http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: Sidley Austin Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/132872 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's new Division of Risk, Strategy and Financial Innovation has begun to take shape, with the announcement Thursday of two new counsel and one senior policy adviser. http://www.law360.com/articles/132872 http://www.law360.com/articles/132294 U.S. Department of Justice attorneys have sharply criticized a judge in the Court of International Trade in two disputes over aid under the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, saying that the judge is wrongly trying to get them to disclose confidential Department of Labor records by threatening sanctions. http://www.law360.com/articles/132294 http://www.law360.com/articles/132326 Wachovia Corp. and the underwriters and auditor of 30 of the company's public offerings have denounced a consolidated class action alleging they downplayed Wachovia’s parlous subprime exposure when selling some $35 billion bond class securities. http://www.law360.com/articles/132326 http://www.law360.com/articles/132105 Winston & Strawn LLP has reportedly pushed back the start date for incoming associates again, citing budget concerns in its decision to have new associates start in three groups throughout 2010. http://www.law360.com/articles/132105 http://www.law360.com/articles/132100 A recent Harvard Law School graduate poised to launch his career at an elite firm saw a job offer go up in smoke after being charged with arson for allegedly setting a fire at a Manhattan memorial that holds remains of people who perished in the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. http://www.law360.com/articles/132100 http://www.law360.com/articles/131883 Unfortunately, many employers neglect to consider exactly how to compensate nonexempt employees for the time they spend attending to work matters while away from work. In today’s climate of exploding litigation under the Fair Labor Standards Act, such an omission may be costly, says James D. Weiss of Sidley Austin LLP. http://www.law360.com/articles/131883 http://www.law360.com/articles/131835 The U.S. Supreme Court asked the solicitor general on Monday to weigh in on a case tackling a controversial Arizona law that forces employers to use a federal database to verify the immigration status of potential employees or risk suspension or revocation of their business licenses. http://www.law360.com/articles/131835 http://www.law360.com/articles/131690 In a case on remand from the U.S. International Trade Commission, an administrative law judge has reaffirmed a prior ruling that Carsem Sdn Bhd infringed a patent owned by semiconductor packaging company Amkor Technology Inc. http://www.law360.com/articles/131690 http://www.law360.com/articles/131501 Plaintiffs in a long-running dispute over pension plans for employees of agricultural giant Monsanto Corp. and two spinoff health care companies have appealed a district court decision tossing their class action claims that the pension plans improperly calculated their benefits in violation of federal law. http://www.law360.com/articles/131501 http://www.law360.com/articles/131447 Two patent-holding companies have won out over defendants Microsoft Corp. and Vizio Inc. in a federal judge's decision outlining broader claims construction for two heavily litigated patents covering a method to enhance image resolution on video displays. http://www.law360.com/articles/131447 http://www.law360.com/articles/131289 Sony Corp. and AmTran Technology Co. Ltd. have reached a confidential settlement in a dispute over three AmTran patents related to television and PC monitor technology. http://www.law360.com/articles/131289 http://www.law360.com/articles/131288 A magistrate judge in a contract and trade secrets suit brought by Brigham Young University and a professor who claims he had a key role in discovering an enzyme that led to the development of Bextra and Celebrex has sanctioned the drugs' maker, a move the judge said she hoped would entice Pfizer Inc. to comply with its discovery obligations. http://www.law360.com/articles/131288 http://www.law360.com/articles/130997 LG Electronics Inc. and Hitachi Ltd. have settled a computer technology patent spat seven months after a federal district judge's ruling that LG's patent rights were exhausted because the dispute was similar to a case that went before the U.S. Supreme Court last year. http://www.law360.com/articles/130997 http://www.law360.com/articles/130754 A CIT Group Inc. subsidiary that administers student loans has reached a $130 million settlement to forgive up to 75 percent of unpaid loans to 2,300 students who attended a now-defunct helicopter school that had 34 locations across the country. . http://www.law360.com/articles/130754 http://www.law360.com/articles/129961 A bill aimed at strengthening the trade enforcement efforts at U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been greeted with cautious optimism by trade lawyers, who say it has the potential to put a greater focus on trade at the agency, which now dedicates many of its resources to security issues. http://www.law360.com/articles/129961 http://www.law360.com/articles/130360 Wyeth Inc. and Cordis Corp. have asked a judge to dismiss or transfer a declaratory judgment suit filed by Boston Scientific Corp. in a fight over a patent related to drug coatings in stents, saying a suit they filed earlier elsewhere should take precedence. http://www.law360.com/articles/130360 http://www.law360.com/articles/130180 In the latest of a series of state settlements over Zyprexa, Eli Lilly & Co. has agreed to pay $45 million to South Carolina to resolve allegations it improperly marketed the antipsychotic drug for off-label uses. http://www.law360.com/articles/130180 http://www.law360.com/articles/130007 A judge has handed a victory to Mony Life Insurance Co., rejecting a putative class action brought by a benefit recipient who accused the insurer of breach of contract for failing to pay high enough interest rates on policy benefits deposited in money market-type accounts. http://www.law360.com/articles/130007 http://www.law360.com/articles/130091 Telecommunications equipment producer Tellabs Inc. plans to acquire wireless gear maker WiChorus Inc. in a $165 million cash deal designed to help the company take advantage of the booming smartphone business, the companies said Friday. http://www.law360.com/articles/130091 http://www.law360.com/articles/129960 A $336 million settlement a class of consumers reached with credit card companies and banks accused of breaching federal and state antitrust laws by colluding to fix foreign currency fees has been granted approval by a federal judge, three years after the defendants put the money away in escrow to repay the plaintiffs. http://www.law360.com/articles/129960