http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: Duane Morris Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/135495 A Texas county has opposed Spansion Inc.’s Chapter 11 reorganization plan because it doesn’t prioritize the $8 million unpaid tax bill the bankrupt flash memory chip maker owes on its land and personal property in the state. http://www.law360.com/articles/135495 http://www.law360.com/articles/134935 A judge has tossed accusations of tortious interference with a business relationship from Assembly Technology Inc., saying the company failed to show that defendant Samsung Techwin Co. Ltd. did not have the right to commit the allegedly interfering acts. http://www.law360.com/articles/134935 http://www.law360.com/articles/134029 Spansion Inc. has recommended that the U.S. International Trade Commission dismiss an investigation brought by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. into flash memory devices in light of a bankruptcy judge's order staying the case. http://www.law360.com/articles/134029 http://www.law360.com/articles/124178 As the trade relationship between the U.S. and China continues to grow, American companies will increasingly need to be ready to resolve disputes with Chinese companies in China, whether through arbitration, administrative proceedings or courts, according to international trade attorneys. http://www.law360.com/articles/124178 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/133659 A federal judge has declined to issue sanctions in a breach of contract case over an Italian wine producer's allegedly defective shipment, which distributor Palm Bay International claims cost it $1.7 million due to a scrapped supply agreement with the Olive Garden. http://www.law360.com/articles/133659 http://www.law360.com/articles/132437 Claiming that environmental liabilities across the country may inhibit its emergence from Chapter 11, Chemtura Corp. has filed suit against the federal government and more than a dozen states in an attempt to kick tens of millions of dollars' worth of such costs to the curb. http://www.law360.com/articles/132437 http://www.law360.com/articles/132212 A month after remanding eight others, a federal judge has sent two more suits in securities multidistrict litigation against Reserve Management Co. Inc. back to the New York state court where they were originally filed, saying Reserve failed to show a basis for federal jurisdiction in any of the suits. http://www.law360.com/articles/132212 http://www.law360.com/articles/131138 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently proposed amendments to the proxy rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are intended to provide additional flexibility for issuers and other soliciting persons on the content and format of the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, say Laurence S. Lese, David J. Kaufman, Dietrich A. Loos and Peter D. Visalli of Duane Morris LLP. http://www.law360.com/articles/131138 http://www.law360.com/articles/132345 Bankrupt flooring company Congoleum Corp. has asked a judge to extend its debtor-in-possession financing agreement with Wachovia Bank NA through the end of June 2010 while it seeks approval of a bankruptcy plan that would resolve thousands of asbestos claims. http://www.law360.com/articles/132345 http://www.law360.com/articles/131902 The New Jersey Supreme Court has found that a corporate financing agreement between Litton Industries Inc. and IMO Industries Inc. properly provided for attorneys' fees and costs that were disputed in a breach of contract lawsuit. http://www.law360.com/articles/131902 http://www.law360.com/articles/131695 The CEO of “music locker” service MP3tunes.com has appealed a court decision allowing roughly two dozen EMI Group Ltd. labels to sue him for the company's alleged copyright infringement. http://www.law360.com/articles/131695 http://www.law360.com/articles/124429 If the recent trade tensions between the U.S. and China escalate into a full-scale conflict, not only American and Chinese companies but also their suppliers and competitors in other countries may be affected, international trade lawyers say. http://www.law360.com/articles/124429 http://www.law360.com/articles/123987 Mezzanine loans — pricey but flexible forms of lower-tier debt — are growing in popularity as other borrowing sources continue to fall short, spurring increased demand for legal and financial professionals who are well-versed in such specialty financing areas, according to experts. http://www.law360.com/articles/123987 http://www.law360.com/articles/131213 JPMorgan Chase NA has lashed out against an appeal by a group of paper carriers who settled a class action against the newspaper publisher in 2008 of a bankruptcy court's decision to allow Freedom Communications Holdings Inc. to use prepetition lenders' cash collateral in the company's Chapter 11 case. http://www.law360.com/articles/131213 http://www.law360.com/articles/130984 Finding that the plaintiff failed to state a claim for relief, a judge has tossed most of a proposed class action Fair Labor Standards Act suit against American Mortgage Express Corp. http://www.law360.com/articles/130984 http://www.law360.com/articles/130393 Following in the footsteps of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., the U.S. International Trade Commission is appealing a bankruptcy judge's decision to stay an infringement complaint the electronics giant filed before the ITC against bankrupt Spansion Inc. http://www.law360.com/articles/130393 http://www.law360.com/articles/130115 The bankruptcy court overseeing Spansion Inc.’s Chapter 11 case has rejected an investor’s attempt to form a committee of equity holders to represent stockholders during the technology company’s choppy restructuring. http://www.law360.com/articles/130115 http://www.law360.com/articles/129699 Samsung Electronics America Inc. has agreed to settle a patent lawsuit filed by e.Digital Corp. over flash memory technology, making it the last of the seven defendants in the case to reach an agreement with e.Digital. http://www.law360.com/articles/129699 http://www.law360.com/articles/129277 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is appealing a bankruptcy judge's decision to stay an infringement complaint the electronics giant filed against bankrupt Spansion Inc. in the U.S. International Trade Commission. http://www.law360.com/articles/129277