http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: Akin Gump Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/135430 Pennsylvania's revenue department has challenged Philadelphia Newspapers LLC's proposed reorganization plan, saying it is objectionable because it would unfairly let the bankrupt newspaper company off the hook for unpaid state taxes. http://www.law360.com/articles/135430 http://www.law360.com/articles/135293 A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction barring a former employee of Epiq Class Action and Claims Solutions Inc. from competing with Epiq for its clients, finding that a noncompete agreement the employee signed with Epiq likely is valid. http://www.law360.com/articles/135293 http://www.law360.com/articles/135150 New Mexico-based creditor Chisos Ltd. is objecting to Edge Petroleum Corp.’s prepackaged Chapter 11 plan and asset sale because it claims it would potentially subvert its preferential rights to oil and gas leases in New Mexico. http://www.law360.com/articles/135150 http://www.law360.com/articles/135228 Clarification is imminent on a contested $50 million Lloyd's of London insurance policy issued to alleged Ponzi artist R. Allen Stanford and other executives at his Stanford International Bank and related entities, as the insurer has sued for declaratory relief in an effort to avoid funding the accused fraudsters' criminal defense. http://www.law360.com/articles/135228 http://www.law360.com/articles/135018 Bank lenders that lost their ability to use more than $318 million in credit to bid on bankrupt newspaper company Philadelphia Newspapers LLC have won a stay of the company's auction while a federal appeals court considers their case. http://www.law360.com/articles/135018 http://www.law360.com/articles/134526 Citing doubts about the scope and validity of Kinetic Concept Inc.’s wound therapy patents, a federal judge has denied the medical device company's request for a preliminary injunction in its infringement suit against rival Smith & Nephew Inc. http://www.law360.com/articles/134526 http://www.law360.com/articles/133737 Bank lenders that recently lost their ability to use more than $318 million in credit to bid on bankrupt newspaper company Philadelphia Newspapers LLC have asked a district judge to postpone the auction of the company while they take their case to a federal appeals court. http://www.law360.com/articles/133737 http://www.law360.com/articles/133651 RealNetworks Inc. has fired the opening shot in its appeal of a preliminary injunction blocking sales of its RealDVD applications for ripping a DVD to a hard drive, saying the federal judge who granted the order didn't consider whether there was a demonstrable likelihood of irreparable harm. http://www.law360.com/articles/133651 http://www.law360.com/articles/133729 IESI-BFC Ltd. plans to take over Canadian rival Waste Services Inc. for about $370 million in an all-stock transaction to form the third-biggest solid-waste management firm in North America, the companies announced Wednesday. http://www.law360.com/articles/133729 http://www.law360.com/articles/133609 The bankruptcy judge overseeing Edge Petroleum Corp.’s prepackaged Chapter 11 proceedings has approved the oil company’s latest disclosure statement and set a hearing for plan confirmation next month. http://www.law360.com/articles/133609 http://www.law360.com/articles/133426 Luis R. Mejia, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Enforcement Division's chief litigation counsel, has decided to make a move to DLA Piper's Washington office. http://www.law360.com/articles/133426 http://www.law360.com/articles/122674 It sometimes seems that some appeals are not fully analyzed, with the appellate court simply affirming whatever was done by the lower court, says Michael D. Risley, co-chair of the appellate advocacy group at Stites & Harbison PLLC. http://www.law360.com/articles/122674 http://www.law360.com/articles/133034 A federal judge has granted conditional certification for two of nearly a dozen suits brought by Tyson Foods Inc. workers accusing the factory of failing to pay them for time spent donning and doffing compulsory safety gear. http://www.law360.com/articles/133034 http://www.law360.com/articles/132547 The U.S. Court of International Trade has refused to stay anti-dumping duty orders on diamond saw blades from China and Korea, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has agreed to the stay pending an appeal. http://www.law360.com/articles/132547 http://www.law360.com/articles/132578 A former client has hit Milberg LLP and three other firms with a proposed class action, alleging negligence by the firms led a securities class action to be decertified and judgment to be entered in favor of the defendant, an American International Group Inc. subsidiary. http://www.law360.com/articles/132578 http://www.law360.com/articles/132659 In the nearly seven years since it was launched, SCOTUSblog has grown from a side project by two attorneys into the pre-eminent resource for information about the U.S. Supreme Court — a far greater undertaking than its creators initially expected. http://www.law360.com/articles/132659 http://www.law360.com/articles/132651 In a suit brought by the U.S. Department of Labor, a federal jury has found that Tyson Foods Inc. violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to pay production line workers for time spent donning and doffing compulsory safety gear. http://www.law360.com/articles/132651 http://www.law360.com/articles/132252 Two movie theater heavyweights have gone to battle over large-screen theaters, with Cinemark USA Inc. seeking a declaration that two patents held by Imax Corp. are invalid, arguing that Imax has “placed a cloud” over Cinemark's business. http://www.law360.com/articles/132252 http://www.law360.com/articles/132345 Bankrupt flooring company Congoleum Corp. has asked a judge to extend its debtor-in-possession financing agreement with Wachovia Bank NA through the end of June 2010 while it seeks approval of a bankruptcy plan that would resolve thousands of asbestos claims. http://www.law360.com/articles/132345 http://www.law360.com/articles/132181 Dairy farmers who brought a multidistrict lawsuit over alleged anti-competitive practices in the milk industry have won over a federal judge, who agreed to a protective order modification that would allow access to some sealed documents. http://www.law360.com/articles/132181