Appellate Archive » February, 2008

Appellate - February, 2008

137 articles

• Win For Federal Preemption And Device Makers
• N.Y. High Court To Hear Tyco Execs' Appeals
• Fed. Circuit Reverses DRAM Patent Suit Dismissal
• Appellate Decision Is Mixed In Lufkin Bias Case
• Homeland Security Dept. Cleared From Rape Suit
• Teva Will Appeal Patent Ruling On P&G's Actonel
• 9th Circuit Opens Door For Arizona Immigration Law
• Lord Black To Don Prison Garb By Monday
• 6th Circuit Tosses MSP Suits, Threatens Sanctions
• EBay Buys MercExchange's Patents In Settlement
• DRAM Antitrust Plaintiffs File 3rd Amended Complaint
• Federal Circuit Issues Mixed Ruling In Dako Case
• Black Asks Court To Delay Imprisonment For Fraud
• Bush Administration Won't Appeal Medicaid Order
• Circuit Refuses To Resurrect Salvation Army FLSA Suit
• 5th Circuit Revives Pollution Suit Against BP
• Third Wave, Qiagen Ready Appeals Over HPV Tests
• 9th Circuit Affirms Tossing Boeing Workers' Claim
• High Court Green-Lights Age Bias Suit Against FedEx
• Panel Refuses Chevron's Bid To Toss $2M Award
• Calif. Can't Regulate Ship Emissions: 9th Circuit
• Appeals Court Upholds Ruling For Microsoft
• DuPont Vows To Appeal $196M Pollution Ruling
• Implications Of LaRue For 401(k) Plan Participants
• Decide On Me-Too Evidence Case By Case: Justices
• In Ohio, Memorized Lists Can Be Trade Secrets
• New Trial Order Upheld In BNY Ponzi Scheme Case
• 7th Circuit Reverses Course In Market Timing Case
• Mercury Ruling Leaves EPA With Few Options
• High Court Will Not Hear St. Jude Valve Case
• High Court Denies Cert In Seagate Case
• High Court Snubs Big Tobacco's Latest Appeal
• Federal-Mogul Parties Dispute 2nd Circuit Application
• Justices' Diagnoses Vary in FDA Preemption Case
• DuPont Workers Suit Not Preempted By ERISA: Court
• High Court Aims To Alter Product Liability Landscape
• Federal Circuit Sends Back Slot Patent Case
• Previous Sale Puts Bed Skirt IP Claim To Rest: Circuit
• N.Y. Sheriffs Lose Payroll-Lag Case On Appeal
• Women's Group Urges Reversal Of Ledbetter Ruling
• High Court Won't Block Employer-Funded Health Care
• Arbitration Trumps State Laws: Supreme Court
• Ex-Marsh Execs Convicted Of Bid-Rigging
• For The 2nd Time, Judge OKs $35M Veritas Deal
• High Court May Limit Exxon Valdez Punitive Damages
• Dismissal Of Agent Orange Case Upheld
• AstraZeneca To Appeal $215M Drug Pricing Verdict
• Federal Circuit Affirms Judgment Against Nazomi
• Dutch Appellate Court Upholds Lipitor Patent
• Scope Of Riegel V. Medtronic Is Narrow: Experts
• Employment Suits A High Court Favorite In '08 Term
• Kennedy, Waxman Vow To Intercept Medtronic Ruling
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Katrina Insurance Case
• High Court Clears Way For Individual Pension Suits
• Supreme Court Tackles Section 1981 Retaliation Case
• Alaska High Court Rules For Shipping Rate Refunds
• Court Lifts Injunction In J-Hook Patent Dispute
• Board Finds Spirits' Vodka Trademark Misleading
• Federal Circuit Yanks Garage Door Opener Stay
• French Prosecutor To Appeal Queen Mary 2 Verdict
• AMD Wants Record Set Straight In SGI Suit
• High Court Limits Device Liability With Medtronic
• Court Allows Brewer Co-Worker Retaliation Claims
• Merck Appealing Canadian OK Of Vioxx Class Action
• SLUSA As A Defense In Excessive Fees Litigation
• Supreme Court Hears ADEA Retaliation Case
• Use Of Union Fees Is Core Of High Court Case
• Wyeth Claims Victory In Thimerosal-Autism Case
• Cephalon: FTC's Challenge To Patent Settlements
• High Court Declines Appeal In Ear-Drop Patent Case
• Debate On Long-Term Power Pacts Hits High Court
• High Court To Consider Ex-Spouse's ERISA Waiver
• High Court Won't Hear Patent Dispute Against Intel
• High Court To Weigh In On Arbitration Clauses In CBAs
• Federal Circuit To Mull Patents' Scope In Bilski Case
• Appeals Court To Reconsider VW Fatality Case
• Wash. Supreme Court Throws Out Delay-Of-Pay Suit
• Lawyers In Valdez Case Get Extra Minutes To Argue
• Cephalon: FTC's Shot At Reverse Payments
• Only Shareholders Can File Derivative Suits: Court
• New Judge Replaces Maynard On W.Va. High Court
• Undocumented Workers Suit Highlights Gaps In Laws
• Court Freezes Out Plaintiffs In P&G HeatWrap Suit
• Court Remands Baseball Simulation Patent Suit
• Ex-NFL Lineman Wins Workers' Comp Bid
• U.S. Appeals WTO Ruling On Cotton Subsidies
• Scruggs Seeks Judge's Recusal In Contempt Case
• Calif. Employers Need Not Hire Medical Marijuana Users
• Post-Merger Ruling Reminds Cos. To Close With Care
• Coalition Argues For New Plant At N.Y. Waterfall
• Fees, Statutory Damages Don't Mix In 9th Circuit
• Justices Asked To Block Employer-Funded Health Care
• D.C. Circuit Revives Age Bias Suit Against PwC
• Ex-Enron Broadband CFO Gets Conviction Tossed
• Progress Energy, Engquist: Crucial High Court Cases
• Bias Suit To Go Forward Against Chicago Law Firm
• Medtronic Seeks Rehearing In Stent Patent Appeal
• Federal Circuit Reverses Patent Ruling Against IXYS
• Vail Ski Resort Wipes Out In Trademark Case
• Ethicon Suffers Blow In Aortic Laceration Case
• Injunction Affirmed In Alliant Trade Secrets Case
• Claim Survives In Savannah River Discrimination Suits
• Representatives Of Foreign Debtors Under Ch. 15
• Appeals Court Overturns EPA Mercury Emission Rule
• Case Against Winston & Strawn Back On Track
• Court Sides With NLRB In Union Avoidance Dispute
• Fraud: The "F" Word Trademark Owners Should Avoid
• Auditor Not Liable In Keystone's Downfall: Court
• Court Upholds Terms Of Microsoft Settlement
• Missouri Doctors Gain Right To Sue Hospitals
• Rambus Takes Aim At FTC Before Appeals Court
• Victims Launch Campaign Against Exxon Valdez
• Federal Circuit Affirms Kodak's Patent Win
• An Assignment's Effect On Hypothetical Negotiation
• New York State Can't Enforce $1M Judgment: Court
• Novartis Unit To Appeal German Laxative Ban
• Court Says Using Memorized Trade Secrets Illegal
• Tyson Seeks High Court Review Of What "Work" Is
• Circuit Panel Slams Coke, Plaintiffs Over Bias Suit
• Court Could Clarify Employer Liability: Attorneys
• Tobacco Case A Contender For Supreme Court Review
• Wilson Sporting Co. Strikes Out In Bat Patent Case
• RPM - What's All The Ruckus About?
• High Court Ponders NLRB Role In Arbitration Rulings
• Trouble For Health Care Still Brews After Bly-McGee
• AmEx Prevails In "My Life. My Card." Trademark Suit
• Cable Companies Sue FCC Over Analog Rule
• Judge Allows Supplemental Briefs In Enron Suit
• Wisconsin's Fee Award In AWP Litigation Reversed
• $6.8M Fee Award Order Vacated In Sulfur Fuel MDL
• Verdict On CA's "Unfair" Contract Tossed On Appeal
• Court Reinstates $79.5M Verdict Against Philip Morris
• Lead Paint Manufacturers Appeal RI Verdict
• 9th Circ. Puts PeaceHealth Bundling Case On Hold
• State Can Sue TVA Over Pollution: Appeals Panel
• Roche Loses Round In HIV Test Patent Case
• Court Orders New Trial In $28B Philip Morris Case