Appellate Archive » July, 2008

Appellate - July, 2008

146 articles

• 10th Circ. To Rehear Nacchio's Appeal En Banc
• Latest WF Merger Ruling Sends Clear Message
• 2nd Circ. Cuts NYSE Traders Loose
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Arbitration In Nokia-InterDigital Case
• 11th Circ. Revives ERISA Case Against Home Depot
• State-Created Public Entity Is Not A 'Citizen': 4th Circ.
• ConnectU Founders Seek To Appeal Facebook Deal
• Plaintiffs Can Refile In Kitchen, Bath Case: 3rd Circ.
• Uncertain Future For Whole Foods After Decision
• Riegel V. Medtronic: Better Off Without It?
• 9th Circ. Affirms Judgment In DVT Airlines MDL
• 5th Circ. Denies Stay Of Pacific Lumber Ch. 11 Plan
• Fed. Circ. Sides With Sanofi In Patent Spat With Novo
• D.C. Circ. Rules Against FERC In Settlement Dispute
• German Court OKs Generic Plavix, Cos. To Appeal
• 9th Circ. Reverses Commonality Ruling
• Chrysler To Fight $13M Punitive Damages Award
• Employer Can Use Surveillance In FLSA Suit: 7th Circ.
• Drug Cos. Win Big With Pass-On Defense
• New Life Breathed Into FTC's Whole Foods Case
• Ohio Appeals Court Rejects Popcorn Lung Appeal
• Judge Frees Dabit, Ending Merrill Class Action
• 5th Circ. Reinstates Contract Breached By Canon
• Ex-Refco CEO Will Appeal 16-Year Prison Sentence
• 2nd Circ. Affirms FDA Injunction Decision
• 10th Circ. Nixes Tyson Donning, Doffing Appeal
• Interpreting Functional Language In Apparatus Claims
• Court OKs $13M Punitive Award In Chrysler Case
• Calif. Adopts World's Strongest Ship Fuel Standard
• Biovail Dodges Antitrust Class Actions Over Tiazac
• Tobacco Accords Don't Violate Sherman Act: 10th Circ.
• Judge Cites Cert Grant In Keeping Lexapro Cases Alive
• Calif. High Court To Review Contingency Fee Dispute
• DOJ's Amnesty Files May Not Be Protected: D.C. Circ.
• Patent Injunctions After EBay
• After Piccadilly: Section 363 Sales For Debtors
• Jury Verdict Stands In BP Oil Lease Dispute
• Judge Abused Discretion In Honda Class Cert: 9th Circ.
• Appeals Court Nixes Philip Morris Punitive Damages
• Massey Hits W.Va. Court Admin With FOIA Suit
• Misappropriation Theory Of Insider Trading In Talbot
• Calif. Appeals Court Overturns Class Cert In Chili's Suit
• N.J. Court Revives Nixon Peabody Malpractice Suit
• PG&E Missed FERC Deadline To Appeal Rule: D.C. Circ.
• USPTO Asks Fed. Circ. To Reverse Ruling In Tafas Case
• New Parmalat Liable For Old Parmalat Suits: 2nd Circ.
• After High Court Benefits Rulings, Confusion Remains
• 9th Circ. Rules Powerex Is 'Foreign State'
• No Compensation For Arvin Worker's Disease: Judge
• 6th Circ. Blocks Age Bias Case Against Lucent
• 5th Circ. Splits From Sisters In PSA Interpretation
• Broker Can't Expunge State Records: D.C. Circ.
• Court Rules Against Oil Co. In Storm Damage Spat
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Eisai's Aciphex Patent
• Plant Must Be Open To Violate Clean Air Act: 5th Circ.
• 6th Circ. Nixes Challenge To Fruit Of The Loom Deal
• Scheme Liability After Stoneridge
• 2nd Circ. Overturns NLRB Ruling In N.Y. Mall Case
• Ortho V. Mylan: Key Ruling For 2 Statutory Provisions
• Court Nixes FERC's Approval Of Dominion LNG Plant
• Delaware Rules For CA In Proxy Payment Case
• Sex Is A 'Major Life Activity': D.C. Circ.
• Halliburton Must Post $14M Bond: Judge
• Entergy Can Recoup Franchise Fee Increase: Court
• The Implications Of Piccadilly Cafeterias
• Vacatur Of Clean Air Rule Creates Uncertainty
• Chrysler Didn't Break Pledge To Retirees: Court
• Supreme Court Roundup 2007
• Senate To Mull High Court's Limiting Of Damages
• CSX Loses One-Third of Seats To Dissidents
• Judge Sends Sterling Sex Bias Case To Arbitration
• A Key Decision On Resale Price-Fixing, Post-Leegin
• Countrywide Class Action Sent Back To Calif. Court
• Judge OKs $5M Settlement In Exodus Class Action
• Judge Rebuffs Attempt To Halt Pacific Lumber Plan
• N.J. Packagers Are Link In Acutrim Liability Chain
• Fed. Circ. Rules Apotex's Fosamax Appeal Moot
• Exxon To Fight $448M In Oil Spill Interest
• 9th Circ. Rejects Franchisees' Antitrust Claims
• Ex-PurchasePro Exec's Appeal Dismissed
• 7th Circ. Says In Vitro Is Gender-Specific
• Advanced Medical Optics Wins LASIK Patent Case
• SEC Penalty Valid Even If Party Can't Pay: 11th Circ.
• Author's Heir Wins Right To 'Lassie Come Home'
• Fed. Circuit Remands Stent Case Over 'Ambiguity'
• 7th Circ. Sends Family Dollar FLSA Case Back To Court
• Pleading And Proving Corporate Scienter After Dynex
• Post-KSR Case Law: The Sky Is Not Falling
• Windshield Antitrust Suit Against State Farm Tossed
• D.C. Circ. Rejects FBI Informant's Tort Suit
• Appeals Court Tosses Fleming's Enron Suits
• The Exxon Valdez Decision And Punitive Damages
• Fed. Circuit Tosses $84.6M Ruling Against Thomson
• 7th Circ. Drops Sanctions Against Expert In Tire Case
• Calif. Court Declines To Review Oil Lease Dispute
• Court's Piccadilly Decision Draws Bright Line
• Consent Decree Upheld In Maine Contamination
• Supreme Court Provides Power Contract Protection
• D.C. Circuit Overturns Tough EPA Clean Air Rule
• The Last Word On Drug Preemption?
• Fed. Circuit Examines Key Phrase In Cooper V. Dudas
• Cash Balance Plans Are Not ERISA Violations: 2nd Circ.
• The Good-Faith Defense And Lanham Act Claims
• Exxon Valdez Victims Owed $500M In Interest: Filing
• N.J. Court Revives Post-Firing Retaliation Case
• BoNY Appeals Pacific Lumber Reorganization Plan
• Ford Wins Rollover Review From Calif. High Court
• Ford Will Face Suit For Misleading Truck Owners
• Metlife Court And 'Totality Of The Circumstances'
• Obvious Disabilities Require Accommodations: Circuit
• Pfizer Forgoes Fees To Close Accupril Suit
• Apotex Acular ANDA Infringes Roche: Fed. Circ.
• The 'Sophisticated User Doctrine' In California
• Alaska Court Reinstates Greenpeace Captain Verdict
• 11th Circ. Remands 1 Of 4 Claims In Scientology Suit
• 11th Circ. Says EchoStar Lease Deal Is Legal
• Abbott Loses Appeal Bid In HIV Drug Litigation
• BoNY Makes New Bid To Dismiss $550M Suit
• 3rd Circ. Asks Pa. High Court To Mull 'In Pari Delicto'
• 3rd Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Savient Class Action
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Dismissal In Junk Bonds Case
• State's EEOC Immunity Faces 9th Circuit Review
• Seed Exhaustion: Quanta's Effect On Biotech Patents
• Alcatel-Lucent, Microsoft Vie Over $1.5B Verdict
• La. Act 312 Will Apply To Cleanup In Exxon Suit: Court
• 3rd-Party Releases: Circuit Split Continues
• 2nd Circuit OKs Squawk Box Retrial
• Sleep Problems Fall Under Rehabilitation Act: Court
• 6th Circ. Vacates Ruling In $2B National Century Case
• Harman Appeals Massey Decision To Supreme Court
• Ninth Circuit Allows GE Unit To Seek Default Interest
• Governor Files Amicus Brief In DuPont Appeal
• 1st Amendment, NLRA Trump 'Union Neutrality' Law
• 6th Circ. Reverses Race Bias Ruling In Baxter Suit
• D.C. Circuit Hands Media General Mixed Decision
• 9th Circ. To Review Ousted DRAM Plaintiffs' Case
• High Court Won't Stay Ruling On BP Blast Plea
• Drugmakers To Appeal $114M Verdict In AWP Case
• 4th Circuit Favors AT&T In Bundling Class Action
• Congoleum Slams Judge's Denial Of Ch. 11 Plan
• 1st Circuit Rejects Lessee Class In Automaker MDL
• Paint Makers Not Liable For Lead: R.I. High Court
• Post-Leegin Antitrust Law Definitions
• 11th Circ. Vacates Restitution In Wilshire Case
• Delaware To Hear Proxy-Cost Fight Case
• Military Recruiters Not FLSA Exempt: 10th Circuit