http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: Perkins Coie Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/131939 Approaching employee and corporate use of social networking tools with answers to certain questions in mind can help you to avoid common pitfalls and mistakes that have gotten others in trouble — from both a legal and a public relations standpoint, says Brian Flock of Perkins Coie LLP. http://www.law360.com/articles/131939 http://www.law360.com/articles/130867 A federal judge has dismissed The Regence Group's lawsuit claiming that Bank of New York Mellon violated its custodial contracts with the group of health insurers by failing to return about $195 million of Regence's securities loaned to third parties. http://www.law360.com/articles/130867 http://www.law360.com/articles/130543 The recent solicitation from the U.S. Department of Energy is significant because it has opened up the loan guarantee program to renewable energy projects that use commercial technologies, and it has required applications to be submitted by lenders, not borrowers, say William G. Malley, James R. Cowan and Arthur T. Kolios of Perkins Coie LLP. http://www.law360.com/articles/130543 http://www.law360.com/articles/130513 Intellectual property expert Grant Kinsel has left Foley & Lardner LLP to join the Los Angeles office of international law firm Perkins Coie LLP. http://www.law360.com/articles/130513 http://www.law360.com/articles/130607 Account executives at a former ECC Capital Corp. unit sold to Bear Stearns Residential Mortgage Corp. in 2007 have struck a deal over allegations that the companies violated federal overtime pay requirements, reaching two settlements worth up to almost $1.4 million. http://www.law360.com/articles/130607 http://www.law360.com/articles/130185 A federal judge has dismissed antitrust counterclaims brought by Power.com against Facebook Inc., although he will allow the smaller company to replead as it looks to fight off allegations of copyright and trademark infringement. http://www.law360.com/articles/130185 http://www.law360.com/articles/129119 As buyers on the hunt for new acquisitions find themselves still grappling with qualms about the future in the wake of the financial crisis, attorneys say they're seeing a renewed interest in earnouts as a way to deal with often difficult financing conditions and lingering questions about a target company's true potential. http://www.law360.com/articles/129119 http://www.law360.com/articles/128402 A new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule requires large U.S. emissions sources and major fuel suppliers to report their greenhouse gas emissions. Canada has had GHG reporting rules for some time, but there are a few key differences — particularly for companies with operations in both countries, say Kai Alderson of Fasken Martineau Dumoulin LLP and William Pedersen of Perkins Coie LLP. http://www.law360.com/articles/128402 http://www.law360.com/articles/128999 General Electric Co. and SonoSite Inc. have worked out a $21 million settlement and a royalty deal in their dispute over a SonoSite patent for lightweight ultrasound machines, resolving litigation in Wisconsin and Germany, as well as a federal appeals court. http://www.law360.com/articles/128999 http://www.law360.com/articles/128523 A federal judge did not abuse his discretion in awarding CytoSport Inc. a preliminary injunction pending the outcome of its trademark fight with Vital Pharmaceuticals Inc. over similarly packaged muscle drinks, a federal appeals court has ruled. http://www.law360.com/articles/128523 http://www.law360.com/articles/127551 The recent opinion in Shenandoah Valley Network v. Capka from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia should bolster the use of tiered studies under the National Environmental Policy Act for highway and high-speed rail projects, say William G. Malley and Albert M. Ferlo of Perkins Coie LLP. http://www.law360.com/articles/127551 http://www.law360.com/articles/127016 Perkins Coie LLP has taken another step to expand its intellectual property practice, luring former Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP technology-related IP attorney Terrence Wikberg to its Washington office. http://www.law360.com/articles/127016 http://www.law360.com/articles/126923 General Electric Co. and SonoSite Inc. are working toward a deal to end GE’s declaratory judgment action alleging its ultrasound technology does not infringe SonoSite’s patent covering lightweight ultrasound machines. http://www.law360.com/articles/126923 http://www.law360.com/articles/126448 A federal judge has handed Craigslist Inc. a win in minority shareholder eBay Inc.'s suit accusing the online classifieds company of thwarting its economic interests, tossing claims concerning indemnity agreements Craigslist's top executives planned to implement. http://www.law360.com/articles/126448 http://www.law360.com/articles/112473 Merger activity is rising, but companies wishing to do deals still face a litany of uncertainties — including rocky equity markets, wary lenders and hidden liabilities — making it especially important for attorneys to be on the lookout if they want to ensure that transactions go smoothly. http://www.law360.com/articles/112473 http://www.law360.com/articles/120819 Memorandum decisions are now the norm and many are perfunctory. Last year, amazingly, the Eighth Circuit summarily affirmed without any substantive opinion over 30 percent of the time. That’s disturbing, and the problem may get worse now that unpublished opinions can be cited, says Dan L. Bagatell, appellate co-chair at Perkins Coie LLP. http://www.law360.com/articles/120819 http://www.law360.com/articles/125442 Alliant Energy Corp. has received tenders from holders of $402 million in senior notes to sell their notes for $40 each, resolving a lawsuit filed last year by the trustee for the noteholders alleging Alliant defaulted on the notes by fundamentally altering the nature of its business. http://www.law360.com/articles/125442 http://www.law360.com/articles/124781 Typhoon Touch Technologies Inc. has wasted no time in appealing a claims construction ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas that scuttled its suit against Dell Inc., Apple Inc. and others over touch computing patents. http://www.law360.com/articles/124781 http://www.law360.com/articles/123965 Should the Federal Trade Commission take heed of pressure to begin a new review of the 2007 deal that created CVS Caremark Corp., it would be just the latest in an increasing number of deals to receive post-consummation review. http://www.law360.com/articles/123965 http://www.law360.com/articles/124282 Having netted a handful of settlements over its touch computing patents, Typhoon Touch Technologies Inc. has decided to concede the fight against the nine remaining defendants, including Dell Inc., Apple Inc. and Palm Inc. http://www.law360.com/articles/124282