Emanuel Fights DQ Ruling In Wrongful Firing Suit
• 7th Circ. Shuns Review Of $180M ConAgra Blast Suit
• Fla. High Court OKs Fast Track For Redistricting Appeal
• A Possible Game-Changer For 'Silent' Arbitration Clauses
• 2nd Circ. Sinks Iraqis' Alien Tort Suit Against Chevron, BNP
• Insurer Asks 8th Circ. To Fry Oil Fire Coverage Verdict
• NYC Taxi Drivers Gain Chance To Appeal 'Taxi Of Tomorrow'
• 9th Circ. Urged To Deny Allstate's Bid To Toss TCPA Suit
• 7th Circ. Won't Rehear Ruling On Scott Walker Probe
• 2nd Circ. Blocks Collection Of $378M Terrorism Judgment
• Fla. High Court Overturns Atty Fee Ruling In Pension Case
• NY Top Court Urges SimplexGrinnell Wage Recovery
• Calif. Court Stops Firm's Wells Fargo OT Row $5M Fee Grab
• Top NY Court Backs EMI In Duke Ellington Royalty Suit
• Walgreen Workers' Attys Blasted For 'Form Declarations'
• SG Backs KBR, Halliburton Tipster On Wartime FCA Limits
• NJ High Court Stops Short Of Disbarring Atty For Child Porn
• Ohio Court Halts Subpoena In Reservoir Construction Spat
• Dodd-Frank Spares TD Ameritrade Worker Suit, 3rd Circ. Told
• Multistate Class Actions Face Tough Test At 3rd Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Told to Affirm Record $1.5B Marvell Verdict
• Pa. Officials Ask High Court To Keep $60M NCAA Suit Rolling
• Gov't, Nokia Back ITC In Induced Infringement Appeal
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Farmworkers' DOL Wage Challenge
• 7th Circ. Won't Resurrect Redbox Video Privacy Class Action
• Moving Co. Can't Get Highway Tax Exemption, NY Court Says
• Top NY Court Says Money In Foreign Bank Branches Off-Limits
• 5th Circ. Can't Review State Court Energy Suit: Investor
• Chrysler Challenges Cert. Ruling In Jeep Window Defect Case
• NY Water Withdrawal Just Got Easier For Power Generators
• Union Carbide Stuck With $18M Punitive Asbestos Suit Award
• Justices Poised To Set Line For Police On Data Searches
• FDIC, Citi Settle 9th Circ. Appeal Over Colonial Bank Failure
• Exxon Says Free Speech Right Nixes Worker's Defamation Suit
• Stanford Files Pro Se Appeal In $7B Ponzi Scheme Conviction
• 7th Circ. Rules Against Tablet Product Co. In Contract Fight
• Ex-Kline & Specter Atty Freed From Returning Referral Fees
• Grunenthal Dodges Thalidomide Suit In Spain
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Virgin Islands Telecom Case
• Lupin, Amneal Lose Bid To Reverse Birth Control IP Ruling
• Mich. Court Keeps Glass Co. On Hook For $4M In Abated Taxes
• Hollister Fights Class Cert. In Expired Reward Card Fight
• Pa. Appeals Court Tosses Asbestos Claims Against CBS, GE
• Credit Suisse Can't Duck $1B RMBS Suit, Appeals Court Says
• Enviros Urge 9th Circ. To Nix Emissions Swap For $1B Plant
• Giving Number To Airline Isn't TCPA Consent, 9th Circ. Told
• Ariz. Attacks Tribe's Phoenix Casino Plan In 9th Circ.
• US Talks Can't Extend Patent Law To Foreign Sales: Fed. Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Argentina's Appeal Of $539M Payment Block
• Motorola Tells 7th Circ. FTAIA No Cartel Shield
• Indonesia High Court OKs Chevron Worker's Graft Conviction
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Ex-Union Leaders' Extortion Convictions
• PAGA Divide May Push High Court To Take Up Iskanian Case
• Mich. Appeals Court Upholds $773M Nuclear Plant Upgrades
• Fla. Court Says Closed-Door Pension Talks Violated Law
• EFH Says $4B Bondholder Appeal Would Torpedo DIP
• Quanta Doesn't Nix Restricted Sales, Lexmark Tells Fed. Circ.
• Morgan Stanley Asks 11th Circ. To Nix Tribe's $26M RICO Suit
• Refinery Waste-Burning Rule Should Be Killed, DC Circ. Told
• Examining The EEOC's Fiscal Year-End Lawsuit Blitz
• SG Asks High Court To Eye 'Good-Faith' Patent Defense
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Ex-Mayer Brown Partner's Refco Fraud Rap
• Testing Texas CGL Coverage For 3rd-Party Products
• Florida Decision Protects Lien Rights For Contractors
• IPR And CBM — You May Be In For A Trip To The Fed. Circ.
• New Jurisdictional Issues When Moving To Quash A Subpoena
• 1st Circ. Injects Uncertainty Into Stay Relief Denials
• Agency Impasse Leaves NJ Affordable Housing Rules In Flux
• ABM Pushes To Nix 'Absurd' $90M Rest Break Loss In Calif.
• BP Asks 5th Circ. To Hurry $9.2B Settlement Appeal
• Send EPA Back To GHG Drawing Board, Industry Tells DC Circ.
• Ericsson Seeks Clarity On Injunctions In Apple, Samsung Row
• Abraham Watkins Defeats BP Workers' Malpractice Suit
• Enviros Again Lack Standing In Ethanol Fuel Row: DC Circ.
• Ritz Workers, Atty Sanctioned In 'Frivolous' Discrimination Suit
• Papa John's, AIG Affiliates Settle Text Spam Coverage Suit
• 'Consent-To-Settle' Insurance Issue Sent To Ga. High Court
• ITC Says It Can Bar Goods Aimed At Induced Infringement
• 10th Circ. Scraps Enviros' Bid To Block Emissions Program
• Freeh Asks 3rd Circ. To Ensure Right To Move Penn State Suit
• Mass. Gaming Officials Slam Caesars' Casino Bid Appeal
• Urban Outfitters Asks DC Circ. To Toss ZIP Code Suit
• Google Can't Hide Behind Stored Communications Act: Court
• Law Prof Keeps Fighting For Brief In $173M Qualcomm Appeal
• Conn. High Court Says Insurer's Breach Doesn't Nix Suit
• 10th Circ.'s $1B Dow Ruling Flouts Dukes, Chamber Says
• Mass. Wind Farm Says Sovereign Immunity Sinks Suit
• Pa. Porn Scandal Ups Pressure For Judicial Merit Selection
• The State Of Same-Sex Marriage In Florida
• DC Circ. Skewers DHS Visa Denial For Brazilian Chef
• US Asks 5th Circ. To Deny UT Bid To Rehear Tax Refund Suit
• DirecTV Dealer Urges Calif. Panel To Reinstate $9.5M Award
• Rothstein Investor Fights Firm's Bid To Compel Arbitration
• 5th Circ. Says Texas Law Trumps Toyota Faulty Air Bag Suit
• Gov't Can Be Sued For Passport IP Claims, Fed. Circ. Says
• Ex-SAC Trader Martoma Can't Dodge Jail During Appeal
• Avandia User's Warranty Violation Suit Flops In 3rd Circ.
• 10th Circ. Lets Insurers Bow Out Of Pollution Exclusion Row
• DC Circ. Will Delay Quashing FERC Power Demand Rule
• EPA Ozone Rulings Are Inconsistent, States Tell DC Circ.
• NY Court Revives Defamation Suit Against Syracuse Coach
• Design Patent Damages Might Be More Than You Expected
• GM Joins Apple In Jones Day DQ Bid
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear $13B IP Case Against Visa, MasterCard
• Atty Tells Supreme Court Fla. Bar Rule Is Unconstitutional
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Review BMS Hepatitis Drug Patent Ruling
• Tech Giants Attack ITC's Patent Ruling On Digital Data
• NJ High Court Mulls Mandatory Furloughs For City Workers
• Pa. High Court Suspends McCaffery For Role In Porn Scandal
• Facebook Seeks Same 2nd Circ. Panel For Investor IPO Spats
• Flawed Order Led To Worker's $2.5M Award, Cruise Line Says
• KBR, Halliburton Whistleblower Urges High Court To Allow Suit
• Firsthand Knowledge Needed To Clear FCA Bar, 3rd Circ. Rules
• High Court Denies Blue Cross' Appeal In Hidden Fee Case
• Atty Dodges Sanctions For 'Manic' Behavior At Fosamax Trial
• GE Can't Escape $5M Omniscan Verdict, 6th Circ. Says
• BNSF Appeal Halts Diesel Tax Payment, Judge Says
• Pashman Stein Wins Rehearing Of Nostrum Fee Battle
• Silent CBA Weighs Against Lifetime Healthcare, Justices Told
• 2nd Circ. Denies Seneca's Bid For Reinsurer Reimbursement
• Agency Needs Input Before Changing Stance, High Court Told
• 9th Circ. Lavish Spending Tax Ruling Unlikely To Spread Far
• Pa. Appeals Court Upholds Damages In Drilling Trespass Case
• Supreme Court Wants SG's Take On Miss., Tenn. Water Fight
• Fed. Circ. Slams Fee-Shifting Requirement In Pfizer IP Suit
• Supreme Court Won't Hear CCI Exec's FCPA Reach Fight
• Justices Pass On Dismissal Of Investors' EnerMax Suit
• High Court Won't Hear Ex-Duane Reade Execs' Fraud Appeal
• NCAA Says Pa. Court Overstepped In Penn State Fine Fight
• Quinn Emanuel Lands Hausfeld Competition Ace In London
• High Court Won't Consider State Claims In BP Spill
• Justices To Hear Challenge To LA Hotel Registry Search Law
• High Court Won't Mull Bankrupt Co.'s Row With Puerto Rico
• Texas Clears Path For Property Damage Calculations
• DOJ Change On Waiver-Of-Appeal Policies Isn't Enough
• 2nd Circ. Kills $27B Deutsche Bank RMBS Suit
• 11th Circ. Axes Fair Use Ruling Over GSU Digital Copies
• 9th Circ. Revives Copyright Suits After Alaska Stock Ruling
• Filing Mistake Can End GM Secure Interest, Del. Justices Say
• Kan. Court Says Tax Panel Can't Rule On Ethics Violations
• Ala. High Court Lifts Gag Order In Exterminator Suits
• Cuomo's Graffeo Snub Tilts NY's Highest Court To Democrats
• Groups Tell Supreme Court To Ban Pollution Nuisance Claims
• AIG Blasts IRS Economic Substance Claims In $306M Tax Row
• 3rd Circ. Revives Genaera Investor Suit Over Asset Sales
• Fla. Lawmakers Fight Fast Track For Redistricting Case
• Fed. Circ. Tosses $15M Patent Verdict Against VeriFone
• 7th Circ. Keeps 'Worthless Services' Out Of FCA Suits
• McCaffery Links 2nd Pa. Justice To Porn Email Scandal
• AUO Pushes 9th Circ. To Rehear $500M Antitrust Case
• Fed. Circ. Clears Dow In Bayer Seed Patent Suit
• Justices Allow Texas Voter ID Law To Stand During Election
• Post-Firing Evidence Can Be A Potent Limit On Bias Damages
• Ex-Pa. Pol Snared In Computergate Probe Resigns From Bar
• Insurer Owes $3M In W.Va. Mesh Malpractice Case
• Pa. Senate Leader Won't Rule Out Future Cuts To Bench
• 2nd Circ. Fails To See The Comity In Chapter 15
• What Litigators Can Learn From Novelists
• The Latest On Preliminary Injunctions In Trademark Cases
• Big Tobacco Faces Long Odds In 11th Circ. Engle Appeals
• VirnetX Seeks Review Of Ruling Tossing $368M Apple Verdict
• Advocates Urge Fed. Circ. To Curtail ITC Digital Data Ruling
• Tax Court Nixes Deductions In Ex-Seyfarth Atty's Scheme
• Fla. Justices Order Reprimand For Judge Over Code Violations
• 5th Circ. Declines To Hear $50M Sinkhole Coverage Battle
• NY High Court Denies Rehearing On Local Fracking Ban
• Dairy Cos. Urge High Court To Take Antitrust Case
• Fla. Justices Restrict Police Tracking Of Real-Time Cell Data
• JPMorgan Gets Insurer's $300M RMBS Suit Pared On Appeal
• Wyndham Attracts Outside Support In FTC Data Security Row
• Potter Anderson Atty Is Lead Pick For Del. Bankruptcy Bench
• 2nd Circ. Revives TCPA Suit Against Debt Collector
• Fed. Circ. Won't Nix Victoria's Secret 'Bra Top' Tariff
• McCaffery Apologizes For Porn Emails, Slams Chief Justice
• Texas Court Clears Oncor From $4.7M Worker Injury Award
• 7th Circ. Accepts Briefs From Japan, Belgium In LCD Fight
• Full Fed. Circ. Asked To Eye Patent Impact Of 'Raging Bull'
• Convicted Pa. Atty's Disbarment OK'd After Client Fund Theft
• Banks Urge High Court To Shelve Libor Antitrust Appeal
• EPA Defends Power Plant Mercury Rule To Supreme Court
• 11th Circ. Tosses $6M Engle Verdict Over Alcohol Evidence
• Madoff Link Doesn't Cap Damages In Suit Vs. Accounting Firm
• Pa. OKs $139M Settlement In Medical Malpractice Fund Case
• Boies Schiller Fights $270K Fine For Exiting Antitrust Suit
• Wis. Court Strikes Down City's 'Fee In Lieu Of Room Tax'
• 2nd Circ. Vexed By Juror Mischief In Jenkens Tax Fraud Trial
• Culling Consent From 11th Circ. TCPA Case
• High Court Continues To Examine State Action Immunity
• Ex-Jacoby Meyers Atty Steps Up Hunt For Punitive Damages
• Capital One Asks Fed. Circ. To Revive Patent Antitrust Claims
• Sirius Wants 9th Circ.'s Eye On Turtles' Infringement Win
• If High Court Reverses Teva, Litigation Costs May Increase
• Vringo Seeks Review In Rejection Of $30M Google Verdict
• 6th Circ. Corporate Scienter Test Leaves Cos. Vulnerable
• JC Penney Attacks $3.1M Atty Fees In Texas Derivative Suit
• Dow Wants 10th Circ. To Rehear Appeal In $1B Antitrust Suit
• DC Circ. Rule Curbs Agency Flip-Flops, High Court Told
• NJ Developer Takes ShopRite Monopoly Claims To 3rd Circ.
• DC Circ. Tosses Ethics Complaint Against 5th Circ. Judge
• High Court Appears Split On Claim Construction Deference
• Fla. Appeals Court Affirms Garnishment Of Judge's Accounts
• Range Tells Texas Justices Not To Dumb Down Energy Deals
• Calif. High Court Won't Hear High-Speed Rail Dispute
• 2nd Circ. Questions NYPD Union's Stop-And-Frisk Appeal
• NJ Supreme Court Allows Use Of Judicial Quotes In Ads
• Verizon's Challenge To $3.5B Property Valuation Revived
• Generic Drug Cos. Seek Federal Preemption Of Reglan Claims
• 3rd Circ. Backs Dismissal Of BofA Pay-To-Play Class Action
• 9th Circ. Clears Way For Same-Sex Couples To Marry In Idaho
• Top NY Court Takes Up Allstate Lead Paint Policy Arguments
• Fla. Appeals Court Kills City's Hotel Development Ordinance
• Pa. Chief Justice Confirms McCaffery's Role In Porn Scandal
• $7B Jenkens Tax Fraud Defendant To Plead Case At 2nd Circ.
• Chemical, Oil Groups Want Say In CERCLA Finance Suit
• DC Circ. Should Rein In Int'l Reinsurance Tax, Groups Say
• Equipment Renter Pushes For Coverage In $20M Injury Case
• Ex-NY Daily News Columnist Challenges SEC Ban In DC Circ.
• Assessing FDA Powers After A Failed 510(k) Rescinding
• 7th Circ. Says Random Sampling Works For CAFA, Not How
• 2nd Circ. Expands US Court Role In Ch. 15 Cases
• 7th Circ. Ruling Makes Fair Use Even More Unpredictable
• Supreme Court Keeps Texas Abortion Clinics Open For Now
• Justices Rip Majority For Dodging Illegal Sentencing Issue
• 5th Circ. Reinstates Texas Voter ID Law For Nov. Election
• Texas Gov. Appoints New Appellate Judge In El Paso
• Texas Justices Told Fed. Arbitration Act Trumps Med Mal Law
• 5th Circ. Shouldn't Rethink Deepwater Ruling, US Says
• Engineers Fight 9th Circ. Review of $325M Anti-Poach Deal
• 5th Circ. Can Hear $50M Sinkhole Battle, Texas Brine Says
• 9th Circ. Critical In Growing Class Ascertainability Fight
• Supreme Court Passes On Medtronic's Noninfringement Win
• GOP Urges DC Circ. To Rehear ACA Origination Clause Suit
• NY Court Mulls Legality Of Rent Overcharge Class Actions
• Mall Can't Halt 'Hate' Group's Rallies, Pa. Court Says
• RBC Unit Asks Texas Court To Nix $28M Highland Judgment
• High Court Rejects NJ Out-Of-State Wiretap Appeal
• Sinkhole Coverage Suit Time-Barred, Fla. Appeals Court Says
• High Court Leaves Ill. Worker Classification Law Intact
• High Court Nixes Minact's Deferred Compensation Tax Appeal
• Fed. Circ. Affirms $15M Award Against Citrix In Patent Suit
• Fla. Appeals Court Upholds Phone Review In Deadly Crash
• Justices Skeptical Of Dental Board's Antitrust Immunity
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Bosch Car Tester Patent As Invalid
• 11th Circ. Sinks Camp Lejeune Drinking Water Suit
• 6th Circ. Must Weigh FCA Extrapolation, Life Care Says
• $500M AUO Antitrust Fine Is On Target, DOJ Tells 9th Circ.
• NY Appeals Court Clears Way For NYU's $6B Expansion
• High Court Rebuffs Pearl Harbor Asbestos Remand Appeal
• SG Taking On BofA In High Court Mortgage Rescission Row
• Fallout From Act 13 Ruling Overblown, Pa. Energy Boss Says
• DC Circ. Finally Allows NJ To Oversee Nuclear Materials
• Doubtful 2nd Circ. Eyes Madoff Investors' Interest Claims
• Justices Won't Take A Gander At Foie Gras Ban Appeal
• Ind. Right-To-Work Law Preempted, 7th Circ. Hears
• Supreme Court Rejects E&Y Worker's Class Waiver Appeal
• High Court Lets Stand Companies' Right To Sue For Race Bias
• Supreme Court Boots Longshoreman's Workers' Comp Appeal
• King & Spalding Adds Ex-BakerHostetler Atty To Litigation Group
• Fla. Appellate Court Expands Insurance Bad Faith Law
• When Fraud, Spoliation Are Added To Asbestos Claims
• Trek Leather Opens Pandora's Box On US Customs Penalties
• A Guide To Understanding Fed. Circ.'s VirnetX Opinion
• Information Governance: A Missed Opportunity For Lawyers
• 6th Circ. Clarifies Corporate Knowledge Of Wrongdoing Rule
• Floor Maker Can't Copyright Nature, 11th Circ. Told
• Fed. Circ. Buries Kimberly-Clark's Diaper Patent Row
• Supreme Court Won't Back Stay On Idaho Gay Marriages
• Class Denial Doesn't Need Claim-by-Claim Analysis: Fla. Court
• Calif. Consumer Laws Cover Home Warranties, 9th Circ. Told
• 11th Circ. Upholds Fla. HIPAA Waiver Law
• 8th Circ. Reverses Tax Court On USDA Pay To Nonfarmers
• Pa. High Court To Mull Jury's Role In Interpreting Farm Law
• Belgium Tells 7th Circ. To Limit US Antitrust Reach
• Justices To Weigh Antitrust Future Of State Boards
• TTAB Allows 'Zombie Cinderella' Trademark Registration
• PG&E Safety Fee Suit Interferes With Regulators, Court Says
• CVS Pushes Holistic Approach In Calif. Seating Case
• Highmark Medicare Plan Violates UPMC Deal, Pa. AG Says
• US Refutes Ex-Detroit Mayor's Attacks On Graft Conviction
• 2nd Circ. Sends Geico Employees' OT Dispute To Trial
• 6th Circ. Urged To Revive Chrysler Air Bag Defect Row
• NJ Court Says Federal Law Preempts Whistleblower Suit
• Texas CGL Case May Boost Insureds In Property Damage Suits
• CashCall Eavesdropping Plaintiffs Can't Recertify Class
• Insurer Can Limit Firm's Fraud Defense Coverage: 3rd Circ.
• 9th Circ. Closes More Doors On ACA Challenges
• 6th Circ. Revives Kohl's Shopper's Suit Over Strip Search
• Amberen Maker Blocked From Suing Class Action Plaintiff
• 2nd Circ. Weighs Sanction Doled To Bombastic Fosamax Atty
• High Court Could Make It Harder To Reverse Patent Rulings
• Ex-Mayer Brown Atty Slams Refco Fraud Charge In 2nd Circ.
• OPINION: Don't Mess With... Arizona?
• CAFA Removal Procedure At Center Stage In Dart Cherokee
• RCRA Citizen Suits No Longer Option In Regulating Diesel
• Escaping Taxes In Bankruptcy Through S Corporations
• Take Extra Steps When Social Media Page Is Evidence
• EFF Tells 9th Circ. FBI User Info Demands Unconstitutional
• Nixon Peabody Fights Malpractice Suit Over $23M Land Deal
• Stan Lee Media Battles Namesake Over Spider-Man At 9th Circ.
• 99 Restaurants Tells 1st Circ. Class Arbitration Is Courts' Call
• 9th Circ. Upholds Contempt For Bankrupt Ski Club's Founder
• Punish Donziger's Fraud In Chevron Row, 2nd Circ. Told
• 9th Circ. Won't Recertify Deloitte Workers In OT Fight
• Merrill Lynch's Film Fraud Suit Revived By 3rd Circ.
• 2nd Circ. OKs Fujifilm's Post-Firing Evidence In Bias Suit
• NJ Court Nixes Jurisdiction Over Foreign Co. In Injury Suit
• Babcock Case May Give Policyholders More Settlement Control
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Decision On Texas Abortion Law
• HIPAA Data Theft Suit Not Covered, Insurer Tells 11th Circ.
• Couples Urge Supreme Court To Nix Idaho Gay Marriage Stay
• DC Circ. Asked To Revive Anti-Terrorism FCA Suit Against GW
• 3rd Circ. Sends Paxil Birth Defect Suit Back To Pa.
• 2nd Circ. Reopens Whistleblower's Suit Against JPMorgan
• Calif. Court Reverses Crane Victory In Asbestos Death Suit
• 3rd Circ. Frees Flintkote Insurer From Asbestos Arbitration
• Justices Urged To Mull Expert Testimony Rules In Enfamil Suit
• LNG Projects Threatened By Enviros' Climate Change Attack