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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