http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: Morgan Lewis Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/135612 Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. has won a bid to disqualify its opponent’s counsel in a suit alleging Sony and its attorneys ran a scam on him in a patent dispute over vibrating video game controllers, due to the plaintiff attorney’s previous representation of Sony in related litigation. http://www.law360.com/articles/135612 http://www.law360.com/articles/135613 A federal appeals court has reversed a favorable ruling for JPMorgan Chase & Co. in an employment case challenging the bank’s classification of its loan underwriters as exempt from federal overtime requirements. http://www.law360.com/articles/135613 http://www.law360.com/articles/134679 AT&T has asked a federal court to dismiss allegations of age discrimination against retired workers the company refused to rehire, saying the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission failed to state a claim. http://www.law360.com/articles/134679 http://www.law360.com/articles/134473 All law firms pride themselves on their legal skills, but a handful of firms — Baker Botts LLP, Foley & Lardner LLP, Jones Day and Kirkland & Ellis LLP — mark the cream of the crop in terms of deft lawyering, according to a new report. http://www.law360.com/articles/134473 http://www.law360.com/articles/134064 The law firms that offer truly superior client service, according to a new survey of corporate counsel, are united by a commitment to understanding their clients' business, open lines of communication and a firm-wide zeal for keeping clients satisfied. http://www.law360.com/articles/134064 http://www.law360.com/articles/133131 Nature's Sunshine Products Inc. is set to fork over $6 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing the nutritional supplements manufacturer and three executives of bilking millions of dollars from shareholders as part of a securities fraud scheme. http://www.law360.com/articles/133131 http://www.law360.com/articles/132757 A judge has tossed all claims against Constar International Inc., citing its filing for Chapter 11 protection, in a consolidated securities fraud class action alleging the plastic container maker and several financial firms made misleading statements to investors about Constar's 2002 initial public offering. http://www.law360.com/articles/132757 http://www.law360.com/articles/132514 RadioShack Corp. has reached a settlement in a proposed class action brought by members of a company 401(k) plan who accused the electronics retailer of funneling their investments into an underperforming mutual fund. http://www.law360.com/articles/132514 http://www.law360.com/articles/132190 Iron Mountain Inc. and NetMass Inc. have settled patent infringement charges filed against them by Network Backup Corp., which has accused a plethora of companies of using its technology for backing up computer data over the Internet. http://www.law360.com/articles/132190 http://www.law360.com/articles/132369 Ryan Beck Holdings Inc. and a group of employees suing it for alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act have lodged a joint motion asking a New York federal court to conditionally approve class certification for the purposes of executing a $1.3 million settlement. http://www.law360.com/articles/132369 http://www.law360.com/articles/131797 Three lawyers who previously worked at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Foley & Lardner LLP and Arrowhead Research Corp. have launched a new Washington-based intellectual property boutique — Fanelli Strain & Haag PLLC. http://www.law360.com/articles/131797 http://www.law360.com/articles/130837 Cost is typically the largest issue commercial developers face when considering whether or not to include a green roof as a part of their project. Yet various cities and states are leading the way in providing extensive financial incentives for energy-efficient development, say Jeannine T. Bishop and Meredith D. Rettaliata of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP. http://www.law360.com/articles/130837 http://www.law360.com/articles/131409 A federal appeals court has upheld the certification of a securities class action claiming that Constar International Inc. and several financial firms misled investors about the plastic container manufacturer’s 2002 initial public offering by touting the company as strong and competitive when its business was allegedly deteriorating. http://www.law360.com/articles/131409 http://www.law360.com/articles/131152 Pfizer Inc. is again trying to fend off a lawsuit by a group of California pharmacies and pharmacists claiming the drugmaker's $68 billion buyout of rival Wyeth will eliminate competition and stifle innovation in the U.S. prescription drug market. http://www.law360.com/articles/131152 http://www.law360.com/articles/131164 A protracted patent dispute between the University of Pittsburgh and Varian Medical Systems Inc. over patents related to radiation therapy may take another trip back to a federal appeals court, as Pitt has objected to a district court's judgment that barred it from filing a new complaint. http://www.law360.com/articles/131164 http://www.law360.com/articles/130907 Concert promoter Live Nation Worldwide Inc. has filed a breach of contract suit against former Chairman Michael Cohl and his company S2BN Entertainment Corp., accusing S2BN of failing to make $5 million in payments due under a 2008 asset purchase and noncompete relief agreement. http://www.law360.com/articles/130907 http://www.law360.com/articles/130722 Breaking away from the pack, Reed Smith LLP has rolled out a new model that seeks to group lawyers by competency level rather than relying on the tenure-based approach of yore. http://www.law360.com/articles/130722 http://www.law360.com/articles/130685 A federal judge has remanded a class action accusing Unisys Corp. of violating California's wage-and-hour laws, ruling that the technology security company could not prove that the amount at issue in the case exceeded $5 million. http://www.law360.com/articles/130685 http://www.law360.com/articles/130718 Sills Cummis & Gross PC has announced the addition of intellectual property attorney Scott D. Stimpson as a member of the firm's New York office. http://www.law360.com/articles/130718 http://www.law360.com/articles/130602 Having already failed to make headway in a putative class action alleging NutriSystem Inc. misled investors about its prospects and inflated its stock price, shareholders have fared little better in taking the weight-loss company’s brass to task over the company's downturn in 2007. http://www.law360.com/articles/130602