Appellate Archive » December, 2008

Appellate - December, 2008

140 articles

• 3rd Circ. Strikes Class Certification In Peroxide Suit
• Int'l Plaintiffs Appeal Dismissal From Aredia MDL
• La. Agency Comes Up Short In Spat With FERC
• 5th Circ. Revives UPS Discrimination Case
• 2nd Circ. Refuses To Review EPA Actions On NY Water
• US, Rapanos Settle Civil Case In Wetlands Dispute
• Green Group Loses Appeal Over NY's Brownfield Act
• 2nd Circ. Revives ERISA Suit Against JPMorgan
• Injunction Affirmed In Stryker Screw Patent Case
• Eastern Texas Could Cease To Be IP Fast Track
• Hemispherx Suit Over Merger Attempt Resuscitated
• A Wider Scope Of Primary Liability?
• 8th Circ. Snuffs IGM Investors' Suit Against Law Firm
• 2nd Circ. Overturns Ruling In ERISA Suit V. First Unum
• Fed. Circ. Revives Ricoh, Quanta Tech Patent Fight
• 5th Circ. Mulls 'Mooting' Issue In Cingular FLSA Case
• DC Circ. Lets EPA Rule Stand For Now Despite Flaws
• DC Circ. Upholds FERC Competitive Markets Rule
• MySpace's Conduct Not Anti-Competitive: 9th Circ.
• NFL Appeals Injunction In Players' Suit Over Diet Pills
• SCO Asks To Stay $2.5M Payout In Novell Feud
• No Contract, No Suit Against Bronfman: NY Court
• 9th Circ. Won't Reconsider Revival Of Gerber Case
• Lawyers Won't Fight Fee Cut In $303M GM Settlement
• Court Reverses Wal-Mart Win In Fatal Blaze Case
• NJ Supreme Court Axes 'Super Lawyer' Ad Ban
• Fed. Circ. Remands Guidant Patent Case For Damages
• EU Court Denies Beef Groups' Appeal Of Cartel Fines
• Regional Authority Can Sell Power Directly: 9th Circ.
• Wachovia To Settle Suit Over $12B Wells Fargo Deal
• Circuit City Cancels Lease Auction
• 11th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Taser Fracture Case
• Landowners Can't Sue Chevron Over Waste: 5th Circ.
• ITC Ruling On Duties Affirmed In OJ Anti-Dumping Suit
• Plaintiffs Must Exhaust Local Remedies: 9th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Affirms $35.5M Family Dollar OT Verdict
• 5th Circ. Denies Bid To Go Dutch In Oil Insurance Spat
• Utility Tariffs Can Include Political Activity: Court
• Court Upholds Reversal Of $20.5M Tobacco Damages
• Damages Reduced In Cardinal's $12.2M Suit V. Tyco
• Foley Back In Hot Seat In Discrimination Suit
• Fed. Circ. Issues Mixed Ruling In Apnea Patent Case
• Fed. Circ. Rejects Appeal Of Anti-Dumping Rule
• Rockwell Can't Cut Retiree Health Benefits: 6th Circ.
• NLRA Preempts Ill. Labor Law: 7th Circ.
• Adjusters Exempt From OT Requirements: Judge
• Contractor To Appeal $48M Steel Worker Verdict
• Digimarc: The Final Nail In The SOX 304 Coffin
• High Court OKs Use Of State Laws In Tobacco Suits
• High Court To Consider Valdez Oil Tanker Tax
• 4th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Inspire Securities Suit
• High Court To Hear Travelers Asbestos Liability Case
• Employment Cases To Watch In 2009
• 10th Circ. Revives Suit Challenging Medicare Rule
• Takeda V. Mylan — Keeping Your Ducks In A Row
• Screen Actors Guild Loses Arbitration Award Appeal
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Validity Of Sanofi's Plavix Patent
• 9th Circ. Rejects 'Quick-Take' In Pipeline Project
• 9th Circ. Sides With US In Water Quality Suit
• Fla. High Court Keeps $545K Verdict Against Liggett
• Warning Irrelevant In Zocor Case V. Merck: 9th Circ.
• Texas Appeals Court Makes U-Turn In Vioxx Case
• Fed. Circ., KSR and Pharmas: The First Year And A Half
• Fed. Circ. Sides With Google In ILOR Patent Spat
• Shell Labor Case Belongs In Fed. Court: 9th Circ.
• High Court Favoring AT&T In Pregnancy Case: Atty.
• Ramifications Of The Net MoneyIN Inc. Decision
• Reliant Unit Loses Bid To Toss Breakup Fee Appeal
• Parties Dispute Limitations Statute In Gas MDL
• EBay, PayPal Victorious In Online Billing Appeal
• 9th Circ. Affirms Decision In Renoir Fight
• EU Won't Back Off Telecom Antitrust Efforts: Kroes
• 2nd Circ. Upholds 3.5-Year Term For Ex-Impath Exec
• OMB Delays New Rule For Patent Appeals
• Court Trims Damages In $3.75M Bic Lighter Suit
• Ala. Court Clarifies Exclusion In Workers' Comp Law
• Citing Bilski, BofA Seeks To Reopen Discovery
• Texas High Court Orders GE Asbestos Suit Dismissed
• Implications Of Praxair V. ATMI
• UK Group Challenges Lloyds-HBOS Union
• High Court Wrestles With Price-Squeeze Case
• 6th Circ. Tosses GMAC Bond Purchasers Class Action
• Fed. Circ. Upholds $16.8M Fees Award For Takeda
• City's Immunity Denial Upheld In Texas Sewage Suit
• 1st Circ. Revives SEC Case Against Columbia Execs
• UK Competition Tribunal Nixes BSkyB's New Appeal
• Fed. Circ. Halts Stay In Coffee Container Patent Case
• 9th Circ. Won't Hear 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Again
• Judge Tosses Sick Leave Suit Against Wells Fargo
• Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Mixed-Motive Case
• Power Of Atty Not Enough To Sue By Proxy: 2nd Circ.
• 10th Circ. Revives Product Liability Suit V. Caterpillar
• Court Denies UK Agency's Appeal In Price-Fixing Spat
• Retailers, Advocates Raise Battle Cry Post-Leegin
• ADA Litigation To Surge With Enactment Of New Law
• Appeals Court Grills Patent Office Over Rules
• Conn. High Court Upholds Arbitration In Tobacco Spat
• Mass. High Court Remands Rastafarian's Bias Suit
• $90K In Damages Upheld In Famous Dave's OT Suit
• USPTO Appeals Wyeth Patent Term Adjustment Ruling
• Judge Limits Roadless Rule To 9th Circ., NM
• Fed. Circ. Shoots Down Inventor Claims V. Unitronics
• Competition Cases To Watch In 2009
• On The Docket: IP Cases To Follow In 2009
• Preemption At Forefront Of Product Liability In 2009
• Ohio Supreme Court Rules On Workers' Comp Claims
• EPA, Army Revise Clean Water Act Guidelines
• Philip Morris Back In High Court Over $79M Damages
• Environmental Cases To Watch In 2009
• 11th Circ. Denies Debtor's Subject Jurisdiction Claim
• Chevron Off The Hook In Nigerian Violence Case
• Court Upholds Dismissal Of Helicopter Crash Suit
• UHG Not In Default For Late SEC Filing: 8th Circ.
• Unusual Issues Snarl High Court Price-Squeeze Suit
• SEPTA Not Immune Under 11th Amendment: 3rd Circ.
• Supreme Court Hears Power Plant Technology Cases
• More Landlords Balk At Circuit City DIP Deal
• Del. High Court Maintains $47.2M Dr Pepper Payout
• Airport Van Drivers Not Exempt From OT: 11th Circ.
• Ford Can Use 'Fun' As Trademark In EU
• Cutera Securities Plaintiffs Plot Appeal
• Ky. High Court Upholds $7.8M Verdict In Parlodel Suit
• 11th Circ. Partly Reverses In Lawyer Negligence Case
• 9th Circ. Nixes InVision Shareholders' Class Bid
• NL Not Liable For Lead Cleanup Costs: Court
• Calif. Court Upholds Sanctions For IP Lawyer
• Foreign-Cubed Cases: 'An Involved Undertaking'
• Circuit City Creditors Balk At WARN Act Payments
• Vulnerability Or Validity: Which Standard Is Correct?
• TTAB Guidance On Sanctions
• HSBC Loses Appeal Over Boscov's Credit Cards
• Green Groups, Power Cos. Head To High Court
• In Pharma Cases, Injunctions Are In Public Interest
• Fed. Circ. Affirms $9M Penalty Against Qualcomm
• High Court Denies Massey's $100M Damages Appeal
• FPA Preempts State Hydropower Laws: DC Circ.
• Rectifying Supreme Court Limits To ADA Claims
• Is A Substantial Question Of Validity Enough?
• High Court Begs Off In Conn., Islander Pipeline Spat
• The In Pari Delicto Defense Stiffens In The 1st Circ.