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Midwest - April, 2009

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• Biovail, GSK Want Wellbutrin Antitrust Suit Tossed
• Sears Workers Win Class Cert. In ERISA Action
• Cable-Subscribing Judge Bows Out Of Comcast Suit
• McGuireWoods, GMR Seal Merger Deal
• Brooke Trustee Looks To Convert Cases To Ch. 7
• Attorneys Lose Bid To Sanction Opposing Counsel
• If I Were Obama, I'd Nominate ...
• Hedge Fund Rebuffed In Polaroid Owner Fraud Case
• Former Tyson Worker Seeks Cert. For FLSA Action
• CPSC Probes Ties Between Drywall, Health Issues
• 7th Circ. Sends Product Liability Cases To Argentina
• Squire Sanders Cuts 32, Slashes Associate Pay
• Save-A-Lot Forced Suppliers To Switch Agents: Suit
• List Of Chrysler's Largest Unsecured Creditors
• Alcoa Loses Bid To Toss Ind. Cleanup Suit
• Paper Or Plastic? Retailers May Be Losing Choice
• The Transfer Tax Exemption After Piccadilly
• Buffalo Wild Wings Sues P&G Over 'Blazin' Trademark
• Bill Seeks Oversight Panel For Cap-And-Trade Cash
• EPA Raids Ill. Village Over Tainted Water Claims
• Employers Should Act Now To Avoid Swine Flu Liability
• Tellabs Wins Appeal Over Mandatory Unpaid Time Off
• Tadalafil In Erectile Dysfunction Pills Sparks Recall
• Ex-Barnes & Thornburg Atty Sets Up Small Biz Firm
• Sinochem Gets Patent Suit Moved From E. Texas
• 1st Amendment Guards Use Of Football Stats: Judge
• Doe Run's Counterclaims Proceed In Insurance Spat
• Wis. Anti-Bias Bill Ready For Gov.'s Signature
• Corps Of Engineers Says It Can Gauge Mining Impacts
• Wis. Bill Would Limit Pre-Existing Condition Denials
• Bill Takes On Wage Gap Between Sexes
• FLSA Suit Against Kellogg Goes Forward
• Providers Hit Merck With Suit Over Vioxx
• Adaptive Loses Bid To Add Partner To Overcharge Suit
• Minn. Court Strikes Class Cert. In 3M Age Bias Suit
• Bill Seeks More FDA Scrutiny Of Foreign Medical Cos.
• Michael Foods, Sodexo Pricing Deal Unlawful: Judge
• FDA OKs Emergency Drug Uses As Swine Flu Spreads
• Visteon Dropped From ERISA Suit Over Ford Spinoff
• Insurer Tries To Renege On Port's Enviro Suit Defense
• Judge In KV Securities Case To Oversee ERISA Suits
• UK Nanotech Co. Sued Over Quantum Dot Patents
• Senate Sends Anti-Financial Fraud Bill To House
• Hedge Fund Bill Only Restores SEC Oversight: Sen.
• Watson Pharmaceuticals Sued Over Mucinex ANDAs
• Class Status Denied In Warranty Suit Against Learjet
• Nixon Peabody, Wildman Make Associate-Level Cuts
• Possible Changes In NLRB Law
• Northgate Infringes Lexion Laparoscopy Patent: Judge
• Alfalfa Sprouts Linked To Salmonella Outbreak
• Conn.'s Non-Medicaid Claims Cut From Zyprexa MDL
• Insurers Attack Maine's Bad-Faith-Claims Bill
• Pandemic Preparedness For Employers
• Kimberly-Clark Sues Tyco Over Trachea Tube Patent
• Bill Aims To Boost BEACH Grants, Water Standards
• Sidley Austin Snags Ex-DOE General Counsel
• Kapak Sues Folgers, Others Over Coffee Pouch Patent
• Wash. Close To OK'ing $12B CenturyTel-Embarq Deal
• Insurer Fights Wal-Mart Indemnity Claims
• Clorox Sues SC Johnson Over Executive Hire
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Suit V. Ford Over Donated Patents
• Mich. May Lose Out If Ch. 11 Is In Detroit's Future
• FEMA Asks Court To Toss Suit Over River Levee
• Rep. Wants Probe Of AIG War Zone Health Claims
• EPA, Friction Holdings Settle Pollution Charges
• Inhofe Pushes For TARP Spending Transparency
• Costco To Convert Gas Pumps In Hot Fuel MDL Deal
• Teva Hit With Injunction In Evista Patent Suit V. Lilly
• Treasury Preparing Ch. 11 Filing For Chrysler: Report
• Cessna Loses Bid For Attys' Fees in De-Icing Suit
• Autodesk Faces Patent Suit Over AutoCAD Software
• Brazilians Target Eli Lilly, Others Over Toxic Waste
• Ex-Broker Pleads Not Guilty In Dreier Fraud Case
• Portrait Co. Asks To Toss Post-Sale Trademark Suit
• EPA Probe Shouldn't Hold Up Chrysler Suit: Judge
• Execs Fixed Chicago Garbage Cart Repair Bids: DOJ
• Ashcroft Law Firm Garners 4 Former US Attorneys
• Howard Economist Tapped For Labor Policy Post
• Travelers Bid To Compel Docs Denied In PCB Suit
• Crane Preservation Bill Flies Through House
• Monsanto Avoids Patent Claims In Antitrust Saga
• Freddie Mac Acting CFO Found Dead In His Home
• Doe Run Insurers Still Have Beef To Work Out: Judge
• Last Defendants Settle In Hydrogen Peroxide Action
• Eagle-Picher Must Pay $9M For NM Cleanup: 6th Circ.
• Asbestos Litigation Trends In The US
• Sanofi Whistleblower Suit Survives Bid To Dismiss
• Homeowners Seek Class Cert. In Faulty Plumbing Suit
• Guidant Fights 3rd-Party Payors' Class Action Appeal
• Crane To Pay $18M To Settle 'Lumpy' RV Suit
• U Of Neb. Sues Siemens Unit Over Lab Testing Patent
• P&G, Roche Drop Actonel Patent Suit Against Sun
• $15M Settles Mo. Long-Term Care Insurance Action
• Retroactivity In The Medical Device Safety Act
• Termination Fee Plaintiff Wants Lawyer Sanctioned
• Senators Propose $20M Increase For SEC Budget
• Reps Win Conditional Cert. In OT Suit V. AT&T Unit
• Mich. Agency OKs Antitrust Deal For Universal Energy
• Tightened Credit Pushes Dayton Superior Into Ch. 11
• Biomet Targeted In DOJ's Bone Growth Device Probe
• High Court Rejects Ex-Westar CEO Sentence Appeal
• VeraSun Squares $107M Bond Debt
• Baker Cuts 9 Staffers, Freezes Wages For Others
• Politics Behind Rockers' IP Suit: Calif. Lawmaker
• BP Loses Bid To Nix Damages In Plant Sale Spat
• NJ Appeals Court Alters Pro Rata System For Carriers
• Akron Retains Holland & Knight In Pollution Suit
• Insurance Groups Blast 'One-Way' Minn. Bill
• Accused $428M Time-Share Fraudster Gets Enjoined
• US Stalls For More Time On E-Verify Rule Change
• Mills Corp. Shareholder Fraud Suit Moves Forward
• Coverage May Be Tricky For Food Recalls: Lawyers
• Tight Pants Theory Doesn't Fly In Suit Over Enviga
• FERC Nixes Alliant Unit's Transmission Rates Suit
• Aventine Wins Access To $15M In DIP Cash
• Ill. High Court Hands Weil-McLain Win In Asbestos Suit
• Texas Rocket Docket's Popularity May Be On Wane
• Experts See Ways To Impeach 'Torture Judge'
• Valvoline Maker Lodges ARS Suit Against Oppenheimer
• Nonparty Discovery In Reinsurance Arbitrations
• Papa John's Doesn't Have To Deliver SS Nos.: Judge
• Utilities, Experts Clash Over Efficiency Standards Bill
• Are Agreements To Negotiate Enforceable?
• Polaroid Sells Assets In Drawn-Out Auction Process
• For Commercial Market, Mall Giant May Be 1st Domino
• Sonnenschein Grabs 2 Patton Boggs Energy Partners
• Choate Hall Nabs Securities Vet From Edwards Angell
• KV Faces Class Action Over Recalled Generic Toprol
• Client Must Rehire In-House Counsel: Court
• Nationwide Settles Overcharge Suit For $6M
• Green Groups Move To Block WVa Surface Mines
• Affiliated Computer Off Hook In Default Dispute
• Pa. To Set New Wastewater Discharge Limits
• Md. Requires Insurers To Report Slavery Dealings
• EPA Floats Proposal To Increase Ethanol Cap
• Ohio Sets Renewable Energy Generation Standards
• Insurer Off Hook For Fuel Leak At College: Court
• Minn. Reaches Deals With Bridge Collapse Victims
• Ex-Workers Win Cond. Cert. In Age Bias Suit V. Sears
• Award To Printer, Insurer Upped In Liability Case
• DOJ Subpoenas Smith & Nephew Over Exogen
• Lyondell Can Pay MTBE Settlement Share: Judge
• Fla. AG Hits Auto Filter Makers With Price-Fixing Suit
• Bayer Agrees To Settle Some Contrast Dye Suits
• Arbitration Ordered In $6M Suit Over E&O Policy
• 2 Firms Tapped To Lead Securities Case V. KV
• Most Claims Tossed In Bicycle Wheel Patent Suit
• Spoliation Hearing Granted In Lexapro Patent Suit
• Holland & Hart Snags Securities Partner From Faegre
• Law360 Insurance Editorial Advisory Board
• 8th Circ. Revives Hartford's $3M Case V. Shipping Co.
• EPA Doles Out $600M For Superfund Waste Cleanup
• Medicis, Perrigo Settle Fight Over Dermatitis Drug
• Duke Sues Insurer For Defense Costs In Patent Suit
• Motorola Claims Ex-CFO Destroyed Evidence
• Citi, Wachovia To Pay $878M To Settle ARS Probe
• Fed. Circ. Finds For Honda In Truck Bed Patent Suit
• Claims Pared In Patent Suit V. GM, Ford, Others
• Conn. Jumps On Anti-Bisphenol A Bandwagon
• FLSA Suit By Shuttle Drivers Gets Judge's Nod
• Sebelius Vetoes Bill To Allow Coal-Fired Power Plants
• Court Halts Mich. Crackdown On Credit-Based Rates
• Chrysler Wins $47.7M In Suit Over Defective Parts
• GM Recalls 1.5M Vehicles Over Engine Oil Leak
• Inventor Katz Drops Covington For Cooley Godward
• Designing An Effective Electronic HR System
• Bankruptcy Lawyer, Obama Adviser Joins DLA Piper
• Review Of BofA Disclosures Is Under Way: SEC
• Firm Agrees Not To Use Secret Sherwin-Williams Info
• Drug Sellers Move To Finalize $250M TriCor Settlement
• Aventine Wins Bid For Cash, 10 Other 1st-Day Motions
• 4 Cos. Don't Infringe SanDisk Flash Patents: ITC
• Cessna May Face Punitive Damages In MDL: Judge
• Battle Over EFCA Heats Up With Advertising Blitz
• Sonnenschein Lures Wilson Sonsini White Collar Vet
• Barnes Nabs Squire Sanders Atty To Head New Office
• Invista To Pay $502M In Landmark EPA Fine
• 8th Circ. Nixes Workers' Disability Claims V. Insurer
• St. John, Nurses Settle Wage Dispute For $13.5M
• Petco Settles With EPA Over CWA Violations
• Bankrupt Polaroid Snaps Up Higher $73M Bid
• Agents Sue Brooke Lending Arm For Fraud, RICO
• TransCore Ruling May Change How Licenses Drafted
• Steelmakers Target China In Anti-Dumping Petition
• EPA Names 9 Sites To Superfund Priorities List
• NovaStar ERISA Suit Gets Class Action Status
• Aventine Is Latest Ethanol Producer To Enter Ch. 11
• Insurers Sue Artz, Dickinson Over Malpractice Spat
• VeraSun Looks To Pay Secured Debts Early In Ch. 11
• Cessna MDL Judge Nixes Bid To Unseal Secret Docs
• JPMorgan, Zurich Settle Over WaMu Loan Defects
• Amid Layoffs, Firms Can Take Steps To Prevent Suits
• Bayer Gets Two More Baycol Plaintiffs Tossed
• Napster, Pandora Prevail Over Music System Patents
• Refinery Told To Furnish Docs In Spill Coverage Spat
• Monaco Coach Seeks To Auction Off RV Resorts
• Insurer Must Defend Troubled Chicago Mall: Court
• Sierra Club's Suit Over Coal Plant Emissions Tossed
• Sherwin-Williams Sues Motley Rice Over Secret Docs
• Folgers, Smucker Strike Back In Coffee Patent Scrap
• Plaintiff Moves For Certification Of OT Action V. Tyson
• Takeovers Of Small Firms Keep Merger Activity Up
• Mich. Fights Credit Data-Based Home Insurance Rates
• First Bank Sues Chubb Unit For $5M After Data Breach
• 6th Circ. Sides With Plaintiffs In ERISA Suit V. M&G
• Mutual Funds Sue MBIA Over Public Bond Unit Split
• Lilly, Plaintiff Group Settle Zyprexa MDL Claims
• Barnes & Thornburg Launches Outpost In Atlanta
• Court Tosses 'Identical' Abbyy Scanning Patent Suit
• Wash. Hits Wachovia With ARS Fine
• Insurer Off Hook For 'Blast-Fax' Case: 3rd Circ.
• Plaintiffs Seek Class Cert. In ERISA Suit V. BorgWarner
• Chevron Awarded $2.8M Against Broke Contractor
• Polaroid To Seek New Bids From Patriarch, Rival
• Plaintiff Seeks Class Cert. In Telemarketing Suit
• Class Certified In Lockheed ERISA Fight
• More Suits Filed Over Minn. Bridge Collapse
• Kucinich Demands SEC Probe Into Merrill Bonuses
• Special Masters Prove Valuable In Patent Suits: Study
• Closer Scrutiny Of 'Confidential Informants'
• The Importance Of Lincoln V. Transamerica
• Claims Added To Subprime Negligence Suit V. Citi
• Northwest Escapes Patent Suit Without A Payment
• FERC Seeks En Banc Hearing In Transmission Suit
• Iowa Supreme Court Strikes Same-Sex Marriage Ban
• Pleading Standards Under Section 544(b)(1)
• Before Suing For Unpaid Defense Costs ...
• Water Pollution Rules Ambiguous: Minn. High Court
• BP, Pennzoil To Repay Ohio For Gas Station Cleanup
• The 9th Circ. Stance On Transwestern Pipeline
• Welding Rod Makers Lose Bid For New Trial In Miss.
• 6th Circ. Affirms Toss Of ERISA Suit V. Engineering Co.
• $11M Loss Pushes Nova Biosource Into Ch. 11
• Inventor Sues Apple Over Online Disk Drive Patent
• Some Creditors Cry Foul As Bankrupt Polaroid Sold
• Investor Sues For Axcelis Docs On Rejected Merger
• Medtronic Judge Won't Reconsider Recusing Himself
• No Class Cert. In ABS Brakes Suit Against GM
• Nixon Peabody Draws E-Discovery Guru To DC
• Calif. Class In MDL V. Automakers Sent To State Court
• Virgin Mobile, 7-Eleven Sued Over Cell Phone Patent
• Fax Machine Patent Suit Against Xerox Tossed
• Map Project Plots Out Protected Land For Developers
• Bosch, Dynamotive Settle Over Brake System Patent
• 6th Circ. Tosses Antitrust Suit V. Equifax
• Medtronic, Acacia Unit Settle Over Catheter Patent
• Court Snuffs 'Silent PPO' Class Action V. Travelers
• Obama Nominates 2 For Appeals Courts
• New State Product Labeling Laws: Preempted?
• Claims Pared In ITT Superfund Suit V. BorgWarner
• Antitrust Action Over Duke Energy Rebates Bounced
• Insurer Must Cover City's Defamation Claims: 6th Circ.
• Retek Prevails In 7-Year-Old Shareholder Class Action
• Both Parties' Motions Shot Down In Ethyol Patent Suit
• FedEx Drivers Are Not Employees: Wash. Jury
• Fed. Circ. Revives Vector, Euclid Patent Spat
• Judge Blocks Army Corps Coal Mining Permits
• Barnes & Thornburg Gets Bankruptcy Veteran Back
• Qiagen's HPV Test Patent Not Infringed: Fed. Circ.
• Most Claims Against AmEx In Benefit Plan Suit KO'd
• Lear Loses Bid To Shut Attys Out Of Garage Door Suit
• EPA, Construction Co. Settle Over NY Superfund Site
• Ex-Employee Hits McGowan With Sex Bias Suit
• Some Lockheed ERISA Claims Tossed