Appellate Archive » November, 2010

Appellate - November, 2010

237 articles

• 9th Circ. Backs Nordstrom In Whistleblower Lawsuit
• Justices Wrangle With Standard In Cigna Pension Case
• 3rd Circ. Revives Suit Against UPMC, Highmark
• RBC Asks High Court To Review $65M Securities Verdict
• Injured Worker Petitions High Court On FMLA Notices
• Texas Plant Needs Enviro Determination: 5th Circ.
• Restrictions On The Beneficial Use Of Software
• High Court To Hear Railroad Proximate Causation Case
• WTO Tells Aussies To Review NZ Apple Import Rules
• High Court Won't Rehear Asbestos Insurance Fight
• High Court To Take On Matching Campaign Funds Fight
• High Court Won't Hear File-Sharer's Innocence Claim
• Supreme Court Ends Antitrust Match Against ATP Tour
• Supreme Court Refuses To Hear $11M CERCLA Claim
• Stub Rent Case Won't Go Before Supreme Court
• High Court Denies Cert In Fla. Water Transfer Fight
• High Court Rejects Case Over Texas Waste Program
• SunCal Asks 2nd Circ. To Lift Stay In Lehman Ch. 11
• High Court Won't Hear Tiffany IP Claims Against EBay
• Supreme Court Rebuffs Copyright Start Date Case
• High Court To Hear Microsoft Appeal Of $290M IP Hit
• Wis. Archdiocese's Insurer Off Hook In Abuse Suits
• Nev. High Court Affirms $58M Award Against Wyeth
• DOJ Fights Win For Lesbian Nurse In DADT Case
• Calif. High Court Passes On SF Weekly Antitrust Suit
• Ex-Doral Exec Fights Conviction In $4B Fraud Suit
• Farmer Groups Push High Court To Review Tyson Case
• 11th Circ. Favors NFL, Union In Suit Over $20M Ponzi
• Model Loses Appeal In Bose Unfair Photo Use Suit
• NJ Supreme Court Revives Wage Suit Against Seton Hall
• Judge Delays Recusal Ruling For Siegelman, Scrushy
• What The High Court's Bayh-Dole View Will Mean
• 7th Circ. Pins Down Atty Fee Awards In Lanham Case
• Exxon, BP, Shell Fight Price-Fixing Suit Appeal
• Mid-Century Win Overturned In Accident Coverage Suit
• 9th Circ. Reverses Ruling In NLRB Misconduct Case
• Del. High Court Hands Airgas Win In Bylaw Fight
• US Steel Cos. Fight Appeal Of Price-Fixing Suit
• Wyeth Appeals Retaliation Trial Order To High Court
• Bill Would Keep State Funds Out Of Organizers' Hands
• Breakdown Of $888M Payout Fair, Northwest Union Says
• 2nd Circ. Denies Superdome Owner Arbitration Bid
• The Content Marketing Revolution
• Banks Make 2nd High Court Bid To Block Bailout Info
• 9th Circ. Keeps Verizon Class Action In Federal Court
• 7th Circ. Says Rolls-Royce Didn't Violate Pact
• Bracing For Cigna V. Amara
• 9th Circ. Nixes Ex-Cop's FLSA Training-Payback Action
• Log Cabin Republicans Want DADT Appeal Sped Up
• W.Va. High Court Nixes $4.5M Verdict Against J&J Unit
• Apollo Asks High Court To Fix Circuit Split In Fraud Suit
• Union Petitions High Court To Rule On Arbitrability
• Lehman Pro Se Gadfly Appeals Judge's Dismissal
• IBM Worker Brings Military Rights Suit To High Court
• The 21st-Century Law Firm
• 5th Circ. Lets Wausau Off Hook For Keller Defense
• 6th Circ. Awards Damages In USAF Contract Spat
• Fla. High Court OKs Everglades Land Deal
• Vioxx Plaintiffs Take $5B Deal Woes To High Court
• 2nd Circ. Says Arbitration Allowed In Reuters-Guild Suit
• 9th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Cumbre Broker Bid Suit
• Calif. Nurses Lose Wage Class Action Appeal
• Attorney Suspended Over Conduct In Black Lung Case
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of Refco Trustee Fraud Claims
• Enviros To Appeal Del. River Dredging Project
• Class Claims Stay Grounded In BA Cartel Case
• US Blasts EU Subsidies In Airbus WTO Appeal
• ING ERISA Appeal Targets Employer Stock Requirement
• Pacific Owes Defense In Tubing Action, Court Rules
• Ex-Ropes & Gray Associate Disbarred For Fraud Deal
• 2nd Circ. Won't Touch Plan In WexTrust Ponzi Suit
• Ex-Gen Re Execs Ask 2nd Circ. For Conviction Reversal
• Simpson Thacher Can't Shake Hong Kong Exec's Suit
• Fed. Circ. Nixes LSI Bid To Revive Semiconductor IP
• 2nd Circ. Remands State Claims In Pfizer Firing Suit
• Glazer's Impact On M&A Deals
• 10th Circ. Forces Trial Of Former Construction Co. Execs
• 2nd Circ. Backs Injunction In NYPD Sergeants' OT Suit
• Stanford Appeal Reignites IP Custody Battle
• 9th Circ. Denies Calif. Newspaper Class Cert. Appeal
• New Leegin Petition Seeks To Shake Up Antitrust
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Eon-Net Atty's Bid To Avoid Sanctions
• Toy Co. Asks High Court To Revisit Lanham Act Damages
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Investing Co.'s Bid For Fraud Coverage
• 9th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Oracle Securities Suit
• 2nd Circ. Lets Retaliation Suit Against Judge Proceed
• Mee Asks High Court To Review Verdict Against Dow
• Fed. Circ. Resurrects FCRA Suit Over PACER Receipt
• Sex Trademark 'Bulldog' Seeks More High Court Relief
• Ch. 11 Trustee Fights For Rothstein Firm Funds
• Ex-Seyfarth, Schiff Attys Suspended For Sexual Assault
• High Court Asked To Clarify Use Of 'Me Too' Evidence
• Fed. Circ. Backs Sheppard Mullin Win In Fraud Suit
• Union Fights 6th Circ. Anheuser Arbitration Ruling
• High Court Rejects Challenge In USIS Antitrust Fight
• A Potential Shield Against GHG Permits
• High Court Blocks American Panel's Remand Appeal
• Pay-For-Delay Is Smart And Legal, Drugmakers Argue
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Cashier's Seating Action
• Maker's Mark Fires Back At Cuervo In 6th Circ.
• SG To Participate In Cigna High Court Pension Fight
• Acting SG To Join Argument In High Court Firing Case
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Atty's Stay Effort In Chevron Battle
• High Court Declines To Review Uranium Mining Case
• Implications Of In Re Marshall
• Ex-Fla. Senate Head To Fight Bribery Charges Again
• Russian Court Upholds Antitrust Fine For Lukoil Unit
• BASF Dodges Claims From Vitamin Cartel Victims
• 5th Circ. Denies Cert. In Katrina Insurance Litigation
• New Salida Seeks Rehearing In Dirt Pollution Case
• EU Court Nixes Deutsche Bahn Trademark Appeals
• Mayne Can't Pursue $300M Mineral Lease Suit: 5th Circ.
• Enviros Appeal NC Tree-Burning Order For Duke
• Swepco Plant Suit Heads To Ark. High Court Again
• Supreme Court Upholds Stay On DADT Ban
• 5th Circ. Lifts Sanctions On Expert In FEMA Trailer MDL
• Fed. Circ. Revives OCR Patent Claims Against Abbyy
• US Reversal Frames Issues In Myriad's Appeal
• 10th Circ. Bars Foreign Waste From Utah Nuclear Site
• Beer Drinkers Seek Rehearing In InBev Merger Case
• Fed. Circ. Shuts Down A123 Bid To Nix Battery Patents
• 7th Circ. Affirms 20-Year Sentence For Fraudster Knox
• DC Circ. Voids NJ Assumption Of Nuclear Oversight
• 9th Circ. To Consider Class Cert. In Aerotek OT Case
• Goody Goody: Stub Rent As Administrative Expense
• Wis. Court Lets Sentry Off Hook For Pond Cleanup
• EU High Court Rejects Appeal Of Repsol Contract Suit
• 6th Circ. Gives New Life To Ohio Traffic Camera Suit
• US Asks Supreme Court To Keep DADT In Place
• Appeals Court Upholds Win For Harley In Defect Case
• High Court Hears CSX Challenge To Ala. Fuel Taxes
• NYC Takes Hybrid Taxi Fight To Supreme Court
• Reuters, Union Spar Over Terms Of Expired Contract
• Pfizer Fights Whistleblower Retaliation Suit In 2nd Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Revives Merck Suit Over Temodar Patent
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Abraxis Win In Naropin Patent Row
• 5th Circ. Sides With Insurer In $1.2M Oil Leak Battle
• Glankler Brown Adds Labor Pro From Ford & Harrison
• Calculating Business Interruption Losses Post-Katrina
• DC Circ. Upholds Exclusivity For ADHD Drug Vyvanse
• High Court Weighs Class Action Bans In Arbitration
• Cumbre Loses Appeal Of Suit Over Brokerage Deal
• Fed. Circ. Panel Hears TiVo-Dish DVR Patent Spat
• 6th Circ. Backs Federal Seizure Of $20M Diamond
• Abbott, Others Argue For New Inequitable Conduct Rule
• 10th Circ. Affirms Mining Co. Creditors Violated Stay
• Omnicare Investors Drop High Court Appeal
• 3rd Circ. Lets Insurer Off Hook For Pa. Town's Atty Fees
• Polypore To Appeal FTC Divestiture Ruling
• 4th Circ. Tells W.Va. To Get Permits For Mine Cleanup
• E-Pass Malpractice Suit V. Squire Sanders Revived
• Arbitrators In Reinsurance Spat Overreached: 3rd Circ.
• Stanford Takes Speedy Trial Fight To 5th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Sends Microsoft Patent Suit To Wash. State
• The Trend Toward Using The Risk-Utility Test
• Protest Of 1998 Tobacco Deal Heads To High Court
• Supreme Court Grills Costco, Omega In Watch IP Spat
• Wackenhut, State Dept. Settle Severance Pay Claims
• Fed. Circ. Lifts Evidence Limits In Section 145 Cases
• 9th Circ. Says Insurer Must Share Costs In NFL Suit
• High Court Considers Tax Status Of Medical Residents
• 9th Circ. Nixes Injunction Bid In Forest Fire Dispute
• Supreme Court Won't Hear NFL Preemption Case
• Lawyers Hope TiVo Case Clarifies IP Contempt Rules
• AvidAir Appeals Rolls-Royce Win In Trade Secrets Case
• Inequitable Conduct Doctrine Takes Stage In Fed. Circ.
• Siga Appeals $2.8B Drug-Contract Disqualification
• High Court Won't Hear Calif. Group's Health Law Fight
• 10 Appellate Tips From A Former Chief Justice
• DC Circ. Sends Mobile-Sierra Dispute Back To FERC
• 9th Circ. Upholds USAID Win In Shipping Contract Suit
• Log Cabin Republicans Take DADT Stay To High Court
• US Backs Argentina In 2nd Circ. $105M Debt Battle
• 9th Circ. Gives Alaska Control Over Pollutant Permits
• Determining Your Royalty Base Under Section 271
• Acacia Unit, Texas Instruments Settle Processor IP Suit
• Fed. Circ. Ups $13.8M Verdict In Antivirus IP Appeal
• La. Tries To Revive Arbitration Bid In Merrill ARS Suit
• Class Can't Kill Plaintiffs Atty's AWP Ban Appeal
• KV Securities Plaintiffs Fight Denial Of Bid To Amend
• The Government Stance On Generic Preemption
• 9th Circ. Revives National Lampoon Copyright Suit
• W.Va. High Court Greenlights Drilling In State Park
• Lukoil Loses Challenge To $13M Monopoly Fine
• Kraft Takes $2.2M Don, Doff Suit Loss To High Court
• Yellowstone Club's Ch. 11 Plan Back On The Table
• 9th Circ. Won't Hear Appeal On FLSA Preemption
• Fuel Co. Fights To Revive PR Ports Antitrust Case
• Argentina Asks US Supreme Court To Protect Assets
• High Court Mulls Mazda Seat Belt Preemption Case
• Securities Markets At Stake In Enron Suit: Investors
• 9th Circ. Revives ADA Claims Against Bechtel
• Trademark Owners Want AdWords Suit Revived
• 2nd Circ. Shuts Down Del Monte Pineapple Antitrust MDL
• Only Disabled Can Sue Under ADA Subsection: 6th Circ.
• Russian High Court Reinstates Lukoil Antitrust Fine
• 7th Circ. Stops Atty's 'Near-Frivolous' Sears Dryer Suits
• Welch Asks 1st Circ. To Hook Insurers For Juice Suits
• NJ Court Says Pro Se Lawyers Entitled To Fee Awards
• 5th Circ. Revives Cardinal Health Qui Tam Suit
• 2nd Circ. Rejects $3M Starbucks Burn Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Tosses Prison Guards' OT Claim
• Flunking The Untested Hypothesis: Tamraz V. Lincoln
• Lawn Mower Settlement Appeals May Have Merit: Judge
• Justices Seek Middle Ground In Cat's Paw Fight
• Circuit City Wins Appeal To Nix Labor Class Claims
• Fla. Agency Told To Clarify Price-Gouging Law For Exxon
• Mylan Drops Appeal In Generic Paxil Contract Fight
• 2nd Circ. Favors Aetna, Algonquin In Notes Sale Suit
• Calif. Defends Video Game Law Before High Court
• Fed. Circ. Shuts Door On LG Claims In Wi-Fi Patent Suit
• Idaho Court OKs Conoco Bid To Ship Refinery Parts
• Church & Dwight Vows Appeal In FTC Condom Info Fight
• Fed. Circ. Revives Oracle Bid To Transfer Patent Suit
• Teamsters Lose Appeal Over Anheuser-Busch Pension
• Don't Know Much About (Legislative) History
• Bond Insurer Can't Derail Vegas Monorail Ch. 11
• Fed. Circ. Denies Lilly En Banc Review In Gemzar Feud
• 9th Circ. Keeps DADT In Place For Now
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Injunction On Generic Pulmicort
• Justices Ponder Post-Trial Summary Judgment Appeals
• High Court Denies Cert In Arbitration Clause Dispute
• Past Bribery Fair Game In Racketeering Trial: 5th Circ.
• Allstate Fraud Suit Stayed Pending Related Appeal
• Wash. Supreme Court Affirms Water Law Changes
• Skilling Asks 5th Circ. To Reverse Conviction
• High Court Seeks US View On Mont. Riverbed Dispute
• Supreme Court Rebuffs Forum Fight In EBay Suit
• Supreme Court Disbars Former Fen-Phen Torts Atty
• Anascape Bid To Reclaim $21M Dashed By High Court
• US, Ariz. Take Immigration Debate To 9th Circ.
• Supreme Court Rejects Sprint's Class Claims Case
• High Court To Tackle Attys' Fees In Civil Rights Cases
• DOJ Urges Compromise In Gene Patent Appeal Brief
• High Court To Weigh Rights In Gov't-Funded Inventions
• Incontestable Trademark Registrations: No Guarantee
• Russian Court Cuts TNK-BP Antitrust Fine By $100M