Thursday, Mar 18, 2010
A putative pay discrimination class action against Rolls-Royce Corp. has run out of gas, now that a federal judge has rejected a request to certify a class that could have included more than 500 women.Friday, Feb 26, 2010
British engine and automotive company Rolls-Royce PLC has reached a deal with the board of Odim ASA and will launch a recommended cash offer of 1.4 billion Norwegian crowns ($234 million) to purchase outstanding shares of the marine technology company.Friday, Feb 26, 2010
United Bankshares Inc. has filed suit against Travelers and Chubb group affiliates, contending that they have been unreasonably slow in responding to an insurance claim submitted after the bank discovered it was duped into providing a Washington, D.C.-area restaurateur with nearly $18 million in loans based on false documents.Thursday, Jan 21, 2010
British law firm Mishcon de Reya has opened a New York office, bringing in a team of 11 from Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP.Friday, Nov 13, 2009
A federal judge has granted Rolls-Royce Inc.'s request to conduct supplemental discovery of AvidAir Helicopter Supply Inc.'s alleged trade secret violations, in a suit brought by AvidAir claiming that Rolls-Royce's proprietary information related to helicopter engine repairs is not protected.Thursday, Oct 01, 2009
A federal judge has ruled that BMW AG and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd. did not willfully infringe a patent held by Henrob Ltd. for riveting technology.Thursday, Jul 02, 2009
Overturning a lower court ruling, a federal appellate court has ruled that a qui tam lawsuit filed by a former Rolls-Royce PLC engineer over allegedly defective parts is not precluded merely because he previously filed a related employment suit against the company.Thursday, Dec 04, 2008
Carnival Corp. has brought a $100 million suit against Rolls-Royce PLC, claiming the British engine maker sold the cruise operator a faulty propulsion system for the Queen Mary 2 cruise ship.Thursday, Jul 31, 2008
After losing a $34 million verdict last year to licensing company Orion IP LLC, Hyundai Motor America Inc. launched a declaratory judgment action Monday against the company, now called Clear With Computers LLC, in a bid to invalidate the same online sales method patent.Tuesday, Apr 01, 2008
Nearly a year after losing a $34 million verdict to licensing company Orion IP LLC for infringing an online sales method patent, Hyundai Motor America has lost its bids both to render the patent unenforceable and to lower the award.Thursday, Mar 27, 2008
A federal judge has issued a mixed ruling in three helicopter repair companies' bid to dismiss certain of Rolls-Royce Corp.'s claims in a trade secrets dispute related to its Model 250 light aircraft engine. Many of the defendants' counterclaims, including allegations of Rolls-Royce's illegal tying arrangements with distributors, remain.Monday, Oct 29, 2007
With a circuit split now leaving judges unsure of False Claims Act requirements, the U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will take a stab at a whistleblower suit that says three Navy subcontractors outfitted warships with faulty generators and overbilled for them.Wednesday, May 30, 2007
A jury on Tuesday found that Hyundai Motor America willfully infringed a sales method patent for Web sites, and ordered the company to pay $34 million. The verdict could mean bad news for the several dozen other companies that have been the target of lawsuits by patent-holding company Orion IP LLC over the same technology.Friday, Oct 06, 2006
The labor and employment practice of Barnes & Thornburg LLP has made significant strides in the past decade, cementing its base of big-name clients and extending its reach well beyond Indianapolis, according to the group’s chief, Kenneth J. Yerkes.Wednesday, Oct 04, 2006
Rolls-Royce Corp. has filed a federal trademark suit claiming a helicopter repair company stole its trade secrets, just days after the same company filed a lawsuit against Rolls-Royce alleging tortious interference and violations of the Sherman Act.Monday, Apr 10, 2006
After two mergers, international powerhouse Freshfields Bruckhaus & Deringer said it has soared to the top of the Brussels antitrust field and is poised to knock rival Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton off the competition law pedestal.