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Appellate - December, 2014

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• Inventor Asks High Court To Nix Fed. Circ.'s Alice Rulings
• BNY Mellon Dodges More Claims In MBS Trustee Action
• Investors Ask High Court To Apply Troice To Madoff Claims
• Carlton Fields Atty, 2 Judges Tapped For Appeals Court
• Insurers, Cos Face Off On EPA Letters' Effect On Coverage
• Briefs Bolster Both Sides In Fla. Same-Sex Marriage Suits
• 9th Circ. Won't Revisit Sirius' Arbitration Bid In TCPA Row
• FMLA Claims Not Shielded By Workers' Status, Panel Says
• Texas Supreme Court's Appellate 'Merits Review' To Get Clarity
• 4th Circ. Spurns Ex-Va. Rep's Ineffective Counsel Argument
• Capeco Blast Co-Defendant Takes Coverage Row To Justices
• Ex-State Dept. Guantanamo Envoy Returns To Skadden
• Texas Appeals Court Denies EP Energy's $21M Recovery
• Fed. Circ. Ruling Moots Derivative Suit, Zimmer Tells Chancery
• Strip Clubs Tell High Court Tax Stifles Free Expression
• Argentina Must Give Creditors Asset Info, 2nd Circ. Rules
• Health System Off The Hook For Unintentional Records Spill
• Volvo Asks High Court To Revisit $72M Truck Emissions Fine
• DC Circ. Upholds EPA's Refusal To Regulate Spent Ammo
• SIFMA Asks 3rd Circ. To Rethink Venue For Short-Sale Spat
• Pa. En Banc Panel Boots $14.5M Asbestos Verdict
• New Opportunities For Distressed Investment In Germany
• Adam Sandler Ex-Nanny Says High Court 'Only Path To Justice'
• Fed. Circ. Says Alice Nixes ATM Patents In Wells Fargo Case
• NJ High Court Reiterates Ban On Judges' Post-Verdict Chat
• 10th Circ. Latest To Nix Group's Marvel Character Claims
• Pa. Court Says Conrail Can Keep Suit Over Spill In NJ
• Inquiry Into Sterling Presuit Probe Improper, EEOC Says
• DC Circ. Rejects EPA Ozone Compliance Extensions
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Goldman Request To Arbitrate MBS Suit
• 2nd Circ. Clears JFK Runway Plan For Takeoff
• Securities Fraud Actions Just Got Harder In 9th Circ.
• Texas Court Rejects Campaign Finance Suit Against TAB
• 9th Circ. Sides With Enviro Agency In Calif. Water Battle
• Conn. Insurance Commish's Notices Not 'Agency Proceeding'
• NJ High Court Takes On Arbitration, Atty Conduct In 2014
• ACA Subsidy Opponents Kick Off High Court Fight
• Idearc Trustee Says 5th Circ. Cut Off Its Right To A Jury
• Illinois Central Sues IRS To Recover $12M In Taxes
• Gov. Scott Lifts Suspension Of Acquitted Fla. Mayor
• 3rd Circ. Told NJ Gay Conversion Ban Thwarts Parental Choice
• Samsung Tells Fed. Circ. Apple Shouldn't Get IP Injunction
• Fed. Circ. Orders Do-Over On Royalties In Pool Patent Case
• 4th Circ. Strikes Down NC Abortion Ultrasound Law
• 9th Circ. Remands Family Charity's $100M Midco Tax Battle
• Inova Nurse Not Really Fired For Foul Mouth, NLRB Says
• Ex-Deputy SG Confirmed To Calif. Supreme Court
• Fake Defense Atty Wins Real Victory At 10th Circ.
• 10th Circ. Says Insurer's Cited Atty Advice Not Privileged
• Apple Says Patent Rejection Shouldn't Affect Samsung Appeal
• Pa. Court Upholds Post-Merger Asbestos Liability Cap
• EFF Backs Fed. Circ. Review Of IP Case Against Microsoft
• Nexium Buyers Call Appeal Dismissal Bid 'Gamesmanship'
• Ford Roof Defect Suit Can't Get Past Pa. En Banc Panel
• $3M JC Penney Attys' Fee Ruling Stands In Investor Suit
• Florida High Court Calls For 35 New Trial Court Judges
• Delaware Rundown: What You Missed In Q4
• Jones Day DQ'd In Battery IP Case As Fed. Circ. Backs Apple
• 4 Years For Oxford Collection Fraudster Found Reasonable
• 8th Circ. Overturns $4.7M Fee Award Against EEOC
• Justices Asked To Decide If Patent Co-Owners Can Bar Suits
• Pa. Justices Won't Discipline Ex-Philly Traffic Court Judge
• Supreme Court Won't Stop Gay Marriages In Florida
• Pennsylvania Appeals Court OKs $12M PPL Power Line
• Freeborn Challenges $1M Malpractice Verdict In 7th Circ.
• Pepper Hamilton To Fight Discovery Order In Penn State Row
• Product Liability In 2014: What Did And Didn't Happen?
• Trending In 3rd Circ.: Motions To Strike Class Allegations
• The State Of Technology-Assisted Review In 2014
• NY Court Gets It Right On Common Interest Privilege
• Law360 Names Law Firms Of The Year
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Split 1st Circ. OKs Kohl's Win In EEOC's Diabetes ADA Suit
• Bankruptcy Attys, Trustees Back Baker Botts' Meta-Fee Bid
• 8th Circ. Says Tribal Liquor Laws Apply To Nebraska Town
• Texas High Court Will Hear Life Partners Securities Suits
• 9th Circ Holds Anti-Whaling Protester Group In Contempt
• NJ Asks High Court to Review Power Plant Subsidies Denial
• Calif. Panel Says Concepcion Defeats Broughton-Cruz Rule
• 1st Circ. Colorfully Affirms Military Supply Row Verdict
• 5th Circ. Rejects Insurer's Call To Review Home Defect Ruling
• Retiring Pa. Chief Justice Pegs Legacy On Fracking Decision
• Texas High Court Denies Rehearing In Port Contract Dispute
• Samsung Tells High Court Memory Cartel Suit Should Survive
• Fla. Can't DQ Judge From Every Case Involving Orlando PD
• Enviros Sue EPA Over Court-Ordered Stormwater Law Update
• SG Says High Court Shouldn't Hear Teva Drug Label Case
• Fed. Circ. Revives DataTern Database Patent Suit
• Walgreen, Kroger Urge 11th Circ. To Kill Fla. Swipe Fee Ban
• Fed. Circ. Shoots Down Challenge To HVAC Customs Suit
• 9th Circ. To Rehear En Banc Bankruptcy Atty Fee Row
• Teva, Pliva Ask High Court To Weigh Pa. Reglan Preemption
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Eye Indefiniteness In Google IP Case
• Catholic Orgs Take ACA Challenge To High Court
• Feds, Enviros Push High Court To Preserve Fish Protections
• Fed. Circ. Slashes Stryker's $210M Patent Damages Award
• Florida Supreme Court Disciplines 2 Attorneys
• Del. Justices Nix Voting Ban On $2.9B C&J Energy-Nabors Deal
• High Court Pressed To Send Asbestos Suit To Fed. Court
• Gotham Dodges $21M Judgment In 11th Circ.
• Report Clears Remaining Pa. Justices In Porn Email Scandal
• Neb., Okla. Ask Supreme Court To Stamp Out Colo. Pot Law
• Texas Justice's Union Defamation Dissent Cites Ferris Bueller
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs State Agency's Sales Tax Rule
• AllPure Says Fed. Circ. Needn't Revisit Device Patent Ruling
• $450M Live! Casino License Faces Pa. High Court Challenge
• The Naked Truth: Intricacies Of Naked Short Sales
• Seminal Supreme Court Employment Cases In 2014
• The 'Transformation' Of The Copyright Fair Use Test
• A Murky Trade Secret Landscape: What Employers Can Do
• 5th Circ. Affirms $2.1M Verdict In Rap Song Rights Fight
• Calif. Panel Nixes $82M US Bank Win In Skyscraper Loan Suit
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Bid To Kill SEC Suit Vs. Miami Official
• Sanctions Ruling For Fla. Tribal Leader Waits On 11th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Got Original-Patent Rule Wrong, Antares Says
• Motorola Asks Full 7th Circ. To Rehear LCD Price-Fixing Row
• 2nd Circ. Invites Insiders To Save The Tips For Friends
• LCRA Settles Power Supply Suits With Texas Cities
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Life Term For NJ Atty In Witness Murder Plot
• Texas Court Won't Nix Jurisdiction In Pepsi Asbestos Suit
• UK Supreme Court Won't Hear Subway Sandwich VAT Appeal
• 6th Circ. Affirms Toss Of $326M Grand Ole Opry Flood Suit
• NJ Wind Farm Exec Hopeful Court Will Revive Project
• 2nd Circ. Says Atty Acted Too Late On Reciprocal Suspension
• Pa. Court Won't Reconsider Sandusky Probe Privilege Ruling
• NJ High Court Concurs With Pa. In Suspending Disgraced Atty
• Louisiana Weighs In On Double Derivative Action Debate
• Avoiding 'Deja Vu 2' In High Court CSX Tax Case
• 8th Circ. Clarifies Coverage Trigger For Food Recall
• Fla. Ruling Clarifies Notice Rules For Med Mal Suits
• Many Biotech Patents At Risk After Fed. Circ. Myriad Ruling
• 3rd Circ. Greenlights Sanctions Bid In Veggie Contract Row
• C&J Energy Asks Court To Ax Voting Ban In $2.9B Nabors Deal
• 2nd Circ. Says $5M Punitive Award For Racism Needs Cut
• Fed. Circ. Strikes Down More Myriad Cancer Test Patents
• 3rd Circ. Won't Undo Injunction On Euro-Pro Steam Claims
• 11th Circ. Says Dueling Cases Void Insurance Exclusion
• 8th Circ. Affirms Bayer's FCA Loss But Trims Damages
• Fight Over UCLA's $162M Hotel Plan Hits Calif. Appeals Court
• 5th Circ. Upholds Asset Seizure In $24M Laundering Case
• Anheuser-Busch Suit Buoyed By Pom Ruling, 6th Circ. Told
• Pa. High Court Won't Touch AIG Titeflex Coverage Ruling
• Samsung Points To Axed Apple Patent In $930M Award Appeal
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive IGT Stock Drop Suit
• Fla. High Court Asked To Revisit Gambling Permit Ruling
• NYC Co-Op Isn't Subject To $21M Tax, Top NY Court Says
• Texas Asks DC Circ. To Nix $1M Award In Election Maps Suit
• 7th Circ. Denies Review Of EPA's Ozone Decisions
• Judge's 'Fork Over The Money' Line Gets Him Axed From Case
• Law Prof Tells 4th Circ. $13.5M Lexis Deal Rewrites FCRA
• What Happens When Legal Aid Cuts Stimulate Pro Bono?
• 2nd Circ. Wonders If Argentina Debt-Dodging Is 'Pathological'
• Ex-Obermayer Client's Fee Breach Ruling Upheld By Pa. Court
• A Year For Whistleblower Rewards And Protections
• Another Big Year For ITC: Top 12 Section 337 Highlights
• Artists Urge 9th Circ. To Rescue Calif. Resale Royalty Law
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Review Nixing Of Apotex Patent
• Distress Isn't Personal Injury Under Policy, Ohio Court Says
• Order Impeded Arbitration Appeal In Avandia Fee Fight: Court
• 3rd Circ. Upholds IRS Win In Fight Over Offshore Cos.
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Review Toss Of $368M Apple IP Award
• 4th Circ. Nixes $10.5M Charitable Tax Deduction For Easement
• U. of Phoenix Parent Beats Investors' Action In 9th Circ.
• Anti-Gay Marriage Group Renews Attys' Fee Bid In IRS Fight
• Cozen Nabs Pa. High Court Reversal On Pol's Forgiven Debt
• Pa. Gives Class Actions Warm Welcome In Wal-Mart Ruling
• Regulators Say Texas Treats Life Settlements As Securities
• Madoff Feeder Fund Beats Investors' 2nd Circ. Appeal
• 9th Circ. Says FWS Forest Project Won't Harm Spotted Owls
• 5th Circ. Denies En Banc Hearing In Whooping Crane Ruling
• Antitrust Group Urges High Court To Nix Immunity Ruling
• Fla. AG Asks High Court To Extend Bar On Gay Marriage Ban
• NJ High Court Won't Toss Fox Rothschild Malpractice Suit
• 9th Circ. Says IRS Tax Assessment Not Too Late
• Credit Suisse Not Liable For $340M Note Losses: 2nd Circ.
• Insureds Can Assign Bad Faith Claims, Pa. Justices Say
• Fed Circ. Overturns USPTO On Health Program Trademark
• 8th Circ. Asked To Nix Attys' Support Of Jones Day Sanctions
• 4th Circ. Revives Challenge To Generic Celebrex Exclusivity
• Calif. Panel Revives Showgirl Wage Class For Ayala Test
• Tucker Ellis Can't Force Former Atty Into Arbitration
• Verizon Asks High Court To Put Its FCA Case On Hold
• 7th Circ. Explains Role Of Objectors In Class Settlement
• A Look At 2014 Fed. Circ. Cases Impacting AIA Proceedings
• Top 10 Trade Secrets Developments Of 2014: Part 1
• Supreme Court Clarifies Limits Of Calif.'s Undersea Borders
• Pa. Supreme Court Affirms $187M Wal-Mart Wage Verdict
• Verizon, Others Back Microsoft In Overseas Warrant Battle
• Syntellect Again Fights $4.7M IP Indemnity Loss At 9th Circ.
• Porn Cos. Lose 9th Circ. Challenge To LA Condom Mandate
• Microsoft GC Confident It Will Defeat US In Warrant Fight
• Google Tells En Banc 9th Circ. Video Ruling May Fracture IP
• Pa. Coal Co. Asks High Court To Review Jurisdiction Ruling
• Pa. Court Favors Enterprise In Consumer Protection Appeal
• After Jones Day Scold, RadioShack Wage Suit Gets Revived
• High Court Clears Air On Class Action Removal Disputes
• Dart Cherokee Rejects CAFA Anti-Removal Presumption
• AMA Urges High Court To Review Barred WellPoint Claims
• Lehman Trustee Takes $4B Barclays Asset Fight To High Court
• Fed. Circ. Gives Promega 2nd Shot In $52M LifeTech IP Fight
• Fed. Circ. Won't Review Nixing of $30M Google, AOL Verdict
• Calif. High Court Says MICRA Only Caps Noneconomic Awards
• 4th Circ. Axes Defunct Payroll Co.'s $28M Tax Play
• Pa. Rental Firm Sees Appeal Quashed In $20M Coverage Case
• High Court Skips Calif. Truck Driver Wage-And-Hour Case
• Murray Attacks Legal Foundation Of EPA GHG Rule
• 2nd Circ. Skeptical Of DOJ Arguments In Apple E-Book Case
• CLS Again Pushes High Court To Review Iskanian Case
• EEOC Says 10th Circ. Flubbed Abercrombie Hijab Case
• High Court Won't Hear SQM Challenge In Groundwater Suit
• High Court Nixes Ariz. Appeal Over Medicated Abortion Law
• Justices Reject Furniture Co.'s Anti-Dumping Duties Appeal
• High Court Won't Hear Chase PAGA Appeal
• High Court Won't Back Privacy Rights In Some Traffic Stops
• Utah Prairie Dog Could Narrow Endangered Species Act
• Tracing Ohio's Evolution On The Component Parts Doctrine
• Inside New Fed. Circ. Practice Notes For Expedited Appeals
• High Court Ruling Sets Low Bar For Class Action Removal
• FTC Centennial: How Health Care Antitrust Has Evolved
• 3 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Hiring Appellate Counsel
• Apple, DOJ To Go Head-To-Head On E-Books At 2nd Circ.
• 5th Circ. Vacates Sentences In Ex-NFL Star's $20M RE Scam
• Justices To Mull Whether Bankruptcy Plan Denials Are Final
• Justices To Decide Who Gets Funds In Bankruptcy Conversion
• Plunkett Escapes Sanctions In 6th Circ. RICO Row Over JV
• Snow Cone Maker Urges High Court to Review IP Row
• Insureds Didn't Have To Present Sinkhole Report: Fla. Court
• No Riddle To Solve in Insurance Fight, Ind. Court Says
• Seminoles Urge High Court To Take Up Fla. Fuel Tax Ruling
• 2nd Circ.: Hotel Must Find Room For Staffer Cut In Union Fight
• Beef With Judge's Fish & Richardson Ties Hits Supreme Court
• High Court To Reconsider Ban On Expired-Patent Royalties
• Nordstrom Workers Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Rest Day Suit
• Lobbyists Join 8th Circ. Fight Over Halliburton II Meaning
• Constitutional Attack On Pa. Bar Reciprocity Rule Rebuffed
• 2nd Circ. Says Swiss Criminal Suit Can Have US Madoff Docs
• Ex-Public Defender's Retaliation Claims Barred By Anti-SLAPP
• Fla. High Court Won't Sanction GOP Firm In Redistricting Row
• SEC Asks 3rd Circ. To Uphold Whistleblower Protections
• DC Circ. Rejects Contractors' Disability Hiring Challenge
• 'Price Is Right' Must Face Ex-Model's Bias Claims Again
• Lehman's Broadcaster Dividend Suit Axed In Del. High Court
• Class Makes Bid To Revive EBay Auction Suit At 9th Circ.
• 4th Circ. Denies N.C. City's Immunity Claim In Airport Row
• FERC Was Wrong To Approve Mo. Rate Hike, DC Circ. Told
• Full 9th Circ. Set To Weigh 'Innocence Of Muslims' Ruling
• $350M Insurance Suit Was Invalid, Lloyd's Tells 5th Circ.
• NRC Asks DC Circ. To Nix Enviro Suit Over Calif. Power Plant
• 1st Circ. Denies Do-Over For Atty Accused Of Lying
• Oracle Tells High Court Google Should Be Arguing Fair Use
• 5th Circ. Says No Proof Illegal Workers Reduced Sales Wages
• High Court Clarifies What Is Compensable Work Time
• Where Is The Pro Rata V. All Sums Debate Today?
• Notice Period Doesn't Cause 9th Circ. To Pause On ESA
• Police Union Wants Fees After 'Nonsensical' 11th Circ. Appeal
• Calif. Court Lets 800 Borrowers Rejoin Countrywide Suit
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Quash EMI's Rights To Santa Song
• Pa. Urges 3rd Circ. To Uphold Fracking Trade Secret Rule
• Canada's High Court Backs Warrantless Cellphone Searches
• AstraZeneca Drops 1st Circ. Row Over Nexium Class Cert.
• Ohio Appeals Court Reinstates Ford's Win In Truck Price Row
• Intellectual Ventures Says New Ruling Saves IP From Alice
• Boiron Colluded On Deal Over Flu Remedies, 9th Circ. Told
• Visteon Wants Ind. Law To Apply In Cleanup Insurance Row
• ACLU, Religious Groups Back EEOC in Abercrombie Hijab Suit
• NY Court Rebuffs Investor Who Skipped $410M Madoff Deal
• Atty Who Drank At Office Denied Unemployment Benefits
• Pa. High Court To Clarify Noncompete Restrictions
• US Asks High Court To Reverse Baker Botts Fee Ruling
• NJ Court Flips Insurer's Win To Hash Out Subrogation Rights
• States, Industry Renew Calls To Kill Cross-State Air Rule
• SEC's White Calls 2nd Circ. Insider Ruling 'Overly Narrow'
• Fed. Circuit Partially Revives HUD Mortgage Prepayment Row
• NY Appeals Court Axes BNY Mellon FX Probe Corruption Claim
• Philip Morris Says $5.5M Smoker Death Verdict Can't Stand
• Atty Asks For High Court Review Of Locke Lord RICO Ruling
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Google Browser Tracking MDL
• What Lawyer-Novelists Learned From Being Lawyers
• Fed. Circ. Won't Disturb Block On Sandoz Combigan Generic
• Appeal Lost, Judge Must Face Charges She Fudged Residency
• 3rd Circ. Questions NLRB Ruling Upending Engineer's Firing
• Ex-Cendant CEO Asks 2nd Circ. To Make Key Witness Testify
• 2nd Circ. Favors ADM, Cargill In $5M Corn Syrup Safety Suit
• Insurer Ducks $1.5M Hail Storm Suit In Texas
• Policyholders Should Note 3rd-Party Liability Pass In NY
• 11th Circ. Confirms Experts Must Prove Causation
• Ralls May Give Foreign Investors More Leverage With CFIUS
• How Fed. Circ. Should Address Plague Of Over-Redactions
• UPDATE: Telemarketer's Claims Over Phony TCPA Suits Get Tossed
• 2nd Circ. Rebalances Insider Trading Law
• 11th Circ. Says Lender Must Face Penalties For TILA Breach
• Denied Stay, U.S. Century Bank Signs Class Action Settlement
• Ex-AIG Brass Ask Panel To End NY's Relentless Fraud Suit
• Miami Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Trio Of Lending Bias Suits
• 2nd Circ. Knocks Preet Down, Not Out
• 8th Circ. Hits Pause On Dark Pool Marketplace's SEC Spat
• Fla. Med Mal Plaintiff Can't Access Doc's Communications
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Uphold Arbitration In Alcoa Suit
• Gharda Tells Texas Justices $8M Fire Verdict Lacks Proof
• Corrupt Ex-Pa. State Sen. Jane Orie Disbarred
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Hospital Workers' Kickback Convictions
• Calif. Court Nixes LA's Bid For Atty DQ Over Tax Docs
• Insurer Data Breach Suit Gets 2nd Shot At Cert.
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Sikorsky's Win In $80M Overbilling Suit
• Insurer Can't Limit Atty Rates Retroactively, Court Rules
• Attorneys React To 2nd Circ.'s Insider Trading Ruling
• La. High Court Yanks Worker's $2.4M Judgment Against Exxon
• Brokerage Tells 11th Circ. Policy Covers Thief's Withdrawals
• In Libor MDL, Need For Appellate Certainty May Carry The Day
• CAIR Lends Support to EEOC in Abercrombie Hijab Case
• Abbott Asks 7th Circ. To Affirm Toss Of Off-Label Use Suit
• Argentina Bank Encounters Skeptical 2nd Circ. In Bond Appeal
• Lax Data Practices Aren't 'Unfair,' Wyndham Tells 3rd Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Hands USPTO Win In Cancer Patent Disclaimer Row
• Year In Review: Insurance Developments In 2014
• Disgraced Atty Can't Ax Firm's Assault On Arbitration Award
• DC Circ. Told Federal Wage Law Must Apply To CityCenterDC
• NJ Supreme Court Won't Hear Ex-AT&T Worker Contract Case
• Inequitable Conduct Still Exists After Therasense
• Ind. Unions Fight On Despite Right-To-Work Law
• 2nd Circ. Raises Bar For Insider Trading Prosecutions
• Texas Mischaracterized Abortion Law Args, Providers Say
• VW, Audi Dodge Audi 5000 Unintended Acceleration Suit
• Cert. Bid In Google AdWords False-Ad Row Hits 9th Circ.
• DDR Holdings — A Beacon Of Hope For Software Patents?
• 10th Circ. Frees Travelers From KBR's $2M Pollution Defense
• Justices Threaten To Sanction Foley Partner Over Petition
• Gulfco Loses Bid To Overturn Ch. 11 Dismissal
• Ex-SemGroup CEO Asks 3rd Circ. To Nix Investor Fraud Suit
• Justices Consider If State Taxes On Railroads Discriminate
• Supreme Court Stymies FLSA Security Check Lawsuits
• Developer Says Sandy Flood Limit Misapplied In Coverage Row
• Drunken Drivers Can't Bring BAC Tester Claims, 3rd Circ. Says
• EPA Says Ethanol Industry Can't Challenge Gas Rule
• CPAs Take Challenge Of IRS Preparer Program To DC Circ.
• Justices Skeptical Of Limits On Appeals In Libor MDL
• Facebook Ad Buyers Ask 9th. Circ. To Revive Overcharge Suit
• Texas Justices Told Biz Judgment Trumps Family Grudges
• Porn Industry Asks 3rd Circ. To Kill Record-Keeping Regs
• LA Coliseum Tells Panel Rave-Promoter Contracts Hid Bribes
• SEC Urges DC Circ. To Restore Conflict Mineral Disclosure
• 3rd Circ. Skips A Second Round In Drink Price Class Action
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Revival Of Genaera Investor Suit
• Insurer Need Not Defend Wagon Injury Suit, 6th Circ. Says
• Bridgepoint Investors Take $250M Buyback Suit To 9th Circ.
• Accretive Health's $14M Class Action Deal Wins 7th Circ. Nod
• Vineyard Loses Bid To Nix Cider Maker's TM App At Fed. Circ.
• Social Security Case Quota Burdens Judges, 7th Circ. Told
• 6th Circ. Won't Rehear Ford's $445M IRS Tax Interest Row
• Credit Suisse TVIX Plaintiffs Knock Investment Disclosures
• NCAA Can't Get Ruling on PSU 'Duress' In Sanctions Fight
• High Court Says No Pay For Workers' Security Check Time
• Producers Beware: When Waivers And Releases Don't Work
• Time To Reassess Those Arbitration-Only Provisions
• Appellate MVP: WilmerHale's Seth Waxman
• 2 Cos. Tell 9th Circ. Max Damages Count For CAFA Removal
• Inside Supreme Court Oral Arguments In DOT Case
• Justices To Consider Quick Appeal Question In Libor Suit
• Justices Question Federal Jurisdiction In Colo. Tax Case
• Estee Lauder Unit's Win Upheld In Insurer's Defense Fee Suit
• Freeborn Can't Shake $1M Malpractice Verdict In 7th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Accepts Brinderson Appeal Over Removal Standard
• Microsoft Tells 2nd Circ. Data Warrants Don't Apply Overseas
• 9th Circ. Finds Reciprocal Admission Rules Constitutional
• High Court Review Sought In Disputed Detroit Bridge Row
• Greens Say Challenge To $10B LNG Facility Not Filed Late
• Justices Snub Whistleblower's Claim On Hospital FCA Deal
• 9th Circ. Tosses Tax Court's $27M Partnership Valuation
• NLRB Defends New Nestle Ruling In 4th Circ. Bargaining Case
• High Court Won't Review Glenmark's $16M Tarka Patent Loss
• Texas City Fights Ranch's Bid To Halt Water Well Drilling
• Gov't Victory In Perez V. MBA May Be Pyrrhic
• TD Ameritrade Worker Suit Subject To Arbitration: 3rd Circ.
• Zoll Seeks High Court Review Of IPR Rejection Appeal Rules
• Justices Question Amtrak's Role In Writing Railroad Rules
• High Court Nixes Appeal Of Fed. Circ. Patent Re-Exam Ruling
• Panasonic, Toshiba Seek High Court Toss Of SD Card Action
• Fed. Circ. Won't Alter Canadian Screw Duty Ruling
• Medical Groups Defend ACA High Court Challenge
• Chiquita Battles To Block Doc Dump On Paramilitary Aid
• High Court Won't Hear Braintree's Claim Construction Appeal
• Industry Groups Back Texas In High Court FHA Tax Credit Suit
• 2nd Circ. Says Picard Can't Claw Back From Madoff Customers
• CSX Rail Tax Row Could Settle Discrimination Question
• US Will Take FERC Power Demand Rule Fight To High Court
• High Court Asked To Overturn Tax Debt For Failed Skyscraper
• High Court Snuffs Youths' Public Trust Suit Over GHGs
• BP Fails To Win High Court Review Of Deepwater Settlement
• Ultramercial V. Hulu: The Guillotine For Patent Trolls
• Big Tobacco's Directed Verdict Axed In Non-Engle Appeal
• Fed Circ. Finds Website Patent Invalid, Jury Award Revisited
• Gilead Seeks High Court Review Of Double-Patenting Row
• KBR Whistleblower Asks High Court For Docs In FCA Case
• 3rd Circ. Deep-Sixes DOL Wage Guidance In H-2B Battle
• NJ High Court Poised To Consider Worker Lawsuit Restrictions
• Recruiter Asks Justices To Nix Web Trash Talk Injunction Bid
• Ex-NJ Deputy Mayor Wants High Court To Overturn Conviction
• Foes Of NJ 'Conversion Therapy' Ban Seek High Court Review
• 9th Circ. Cans Bid To Stop Verizon Call Recordings
• Fed. Circ. Says Sandoz Attack On Amgen Patents Is Premature
• Fla. Appellate Puts Insurer On Hook In Doctor Defamation Row
• Jones Day Atty Draws Calif. Panel's Ire Over OT Suit Tactic
• New 9th Circ. Chief Judge Thomas Takes Over From Kozinski
• NetAirus Asks Fed. Circ. For New Trial In IPhone 4 Spat
• La. Backs Couples' Bid For High Court Marriage Ban Review
• Calif. Appellate Says Worker Status Dispute Not A Tax Case
• Emmis Investors Take Dividend Fight To 7th Circ.
• Justices To Weigh 'Good Faith' Defense In Infringement Case
• USDA Liable For Subcontractor's $10M Claims, Fed. Circ. Told
• EEOC Turns To 7th Circ. In CVS Severance Pact Challenge
• 11th Circ. Skips En Banc Review Of Fla. Voter Purge Suit
• Ex-Magic Circle Partner Disbarred After Sex Traffic Conviction
• Texas Justices Snub Plant Operator's Immunity Challenge
• Appellate MVP: Baker Botts' Aaron Streett
• UK Privacy Czar Steps Into Google Safari Tracking Appeal
• Ind. High Court Allows Tax Sale To Recover Sewer Bill
• Supplement Seller's Religion Claims Against Texas AG Tossed
• Justices' Colo. 'Amazon Tax' Ruling Could Curb Federal Suits
• NJ Courts Hand Financial Cos. 2 Bonuses In 2014
• A Tale Of 2 Circ. Court Whistleblower Cases
• Ruling In Your Case May Depend On Whether 112(6) Applies
• California Supreme Court Divided In Key CEQA Case
• En Banc 9th Circ. To Weigh FCA's Public Knowledge Bar
• NJ Justices Could Expose Towns To Affordable Housing Suits
• Answers Corp. Investors Can't Revive Claims Over $127M Deal
• Lawmakers Urge High Court To Hear ACA Panel Challenge
• Microsoft, Adobe Win In Encryption Key Patent Row Affirmed
• Fed. Circ. Axes Ericsson's $10M Award In WiFi Patent Row
• Sandoz Urges Fed Circ. To Revive Combigan Generic Bid
• Common Interest Privilege Doesn't Start With Pending Suit
• Cantey Hanger Says Exception Doesn't Apply To Fraud Case
• 7th Circ. 'Trigger' Ruling May Up Risks For Property Insurers
• Endangered Frog Not Welcome On Private Land, 5th Circ. Told
• Sterling Faults EEOC Presuit Probe In 2nd Circ. Bias Suit
• Edison Workers Push Justices To Flip 9th Circ. Pension Ruling
• IRS Says Lawyer's Fraud Doesn't Trigger Statute Of Limitations
• Engle Progeny Plaintiffs Fight To Pursue Punitive Damages
• Appellate MVP: Jenner & Block's Paul Smith
• Showgirls Tell Calif. Panel Ayala Ruling Revives Wage Class
• Fla. High Court Weighs City's Fire Protection Assessment
• 2nd Circ. Says Bad Jury Instruction Axes Pollution Convictions
• Samsung Urges Fed. Circ. To Toss $930M Apple Patent Ruling
• Crude Remarks Not Enough To Sustain Age Bias Suit: 8th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Reverses $176M Award In J&J Patent Row
• Workers' Comp Exclusion Keeps Family From Collecting $9.5M
• Justices Asked To Weigh Robert Half Class Arbitration Fight
• Energy Co. Tells Texas Justices Anti-SLAPP Law Unclear
• Expenses Back On Table In Reinsurance Row, 2nd Circ. Says
• 2nd Circ. Remands Prevailing Wage Suit On NY Court's Advice
• Facebook Slams Ceglia's Litigation 'Shakedown' In 2nd Circ.
• Full 9th Circ. Not Interested In Renzi Corruption Appeal
• UPS Dodges $1.8M In Tax Penalties In NJ High Court
• 3 Different Approaches To RICO Extraterritoriality
• Oral Arguments In Young V. UPS Sound Too Close To Call
• Tech-Tying Vs. Section 2 Of The Sherman Antitrust Act
• NJ Justices Told Conflicts Void Township Panel Vote
• Calif. Appeals Court Strikes Down Arrestee DNA Collection
• Bausch & Lomb Violated ERISA With Execs' Payout: 2nd Circ.
• Versata Tells Fed Circ. PTAB Overstepped On CBM Review
• 7th Circ. Largely Tosses Pharmacy FCA Kickback Suit
• Enviros Ask To Intervene In EPA Carbon Rule Challenge
• 11th Circ. Won't Again Delay Bar On Fla. Gay Marriage Ban
• Justices Wary Of Handing Trademark Tacking To Judges
• Co-Op Board Can't Block Critical Newsletter, NJ Justices Say
• Halliburton Decision To Test High Court Gift To Defendants
• 11th Circ. Shoots Down Fla.'s Welfare Drug Test Mandate
• Female Justices Skeptical Of UPS In Pregnancy Bias Battle
• Appellate MVP: Gibson Dunn's Mark Perry
• Pa. High Court Won't Hear Asbestos Suits Transfer Appeal
• $127M Answers Corp. Deal Was Rushed, Del. Justices Hear
• Dr Pepper Wins 9th Circ. Order For Retrial In Age Bias Suit
• Fla. City Can Amend Pension Plan With Ordinance, Court Says
• BlackBerry Loses Atty Fee Bid After Nixed $147M IP Verdict
• Okla. High Court Says Income Tax Cut Was Legal
• Google Tells 2nd Circ. Fair Use Shields Book-Scanning Project
• Fla. Appeals Court Says Website Not Liable For User Posts
• NJ Court Asked To Nix Developers' Affordable Housing Win
• Fed. Circ. Revives Par Pharma's Appetite Drug Patent
• Insurers Freed From Plumber's Defense In Calif. Hotel Project
• Motorola Decision Spares DOJ But May Hamper Private Suits
• 7th Circ. Weighs Objections To ACA Birth Control Mandate
• 5th Circ. Won't Hear Trinity Appeal Of $175M FCA Verdict
• High Court Urged To Review USPTO Indefiniteness Test
• Fed. Circ. Slams Sidley For Blown Deadline In $40M AT&T Case
• Pa. Officials Call PSU 'Duress' A Nonissue In NCAA Fight
• Arbitration Denied Again In Class Action Against Car Dealer
• Texas Court Revives Emotional Distress Claim Against Firm
• Vitamin C Cos. Cite Motorola In 2nd Circ. Antitrust Appeal
• Pa. PUC Can Bar Release Of PPL Inquiry Docs, Court Says
• And Now A Word From The Panel: End Of An Era
• Room For Clarity In NY's Property Tax Exemption Rulings
• Omnicare Court Ponders 2 Middle Paths: 1 Rocky, 1 Smooth
• Calif. Police Liable For Contracted Tow Drivers, Court Told
• Appeals Court Revives UBS Fraud Claim In $331M CDO Suit
• Calif. Supreme Court Urged To Reinforce CEQA Exemptions
• High Court May Make TTAB Proceedings More Important
• Texas Officials Say No Proof Abortion Law Strains Providers
• US Tells DC Circ. To Snuff Out Tobacco Ad Phrasing Gripes
• Met Museum Fees Are Unlawful, Patrons Tell NY Appeals Court
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Cahill Gordon Asbestos Doc Case