http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: Steptoe & Johnson LLP Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/132709 A federal appeals court has determined that the liquidating trust for the now-defunct Agway Inc. must pay nearly $885,000 in post-bankruptcy attorneys' fees on a claim stemming from a prepetition indemnity agreement. http://www.law360.com/articles/132709 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/132447 A circuit panel on Wednesday upheld a district court's decision to toss Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.'s allegations that two amendments to New York's workers' compensation law were unconstitutional, for which both courts declined to exercise federal jurisdiction. http://www.law360.com/articles/132447 http://www.law360.com/articles/130191 In a case that has captured widespread attention and fueled a debate over whether methods made by the software, medical and financial services industries are patentable, the U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to hear oral arguments in the Bilski matter on Monday. http://www.law360.com/articles/130191 http://www.law360.com/articles/131390 Abbott Laboratories has launched another suit seeking to block a generic version of its cholesterol drug TriCor, this one targeting generics maker Impax Laboratories Inc. http://www.law360.com/articles/131390 http://www.law360.com/articles/131141 Technology company Qimonda AG has asked the U.S. International Trade Commission to review a determination issued earlier this month finding one Qimonda patent invalid, and ruling that Seagate Technology and LSI Corp. had not infringed three other Qimonda patents by importing semiconductor integrated circuit chips. http://www.law360.com/articles/131141 http://www.law360.com/articles/130854 The U.S. Court of International Trade has rejected French ball bearing manufacturer SKF France SA's challenge to the U.S. Department of Commerce's decision to use the production costs of an SKF supplier, rather than SKF's acquisition costs, to calculate anti-dumping duties on SKF's bearings. http://www.law360.com/articles/130854 http://www.law360.com/articles/130332 A coalition of forest product companies is asking the Federal Trade Commission to determine whether the green timber standards set by the Forest Stewardship Council, the guidelines favored by many environmentalists, are misleading, deceptive and anti-competitive. http://www.law360.com/articles/130332 http://www.law360.com/articles/130342 Less than 10 days before a trial was set to begin, a federal judge has thrown out some claims in a case brought by Ohio residents who say Chevron USA Inc. should be held liable for land contamination and health problems caused by a refinery. http://www.law360.com/articles/130342 http://www.law360.com/articles/129707 Drywall company KCG Inc. has reached a settlement with a unit of The Travelers Cos. Inc. in a declaratory judgment suit for defense and indemnification costs stemming from hundreds of personal injury lawsuits over asbestos-containing building materials made by KCG's predecessors. http://www.law360.com/articles/129707 http://www.law360.com/articles/129260 Executive Risk Indemnity Inc. has been discharged from an insurance spat between a financial consulting firm and two former associates vying for $2 million in coverage for defense costs in an underlying suit stemming from a hospital system's bankruptcy. http://www.law360.com/articles/129260 http://www.law360.com/articles/129314 A federal judge has rejected Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. Inc.'s request for a preliminary injunction barring Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. from claiming that its version of gout treatment colchicine is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, allegedly in violation of the Lanham Act. http://www.law360.com/articles/129314 http://www.law360.com/articles/128864 An administrative law judge has largely found in favor of defendants Seagate Technology and LSI Corp. in a patent suit filed by Qimonda AG alleging importation of semiconductor integrated circuit chips that infringe Qimonda’s patents, finding that the defendants either did not infringe the patents-at-issue or that the patents are invalid. http://www.law360.com/articles/128864 http://www.law360.com/articles/127923 A federal judge has dismissed a class action filed by former employees of Honda of America Manufacturing Inc. alleging the carmaker and Merrill Lynch & Co. violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and breached their fiduciary duties by implementing high fees in Honda's 401(k) savings plan. http://www.law360.com/articles/127923 http://www.law360.com/articles/127727 A judge has granted class status to New Jersey residents for certain nuisance claims in two lawsuits against DuPont Co. over the alleged release of a hazardous substance in the water supply near the chemical company’s Chambers Works plant, while rejecting certification for negligence and other claims. http://www.law360.com/articles/127727 http://www.law360.com/articles/123606 An en banc ruling in Textron Inc.'s battle with the Internal Revenue Service over access to the company's tax accrual work papers could present the U.S. Supreme Court with an opportunity to clarify the reach of the work product doctrine. http://www.law360.com/articles/123606 http://www.law360.com/articles/123977 A party wishing to enforce a subpoena against a third party in a Section 337 investigation should be familiar with the process outlined by the U.S. International Trade Commission rules and the statute governing the ITC's ability to obtain information, 19 USC §1333, say Charles F. Schill, Alice Alexandra Kipel and Tiffany Miller of Steptoe & Johnson LLP. http://www.law360.com/articles/123977 http://www.law360.com/articles/123092 The trade sanctions field used to have a stable and well-known population of bad guys — Cuba, North Korea, Libya, Iraq, China, the Soviets. Not any more. The future will bring more refined trade sanctions, such as the Sudan/Darfur rules and the on-off restrictions on Syria, says Hamilton Loeb, head of the international trade practice at Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP. http://www.law360.com/articles/123092 http://www.law360.com/articles/125782 A judge has rejected bids by four former AOL Time Warner Inc. executives to throw out civil fraud charges brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over an alleged scheme to overstate the media giant's advertising revenues by $1 billion. http://www.law360.com/articles/125782 http://www.law360.com/articles/124115 Among numerous declarations about the economy, world leaders vowed last week at the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh that they would fight trade protectionism and that they were committed to concluding the Doha Round by the end of 2010. Many experts remain skeptical, however, saying there are too many big differences to overcome. http://www.law360.com/articles/124115