http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: Crowell & Moring Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/135520 In a victory for investors who collect securities settlements from soon-to-be bankrupt companies, noteholders including Alfa SAP and two ING funds will not have to return early payments they received from Enron to the Enron Creditors Recovery Corp. http://www.law360.com/articles/135520 http://www.law360.com/articles/135145 IPhone buyers who claim Apple Inc. and AT&T Mobility LLC violated antitrust laws by monopolizing the aftermarket for iPhone voice and data services have asked a federal judge to make Apple fork over iPhone source code. http://www.law360.com/articles/135145 http://www.law360.com/articles/133774 CSX Transportation Inc. has escaped a putative class action brought by a group of Ohio residents that sought the implementation of a medical monitoring program following a train derailment that caused the spill of hazardous chemicals and prompted the evacuation of their town. http://www.law360.com/articles/133774 http://www.law360.com/articles/131879 Imported goods pose a particular challenge under the stringent federal product liability laws enacted last year, and importers now face new levels of liability in terms of ensuring product safety. Law360 spoke to experts about ways for regulators and importers to avoid obstacles posed by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, and the unique difficulties presented by China. http://www.law360.com/articles/131879 http://www.law360.com/articles/133741 Patent-holding company Rembrandt Data Technologies LP is again picking up the sword in its infringement battle against a group of defendants including DirecTV Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co., launching an appeal of the dismissal of its claims over patents covering Internet dial-up technology. http://www.law360.com/articles/133741 http://www.law360.com/articles/132913 A judge has rejected a request by manufacturers including Honeywell International Inc., Wix Filtration Corp. and United Components Inc. to dismiss consolidated suits alleging price-fixing in the market for automotive filters under heightened pleading standards, saying the plaintiffs’ claims, which are based on eyewitness accounts, are more than sufficient to proceed in court. http://www.law360.com/articles/132913 http://www.law360.com/articles/132911 AT&T Inc. has completed its $944 million acquisition of Centennial Communications Corp. following conditional approval of the deal by the Federal Communications Commission, which demanded certain divestitures over competition concerns. http://www.law360.com/articles/132911 http://www.law360.com/articles/131982 Frustrated by Minnesota court injunctions that have barred the National Football League from suspending two players for taking a banned diuretic because the league's anti-steroid policy may not comply with state law, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell pressed U.S. legislators to amend the Labor Management Relations Act to exempt collectively bargained employment policies from local statutes. http://www.law360.com/articles/131982 http://www.law360.com/articles/124117 Globalization has caused international contracts to become increasingly standardized, but there are still major regional differences that can serve as pitfalls for lawyers, according to experts from around the globe. http://www.law360.com/articles/124117 http://www.law360.com/articles/129961 A bill aimed at strengthening the trade enforcement efforts at U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been greeted with cautious optimism by trade lawyers, who say it has the potential to put a greater focus on trade at the agency, which now dedicates many of its resources to security issues. http://www.law360.com/articles/129961 http://www.law360.com/articles/130257 Crowell & Moring LLP has affirmed rumors of its continued westward expansion, announcing on Monday the addition of 29 new attorneys formerly of San Francisco litigation firm Folger Levin & Kahn LLP. http://www.law360.com/articles/130257 http://www.law360.com/articles/129647 Legal experts are tipping their caps to Crowell & Moring LLP amid reports of rumors that it will merge with San Francisco, Calif.-based litigation firm Folger Levin & Kahn LLP. http://www.law360.com/articles/129647 http://www.law360.com/articles/129525 Motorola Inc. has filed an antitrust suit against a slew of Asia-based liquid crystal display panel makers, including AU Optronics Corp., Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd. and Sharp Electronics Corp., claiming they engaged in a long-running conspiracy to fix prices. http://www.law360.com/articles/129525 http://www.law360.com/articles/124708 The end of the U.S. embargo against Cuba will create a host of trade opportunities and challenges for American companies, but whether the decades-long trade restrictions will be lifted anytime soon is open to debate, lawyers say. http://www.law360.com/articles/124708 http://www.law360.com/articles/128957 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has revived a mass tort that accuses dozens of oil and chemical companies of adding to the ferocity of Hurricane Katrina through their emissions of greenhouse gases, a decision that comes less than a month after the Second Circuit breathed new life into a similar mass tort. http://www.law360.com/articles/128957 http://www.law360.com/articles/122676 One of the key questions confronting companies in the current constrained credit environment is what to do with a division that isn't performing up to snuff. For an increasing number of companies, attorneys said, the answer is entering into a joint venture — despite inherent complexity and the potential for increased antitrust scrutiny. http://www.law360.com/articles/122676 http://www.law360.com/articles/127344 Crowell & Moring LLP has bolstered its London office with the addition of mergers and acquisitions lawyer Joel Wheeler as a partner in the firm's corporate group. http://www.law360.com/articles/127344 http://www.law360.com/articles/127116 A Pennsylvania jury has handed Arlington Industries Inc. a $2.8 million willful infringement verdict in a patent infringement and breach of contract case Arlington first brought against Bridgeport Fittings Inc. more than eight years ago over steel adapters used in electrical junction boxes. http://www.law360.com/articles/127116 http://www.law360.com/articles/126610 Noting that a settlement has been reached, a federal judge has signed off on an order dismissing Miramax Film Corp.'s suit accusing two London-based film production companies of violating the terms of a contract stemming from the development of a movie based on Jane Austen's “Northanger Abbey.” http://www.law360.com/articles/126610 http://www.law360.com/articles/126772 Crowell & Moring LLP has asked its support service staff members to consider voluntary layoffs in exchange for six months' pay as the firm tries to narrow its nonattorney headcount. http://www.law360.com/articles/126772