http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: Dickstein Shapiro Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/135390 A federal appeals court has vacated a $6.2 million jury verdict against Century Indemnity Co. in an environmental cleanup suit, ruling that the district court’s all-sums approach and jury instruction were not necessarily accurate in light of recent determinations by Massachusetts’ highest court. http://www.law360.com/articles/135390 http://www.law360.com/articles/134373 Microsoft Corp. has traded more barbs with Novell Inc. in that company's ongoing lawsuit accusing Microsoft of blocking competition in the computer operating systems market, alleging Novell lost the right to bring claims when it sold its software to another company. http://www.law360.com/articles/134373 http://www.law360.com/articles/123103 The sheer number of appeals — particularly in criminal cases — unfortunately makes it impossible to shorten the time line, says Woody Peterson, a partner in Dickstein Shapiro LLP's antitrust and dispute resolution group with a focus on appellate matters. http://www.law360.com/articles/123103 http://www.law360.com/articles/134203 Jones Day reportedly has demoted five of its London partners — about 10 percent of the partners in that office — to of counsel since the beginning of 2009 as American firms continue to scale back their domestic and international operations. http://www.law360.com/articles/134203 http://www.law360.com/articles/132971 The legal sector was not immune from October's grim unemployment numbers, shedding 5,800 jobs last month. http://www.law360.com/articles/132971 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/132663 Day Pitney LLP has reportedly laid off 29 staff members as part of a staff reorganization, in the firm's third round of cuts this year. http://www.law360.com/articles/132663 http://www.law360.com/articles/132458 Leading up to a Nov. 9 deadline for a revised settlement between book authors and publishers and Google Inc., a federal judge on Wednesday rejected the efforts of photography and graphics interests to intervene, saying their entrance would risk torpedoing the long-running negotiations. http://www.law360.com/articles/132458 http://www.law360.com/articles/132418 Dickstein Shapiro LLP confirmed Wednesday that it will lay off 3 percent of associates and counsel and 10 percent of staff members in order to align itself with economic conditions and the “emerging legal services model.” http://www.law360.com/articles/132418 http://www.law360.com/articles/131928 A federal judge has granted a dozen energy companies' request that he review his ruling on the scope of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's jurisdiction related to claims raised by Kansas plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation over an alleged conspiracy to fix wholesale natural gas prices. http://www.law360.com/articles/131928 http://www.law360.com/articles/131699 A District of Columbia appeals court has kept a case against Motorola Inc., Verizon Wireless Inc., AT&T Corp. and others alive, reversing in part a lower court's decision to dismiss consolidated suits claiming older phones emitted dangerous amounts of radiation. http://www.law360.com/articles/131699 http://www.law360.com/articles/130458 A federal circuit panel has upheld a district court's ruling letting Hartford Fire Insurance Co. off the hook in a case regarding directors and officers coverage for G-I Holdings Inc., in a dispute stemming from the liquidation of Reliance Insurance Co. http://www.law360.com/articles/130458 http://www.law360.com/articles/130029 After years of litigation between Mattel Inc. and MGA Entertainment Inc. over who owns the copyright to the Bratz dolls, a Brooklyn, N.Y., artist is now claiming that he is actually the brains behind the much-disputed doll designs. http://www.law360.com/articles/130029 http://www.law360.com/articles/129564 A suit that lasted 10 years and accused Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. of complicity in a securities fraud scheme perpetrated by defunct broker-dealer A.R. Baron & Co. has gained new life as the plaintiffs signaled their intent to appeal the dismissal of their case. http://www.law360.com/articles/129564 http://www.law360.com/articles/129174 One-time search engine giant Lycos Inc. has abandoned its challenge of a noninfringement ruling in favor of Netflix Inc. in a dispute over patents related to technology for collaborative filtering. http://www.law360.com/articles/129174 http://www.law360.com/articles/123893 The ideas for how to revamp the confirmation process for federal judicial nominees run the gamut, but as the U.S. Senate awaits nominations for several open positions on the district and circuit court benches, many lawyers agree: The process could use a little help. http://www.law360.com/articles/123893 http://www.law360.com/articles/128724 Pittsburgh-based Hussey Copper Ltd. has said it will appeal a district court’s ruling in favor of its insurer Royal Insurance Company of America that denied coverage for an underlying property damage lawsuit. http://www.law360.com/articles/128724 http://www.law360.com/articles/128452 A Delaware state court has awarded summary judgment to two pump manufacturers in what could be a precedent-setting case involving insurance coverage for asbestos liability. http://www.law360.com/articles/128452 http://www.law360.com/articles/127333 A federal jury has found that Eaton Corp. violated federal antitrust laws in the heavy-duty truck transmission market in a suit brought by two affiliates of rival ArvinMeritor Inc. alleging that they suffered injuries that could exceed $800 million. http://www.law360.com/articles/127333 http://www.law360.com/articles/127280 Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. have filed competing motions for summary judgment in their battle over Microsoft's alleged cornering of the computer operating systems market. http://www.law360.com/articles/127280