http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: Rolls-Royce Group Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/134034 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. http://www.law360.com/articles/134034 http://www.law360.com/articles/125646 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. http://www.law360.com/articles/125646 http://www.law360.com/articles/109510 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. http://www.law360.com/articles/109510 http://www.law360.com/articles/79098 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. http://www.law360.com/articles/79098 http://www.law360.com/articles/64540 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. http://www.law360.com/articles/64540 http://www.law360.com/articles/51770 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. http://www.law360.com/articles/51770 http://www.law360.com/articles/51253 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. http://www.law360.com/articles/51253 http://www.law360.com/articles/38766 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. http://www.law360.com/articles/38766 http://www.law360.com/articles/25716 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. http://www.law360.com/articles/25716 http://www.law360.com/articles/11360 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. http://www.law360.com/articles/11360 http://www.law360.com/articles/11257 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. http://www.law360.com/articles/11257 http://www.law360.com/articles/6069 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. http://www.law360.com/articles/6069