Appellate Archive » January, 2009

Appellate - January, 2009

154 articles

• Ore. Court Curbs State Bar Liability In Malpractice Suit
• Texas Pesticide Toxic Tort Moves Closer To Trial
• BASF Told To Pay Insurers $1.7M In Synthroid Suit
• Uninjured Parties Can't Join Calif. Class Actions
• 2nd Circ. Revives Nigerian Families' Case V. Pfizer
• 3rd Circ. Quashes Race Bias Suit V. Philadelphia
• SC Sen. Calls For Limits On Punitive Damages
• State Claims Not Always Trumped By RLA: 9th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Considers DRA Termination Premiums
• Excess Liability Not Automatically Renewed: NJ Court
• Grace Fund Mgr. Passed 'Prudent Man' Test: 1st Circ.
• Merchants Score In AmEx Antitrust Class Action
• USPTO Response To FOIA Bid Inadequate: 4th Circ.
• 'Safe Harbor' For Online Service Providers
• Ore. Halts Plans For LNG Plant
• Digimarc: Raising Pleading Requirements
• Fed. Circ. Braces For Overhaul As Retirements Loom
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Securities Suit Over Bextra, Celebrex
• High Court Asked To Weigh Inequitable Conduct Ruling
• Liberty Mutual Must Cover Asbestos Suits: Wis. Court
• Calif. Court Tosses Win For Nissan In Rollover Suit
• Judge Dismisses Trucking Price-Fixing MDL
• Teen Deaths Not Single Occurence: Ill. High Court
• 3rd Circ. Overturns Class Certification In Plastics MDL
• SEC Backs Speedy Decision On FIA Rule
• Split 9th Circ. Rejects Rehearing Police Pager Case
• 6th Circ. Upholds Class Denial In Toxic Train Spill Suit
• Supreme Court Asked To Weigh In On Bilski Case
• 9th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of CSC Derivative Suit
• Wal-Mart Loses Rehearing Bid Over Fire Liability
• Is Your Application Ready Under KSR?
• DC Circ. Revives Award For Fired Postal Worker
• Court Asks Parties For Input In Medtronic MDL
• 5th Circ. Runs Over Ex-UPS Driver's Religious Bias Suit
• KPMG Off Hook In Fraud Suit Against Peregrine
• High Court's DuPont Ruling Clarifies Pension Law
• DC Circ. Rebuffs Whole Foods Due Process Suit
• DC Circ. Denies Conn. AG's Challenge To FERC
• 7th Circ. OKs EEOC Probe Despite Settlement
• Anti-Retaliation Rule Applies To Probes: High Court
• Studebaker Successor Liable For Cleanup Costs: SC
• Supreme Court Allows Tariffs On Uranium Imports
• Ex-Weil Assoc. Wins Attorneys' Fees In ERISA Spat
• DC Circ. Rejects Tesoro Protest Of FERC Rate Hike
• Orion Loses Oil Shale Claims Over Assessment Gaps
• Seagate: Trends Over The Last 18 Months
• Calif. High Court Rules On Fee Dispute Arbitrability
• Costco's Bonus Plan Legal: State Appeals Court
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Real Estate Co. Legal Malpractice Suit
• EPA Appeals Board To Review NM Coal Plant Permit
• Candy Tycoon Mars Loses Bid To Bar Gas Drilling
• Minn. High Court To Mull Negligence-Claim Time Limit
• Attorneys Split On 3rd Circ.'s Tax Offset Ruling
• TARP No Help To Unions At Bargaining Table: Attys
• Jury Still Out On Stringfellow For Many Attorneys
• 4th Circ. Reverses On ERISA Limitations Finding
• JPMorgan Appeals Class Inclusions In ERISA Suit
• Cintas Workers Win Round In Living Wage Case
• NJ Loses Fight To Sue Rail Co. Over Permits
• 'Corporation' In Contract Not Ambiguous: 5th Circ.
• Ex-Westar Exec Falls Short On Bid For Legal Costs
• RI Must Pay Lead Paint Companies' Costs
• No WARN Act Relief For Grocery Workers: 10th Circ.
• Calif. Supreme Court Declines To Hear Conte Case
• Court Rules Against Verizon In Chargebacks Appeal
• Appeals Court Revives School District's Landfill Suit
• SLUSA Doesn't Doom Lord Abbett Case: 3rd Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Suit Over JPMorgan's Enron Actions
• Calif. Appeals Court Says Time's Up In Suit V. BofA
• High Court Backs Union's National Litigation Fee
• Senate Passes Pay Discrimination Bill
• Enviro Groups Seek To Overturn Coal Plant Approval
• Anomalous Decisions On Private Arbitration
• Court Upholds New Orleans' Domestic Partner Policy
• Pa. Poultry Workers' Donning, Doffing Suit Revived
• New EPA Rule Ups Ante In Fight Against Smog
• Dorsey Wins Reversal Of Legal Malpractice Ruling
• 7th Circ. Upholds 5-Yr. Sentence For Waste Co. Exec
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Injunction In Wachovia, Ace Spat
• State Law Preempted In Suit V. Dana Board: 6th Circ.
• NJ Court Revives Celanese Suit Over Site Cleanup
• Skilling Seeks En Banc Rehearing In Enron Case
• 5th Circ. Tosses EEOC Case Against Agro
• High Court To Hear Appeal On NY AG's Lending Probe
• Calif. High Court To Hear 2nd Meal Break Appeal
• Insurers Sue SEC Over Fixed Index Annuity Rule
• Shuttle Workers' Beryllium Claims Don't Fly: 5th Circ.
• 'Disappointed' CEO Pulls Plug On Circuit City
• Plaintiffs To Appeal Fight Over Fatal Plane Crash
• Whole Foods, FTC Battle Heads To DC Circ.
• Chief Judge Calls On Lawyers To Frame Patent Issues
• Lockheed Martin Faces Patent Suit Over F-22 Planes
• Fed. Circ. Finds Boston Scientific Patent Invalid
• Wachovia Settles With Bankrupt Builder Over Lien
• Koch Must Pay Amoco $5M In Stock Deal: 11th Circ.
• 6th Circ. Reverses Class Cert. In Unum ERISA MDL
• Novartis Beats Sales Reps' Wage-And-Hour Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Hytrin Saga
• Colo. High Court Strikes Down County Mining Rule
• Insurer Had 'Duty To Defend' Lawyer: Appeals Court
• Legislative Reversal Of SCOTUS Antitrust Decisions?
• Seiko Win Upheld In Ink Cartridge Patent Spat
• 9th Circ. Shuts Down Digimarc Investors' Fraud Suit
• Metadata Is Not A Public Record: Ariz. Court
• Pilot Who Refused Alcohol Test Wins Job Back
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Obviousness Ruling For SMC
• Ad Claims Revived In Hybrid Mileage Suit V. Honda
• US To Appeal Ruling Keeping Madoff Out Of Jail
• QLT Could Pay Mass. Hospital $113M In Visudyne Case
• US Could Be Out $157M In Anadarko Royalty Relief Win
• SC Wants Duke Energy Out Of Water War With NC
• Bed Bath & Beyond Off The Hook In Derivative Suit
• Fed. Circ. Revises Decision In Comiskey Patent Case
• Panel To Reconsider Sex Charges Against Judge
• 3rd Circ. Deals FedEx A Blow In Arbitration Suit
• Court Upholds Lower Legal Fee In Sex Bias Suit
• High Court Asks DOJ For Input In DVR Copyright Case
• High Court Won't Hear Ex-HealthSouth CFO Appeal
• Supreme Court Rejects Exxon Bid To Reclaim $150M
• High Court Hears Mining Co.'s Bid To Dump In Lake
• High Court Won't Rule On Preemption In Salmon Suit
• High Court Refuses To Hear GM Class Action Appeal
• Citing KSR, Fed. Circ. Dismisses Suit V. RealNetworks
• Support Builds For High Court To Take Rambus Case
• High Court To Hear White Firefighters' Race Bias Suit
• Property Rights Groups Eye ESA Fight In High Court
• Circuit City Courts Buyers As Clock Runs Down
• Exxon Footnote 17: Courting Scientific McCarthyism?
• 2nd Circ. Raises Bar For Legal Fee Reductions
• Plaintiffs Fight Pilgrim's Pride Bid To Lift Stay
• Buddha Bar Chain Wins Appeal In Trademark Fight
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Bisys Shareholders' Bid To Sue PwC
• Fed. Circ. Hears Arguments In Kubin Biotech Case
• Skilling And The Future Of Securities Fraud Cases
• Pesticides Not Exempt From CWA Permits: 6th Circ.
• US House Set To Vote On Pay Discrimination Bills
• Exxon's DIDP Still Classified 'Toxic' In Calif.
• Longs' Drug Quiz Of Job Applicants OK: Calif. Court
• 1st Circ. Affirms Ruling Against Prudential Broker
• Fed. Circ. Puts Nail In Suit Against Verizon, GM
• A Tougher Standard For Class In Antitrust Action
• Forest Needs New Grizzly Land-Use Standard: Court
• Finance Cos. Seek Appeal To Avoid Discovery Costs
• Skilling Guilty But Should Be Re-Sentenced: 5th Circ.
• Ahold Plaintiffs Don't Meet Tellab Standard: 4th Circ.
• Ex-Partner's Wrongful Firing Suit Can Proceed
• Indian Court Slashes Clifford Chance Tax Charge
• Drug Cos. Not Liable For Meds Used In Meth: 8th Circ.
• DC Circ. Upholds OFHEO Contempt Ruling
• Challengers To PCAOB Seek High Court Review
• Patent Litigation In Eastern Texas: Is The Party Over?
• 8th Circ. Denies AT&T Appeal In Religious Bias Suit
• Raising The Bar For Securities Fraud Complaints
• Energy Cos. Lose Methane Tax Battles