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1. Obama Says Export Control Reform Plan Imminent

Friday, Mar 12, 2010

The Obama administration will outline its proposal to reform the U.S. export control system within weeks, according to the president, who provided several details of the plan.

2. Obama Taps Boeing, Xerox CEOs For Export Council

Thursday, Mar 11, 2010

President Barack Obama on Thursday tapped W. James McNerney Jr. and Ursula M. Burns — the chief executive officers of The Boeing Co. and Xerox Corp., respectively — to head the President's Export Council.

3. Iran's Mahan Airways Again Denied Export Rights

Thursday, Mar 11, 2010

The U.S. Department of Commerce has once again extended an order denying export privileges to Mahan Airways because the Iranian airline exported American-made planes without government authorization and has continued to fly them to and from Tehran.

4. Boeing Rips Litigation Bid By Sea Launch Creditors

Tuesday, Mar 09, 2010

The Boeing Co. has objected to efforts by the creditors committee for bankrupt Sea Launch LLC to initiate discovery in the ongoing battle over the aircraft giant's bid for hundreds of millions of dollars in claims.

5. The Heavy Cost Of Violating US Sanctions

Wednesday, Mar 03, 2010

The $2 million fine against Balli Aviation Ltd. — combined with a related $15 million civil settlement between Balli Group PLC, Balli Aviation Ltd., the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control — represents one of the largest fines for an export violation in BIS history, says Andrew Picken of McGrigors LLP.

6. Toyota's Troubles Deepen With Possible Corolla Recall

Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010

Toyota Motor Corp. is reportedly reviewing complaints of power steering problems with its popular Corolla model to determine whether a recall is necessary, just weeks after recalling more than 2.3 million cars in the U.S. because of unintended acceleration.

7. Airlines, Insurers Want 9/11 Deal Terms Kept Secret

Wednesday, Feb 10, 2010

Insurers for Ground Zero businesses and the airlines they sued for property damage stemming from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have asked a federal court to keep secret the total amount of their pending settlement agreement.

8. American Airlines Could Face $10M FAA Fine

Wednesday, Feb 10, 2010

American Airlines could reportedly face one of the biggest fines in Federal Aviation Administration history as the agency closes a two-year investigation into faulty wiring on 290 MD-80 jets.

9. SOX Doesn't Protect Boeing Auditors' Media Leak: Judge

Wednesday, Feb 10, 2010

A federal judge has ruled that Boeing Co. did not violate the whistleblower protections of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act when it fired two auditors for leaking information to a newspaper, a ruling attorneys said was the first of its kind in the country.

10. Boeing Contract Claims Over Superfund Site Nixed

Monday, Feb 08, 2010

A federal judge has dismissed contract claims brought by Boeing Co. subsidiary Aviall Services Inc. against Cooper Industries Inc., in a 13-year legal battle over polluted Texas land once owned by Cooper that Aviall says it has spent nearly $15 million cleaning.

11. Balli To Pay $17M Over Illegal 747 Exports To Iran

Friday, Feb 05, 2010

A unit of the U.K.'s Balli Group PLC has pled guilty to illegally exporting commercial Boeing 747 aircraft from the United States to Iran and agreed to pay a total of $17 million in criminal and civil fines, authorities said.

12. What's All The 'Twitter' About Employee Privacy?

Friday, Feb 05, 2010

Having an effective policy regarding the use of e-mail and other electronic communications devices, particularly one that reduces the risk or eliminates the risk of a privacy claim, and monitoring are critical to effective workplace management, says Eileen M. Lawrence of Davis Grimm Payne & Marra.

13. Court Won’t Compel Continental CEO Crash Testimony

Friday, Feb 05, 2010

A Texas state appeals court has overruled a lower court's decision to force the former CEO of Continental Airlines Inc. to be deposed in a lawsuit over a December 2008 airplane crash that injured dozens of passengers, finding that the executive does not have unique or superior knowledge related to the accident.

14. Honeywell, Others Win Combat Helicopter Crash Case

Friday, Jan 29, 2010

The Boeing Co., Honeywell International Corp. and Goodrich Pump & Engine Control Systems Inc. have emerged victorious from a product liability case stemming from a 2007 military helicopter crash that killed eight U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.

15. EU Troubled By Long Wait For Boeing Ruling: Report

Monday, Jan 25, 2010

The European Union reportedly has raised concerns about the 10-month gap between the World Trade Organization's September interim ruling that EU loans to Airbus SAS were illegal subsidies and its expected June ruling on the EU's accusation that the U.S. is subsidizing Boeing Co., saying the long delay could make negotiations between the EU and the U.S. difficult.

16. FedEx Emerges With Summary Judgment Patent Win

Thursday, Jan 14, 2010

A federal judge has ruled that FedEx Corp. did not infringe five patents relating to wireless communication technologies used on its Boeing 727 aircraft, but there still are claims against it over eight patents.

17. Law360 Securities Editorial Advisory Board

Wednesday, Jan 13, 2010

Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2010 securities editorial advisory board.

18. CWC Drops EBay, Boeing, Others From Patent Suits

Tuesday, Jan 05, 2010

Patent-holding company Clear With Computers LLC has reached settlements with several defendants — including eBay Inc., The Boeing Co. and Halliburton Co. — in two suits that accused dozens of companies of infringing CWC's computerized sales system patents.

19. International Trade Cases To Watch In 2010

Friday, Jan 01, 2010

After a slow year, most international trade attorneys expect things to pick up in 2010, as the World Trade Organization and U.S. Department of Commerce gear up to issue major decisions and complaints continue to pour in to the U.S. International Trade Commission.

20. Labor And Employment Cases To Watch In 2010

Friday, Jan 01, 2010

In 2010, employment attorneys will be keeping an eye on two cases before the California Supreme Court that could impact future overtime class actions, in addition to several major U.S. Supreme Court cases involving Title VII, arbitration and employee privacy.