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Appellate - January, 2017

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• Gorsuch Likely To Restore Scalia-Era High Court Balance
• Gorsuch's Credentials Could Prove Troubling To Opposition
• Gorsuch Would Lay McDonnell Douglas Test To Rest
• Fed. Law Doesn't Limit Incident Report Access: Fla. High Court
• Calif. Appeals Court Rebuffs Arbitration In Drug Co. Battle
• States Urge DC Circ. to Reject FCC Lifeline Change
• Hospital Urges NJ High Court To Toss Nurse's Bias Claims
• 3 Gorsuch Opinions You Need To Read Right Now
• Pa. Court Rejects Appeal In Unnecessary Surgery Row
• Locke Lord, Attys Cleared Of RICO Claims By 7th Circ.
• Pa. Court Backs 2nd Med Mal Jury Verdict Clearing Doctor
• Fla. Justices Say Lawmakers Can't Impair Atty Fee Contracts
• Oil Services Co. Urges High Court Pass On IPR Challenge
• 7th Circ. Dismisses Discovery Appeal Over Superfund Site
• Trump Nominates Judge Gorsuch For High Court Seat
• New FCC Won't Defend At DC Circ. Parts Of Inmate Call Caps
• AIG Can't Avoid Covering $2.5M Humane Society Settlement
• Excluded Expert Testimony Prompts New Med Mal Trial
• Trans Prof Can't Enter Obama Bathroom Rule Row, States Say
• Oil Shipping Co. Seeks 5th Circ. Review of $20M Spill Case
• Spokeo Plaintiff Challenges 7th Circ. Ruling In FCRA Fight
• 5th Circ. Says Ex-Stanford Workers Can't Arbitrate
• Nat. Gas Co. Denied Rehearing Of Tossed $32.9M Judgment
• County Asks DC Circ. To Nix DOI's Tribal Casino Approval
• 2nd Circ. Affirms ResCap Win Over Mailing Error
• Texas Court Says City Isn't Owed Hurricane Ike Coverage
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive Guest Worker Case Against Farms
• UPS Ask 6th Circ. To Fix Expansive EEOC Subpoena
• Pollution Exclusion Nixes Blast Coverage, 8th Circ. Says
• Young Immigrants May Transfer To Public School: 3rd Circ.
• Tepco, GE Urge 9th Circ. To Toss Sailors' $1B Fukushima Suit
• DOE Tells DC Circ. LNG Export Approvals Were Sound
• 2nd Circ. Looks Tempted To Revive Michaels Card-Hack Action
• 2nd Circ. Lets Stand Arbitral Award In $168M Settlement
• Flood Limit Includes Sandy Debris Removal, NJ Justices Hear
• Ex-E&Y Partner Brings Oversight Board Challenge To DC Circ.
• DC Circ. Revives Continental Resources Gas Royalty Fight
• 3rd Circ. Denies Robert Half Workers' Class Arbitration
• Pa. Atty. Disbarred For Mishandling Client Funds
• San Antonio Defends $84M Travel Website Tax Ruling
• 10 False Claims Act Highlights Of 2016
• 2 Recent Decisions Provide Stock Promotion Guidelines
• How Concurrent Cause Doctrine Shapes Florida Insurance
• Fla. Out-Of-State Sales Tax Could Cause Chaos, Justices Told
• 9th Circ. Hands OtterBox Unit Win In 'Life Proof' TM Row
• A Cheat Sheet To Trump's Supreme Court Nomination
• PTAB Won't Revisit Smartflash Patent Claims Nixed By Apple
• 'Remarkable' E-Cig Liquid Law Partly Put Out By 7th Circ.
• VidAngel Blasts Copyright Defeat At 9th Circ.
• Caesars Entertainment Fights Pension Plan Expulsion
• Wells Fargo Not Liable For $168M Ponzi Scheme: 11th Circ.
• Mass. Can't Force Sick Time Law On Railroads, 1st Circ. Told
• 7th Circ. Says Toiletry Bag Too Functional For TM Law
• 9th Circ. OKs Gym Member Standing, But Nixes TCPA Suit
• FAA, Santa Monica Settle Airport Land Title Row
• Consumers Shouldn't Bear Data Breach Burden, DC Circ. Told
• Love And Law In The Age Of Trump
• B&N, Amazon Want Erotic Book Liability Claim Nix Affirmed
• 3rd Circ. Upends Email Ruling In $688M Loan Scheme Suit
• 5th Circ. Affirms NLRB's Anti-Union Order For Hotel Manager
• TC Heartland And The New Old Venue Rule
• Dueling Shareholder Actions Could Raise Due Process Issues
• Addressing FLSA Emotional Harm Damages At 5th Circ.
• In Congress: More Cabinet, High Court
• The State Of The Litigation Finance Industry In 2017
• Spokeo Points To 7th Circ. In Latest Citation War Sally
• Ill. Likely Set Trend For New Professional Conduct Training
• 3rd Circ. Upholds $116K Atty Sanction Over Age Bias Suit
• Fla. High Court Rulings Clear Up 'Relate Back Doctrine'
• 4th Circ. Makes Joint Employer Test In Contractor Wage Row
• Objectors Blast Court For $225M Car Parts Antitrust Deal
• Ill. Justices Deny Rehearing On Private Utility Rate Disputes
• Pa. Court Says Nursing Home Suit Belongs In Arbitration
• 9th Circ. Backs Millennium In $8.7M False Ad Coverage Suit
• Fed. Circ. Revives Tribal Shooting Cover-Up Row
• NC High Court Nixes Doctor-Patient Arbitration Agreement
• Calif. Appeals Court Says Bone Doc Not Expert In Nexium Suit
• Laguna Beach Slams FAA Review Of New SoCal Flight Paths
• UT Regent Can't Sue For Records, Texas High Court Holds
• Fed. Circ. Sides With CIT In Dispute Over Commerce Rule
• NLRB Wrongly Allowed Union For VW Workers, DC Circ. Hears
• States Battle Over Review Of Clean Power Plan In DC Circ.
• Mich. Court Backs $930K Verdict In Infant Death Case
• Trans Funeral Worker Seeks To Join EEOC In Sex Bias Suit
• Illumina Urges Fed. Circ. To Broaden Reach Of AIA Estoppel
• NLRB Tells Regions To Settle Class Waiver Cases
• Fla. Justices Reject Witness Challenge Over Coal Plant Deal
• FCA Whistleblowers Challenge Gov't Deal With Fla. College
• ABA Urges High Court To Review 3rd Circ.'s Asylum Denial
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear NY Casino Land Dispute
• Ill. Towns Ask 7th Circ. To Revive Online Travel Cos. Tax Row
• Texas Justices Back Newspaper's Right To Defamation Retrial
• Policy Doesn't Cover $17M Ponzi Loss, 5th Circ. Told
• Pa. Court's Tax Law Reprieve May Fuel Political Maneuvering
• EPA Air Rule Vital For Health, Thoracic Society Tells DC Circ.
• NJ Justices To Hear Discovery Row In Horizon Plan Challenge
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Apple's Costs Award In Wireless IP Row
• Pa. Court Won't Revive Asbestos Suit Barred By Bankruptcy
• Apple Wants 9th Circ. Reboot Of IPhone App Antitrust Suit
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Northrop's Cleanup Coverage Bid
• NJ High Court To Weigh If Future Atty Fees Count As Security
• GOP Says SEC Inaction Doesn't Block Pay-To-Play Review
• Strata Energy Defends Wyoming Mine Project At DC Circ.
• Fencing Covered Under Liberty Policy, Texas Justices Say
• 11th Circ. Ruling May Affect Criminal Securities Fraud Cases
• Del. Clarifies Derivative Standing Rules For Partnerships
• 7th Circ. Kills 'Flimsy' Suit Alleging Rabobank Tying Scheme
• Calif. High Court To Hear Tribe's Suit Over Rival's Casino OK
• Ex-Accutane User's Time Limit Win May Draw Drug Suits To NJ
• 8th Circ. Denies Reprisal Claim In Chipotle Manager Suit
• Split 9th Circ. Reverses Claims In Forest Co. Bias Suit
• Judges Missed Contracts' Maritime Side, Firm Tells 5th Circ.
• Prior Deal Gives Telecom Win In Prison Phone Patent Suit
• 5th Circ. Won't Consolidate Hip MDL Bellwether Appeals
• Fla. High Court OKs Allstate Policy Language In PIP Fight
• 2nd Circ. Drills DOJ On Use Of Compelled Libor Testimony
• Fla. High Court Clarifies 'Foreign Body' Jury Instructions
• Feds Back Religious Hospitals In High Court ERISA Case
• Fed. Circ. Vacates PTAB's Media Player Patent Decision
• Anheuser-Busch Bound To Arbitration Decision, 8th Circ. Told
• Alston & Bird Beats Malpractice Suit At NY Appeals Court
• Del. Justices Uphold Toss Of Salix-Valeant Merger Appeal
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Mylan Infringed Overdose Drug Patent
• Feds Tell High Court To Pass On Flanax Trademark Case
• Pittsburgh Board Of Ed. Can Be Held Liable In Asbestos Case
• Sixth Circuit Says Sanction For Stalling Mich. Atty Stands
• Trade Groups Back Insurer In Nev. Bad Faith Fight
• Couple Lacked Standing For Med Mal Claim, Ark. Court Says
• 6 Ways To Get More From A Limited Budget For Trial Graphics
• Passengers Want Class Cert. Upheld In Bag-Fee MDL
• 9th Circ. Kills Emergency Request To Halt LA Subway Contract
• Top Dem Lawmakers Seek To Back CFPB In Leadership Case
• Selling Access: Trump And The Legacy Of Bob McDonnell
• When Pervasive Foul Odors Constitute Property Damage
• Late Innings: Top Enviro Decisions From Final Days Of 2016
• Out-Of-Court Restructuring After Marblegate
• Availability Rule's Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
• Exxon's Bid To Limit $34M Of MTBE Damages Attacked
• LA Says Taxpayers Lose If Court Halts Subway Contract
• 9th Circ. Rips 'Worthless' Deal In ARS Debt Collection Row
• Catholic Hospitals Fight For ERISA Exemption At High Court
• Ambit Pushes 3rd Circ. For Rehearing In Rate-Hike Suit
• Fed. Circ. Throws Out Garage Door-Opener IP Injunction
• BNSF Must Face Suit Over Conductor's Death, Justices Told
• Doctors Urge Fed. Circ. To Keep Cholesterol Drug On Market
• Del. Justices Seek Details In $13B Salix Merger Appeal
• Justices Urged To Let Mail Service Stand Under Hague Treaty
• 6th Circ. Urged To Revive Marathon Refinery Pollution Suit
• Exec Fired For Opening Co-Worker Email Loses At 11th Circ.
• Judge Excluded Zoloft MDL Expert Too Soon, 3rd Circ. Told
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Toss Of Suit Over Patent Ownership 'Mess'
• Wyo. Justices Say 'Hypothetical' Mine Mouth Can't Cut Tax
• 6th Circ. Pauses Water Rule Case During High Court Review
• Surgery Inexperience Claim Can't Revive Iowa Med Mal Suit
• Suit Over Wire Left In Patient Is Too Late, Calif. Court Affirms
• 4th Circ. Says DirecTV Must Face Technicians' OT Suit
• Calif. City Asks High Court To Keep Perks Out Of OT Math
• Pfizer Returns Fire In Advil-Tylenol Advertising Suit
• Pipeline Co. Says NY Is Wrong About Permit Deadline
• Georgetown Groups Ask DC Circ. To Nix New Flight Paths
• Federal Whistleblower Protections May Face Greatest Test Yet
• IP Law Profs Side With Reseller On Patent Exhaustion Rules
• IRS Urges Justices To Keep Status Quo On Tax Discharges
• 2nd Circ.'s Latest Guidance On 'Transformative' Fair Use
• 7th Circ. Nixes EEOC Suit Over Flambeau Wellness Policy
• Mailing Error Shouldn't Get ResCap Off Hook, 2nd Circ. Told
• Hartford Gets Help In Tempur-Sealy Coverage Challenge
• Calif. Regulation Revival Boosts Home Coverage Confidence
• States, Biz Groups Slam OT Rule In 5th Circ. Amicus Briefs
• NJ Panel Rejects Challenge Over Instruction In Med Mal Case
• Goldman Says 9th Circ. Ruling Shows Abacus Class Fails
• Stingray Revealed: Cell-Site Trackers And The 4th Amendment
• NFL, Hawaii Seek 9th Circ. Dismissal Of ADA Suit
• 6th Circ. Won't Rethink Fracking FCA Ruling
• Texas Appeals Court Says Atty Must Face Fraud Claims
• New Jersey's TCCWNA: New Year, Same Uncertainty
• 4th Circ. Remands Medical Records Sales Tax Suit
• Analyzing The Legality Of Proposed Sanctuary City Measures
• Carefully Tailored ERISA Claims After Amgen V. Harris
• When A Reservation Of Rights Letter Is Not Effective
• SEIU Looks To Join Equinox Organizing Row At DC Circ.
• Pa. Court Nixes Med Mal Appeal Over Remembered Testimony
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Restore JPMorgan Silver Futures Suits
• 11th Circ. Reverses 90 Percent Fee Cut After Copyright Win
• 11th Circ. May Await High Court Decision On Class Waivers
• 2nd Circ. Won't Review Microsoft Overseas Data Warrant Win
• Fed. Circ. Disagrees With PTAB, OKs Balloon Toy Sales Ban
• 1st Circ. Nixes NLRB Invalidation Of Nonunion Hiring Rule
• Coal Cos., States Urge DC Circ. To Nix New-Plant Carbon Cap
• 5th Circ. Upholds La. Bankruptcy Atty's Prison Sentence
• 'Game Is Over' For Calif. Atty's Mortgage War With Chase
• 3 Employment Cases That Could See High Court Action Soon
• DOI 'Rubber-Stamped' Lease Ruling From Tribe, DC Circ. Told
• FilmOn X Says Vimeo Ruling Helps Copyright License Bid
• Deutsche Must Pay $110M In Swaps Suit, NY Court Affirms
• La. High Court Orders Reconsideration Of Med Mal Damages
• Tech Co. Says Lower Court's Errors Cost It Coverage Trial Win
• SolarWorld Blasts Atty Fees In 6th Circ. Contract Row
• Doctor Loses Appeal Of Hospital's Staff Privilege Revocation
• Enviros Defend EPA Heavy-Duty Truck Rule At DC Circ.
• Ill. Town Can't Dodge $7.3M Police Pension Bill
• Some Circuits Handle Big Caseloads Better, Paper Says
• Utilities, Coal Co. Want To Back EPA In Air Pollution Row
• Pa. Firm Gets Malpractice Suit Win Upheld Over Time Bar
• Monsanto Product Could Cause 'Superweeds,' Enviros Say
• Waters Of US Opponents Ask 6th Circ. To Wait For High Court
• WashTech Urges DC Circ. To Toss 91 Percent Fee Reduction
• NJ Justices Apply That State's Time Limit To $25M Drug Suit
• Ex-Goldman Coder's Theft Conviction Reinstated
• Mayer Brown Not Liable For $1.5B Loan Flub, 7th Circ. Told
• An Inconvenient Forum: Circuit Split Remains
• Horizon, TWC Disputes Sketch Post-Spokeo Lines For Privacy
• Med Mal Review Panel Processes Examined By Ind. Court
• Fla. Claims Conflict In Reversal Of Utility's Nuke Plans
• 4th Circ. Won't Free Construction Co. From Arbitration Awards
• 9th Circ. Asked To Block $1.4B LA Metro Contract
• Google Seeks Review Of IP Ruling, Says Fed. Circ. Defied AIA
• Spokeo User Says 9th Circ. Ruling Gives Him FCRA Standing
• NJ Justices Remand Contractors' Dispute Over Atty Conflict
• Calif. High Court Revives Homeowner Insurance Regulation
• 9th Circ. Says Aereo Didn't Nix Copyright 'Volitional' Rule
• Arbitrator's Decisions Don't Nix Award, 11th Circ. Told
• Printer Co. Urges Justices To Uphold 'Bedrock' IP Standard
• Volvo Owners Urge 7th Circ. To Revive Electric SUV Suit
• JPMorgan, BofA Escape Securities Class Actions In 7th Circ.
• Ninth-Justice Argument Rejected In Stanford Ponzi Case
• Houston Same-Sex Benefits Row May Test Obergefell's Reach
• Fla. Defends 'Long-Standing' Tax On Remote Floral Deliveries
• Ethics Group Backs High Court Look At Nonresident Atty Law
• Justices Won't Review 9th Circ. Pala Band Membership Ruling
• Apple Can't Keep $400M Award, Samsung Tells Fed. Circ.
• Pet Food Co. Can't Take Ohio Tax Row Federal At 8th Circ.
• Ex-Girardi Client Fights Lockheed Fraud Case Dismissal
• Procedural Errors Doom Med Mal Suit Over Religious Mix-Up
• Chevron Canada Shielded From $9B Ecuador Pollution Award
• Inside High Court Argument On Offensive Trademarks
• Kaneka Health Supplement Patent Suit Revived By Fed. Circ.
• Tilton Tasks Justices With Constitutional Review Of SEC Court
• Starting Over: Policy Rescission In New York Vs. The UK
• Scouts Tell 2nd Circ. MLB Antitrust Exemption Doesn't Apply
• Justices Won't Hear Fla. Health Care Worker's FCA Appeal
• Rimini Urges 9th Circ. To Nix Oracle Copyright Loss
• Uber Pushes Pa. Appeals Court To Nix $11.4M Fine
• Justices Won't Hear Worker Claims Barred By Ch. 7 Omission
• U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Hear Texas Voter ID Case
• The Anatomy Of A Successful FELA Cumulative Trauma Case
• Employer Violated FCRA With Liability Waiver, 9th Circ. Says
• Democratic AGs Aim To Back CFPB In DC Circuit
• Justices Won't Hear Mexican Man's Appeal Of BIA Ruling
• Tossing EPA Haze Rule Is Only Option, 5th Circ. Told
• Justices Won't Hear Convictions Of NYC CityTime Fraudsters
• Cybersecurity And The Economic Loss Doctrine
• Applying 28 USC § 1782 In The 2nd Circ.
• 1st Circ. Affirms Narrow Scope Of Federal Criminal Statutes
• Why Can't A Method Be Sold, Just Like Any Other Invention?
• Texas Justices Won't Review Contempt Order In Contract Feud
• Costco Secures Workers' Class Decertification At 9th Circ.
• Wyly Urges 2nd Circ. To Hear Arguments In $299M SEC Appeal
• FCRA Violation Props Up Horizon Breach Row, 3rd Circ. Says
• Calif. Court Affirms BofA Win, Reverses Fees In Bias Row
• Del. High Court Tosses Goldman Ex-Coder's Fee Demand
• Texas Justices To Hear Town's Suit Against Gas Cos.
• Tribal Lenders Must Respond To CFPB Probe, 9th Circ. Says
• State Farm Intrusive Discovery Case Heads To Texas Justices
• Hospital Can't Turn Nurse's Slip-And-Fall Suit Into Med Mal
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Developer's Appeal Over Deed Spat
• 7th Circ. Nixes Time Warner Class' Appeal, Citing Spokeo
• Texas Justices To Hear Health Care Noncompete Row
• Fla. Court Says Nursing Home Can't Arbitrate Negligence Row
• Texas High Court Won't Hear Legal Recruiter's Fee Fight
• Ill. High Court Strikes Down Chicago Tax On Car Rentals
• Texas High Court To Hear Fight Between Galveston Judges
• Split Pa. High Court Delays End To Local Casino Tax Shares
• No Coverage For Wastewater Explosion Suit, 6th Circ. Affirms
• Retailers Back Challenge To Del. Property Audits At 3rd Circ.
• Drilling Trespass Case Will Get Texas High Court Review
• Pa. Court Won't Nix $3M Verdict Over Late Cancer Diagnosis
• Fla. Court Nixes Med Mal Jury Verdict Over Patient Death
• Insurer's Baseless Denial Is Bad Faith, Pa. Justices Told
• 7th Circ. Rips Judge In HIV-Positive Man's Deportation Case
• EEOC, Ad Exec Press 2nd Circ. To Expand Sex Bias Standard
• Texas High Court To Hear Med Mal Suit Over Mother's Death
• Vessel Owners' Duties To Longshoremen Only Go So Far
• Philly Atty Convicted In Firm Lender Theft Loses NJ License
• Life Settlements Industry: 2016 In Review
• ConAgra Opinion May Repair Ascertainability Circuit Split
• What Marblegate Means For Bondholders And Trustees
• US Tells 5th Circ. Citgo's $81M Spill Fine Should Stick
• Texas High Court Won't Undo Jenner & Block $3M Fee Award
• NJ Racetrack Guard Loses Bid To Revive Wage Suit
• Jones Day Attys Nab Key Legal Jobs In Trump Administration
• Considering 'Crime Of Violence' Vagueness At The High Court
• How Litigation Funding Is Bringing Champerty Back To Life
• 'Take-Home' Asbestos Means A Duty Of Care In California
• Texas Justices To Review Houston Same Sex Benefits Policy
• Calif. Hospital Beats Med Mal Suit Over Delayed Surgery
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive HP Investors' Suit Over CEO Ethics
• Most Influential Judges On Trump's Supreme Court Short List
• The Lawyer Who Will Shape Trump's Presidency
• In The Polarized Era Of Trump, BigLaw Searches For Balance
• Rolling Back Regulation In The Age Of Trump
• Bear Fund Liquidators Again Target S&P, Others Over RMBS
• Verizon Unit Urges NJ Panel To Restore $271M Tax Deduction
• Fla. Insurance Regulator Says State Farm Data Isn't Protected
• DC Circ. Tosses, Remands Standing Rock's Injunction Appeal
• Samsung Loses In-Box Arbitration Clause Bids At 9th Circ.
• Dallas Court Blocks Suit Over Pay For Paxton Prosecutors
• Ind. Court Nixes Suit Against Dermatologist As Untimely
• Ill. Court Grants New Trial In Bad-Birth Med Mal Suit
• Insurers Must Split School's Fire Damage, 10th Circ. Says
• Inmate Call Case Stays On Track Amid Looming FCC Changes
• Texas Court Says Injection Well Suits Can Be Heard Statewide
• 7th Circ. Upholds Sentinel CEO's 14-Year Prison Term
• 9th Circ. Urged To Uphold $1.4M Fee Award In Job Bias Row
• IP Profs Favor Rejected Programmer In $3.6M Madden Row
• The Need For A Limitations Period On SEC Disgorgement Claims
• 'Antiquated' NY Law Harms Legal Profession, ACC Says
• Limitation Act Of 1851 Still Relevant To Offshore Energy
• Russian Investor Asks 9th Circ. To Keep $116M Freeze In Place
• 9th Circ. Says Trademark Claims Don't Fit Karaoke Suit
• SoundExchange Fights For Higher Royalty Rates At DC Circ.
• Pa. Justices Bar Unnamed Beneficiary Malpractice Claims
• High Court To Hear Dispute Over Plavix Users' Calif. Ties
• Attracting And Retaining The Millennial Lawyer
• FPL Wants State's Review Of Nuclear Plant Plans Stayed
• Web Streaming Like Cable, 7th Circ. Told In Copyright Suit
• Jones Day Atty Leaves Firm For Possible Gig At SG's Office
• Hip Implant Plaintiff Shows Early Bird May Not Get The Worm
• Accused Fraudster's Suicide Doesn't Void Ponzi Deal: 6th Circ.
• EPA Defends Mercury Cost Analysis At DC Circ.
• 4th Circ. Backs Ex-Massey CEO's Conspiracy Conviction
• Lab Vendor Urges 9th Circ. To Revive RICO Suit
• Tribal Group Asks 9th Circ. To Undo Gov't Highway Win
• Firm's Debt Collection Letter Leads To High Court Appeal
• 11th Circ. Hands Kardashians Loss In Pun-Packed Opinion
• Ikea Ruling Puts Stamp On Novel Post-Spokeo Strategy
• SAC Trader, Feds Feud At 2nd Circ. Over Salman Impact
• TransPerfect Workers To Push Del. To Curb Chancery Power
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Microsoft Win In Techie 'Cult Leader' Row
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Toss Of Data Patent Suit Against Google
• Fraud Conviction Stands, But Atty Wins $13M Penalty Review
• Class Seeks Del. Supreme Court Rescue In Lululemon Case
• Ariz. Court Affirms Denial Of New Trial In Overdose Suit
• Fed. Circ. Affirms PTAB Win For EBay On E-Currency Patents
• Fed. Circ. Affirms PTAB Nix Of Zond Plasma Patents
• Ex-Trump Golf Employee Takes Age Bias Case To 3rd Circ.
• NY Says Bid To Force Pipeline Decision Is Uncalled For
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Aetna's Win In Health Data Patent Suit
• Fed. Circ. Finds Trading Patents Survive Alice In $16M Case
• Goldman Fee Fight Could Shift To NJ As Del. Appeal Boils
• Del. Justices Kick Wal-Mart Investor Suit To Chancery
• Michigan Co. Can't Get Tax Refund Despite Law Change
• 2nd Circ. Revives Enforcement Bid On Metal Cos.' $48M Award
• NJ High Court Says Towns Must Meet Past Housing Needs
• 2nd Circ. Revives $140M FDIC Mortgage Securities Suit
• 3rd Circ. Rules Car Shippers Immune From Antitrust Suit
• Justices Skeptical That Offensive TM Ban Is Constitutional
• DOJ Backs Bush Official On Post-9/11 Detention Policy
• Kimberly-Clark Can't Use Tax Compact For $3.2M Mich. Refund
• FERC Got Market Order Wrong, TransCanada Gas Unit Says
• Update On Statutes Of Limitations In Texas Bad Faith Claims
• States Urge 5th Circ. To Affirm OT Rule Block
• Enviros Take Bid To Join BLM Auction Fight To 10th Circ.
• Inmate Call Cos. Urge DC Circ. To Wait On Rate Cap Review
• Pa. Appeals Court Upends Cert. Denial In Gas Lease Row
• It's Time To Change The Law Firm Business Model
• ADEA At 50: Trends And Predictions For An Aging Workforce
• Widow Gave Up Right To Challenge Fatal Crash Deal, GM Says
• 2nd Circ. Restores EPA's Water Transfer Exemption Rule
• Substantive Consolidation Remains Alive And Well
• High Court Says Fannie Mae Has Limited Path To Fed. Court
• 9th Justice Will Loom Large Over Class Waiver Case
• High Court Wrestles With Clash Over Stale Debt In Bankruptcy
• Justices Mull 'Crime Of Violence' In Immigration Case
• Enviros Urge Justices To Pass On Polar Bear Habitat Appeal
• 9th Circ. Urged To Ax Tempur-Sealy's Class Action Coverage
• Offensive TMs At High Court: Everything You Need To Know
• J-M Amici Want 'Paternalistic' Conflict Rule, Sheppard Says
• Doctor's Assistant Escapes Malpractice Suit Over Boy's Coma
• Capital One Says $57M Loan Guarantee Is Enforceable
• Fed. Circ. Vacates Ericsson Win In Broadband Patent Suit
• Pa. Court Revives Med Mal Suit Over Patient's Suicide
• Egg Contamination Shouldn't Lead To Jail, High Court Told
• Fighting Irish Ask 1st Circ. To Uphold Arbitral Fault Finding
• Chicago Condo Defect Suit Should Be Covered, 7th Circ. Told
• Pilots, Flight Attendants Sue DOT Over Norwegian Air Permit
• 2nd Circ. Says EDMC Restructuring Did Not Violate Bond Law
• NC Court Denies Appeal In Penile Implant Med Mal Case
• Justices Won't Hear Cuozzo Appeal Of Apple Patent Win
• Supreme Court Urged To Hear Suit Over Too-Long Detention
• EPA Wants To Revise Haze Rules Over Texas' Objection
• AARP Asks Full 5th Circ. To Define Retaliation Remedies
• SEC Ban On Convicted Atty Wrongfully Retroactive: DC Circ.
• 9th Circ. Won't Halt Ariz. Highway Project Near Tribal Land
• Justices Won't Hear Fla. Official's Bribery Appeal
• Justices Decline J&J Patent Appeal Over Expert Misconduct
• Jury Must Decide Concrete's Defectiveness, Pa. Court Rules
• NJ Police Immune From Ex-Trooper's ADA Claim: Justices
• Ex-House Attys Urge High Court To Review Menendez Ruling
• LifeLock Can't Revive False Ad Suit Coverage Bid
• Justices Want Solicitor General's Take On NJ Sports Betting
• Defibrillator Decision Does Not Shock The Conscience
• Cuomo Taps Cravath Partner For Seat On NY High Court
• Amended Rule 37(e): 1 Year Later
• Health Care Enforcement Review And 2017 Outlook: Part 2
• Key Class Action Takeaways From Briseno V. ConAgra Foods
• Supreme Court Rejects Banks' Appeal In Libor Rigging Suit
• Airlines Tell 9th Circ. Gov't Price Regs Bar Antitrust MDL
• Spokeo May Bump Ikea Shopper's Suit To State Court: 9th Circ
• Bayer Gets Freebie As Atty Neglect Sinks Yasmin Suit
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive IP Suit Against Pinterest, Others
• 11th Circ. Revives Suit Alleging JPMorgan Aided $1.3M Scam
• Urban Outfitters Asks 9th Circ. To Scrap Fabric IP Loss
• Rail Suit Jurisdiction Dispute Chugs Into Supreme Court
• Texas Nursing Home Can't Ditch Suit Over Substandard Care
• Belize Urges 11th Circ. To Toss $22M Telecom Contract Suit
• High Court To Weigh Murky Crime-Of-Violence Definition
• 6th Circ. Affirms Whistleblower Can't Sue Morgan Stanley
• NJ Atty Suspended For Paralegal's Theft Of Client Funds
• Med Mal Claim Nixed In Fla. Hospital Sex Assault Suit
• Pa. Atty Denied Reargument On $45K Sanction Appeal
• Fed. Circ. Kills Worker's Appeal Over Sequester Furloughs
• RFS Targets Impossible In 'Real World,' Fuel Groups Say
• High Court To Hear CalPERS' Argument Over American Pipe
• Calif. Appeals Court Rejects State Biz Tax On Iowa Investor
• 3rd Circ. To Make Oral Argument Videos Public
• Calif. EMTs Escape HS Football Player's Negligence Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Says Mgmt. Co. Can't Arbitrate Wage Row
• 9th Circ. Seeks Calif. Justices' Input On Insurance Rule
• DC Circ. Won't Let Blackwater Guard Unseal Info For Appeal
• Justices Agree To Define What Statements Can Nix Citizenship
• Utah Town Urges High Court To Hear Tribal Boundary Dispute
• Techie 'Cult Leader' Woos Fed. Circ. In Microsoft Patent Row
• Manufacturer Asks Texas High Court To Cut Contempt Order
• Feds Urge 6th Circ. To Shut Down Clean Water Rule Foes
• High Court Libor Appeal Tests Bedrock Of Rate-Fixing Suits
• Feds Tell Justices To Deny Ex-Dick's Atty's Forfeiture Appeal
• 5 Texas Insurance Battlegrounds In 2017
• Spanish Alerts Impractical, 'Unfeasible', FCC Tells DC Circ
• Pa. Frack Spill Ruling Could Dent DEP's Negotiating Power
• Avoiding The Hidden Costs Of Bargain-Priced E-Discovery
• DOL Taking Block Of Persuader Rule To 5th Circ.
• 8th Circ. Affirms Max Liability Ruling In Grocer's Breach Battle
• Dance Marches On For Biosimilars In Amgen V. Sandoz
• Jury Claims Can't Save UC San Diego Wrongful Death Suit
• High Court To Review 6th Circ.'s Water Rule Jurisdiction
• High Court Will Resolve Class Action Waiver Battle
• 9th Circ. Revives Shareholder Suit Over UDraw Sales
• Supreme Court To Review Limitations On SEC Disgorgement
• High Court Takes Up Amgen-Sandoz Biosimilar Brawl
• Health Data Patents Not Abstract In Aetna Row, Fed. Circ. Told
• What Trump High Court Candidates Say About 1st Amendment
• Examining Preponderance-Of-Evidence Standard At 7th Circ.
• Native American Cases To Watch In 2017
• US Says Border Shooting Case Can't Be Brought Under Bivens
• Med Mal Expert Witness Briefing Doesn't Warrant New Trial
• UPMC Workers Can't Revive Data Breach Suit
• Consumers Can't Join ACA Cost-Sharing Case, DC Circ. Rules
• Whistleblower's Claims Fail Under Escobar, 9th Circ. Says
• Fed. Circ. Backs Eli Lilly Alimta Patent Win Under Akamai
• Noble Asks Texas Justices To Nix $63M Conoco Indemnity
• Citi Bankers Tell 2nd Circ. Unfair Standard Used In Cert. Denial
• BP Fights To Keep Drilling Rights On Texas Ranch
• Texas Justices Told Damages For Ranch Hand Are Too High
• Trial Judge Made Right Med Mal Expert Call, Ohio Court Says
• 9th Circ. Revives Apple App Store Monopoly Suit
• Co-op Members Aren't Owed Cash For Profits, 11th Circ. Says
• As Justices Weigh Cert For NJ, Sports Betting Push Surges
• Fed. Circ. Reopens Apple-Samsung Patent Damages Row
• Lamorak Tells 2nd Circ. Policy Must Be Read As Written
• Suit Over Child's Medication Nixed By NY Appeals Court
• Chase Not Liable For Couple's Divorce After Mortgage Scrap
• Hospital Tax Exemptions Unconstitutional, Ill. Justices Told
• CORRECTED: Uber Drivers Urge 9th Circ. To Affirm Class Expansion
• Green Groups Fight Route For Fla. Bridge In 11th Circ.
• NY Justices Revive Suit Over Pregnancy Complications
• Oil Terminal Projects Can't Duck Wash. Ocean Law, Court Says
• 3rd Circ. Asks NJ Justices To Weigh In For Fired Atty Case
• Ex-GE Atty To Get Suspension For Tax Fraud Press Leak
• Qiagen Asks Fed. Circ. To Lift DNA Sequencer Ban
• 3rd Circ. Won't Let Fattah Dodge Prison During Appeal
• Battery Maker Wants Court, Not DOE, To Rule On Loan Denial
• MIT Seeks $8M Fee Award In Gene Silencing Patent Fight
• Texas Gov. Appoints Dallas Atty To Appellate Court
• 1st Circ. Won't Revive Medical Injury Suit Against HHS
• How NY Developers Request Access To Neighboring Property
• Railroad Stock Options Are Taxable, IRS Tells 7th Circ.
• When Making The Sale Isn't 'Offering To Sell'
• The Fate Of Distribution Rights After Bankruptcy
• Ambiguity For On-Call Rest Breaks At Calif. High Court
• Saving Lawyers 1 Breath At A Time: Mindfulness In The Law
• Insurer Tells 9th Circ. Millennium Lab Suits Aren't Covered
• Valve Maker's Trade Secrets Suit Preempted, 5th Circ. Affirms
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Spam-Filter Patent Case
• Del. Justice Probes GP Fairness Duty In $1B Pipeline Spat
• Heinz's $25M Tainted-Food Policy Void, 3rd Circ. Says
• Wal-Mart Workers Ask 11th Circ. To Intervene In Class Suit
• 6th Circ. Finds Chrysler Benefit Claim Filed Too Late
• 6th Circ. Won't Rethink Ruling In Auto Products Dispute
• Fed. Circ. OKs Axing Of $28M Award In Comcast-Sprint IP Row