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Appellate - July, 2010

204 articles

• 11th Circ. Nixes $32M Verdict Against Southern Farm
• ITC Judge Rejects Panasonic Interlocutory Appeal Bid
• 9th Circ. Halts Mont. Logging, Clarifies Winter Test
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Prandin Use Code Patent Case
• Home Depot Settles Sex Harassment Suit In 11th Circ.
• 1st Circ. To Hear Fidelity SOX Retaliation Suit
• BP Allowed To Appeal Remand Of Propane Suit
• Overhauling The Associate Recruiting System
• Atty Who Sought Sex Favors Spanked By NJ Court
• Fed. Circ. Tosses Becton's $58M Syringe Patent Win
• SEC's $2.75M Win Upheld In Platforms Fraud Case
• 4th Circ. Sinks 2nd Malpractice Suit Against Holland
• Ariz. Seeks Expedited Appeal Of Immigration Ruling
• Bayer Appeals $1.5M Verdict In Modified Rice MDL
• Anheuser Can't Have 'Budweiser' Mark: EU High Court
• Skilling Seeks Bail During 'Honest Services' Remand
• Insurance Agents Are Not Employees, 9th Circ. Rules
• How Far Will The High Court Go On 3rd-Party Reprisals?
• 5th Circ. Says Lloyd's Must Pay For Wreck Removal
• Nat'l Century VP's Money Laundering Conviction Nixed
• Key Lessons For Attorneys To Take From Bratz Ruling
• College Fails To Get More Royalties From Merck Drug
• Getting Paid For Prepetition Work
• Wis. AG Urges Narrow Read Of Public Record Ruling
• Double-Patenting Dooms Lilly's Gemzar IP: Fed. Circ.
• Wyeth Wins Round 2 In Trio Of Fen-Phen Suits
• Aspex Loses Injunction Appeal In VSP Antitrust Row
• 2nd Circ. Halts NYC's Plan To Promote Hybrid Taxis
• 6th Circ. Clears Wall St. Of Cleveland Subprime Suit
• 3rd Circ. Backs Injunction Against Ex-Bimbo Exec
• Station Casinos Defeats Attempt To Stay Bidding Order
• Federal Law Applies In Cordis Stent Case: NJ Court
• US Steel Can't Stop Canada's Case Over Stelco Deal
• DC Circ. Hands NLRB Win In Dispute Over Bargaining
• 4th Circ. Kills $1B Emissions Control Order Against TVA
• Dow Loses Bid To Halt UK Rubber Cartel Damages Suit
• Federal Insurance Victory Overturned In Spyware Case
• High Tech And The Supreme Court
• Gov't Can Pay Contingent Atty Fees: Calif. High Court
• Texas Appeals EPA Ruling On Air Quality Permits
• Pa. Appeals Court OKs Stricter County Drilling Rules
• 5th Circ. Upholds EPA Approach To Rig Cooling Systems
• Wyeth Bests Pa. Fen-Phen Hypertension Suit
• Limiting Pass-On Defense In Calif. — With Exceptions
• DC Circ. Rejects Challenge To Calif. Power Rates
• DC Circ. Greenlights Anadarko Gas Drilling In Wyo.
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Dirt Track Racing Antitrust Suit
• DC Circ. Won't End Most Limits On Toxic Pesticide
• Firestone Off Hook In Tire Defect Suit
• Princess Di Trademark Suit Against Manatt Lives On
• Contractual Liability Exclusion In CGL Policy
• 9th Circ. Kills 'Big Pimpin'' Suit Against Jay-Z, EMI
• Amkor To Fight ITC Decision Clearing Carsem
• Pa. High Court Revives Union Carbide Asbestos Suit
• 13 States Put Weight Behind EPA Tailoring Rule
• 9th Circ. Defines 'Owner' For Liability Under CERCLA
• 7th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Citigroup Copyright Suit
• 8th Circ. Says SensoryEffects Didn't Infringe Rival Mark
• 3rd Circ. Backs Choice-Of-Law In Trade Contract Spats
• 9th Circ. Strikes Down Mattel Win In Bratz Battle
• 11th Circ. Allows 4,000 Tobacco Claims To Head To Trial
• BP Can't Disqualify La. Judge Over Debt Instruments
• Unite Here Gets $17M Verdict Nixed In Defamation Suit
• $13M Malpractice Suit V. Lewis Brisbois Stays Alive
• Master Lock $5.4M Infringement Verdict Chucked
• NY High Court And Long-Arm Copyright Jurisdiction
• Pa. High Court Reverses Police Officer Tobacco Ban
• 2nd Circ. Affirms $144M Fraud Ruling For BofA
• Schwarzenegger Taps Justice For Calif. High Court
• Ex-Menard GC Can't Get Job Back After Bias Case
• Aspex Loses Appeal In Dispute Over Eyewear Patent
• Schulte Roth Can't Rep Veritas Founder, NY Court Says
• 9th Circ. Refuses To Halt Grand Canyon Uranium Mine
• Electronic Communications Policies Post Quon
• Model's Malpractice Claims Against Boies Revived
• 7th Circ. Revives Nurse's Race Bias Suit
• EU Appeals WTO Loss Over Airbus Subsidies
• Senate Quarrels Keep Judicial Vacancies Piling Up
• City's $22M Award Upheld In Waste Collection Spat
• 1st Circ. Upholds EPA Win In Wastewater Permit Spat
• Senate Panel OKs Kagan With 1 Republican Vote
• Searching For Meaningful Review Of Joint Ventures
• Fed. Circ. Grants ADT Win In Alarm System Patent Suit
• 10th Circ. Keeps Police Out Of Colleague's Bias Suit
• 7th Circ. Grants Black Bail After High Court Ruling
• DC Circ. Allows ISO New England's Exec Pay Plan
• 5th Circ. Shoots Down Challenge To Vioxx Settlement
• Calif. Appeals Court Strikes Union Picketing Law
• Challenge To EPA Rodenticide Rule Revived
• DC Circ. Awards Apache Nation Extra Gas Royalties
• 7th Circ. Revives Suit Over NCAA Ticket Lottery System
• EAA Challenges Belong In District Court: DC Circ.
• Avid Denied En Banc Hearing On Nixed Pet ID Patent
• Case Study: Grossman's V. Gordon Van Brunt
• Wis. Workers' Private E-Mail Ruled Not Public Record
• Plaintiffs Want Rader Recusal In Gene Patent Case
• Ex-Owners Not Eligible For Brownfield Grants: NJ Court
• Lloyd's Gets $3.5M In Katrina Claims Set Aside
• NAB: Not The Last Word On Foreign-Cubed Cases
• 2nd Circ. Agrees To Hear Chubb Rate Hike Actions
• IPO Document Warnings Might Not Shield MF Global
• 5th Circ. Snuffs Xcaliber's Challenge To Settlement Law
• Insurers Need Not Cover Avent's BPA Claims: 7th Circ.
• Filmmaker Told To Give Chevron Ecuador Footage
• Law Firm Shareholder Can't Sue For Sex Bias: 3rd Circ.
• NJ Court Cans Liberty Travel Malpractice Appeal
• 12 Guidelines For Law Firm Marketing Investments
• 2nd Circ. Restores General Cigar Win In Cohiba Suit
• Adviser Loses Appeal In Ohio Workers' Comp Case
• 'Crude' Maker Fights Chevron In 2nd Circ. For Outtakes
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Student Loan Arbitration Clause
• Airlines Lose Challenge To Congestion Pricing
• LA Lawyers To Be Sanctioned In Foreign Pesticide Case
• A Shifting Theory Of Criminal Liability — Until Now
• 9th Circ. Asked To Block Grand Canyon Uranium Mine
• Freight Firm Can't Dodge Calif. Labor Code, Court Says
• 3rd Circ. Nixes $295M Deal In De Beers Antitrust Suit
• 10th Circ. Tosses Bias Suit Against Catholic Church
• Reduction Of Atty Fees In Ex-Westar CEO Case OK'd
• FCC Indecency Rules Violate 1st Amendment: 2nd Circ.
• DC Circ. Nixes SEC's Postponed Annuity Rule
• Patent Suit Plaintiffs Lose Ground At Fed. Circ.
• Visteon Must Restore Retiree Benefits: 3rd Circ.
• MedIdea Seeks Rehearing Of Patent Suit Transfer
• Landowners' Chevron Claims Filed Too Late, Court Says
• 8th Circ. OKs Searches Of Prison Workers' Cars
• Polio Vaccine Suit Against Pfizer, Others Dismissed
• Case Study: In Re Exide Technologies
• GOP Forces Delay In Senate Panel Vote On Kagan
• Calif. High Court Nixes 'Pass-On' Defense
• 9-Year Fraud Sentence For PurchasePro Exec Affirmed
• Sabinsa Wins Mint Extract Trademark Spat In 3rd Circ.
• Appeals Court OKs 3rd Trial In Lufkin Crash Suit
• Ciphergen Patent Licensing Spat Sent To Arbitration
• 8th Circ. Tosses Appeal Of $87M Polaroid Asset Sale
• Pharmacy Benefit Manager Law Preempted: DC Circ.
• AAI Urges 9th Circ. To Rehear Car Rental Cartel Case
• Mich. High Court Nixes State Ban On Insurance Scoring
• Chevron Win In Cleanup Suit Survives 9th Circ.
• Broadcom Tries Again To Nix Emulex Defamation Claim
• Homebuilders Sue EPA Over Expanded Lead Rule
• Texting A Witness Ruled Grounds For Dismissal In Fla.
• 2nd Circ. Novartis Ruling Muddies Sales Rep OT Issue
• Mack Trucks Dumps Antitrust Suit On Appeal
• CNX Can't Appeal Shareholder Ruling Yet: Del. Court
• 9th Circ. Remands First Republic Fraud Suit After Merck
• Bear Stearns Won't Get $2M AHM Mortgage Payment
• GARA Exceptions And Aircraft Maintenance Manuals
• Calif. Court OKs Nordstrom's $9M Commissions Deal
• The Effect Of Philly News On Credit Bidding
• 5th Circ. Won't Let DOI Impose Gulf Drilling Ban
• Calif. Court Backs Clarendon In Defense Costs Fight
• 9th Circ. Chucks Beach Boy's Spat With UK Paper
• Wood Packaging Rule Upheld Despite Enviro Risks
• Cargill Strikes Deal In Groundwater Contamination Suits
• Sleepy Solvay Worker Loses 10th Circ. Contract Spat
• Netflix Gets Help In Bid For Review Of Attys' Fees Rule
• 2nd Circ. Axes Pratt & Whitney Plans To Move Facilities
• 2nd Circ. Blames Judge For Galleon Wiretap Spat
• Rader's Views On Damages To Be Felt At Fed. Circ.
• Enviro Says Northwest Power Plan Threatens Salmon
• Atser Data Analysis Software Patent Invalid: Fed. Circ.
• NFL Vet Brown Wants Replay In EA Licensing Fight
• Texas Shielded From FMLA Self-Care Suit: Court
• Texas Court Limits Nonclient Liability For Auditors
• Insurer To Take UMG Contract Case To High Court
• 8th Circ. Upholds Toss Of Grounded AA Plane Suit
• 9th Circ. Nixes CAFA Sanction For DLA, Bradley Arant
• Robert Half Fights Order Keeping Lichten In OT Case
• NY Court Revives Lawyer Fraud Claims In Ponzi Scheme
• 4th Circ. Sides With USPTO In Race, Sex Bias Case
• Fine, Ban On Online Offerings Upheld For Fund Head
• High Court On How To Write Arbitration Agreements
• Mass. High Court OKs Wind Project Over Protests
• Amway Antitrust Suit Should Be Tossed: Texas Court
• 11th Circ. Revives Doctors' United Healthgroup Claims
• 9th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Cutera Investor Suit
• Costco Shrimp Shoppers Ask To Revive Injunction Bid
• Ryanair Loses Appeal Of Barred €1.5B Aer Lingus Deal
• 5th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Atty's Age Bias Claim
• Netflix Seeks En Banc Ruling On Fees In Patent Suits
• Dutch High Court Orders Review Of Trafigura CEO Case
• Cisco Remains On Hook For $6.5M In Router IP Suit
• Saw Blade Imports Pose Threat To US Cos.: Fed. Circ.
• EU High Court Limits Monsanto Soybean Patent
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Ruling Against Commodity Pool Head
• DOT's Impact Report For Calif. Highway Project Stands
• 2nd Circ. Finds Drug Reps Not Exempt From FLSA
• American Needle: Sea Change Or Steady As She Goes?
• 10th Circ. Upholds Target Win In Age Bias Suit
• NLRB Seeks Remand Of 96 2-Member Decisions
• 4th Circ. Affirms NC City's $15M Award In Contract Spat
• Pension Plans Want Philly Papers Plan Halted
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Verdict For Yacht Finish Maker
• The Power Of Procedure Under Anti-SLAPP Laws
• 2nd Circ. Revives Firefighter Hopefuls' Race Bias Suit
• US Bank Can Sue Title Co. For Negligence: Ind. Court
• Wal-Mart Medical Treatment Class Action Proceeds
• 2nd Circ. Overturns US Foodservice Exec's Conviction
• Carolina Casualty D&O Policy Ambiguous: 2nd Circ.
• Minn. Rule On Insurer Defense Cost Requests Nixed
• Crisis, Not Fraud, Harmed Impac Shareholders: 9th Circ.
• EU Court Backs Astra Antitrust Fine Over Patent Abuse
• EU High Court Backs €86M Cartel Fine On Knauf