http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: Steptoe & Johnson PLLC Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/132510 A judge has tossed all but one claim from a lawsuit brought by employees of an Alcan Inc. subsidiary alleging the aluminum producer unlawfully disseminated plant workers’ health care records among management. http://www.law360.com/articles/132510 http://www.law360.com/articles/120825 The best way of improving your skills at appellate advocacy is to identify well-written appellate opinions, secure a copy of the briefs in those cases and, if possible, listen to recordings or read transcripts of the oral arguments, says Ancil Ramey, an appellate attorney for Steptoe & Johnson PLLC. http://www.law360.com/articles/120825 http://www.law360.com/articles/116280 A federal judge has granted certification of two separate classes to a group of AB&C Group Inc. call center workers alleging their former employer shut down three of its facilities without warning and failed to pay them overtime wages for time spent logging into their computers in the morning. http://www.law360.com/articles/116280 http://www.law360.com/articles/110279 What remains unclear, and is likely to remain so for a time, is what role the U.S. Department of Justic's report relating to single-firm conduct under Section 2 of the Sherman Act will play in future Section 2 enforcement investigations and litigation, despite its withdrawal as the policy of the department, says Edward A. Matto of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC. http://www.law360.com/articles/110279 http://www.law360.com/articles/109249 A major producer of coal in northern and central Appalachia has objected to CDX Gas LLC's latest disclosure statement, claiming the bankrupt Houston-based natural gas exploration company has not made it clear how certain contracts will be treated. http://www.law360.com/articles/109249 http://www.law360.com/articles/106527 Hundreds of Kentucky real estate lessors accusing three energy companies of cheating them out of millions of dollars in natural gas royalties have reached a $28.7 million deal to settle their class action lawsuit. http://www.law360.com/articles/106527 http://www.law360.com/articles/99867 The support of President Obama, coupled with overall shifts in the political landscape on the federal level, indicates that there is now considerably more promise for the Healthy Families Act than last year when it was introduced. A review of the proposed legislation and its anticipated effects in the workplace would be timely, says Bradley K. Shafer of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC. http://www.law360.com/articles/99867 http://www.law360.com/articles/99868 Many struggling employers are eager to take part in the opportunities that will be created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. However, employers should be cautious. While the ARRA may present new financial opportunities for businesses, it also brings with it some rather unexpected and unfamiliar workplace requirements, says Sarah Hinkle of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC. http://www.law360.com/articles/99868 http://www.law360.com/articles/99908 Columbia Gas Transmission LLC has asked a federal judge to certify a class of about 111 plaintiffs and give a green light to a settlement deal in a case over alleged contamination from an abandoned natural gas pipeline. http://www.law360.com/articles/99908 http://www.law360.com/articles/96988 Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2009 insurance editorial advisory board. http://www.law360.com/articles/96988 http://www.law360.com/articles/95059 While government has long had in place requirements regulating the oil and gas industry, industry changes resulting from Marcellus drilling have brought new issues to the surface. Industry must be diligent to assure the public that its practices, as in the past, will not result in adverse impacts on the environment or human health, says Armando Benincasa of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC. http://www.law360.com/articles/95059 http://www.law360.com/articles/94547 While a federal judge has refrained from granting Pinnacle Mining Co. LLC a preliminary injunction that would require Bluestone Coal Corp. to pump water from its mine to prevent further damage to Pinnacle's impoundment, he flatly denied Bluestone's attempt to toss claims related to its allegedly illegal mining activities. http://www.law360.com/articles/94547 http://www.law360.com/articles/88125 Does the lack of detail in the official White House Energy and Environment Agenda as compared to the campaign version mean that President Obama is backing off from some of the more stringent positions in his earlier version — such as the requirement that all pollution credits be auctioned? asks Katerina E. Milenkovski of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC. http://www.law360.com/articles/88125 http://www.law360.com/articles/82719 Littler Mendelson, Jackson Lewis and Ogletree Deakins boast the largest employment practices in the United States, measured by the number of practicing lawyers, according to the 2009 Law360 Litigation Almanac. http://www.law360.com/articles/82719 http://www.law360.com/articles/71669 With Columbus recently named the No. 1 up-and-coming tech city in America by Forbes, southern Ohio is seeing an increasing number of patent lawsuits. That has prompted a push for new rules to provide structure and speed to patent cases in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. http://www.law360.com/articles/71669 http://www.law360.com/articles/34486 Consol Energy Inc. has sought at least $10 million in a trespassing lawsuit that accuses Bluestone Coal Co. of pumping water from an underground waterway that Consol owns. http://www.law360.com/articles/34486