Appellate Archive » January, 2008

Appellate - January, 2008

142 articles

• Careful Crafting Of Guarantee Can Allow Claim Revival
• Toxic Exposure Claims Likely To Spike In Alabama
• Court Imposes Sanctions In Mouse Patent Case
• Wyeth Victory In Prempro Lawsuit Survives Appeal
• Court Upholds $73.9M Award In EchoStar, TiVo Battle
• New Jersey Courts Claim Precedence In Cleanup Suit
• N-Data Signals Important New Enforcement Trend
• Amicus Briefs Pile Up As Exxon Oral Argument Nears
• DuPont Superfund Suit Revived By High Court Orders
• Patent Case V. Stryker Has Merit: Federal Circuit
• NLRB Erred In MCA Bargaining Decision: Court
• Calpine Withdraws From U.S. Supreme Court Case
• Class Action Hopes Dashed In Wells Fargo Trust Suit
• 9th Circ. Reverses Costco's Win Against Liquor Board
• A Key Decision For SOX Practitioners
• More Recusals Demanded Over Massey Photos
• Speedway Seeks To Jump-Start Antitrust Appeal
• Individuals, Not Just Pensions, Can Bring ERISA Suits
• Moscow Court Kicks PwC Appeal To The Curb
• Stoneridge: A Step Forward For "Loss Causation"
• CORRECTED: Alaska Lawmakers Weigh In On Exxon Valdez Case
• AARP, FTC File Amicus Briefs In Cipro Case
• The Potential Elimination Of Private FMLA Settlements
• What Effect Will Stoneridge Have On Litigation?
• Bayer Faces $8.5M Judgment After Appeal Fails
• Justices To Reconsider $50M Massey Case
• Court Breathes New Life Into Suit Against Ikon, GE
• FTC Prevails In Chicago Bridge Antitrust Case
• Total To Pay Damages In Spill While Planning Appeal
• Lord Browne Deposition Limited In BP Explosion Suit
• Truckers Need More Time Off, Union Charges
• Unauthorized Work Is Still Work: 2nd Circ.
• Vague Phrase In Patent Invalidates Claim: Court
• Court To Weigh If Co. Can Have Scienter If Execs Don't
• Court Allows Overstock.com Suit To Proceed
• Court Upholds Firing Of Medical Marijuana User
• Damages Award Upheld For Deaf FedEx Worker
• Court Nixes FedEx's Class Certification Appeal
• States Can Regulate Cell Phone Bills: High Court
• AGs Push EPA On Greenhouse Gas Regulation
• No Race Bias In BP Bid Award: Appeals Court
• Appeal Of Tire Safety Rule Falls Flat
• Appeals Court Says T-Mobile Can't Require Arbitration
• Appeals Court Strikes $1.5M Verdict In Spanking Case
• Circuit Upholds EPA Exemption For Pesticide
• Citigroup Conditional Stock Plan Legal: Calif. Judge
• High Court Seeks Fed Input On Maternity Leave Case
• Justices Send Homestore Suit Back To 9th Circuit
• Court Nixes Tort Claims Over Lockheed Shooting
• High Court Wants Govt. Take On Price-Squeeze Case
• Stoneridge Precedent Sinks Cert Bid For Enron Case
• Union Prevails In Salary Spat Against Howard U.
• Stoneridge's Effects Felt In Securities Action
• Stoneridge: Not The End Of The Road
• Supreme Court To Consider "Light" Cigarettes Case
• Supreme Court Takes Three New Employment Cases
• Court Rules Tellabs Suit Must Proceed
• High Court Agrees To Hear Wyeth Drug-Labeling Case
• Lawyers Entreat Supreme Court To Hear Enron Appeal
• Firm Ordered To Hand Over Disbarred Lawyer's Fees
• 1st Circ. Won't Hear CytoLogix's Patent Claims
• Convolve's Disk Technology Patentable: USPTO
• Hep C Test Injunction Against Abbott Reversed
• AWP Plaintiffs Appeal Disqualification Of Counsel
• Sara Lee Must Turn Over Info To Union: Appeals Court
• Is Stoneridge The Death Knell For Scheme Liability?
• As Special Master, She Sets Precedent
• Circuit Voids $400M Qwest Shareholder Deal
• Will The High Court Clarify The Exhaustion Doctrine?
• Amazon's E-mail Agreement Same As Paper: Judge
• Court Overturns Conviction Of Homestore Exec
• Motorola FMLA Suit Not Totally Out Of Line: 7th Circuit
• 6th Circuit Finds CFTC Out Of Bounds In Futures Spat
• Supreme Court Strikes Blow To Investor Lawsuits
• State Negligence Claim Not Trumped By ERISA: Court
• Federal Preemption Upheld In Heart Valve Case
• Appeals Court Upholds Limits On Surface Mining
• Some Damages Upheld In UPS Religious Bias Case
• High Court Could Reshape Employment Practices
• Judge, Massey CEO Accused Of Hiding Friendship
• Justices Weigh Whether To Hear Preemption Case
• Supreme Court Nixes Ozone Standard Appeal
• Supreme Court Considers "Class-of-One" Case
• Nonprofit Heads Can't Sue Under ADA, ADEA: 9th Circ.
• 9th Circuit Grounds NASA Worker Background Checks
• Scruggs' Lawyer Cops A Plea On Bribery Charge
• Wal-Mart Settles Suit Before High Court Showdown
• Plea To Leapfrog FDA's Drug Rules Denied Cert
• Federal Circuit Delivers Blow To Tranquil
• Thimerosal Testimony Barred In Wyeth Vaccine Case
• High Court Seeks Solicitor's Stance On FMLA Waivers
• Justices Ponder Curbing Downstream Patent Licenses
• Appeals Court Declines Review Of Mine Safety Rule
• BSkyB Gets More Time To Appeal ITV Ruling
• Decision Could Complicate Product Warning Labels
• Calif. Justices, Eyeing Leave Act, Lean Toward Boss
• Reviving The Exhaustion Doctrine
• City Scores In Employer-Funded Health Care Battle
• Court: Foreign Award Can't Be Challenged In U.S.
• D.C. Circuit Reconfirms FERC's Remedial Discretion
• Ohio Ruling Reflects Meaningful Tort Reform Efforts
• Asarco Rebuffed In Appeal Over Pension Arbitration
• Qualcomm Considers Appeal Of $8.6M Sanction
• Belgian Supreme Court To Hear Telecom Merger Case
• Gov't Appeals Fraud Acquittal For Amkor Counsel
• Judge Endorses Holocaust Settlement Amid Concerns
• Quanta, LG Gear Up For High Court Showdown
• Appeals Court Says Cabbies Protected Under NLRA
• Justices Deny Cert In Monsanto Mass Tort Case
• Fed. Cir. Reverses Pennzoil Tax Refund Ruling
• Farmer Strikes Out In Monsanto Seed Replanting Suit
• Fed. Cir. Reversal May Mean SRI Patent Suit Back On
• Supreme Court Picks Up Line In Pay-Phone Fee Case
• High Court Puts Brakes On Freight Loading Case
• EEOC, Ky. Face Off Before High Court
• Bosch Scores Partial Reversal In Infringement Case
• Appeals Win, But Maybe Not Cash, For Cordis
• High Court Deletes Microsoft Keyboard Dispute
• "Mom" Isn't Discriminatory, Court Rules
• Court Sides With Law Firms In Attorney-Client Dispute
• Plaintiffs' Attorney Kicked Off AWP Case
• Eighth Circuit Reverses Course In Skyjack Case
• Undocumented Workers Are Employees: D.C. Circuit
• Appeals Court Refreshes Water Contamination Suit
• Claims Adjusters' FLSA Complaint Crashes
• Appeals Court Upholds $16M Judgment Against Q-Ray
• Merrill Lynch Appeal Of ResMae Plan Stayed Again
• Circuit Reverses Ruling In Insurance Class Action
• Appeals Court Tells Railway To Pay Up In Race Case
• Court Tells Karaoke Co. To Sing A Different Tune
• Effects of Stolt-Nielsen Case May Linger
• Pfizer Loses Lipitor Dispute In Canadian Court
• Court Makes U-Turn In UPS Deaf Drivers Case
• FDA May Pay Foes' Lawyers In Transplant Dispute
• WorldCom Reaches Settlement To Avoid Appeal
• Verizon-MCI Merger To Go Through In Pa.
• Sherwood Dealt Setback In Appeal Of Securities Case
• Broadcom Wins Injunction Against Qualcomm
• Court Partly Upholds Splenda Packaging Decision
• Debate Heats Over Personal Injury Damages Caps
• Google Not Off The Hook In AutoLink Patent Suit
• Court Rejects $156M Verdict On Hamas Killing