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Appellate - February, 2011

259 articles

• Calif. High Court Revives Baycol Class Action
• DOJ Wants Ex-School Official's Plea Appeal Nixed
• High Court Grapples With Gov't-Funded Patent Rights
• 5th Circ. Vacates FDA Win On Compounded Drug Review
• Court Revives $10B Philip Morris Light Cigarette Suit
• Ga. Court Disbars Ex-Judge Over Unethical Rulings
• 1st Circ. Affirms Carlyle Win In Huffington MBS Suit
• Indian Court To Hear Bid For $1.7B In Bhopal Payments
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Merck Temodar Patent Case
• High Court Won't Hear Challenge To Ohio SBE Program
• French United Worker Can Sue In US: 7th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Revives MBIA Securities Class Action
• 9th Circ. DADT Row Continues Despite Repeal
• A Return To The Wild West For Calif. UCL Actions
• Supreme Court Revives Ford Window Defect Suit
• High Court Leaves FLSA Status Of Drug Reps Up In Air
• High Court Won't Review Ban On NYC Hybrid Cab Rules
• 4th Circ. Lets Hartford Off Hook In Trademark Row
• FTC Fails To Stay $58M LabCorp Merger
• Supreme Court Seeks SG's View On Qui Tam Seals
• Supreme Retailer, Supreme Class, Supreme Court
• 9th Circ. Overturns Order To Destroy Monsanto Beets
• Abbyy Takes Software Patent Suit To High Court
• National Union Could Be Liable For Railway Coverage
• NY Court Kills Fraud Charges Against Healthfirst Exec
• Fed. Circ. Keeps Appeal Of ITC Wire Ruling Alive
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of White Prof's Race Bias Suit
• Calif. Court Remands Ruling On Union Info-Sharing
• CDA Bars USPS Breach Of Contract Claims: 3rd Circ.
• 8th Circ. Kills Medicare Paybacks For 2 Hospitals
• Corn Growers Take Pesticide Limits To High Court
• 2nd Circ. Backs Starbucks In $1B Kraft Contract Row
• Heritage Must Cover Defamation Costs: NY High Court
• Nurse Asks Supreme Court To Nix 9th Circ. OT Ruling
• Merrill Didn't Say Enough About ARS Meddling: Atty
• Terror Victims Ask 2nd Circ. To Revive $650M AmEx Suit
• Securities Litigation Developments In 2010
• Fed. Circ. Reverses Radiation Therapy Patent Ruling
• Horse Breeder Bucks Baker Hostetler In Fee Appeal
• MERS Can Pursue Foreclosure, Calif. Court Rules
• Iowa Atty, Judges Picked For State High Court
• 11th Circ. Tosses IP Claims In Pharmacist Exam Row
• 5th Circ. Revives False Ad Action V. Software Co.
• 3rd Circ. Lets SEC Ruling On PHLX Bylaw Stand
• Defendants Win More Trade Secrets Appeals: Study
• ATA Investor Goes After FedEx Over Dropped Deal
• 9th Circ. Kills Dish's Injunction Bid In FCC Fight
• Court Evicts Some SF Rent Measure Provisions
• Genetic Research Co. Loses Patent License Appeal
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Microsoft Spell Check Patent Suit
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Siemens' $45M Scanner Patent Win
• Challenging Obama's Health Care Plan
• Genesco Investors Push To Sue UBS Over Merger Flop
• Miss. Appellate Judge Picked For State High Court
• Warner, Disney, Others Lose Australian Piracy Appeal
• 3rd-Party Retaliation Case Leaves Open 'Relationship'
• 9th Circ. Asked To Lift Prop 8 Stay Before Ruling
• Supreme Court Weighs Induced Infringement Test
• Union Carbide Gets Partial Win In Insurance Suit
• JPMorgan Wins 5th Circ. Sex Bias Case
• UK Court Rejects BGC Appeal Over Employee Raid
• Betty Boop Creator's Family Loses 9th Circ. IP Spat
• High Court OKs Calif. Time Rule In Prisoner Appeals
• UK Court Revives Delta-Virgin Seat Patent Suit
• Fed. Circ. Knocks Down $1.7B Humira Patent Verdict
• 6th Circ. Overturns Police Sick Leave Decision
• High Court Considers Retroactive Sentence Reductions
• Fla. High Court Seeks 80 New Trial Court Judges
• US Car Safety Rules Don't Bar State Torts: High Court
• What Depublishing A Decision Means
• 1st Circ. Declines Light Cigarette Class Cert. Row
• SEC Arbitration Ban Rule Not Retroactive: 9th Circ.
• 1st Circ. Won't Bar Lichten From NJ Overtime Suit
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Commerce's Shrimp Duty Findings
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of Chase ATM Fee Action
• Exxon Unit Loses Bid To Overturn $8M Benzene Verdict
• FINRA Immune From Merger Action: 2nd Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Affirms FedEx Win In Barcode Patent Suit
• Wal-Mart Workers Ask High Court To Affirm Class
• High Court Denies Appeal Of Exide Trademark Ruling
• Supreme Court Rebuffs Macy's Ledbetter Case
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Calif. Critical Habitat Suit
• Insurers Must Cover $9M In Loral Atty Fees: NY Court
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Leegin Price-Fixing Suit
• High Court Won't Hear Morgan Lewis Malpractice Suit
• Veritas Fights Ex-Stakeholder's Work On Outside Deal
• High Court Nixes Argentina's Asset Seizure Appeal
• High Court Won't Review $5B Vioxx Deal
• Supreme Court Declines Challenge Of Owl Protections
• CSX Can Sue Over Ala. Fuel Taxes: Supreme Court
• High Court Says Vaccine Act Preempts State Law Claims
• A Primer On Coverage For Infringement Suits
• Case Study: Quinlan V. Curtiss-Wright
• Mass. Gas Sellers Did Not Fix Prices: 1st Circ.
• 11th Circ. Upholds Helvetia Fraudster's Conviction
• 7th Circ. Revives Chiropractor's FCA Suit
• Spain Gets Temporary OK For Coal Aid Plan
• Inventor Can't Assert 2,000 Patent Claims: Fed. Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of Paul Weiss Malpractice Suit
• Chinese Court Upholds Conviction Of US Geologist
• 9th Circ. Affirms SF Transit Win In Bias Action
• Black Asks High Court To Overturn Conviction Again
• Where Do We Go From US Bank V. Ibanez?
• Brokers Don't Have To Reveal Incentives: NY Court
• The Lessons Of Follett Higher Education V. Berman
• UK High Court Declines BAA Airport Divestiture Row
• Texas Judge Trims Damages In Industrial Contracts Suit
• NY Court Uproots Thompson & Knight Malpractice Suit
• Fed. Circ. Revives Landowners' Water Rights Claims
• Calif. Court Rules UPS Must Pay Workers 2 Premiums
• 3rd Circ. Must Uphold Morgan Crucible CEO Verdict: DOJ
• EU Court Refuses To Block 'F1' Mark Registration
• Telecom Co. Close To Antitrust Breach: EU High Court
• FIFA Loses Bid To Block Free World Cup EU Broadcasts
• Ex-Tenet Workers Can't Bag Class Cert. In Calif. Appeal
• 6th Circ. Tosses Gas Royalty Suit, Affirms $29M Deal
• Calif. High Court To Consider Prop 8 Standing
• Credit Agricole Loses $478M Claim Over Repo Deal
• Fed. Circ. Revives ABB Declaratory Judgment Case
• Chemical Cos. Should Pay Cartel Fine, EU Adviser Says
• Microsoft, Therasense And Burdens Of Proof
• In Pari Delicto: Not For Third-Party Liability
• NJ Court Revives Giants Stadium Escalator Suit
• NJ Takes Bid To Bar Del. River Dredging To 3rd Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Clears Hedge Fund In Compensation Suit
• Medical Insurer Loses Defense Coverage Bid
• E&Y Atty Fights Trading Conviction In 2nd Circ.
• Family, Fraud And Forfeiture: US V. Warshak
• Paul Weiss, MIG Spar Over Limitations In 2nd Circ.
• Free Speech Defense Stays Dead In 'Band Hero' Suit
• Health Care Law Cripples Federalism, Va. AG Says
• The Supreme Court's Personal Jurisdiction Reckoning
• Favoring Policy Provision Over State Statute
• Corning Loses Appeal Bid In Century Insurance Dispute
• Wire Fraud Convict Asks 2nd Circ. To Undo Verdict
• 2nd Circ. Trims, Remands Taxi Ad Antitrust Suit
• Living Gardens Can't Be Copyrighted Art: 7th Circ.
• Case Study: Zhang V. Superior Court
• Westchester Wins W3i Coverage Fight In 8th Circ.
• States Challenge Nuclear Waste Storage In DC Circ.
• NC Asks High Court To Review $1B TVA Emission Ruling
• Jailed Qwest Ex-CEO Gives Up Appeal In 10th Circ.
• Drug Sales Reps Exempt From OT, 9th Circ. Rules
• Contractor Pact Unfair To 3rd-Party Insurers: Court
• Fed. Circ. Affirms 188% Duties On Crawfish Importer
• 7th Circ. Decertifies State Farm Roof Damage Class
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Revised Thai Steel Duties
• 8th Circ. Won't Rehear $4M Silo Damage Dispute
• Preemption And The Martin Act
• The Erosion Of W.Va.'s Borrowing Statute?
• Antitrust Exposure For Insurers And Reinsurers
• Heller Ehrman Defeats Appeal Over $13.6M Lease Claim
• Cablevision, FCC Square Off Over Service Withholding
• Court Smashes Tousa $480M Disgorgement Order
• Fed. Circ. Won't Reinstate Lapsed University Patent
• 9th Circ. To Rehear Grocery Co. Profit-Sharing Fight
• K-C Diaper Patent Injunction Challenged In Fed. Circ.
• Calif. Court Upholds Costco Salary Calculation Win
• DC Circ. Says NY Co. Can't Challenge FERC Regs
• Fed. Circ. Affirms H&B Win In Glove Infringement Suit
• Hyundai Wins Retrial In $4.5M Wrongful Death Suit
• Insurer Seeks To Escape 188% Crawfish Duties
• DC Circ. Strikes Down FERC Power Rate Order
• Calif. High Court Says Stores Can't Demand ZIP Codes
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rescue Hako-Med Patent Verdict
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Search Patent Win For Google, AOL
• Careful, That News May Be Hot!
• Dish Network V. DBSD And Recovery Gifts
• NTP Tries To Save Wireless E-Mail Patents On Appeal
• Airport Can't Cut Trees Without Permit: 2nd Circ.
• Lufthansa, Air Berlin Get OK To Sue Over Ryanair Aid
• 6th Circ. Backs UAW Reps' Conspiracy Convictions
• Verizon Workers Urge High Court To Take ERISA Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Lets J&J Motrin Suit Proceed
• Texas Ruling Could Impact Surety Bond Terms
• EU High Court Affirms Activision Antitrust Fine
• JetBlue OK To Fire Flight Attendant: 2nd Circ.
• EU Adviser Wants Court To Toss KME €67M Fine Appeal
• Dooney Founder Claims Ignorance In Illegal Oil Deal
• Blue Shield Loses Appeal Over Bad Faith Claims
• 2nd Circ. Revives Suit Over $4.5B Blackstone IPO
• GE Defends Wind Turbine Patents In Fed. Circ.
• Case Study: UMG Recordings Inc. V. Augusto
• Omnicare V. UnitedHealth And Independent Action
• Growing Abuse Of The Absolute Pollution Exclusion
• Dechert Fights Liability Claim In Dreier Scheme
• Fed. Circ. Sends Bluetooth Patent Suit To Texas
• SEC Proxy Rule Jibes With 1st Amendment: Law Profs
• 3rd Circ. Rules Arbitrator Should Decide Class Status
• Lilly Asks High Court To Review Double Patenting
• Thomas Recusal Unlikely In High Court Health Care Row
• Maintaining The Standard Of Proof On Invalidity
• EU Court Revives Ineos Bid For AlphaRen Mark
• Fed. Circ. Expands Fees Factors For Vaccine Cases
• The 'New Normal' In ESI Preservation Duties: Part 2
• 5th Circ. Nixes Antitrust Actions Against OPEC Cos.
• 6th Circ. Fast-Tracks Health Care Reform Fight
• Statute Of Repose Begins With Product Sale: Ga. Court
• Calif. Court Allows Changes To Toyota Warranty Action
• Levi's Wins New Look At Trademark Loss To A&F
• DOJ Urges High Court Not To Hear Bribery Case
• 2nd Circ. Blocks Adelphia Fraud Claims Against Banks
• Ameren Looks To Revive $31M Suit V. Excess Insurer
• Pa. Court Reinstates $10M Verdict In Prempro Suit
• Testing Standing Under The Lanham Act
• Republicans Ask High Court To Back Off Climate Change
• Fed. Circ. Hears Cies Bisker Floor Ad Patent Case
• 9th Circ. Shuts Down Sequus Medical Licensing Spat
• Shrimp Group Slams Commerce Method In Fed. Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Sends Ironing Board Duties Back To DOC
• 20-Year Fraud Sentence Upheld For HomeGold CEO
• 2nd Circ. Backs Arbitration For Blue Fish OT Claims
• Constitutional Challenges To Health Care Reform
• BellSouth Allowed To Deny Credits To DPi: 4th Circ.
• 7th Circ. Won't Rehear Admiral Coverage Conflict
• High Court Will Likely Let Health Care War Play Out
• Ill. Top Court Rejects Gateway Arbitration Clause
• Fed. Circ. Nixes General Dynamics' $27M Radio Suit Win
• Conrail Not Shielded From Asbestos Claim: DC Circ.
• Fla. Developer Appeals Ruling In $19M Pollution Case
• Diet Aid Seller Asks 2nd Circ. To Review $1.9M Award
• Hedge Fund Loses Challenge Of Disclosure Rules
• $787M Petrobras Contract Suit Can Proceed: 5th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Shell Human Rights Case
• 4th Circ. Picks Miss W.Va. In Sex Video Dispute
• Nevermore The Ravens' History?
• Spain's High Court Hands Havana Club Mark To Pernod
• 11th Circ. Upholds 20-Year Sentence For Fraudster
• Claims Adjusters Can't Get Overtime: Calif. Court
• EU-Bound Fakes Should Be Seized: High Court Adviser
• High Court Asked To Review 46-State Tobacco Deal
• Chevron Gets Partial Discovery Win In Ecuador Case
• Weston Continues Fight For $12M Cleanup Contract
• 9th Circ. Revives Barnum Suit Over Calif. Creek
• EU Court Trims Spanish Tobacco Cartel Fine To €3.2M
• UK Law Rules In InBev 'Bud' Suit: EU Court Adviser
• Top 10 Insurance Cases For Policyholders In 2010
• Costco, HR Groups Back Wal-Mart In High Court
• Va. Asks High Court To Review Health Care Law Now
• Hedge Funds Drive Porsche-VW Deal Case To 2nd Circ.
• MetLife Brokers Exempt From Advisers Act: 10th Circ.
• Metabolite Can't Have Cake, Eat It Too: 10th Circ.
• EPA Must Review Calif. Clean Air Plan: 9th Circ.
• WaMu Contests Shareholders' Appeal Of Ch. 11 Deal
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Investor's Suit Over E&Y Merger Fraud
• NFL Union Appeals $4B TV Contract Decision
• Judge Nixes Investor Appeal In Mortgages Ltd. Ch. 11
• Pa. Appeals Court Denies Plan To Strip-Mine Park
• DC Circ. To Verizon: We'll Pick The Judges, Thanks
• 3rd Circ. Backs Arbitration In Asbestos Coverage Row
• Q&A With Vinson & Elkins' Marie Yeates
• The 'New Normal' In ESI Preservation Duties: Part 1
• 11th Circ. Denies SunTrust Appeal Over Attys' Fees
• 9th Circ. Vacates DOE Electrical Congestion Study
• NY Appeals Court Scraps $5.7B CDO Suit V. Merrill
• Pa. Hospital Antitrust Suit Stayed For High Court
• TAM Flight Crash Suit Belongs In Brazil: 11th Circ.
• Defense Bar Urges High Court To Nix Wal-Mart Class
• Tech Process Claims Post-Bilski: RCT V. Microsoft