http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: Whyte Hirschboeck Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/133653 Plumbing and bathroom products maker Kohler Co. appears to have reached a settlement agreement with rival American Standard Brands, whom it sued for trademark infringement and unfair competition for allegedly copying Kohler's "One" brand of kitchen and bathroom products. http://www.law360.com/articles/133653 http://www.law360.com/articles/132574 The law firm Michael Best & Friedrich LLP has added two attorneys with expertise in biotechnology and information technology startups to serve the growing market for venture capital investment in Wisconsin. http://www.law360.com/articles/132574 http://www.law360.com/articles/131270 A federal appeals court has affirmed a judge's decision to dismiss a lawsuit Schering-Plough Healthcare Products Inc. brought against four drug companies over their marketing of a laxative as “prescription only.” http://www.law360.com/articles/131270 http://www.law360.com/articles/130179 A bankruptcy judge on Friday rejected efforts by Metavante Corp. to change or stay enforcement of a September ruling that the company owed Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc. more than $6.6 million in payments stemming from a prepetition swap agreement between the two companies. http://www.law360.com/articles/130179 http://www.law360.com/articles/128722 A federal appeals court has opted not to revisit its ruling in a retaliation case from a former Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. employee, overriding three judges who consider the court’s interpretation of the Fair Labor Standards Act's anti-retaliation statute illogically narrow. http://www.law360.com/articles/128722 http://www.law360.com/articles/124466 A federal judge has refused to toss Bayer HealthCare LLC's patent infringement case against Norbrook Laboratories Ltd. over a generic animal drug application filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for medication that treats bovine respiratory disease. http://www.law360.com/articles/124466 http://www.law360.com/articles/123167 Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc. has successfully locked down payments related to a prepetition swap agreement with Metavante Corp. that will net the bankrupt financier over $6.6 million. http://www.law360.com/articles/123167 http://www.law360.com/articles/122882 Citgo Petroleum Corp. has trumped a gas station operator with stores in four states, winning a final judgment of nearly $5 million for breach of contract “debranding” claims over 39 retail locations. http://www.law360.com/articles/122882 http://www.law360.com/articles/112635 Plumbing and bathroom products maker Kohler Co. has accused rival American Standard Brands of trademark infringement and unfair competition related to Kohler's One brand kitchen and bathroom products. http://www.law360.com/articles/112635 http://www.law360.com/articles/109275 Widening the split among the federal appeals courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled that a purely verbal complaint is not an activity shielded under the retaliation provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. http://www.law360.com/articles/109275 http://www.law360.com/articles/104273 Just over a month after the suit was filed, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. has agreed to settle a class action by employees who claim they were required to work during meal breaks and were subjected to other Fair Labor Standards Act violations. http://www.law360.com/articles/104273 http://www.law360.com/articles/77759 Saying that a lower court dismissed the case too hastily, a Wisconsin state appeals court has reversed summary judgment against the plaintiff, Alliance Laundry Systems LLC, which alleged that Stroh Die Casting Co. Inc. sold it faulty commercial dryer parts. http://www.law360.com/articles/77759 http://www.law360.com/articles/52244 While prosecutors across the board say last April’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in KSR has made it easier for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to reject patent applications based on obviousness, they are using this challenge to step up their own games. http://www.law360.com/articles/52244