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Southeast - January, 2010

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• Merck Drug Liability MDL To Go To Trial: Judge
• Former SEC Atty Found Guilty Of Pump-And-Dump Plot
• Senate Advances 2 NC Judges For 4th Circ. Seats
• Glass Ceiling Still Looms Over Judge's Bench: Study
• PCAOB's Future In The Supreme Court's Hands
• Monaghan Medical To Stop Sales Of Disputed Inhaler
• Fla. Court Says Insurance Covers Nextel Junk Faxes
• EPA Could Face Massive Suit Over Pesticide Controls
• Why Good Patents Go Bad
• 11th Circ. Nixes Action Over Katrina Gas Price-Gouging
• Home Depot Asks Court To Ax Stand 'N Seal Testimony
• PR Firm's Feeble Results Breach Contract: TechRadium
• Launching Your New Practice Group: 5, 4, 3...
• Green Groups Sue Over Proposed Navy Training Site
• Senate, States Take On Cadmium After CPSC Report
• Stand 'N Seal Maker Denies Responsibility For Recall
• Florida Condo Loses Appeal Of Adjuster Fee Ruling
• NH Can't Nab $110M Of Medical Fund: State High Court
• Becker & Poliakoff Claims Against Ex-Partner OK'd
• Wind Farm Scales Back To Save Endangered Bat
• Fertilizer Co. Asks To Arbitrate $17M Contract Claim
• Citigroup Stock Plan Plaintiffs Appeal To 1st Circ.
• Icahn Picks Up Fontainebleau Las Vegas For $150M
• Citizens United Weakens Court Independence: O'Connor
• House Committee Votes To Impeach Porteous
• Credit Suisse To Pay Texas $1.4M In ARS Fines
• Pollution Exclusion Frees Lloyd's From Coal Plant Suit
• Gas Cos. Lose Appeal Of FERC Pipeline Reduction
• Wis. Senate Passes Ban On BPA In Children's Products
• Solomon Can't Switch Claims In Toyota Case: Court
• Insurer Asks To Wash Hands Of Oil Worker Cancer Suit
• 6th Circ. Revives Whirlpool Racial Harassment Claims
• Bill Aims To Add Bankruptcy Judges Amid Case Crunch
• Bayer Loses JMOL Bid In 2nd Rice Handling Trial
• Ex-Attorney Rothstein Cops To $1.2B Ponzi Scheme
• Contractor Expands Fraud Claims V. Home Depot
• Weight Watchers Faces Wage-And-Hour Action
• Red Bull, Distributor Strike Deal In Contract Dispute
• New Strategies Lead To Big Title VII Payouts
• Class In Smithfield OT Suit Should Be Trimmed: Judge
• NY Considers Warning Labels For Energy Drinks
• Movement To Ban BPA Heats Up In State Legislatures
• H&R Block Tax Pros File Wage Action Over Training
• ArcelorMittal Sues Top Rivals Over Steel Patents
• Insurer Wins Jury Verdict In Katrina Damage Case
• Mills Ex-Exec Fights $203M Securities Deal
• DOJ Seeks More Info On $130M Churchill Downs Deal
• Tort Claims Allowed V. Dreyfus In $200M Fraud Case
• Venali Prevails In Fax Patent Appeal V. J2 Unit
• BofA Unit Exits $550M Hedge Fund Suit
• NJ High Court Ditches Rule On Public-Interest Atty Fees
• Norfolk Southern Escapes Suit Over Toxic Train Crash
• United Rentals Loses Preferential Transfer Appeal
• Ex-McGuireWoods Atty Hit With Corruption Charges
• Jury Nails Architect For $2M Over Time Warner Arena
• DOJ, State AGs OK $2.5B Ticketmaster-Live Nation Deal
• Union Membership Plunges 800K, Report Shows
• Recent EPA Objections To Title V Permits
• K&L Adds McDermott Antitrust Guru In London
• Enforceability Of State Bars To Discretionary Clauses
• Ga. Gas Tax Class Suit Nixed For Sovereign Immunity
• Case Study: Kentucky Speedway V. NASCAR
• Asbestos Litigator Barwick Joins Duane Morris
• Diprivan Supplier Beefs Up AstraZeneca Contract Suit
• Kasowitz Benson Scores Former US Attorney In Fla.
• Texas Chemist's IP Suit V. Penn State Tossed Again
• DataTreasury, RBS Settle Check-Imaging Patent Spat
• FDCA And Liability For State Failure-To-Warn Claims
• 11th Circ. Sides With AIG In $5M Fraud Loss Suit
• Tousa Creditors' $60M Suit Over Failed Deal Gets OK
• Greenberg Nabs McDermott Will, Goodwin Procter Attys
• W.Va. Teacher Gets AIG Action Sent Back To State
• Ala. AG Loses Bid To Revive $275M AWP Cases
• Nelson Mullins Adds Medical Malpractice Partner
• Court Upholds Rejection Of Everglades-Area Mining
• EPA Ups Ante On Water Regulation, Enforcement
• House GOP Attacks Fannie, Freddie Exec Pay
• Insurance Cases Of The Decade
• Sun Investors Lose Bid To Join Securities Suit
• DOJ Shuts Down Auto Filter Antitrust Probe
• Flonase Indirect Buyers Survive Standing Challenge
• House Task Force Recommends Ousting Porteous
• ILOR Appeals Attorneys' Fees In IP Spat With Google
• Liability Suit Over McDonald's Sandwich Revived
• Consumers Push For Class Status In Digitek MDL
• US Walks In Bellwether FEMA Trailer Suit
• Congress, White House Address Asian Carp Threat
• Ex-Skylynx CEO Pleads Guilty To $20M Stock Fraud
• Jones Day Adds Goodwin Procter Transport Labor Pro
• Rulings Underscore Need For E-Discovery Expertise
• NYC Ordered To Mitigate Race Bias In Fire Department
• Obama 'Too Big to Fail' Plan Could Drown In Details
• USTR To Rethink Duty-Free Status Of Sleeping Bags
• Health Cos. Bear Brunt Of State AGs' Antitrust Focus
• Assurant Makes $3.5M Deal With SEC
• Vulgarity No Excuse For Harassment: 11th Circ.
• UnitedHealth Denied Ruling In Excess Insurance Spat
• Resellers Barred From Using TracFone's Trademarks
• Movers Antitrust MDL Stayed For Immunity Appeal
• Q&A With McGlinchey Stafford's Mike Rubin
• Exxon, XTO Say Fracking Regs Would Threaten Merger
• Antitrust Deal Keeps W.Va. Newspaper On Shelves
• Aurelius, Icahn Gain Entry To Fontainebleau Dispute
• High Court Allows 2 Intervenors In Carolinas River Spat
• Magellan Resolves CWA Suit Over Okla. Gas Spill
• Senate Confirms Beverly Martin As 11th Circ. Judge
• Couple Sues Ruden McClosky For Securities Fraud
• FDA Taps Acting Director To Lead Devices Unit
• Graco Recalls Strollers Following Amputations
• Morris Enters Ch. 11 Expecting Speedy Restructuring
• Governors Urge Federal Action On Asian Carp Threat
• Judge Blocks University Of SC's Trademark Plans
• 11th Circ. Tosses Backdating Class Action V. Jabil
• Abbott's 'New Theories' In AWP Case Draw US' Ire
• Fed. Circ. 4Q Rulings May Trigger More Suits
• Sewage Board Wants Back Into Katrina MDL
• LG Appeals Bar On Claims In Circuit City Ch. 11
• DOJ Joins $119M GlobeTel Fraud Case
• Ex-Koch Class Refiles Donning, Doffing Suit
• Mercedes Unit, Affinity Settle Car Audio Patent Dispute
• FMLA Notice Requirements — One Year Later
• Plains All American Faces Driver OT Action
• Top Antitrust Deals Of '09 Have Enforcement Tie
• Tech, Energy Took Biggest Antitrust Hits Last Year
• EPA Proposes Stricter Nutrient Limits On Fla. Water
• Printer Cartridge Cos. Tussle Over Destructive Ink
• High Court Denies States' Injunction Bid In Carp Spat
• CBS, Vertellus Can Fight Exxon Cleanup Settlement
• Tyco Settles Syringe Disposer Antitrust Suit For $33M
• 11th Circ. Affirms $88M For Arch Insurance In Bond Suit
• BlackRock Snaps Up Helix Financial
• H&R Block Tax Agents Move For Class Cert. Again
• Molina Healthcare Buys Unisys Unit For $135M
• Amazon Dropped From Digital Transmission IP Suit
• Ala. Top Court Reverses Class Cert. In Duract Case
• Insurers Committee Sought In Chinese Drywall MDL
• Merrill Fights To Block La.'s ARS Arbitration Bid
• Sens. Call On Russia To Ease Meat Trade Barriers
• Protein Sciences Dropped From Vaccine Patent Spat
• Dish, Echostar Ink Deal With Global In Satellite Case
• Court Won't Rethink Blocked Justice E-Mails To Massey
• Employment Cases Of The Decade
• Lab Test Co. Hits Rival, Ex-Workers With Secrets Suit
• Ethicon Must Turn In Evidence In ObTape MDL
• Developing CCS Programs Nationwide
• Abbott, Others Marketed Stents Off-Label: Suit
• Deutsche Bank To Buy Back $7.8M In ARS Deal
• ICC Continues Quest For Fraud Coverage In 2nd Circ.
• PNC Loses Bid For Quick Win In BB&T Contract Suit
• Senate GOP Slams Mountaintop Mine Permit Veto
• SunTrust Joins Fight To Sink Overdraft MDL
• Review Of 2009 Antitrust Case Law
• Tort Claims Survive In Chinese Drywall MDL
• 'Zubulake Revisited: Six Years Later'
• The Debate Over Fax-Blasting Claims Coverage
• Facts And Myths Of Patent Re-Examinations
• Entergy, Insurer Sue Army In Katrina Negligence Suit
• FedEx Emerges With Summary Judgment Patent Win
• Ecuadorians Fight Chevron Bid To Derail Enviro Suit
• Judge OKs Suit Accusing Waste Co. Of Bogus Fees
• Ambulance Co. Hit With Wage-And-Hour Class Action
• BE Aerospace Sues Supplier Over Faulty Swivel Plates
• Environmental Cases Of The Decade
• Beazer Policies Don't Cover Home Defects: Judge
• Insurers Move To Shift PBM Litigation To State Court
• Accused Ponzi Lawyer Waives Potential Atty Conflicts
• Newspaper Publisher Morris To File Prepack Ch. 11
• General Tobacco Aims To Reignite Antitrust Suit
• NBA's Wade Seeks To Block $90M Antitrust Suit
• MGA, Retailers Barred From Marketing Laser Game
• Expect More Employment Suits in 2010: Report
• AGs Slam Health Care Bill's 'Cornhusker Kickback'
• Effect Of Product-Line Successor Liability Exception
• Antitrust Group Calls For Probe Of ES&S-Diebold Deal
• Coach Bus Co. Pays Back Wages To Settle OT Suit
• Cameron Unit Fined Over Kazakh Visa Bribes
• Switch & Data Fires Back At Shareholder Complaint
• Q&A With Ruden McClosky's John Pelzer
• Apple Settles Wireless Patent Claims Over IPhone
• Insurer Accuses Firm Of Millions In Fraudulent Billing
• Discrimination A “Persistent Stain” On FDNY: Judge
• Trading Ring Scheme Defendants Must Face Trial
• La. AG Goes After Chinese Drywall Cos.
• SEC, Mobile Ready CEO Reach Insider Trading Deal
• Luna Wins Ch. 11 OK After Settlement With Hansen
• Jackson Lewis Poaches DLA Piper Team For New Office
• FDIC Asks To Delay Hearing On $38M Spat Over Bank
• Trane Dropped From 98 Suits In Asbestos MDL
• HUD Subpoenas 15 In FHA Mortgage Claim Probe
• Sanctions Sought In First Automotive Reinsurance Suit
• H&R Block Tax Agents Denied Conditional Class Cert.
• Default Judgment Recommended In DHL OT Suit
• Foot Locker Asst. Managers Sue For Overtime Pay
• First Residential, Bankers Settle FLSA Action
• US Fire Doesn't Owe MasTec Coverage: 11th Circ.
• Understanding Mohawk Industries V. Carpenter
• Lancer Jury Can Presume Lost Docs Are Relevant: Judge
• AbitibiBowater Unit Settles EPA Air Claims
• Wells Fargo $46M Loan Contract Invalid: Judge
• Bus Drivers In FLSA Suit Win Preliminary Cert.
• A Look Back At 10 Years Of Lawyers Behaving Badly
• Colonial Asks Court To Deny FDIC Grab At $38M
• ConAgra Asks To Strip Suits From Peanut Butter MDL
• National Union D&O Defense Case Stayed For Appeal
• Contract Suit Over $435M Sale Of Dental Biz Tossed
• Q&A With Ruden McClosky's Robert Brighton
• APAC Customer Services Reps Win FLSA Class Cert.
• SEC Sues Father-Son Team With Nadel Ties
• Facing Jail, WideBand Execs Appeal ClearOne Ban
• Yoplait Customers Win Partial Cert. In Yo-Plus Suit
• Stone Energy Looks To End Investor Suit For $10.5M
• Alaska Loses Bid For Cert In Sovereign Immunity Case
• Supreme Court Won't Take On Omnicef Patent Case
• LLCs Are Citizens Of Main Business State: 4th Circ.
• RJ Reynolds Loses Bid To Decertify ERISA Class
• SEC Case Against US Pension Trust Moves Toward Trial
• Family Dollar Dealt Setback In Equal Pay Suit
• Circuit City WARN Claims To Be Tackled In Bankruptcy
• Massey May Face Suits Over Polluted Waterways
• Georgia-Pacific To Snap Up Grant Facilities For $400M
• ITC Hands Mitsubishi Win In GE Wind Turbine Case
• Aetna, Guardian Ousted From Neurontin Off-Label MDL
• Rothstein's Atty May Have Conflicts Of Interest: US
• Guard-Line Dropped From 175 Asbestos Cases
• TitleMax Ch. 11 Rolls Over Merrill $15M Cash Demand
• Multiple Listing Service Breaking Antitrust Deal: DOJ
• The Impact Of 2009 Amendments To Rule 15
• Cemex, Truck Drivers Settle OT Class Action
• Shift From Lockstep Pay Rife With Perils, Experts Say
• Tops Markets To Buy Penn Traffic Stores For $85M
• Koyo Latest To Call Byrd Amendment Unconstitutional
• Outback Steakhouse Settles Sex Bias Suit For $19M
• Ex-Stonewell Atty Absolved From 2 Malpractice Claims
• Synthon Claims Sepracor Misled USPTO On Xyzal
• True To Word: AGs Curtailing Coupon Settlements
• Biomet Settles Trade Secrets Suit With Ex-Distributor
• Former Va. AG, Aide Jump To McGuireWoods
• Colonial Bancorp Judge Won't Extend Automatic Stay
• Del. Judge Tosses 2 Seroquel Suits
• More Plaintiffs Dismissed From Citigroup MDL
• Union Says Saks Retaliated Against Workers Who Joined
• Travelers Escapes Part Of Defense Costs In IP Suit
• Technical Inspectors Hit Moody Over OT Policy
• Abbott Coughs Up $23M To Settle Patent Fraud Claims
• Slew Of Carriers Dismissed From DTL Patent Suit
• Commonwealth Appeals $3M Katrina Damage Ruling
• Georgia-Pacific Hammered In Wood Trim Warranty Suit
• Fla. Spinal Patient Seeks Class Cert. In ADA Suit
• Tax-Dodging UBS Client Avoids Jail
• Ky. Sewer Settlement Remanded For Court Approval
• Comcast Seeks Arbitration, Stay In Set-Top Box MDL
• DOJ Seeks More Info On Equinix, Switch & Data Deal
• 8th Circ. Ships 3 Prempro Suits Back To State Court
• 4th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of KBR False Claims Suit
• Stand 'N Seal Packager Asks To Strike MD's Testimony
• Dewey Partner Joins Smith Gambrell In Jacksonville
• 11th Circ. Hands Sprint Contract Case To Fla. Court
• Samsung Counterclaims Trimmed In LCD Patent Spat
• Mowing Equipment Price Discrimination Case Cut Down
• Fla. Ex-Lawyer To Admit Running $1.2B Ponzi Scheme
• FDA To Study Drug Safety For Pregnant Women, Fetuses
• 4th Circ. Knocks Ladder Co. Down A Few Rungs
• Judge Certifies Class In Home Care Insurance Fight
• DTL Settles Patent Case With 4 Cell Phone Carriers
• AIG Affiliate, Agency Let Out Of KLLM Antitrust Suit
• Trade Secrets Suit V. Allparts Medical Tossed
• BP Express FLSA Suit Survives, Heads To Tenn.
• Ford Cruise Control Judge Clarifies Dismissal Order
• Burger King Fires Up Contract Suit Against Franchisees
• 8th Circ. Denies W. Va. Baycol Plaintiffs Bid To Refile
• Groups Slam EPA's Nod To Patriot Coal Mine Permit
• Red Bull Prevails In Contract Spat With Distributor
• Arch Coal Mountaintop Mine Case Stayed Again
• Baptist Health, Blue Cross Off Hook In Antitrust Suit
• Lloyd's Told To Pay Part Of Shipyard Asbestos Defense
• Kodak, Wachovia End Contract Spat Over $30M Loan
• Class Cert. Stands In DuPont Tainted Water Action
• FERC Delays Release Of Landowner List In Pipeline Suit
• Tobacco Cos. Win Challenge To Color, Graphics Ban
• 4th Circ. Sides With Bowles Rice In Malpractice Suit
• AT&T Hit With Slew Of Actions Over Online Access Tax
• Imperial Sugar Settles Plant Blast Claims For $345M
• 9th Circ. Unplugs IPod Hearing Damage Class Action
• A Tale Of Two Microsoft Cases
• Pilgrim's Pride To Pay $4.5M For Immigration Offense
• XTO Energy Shareholder Sues Over $41B Exxon Deal
• Radioactive Waste Processor Settles Race Bias Suit
• CBAs Can Exclude Donning, Doffing Pay: 4th Circ.
• Chrysler Fights Legislation Defending Rejected Dealers
• Setting A Science-Based Greenhouse Pollution Cap
• Securities Cases To Watch In 2010
• Insurance Legislation To Watch In 2010
• Bankruptcy Legislation To Watch In 2010
• Insurance Cases To Watch In 2010
• Financial Services Cases To Watch In 2010
• Product Liability Cases To Watch In 2010
• Environmental Cases To Watch In 2010
• Energy Cases To Watch In 2010
• Appellate Cases To Watch In 2010
• Product Liability Plaintiffs Firms Of The Year
• Bankruptcy Firms Of The Year
• IP Lawyers' Wish List For 2010