http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: Faegre & Benson Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/134923 BP America Inc., ConocoPhillips Co., Shell Exploration & Production Co. and other energy companies have told a federal judge that there is no reason for them to be targeted in a putative class action brought by employment drug screening firms alleging that DrugTest Inc. snuffed out competition for oil and gas industry clients. http://www.law360.com/articles/134923 http://www.law360.com/articles/134095 W.L. Gore & Associates Inc. has settled surgical device maker Synovis Life Technologies Inc.'s infringement suit over a patent for material used to seal circular surgical staple lines. http://www.law360.com/articles/134095 http://www.law360.com/articles/132483 Two appellate decisions present the possibility that judges and juries, rather than legislatures and agencies, could exact a “price” on greenhouse gas emissions in the short term, either by capping prospective emissions or ordering damages for past emissions, say Jonathan W. Dettmann, Delmar R. Ehrich and Krisann Kleibacker Lee of Faegre & Benson LLP. http://www.law360.com/articles/132483 http://www.law360.com/articles/132551 A federal judge has partially granted Oklahoma's bid for sanctions against Cargill Inc. for allegedly botching discovery requests in a suit brought by the state that accuses the company of tainting the Illinois River watershed with poultry waste. http://www.law360.com/articles/132551 http://www.law360.com/articles/132692 For the second time this year, Goodwin Procter LLP has turned to layoffs in the sluggish economy — terminating 21 associates and 34 staff members. http://www.law360.com/articles/132692 http://www.law360.com/articles/131571 WildEarth Guardians has asked a federal judge to enjoin Xcel Energy Inc. from opening a new coal-fired electric generation unit at its Colorado Comanche plant because the unit allegedly exceeds pollutant emission limitations imposed by the Clean Air Act. http://www.law360.com/articles/131571 http://www.law360.com/articles/128426 Although referred to as a draft, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent industry guidance on risk evaluation and mitigation strategies offers insight into the agency's current thinking about risk management for certain drug and biological products, say Bridget M. Ahmann and Christine R. M. Kain of Faegre & Benson LLP. http://www.law360.com/articles/128426 http://www.law360.com/articles/129169 Fujitsu Ltd., LG Electronics and U.S. Philips Corp. are appealing a September federal court ruling that over 200 Netgear Inc. products did not infringe three of the companies' Wi-Fi transmission technology patents. http://www.law360.com/articles/129169 http://www.law360.com/articles/128868 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is set to hear oral arguments Tuesday in a case that will decide whether failure-to-warn product liability claims against generic-drug manufacturers are preempted by federal law. http://www.law360.com/articles/128868 http://www.law360.com/articles/128398 A group of ex-NFL players pursuing a putative trademark infringement class action against the league has amended its complaint to include former Rams and Redskins safety Toby Wright, expanding the scope of its allegations that the NFL has been profiting off the unauthorized use of the players' likenesses without authorization or compensation. http://www.law360.com/articles/128398 http://www.law360.com/articles/123136 The single biggest problem with the U.S. appeals process is delay, particularly in courts such as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit where it takes literally years to get from the notice of appeal to a decision, says Aaron D. Van Oort, co-chair of Faegre & Benson LLP's appellate advocacy practice. http://www.law360.com/articles/123136 http://www.law360.com/articles/124806 CVS Pharmacy Inc., Walgreen Co., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and others have asked a judge to dismiss a proposed class action accusing them of overcharging for generic drugs by not passing along discounts to consumers. http://www.law360.com/articles/124806 http://www.law360.com/articles/124796 Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Cordis Corp. has appealed a $22 million verdict for Spectralytics Inc. in a patent infringement dispute between the medical device makers over a stent-cutting machine, on the heels of Cordis' victory in another stent patent suit. http://www.law360.com/articles/124796 http://www.law360.com/articles/124182 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC has reportedly extended its associate salary freeze to staff members. http://www.law360.com/articles/124182 http://www.law360.com/articles/124134 Netgear Inc. has triumphed over Fujitsu Ltd., LG Electronics and U.S. Philips Corp. in a test case that claimed hundreds of Netgear’s wireless products infringe three patents covering Wi-Fi transmission technology. http://www.law360.com/articles/124134 http://www.law360.com/articles/122624 Faegre & Benson LLP has trimmed starting salaries for new associates in its Minneapolis office from $120,000 to $110,000, firm spokesman Thomas Schierholz confirmed Wednesday. http://www.law360.com/articles/122624 http://www.law360.com/articles/122691 Two federally employed flight service station specialists were not negligent in failing to provide weather information to the pilot involved in a 2003 crash of an aircraft manufactured by Cirrus Design Corp., an appeals court has ruled. http://www.law360.com/articles/122691 http://www.law360.com/articles/122497 Hitachi America Ltd. is asking a federal court to vacate an $8.6 million award an arbitration panel said it must pay to a subcontractor that worked for Hitachi on a project to build a 790-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Council Bluffs, Iowa. http://www.law360.com/articles/122497 http://www.law360.com/articles/122097 Oklahoma has asked a federal judge to speed up consideration of a bid for sanctions against Cargill Inc. for allegedly blocking discovery in the state's suit accusing it of tainting the Illinois River watershed with poultry waste. http://www.law360.com/articles/122097 http://www.law360.com/articles/122078 A number of law firms earned high marks in a Human Rights Campaign Foundation survey that rated more than 590 businesses on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workplace benefits and policies, with 43 percent of the 200 largest firms in the U.S. receiving a perfect score for their LGBT-friendly practices. http://www.law360.com/articles/122078