http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: Sprint Nextel Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/132502 AT&T Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp. and other wireless communications heavyweights have been accused by patent-holding company Child Protect LLC of infringing two patents related to control communications between mobile devices. http://www.law360.com/articles/132502 http://www.law360.com/articles/130638 Despite opposition from creditors Dish Network Corp. and Sprint Nextel Corp., the judge overseeing DBSD North America Inc.'s Chapter 11 proceedings has given the go-ahead to the satellite service operator's reorganization plan, which calls for converting around $750 million of second-lien debt into equity. http://www.law360.com/articles/130638 http://www.law360.com/articles/130395 Sprint Nextel Corp. and Dish Network Corp. have lodged their latest objections to satellite communications company DBSD North America Inc.’s Chapter 11 plan, objecting to the debtor’s bids to obtain post-petition financing and extend its exclusivity period. http://www.law360.com/articles/130395 http://www.law360.com/articles/129351 Sprint Nextel Corp. has laid out the grounds for an appeal of its dismissed bid to hold debtors in the DBSD North America Inc. bankruptcy jointly liable for $1.9 billion to cover reimbursements for clearing spectrum band. http://www.law360.com/articles/129351 http://www.law360.com/articles/128952 Sprint Nextel Corp. has agreed to acquire affiliate iPCS Wireless Inc. in an $831 million deal that will bring an end to all litigation between the two companies over an operating contract and keep the telecommunications giant from having to sell off its integrated digital enhanced network assets in some iPCS territories in the Midwest. http://www.law360.com/articles/128952 http://www.law360.com/articles/116349 The value of a legal department can't always be quantified. But in a time of belt tightening, it's crucial for corporate counsel to take time to demonstrate how they're contributing to the bottom line, experts said. http://www.law360.com/articles/116349 http://www.law360.com/articles/127639 Clear With Computers LLC has reached agreements with two apparel brands that were among the 17 defendants the patent-holding company sued in March for allegedly violating its intellectual property related to an online sales system. http://www.law360.com/articles/127639 http://www.law360.com/articles/127478 Dicam Inc. has hit a number of major cell phone makers including Hewlett Packard Co., Sharp Corp., Panasonic Corp. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. with a suit alleging infringement of a patent for a personal security system for hand-held electronic devices. http://www.law360.com/articles/127478 http://www.law360.com/articles/127028 Sprint Nextel Corp. has reached settlements in five separate lawsuits filed after the announcement of a proposed $483 million merger with Virgin Mobile USA Inc., which was announced in July, according to a regulatory filing Wednesday. http://www.law360.com/articles/127028 http://www.law360.com/articles/126666 Sprint Nextel Corp. has asked a judge to dismiss a suit accusing it and several former executives of lying about the company's financial health after a 2005 merger, contending that the claims don't meet the heightened pleading standards imposed by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. http://www.law360.com/articles/126666 http://www.law360.com/articles/125609 Big River Telephone Co. LLC and Sprint Nextel Corp. have reached a settlement in their fight over patents for technology that allows phone calls to be made over the Internet. http://www.law360.com/articles/125609 http://www.law360.com/articles/125734 A federal judge has shot down Sprint Nextel Corp.'s bid to hold the debtors in the DBSD North America Inc. bankruptcy jointly liable for $1.9 billion to cover reimbursements for clearing spectrum band. http://www.law360.com/articles/125734 http://www.law360.com/articles/124894 Clear With Computers LLC and Masco Corp. have come to an agreement to settle a lawsuit in which the Texas-based intellectual property holder accused the national purveyor of cabinets, plumbing and other home fixtures of violating an online sales patent. http://www.law360.com/articles/124894 http://www.law360.com/articles/124017 VIP Wireless Inc. has been hit with a putative class action by an employee who alleges the chain of cell phone stores owes its sales workers overtime pay. http://www.law360.com/articles/124017 http://www.law360.com/articles/123231 Flextronics International Ltd. confirmed Friday that it had sold its stake in the privately held communications technology company Aricent Inc. to private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Canada's CPP Investment Board, in a $225 million deal. http://www.law360.com/articles/123231 http://www.law360.com/articles/122827 The plaintiffs in a class action against communications companies over early termination fees for wireless service have filed a new complaint to add consumers from California, a day after AT&T Mobility LLC agreed to pay $18 million to end the litigation. http://www.law360.com/articles/122827 http://www.law360.com/articles/121953 Three affiliates of Sprint Nextel Corp. are asking an Illinois court to hold off approval of the wireless giant's proposed $483 million tie-up with wireless reseller Virgin Mobile USA Inc. until Sprint can prove the merger won't break Sprint's affiliate contracts by pitting its partners against Virgin in exclusive service areas. http://www.law360.com/articles/121953 http://www.law360.com/articles/120752 In a last-minute attempt to drill up support for its Chapter 11 plan, DBSD North America Inc. has blasted critics who say the company will not be able to stand on its own after restructuring. http://www.law360.com/articles/120752 http://www.law360.com/articles/120173 Sprint Nextel Corp. can continue to pursue directors and officers insurance coverage of defense costs for a 2003 securities suit, now that a federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss filed by Travelers Indemnity Co. and St. Paul Mercury Insurance Co. http://www.law360.com/articles/120173 http://www.law360.com/articles/119531 The newly formed lineup at the Federal Communications Commission has begun an expanded inquiry into competition, innovation and consumer issues in the mobile wireless market, hoping to present a detailed analysis to lawmakers who are questioning whether key players are dominating the market. http://www.law360.com/articles/119531