Appellate Archive » September, 2009

Appellate - September, 2009

237 articles

• Broadcom Ex-CFO's Remarks To See Light Of Day
• Ledbetter Can't Save Cops' Age Bias Suit: 11th Circ.
• Q&A With Gibson Dunn's Thomas Hungar
• High Court Takes Black Firefighters' Title VII Case
• 10th Circ.: Not Sharing Facilities No Antitrust Violation
• 2nd Circ. Told Short-Selling Isn't Antitrust Immune
• DC Circ. Backs Military's Mandated Anthrax Vaccine
• 9th Circ. Returns Philippines Mine Suit To State Court
• Guardian Takes V-Chip Patent Suits To Fed Circ.
• Tobacco Cos. Appeal Restrictions To High Court
• 2nd Circ. Puts Debevoise Back On MetLife Case
• 5th Circ. Revises Pacific Lumber Bankruptcy
• Ohio Court Affirms Dismissal Of Popcorn Lung Suit
• Ala. High Court Sides Against Firms On Malpractice
• En Banc Rehearing Denied In Byrd Amendment Suit
• Ga. High Court Hands Strippers A Win On Alcohol Rule
• Sens. To Look At Pro-Employer High Court Rulings
• Rather's Wrongful Dismissal Suit Against CBS Tossed
• NJ Supreme Court Upholds $4.5M Vioxx Verdict
• Aflac Ducks Policy Judgment For Widow In 5th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Questions Due Process In Azerbaijan Oil Suit
• Bosses Can Be Sued For Discrimination: Vt. Top Court
• 5th Circ. Upholds City Of Houston's Billboard Code
• Q&A With Proskauer's Mark Harris
• 1st Circ. Revives Consumer AWP Claims Against J&J
• 9th Circ. Breathes Life Into Alaska Cigarette Suit
• Supreme Court Asked To Nix NFL Antitrust Ruling
• Leslie Controls Wins Reversal Of Asbestos Ruling
• Typhoon Appeals Loss In Touch-Screen Patent Suit
• Trust To Appeal Toss Of Warner Bros. Contract Suit
• Fed. Circ. Lowers Tariff On Laminated Floor Panels
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Injunction On Hand Truck Duties
• Tropicana Noteholders Appeal Denial Of $2.4M In Fees
• Q&A With Sidley Austin's Peter Keisler
• ISS Appeals Validity Of SRI Network Security Patents
• Paragon V. Timex: Functional Vs. Structural Claiming
• Cordis Appeals $22M Verdict In Stent Patent Suit
• Janssen Alzheimer's Patent Not Valid: Fed. Circ.
• Regions Execs Lose TRO Appeal In Investor Suit
• FTC, DOJ Urge High Court To Overturn NFL Ruling
• Novelis Transfer Infringed Software License: 6th Circ.
• US Supports Bilski Decision, But With Caveats
• Q&A With Baker Botts' Macey Stokes
• SEC Won't Lay Down Sword In Merchant Capital Feud
• Wasa V. Lexington: The Imaginary Reinsurance Cover
• 6th Circ. Tosses Insurer's Marina Coverage Suit
• Fed. Circ. Upholds AstraZeneca's Seroquel Patent Win
• Insurers Seek To Derail Reviving Of Congoleum Plan
• 9th Circ. Shoots Down NY Atty's Google Antitrust Suit
• 6th Circ. Sides With Aon In ATCO Coverage Spat
• MDL Judges Can't Meddle In Past Orders: 3rd Circ.
• Patent Win For Stamps.com Vacated By Fed. Circ.
• 9th Circ. Scraps Broadcom Co-Founder's Plea Appeal
• Okla. Court Reinstates Chesapeake Well Fees Deal
• Seafood Cos. Fail To Net Valdez Punitive Damages
• Wideband Appeals $9.7M ClearOne Judgment
• 2nd Circ. Pours Snapple Antitrust Cases Down Drain
• EU Court Upholds €106M In Fines On Austrian Banks
• Sotomayor And Roger Traynor: The Job Interviews
• Creditors Lose Bid To Move Up $6.7M MarketXT Claim
• Q&A With Perkins Coie's Katie O'Sullivan
• 3rd Circ. Revives FMLA Suit Against Nationwide
• AstraZeneca Loses $12.9M AWP Appeal
• DivX Founder's Suit Against Lawyer Survives Appeal
• 6th Circ. Revives Female Cop's Sex Bias Suit
• Fed. Circ. Nixes $26M Contract Ruling For Failed Thrift
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives AT&T Cell Phone Action
• DC Circ. May Keep Ban On Cable TV Agreements
• High Court To Rein In RLA Arbitration Reviews: Attys
• Fla. Utilities Balk At Public Salary Disclosures
• NY Appeals Court Revives Credit Suisse Fraud Suit
• Pimco: Another Guidepost For Class Certification
• Ind. Appeals Court Revives Ford Air Bag Warning Suit
• 9th Circ. Remands ShopNow.com Securities Spat
• Q&A With Reed Smith's Raymond Cardozo
• NY Court Backs Paterson In Lieutenant Gov. Pick
• Cos. Have Personal Privacy Under FOIA: 3rd Circ.
• Minn. Court Tosses Appeal Of Steel Mill Impact Plan
• Toolmaker's Trade Secrets, Noncompete Suit Tossed
• Hallmark Seeks En Banc Hearing In Paris Hilton Case
• 2nd Circ. Finds Partial Employee Contract Invalid
• Fed. Circ. Says Aneurysm Patents Weren't Infringed
• Insider Trading Rap Sticks To NBTY Lawyer
• LMI Must Reimburse Olin $40M For Cleanup: 2nd Circ.
• DC Circ. Tosses Election Commission's 527 Regs
• Q&A With Drinker Biddle's Alan Lazarus
• 10th Circ. Backs Damages In Metal Trade Secrets Suit
• 6th Circ. Affirms $4.5M US Steel Enviro Settlement
• Calif. Law Not Preempted By CAN-SPAM: Court
• AA Flight Attendants Can't Bring RLA Claims: 2nd Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Revives GHG Suit Against AEP, Xcel, Others
• Investors Appeal Dismissal Of MF Global IPO Action
• Georgia-Pacific Appeals Dispenser Spat To 4th Circ.
• AsymmetRx Must Add Harvard To IP Suit: Fed. Circ.
• Q&A With Greenberg Traurig's Arthur England
• Teva Appeals Singulair Patent Suit To Fed. Circ.
• Writers, Publishers Unite To Save Digital Rights Deal
• Higher Pleading Standard For Inequitable Conduct
• Court Won't Revive Investors' Insurance Fraud Suit
• Hancock Can't Collect $120M Over Tax Deal: 7th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Grants Nalco Stay In Baker Hughes Spat
• Va. Court Revises $77M Award To Norfolk Southern
• LA Was Right To Drop Half-Done Enviro Review: Court
• Citing SLUSA, 6th Circ. OKs Toss Of Securities Suit
• Q&A With Duane Morris' Robert Byer
• 9th Circ. Smacks EPA On Civil Rights Complaints
• Ex-DOJ Honcho Rejoins Sidley Austin Appellate Group
• BDO Worker OT Action Stayed On Appeal To 9th Circ.
• EU Court Adviser Wants De Beers Ruling Reversed
• Ind. Teachers Continue Fight Over MetLife Options
• Sotomayor Could Usher In Camera-Friendly Court
• Q&A With Haynes and Boone's Lynne Liberato
• Duke Unit To Appeal Rancher's Leaky Pipeline Win
• Tafas V. Doll: Repercussions Of En Banc
• Green Group To Appeal FEMA River Levee Suit Ruling
• Guardian To Appeal TV Patent Ruling For Toshiba
• 9th Circ. Agrees MGA's Bratz Don't Infringe Copyright
• Class In Seagate Settlement Too Vague: Calif. Court
• KBR Worker's Rape Case Not Arbitrable: 5th Circ.
• Flight Specialists Not Liable In Cirrus Crash: 8th Circ.
• EPA Vows To Reconsider Bush-Era Smog Standards
• Fed. Circ. Tosses Ruling For Mayo Nixing Test Patents
• Mich. Appeals Court Nixes Air Quality Permit Hearings
• FCC Asks 3rd Circ. For New Look At 'Nipplegate' Case
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Liability Ruling On Reinsurer's Contract
• E-Mailing Company Docs Home Isn't Hacking: 9th Circ.
• Advanced Software Takes Patent Ruling To Fed. Circ.
• Changing Legal Fees Through Litigation Budgeting
• Q&A With Covington & Burling's Robert Long
• 4th Circ. Says Newsletter Tip Broke Securities Laws
• Del. High Court Aids Stock Owners In Escheat Suits
• US Steel, Nucor Appeal Zeroing Ruling To Fed. Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Keeps Ban On Roche's US Mircera Sales
• Redskins' Trademark Win Appealed To High Court
• Arguing Preemption In The 11th Circ. Post-Levine
• Stanford Law Clinic Shakes Up Supreme Court Bar
• Q&A With Davis Wright's Laura Handman
• Asarco, BLM Land Exchange Violates NEPA: 9th Circ.
• Abu Ghraib Cos. Immune From State Claims: DC Circ.
• EPA Had Right To OK Iowa Clean Water List: 8th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Backs Ban On Tobacco Sales In SF Pharmas
• NFL Players' StarCaps Claims Not Preempted: 8th Circ.
• Lycos To Appeal Noninfringement Ruling For Netflix
• Secure To Appeal $14M Antivirus Patent Ruling
• Q&A With Cadwalader's Greg Markel
• Taking Control Of The Patent Damages Debate
• NM Court Gives Green Light To Emissions Limits Suit
• Lucent's $358M Award In Microsoft Suit Overturned
• 3rd Circ. Hands American Eagle Win In Contract Spat
• Rent-A-Center Gets Win Against Consumers In Mass.
• Supreme Court Stars Discuss Top Legal Stage
• Go Daddy Loses Appeal Over Fired Muslim Worker
• Wis. Court Rehooks Alliant In Stray Voltage Suit
• 3rd Circ. Revives Pay Claim In Light Of Ledbetter
• Q&A With Foley & Lardner's David Goroff
• Employer May Be Liable For Contractor Bias: 2nd Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Arbitration In CitiFinancial Loan Suit
• Adding To The Burden And Expense Of Arbitration
• Anheuser-Busch Loses Appeal Of License Rescission
• Q&A With White & Case's Raoul Cantero
• Key Wins For Baxter Nixed In Dialysis Patent Suit
• EU High Court Affirms €21M Cartel Fine Against Akzo
• Attys Hope Mohawk Case Clarifies Privilege Appeals
• Fed. Circ. Hands Sanofi Victory In Eloxatin Spat
• 7th Circ. Won't Review EPA Air Quality Ruling
• DC Circ. Remands Covington Discrimination Suit
• CIT Stays Suits Over Retaliatory Hormone Duties
• The SEC Pleading Standard For Scienter
• 9th Circ. Revives Northrop Workers' ERISA Class Bid
• Hospitals' $100M Breach Suits Get Boot In 3rd Circ.
• High Court Grapples With Campaign Finance Limits
• Top Supreme Court Cases To Watch
• 8th Circ. Affirms H&R Block Securities Suit Dismissal
• Fed. Circ. Denies Spansion Stay In Chip Patent Spat
• Freeport-McMoRan Lead Suit Heads Back To Okla.
• Courts Must Rule On Arbitration Provisions: 9th Circ.
• EC Antitrust Ruling Against Clearstream Upheld
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Pzena Shareholders' IPO Action
• I4i Hits Back At Microsoft In Patent Battle Over Word
• Q&A With K&L Gates' John Krill
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Spat Over Bias Claim Payout
• Federal-Mogul Didn't Infringe Thermal Patent: Court
• Latham & Watkins Brings On Former Solicitor General
• The Closing Bell For Business Method Patents?
• W.Va. Court Grills Massey In Appeal Of $50M Verdict
• US Chamber, Others Seek Injunction On E-Verify Rule
• Allstate Off The Hook In Motorist Overcharge Spat
• Lobbying Disclosure Law A 'Vital' Interest: DC Circ.
• Pa. Poultry Workers' Don, Doff Suit Gets Green Light
• Union On Hook For Pittsburgh Mack Pensions: 3rd Circ.
• EU High Court Backs Portugal's Gambling Restrictions
• 23-Year Sentence Upheld In $8M Credit Scheme Case
• 9th Circ. Rejects Bid To Import Polar Bear Trophies
• Hospital Loses Bid To Revive Tenet Medicare Suit
• 9th Circ. Backs US In $42M Waste Cleanup Suit
• 7th Circ. Backs Union In Lengthy Back Pay Dispute
• Fed Circ. Says Lonza Infringed Martek Patents
• Pension Funds Jump-Start Chrysler Ch. 11 Battle
• Goodyear Wants Learjet Crash Suit In Federal Court
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Doral Investors' PwC Fraud Claims
• Microsoft Wins Stay In $290M Word Patent Fight
• Sotomayor Could Part Ways With Souter In Key Cases
• 1st Circ. Nixes Pharmacies' Appeal Of AWP Deals
• Purdue Appeals Par's Defeat Of Ultram Patents
• H&R Block Unit's Cert. Appeal Denied In Contract Suit
• 6th Circ. Sides With Novartis In Retaliatory Firing Case
• Minn. High Court OKs Prempro Cases Against Wyeth
• Pharmacies Appeal AWP Class Action Settlement
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Unisys Breached ERISA
• Attorney Sanctions Stand In ATSI Securities Suit
• 6th Circ. Revives Retiree Claims Against Philips
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Duties On Polyester Staple Fiber
• 2nd Circ. Deep-Sixes ERISA Lawsuit Against J&J
• Navinta Appeals Infringement Ruling Over Naropin
• 9th Circ. Seeks Guidance On Target Employment Suit
• The Fed. Circ. Stance On Bose
• Ford Wins Costs Battle In Limousine Antitrust Suit
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Sanctions Against Keystone, Attys
• Vioxx Litigation Group Keeps Up Protest Over Fee Cap
• ABA Brief Challenges Ban On Attorney Debt Advice
• 7th Circ. Lets Insurer Off Hook In Junk Fax Suit
• 8th Circ. Gives Novastar Subprime Action The Boot
• 6th Circ. Upholds Jury Verdict On Steel Contract
• Philly Union's Fair Share Fees Are Legal: 3rd Circ.
• Emphasizing States' Rights, 3rd Circ. Upholds UIGEA
• 2nd Circ. Affirms $25M Asbestos Verdict V. Contractor
• Baker Hughes Still On Hook In $37M Suit: 5th Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Revives Nationwide Title Dispute
• 9th Circ. Won't Toss Paris Hilton's Hallmark Suit
• Challenge To BPA, Alcoa Contract Gets Green Light
• Apache Contract Claim Over Missing Gas Struck Down
• Stricter Fraud Burden Applies In Bose Suit: Fed. Circ.
• Utah County Can't Open Land To Vehicles: 10th Circ.
• Beer Drinkers Ask Judge To Clarify InBev Ruling
• 7th Circ. Lets Target Off Hook In Credit Card Action
• Judge Refuses To Revive Fax Blast Action
• Grappling With The Meaning Of Discrimination