Appellate Archive » October, 2010

Appellate - October, 2010

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• 9th Circ. Nixes Skadden Subpoena In Quellos Case
• Fed. Circ. Won't Remand Patent Suit Against BofA
• Man Should Pay $675K For 30 Songs: Record Cos.
• Byrd Amendment Doesn't Hurt Free Speech: Fed. Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Upholds $411M Award To BofA In Gas Case
• Calif. Court Affirms Denial Of Chipotle Staff Class Cert.
• Austrian High Court Affirms €1.5M Chemical Cartel Fine
• 7th Circ. Partially Overturns Conrad Black Verdict
• NJ Broadens Insurers' Duty To Defend
• Astra Asks 2nd Circ. To Revive Taxi Ad Antitrust Suit
• La. Court Puts GSK Back On Hook For Toxic Cattle Rinse
• Auto Insurer's Fraud Claim Against Atty Revived
• Ex-Pfizer Exec Takes Genotropin Suit To 1st Circ.
• French Court Sides With Novartis In J&J Patent War
• EPA's Jackson Can Skip Everglades Hearing: 11th Circ.
• Rivals Try To Revive Antitrust Case Against Del Monte
• 9th Circ. Pushes Mediation In Rio Human Rights Suit
• 10th Circ. Affirms Insurer's Win In Dirt Pollution Fight
• Case Study: Versata And Trilogy V. Selectica
• Proskauer Dodges Tax Shelter Fraud Appeal
• Suit To Reinstate Tennessee Commerce Exec Nixed
• 10th Circ. Overturns FCA Award Against ConAgra
• 8th Circ. Nixes Beer Drinkers' Appeal Over InBev Merger
• Oil Producers Thwarted In SemCrude Appeal
• Green Is Lacking In Supreme Court's New Term
• 3rd Circ. Revives FTC Claim Against Supplement Maker
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Rhodia Bid To Arbitrate Secrets Feud
• Banks Ask High Court To Review Bailout Details Case
• EU High Court Urged To Nix €3M ThyssenKrupp Fine
• 2nd Circ. Quashes Philips Atty's Wrongful Firing Suit
• La. Plaintiffs Score Appeal In FEMA Trailer MDL
• Closing The Skilling Gap
• Starbucks Tries To Close Lid On Hot Tea Suit in 2nd Circ.
• 9th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Yahoo Derivative Suit
• Brazilian Cos. Ask DC Circ. To Revive Price-Fixing Suit
• 3rd Circ. Backs Rejection Of Cell Phone Radiation Suit
• Texas High Court Revives Widow's Asbestos Claims
• Funeral Group Takes Casket Antitrust Case To 5th Circ.
• 5th Circ. Rejects Class Cert. In BioPay Junk Fax Action
• Buying Software Doesn't Mean You Own It
• NY Court Declines To Bump Up Auditors' Fraud Liability
• Occlutech Win In Dutch Feud With AGA Medical Stands
• CSC ERISA Plaintiffs Seek En Banc Review In 9th Circ.
• AIG Unit's Win Upheld In Mold Coverage Suit
• DC Circ. Says Execs Owe Bank $650K In Atty Fees
• 2nd Circ. Revives VIM Counterfeit Jeans Suit
• CIT Wrong To Deny Fees To Shinyei, Fed. Circ. Rules
• Nuke Contractor Ordered To Begin Prison Term
• Union Brief Allowed In Butterball Don, Doff Case
• 9th Circ. Tells Axis To Cover Ex-TransDimension CEO
• Appellants Hit Back In FCA Suit Against Blackstone
• 1st Circ. Affirms Liability Of Infomercial Producers
• Case Study: FBT V. Aftermath
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Eminem Label's Royalties Win
• White Collar World Watches Prosecutor Immunity Case
• 9th Circ. Tosses Amgen Off-Label Marketing MDL
• SEC Deal Cuts Ex-Kmart CEO's $10M Hit In Half
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Toss Of Kazakhstan Oil Profits Suit
• 2nd Circ. Considers Reinstating Fosamax Witness
• Wal-Mart Falsely Points To Circuit Split, Class Atty Says
• 9th Circ. Rejects Mattel Rehearing Bid In Bratz Case
• Atty's Loss In Suit Over Williams Wyckoff Split Upheld
• KBR Seeks 9th Circ. Review Of Iraq Poisoning Ruling
• Weighing Unilateral Termination Of A Deposition
• Mylan Takes Bid For Paxil Injunction To 3rd Circ.
• 8th Circ. Affirms City's Win In Suit By Fired Official
• 9th Circ. Stays 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Ban For Now
• Century 21 Franchisees Dodge Appeal Of Class Cert.
• Fed. Circ. May Rehear Maersk-Transocean IP Feud
• 5th Circ. Pins $29.7M Claim To Pacific Lumber
• 4th Circ. Slays Raeford's Poultry Pollution Appeal
• 8th Circ. To Rehear Catheter Antitrust Suit Against Bard
• Judge Greenlights DADT Ban Amid Appeal
• Nurse, Dr.'s Sentences Upheld In Medicare Scam Case
• 2nd Circ. Kills Convicted Atty's Suit Against Spitzer
• Milbank Ends Document Row In Touch America Ch. 11
• Fosamax Plaintiff's Attorney Appeals Sanctions
• 9th Circ. Nixes IPhone Antitrust Class Cert. Appeal
• The Aftermath Of Apex Oil V. US
• Supreme Court To Weigh State Secrets In A-12 Case
• Prosecutors Go Back To The Future After Skilling
• 1st Circ. Reinstates Fee Award For Whistleblowers' Atty
• 7th Circ. Sends NCAA Lottery Spat To State Court
• 2nd Circ. Mulls Clerk's Retaliation Suit Against Judge
• Small Biz Agency Can Keep Records Private: 9th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of Tobacco Deal Antitrust Action
• Insurers Lose Appeal To Contest Harsh Texas Report
• PCA, Insurers Win New Trial In $5M Liability Verdict
• When Is A 'Defense' A 'Claim'?
• High Court Won't Let Anadarko Join States' River Fight
• Supreme Court Declines BNY's Dispute With Trustee
• Supreme Court Rebuffs Spat Over Wound Therapy IP
• 11th Circ. Reverses Itself On Class Action Threshold
• Fed. Circ. Won't Reopen GraphOn, Juniper Patent Fight
• 6th Circ. Won't Rehear Wyeth Diet Pill Case En Banc
• 8th Circ. Affirms Preemption Ruling In Medtronic MDL
• German Court Nixes $324M Ruling Against Daimler
• Skilling Ruling A Get-Out-Of-Jail Card For Some
• River Road Seeks To Appeal Ch. 11 Lender Bidding
• Retiree Benefits And Bankruptcy Code Compliance
• DOJ To Appeal DADT Enforcement Ban, Seeks Stay
• Chimicles Loses Bid For $18M Piece Of Adelphia Pie
• Evaluating Reasonable Royalties After ResQNet
• Fed. Circ. Refuses To Block Nike Football Uniforms
• EU High Court Affirms €12.6M Deutsche Telekom Fine
• 11th Circ. Upholds Conviction Of Mortgage Fraudster
• Invalidity Ruling For Solvay Chemical Patent Reversed
• Fed. Circ. Won't Review Sprint's $2.8M Patent Suit Loss
• 10th Circ. Upholds Poultry Growers' $15M Antitrust Win
• Maryland Enterprise Appeals Lease Suit Against GSA
• 1st Circ. Overturns Toss Of Genzyme D&O Coverage Suit
• Howmedica Polymers Patents Invalid: Fed Circ.
• Justices Weigh FLSA Coverage For Oral Complaints
• BAA To Seek UK Supreme Court Appeal In Antitrust Row
• Fed. Circ. Sides With Gilda In Spat Over US Duties
• 11th Circ. Upholds Toss Of Boeing Whistleblower Suit
• Countrywide Escapes MBS Investors Class Action
• 2nd Circ. Queries Coty On Options Grant For Ex-CFO
• 3rd Circ. Says Suit Over HIV Drug IP Belongs In France
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of Steinbeck Copyright Spat
• 11th Circ. Nixes Alaven's Appeal In 'Dr' Trademark Suit
• SC Court Defines Surface Water Under Insurance Policy
• Fed. Circ. Sides With Mitsubishi Over TV Patents
• Beware The Constructive Trust Claim
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes RIAA Restitution Award
• High Court Weighs Vaccine Injury Preemption
• 7th Circ. Reverses CAA Verdict Against Duke Unit
• Leonard Carder Can Sue Firm Over $12M Fee Dispute
• Fed. Circ. Reverses $19M First Bank Winstar Ruling
• UK Court Tells Ofcom To Cut Price Caps For BT Group
• Supreme Court To Hear Gov't Worker Retaliation Suit
• High Court Considers Bounds Of Effective Defense
• 3rd Circ. Puts Out Coverage Claim In Tobacco Ad Spat
• Convicted Fraudster Tries To Revive Suit Against Ex-AG
• Citigroup Can Keep $41M Sought Over ARS: 1st Circ.
• NASA Contractors Want Retraction From DOJ
• Supreme Court To Tackle Induced Infringement Case
• T-Mobile Wants Phone Insurance Class Action Stayed
• Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Against OneBeacon
• Roche Fires Back At SG In Contractor IP Rights Case
• High Court To Mull Convicts' Standing To Challenge Laws
• High Court Snubs Drug Cos.' Appeal Of HRT Cases
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Sonnenschein Contract Spat
• Qimonda Seeks To Intervene In Row Over IP Deal
• Ind. Court Cuts $42M Award For State Workers
• Credit Suisse Win In Lockup Spat Vacated
• Bronze Star Winner Among High Court Clerks For 2011
• 11th Circ. Sides With VA Worker, Cites Skilling
• Airgas Ordered to Honor Bylaw, Vows Appeal
• 2nd Circ. Dismisses Big Tobacco Medicare Suit
• SG Asks High Court To Hear Contractor IP Rights Case
• 2nd Circ. Revives Claim By Fired MSNBC Reporter
• Andersen's 9/11 Insurance Claim Rejected By NJ Court
• US Fights Aromont's Meat, Veggie Stock Tariff Win
• Case Study: Cooney V. Bob Evans Farms
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Alleged Patent Troll's Suit V. Cisco
• 2nd Circ. Blocks Arrowood From Recovering $6.7M
• 2nd Circ. Revives Battle Over Stoli Trademarks
• Weil Gotshal Bankruptcy Malpractice Suit Revived
• Invalidity Of Acacia Patents Affirmed By Fed. Circ.
• Steinbeck Heirs Battle Wife's Estate Before 2nd Circ.
• SAIC Appeal Could Up FCA Liability For Contractors
• Walgreen Tissues Subject To Duties, Fed. Circ. Says
• TIG Aims To Shield Reinsurance Docs From Regence
• A Split On Companies' Liability For Human Rights Crimes
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Win For NYSE In Papyrus IP Suit
• Amici Give Consumers Boost In AT&T Contract Spat
• 2nd Circ. Grants Sprint Emergency Stay in DBSD Ch. 11
• T3 Fights To Revive IBM Antitrust Claims In 2nd Circ.
• 8th Circ. Denies Rehearing In ReliaStar Annuity Spat
• 2nd Circ. Denies Wells Fargo A Slice Of $3B Card Deal
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Exclusion Order In Litter Box IP Case
• Fed. Circ. Revives Teva's Suit Over Aricept Patents
• Another Serious Split On New Process Steel
• USPTO Affirms TiVo Patent In Spat With EchoStar, Dish
• High Court Weighs Prosecutorial Immunity
• 5th Circ. Says Judge Erred In Bribery Testimony Finding
• Generic Preemption Issue At Play In 9th Circ.
• Former Hartford, Conn., Mayor Appeals Conviction
• Keeping Time — Omega V. Costco
• FCA Complaints Must Be Sealed Or Else: 6th Circ.
• Court OKs Trump, Icahn Settlement In Ch. 11 Battle
• H2B Workers Needn't Be Paid Back Under FLSA: 5th Circ.
• US Asks High Court To Keep Background Checks Broad
• Fed. Circ. Affirms DOC Decision To Nix Zeroing
• Del. High Court OKs Net Loss Poison Pill
• 3rd Circ. OKs $6.5M In Attys' Fees In Veritas Fraud Deal
• Time For The Supreme Court To Weigh In On Rule 23?
• 2nd Circ. Axes 8 Zyprexa Suits Against Eli Lilly
• High Court Won't Weigh In On Gender-Based Duties
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Philippines Pollution Case
• High Court Won't Consider West Caribbean Crash Suit
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Feesers Antitrust Appeal
• Insurers' Cert Bid Denied In Pioneer Arbitration Spat
• High Court Declines To Hear Racial Bias Petition
• Rigases Denied High Court Appeal Of Prison Terms
• High Court Seeks SG Brief On Calif. Looted Art Law
• Cert Bid Dies But Torture Plaintiffs' Atty Vows Fight
• SEC Pauses Proxy Access Rules Amid Challenge
• Supreme Court Leaves Apex Liable For $150M Cleanup
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Appeal In Bribery Case
• High Court Seeks US Input On Abu Ghraib Abuse Case
• US Asked To Weigh In On Securities Cert. Standards
• Ohio High Court Guidance Sought In Bayer Vitamin Suit
• 4th Circ. Hands Whistleblower Suit Back To Dist. Court
• Justices Won't Hear Trading Card Patent Case
• High Court Waves Off Insurance Preemption Suit
• Supreme Court Asks US To Weigh In On Loss Causation
• SG Asked To Weigh In On States' Water Dispute
• Is The Stray Remarks Doctrine Now 'Too Old To Matter?'
• High Court Won't Hear Talisman Human Rights Case
• 3rd Circ. Says Ledbetter Won't Cover Promotion Claims
• 9th Circ. Nixes ERISA Backdating Suit Against CSC
• Transit Rulings Nixed In Wake Of High Court Decision
• Calif. Court Could Reinstate Union Trespass Law
• FERC Suits Must Be Heard In DC Circ., 6th Circ. Affirms
• 6th Circ. Nixes Part Of Ohio Dairy Labeling Law
• Full 9th Circ. To Weigh NEPA Suit Intervention Rule
• NJ Supreme Court Revives Class Cert. In Relacore Case
• Legal Hold May Keep You Out Of Jail Over E-Discovery