Appellate Archive » May, 2009

Appellate - May, 2009

195 articles

• CDI Energy Trade Secrets Appeal Falls Short
• Bilski Kills Patent In 'Keep The Change' Suit V. BofA
• US Advises Against Cert For NFL Antitrust Suit
• KLA-Tencor Shareholder Case Stayed For Appeal
• Dutch Court Approves Shell's $381M Deal To Investors
• Investor's $70M Suit V. Abbott Sent To Arbitration
• Insurer Off Hook For Pa. City's Fees In Civil Rights Suit
• Cablevision DVR Spat Not Ripe For High Court: DOJ
• S. Africa Erred In $96M ArcelorMittal Fine: Court
• Verizon Asks FCC To Bar Blocking Of Sports Channels
• Fed Circ. Affirms Noninfringement Ruling For Yamaha
• Class Cert. Denial In Mohawk RICO Case Overturned
• Inequitable Conduct Still A Thorny Issue
• 5th Circ. Sends Cargo Damage Suit To UK
• 5th Circ. Revives Leases In La. Oil, Gas Well Dispute
• 5th Circ. Lets Texas Intervene In Lease Oil Case
• Firefighter Ruling May Aid Employers, Hurt Sotomayor
• Boehringer Loses Bid To Appeal Reps' FLSA Status
• Bailout For Calif. Class Action Plaintiffs Bar
• Experts Share Secrets To Cross-Selling Clients
• MGA Asks 9th Circ. To Stay Bratz IP Transfer To Mattel
• Iqbal: Trouble For Plaintiffs?
• PBGC Takes Over Abandoned Circuit City Pension Plan
• 10th Circ. Finds GenRe Dispute Should Be Arbitrated
• Engineering Co. Off Hook In Katrina Coverage Suit
• High Court Jurist — Time For Real-World IP Focus
• NFL Tries To Ditch Players' Claims In StarCaps Suit
• American Home Escapes Liability For Sewer Repairs
• The Importance Of Burlington Northern
• Belgacom To Appeal €66M Competition Fine
• Overseas Law Preempts Shareholder Claims: Court
• Clifford Chance Readying For Axed-Partner Appeals
• Faulty Demand Letter Dooms Investor Suit V. Lancer
• 'Welcome Mat' For Calif. Consumer Class Actions?
• High Court To Hear Merck Bid In Vioxx Class Action
• Q&A With Paul Hastings' Joseph O'Malley
• Fed. Circ. Reverses Noninfringement Ruling For SMC
• Sotomayor May Not Get Quick OK Obama Hopes For
• Q&A With McGuireWoods' Brian Riopelle
• Q&A With Gibson Dunn's Jeffrey Dintzer
• High Court Lets Stand $13M Award V. Chrysler
• NLRB's Authority Questioned In Supreme Court Bid
• F5 Investors Can Sue Without Board OK: Wash. Court
• Q&A With Bingham's Dale Barnes
• DOL Sets COBRA Layoff Subsidy Appeals Process
• Q&A With King & Spalding's Patricia Barmeyer
• FCC Ban On Cable Agreements Legal: DC Circ.
• DC Circ. Upholds Most Of Decision V. Big Tobacco
• Patent Suit Against Car Makers Stays Put
• Fed. Circ. Orders Transfer of Sanofi Patent Suit
• Epistar Wins Plea To Challenge LED Patent Validity
• Fed. Circ. Revives IP Suit V. Timex Over Monitor
• Licenses Cover Goods Made By 3rd Party: Fed. Circ.
• Misconduct Suit Stayed In Fight Over Austria Train Fire
• Bid To Revive Termite-Killer Antitrust Case Denied
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Part Of ITC Ruling In Voltage IP Suit
• White House Steps Back From Federal Preemption
• Order Limiting Immigration-Related Discovery Upheld
• Patent Damages Best Left To Courts: Chief Judge
• Will The 1st Circ. Reverse Its Tambone Decision?
• US Appeals WTO Ruling For Japan In Zeroing Battle
• Insurer Off Hook For Qui Tam Suit V. Ill. Nursing Home
• Arranger Liability, Apportionment Under CERCLA
• Fee Award Vacated In Rumble Strip Patent Suit
• Fur Brokers Cite Iqbal To Escape Bid-Rigging Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Chase APR Class Action
• Suit Over Dominion Nuclear Permit Process Revived
• 2nd Circ. Affirms WWE Antitrust Suit Dismissal
• 10th Circ. Nixes Win For Holden & Carr In Fee Spat
• New Hope For Defendants In Superfund Cases
• Gym Chain Must Pay Workers Overtime: 6th Circ.
• Finisar Patent Claims Nixed In Suit Against DirecTV
• NLRB Plans To Challenge Circuit Court's Ruling
• Toolmaker Violated ADA In Firing Salesman: 8th Circ.
• Supreme Court Sides With AT&T In Maternity Case
• Broke Insurer Owes $15M Premium: 8th Circ.
• High Court Agrees To Review SOX Challenge
• High Court Takes Up Conrad Black's Conviction Case
• Fed Circ. Sets Product-By-Process Patent Restrictions
• 2nd Circ. Remands Crucible, Lloyd's Coverage Spat
• High Court Won't Hear Baxter Mixed-Motive Bias Case
• Supreme Court Reverses 2nd Arbitration Ruling
• High Court Requests SG's Input In Title VII Case
• High Court Remands 2nd Immigrant ID-Theft Ruling
• High Court Denies Cert In Steinbeck Copyright Suit
• High Court Won't Hear Railway Act Challenge
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Autogenomics Patent Suit Appeal
• 4th Circ. Affirms Talent Agency Name Not Infringed
• High Court Widens Twombly Standard's Reach
• Calif. Clarifies Class Burdens In Post-Prop 64 Suit
• 8th Circ. Revives HR Manager's Equal Pay Claims
• Sony, Attys Led Video Gaming Patent Scam: Suit
• Hartford Fire Must Defend Injury Suit: Court
• Grupo Mexico Appeals Sterlite Bid Protections
• Atty Fee Fight Isn't Proper E&O Claim: 11th Circ.
• DOT Drug Testing Rule Intrusive But Legal: DC Circ.
• Redskins Win Appeal Over Allegedly Disparaging Marks
• Minn. Court Finds Phosphorus Wastewater Rule Valid
• Leaks Spur High Court Nominee Guessing Game
• Infineon Shareholder Suit Stayed For Cert. Appeal
• Lessons Learned From EEOC V. Boeing Co.
• The 4th Circ. Stance In First Penn V. Evans
• Circuit City Sells Trademarks, Business For $14M+
• Suit V. Farmers Over Alleged Insurance Bias Revived
• 8th Circ. To Hear NovaStar Challenge To ERISA Class
• VPX Wants Muscle Drink On Shelves Pending Appeal
• Sheet Metal Workers' Retaliation Claim Revived
• Fed. Circ. Upholds P&G's Actonel Patent
• Dismissal Of Redback Investors' Fraud Suit Upheld
• Claims Against Glock Over 1999 Rampage Disarmed
• 2nd Circ. Asks NLRB To Rule On Conflicting Statutes
• Materialise To Appeal Nobel's Noninfringement Win
• Teflon MDL Shuts Down After Class Cert. Appeal Fails
• US Seeks Clearer Picture On Offshore Drilling Ruling
• Sanofi-Aventis Suit Stayed For Genentech Petition
• Calif. Court Nixes Bid For Malpractice Damages
• 8th Circ. Last Hope For Medtronic MDL Plaintiffs
• 2nd Class Cert. Upheld In Contamination Suits V. Dow
• Mich. High Court To Hear Credit-Based Rate Case
• Spandex Maker Can Recoup Payout: 11th Circ.
• ERISA Preemption Denied In Calif. ER Coverage Suit
• Calif. High Court Denies Fees In Workers' Comp Suits
• Investors' Suit V. Lord Abbett Paused For High Court
• Leegin May Kill Off Discount Retailers: Opponents
• Zurich Not Liable For Art Dealer's Loss: 2nd Circ.
• Citing Egyptian Goddess, Fed. Circ. Vacates Verdict
• Orbitz, Others Seek To Pause IP Spat V. Parallel
• Investor Claims V. Halifax Not Time-Barred: 9th Circ.
• Navy Hit With $2.2M In Fees Over Sonar Dispute
• US House Lawmakers Weigh Bill To Overturn Riegel
• FERC Organization Can Keep Funding Scheme: Court
• 2nd Circ. Nixes ERISA Action V. GMIMCo, State Street
• 9th Circ. Backs More Lax Streambed Mining Rules
• Employer's $1.1M Suit Over Tax Credits Remanded
• DC Circ. Weighs SEC Annuity Rule In Insurers' Suit
• 4th Circ. Revives Derivative Trader Fraud Suit
• Insurers' Contract With ACE Not Valid: Ohio High Court
• ABA Presses Congress Not To Undercut Leegin
• 11th Circ. Finds For Sparrows In Fla. Habitat Spat
• Are We Hiring A Justice Or Playing Politics?
• Riegel Preempts Conn. Defibrillator Suit: Court
• Swiss Re Suit Over Indemity Remanded
• Grappling With NLRB Authority
• Builder-Insurer Settlement Dispute Remanded
• Class Member Can't See Case Files: NY High Court
• NYSEG's Superfund Suit Against FirstEnergy Remanded
• Young Broadcasting Ch. 11 Counsel Challenge Tossed
• Arbitration Ordered In Suit Over Death At BP Plant
• 9th Circ. Trims Benefits Claims In Trucking Co. Ch. 11
• Paint Sprayer Cos. Not Liable For Burns: 6th Circ.
• Clear Up Jurisdiction Issue In Atty Fees Spat: 2nd Circ.
• 9th Circ. Seeks Clarity On Calif. Sales Reps' OT Status
• 1st Circ. Orders Review Of ERISA Case V. Liberty Life
• Texas Retailer Still Hopes To Win Leegin Case
• 1st Circ. Revives Suit V. DaimlerChrysler
• Monolithic Says O2 Micro 'Buried' Patent Examiner
• $17M Auto Repair Verdict Against Insurer Reinstated
• San Antonio Off Hook For $20M Benzene Suit: Court
• 8th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Amway Antitrust Suit
• Iowa High Court Backs Atty Fine Over Frivolous Action
• 3rd Circ. Remands AstraZeneca Preemption Case
• ABA Lobbies High Court On Attorney-Client Privilege
• United Owes Creditor Full $60M On Loan: 7th Circ.
• AFA Bid To Block Virgin America Crashes In DC Circ.
• SC Hospital To Appeal Cert. Denial In Suit V. Grace
• States Not Immune To EEOC Actions: 9th Circ.
• SC To Weigh State Law's Use In Federal Class Suits
• High Court Nixes Appellate Jurisdiction Ruling
• Ex-Irell Lawyers Open Up Litigation Boutique
• Business Groups Fight Okla. E-Verify Law In 10th Circ.
• High Court Seeks Briefs In Alaska Mine Tailings Suit
• Fla. Court Revives Spat Against Lloyd's Reinsurers
• 1st Circ. Returns Kash N' Karry Action To Fla. Court
• 4th Circ. Clarifies When EEOC Decisions Become Final
• Letter Triggers Reversal In Builder's D&O Fight
• The Significance Of Travelers V. Bailey
• High Court Lets Shell Off Hook For Superfund Cleanup
• Mitigating Impacts On Calif. Listed Species Habitat
• High Court Reverses Andersen Arbitration Ruling
• 5th Circ. Rejects Katrina Case Against Private Firms
• The Importance Of Vaden V. Discover Bank
• Fla. Airport Will Proceed Despite Enviro Risks
• Inventor's Re-Exam Suit A Federal Issue: Calif. Court
• 7th Circ. Sends Product Liability Cases To Argentina
• The Intersection Of CPSIA And Wyeth
• Applera Wins Fees In Calif. Appeal Over DNA Patent
• Court Revives Ex-Associate's Claim Against Orrick
• DC Appeals Court To Mull Union Free Speech Case
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Arbitration In DuPont ERISA Suit
• LA Contractor Can't Force Arbitration: Calif. Court
• Conflicting Court Rulings Put NLRB Cases In Limbo
• If I Were Obama, I'd Nominate ...
• 5th Circ. Clears Engineers In $300M Texaco Suit
• US Trustee Can't Take Over Bayou Ch. 11: 2nd Circ.
• Calif. Appeals Court Reverses Pregnancy-Bias Ruling