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Midwest - January, 2011

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• Kelley & Ferraro Files For Ch. 11 Amid Legal Woes
• Broker Manipulated Rice Futures, Trader Class Says
• Bankrupt Vertical Founder Sent Into Liquidation
• Trustmark, Hancock Must Resume Arbitration: 7th Circ.
• Westfield Doesn't Owe Subcontractor Defense: Judge
• Union Official Gets 27 Months For Bribery
• Judge Hits Minn. Ponzi Mastermind With $85M Penalty
• Dick's To Pay Up To $15.5M To Settle OT Actions
• Ugglebo Drops Trademark Suit Over Uggs
• Insurers Sue Neb. Excavator Over Pipeline Defense
• Monsanto Hit With Wage-And-Hour Class Action
• US Hits Back At Ex-Seyfarth Atty's Dismissal Bid
• Health Care In The DOJ's Antitrust Crosshairs
• Cargill Workers Score Deal In Don, Doff Actions
• Another AIPC Exec Strikes Deal In SEC Fraud Suit
• US Sues Guidant Over Defective Defibrillators
• State AGs Slam NLRB Over Secret Ballot Suits
• Jones Day Can Exit Soverain-Newegg Suit: Fed. Circ.
• Minn. High Court Recharges Stray Voltage Suit
• Minn. Rail Passes Enviro Test, Still Needs Work: Judge
• ERISA Claims Tossed In Church Publisher Action
• Ex-Hospital VP Asks For 2 Years In Corruption Case
• Harleysville Contests Builder Contract Suit Coverage
• Smart Technologies Faces Class Action Over $660M IPO
• Wis. Gov. Signs Tort Reform Bill Despite Criticism
• UTi Workers Win Initial Cert. In Overtime Action
• Dish Hit With False Ad Suit Over Programming Contract
• KBR Faces FLSA Action Over Time Clock Trek
• CFTC Uses New Forex Authority To Sue 14 Dealers
• 8th Circ. OKs Online Research Fees For Attys
• Lieberman Tries Again To Protect ANWR From Drilling
• Plaintiffs Push $40M Deal In Moving Co. Antitrust MDL
• Judge Approves $1.35M Deal In DirecTV Overtime MDL
• Can Cargo Carriers Limit Liability In Theft/Hijackings?
• Mexico Pays Corn Products $58M NAFTA Award
• New Ford & Harrison Attys Boost Presence In 3 Cities
• Huawei Wins TRO In Bid To Stop Nokia-Motorola Deal
• Senators Continue To Float State Bankruptcy Option
• Texaco To Pay $1.7M For Ill. Superfund Cleanup
• SEC Seeks Truth About Ill. Pension Reform Savings
• NBA Legend Jordan Shoots To Win $5M Trademark Suit
• Dimora Offers Up New Defense Attys In Kickbacks Case
• DOJ Eyes Defibrillators In Medicare Overbilling Probe
• Ambac Assurance Rehabilitation Plan Approved
• Class Action Group Of The Year: Sidley Austin
• EPA Rebuffs Objections To Sulfur Dioxide Rule
• AGs Ask 8th Circ. To Revive Drug Monopoly Suit
• House Reps Tussle Over Funding For Finance Regulation
• Mo. V. Spilton And False Claims Penalties
• Constitution May Thwart Bankruptcy Option For States
• Regulators Clear FairPoint To Emerge From Bankruptcy
• Class Action Group Of The Year: King & Spalding
• DOL Fines Grain Cos. $1.4M After Worker Deaths
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Dickstein Shapiro
• Environmental Group Of The Year: Jones Day
• Bear Stearns Securities Action Survives Dismissal
• Sharp Asks ITC For Broad LCD Investigation
• Huawei Sues Motorola To Stop Sale To Nokia
• Mich. City Official Traded Contract For Lexus, Jury Finds
• Reebok Infringes Sports Gear Patents, Suit Says
• Uponor Faces Class Action Over Plumbing Defects
• Dodd-Frank: Rating Agencies And The ABS Market
• GAO Downs Protest Over Home Care Contract Terms
• Watch Your Steps
• Snake Oil And Search Warrants
• FTC Boosts Merger Review Threshold To $66M
• EEOC Puts Bull's Eye On Systemic Workplace Bias
• Judge In Ice Antitrust MDL Berates Jones Day, Dykema
• Environmental Group Of The Year: Hunton & Williams
• Reid, Pelosi Back Health Reform In 6th Circ. Battle
• Walgreens Ducks Fraud Action Over Pills In 7th Circ.
• Ex-Lehman Execs Want Savings Plan Action Tossed
• 10th Circ. Nixes Rail Worker OT Action Against Watco
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Covington
• Union Membership Continues To Decline, Report Says
• St. Jude To Pay $16M To Settle FCA Suit
• Ugglebo Picks Trademark Fight With Deckers Over Uggs
• Lilly Targets Pharma Cos. In Gemzar ITC Suit
• Insurance Gap Triggered Loan Default, Court Says
• The Rise Of 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• Conseco Insurance Rate Hikes Don't Fly, Judge Says
• Verizon Asks High Court To Affirm Win In $1B ERISA Suit
• Bipartisan Group Of Sens. Call For Patent Reforms
• Cleveland Asks High Court To Hear Subprime Suit
• Blockbuster Gets Green Light To Close Stores
• Capitol Hill Visit By China's Hu Draws Trade Rebuke
• Old GM Faces $2M Suit Over Ohio Superfund Cleanup
• Fed. Circ. Revives Centillion IP Fight Against Qwest
• Ex-NASA Worker Pleads Guilty In Illegal Export Case
• Hanging Up The Empty Suits
• 2 Ex-IKB CEOs Off Hook in Rhinebridge Class Action
• Law360's Environmental Groups Of The Year
• Hospital VP Gets 9 Years In Cleveland Corruption Case
• Criminal Law Aspects Of Gaming Regulation
• MF Global Strikes $90M Deal In IPO Action
• Paralegal Hits Winston & Strawn With Race Bias Suit
• Merrill Moves To Nix Funeral Investment Suits
• Ascentive Faces Class Suit Over Alleged Sham Software
• USDA Kicks Off Biobased Labeling System
• Gym Appeals FLSA Suit Testimony In 6th Circ.
• Goldman Sachs Unit Hit With Contract Suit Over Oil
• House Deals Symbolic Blow To Health Care Law
• J&J Escapes Toxic Baby Shampoo Action
• Hubbard To Pay $505M For Bonneville Radio Stations
• United, American Sue Chicago Over Airport Financing
• 8th Circ. Revives Class Action Over KV Recalls
• Judge Finds Novo's Prandin Patent Invalid
• D&O Insurance, An Overview: Part 2
• Sherwin-Williams Hit With Suit Over 'Eco Pro' Mark
• Boston Scientific To Pay Up To $375M For Atritech
• Motley Crue Faces Copyright Suit Over T-Shirts
• Patent Co. Slaps Fan Maker With IP, Contract Suit
• Insurer Wants Off Hook For Flooring Defect Cases
• Fla. Asks To Add 6 States To Health Law Fight
• Fund Ex-Manager Nabbed For Alleged $3.5M Fraud
• FAA Threatens SkyWest With Maintenance Failure Fines
• 2nd Circ. Revives Parmalat Venue Dispute
• Supreme Court Weighs Class Rules In Baycol Case
• NextStep Founder Gets 16 Years For $6M Ponzi Scheme
• Product Liability Group Of The Year: Sidley Austin
• $76M Mylan Suit Remanded Over Jurisdictional Issues
• Sens. Use Visit From China's Hu To Push Trade Reform
• 7th Circ. Revives Class Cert. Bid In Outback Wage Suit
• High Court Declines Appeal Of Window Defect Classes
• DOJ, Health Care Reform Challengers Launch Appeals
• CORRECTED: Mixed Verdict For Delphi Execs In Fraud Case
• Domino's Delivered Less Than Minimum Wage: Driver
• Judge OKs Majestic Star's Ch. 11 Plan To Repay $65M
• Judge Nixes Catholic Man's Suit Over AIG Bailout
• Enviros Challenge Kan. Coal-Fired Power Plant
• NLRB Threatens States Over Secret Ballot Amendments
• Wis. Moves Closer To Punitive Damages Limit
• Product Liability Group Of The Year: Shook Hardy
• Bankruptcy Appeals Court Says Qualia Can Avoid Liens
• Corporate Finance Group Of The Year: Skadden
• 7th Circ. Revives Good Faith Suit Against Insurer
• CytoCore Exec Settles Insider Trading Allegations
• Case Study: J. McIntyre Machinery Ltd. V. Nicastro
• Baker Hostetler Nabs Kaye Scholer M&A Attorney
• DirecTV Installers Win Initial Cert. In FLSA Action
• EPA, Kansas Target Mine Operator Over Cleanup Costs
• The Constitutionality Of Mandated Health Insurance
• The Year Ahead In Antitrust Enforcement
• Paraplegic Worker Wins $21M Verdict Against DBI/Sala
• GM, Ford, Others Sued Over RFID Patent
• Ford Seeks Federal Injunction Of Ohio Contract Trial
• Product Liability Group Of The Year: Nelson Mullins
• Enviro Groups Sue EPA Over Particulate Plan Inaction
• Feds Wait On High Court For Conrad Black Retrial
• DOL Asks 6th Circ. To Revive KeyCorp ERISA Action
• Shire Sues Alkem Over Fosrenol Patents
• Ind. Power Co. To Pay $600M To Settle Pollution Suit
• Bayer Sues Sun Pharmaceutical Over Yaz Patents
• EPA Revokes Arch W.Va. Coal Mine Permit Over Waste
• Conn. V. AEP Could Open Litigation Floodgates
• Allstate, Liberty Face Progressive Patent Suit
• Bayer Strikes Deal With 4 Farmers In Rice MDL
• NIC, Execs To Pay SEC $2.8M Over CEO Perks
• Jones Day Reps Cliffs In $5B Deal For Mining Co.
• Print Broker Admits To Lying In Printing Bid
• Barnes & Thornburg Grabs Wildman Toxic Tort Pro
• 6th Circ. Tosses Whirlpool Wrongful Termination Suit
• Judge Lets Brooke Ch. 7 Trustee Settle $4M In Claims
• Product Liability Group Of The Year: Bowman & Brooke
• Remy Unit To Pay For Ind. Cleanup Costs
• Kansas AG Wants In On Health Care Challenge
• 7th Circ. Upholds H&R Block Win In Wage Action
• Guidant To Pay $296M Penalty In Defibrillator Case
• EPA Targets Ameren Over Power Plant Upgrades
• 6th Circ. Lets Capitol Off Hook In Secrets Suit
• Jury Inches Closer To Verdict For 2 Ex-Delphi Execs
• Bills Take Aim At Minn. Ban On New Nuclear Plants
• Dana Settles Over Toyota Truck Frames For $25M
• High Court Mulls Jurisdiction Shift For Foreign Cos.
• Ex-Mich. AG Joins Dykema's Health Care Practice
• Fed. Circ. Revives $33M Dickinson IP Malpractice Suit
• NY Appeals Court Nixes Suit Over MBIA Restructuring
• 8th Circ. Grills SEC In ESSI Exec Backdating Suit
• Novo Seeks To Toss Antitrust Claims in Prandin Suit
• Freshfields Reps BMO In Lloyd George Buy
• 7th Circ. Nixes WARN Action Against DHL
• $179M Settlement Ends AK Steel Health Benefits Action
• Khuzami In Hot Seat Over $75M Citi Settlement
• CORRECTED: SC High Court Rules For Insurer In $7.2M Appeal
• Medical Residents Must Pay Taxes, High Court Rules
• Merck Unit EMD Faces False Patent Marking Suit
• Ameren, Insurer Must Resolve Battle Outside Court
• What 2011 Holds For The EPA's OCSPP
• US Says Ex-NASA Worker Illegally Exported Technology
• Apotex Sues Forest Labs Over Generic Lexapro
• Domino's Cuts $1.45M Deal With Calif. Labor Class
• Top Afghan Reconstruction Auditor Resigns
• Securities Group Of The Year: Paul Weiss
• High Court Won't Hear Calif. Contingency Fee Case
• Ohio To Join 20 States Challenging Health Care Law
• Federal Signal Cuts $3.8M Deal In Hearing Loss Suits
• High Court Denies Cert In AK Steel Battle With Union
• Kilpatrick, Others Plead Not Guilty To Corruption
• 7th Circ. Upholds Omnicare Antitrust Suit Dismissal
• High Court Won't Hear Travel Agent Fee Appeal
• High Court Refuses To Hear Kraft’s Don, Doff Dispute
• DC Circ. Affirms FERC Approval Of REX Gas Pipeline
• Lawmakers Revive False Marking Legislation
• Foreign Manufacturers And State Jurisdiction
• Kraft Sued Over Changes To Retiree Health Plans
• Ariz. District Judge John Roll Slain By Gunman
• Sprint Nextel Loses Bid To Toss Merger Suit
• High Court Takes On Two Ineffective Assistance Appeals
• H&R Block Sued Over Electronic Tax Patent
• Employment Group of the Year: Morgan Lewis
• Embarq Retirees Win Class Cert. In ERISA Action
• Securities Groups Of The Year: Ropes & Gray
• Sodexo Hatches Egg Price-Fixing Suit
• Competition Group Of The Year: Latham
• Lilly, Xanodyne Hid Darvocet Risks, Suit Says
• Ind. City Agrees To $500M Sewage System Update
• Chicago Sewer Contractors Hit With Fraud Charges
• AAI Asks 8th Circ. To Revive FTC Drug Monopoly Suit
• House Advances Health Care Repeal Vote
• MBIA, RBC Drop Subprime CDS, Restructuring Suits
• Boeing, Chartis Settle Liability Feud Over UK Crash
• Q&A With Warner Norcross' Sarah Howard
• SEC Questions Goldman On Facebook Offering
• Liberty Units Rebuff $450M AIG Insurance Pool Deal
• IP Group Of The Year: Howrey
• Kan. Gas Wells Shut Down Over Condemnation Suit
• FDA Doesn't Have To Release Provenge Docs: 2nd Circ.
• Broker Gets 32 Months For Swindling Clients
• AmFin Files Ch. 11 Plan Under $765M FDIC Cloud
• ProMedica's Hospital Buy Hurts Competition, FTC Says
• Ex-Blagojevich Fundraiser Wins Sentencing Delay
• Minn. Car Dealer Settles Antitrust Suit Against Kia
• Pentagon Puts Major Programs On Chopping Block
• Ex-Westar Exec Loses Bid To Clear Record
• 8th Circ. Revives D&O Suit Over Bank Exec's Defense
• Sparky Heater Action Survives Dismissal Bids
• The Clock Is Ticking On GME Funding Applications
• Judge Shuts Door On Medtronic ERISA Action
• Store Managers Hit RadioShack With FLSA Action
• Diebold Says Rival's ATM Patents Are Invalid
• Noncompete Strategies — A New Year's Resolution
• Retired NFL Players Ordered To Share Promotional Info
• Mich. Can Fight Class Cert. In ERISA Suit: 6th Circ.
• AEP V. Conn.: Supreme Court Tackles Global Warming
• Q&A With Stinson Morrison's John Aisenbrey
• Obama Picks Sidley Partner To Head OLC
• Employment Group Of The Year: Jones Day
• Supervalu Settles Disabled Worker Action For $3.2M
• First Lady Taps Former Skadden Atty As Chief Of Staff
• IP Group Of The Year: Finnegan
• Hockey League Loses Injunction Bid In Antitrust Suit
• NY May Merge Insurance, Banking, Consumer Agencies
• CGL Coverage For Chinese Drywall Claims: An Overview
• Thompson Coburn Adds Former Senator Kit Bond
• Sierra Club Hits Maple Coal With $14M Selenium Suit
• Fla. Joins Growing List Of States To Require E-Verify
• Consumer Agency, State Regulators To Combine Efforts
• Supreme Court Patent Cases: Past And Pending
• New Balance Sued Over Toning Shoes
• JPMorgan Faces Class Action Over Autodial Debt Calls
• Obama Inks Bill To Improve Agency Efficiency
• FDIC Seeks $2.5B From Execs Of Failed Banks
• Competition Group Of The Year: Howrey
• Boeing Crash Suits Belong In Ill. Court: 7th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Remands Prosthetics Patent Suit
• FDA Warns Invacare Over Electric Bed Fire Hazards
• Wis. Archdiocese Seeks Ch. 11 Protection
• Philips Settles MDL Over Baby Bottles
• Goldman's Facebook Stake May Force SEC's Hand
• Google Exits Cell Phone Locator Patent Row
• Case Study: MDY Industries V. Blizzard
• USA Today Buys Product Review Website Network
• Marcellus Shale: Will Pa. Impose A Severance Tax?
• Wis. Joins Fight Against Health Care Reform
• Cole Joins DOJ As Deputy AG Over Senate Objections
• Detroit Medical Center Fined $30M For Illegal Perks
• Judge Hands Feds Win In W.Va. Mining Rules Dispute
• Liberty Mutual Settles Kickback Claims For $7.5M
• Alcoa, Ford, Others To Pay $14M For Ind. Cleanup
• Imation, Others Didn't Infringe Toshiba DVD IP: Judge
• Mylan To Pay $65M To Bury Medicaid Inflation Claims
• Smokers' Marketing Action V. Philip Morris Revived
• 4 Insurer Groups Settle Overcharging Claims For $120M
• Pimco Settles Short-Seller Action For $92M
• FTC Challenges Lundbeck Drug Monopoly In 8th Circ.
• Dewey Can Enforce Subpoena In $1B Legal Advice Suit
• Q&A With Schiff Hardin's Patricia Holmes
• There's No Stopping Credit Bidding
• Commerce Seeks To Ease Foreign Trade Zone Rules
• 7th Circ. Keeps Text Message Antitrust Suit Alive
• Union Pacific Sues Shell Over Site Cleanup