Appellate Archive » July, 2007

Appellate - July, 2007

114 articles

• House Votes To Overturn Ledbetter Decision
• Key Decision Fails To Resolve Question Of Standing
• Denial Of Cert. Reversed In Blue Shield Class Action
• Citing Tellabs, Circuit Court Hands Baxter Victory
• New Terms Can Expose Creditor To Preference Action
• Caremark Repels Whistleblower Charges
• Exxon Misread Alaska Pipeline Regulations: Court
• SOX Cannot Revive Dean Witter Fraud Case: Court
• Court Denies Immunity For United Arab Emirates
• Funeral Company Must Recognize Union Vote
• Patent Owners, Take Heed Of Zoltek Ruling
• The Dispositive Preemption Question
• Appeals Court Affirms Qwest Victory In Tariff Dispute
• Circuit Court Cuts National Semiconductor's Fine
• Conspiracy Claims Against Headwaters Remanded
• Court OKs $36M Legal Bill In Bristol-Myers Suit
• Air Traffic Controllers Lose Appeal In FAA Spat
• Securities Regulations Immunize IPO Underwriters
• Suit Against Worldcom Underwriter To Move Forward
• Judge Puts Kibosh On BofA Suit Against ABN Amro
• Patent Board Challenges Federal Circuit To A Deuel
• Ninth Circuit Protects Disability-Related Misconduct
• In Landmark Case, Federal Circuit Finds For Merck
• Japanese Steel Dumping Verdict Reversed Yet Again
• Judges Quash Veritas Settlement
• BellSouth Must Comply With Telecom Rule: Court
• Calif. Receiver Must Pay Piranha Plaintiffs In Ill.
• Contract Workers Protected As Whistleblowers In N.J.
• Fourth Circuit Taylor Ruling Sets Troubling Precedent
• Appeals Court Goes Along With Ruling Against Workers
• CAFC Revives Cybersettle's Patent Suit
• The BPAI Returns To Graham V. John Deere
• Court Sides With FERC In Gas Pipeline Dispute
• AutoZone Loses Appeal In Age Discrimination Case
• Court Tosses Fraud Suit Against Ernst & Young
• High Court To Mull Available Remedies Under ERISA
• Federal Circuit Affirms Invalidity Of Toprol Patents
• 9/11 Victim's Estate Appeals Refco Claim Denial
• Federal Circuit Nixes Nucleonics' Patent Dispute
• Appeals Court Checks FERC's Regulatory Authority
• Clock Is Ticking For Qualcomm On Chip Ban
• Court Temporarily Halts Shell's Drilling Plans
• 800 Adept Pushes Back Against Stay Request
• Senators To Introduce Pay Discrimination Bill
• Appeals Court Keeps Merck Derivative Suit Alive
• VA Must Pay Veterans In Agent Orange Suit: Court
• Nuclear Technical Writers Lose Appeal Of FLSA Suit
• UK Court Says Marsh Execs Can't Be Sued In U.S.
• Purdue Wins Appeal In OxyContin Liability Suit
• Royal Ahold Plaintiffs Seek Reversal
• Government Appeals KPMG Dismissals
• Court Reinstates Discrimination Case Against NLRB
• Employers Hold Newfound Flexibility
• Court Revives Health Sciences Cos. Merger Dispute
• Patent Appeals Board Ditches TSM For Stricter Tests
• Age Discrimination Claims Could Blindside Employers
• Qwest Appeals Interconnection Contract Suit
• Impax Appeals Prilosec Case To Federal Circuit
• Ex-King Pharmaceutical Employee Loses Bid For Fees
• SEC Ex-Officers Ask High Court To Allow Suits
• Learned Intermediary Doctrine: Required By Law?
• Trying A Patent Validity Case In A Post-KSR World
• Festo XIII: Hidden Dangers for Patent Licensees?
• Lawyer Balks At Psychiatric Tests In DLA Piper Suit
• KPMG Dismissals Set Up Second Circuit Showdown
• Appeals Court Revives HP Whistleblower Suit
• The Revised Focus Of Implied Antitrust Immunity
• Cipro Antitrust Case Goes To State Court
• Appeals Court Upholds Powerex Ruling
• DOJ Wins Additional Witnesses In W.R. Grace Suit
• Judge Excuses Defendants In H&R Block Suit
• Dutch Court Clears Way For ABN Amro Sale
• Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of ATSI Short-Selling Suit
• Court Refuses To Block Internet Radio Royalty Fees
• Circuit Upholds $6.1M Award Over Licensing Dispute
• Spanish Regulators Protest Fine In Telefonica Case
• Patent Litigation: Is The Party Over?
• Boston Scientific Fights To Fire Subsidiary's Execs
• Judge Grants Class Status In A&P Wage Suit
• In Calif., Admin. Exemption Is Interpreted Narrowly
• Home Care Co. Invokes Top Court Ruling In FLSA Suit
• SEC Claims Power To Enforce Hedge Fund Fraud
• Apotex Wins Appelate Reversal In Ofloxacin Case
• The Doctor Is Out, But Is Resale Price Maintenance In?
• Plaintiffs Point To "Tellabs" In Pfizer Securities Suit
• Sex Guide Writer Loses Appeal Against Google
• Appeals Court Clears J&J In Remicade Suit
• Court Says Layoff Case Shouldn't Be Tossed
• American Airlines, TWA Benefits Ruling Upheld
• U.K. Gas Law Struck Down After E.On Appeal
• Cops' Whistleblower Suit Gets Green Light
• Court Rules EU Meddled Too Much In De Beers Case
• Court Chews Tobacco Cos.' Class Status Appeal
• Wrap-Up Of Labor And Employment Decisions
• Plaintiffs Amend Complaint In ERISA Case
• Sierra Club, EPA In Appellate Clash Over Regulations
• Product Must Be Large Factor In Asbestos Disease
• After Travelers, Courts Still Need Directions
• Court Tosses Creditors' Suit Against Hedge Funds
• PharmaStem Blood Storage Patents Not Valid: Judge
• Parmalat Fights Putative Class Action
• Circuit Clarifies Doctrine Of Equivalents Ruling
• Tellabs Decision Should Reduce Frivolous Fraud Suits
• Court of First Instance Tosses Telecom Appeal
• Ex-Employees Win Severance From ConocoPhillips
• Honeywell Lands Win In Aircraft Patent Case
• Court Says Employees Can't Waive FMLA Rights
• Appeals Court Deals Blow To Pornography Publisher
• Federal Circuit Rejects Pilot Death Benefits
• Appeals Court Sides With Honda In ATV Burn Suit
• ChevronTexaco Appeals Loss In Ecuador Spat
• Google Appeals Belgian Copyright Decision
• ITC To Review Ink Cartridge Ruling
• Hansen Loses Pep In Energy Drink Spat