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1. Verizon Sues To Block Cablevision TV Boxes

Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010

Verizon Communications Inc. has filed suit against Cablevision Systems Corp. in the U.S. International Trade Commission, seeking to stop Cablevision's importation of digital TV set-top boxes that allegedly infringe five Verizon patents.

2. Charter, Verizon Resolve Fiber Optics Patent War

Tuesday, Mar 09, 2010

Charter Communications Inc. and rival telecom giant Verizon Communications Inc. have agreed to bury the hatchet and end three patent lawsuits over fiber-optic network technology.

3. 9th Circ. Affirms AT&T Competitor-Rate Decision

Thursday, Mar 04, 2010

A federal appellate court has affirmed a lower court's approval of a California Public Utilities Commission decision regarding the rates that AT&T California can charge rival carriers to lease equipment for the purpose of interconnection.

4. KBR Appeals $19M Loss In Army Food Contract Suit

Friday, Feb 26, 2010

Kellogg Brown & Root International Inc. has appealed a federal judge's $19 million award to subcontractor Paul Morrell Inc. in a breach of contract suit accusing the former Halliburton Co. unit of inducing the subcontractor to accept reduced payments for military food services in Iraq.

5. FCPA Due Diligence: How Much Is Enough?

Monday, Feb 22, 2010

For those who have actual Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance programs in place, one of the most difficult aspects of the process is successfully identifying circumstances in which additional due diligence is warranted and determining how much more is required, say Peter V. B. Unger and Fiona A. Philip of Howrey LLP.

6. Consumer Seeks Class Cert. In Kellogg's Krispies Spat

Friday, Feb 19, 2010

A Californian has asked a federal judge to certify two classes of purchasers in a case accusing Kellogg Co. of adding misleading statements to the packaging for its Rice Krispies products that suggest they boost children's immune systems.

7. FDA Warns Kellogg Over Tainted Eggo Waffles

Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has rebuked Kellogg Co. after discovering a potentially life-threatening bacteria in the company's plant in Georgia, threatening to seize products or even shutter the plant unless the health violations are immediately corrected.

8. GM's Former VP Of Diversity Motors To Jackson Lewis

Wednesday, Feb 10, 2010

Labor and employment attorney Rod Gillum, a former General Motors Corp. vice president who retired as chairman of the GM Foundation, has been snapped up by Jackson Lewis LLP, the firm said Wednesday.

9. TiVo Adds Verizon Affiliates To DVR Patent Suit

Wednesday, Feb 03, 2010

TiVo Inc. has widened the scope of its lawsuit accusing Verizon Communications Inc. of violating three patents related to digital video recording technology, adding two Verizon affiliates as defendants.

10. THL Defends RICO Claim V. Mayer Brown In Refco Case

Monday, Feb 01, 2010

The Thomas H. Lee Partners LP investment funds involved in the massive multidistrict litigation stemming from the collapse of Refco Inc. have fired back at Mayer Brown LLP's bid to have their Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claim against the law firm tossed from the case.

11. Subcontractor Wins $19M In Army Food Services Spat

Monday, Feb 01, 2010

A federal judge has awarded Kellogg Brown & Root International Inc. subcontractor Paul Morrell Inc. nearly $19 million in its breach of contract suit accusing the former Halliburton Co. subsidiary of inducing it to accept reduced payments for food services in Iraq.

12. FDCA And Liability For State Failure-To-Warn Claims

Monday, Jan 25, 2010

In light of the district court decisions since Wyeth v. Levine, if there is reasonable evidence that a safety issue is associated with a drug product, the generic company should file a change in label via the “changes being effected” procedure. The CBE should be filed to avoid liability for state failure-to-warn claims, irrespective of the brand’s position, says Elizabeth A. Leff of Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP.

13. Nike Told To Pay Up For Patent Suit Misconduct

Friday, Jan 22, 2010

Although a jury concluded that Nike Inc. did not infringe an inventor's patent for a vented baseball cap, a judge has ordered the sportswear giant to pay the plaintiff more than $400,000 in attorneys' fees because of litigation misconduct by Nike during the trial.

14. High Court Allows 2 Intervenors In Carolinas River Spat

Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would allow the Catawba River Water Supply Project and Duke Energy Carolinas LLC to intervene independently in South Carolina's suit against North Carolina over water rights, but it rejected Charlotte, N.C.'s bid to intervene as a defendant, saying the city had not met the appropriate standards and that its intervention was not required.

15. High Court Turns Down Deere 401(k) Case

Tuesday, Jan 19, 2010

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal of the dismissal of a proposed class action accusing Deere & Co. 401(k) plan fiduciaries of choosing overpriced plans, leaving intact a federal appeals court decision that plan choice and disclosure is sufficient.

16. Mayer Brown Finance Partner Heads To Jones Day

Thursday, Jan 14, 2010

A former corporate finance partner at Mayer Brown LLP has joined the banking and finance practice at Jones Day.

17. Smurfit-Stone Workers Bring ERISA Class Action

Tuesday, Jan 12, 2010

Employees have lodged a proposed class action against the administrators of Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s retirement plans, alleging they breached their fiduciary duty by continuing to invest in Smurfit-Stone stock as the company went bankrupt.

18. Product Liability Cases Of The Decade

Tuesday, Jan 12, 2010

Preemption and pleading standards topped the list of sea changes for product liability attorneys who spoke to Law360 about the rulings that have altered the face of their practice over the past 10 years.

19. High Court Won't Hear Calif. Energy Crisis Appeal

Monday, Jan 11, 2010

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition for certiorari from Puget Sound Energy Inc. and other petitioners in a case in which an appeals court ordered the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reconsider its decision not to award refunds for purchases during the Western U.S. energy crisis of 2000 and 2001.

20. Product Liability Plaintiffs Firms Of The Year

Friday, Jan 01, 2010

Law360's top product liability plaintiffs firms of 2009 garnered substantial verdicts against pharmaceutical heavyweights such as Pfizer Inc. and Novartis Pharmaceutical Corp. and chipped away at Big Tobacco from new angles, racking up hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.