Appellate Archive » January, 2011

Appellate - January, 2011

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• 5th Circ. Hands Attys Partial Victory In Ad Fight
• Bankrupt Vertical Founder Sent Into Liquidation
• Trustmark, Hancock Must Resume Arbitration: 7th Circ.
• EU, Book Cos. Launch Appeals Over Vivendi Asset Sale
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Tokai Lighter Patents' Invalidity
• Case Study: Kwikset V. Superior Court
• VeriFone Investor Can See Info Despite Suit: Del. Court
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Toss Of Aspartame Antitrust Suit
• COFC Correct Venue For FDIC Contract Suit: Fed. Circ.
• FCC Seeks To Toss Verizon, MetroPCS Net Rules Appeals
• France Telecom, Vivendi Get €20M In Fines Reversed
• DC Circ. Nixes El Paso Suit Over Uranium Cleanup
• Pilots Ask DC Circ. To Revive US Airways Pension Row
• Calif. High Court OKs Economic Loss False Ad Suits
• Ala. High Court Upholds $3B Scrushy Fraud Verdict
• Ky. Bank To Take Merrill Lynch ARS Suit To 2nd Circ.
• 4th Circ. Puts UAW Back On Hook In Retiree Dispute
• Case Study: Thompson V. North American Stainless
• Fed. Circ. Keeps Tyco Appeal Alive In Restoril Row
• Japanese Co. Dealt Blow In EU Fight Over 'Fiorucci'
• Jones Day Can Exit Soverain-Newegg Suit: Fed. Circ.
• 5th Circ. Clears BP Traders Of Propane Antitrust Plot
• Minn. High Court Recharges Stray Voltage Suit
• Appellate Group Of The Year: Proskauer Rose
• Celanese Wants High Court To Weigh CERCLA Liability
• Obama Taps 4th Circ., District Court Nominees
• 1st Circ. Asked To Nix Lower Award In File-Sharing Suit
• Microsoft Asks High Court To Ease Patent Invalidation
• 1st Circ. Revives Enviro Suit Against Shell Licensee
• Case Study: Rosetta Stone V. Google
• Fed. Circ. Trims Medtronic Surgery Patent Claims
• 4th Circ. Puts Health Care Reform Fight On Fast Track
• 9th Circ. Revives Macy's Copyright Suit Over Fabric
• NM High Court Wants Emissions Rules On Books
• Appellate Group Of The Year: O'Melveny
• 10th Circ. Nixes $4M In Damages Over Poached Agents
• IBM's Blue Gene Does Not Infringe Patents: Fed. Circ.
• 8th Circ. OKs Online Research Fees For Attys
• TradeComet Battles Google Over Antitrust Suit Forum
• 4th Circ. Ruling May Allow Precon To Build On Wetlands
• 3rd Circ. Renews Benefits In Ex-AA Pilot's ERISA Suit
• A Critical View Of Self-Critical Analysis Privilege
• Fed. Circ. Affirms $3.5M Award In Fiber Optics IP Row
• 9th Circ. Upholds World Vision Terminations On Appeal
• Appellate Group Of The Year: Jones Day
• Canada Help In US Fraud Case Holds Up: 9th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Denies Rehearing In Mont. Logging Case
• 5th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Stryker Prosthetic Suit
• Retirees Can't Sue Over Enron Losses, JPMorgan Says
• AGs Ask 8th Circ. To Revive Drug Monopoly Suit
• Cathay Pacific Appeals $82M EU, Korea Cartel Fines
• MetroPCS Challenges FCC Net Neutrality Rules
• A Helpful Decision Regarding CFAA
• Aera Energy Fights For Calif. Oil Leases In DC Circ.
• 7th Circ. OKs US Discovery In German Bone Cement Suit
• Alcoa Asks DC Circ. To Scrap FERC License Denial
• Appellate Group Of The Year: Greenberg Traurig
• 9th Circ. Rules On Preemption In Generics Case
• Supreme Court Revives 3rd-Party Retaliation Case
• Fed. Circ. Upholds BofA Mini Credit Card Patent
• Fed. Circ. Keeps Ban On Illegal Philip Morris Cig Imports
• High Court Skips Suit Over Antitrust Role In Packing Law
• Cialis Patent Suit Won't Go Before Supreme Court
• High Court Reverses Ruling On Credit Card Rate Hikes
• High Court Won't Review $65M RBC Securities Verdict
• NASA's Constitutional Background Checks
• Reid, Pelosi Back Health Reform In 6th Circ. Battle
• Walgreens Ducks Fraud Action Over Pills In 7th Circ.
• Class Member Takes $10M Clorox Deal To 9th Circ.
• 10th Circ. Nixes Rail Worker OT Action Against Watco
• 4th Circ. Nixes Challenge To Stem Cell Funding
• DC Circ. Says Calif. Airport Can't Ban Business Jets
• Closing Co.'s Workers Didn't Choose To Leave: 9th Circ.
• Insurance Gap Triggered Loan Default, Court Says
• Credit Suisse May Have Dealt In Bad Faith: NY Court
• Appellate Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn
• The Rise Of 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• EU High Court Nixes Repsol Appeal Of Cartel Fine
• Verizon Asks High Court To Affirm Win In $1B ERISA Suit
• Verizon Takes Net Neutrality Fight To DC Circ.
• Cleveland Asks High Court To Hear Subprime Suit
• Celgene Ordered To Turn Over Thalomid Price Data
• Nokia Wins UK Appeal In €12B Cell Phone Patent War
• 10th Circ. Affirms Grant Thornton Win In IMergent Suit
• 3rd Circ. Sends Alcoa Toxic Tort Case Down Under
• Fed. Circ. Revives Centillion IP Fight Against Qwest
• Princo Takes Patent Misuse Case To Supreme Court
• Nortel Beats $32M Software Tax On IP Grounds
• 2nd Circ. Probes Toss Of AOL-Time Warner Merger Row
• Law360's Appellate Groups Of The Year
• Atty Accused Of Bribery Should Be Extradited: UK Court
• Reassessing Heightened Antitrust Pleading Standards
• Supreme Court Mulls Medicaid Clinics' Rights To Sue
• High Court Permits NASA Worker Background Checks
• Small Biz Group Goes To High Court In FOIA Fight
• Gym Appeals FLSA Suit Testimony In 6th Circ.
• Cos. Don't Have Personal Privacy, US Tells High Court
• Prospects For Clarification Of Gene Patents
• 8th Circ. Revives Class Action Over KV Recalls
• 9th Circ. Refuses To Rehear Grazing Rights Appeal
• WaMu Equity Holders Appeal $10B Global Settlement
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Qimonda Loss In ITC Chip Case
• Foot Locker Fails To Boot Workers' Attys
• Solicitor General To Weigh In On Slaughterhouse Case
• 9th Circ. Revives 24 IPO Suits Against BofA, Others
• Court Rules Fla. Law Can't Stop BofA Convenience Fees
• 2nd Circ. Revives Parmalat Venue Dispute
• Supreme Court Weighs Class Rules In Baycol Case
• 'Vogue' Belongs To Magazine, Not Shoe Shop: EU Court
• High Court Eyes Go-Away Strategy In $1B Contract Row
• 4th Circ. Hands W.Va. Casino Workers 50% OT Premium
• $76M Mylan Suit Remanded Over Jurisdictional Issues
• 7th Circ. Revives Class Cert. Bid In Outback Wage Suit
• High Court Won't Hear Apotex's Exclusivity Appeal
• High Court Refuses To Hear Stanford's Bail Appeal
• High Court Declines Appeal Of Window Defect Classes
• DOJ, Health Care Reform Challengers Launch Appeals
• High Court To Hear Fight Over Calif. Medicaid Cuts
• Ciba, J&J End Acuvue Patent Row In Fed. Circ.
• Case Study: Matrixx Initiatives Inc. V. Siracusano
• Enviros Challenge Kan. Coal-Fired Power Plant
• Hedge Funds Appeal $4B WaMu Securities Win
• US Defends Marriage Law In Same-Sex Benefits Suit
• 9th Circ. To Rehear Raytheon Retiree Action
• DC Circ. Won't Undo Superfund Status For Utah Site
• 9th Circ. Tosses Federal Defendant Rule In NEPA Cases
• Watson, Teva Clash Over Seasonique In Fed. Circ.
• 7th Circ. Revives Good Faith Suit Against Insurer
• High Court To Get Shot At Health Care Antitrust Suit
• Tessera Asks Fed. Circ. To Reverse ITC Chip Ruling
• Ford Makes Case In Fed. Circ. For Duty Refunds
• Case Study: J. McIntyre Machinery Ltd. V. Nicastro
• EU, China Seek More Time To Appeal WTO Duty Ruling
• Case Study: Microsoft Corp. V. I4i LP
• Ex-Lawyer Can't Evade Disbarment Over $20M Fraud
• 10th Circ. Upholds Albuquerque City Workers' FLSA Loss
• Feds Wait On High Court For Conrad Black Retrial
• 6th Circ. Asked To Resurrect Ink Antitrust Claims
• DOL, Applebee's Square Off Over Tips In 8th Circ.
• Nokia, InterDigital Spar Over Code In 3G Patents
• DOL Asks 6th Circ. To Revive KeyCorp ERISA Action
• The Materiality Standard After Therasense
• 2nd Circ. Orders Release Of Chevron Ecuador Footage
• DC Circ. Allows EPA Takeover Of Texas Air Program
• Denny's Licks Class Action Over Salty Meals
• NY Court Revives Antitrust Suit Against Equitas
• 6th Circ. Tosses Whirlpool Wrongful Termination Suit
• Retired Fed. Circ. Chief Urges Piecemeal Patent Reform
• Enviros Can't Sue Over Utah Land Row: 10th Circ.
• 7th Circ. Upholds H&R Block Win In Wage Action
• 6th Circ. Lets Capitol Off Hook In Secrets Suit
• Ex-KB Home CEO Drops Appeal In Backdating Case
• Uniloc V. Microsoft Buries The 25 Percent Rule
• NM Sued Over Failure To Implement GHG Rules
• High Court Mulls Jurisdiction Shift For Foreign Cos.
• Teligent Trustee Battles K&L Gates In 2nd Circ.
• Debtors May Only Deduct Applicable Costs: High Court
• Fed. Circ. Revives $33M Dickinson IP Malpractice Suit
• Investors Ask 2nd Circ. To Revive Moody's, S&P Claims
• NY Appeals Court Nixes Suit Over MBIA Restructuring
• 8th Circ. Grills SEC In ESSI Exec Backdating Suit
• Star Wants New Trial In RJ Reynolds Patent Case
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Google Attys' Fees Award In IP Suit
• Fed. Circ. Vacates CIT Ruling On Paper Dumping
• 7th Circ. Nixes WARN Action Against DHL
• DC Circ. Revives Race Bias Suit Against Fed
• Medical Residents Must Pay Taxes, High Court Rules
• Omega V. Costco And Gray Market Goods
• Justices Mull Drug Disclosures In Matrixx Fraud Case
• High Court Declines Avid Inequitable Conduct Appeal
• Log Cabin Republicans Keep DADT Fight Alive
• High Court Won't Hear Calif. Contingency Fee Case
• Fed. Circ. Seeks Written Proof In Microsoft IP Spat
• High Court Declines Labels' Appeal In Music Price MDL
• Mont., Wyo. Spar At High Court Over Water Treaty
• HealthSouth Wins Appeal In Search For Scrushy Assets
• 7th Circ. Upholds Omnicare Antitrust Suit Dismissal
• Feds Score 5th Circ. Win In Texas Drilling Case
• High Court Refuses To Hear Kraft's Don, Doff Dispute
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Infringement Ruling Against Fujifilm
• Divided High Court Won't Hear Commerce Clause Case
• Fed. Circ. Hears Claims In Fiber-Optic Patent Spat
• High Court Won't Hear Ex-AWA Pilots' Seniority Case
• DC Circ. Affirms FERC Approval Of REX Gas Pipeline
• Foreign Manufacturers And State Jurisdiction
• High Court Won't Hear Google AdWords Patent Suit
• 11th Circ. Affirms X/Open's Ownership Of Unix Mark
• High Court Won't Hear 'Me Too' Evidence Case
• Mass. Court Voids Wells Fargo, US Bank Foreclosures
• High Court To Take Up Halliburton Fraud Case
• AGs Push High Court To Hear Pay-For-Delay Drug Suit
• High Court Takes On Two Ineffective Assistance Appeals
• Corrected: Plaintiffs Appeal Toss Of Paper Price-Fixing Suit
• National Cartel Fines Not Tax-Deductible: Dutch Court
• Fed. Circ. Says Commerce Must Explain SKF Method
• EPA Asks Court For Control Of Texas GHG Permits
• Dutch Court Awards Yukos $1.2B In Refinery Proceeds
• AAI Asks 8th Circ. To Revive FTC Drug Monopoly Suit
• What Did You Know, When Did You Know It?
• MGA Can't Reinstate Glaser Weil In Bratz Brawl: 9th Circ.
• FDA Doesn't Have To Release Provenge Docs: 2nd Circ.
• GE Takes Fight Over EPA Power To Supreme Court
• 9th Circ. Says Feds Must Return $2.5M To Ex-Ukraine PM
• 8th Circ. Revives D&O Suit Over Bank Exec's Defense
• 7th Circ. Sides With Chicago Fire Dept. In Labor Spat
• Cross Memorial Violates 1st Amendment: 9th Circ.
• $500M Telecom Antitrust Suit Goes To 2nd Circ.
• Mich. Can Fight Class Cert. In ERISA Suit: 6th Circ.
• AEP V. Conn.: Supreme Court Tackles Global Warming
• DC Circ. Nixes FERC Fees For PacifiCorp, Others
• 10th Circ. Nixes $100M Pipeline Antitrust Suit
• 4th Circ. Cuts Gaston Penalties In SC Spill Suit
• High Court Asked To Mull UBS Disability Plan Language
• 9th Circ. Overturns Win For Accused Korean Embezzler
• NFL Fan Takes Patriots Contract Bout To High Court
• 2nd Circ. Targets AXA Tactics In Retaliation Suit
• Novartis Loses Bid To Toss $2.6M Zometa Award
• Supreme Court Patent Cases: Past And Pending
• 2nd Circ. Spares UBS From $40M Arbitration Claim
• Del. High Court Affirms Dismissal Of PwC Fraud Suit
• Sale Of Promo CDs Not Infringement: 9th Circ.
• Boeing Crash Suits Belong In Ill. Court: 7th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Remands Prosthetics Patent Suit
• DC Circ. Upholds Enogex-Midcontinent Pipeline Lease
• 5th Circ. Revives Claims Over Miss. River Oil Spill
• SF Weekly, Bay Guardian Settle Antitrust Row
• Madoff Investor's Suit Over $6.6M Divorce Deal Revived
• Verizon Workers Appeal Case Over GPS Tracking Phones
• Portuguese Court Upholds €3M Abbott Price-Fixing Fine
• 9th Circ. Asks Calif. Court About Prop 8 Standing
• DC Circ. Rules Against Broker In NM Kickback Case
• Taxi Ad Co. Asks 2nd Circ. To Revive Antitrust Suit
• 8th Circ. Puts Insurers On Hook For Silo Damage
• IP Cases To Watch In 2011
• Case Study: MDY Industries V. Blizzard
• Fed. Circ. Revives $388M Patent Suit Against Microsoft
• 11th Circ. Revives Insurance Suit Over Plane Engines
• 4th Circ. Revives CSX's Fraud Suit Against Law Firm
• 2nd Circ. Says Unsigned Contract Means No Coverage
• 9th Circ. Upholds Target Deal With Former Worker
• 4th Circ. Clears Heckler & Koch In Retaliation Suit
• DC Circ. Stalls EPA Grab Of Texas Air Permit Program
• NY Appeals Court Revives Disney Licensing Suit
• Smokers' Marketing Action V. Philip Morris Revived
• FTC Challenges Lundbeck Drug Monopoly In 8th Circ.
• File Sharer Blasts Lower Award In Sony Copyright Suit
• Latency Periods And The Statute Of Limitations
• Dewey Can Enforce Subpoena In $1B Legal Advice Suit
• Laminate Exec Fights To Revive Bank Of India Suit
• 7th Circ. Keeps Text Message Antitrust Suit Alive