Appellate Archive » December, 2009

Appellate - December, 2009

207 articles

• 2nd Circ. Asks NY Court To Mull Refco Trustee Claims
• Appeals Court Lets Kelly Oil Off Hook For Blast
• GraphOn Takes Juniper Patent Ruling To Fed. Circ.
• 6th Circ. Affirms $10M Verdict For Multimatic
• Zelle Wins $5.6M In Microsoft Fee Dispute
• Teamsters Lose Appeal Of 2-Member NLRB Order
• Fed. Circ. Reduces Damages In EMI Patent Case
• DC Circ. Upholds Duke Energy Plant Closure Deal
• Q&A With Snell & Wilmer's Richard Derevan
• SC Court Strikes Tort Claims Over Ford Defects
• 4th Circ. Dims Prospects For Major LNG Project
• Hospital Must Bargain With Nurses, 2nd Circ. Says
• Diebold Shareholders Fall Short In Fraud Appeal
• Rite Aid Asks 3rd Circ. To Assess Similarity Of Class
• $290M Award, Injunction Against Microsoft Upheld
• 2nd Circ. Orders New Trial In Knolls Age Bias Suit
• Securities Class Action Against PXRE Dies In 2nd Circ.
• NY Court Boots Ga. Man's Lipitor Case Against Pfizer
• Iowa High Court Backs Class Cert. In EPDM Suit
• Texas High Court Enforces Post-Merger Bonuses
• 3rd Circ. Vacates Class Cert. In Schering ERISA Suit
• Vt. High Court Hands Entergy Win In Emissions Suit
• 5th Circ. Lets Ford Off Hook On Marathon Contracts
• Fosamax MDL Plaintiff Takes Case To 2nd Circ.
• 10th Circ. Orders New Panel In CO2 Royalty Fight
• Awaiting A National Standard For 'Place Of Business'
• Q&A With Arnall Golden Gregory's Allen Hirsch
• Abbott Appeals $1.9B Hit In Patent Suit Over Humira
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Nuclear Agency Ruling On Fire Risk
• Court Reverses Tax-Break Snub For East River Cleanup
• Calif. Court Nixes $34M Verdict In Novell Bonus Spat
• China Loses Appeal Of WTO US Media Import Ruling
• Understanding Recent Case Law On Enablement
• Q&A With EpsteinBeckerGreen's Kenneth Kelly
• NYPD Bests Unions Over Sharper Drug Testing
• Enviros Take Weapons Plant Cleanup Suit To Fed. Circ.
• Bayer Wins Ill. Class Action Over Baycol Marketing
• Dr. Reddy's Loses Zyprexa Patent Fight In UK Court
• 9th Circ. Won't Review Denial Of Attys' Fees To Enviros
• 2nd Circ. Won't Force HPV Test Reclassification
• 4th Circ. Upholds Termite-Killer Antitrust Dismissal
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Point Of Novelty Test For Anticipation
• Q&A With Choate's Robert Frank Jr.
• Fed. Circ. Sends Nintendo Wii Patent Case To Wash.
• WrestleReunion Appeals Live Nation Contract Loss
• Virgin Islands Telecom Execs Protest Case Transfer
• 6th Circ. Denies Life Investors' Relief Bid In Cancer Case
• Payday Lender's Arbitration Bid Denied By 8th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Lifts Ban On Disputed Vending Machine IP
• Credit Suisse Not Liable For Co.'s Failure: 3rd Circ.
• Insurers Win Reversal Of Texas Stop-Loss Classification
• Arbitration For Chicken Farmers, Koch Foods: 5th Circ.
• Establishing Causation In Failure-To-Procure Cases
• Q&A With Gunster's Jack Aiello
• 5th Circ. Rejects En Banc Bid In Ford Crash Suits
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes Blue Cross Demurrer Bid
• Industrial Enterprises Appeals Indemnification Denial
• RI High Court Goes Against Dell In Sales Tax Spat
• Calif. Appeals Court Reverses Duty To Defend Ruling
• Only Prevailing Parties Can Seek Fees: 9th Circ.
• Merrill Lynch Fights To Keep NJ Suit In Federal Court
• Fed. Circ. Allows Reliquidation Of Agro Mushrooms
• Groups Ask 9th Circ. To Block Shell Offshore Drilling
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Goldman Sachs Derivative Suit
• AstraZeneca Loses Appeal In Generic Prilosec Feud
• Q&A With Shumaker Loop & Kendrick's Duane Daiker
• Anti-Competitive Effect Needed In PSA Claims: 5th Circ.
• 5th Circ. Clears Superior Offshore's Liquidation Plan
• Colo. Appeals Army Chemical Weapons Ruling
• NLRB Can Enforce Cintas Unfair Labor Ruling: 8th Circ.
• Appeals Court Nixes Vioxx Plaintiffs' Class Cert. Bid
• Markel Had Duty To Indemnify Contractor: Texas Court
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Sony Win In Optical Disc Patent Suit
• Rubber Glove Patent ITC Claims Invalid: Fed. Circ.
• Research Tools Sail Out Of The Safe Harbor
• Q&A With EpsteinBeckerGreen's Herve Gouraige
• 2nd Circ. Revives GNC Class Actions Over Ephedra
• Ex-Epiq Employee Appeals Noncompete Injunction
• Sotomayor May Sharpen High Court's Focus On IP
• SKF Takes Fight Over Ball Bearing Duties To Fed. Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Nixes VA Nurses' Equal Pay Suit
• Khanjee Appeals Ill. Power Plant Fine To 7th Circ.
• WaMu Noteholders Appeal Ruling On Disclosures
• Visteon Supplier's Suit V. Chinese Rival Tossed
• Enron Appeals Securities Settlement Decision
• High Court Sweeps Away Challenge To Chrysler Sale
• Employer Text Monitoring Case Wins High Court Nod
• Supreme Court Rejects Gun Liability Case
• $4M Settlement May Moot Policy Dispute: 2nd Circ.
• Vt. High Court Certifies Honeywell Thermostat Class
• Supreme Court Asks SG For Views On Retaliation
• High Court Lets Pension Termination Fee Ruling Stand
• Ind. Teachers Withdraw Appeal Of MetLife Dismissal
• 9th Circ. Nixes Price-Fixing Action Against Shell, Others
• Legal Malpractice After McKesson V. Bridge Medical
• Absenteeism Trumps ADA Protections For Alcoholism
• Q&A With Adams and Reese's Martin Stern
• 2nd Circ. Sticks GPU With Liability For Tar Cleanup
• DC Circ. Tosses Challenge To CAA Rulemaking
• Emigrant Appeals $10M Attorneys' Fees Ruling
• DC Circ. Backs FCC Cap On Wireless Subsidies
• NASCAR Takes Checkered Flag In Antitrust Case
• Dismissal Of Contract Suit V. Sheraton Appealed
• Texas High Court Dumps $14M Whirlpool Fire Verdict
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Hearst Short-Sale Suit
• NJ Couple Resolves Final Claims In Tax Fraud Suit
• Q&A With Gray Plant Mooty's Eric Yaffe
• Microsoft Fights Insurance Ruling Over $1.4M Judgment
• Amtrak Can Fire Union Rep Under RLA: 2nd Circ.
• Is There A Written Description Requirement After All?
• 2nd Circ. Mucks Ex-Partner's Suit Over Casino Venture
• Insurer Must Indemnify Maverick Over Piping: 5th Circ.
• Q&A With Lowenstein Sandler's Douglas Eakeley
• SEC Agrees To 2-Year Stay For Contested Annuity Rule
• IPO Investors Settle With Limelight Networks
• 5th Circ. Reverses Class Cert. In Insurance Suit
• Bratz Dolls Get Stay Of Execution From 9th Circ.
• Ohio Residents Appeal CSX Toxic Train Crash Ruling
• Conn. High Court Nixes Black Firefighters' Bias Suit Win
• 7th Circ. Clears BP Of Wrongdoing In Franchising Spat
• 'Precious' Movie Contract Fight Heads To 2nd Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Lets Milberg Keep Cut Of $750M Xerox Deal
• Employers Take Note: Cat's Paw Back In Action
• Bratz Maker Pleads For Corporate Life Before 9th Circ.
• Calif. Court Tosses BofA Credit Card Bias Action
• Justices Grill Both Sides In Class Arbitration Case
• $1.3M Fee Award Affirmed In US Steel Toxic Tort Suit
• AT&T Appeals Judge's Refusal To Toss Antitrust Case
• Hedge Fund Appeal Of Citibank CDS Suit Fails
• 5th Circ. Turns Volume Down On Royalty Suit V. Sony
• Cintas Loses 2nd Circ. Appeal Of Union RICO Suit
• Q&A With Archer & Greiner's Arthur Jones
• Exception To Pa.'s One-Disease Rule
• 10th Circ. Revives Boeing Discrimination Suit
• High Court Puts Honest Services Law In Hot Seat
• Union Pacific RLA Case Ends With Whimper, Not Bang
• Utah High Court Rulings Could Kill Coal Electric Plant
• Lilly, 3rd-Party Payor Class Argue Zyprexa Appeal
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Verdict V. LGIA In Contract Suit
• Ala. High Court Won't Drop Judge In Sewer Suit Spat
• 9th Circ. Hears Allied's Antitrust Appeal Against Tyco
• Verizon, NYC Cleared Of $60M Antitrust Suit
• H&R Block, Jackson Hewitt Seek Stay Pending Bilski
• Case Study: Starbucks V. Wolfe's Borough Coffee
• Q&A With Becker & Poliakoff's Daniel Wallach
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Tyco Ultrasonic Device Patent Suit
• Wis. Creates Public Fund For High Court Campaigns
• 10th Circ. Revives Sex Bias, Retaliation Suit V. United
• High Court Justices Weigh SOX Oversight Board Fight
• E&Y Malpractice But No Fraud In CBI Case: Judge
• 9th Circ. Affirms Toss of Foxhollow Shareholder Action
• Patent Suit Over LendingTree Site Reopened
• Q&A With Bradley Arant's Kevin Newsom
• Years After RIM Settlement, Board Nixes NTP Patents
• Court Upholds Severance Pay To Avista Traders
• Fed. Circ. Revives HP Patent Suit Against Acceleron
• Toyota, Others Survive Britannica Search IP Appeal
• 4th Circ. Extends Insurer's Case Against IP Firm
• 11th Circ. Upholds Toss Of Solvay Marketing Suit
• 2nd Circ. Tosses DLA Piper Atty's Race Bias Suit
• Ex-General Dynamics Worker Fights Qui Tam Loss
• 1st Circ. Pares Mass. Cops' Title VII Suit
• Q&A With Hodgson Russ' Kevin Kearney
• Del Monte FLSA Suit Limited To 1 Opt-In Class
• ECJ Nixes 'Regulatory Holiday' For Deutsche Telekom
• Microsoft Fails To Keep US Docs From Canada Plaintiffs
• Ariad V. Eli Lilly And Written Description Requirement
• Phoenix Appeals DirecTV's Speech Tech Patent Win
• 2nd Circ. Affirms NY Times Win In Online Photo Battle
• Lexington On Hook For Golf Course Claims: 11th Circ.
• NY Court Blocks Columbia University Expansion
• 2nd. Circ. Ruling Extends Charbucks Trademark Spat
• Dismissal Affirmed In Short-Sale Antitrust Suit
• 6th Circ. Cans Marsh Worker Discrimination Suit
• Fed. Circ. Revives Quick-Drying Cement Patent Spat
• 9th Circ. Makes U-Turn, Nixes Gas Price-Gouging Suit
• Roche Wins Transfer Of Novartis' Patent Case To NC
• Harman Mining Again Asks Court To Review Massey
• $203M Kickback Verdict For SC Johnson Upheld
• Grain Co. Fights Rejection Of $5.4M Corn Supply Claim
• Burned Madoff Investors Appeal Dismissal Of SIPC Suit
• Perfect Web's Bulk E-Mail Patent Obvious: Fed. Circ.
• Q&A With Finnegan's J. Michael Jakes
• Simpson Thacher Malpractice Suit Reinstated In Calif.
• High Court Case May Not Resolve Judicial Taking
• Fed. Circ. Nixes $15M Infringement Ruling V. Arthrex
• 2nd Circ. Affirms UTC Win In $230M ERISA Action
• 9th Circ. Allows Oil Cos. To 'Take' Alaska Bears
• 5th Circ. Speeds Up AT&T Appeal Of Pricing Plan TRO
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive MDL Over Brazilian Plane Crash
• 11th Circ. Shoots Down Taser Wrongful Death Claims
• Sunwest Lenders Challenge Order Halting Their Claims
• United Rentals Asks 4th Circ. To Nix Transfer Ruling
• 6th Circ. Affirms Dismissals From Novartis MDL
• 5th Circ. Reverses Katrina Damage Insurance Award
• Product-By-Process Claims: One Size Fits All?
• InterDigital Appeals ITC Ruling In Nokia Patent Case
• Q&A With Best Best & Krieger's Kira Klatchko
• Calif. Court Rejects Board's Disability Calculations
• DC Circ. Affirms Limits On Prejudgment Interest Motions
• 7th Circ. Finds Wal-Mart Not Negligent In Suicide Case
• Bankruptcy Brawls Over BAPCPA, Loans Hit High Court
• DC Circ. Affirms Sureties' Win In Contractor Spat
• European Vioxx Claims Don't Stand In US: 5th Circ.
• Oil Lobby Tries Again To Join Ocean CO2 Suit
• Fed. Circ. Stance On 'The Cold War Museum' Mark
• Q&A With Ice Miller's Fred Biesecker