http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: Howrey Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/135327 A federal judge has denied oil field services company Davis-Lynch Inc.’s request to throw out rival Weatherford International Inc.’s inequitable conduct defense in a patent infringement suit over oil and gas drilling technology. http://www.law360.com/articles/135327 http://www.law360.com/articles/123728 While a steep drop in legal work has driven some law firms to hand out pink slips across the board and close offices in the U.S. and abroad, aggressive cost-cutting measures may put firms at a major disadvantage in the long run. http://www.law360.com/articles/123728 http://www.law360.com/articles/134302 Streck Inc. has turned to a federal court to contest the decision of a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office panel, which invalidated the company's patents for substances used to test hematology instruments — the opposite verdict of that determined by a jury in Nebraska several weeks ago. http://www.law360.com/articles/134302 http://www.law360.com/articles/134698 A Broadcaster Inc. investor has settled a dispute with the Internet entertainment company that began with derivative claims accusing executives of looting company funds and ended with counterclaims for the return of shares from the investor. http://www.law360.com/articles/134698 http://www.law360.com/articles/134364 Asserting that the plaintiffs have failed to allege monopolistic practices despite ample discovery time, banks and credit unions in First Data Corp.’s Star electronic payment network have asked a judge to snuff out a long-standing proposed class action accusing the companies of fixing ATM service charges. http://www.law360.com/articles/134364 http://www.law360.com/articles/134236 Dairy farmer and retailer plaintiffs won another skirmish in the discovery war against the Dairy Farmers of America Inc. on Friday, with a judge's ruling granting access to financial audits in the milk industry antitrust lawsuit. http://www.law360.com/articles/134236 http://www.law360.com/articles/133948 Microsoft Corp. has cut a deal in Digital Reg of Texas LLC’s suit alleging the software giant and other companies have infringed its patent by making and selling digital content that incorporates Digital Rights Management technology. http://www.law360.com/articles/133948 http://www.law360.com/articles/133631 Patent-holding company MHL Tek LLC’s suit will continue against major automakers including BMW AG and Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. after a judge refused to throw out its sole remaining claim of infringement of a patent for tire pressure monitoring systems. http://www.law360.com/articles/133631 http://www.law360.com/articles/133338 A federal judge has denied Conceptus Inc.'s motion for a preliminary injunction in its patent infringement suit against Hologic Inc., allowing the rival medical device maker to continue selling a permanent contraception system that does not involve incisions. http://www.law360.com/articles/133338 http://www.law360.com/articles/132987 A federal appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of Ferro Corp.'s suit against a former affiliate of a rival plastics company it purchased, rejecting Ferro's bid for legal defense and indemnification for litigation over alleged price-fixing in the plastics additives industry. http://www.law360.com/articles/132987 http://www.law360.com/articles/133072 Amid a profusion of lawsuits — many of them lodged in Southern California — accusing Guitar Center Inc., the National Association of Music Merchants Inc. and others of fixing prices for musical gear, a Nov. 19 hearing is set on dueling filings over where any multidistrict litigation should be based. http://www.law360.com/articles/133072 http://www.law360.com/articles/131130 With health care and climate change legislation, a global recession, and the war in Afghanistan, a financial regulatory overhaul has been slower than some expected, but Congress is moving forward on a sweeping financial reform package, and observers say some segments could soon be signed by President Barack Obama. http://www.law360.com/articles/131130 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/131602 The health care bill proposed last month in the U.S. House of Representatives would give the Federal Trade Commission new authority to study competition in the health insurance industry — but antitrust attorneys say that won't necessarily lead to new regulations or tougher enforcement. http://www.law360.com/articles/131602 http://www.law360.com/articles/132333 Days after a federal court jury affirmed the validity of three patents held by Streck Inc. for substances used to test hematology instruments, a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office panel reached the opposite conclusion, finding that Research & Diagnostic Systems Inc., which Streck had sued for infringement, invented the technology at issue first. http://www.law360.com/articles/132333 http://www.law360.com/articles/132181 Dairy farmers who brought a multidistrict lawsuit over alleged anti-competitive practices in the milk industry have won over a federal judge, who agreed to a protective order modification that would allow access to some sealed documents. http://www.law360.com/articles/132181 http://www.law360.com/articles/131857 A jury has affirmed the validity of three of Streck Inc.'s patents for substances used to test hematology instruments, handing a victory to Streck in its infringement suit against Research & Diagnostic Systems Inc. http://www.law360.com/articles/131857 http://www.law360.com/articles/131923 Grant Thornton LLP has won dismissal with prejudice of a class action alleging it helped iMergent Inc. engage in fraudulent accounting that cost investors millions when the company was forced to restate several years' worth of earnings in 2005. http://www.law360.com/articles/131923 http://www.law360.com/articles/131636 Implicit Networks Inc. and RealNetworks Inc. have ended a dispute over patents for interpreting electronic data packets that started when Implicit accused a slew of video giants of infringing the technology. http://www.law360.com/articles/131636 http://www.law360.com/articles/131711 A group of consumers has asked a federal judge to certify three classes — each of which would purportedly consist of at least 10,000 people — in a lawsuit accusing Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Zoller Laboratories LLC and others of making fraudulent claims about weight loss products Zantrex-3 and Akavar 20/50. http://www.law360.com/articles/131711