Appellate Archive » June, 2009

Appellate - June, 2009

233 articles

• 7th Circ. Tosses Appeal Over Kerr-McGee Cleanup
• NLRB's Redd-I Decisions In Light Of Ledbetter
• Calif. High Court Rejects Transit Union's Breaks Suit
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Youth Smokers Insurance Rate Ruling
• Forest Derivative Appeal Halted As Sides Seek Deal
• The Supreme Court Stance On Coeur Alaska
• Firm Ordered To Turn Over Woman's E-mail Files
• Contract Suit Against Lawyers Not A SLAPP: Court
• Ohio High Court Limits Reach Of Prevailing Wage Law
• High Court To Hear Granite Rock Case Against Union
• High Court Refusal Points Ricoh, Quanta Toward Trial
• Dish Wins Reversal On DirecTV Noncompete Contract
• No Class Requirements for PAGA: Calif. High Court
• High Court Won't Hear Chevron's Ecuador Appeal
• Injunction Against Ex-Hair Club Employees Stands
• High Court Won't Hear Cablevision Copyright Spat
• Top Fed. Circ. Rulings That Came Down Last Quarter
• Water Board's Merck Discharge Limit Appealed
• Medtronic Accepts $179M Judgment In Screw Case
• Unions Lose Appeal Of City's Ch. 9 Eligibility Ruling
• BioMedica's Review Bid Denied In Nordic Patent Suit
• Nuclear Waste Group Appeals Disposal Defeat
• CORRECTED: Supreme Court Turns Down Ch. 11 Claim Priority Suit
• High Court Won't Hear GM Disabled Worker Case
• Win-Win Situation In High Court Reverse Bias Ruling
• Dismissal Of AstraZeneca Securities Action Upheld
• High Court Says States Can Go After Federal Banks
• Firefighter Ruling Raises Bar For Disparate Impact
• Firefighter Ruling Gives Foggy Answers At Best
• High Court To Hear NFL Licensing Antitrust Case
• High Court Declines 9/11 Case Against Saudi Arabia
• Creditors' Standing To File Involuntary Petitions
• Calif. High Court To Take On Casino Tip-Pool Case
• Court Rules In Long-Running Trace Intl. Appeal
• DC Circ. Upholds Toss Of Pillsbury Malpractice Feud
• Katz Appeals American Airlines Win In Patent Dispute
• Self-Insured Cos. Can Tap State Pool: Nev. Court
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs Insurers In Supervalu Suit
• Crane Must Pay $3.7M In Asbestos Case: Minn. Court
• Sharp May Appeal ITC Ruling In LCD Dispute
• 4th Circ. Revives Religious Bias Suit V. Contractor
• Jail Term Upheld For Swindler In $14M Wis. Bank Scam
• Seamen Can Sue For Punitive Damages: High Court
• 9th Circ. Upholds Revival Of Claim In STNL Ch. 11
• Insurers Off Hook For $3M Negligent Construction Suit
• Calif. Drops Appeal Of Auto Emissions Suit
• St. Jude Valve Plaintiffs Lose Bid For Class Cert.
• DC Circ. Remands SEC's Starnet Fraud Claims
• Google, Yahoo Can't Appeal Web Index Patent Ruling
• Mich. High Court Says State Can't Appeal CWA Ruling
• Landlords Want Goody's Stub Rent Case In 3rd Circ.
• Canada Patent Chief Can't Restart Exam: Judge
• 9th Circ. Reaffirms Nationwide Engineered Alfalfa Ban
• 5th Circ. Nixes $6M Award In Bank One RICO Suit
• L'Oreal Appeals French EBay Win In Fake Goods Fight
• 1st Circ. Revives Suit Over Suzuki Motorcycle
• 2nd Circ. Backs Clinic Workers In NLRB Picketing Spat
• DC Circ. Backs FERC In New England Power Battle
• Pfizer Celebrex Suit Stayed Pending High Court Case
• Fla. Appeals Court Blocks Mylan's Generic Synthroid
• 2nd Circ. Says CVS Can't Sell Perfume Without UPC
• St. Paul Prevails On Appeal In Duty To Defend Case
• Entergy Asks To Pause Refund Suit For FERC Ruling
• High Court Won't Hear 'Reverse Payment' Challenge
• 8th Circ. Says P&G, Others Can't Jump Into CWA Suit
• Obama Taps Judges From Ga., NJ For Circuit Courts
• Fed. Circ. Reverses In Child Vaccine Dispute
• Plaintiff Seeks To Move Chrysler Appeal Forward
• 5th Circ. Revives Flowserve Investors' Fraud Claims
• NY Court Says Foie Gras Critics Lack Standing
• High Court Defers To Bush Memo In Mine Waste Case
• 1st Circ. Lets Esso Off Hook For Cleanup — For Now
• FCC Told To Clarify Denial Of Verizon Immunity Bid
• 8th Circ. Revives Ark. Farm Contamination Lawsuit
• 2nd Circ. Finds For NLRB In Latest Quorum Dispute
• ImmuDyne's Skin Cream Patent Win Partly Reversed
• FLIR Execs Win $1.6M In Fees In Trade Secrets Spat
• Bingo Price-Fixing Deal Docs Not Shielded: Court
• 2nd Circ. Rebuffs Ex-Bayou CEO Israel's Appeal
• Tip Pools Make Waves In California Courts
• High Court Hands Employers Win In FBL Age Bias Case
• Persistent Pro Se Plaintiff Strikes Out In Sprint IP Suit
• Court Says Atty Tried To Derail OT Class Settlement
• Wachtell Weighs In On Possible Short-Selling Rules
• Supreme Court Blocks Retrial For Ex-Enron Exec
• Honeywell Wins Appeal Over Fees In ERISA case
• 3rd Circ. Clarifies Tax Claims In Harvard Ch. 11 Spat
• Merrill Execs In Enron Deal Can Be Retried: 5th Circ.
• Dismissal Of Ticor Overcharge Class Action Upheld
• Teacher's Blog Not Protected Speech: 9th Circ.
• Con Ed Loses Bid To Challenge NYC Cleanup Deal
• Michael Foods Loses Bid To Stay Pricing Injunction
• Manville Bars Travelers Asbestos Suits: High Court
• No Prevailing Wages For Off-Site Workers: Ohio Court
• Wyo. Enviro Atty Gets SF Rate For Case: 9th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Swats Down Scrushy's Appeal Of Settlement
• Vegas' Bid For Review Of FAA Flight Paths Denied
• NY Court Orders Authorization Of Judicial Pay Raises
• New Century's Liquidation Plan Nixed On Appeal
• Pa. High Court Nixes Challenge To State Liability Law
• Doctor's Testimony In Own Baycol Suit 'Inadmissible'
• A Stark Lesson For Doctor-Hospital Arrangements
• 7th Circ. Backs IRS Access To Valero Tax-Prep Docs
• High Court Will Consider Class Arbitration Dispute
• 9th Circ. Tosses FLSA Class Action Against T-Mobile
• Supreme Court Won't Hear FCC Franchise Rule Appeal
• High Court Seeks SG's Opinion In Ch. 13 Dispute
• Wyeth Places Heavier Burden On Implied Preemption
• High Court To Hear Shell Dispute With Station Owners
• Exxon Owes $508M, Interest For Oil Spill: 9th Circ.
• Iqbal And The Twombly Pleading Standard
• High Court To Hear Student Debt Discharge Challenge
• The Right To Shareholder Action In Wash.
• Maryland Opposes Constellation Appeal Over EDF Deal
• 11th Circ. Upholds Sanctions Against Crowell Partner
• Mack Trucks Prevails On Revived Sherman Act Claim
• High Court Rules Valdez Ship Tax Is Unconstitutional
• Court Denies Press Access In Nightclub Fire Case
• 8th Circ. Reverses Ruling On Sale Of Farmland Plant
• BofA Bundled Insurance Case Heads Back To Ga.
• Work Illness Claims May Not Be Time-Barred: 5th Circ.
• 4th Circ. Revives Suit Against Atty Over Snuff Deal
• 10th Circ. Lets Order Stand In Cooper Tire Crash Case
• DC Circ. Lets FERC Wholesale Rates Order Stand
• Ohio Court Says GMAC Not Liable In Odometer Case
• Court Nixes Class Cert In Mich. Sex Bias Suit
• 9th Circ. Tells MGA To Hand Bratz Marks To Mattel
• Bentley Slammed Over Stinky Car Discovery Abuse
• Mo. Can't Cry Immunity To Utility's Claims: 8th Circ.
• Family Out Of Time In JC Penney ADEA Suit: 1st Circ.
• 11th Circ. Finds For Roche In Accutane Suicide Suit
• Vizio Wins Temporary Stay In Digital TV Patent Spat
• Buyers Allowed To Appeal Class Action Waiver Ruling
• Court Strips Green Groups Of Attorneys' Fee Winnings
• Utah Court Says Ford Not Liable In Fatal Rollover
• Fed. Circ. Trims Daiichi Costs Award In Levaquin Suit
• 5th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of USAA Fraud Action
• Drilling Co. Off Hook Over Platform Helicopter Crash
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Ban On Designer Using Own Name
• Fiat Closes Chrysler Deal After 42-Day Bankruptcy
• Blackwell V. Wyeth: The Application Of Frye
• 9th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Ford Used Car Action
• High Court Mulls Hearing Key Arbitration Case
• 2nd Circ. Reverses Dismissal Of BofA Fraud Claims
• DOJ Appellate Lawyer Maynard Leaves For MoFo
• Alaska High Court Shoots Down Wage Act Amendment
• 6th Circ. U-Turns On 3rd-Party Retaliation Claims
• Mass. Court Upholds Dismissal Of Malpractice Claims
• Fed. Circ. Revives Varian Radiation Patent Fight
• Fed. Circ. Gives FMC Victory Over Rival In Patent Spat
• High Court Clears Way For $2B Chrysler Sale
• Wayzata Appeals Foamex Sale To MatlinPatterson
• Flight Attendants Revive Contract Row With Mesa Air
• Buffalo Fire Dept. Wins Reversal In Race Bias Suit
• States' Arbitration Powers In Telecom Deals Limited
• High Court To Weigh In On 'Place Of Business' Tests
• High Court Refuses 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Challenge
• 6th Circ. Backs Lease Extension For Inactive Oil Site
• 11th Circ. Sends Cancellation Question To Ga. Court
• Supreme Court To Hear Bankruptcy Law Challenge
• Supreme Court Asks For SG's Take On Vaccine Suit
• JPMorgan Wins Defunct Bank's $17M In Stock
• Texas Nonprofit's Ex-Head Told To Disgorge $5M
• Ex-Tyco CEO Perseveres In Conviction Fight
• High Court Affirms Deadline For Qui Tam FCA Appeals
• Novatel Bid To Toss Securities Suit Gets 2nd Look
• W.Va. Chief Justice Ordered Off Massey Appeal
• Chrysler Sale Hits Roadblock In Supreme Court
• Fed. Circ. Remands Boat Patent Suit Over Jurisdiction
• Securities Sales Not Subject To Fraud Act: NJ Court
• Anticipating Future NLRB Actions
• Groups Challenge Power Lines For SD Coal Plant
• Eni Challenges Fenosa, Gas Natural Link-Up
• Emery Wins Fee Dispute With Fellow Lockerbie Atty
• Patent Term Adjustment Suit Stayed For Key Appeal
• 9th Circ. Won't Hear NASA Privacy Case En Banc
• NJ Verizon Workers Lose Unemployment Appeal
• Antitrust Claims V. Web Site Registry Co. Revived
• TVA Plans $820M Gas Plant To Cut Emissions
• 2nd Circ. OKs Chrysler Sale With Window For Appeal
• 5th Circ. Revives ADA Case Against CPChem
• Graham Copyright Claims Not Time-Barred: 3rd. Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Rebuffs Mercedes Tele-Aid Cert. Appeal
• First Impressions Of Sotomayor's Enviro Record
• 10th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of AC Class Action
• Pollutant Transfer Isn't Discharge: 11th Circ.
• GSK, Inventor Urge Fed. Circ. To Review Tafas V. Doll
• Texas Court Affirms Tossing Of $26M Vioxx Judgment
• Ga. Court Revives Southstar Overcharge Action
• Dish Network Wins Pause In TiVo DVR Patent Appeal
• Genentech — Where Do We Go From Here?
• Firefighter Case Absent From Sotomayor's Top 10
• Agilent Patent Has Priority Over Affymetrix: Fed. Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Sends Investor-Citigroup Spat To Ga. Court
• Nigerians' Human Rights Case Against Shell Revived
• Privacy And Employer-Issued Electronic Devices
• 9th Circ. Affirms Win For Adobe In Copyright Suit
• Schering Contractors' Trade Secrets Spat Revived
• Insurers Can Get Medical Docs In Fraud Suits: Court
• TiVo Wins Contempt Ruling, $103M In Dish Dispute
• CORRECTED: Plaintiffs Want Stay Lifted For Chrysler's $55M Appeal
• Titan Loses Injunction Appeal In Tire Patent Suit
• Forge Must Foot Defense Bill In EEOC Case: 7th Circ.
• AmeriFirst Exec's Mom Cleared In Contempt Finding
• Starbucks Wins Challenge To $105M Barista Award
• BofA Off Hook For $1.6B Award In Overdraft Fee Case
• Sidley Austin Tax Shelter Claims Ruled Time-Barred
• $2B Chrysler Sale Spat Heads Straight To 2nd Circ.
• Insurer Needn't Cover Faulty-Billboard Deal: Court
• Force Chrysler To Comply With Lemon Laws: Groups
• Deutsche Loses Out On $47M From Genuity Ch. 11
• Fed. Circ. Backs Invalidation Of PureChoice Patent
• CFTC Calls For Legislative Fix Of Zelener Loophole
• Bank Of NY Appeals Lyondell DIP Order
• Business Methods After Bilski
• IP Attys Hail Cert Grant On Bilski
• High Court Seeks SG Input On 'Foreign-Cubed' Cases
• Flight Attendant Spat Not Fit For Fed. Court: 9th Circ.
• Sony, Others Sued Over Integrated Circuit Patent
• Fed. Circ. Rules Enbrel Doesn't Infringe Ariad Patent
• Transport Co., Insurer Dodge Liability In Chemical Suit
• The State Of Section 36(b) Litigation
• High Court Overturns $5M Verdict In Asbestos Case
• Fed. Circ. Cuts $226M Award In Medtronic Screw Suit
• TVA Says Pollution Suit Ruling Would Cost $1B
• Court Revives Vehicle Simulator Trade Secret Suit
• Indiana Funds, Chrysler Battle Over Appeal
• Setting A Lower Patent Misuse Standard?
• New Trial Denied In Takata Seat Belt Suit
• Chesapeake Barred From Antitrust Cash: 5th Circ.
• The Impact Of AT&T V. Hulteen
• 2 Years After Tellabs: 'Core Operations' Pleading
• Advisers Can't Force FINRA Arbitration: Calif. Court