http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: Bryan Cave Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/132692 For the second time this year, Goodwin Procter LLP has turned to layoffs in the sluggish economy — terminating 21 associates and 34 staff members. http://www.law360.com/articles/132692 http://www.law360.com/articles/132489 The U.S. International Trade Commission has ended an investigation into Ryn Korea Co. Ltd., accused by rival shoemaker Masai Marketing & Trading AG of infringing a patent that covers a type of curved-sole shoe. http://www.law360.com/articles/132489 http://www.law360.com/articles/131957 On the heels of announcing plans to acquire part of the reinsurance business of an ING Groep NV subsidiary, Reinsurance Group of America Inc. said Tuesday that it would offer public senior notes worth $300 million in order to raise capital. http://www.law360.com/articles/131957 http://www.law360.com/articles/131918 A federal judge has signed off on the NHL's acquisition of substantially all of the assets of the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes hockey team for roughly $140 million. http://www.law360.com/articles/131918 http://www.law360.com/articles/131829 Two companies have asked the U.S. International Trade Commission to review an administrative law judge's recommendation that they face a 10-year limited exclusion order for violating tariff laws by misappropriating trade secrets related to the manufacture of cast-steel railway wheels. http://www.law360.com/articles/131829 http://www.law360.com/articles/131112 The U.S. Court of International Trade has ruled that the tissue paper Walgreen Co. sells as part of its gift bag sets falls within the scope of an anti-dumping duty order on certain tissue paper products from China. http://www.law360.com/articles/131112 http://www.law360.com/articles/130558 The NHL has scooped up the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes in a $140 million deal that will close Monday if no further objections are raised, partially ending a drawn-out battle for the team's assets and future home. http://www.law360.com/articles/130558 http://www.law360.com/articles/130013 A group of current and former assistant branch rental managers for Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co. Inc. are seeking conditional certification for a proposed collective action accusing the company of failing to pay them overtime. http://www.law360.com/articles/130013 http://www.law360.com/articles/129876 The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined Tianrui Group Co. Ltd. violated tariff laws by misappropriating numerous trade secrets relating to the manufacture of cast-steel railway wheels. http://www.law360.com/articles/129876 http://www.law360.com/articles/123997 Doing deals in bankruptcy court these days frequently entails elements of a so-called loan-to-own strategy, in which an investor makes a play for a debtor by buying into existing debt or extending Chapter 11 financing, and while those arrangements are likely to face objections, there are tactics that can help ensure they work, attorneys say. http://www.law360.com/articles/123997 http://www.law360.com/articles/129237 RideNow Management LLC, which runs a network of recreational vehicle dealerships, has moved for an examination of the debtors in the Phoenix Coyotes' Chapter 11 case based on the hockey team's inclusion of a sponsorship agreement with the company in a list of contracts that may be assigned once the team is sold. http://www.law360.com/articles/129237 http://www.law360.com/articles/123065 As advocates and lawyers continue to debate the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court's headline-grabbing District of Columbia v. Heller decision in June 2008, the high court has accepted another contentious gun control case that could clear up a question the Heller case didn't answer — whether the Second Amendment applies to states and municipalities. http://www.law360.com/articles/123065 http://www.law360.com/articles/128671 Reassuring the secondary loan market, the New York Court of Appeals has issued a ruling clarifying the limits of the state's arcane champerty law, ruling that the age-old law with roots in medieval Europe was not designed to curb the ability of buyers of distressed debt to enforce their rights through litigation and collect on a legitimate claim. http://www.law360.com/articles/128671 http://www.law360.com/articles/128621 A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order barring a former Emerson Electric Co. executive from working for rival Tyco International Ltd., which Emerson claims would violate several noncompetition covenants. http://www.law360.com/articles/128621 http://www.law360.com/articles/128316 Bryan Cave LLC, the law firm accused of malpractice in a trade secrets theft lawsuit brought by Pelican Equity LLC, has said the allegations against it are poorly explained and should be dropped. http://www.law360.com/articles/128316 http://www.law360.com/articles/123918 If plaintiffs in the Refco securities litigation succeed in appealing the dismissal of Mayer Brown LLP and one of its lawyers from the case, securities lawyers arguing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit may find themselves liable for statements they wrote anonymously. http://www.law360.com/articles/123918 http://www.law360.com/articles/124702 Litigating cases involving gray market goods, or those sold outside a brand owner's authorized sale channels, can appear to be a relatively straightforward proposition, but the murky legal nuances involved can present some complex legal challenges, according to experts. http://www.law360.com/articles/124702 http://www.law360.com/articles/127483 Propane supplier Ferrellgas LP has settled a proposed class action alleging the company wrongfully overcharged its consumers. http://www.law360.com/articles/127483 http://www.law360.com/articles/127152 The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued guidance on how medical device exporters can win clearance to ship replacement parts to Iran and Sudan, laying out a rigorous process for exporting the items. http://www.law360.com/articles/127152 http://www.law360.com/articles/126452 Barnes & Thornburg LLP has picked up four new attorneys for its recently opened Atlanta office, including a business transactions partner from Miller & Martin PLLC, and of counsel with expertise ranging from intellectual property to health care. http://www.law360.com/articles/126452