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Midwest - December, 2009

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• Claims Trimmed In McDonald's Whistleblower Suit
• Pizza Hut Drivers Seek Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• Zelle Wins $5.6M In Microsoft Fee Dispute
• Grassley Blasts CLASS Act As 'Ponzi Scheme'
• Finance Committee Favorably Reports 9 Nominees
• M&G Polymers Retirees Win Class Cert. In ERISA Suit
• SEC Tags Heisman Trophy Co-Sponsor With Fraud
• Liberty Units Balk At Coverage For Marathon Death Suit
• With Sales, FTC Clears Agrium Takeover Of CF
• Apple Gift Card Action Survives Dismissal Bid
• Patterson Thuente Gets Malpractice Suit Tossed
• Diebold Shareholders Fall Short In Fraud Appeal
• Ill. Drug-Flushing Law Takes Effect In New Year
• ITC Won't Review Ruling On Railway Tariff Violations
• Iowa High Court Backs Class Cert. In EPDM Suit
• 5th Circ. Lets Ford Off Hook On Marathon Contracts
• Wis. Electric Co. Wins $50M For Nuclear Fuel Removal
• Lilly To Pay Up To $755M For Autoimmune Treatments
• EU Reopens ASEAN Trade Talks, 1 Country At A Time
• Court Clips Fraud Claim In Adelphia Bondholder Suit
• Duke Energy Shells Out $93M Over Ind. Coal Plant
• Awaiting A National Standard For 'Place Of Business'
• FedEx Protests Doc Production In Classification MDL
• Corn Prices Push Hawkeye Energy Unit Into Ch. 11
• Kiswel Settles Lincoln ITC Case Over Welding Wire
• Zell Can't Duck ERISA Suit Over Tribune Takeover
• The Hanover Sued Over Asbestos Defense Refusal
• Bryan Cave Partner Picked For Key BIS Position
• Legal Secretary Hits IP Boutique With Overtime Action
• Kan. Joins EPA Suit Over Westar Emissions
• Enviros Take Weapons Plant Cleanup Suit To Fed. Circ.
• Senate Moves Forward With Health Care Vote
• Pfizer Puts $6M Down On Rights To Stem Cell Therapy
• GE Capital Wins $18M In Aircraft Loan Spat
• Bayer Wins Ill. Class Action Over Baycol Marketing
• Insurer Wants Dismissal In Waste Case Coverage Spat
• Teamsters Sue To Halt $41B Exxon-XTO Energy Deal
• ITC Launches 337 Probe Into Analog's Microphones
• DHL OT Suit Receives Collective Action Approval
• Monsanto Won't Contest Generic Seeds After IP Expires
• Fed. Circ. Sends Nintendo Wii Patent Case To Wash.
• Saint-Gobain Ordered To Pay $50M In Patent Spat
• Reddy Ice Blasts Shareholder Fraud Claims
• Goldman Insider Trading Claims Came Too Late: Judge
• Class Certification In Haddock — An Outlier?
• Qwest's Bid To Decertify FLSA Class Shot Down
• Parker Hannifin Wins $6.5M In Fuel Filter IP Suit
• Apollo Nabs Cedar Fair In $2.4B Cash and Debt Deal
• Payday Lender's Arbitration Bid Denied By 8th Circ.
• Equal Maker Merisant's Amended Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed
• Kimball Claims Byrd Amendment Bars Free Speech
• Appleton, NRC Lose Contribution Bid In River Cleanup
• Fla. AG Probes Diebold Sale To ES&S
• Hydraulic Fracturing Reform Could Thwart Exxon Deal
• Deposition Ordered For Marathon In Hot Fuel MDL
• Tax Loss Penalty Reduced For Ex-Miller Canfield Atty
• Text Message Price-Fixing Class Action Dropped
• Acacia Unit, BofA Settle 3rd-Party Credit Card IP Suit
• Energy Cos. Move To Toss State Antitrust Claims
• Honeywell Embarks On Marine Navigation Patent Fight
• 5th Circ. Rejects En Banc Bid In Ford Crash Suits
• Court OKs $72M Renew Energy Sale To Valero
• Sierra Club Pushes EPA To Rule On Wis. Power Plant
• On The Radar: Age And Medical Condition Jokes
• Hot Fuel Defendants Lose Bid To Toss MDL
• NY Starbucks Baristas' Tip-Sharing Suit Tossed
• EU Clears $2B Amcor Deal For Alcan, With Divestiture
• Bill Takes On Independent Contractor Classification
• Judge Chucks Key Claim From Okla. Poultry Suit
• FDA Warns Abbott Unit Over Eye Device Manufacturing
• Md. Insurance Boss To Join FDA As Chief Counsel
• Sales Reps Hit Sanofi With Overtime Action
• Judge Deflates Last Claim In Tire Pressure Patent Suit
• US Stiffed For TARP Cash In Chrysler Plan
• Bellwether Consolidation Denied In Levaquin MDL
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Sony Win In Optical Disc Patent Suit
• House Passes Iran Gas Sanctions Bill By Wide Margin
• Valero Snaps Up Trio Of Ethanol Plants For $272M
• Sotomayor May Sharpen High Court’s Focus On IP
• Centennial Collective OT Action Certified, Narrowed
• Khanjee Appeals Ill. Power Plant Fine To 7th Circ.
• Wellbutrin Indirect Buyers Seek Cert. In Antitrust Suit
• White House Will Enter Trans-Pacific Trade Talks
• Visteon Supplier's Suit V. Chinese Rival Tossed
• High Court Sweeps Away Challenge To Chrysler Sale
• Fidelity Ordered To Produce Docs In PrivaCash Suit
• Experts Axed From Wood Treatment Pollution Suit
• NuvaRing Judge Scolds Defense Over Slew Of Motions
• Supreme Court Rejects Gun Liability Case
• Vt. High Court Certifies Honeywell Thermostat Class
• Neumann Homes Plan Promises Creditors Full Recovery
• Ind. Teachers Withdraw Appeal Of MetLife Dismissal
• Shareholder Suit Attacks $1.1B Iowa Telecom Deal
• USPTO Declares Stem Cell Patent Interference
• Acacia Unit, GreatCall Settle Cell Phone Patent Suit
• ExxonMobil To Buy Gas Producer XTO For $41B
• Bayer Once More Defending Trasylol In Federal Court
• Emigrant Appeals $10M Attorneys' Fees Ruling
• Six Flags Scores Disclosure Statement Approval
• Implications Of Animal Welfare V. Beech Ridge Energy
• Jury Finds Visicu's Patient Care Patents Invalid
• Recycled Tire Turf Likely Poses Low Risk: EPA Study
• EPA, South Dakota Seek $87M for SD Mine Cleanup
• Q&A With Gray Plant Mooty's Eric Yaffe
• Exelon Wins Dismissal Of 401(k) Fee Action
• DLA Piper Snaps Up New Chair For Financial Group
• GSK Forced To Turn Over Docs In Avandia MDL
• Insurer Must Indemnify Maverick Over Piping: 5th Circ.
• Counterclaims Pared In Real Estate Listings Suit
• Appropriations Bill Adds $75M To Climate Research
• Recusal Experts Back Peremptory Judicial Challenge
• BofA Defeats Dismissal Bid In Noncompete Suit
• $9M Real Estate Contract Judgment Put On Hold
• House Moves Measure To Help GM, Chrysler Dealers
• P&G's Crest Whitestrips Targeted In Patent Suit
• Ohio Residents Appeal CSX Toxic Train Crash Ruling
• Critics Call Federal Coal Ash Regulation Into Question
• Law Firm Loses Bid To Toss Mid-America Receiver
• Dillard's Opposes General Growth's Ch. 11 Plan
• Punitive Damages Still On Table In GM Rice Case
• FDA Questions Low-Cost Drug Import Legislation
• DuPont Settlement Axed In Farmers' Antitrust Case
• Coal Co. Sues Insurers For Defense In Pollution Suits
• $1.3M Fee Award Affirmed In US Steel Toxic Tort Suit
• FDA Should Beef Up Post-Market Drug Safety: GAO
• Court Upholds $3.1M Judgment In Baseball Patent Suit
• Barnes & Thornburg Brings Bankruptcy Pro To Atlanta
• W.Va. Wind Farm Work Halted To Protect Bat Habitat
• 10th Circ. Revives Boeing Discrimination Suit
• High Court Puts Honest Services Law In Hot Seat
• 1st-Day Motions Approved In AmTrust Ch. 11
• FedEx Drivers Win Bid To Collect IRS Audit Info
• D&O Rescission Actions Difficult, But Not Impossible
• Medtronic 'Denies Reality' In Pacemaker Case: Judge
• House Panel Raises Alarms Over Drug Price Increases
• Loeb Adds Katten Securities Litigator In Chicago
• NorthStar Aims To Raise $200M With IPO
• Global IP Treaty Talks Spur Enforcement Concerns
• Bondholders Denied Bid To Take Over Six Flags Ch. 11
• Wis. Creates Public Fund For High Court Campaigns
• Worker Dropped In Coca-Cola Hostile Workplace Suit
• Google Sues Over 'Get Rich At Home' Scam
• Judge Won't Reform Pact In Torched Restaurant Spat
• 9th Circ. Affirms Toss of Foxhollow Shareholder Action
• Steel Co. Seeks $11.4M In Insurance Spat
• Lafarge Settles USG Wallboard Patent Suit For $105M
• Voting Machine Cos. Hit With Patent Infringement Suit
• NY Bank Gains $11B AmTrust Assets In FDIC Deal
• Collective Cert Denied In Boar's Head FLSA Suit
• Employment Lawyers' Wish List For 2010
• ITC To Determine If Imported Stools Violate 337
• Bayer Hit For $2M In 1st Bellwether Rice Trial
• 4th Circ. Extends Insurer’s Case Against IP Firm
• 11th Circ. Upholds Toss Of Solvay Marketing Suit
• Steris In Hot Water Again Over Sterilization Device
• FDA Asked To Look At Drugs' Impact On Child Weight
• Senate Bill Aims To Extend Wind Energy Tax Credit
• Marshall, Clausen Tout Service Diversity
• IP Attorneys Dominate At Fish & Richardson
• Microsoft Fails To Keep US Docs From Canada Plaintiffs
• Voidable Preference In Pa. Insurer Liquidations?
• Kohl Pitches Stricter Pay-For-Delay Drug Rules
• Financial Transaction Tax Bill Draws Quick Reaction
• A. Schulman Snaps Up ICO For $191.4M
• SEC Accuses Canopy, Founder Of $75M PPO Fraud
• $203M Kickback Verdict For SC Johnson Upheld
• Grain Co. Fights Rejection Of $5.4M Corn Supply Claim
• Anheuser-Busch InBev Hit With ERISA Class Action
• Jury Convicts Petters In $3.6B Ponzi Trial
• Claims Pared In Prudential Overtime Class Action
• Nvidia Told To Fork Over Docs In GPU Action
• Gene Codes Sues Ex-Worker Over Defection To Rival
• Analog Fires Own Shots In Microphone Patent Fight
• Sens. Reintroduce Bill To Require Trade Pact Review
• TAS Foils Cummins Action Over Engine Patents
• Pa., Ga., Ill. 18 Months Late On Emissions Plans: EPA
• Real Estate Loans Send AmTrust Financial Into Ch. 11
• Zimmer Securities Fraud Class Action Gets The Boot
• ID Validation Outfit Accuses Rival Of Monopoly
• 6th Circ. Affirms Dismissals From Novartis MDL
• Class Cert. Sought In ConocoPhillips Bonus Dispute
• Court Enforces Dismissal Of Kraft OT Class Action
• Fifth Third Goes After Brooke Insurance Agents
• Monumental Life Settles Premium Refund Class Action
• 'Camelflage' Padded Undies Trigger Trademark Suit
• Nokia Accuses Samsung, Others Of LCD Price-Fixing
• 7th Circ. Finds Wal-Mart Not Negligent In Suicide Case
• 'Coke Classic’ Buyers Seek Cert. In HFCS Action
• Remaining Trademark Claims Chucked In FICO Suit
• Haynes & Boone Adds Physicist To Calif. IP Team
• 21 States Win $25M Settlement In Vitamin Suit
• Court Keeps Citgo Franchise Case in Okla.
• Emigrant Hit With $10M Fee In $2M Contract Suit Loss
• Drugmakers Fined $6M Over Viagra, Cialis, Levitra
• Packaged Ice Defendants Seek To Delay Settlement
• Linn Energy To Pay $154M For Oil, Gas Properties
• Indirect Purchasers Win Class Cert. In SRAM MDL
• Class Cert. Sought In Coventry HMO Fee Suit
• Q&A With Ice Miller's Fred Biesecker