Drinker Biddle

1. Lab Supplier Can't Shake UPS Leaky Package Suit

Thursday, Mar 18, 2010

VWR International LLC, a lab supply company that had $3.7 billion in sales in 2008, has lost its bid to dismiss a case in which workers at United Parcel Service Inc. allege they were exposed to toxic fumes because VWR mislabeled packages.

2. All Rise: Ex-Judges Can Give Your Firm A Boost

Thursday, Mar 18, 2010

While the leap from sitting on the bench to appearing before it isn't as natural as it sounds, some firms and judges that have joined forces say the union can be a perfect match.

3. Social Networking And Restrictive Covenants

Tuesday, Mar 16, 2010

For employers, who devote significant resources to establishing long-lasting customer relationships and maintaining the confidentiality of their customers, a rogue employee’s use of social networking sites can be a recipe for disaster, particularly when it relates to monitoring and enforcing restrictive covenants, say Lawrence J. Del Rossi and Joshua D. Rinschler of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.

4. MPC Computers Fights Gateway To Stave Off Ch. 7

Friday, Mar 12, 2010

Bankrupt MPC Computers LLC has objected to Gateway Inc.'s move to force it into Chapter 7 liquidation so Gateway can collect on the more than $15.9 million it is owed by various MPC entities.

5. Principal Hits Lawyer, Own Salesman Over $10M STOLI

Thursday, Mar 11, 2010

Principal Life Insurance Co. has sued San Diego law firm founder Kasra Sadr and one of its own life insurance salesmen, accusing them of rigging a $10 million “stranger-oriented” policy fraud.

6. Wal-Mart Settles Calif. Supercenter Pollution Cases

Monday, Mar 08, 2010

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has agreed to install two rooftop solar-panel systems and integrate other clean technologies to settle a pair of lawsuits over proposed Supercenter developments in California.

7. Quarles & Brady Adds 3 Drinker Biddle Attorneys

Wednesday, Mar 03, 2010

Quarles & Brady LLP's Chicago office has picked up two environmental partners and a corporate finance partner from Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.

8. Cert. Bid Nixed In Jennifer Convertibles OT Suit

Tuesday, Mar 02, 2010

A federal judge has shot down a former Jennifer Convertibles Inc. sales representative's bid to certify a putative collective action accusing the furniture retailer of violating state and federal law by denying its employees proper overtime pay.

9. Fremont, Others Nix Claims In Reserve Securities MDL

Tuesday, Mar 02, 2010

Two groups of Reserve Management Co. Inc. investors have put their claims of fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, gross negligence and securities law violations to rest in multidistrict litigation accusing the company and its trustees of misconduct in their handling of the Reserve Primary Fund.

10. Six Flags Creditors Balk At Revised $620M Claim

Friday, Feb 26, 2010

Unsecured creditors are trying to get about $200 million in what they say are new claims thrown out of the increasingly fractious bankruptcy proceedings for amusement park operator Six Flags Inc.’s parent company.

11. CNA Demands Docs From Attys In Commerce Suit

Friday, Feb 26, 2010

CNA Insurance Cos. has asked a judge to enforce subpoenas served on three law firms that represented shareholder class action and derivative plaintiffs in suits against Commerce Bancorp LLP, seeking evidence in a dispute over coverage for as much as $16 million in claims related to Toronto-Dominion Bank's purchase of Commerce.

12. Enough Talking, Six Flags Noteholders Say

Tuesday, Feb 23, 2010

Noteholders of Six Flags Operations Inc., a subsidiary of the bankrupt amusement park operator, have told a bankruptcy court that the debate over restructuring plans is so fractious that a proposed mediation will not solve anything.

13. Deal Scrutiny Under Obama Less Harsh Than Expected

Monday, Feb 22, 2010

Despite the Obama administration’s tough talk about antitrust enforcement and merger scrutiny, attorneys said they have seen little change in regulators' handling of deal challenges.

14. Plaintiffs Fight Privilege Claim In Neurontin Case

Monday, Feb 22, 2010

Direct purchaser plaintiffs accusing Pfizer Inc. and a subsidiary of blocking generic competition for the epilepsy drug Neurontin by filing baseless patent litigation want a federal judge to look for evidence of crime or fraud in documents allegedly covered by attorney-client privilege.

15. Gateway Slams MPC Disclosure Statement As Lacking

Tuesday, Feb 16, 2010

Gateway Inc. has filed an objection to MPC Computers LLC's disclosure statement, saying it is inadequate and should not be approved until the company provides more information on how it will affect creditors.

16. Ortho Evra Plaintiffs Challenge Limited MD Contact

Monday, Feb 08, 2010

The plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation over Johnson & Johnson's popular birth control patch Ortho Evra are asking a federal court to reconsider limits the court placed on contact with their physicians.

17. J&J, Wal-Mart Baby Shampoo Suit Survives Bid To Toss

Wednesday, Feb 03, 2010

A federal judge has refused to dismiss most of a putative class action accusing Johnson & Johnson Consumer Cos. Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of selling baby shampoo containing chemicals that can lead to cancer, despite the companies' claim that the plaintiffs lack standing because they do not allege any actual harm.

18. Paul Hastings Adds Employment Partner In Chicago

Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010

Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP has added Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP partner Michael Sheehan to the firm's employment practice in Chicago, where he will focus on employment litigation.

19. Levaquin Plaintiffs Seek To Pry Docs From J&J's Hands

Thursday, Jan 28, 2010

Plaintiffs embroiled in multidistrict product liability litigation over Johnson & Johnson’s antibiotic Levaquin have asked a federal judge to force the defendants to relinquish 1,500 documents they have tried to shield from discovery.

20. Aviva Class Flays Objector To $570M Settlement

Thursday, Jan 28, 2010

Having finalized a $570 million settlement with Aviva USA over an alleged life insurance and annuity scam, hundreds of thousands of class members have denounced a “frivolous” attempt by an opt-out plaintiff to delay and ostensibly upend the settlement.