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Appellate - December, 2011

227 articles

• Doctors Seek High Court Reversal Of DNA Patentability
• Philip Morris Fights $3.4M Jury Verdict In High Court
• Assault Suit Against Kobe Bryant Revived By 6th Circ.
• Bathroom Camera Counts As Privacy Invasion: Iowa Court
• FCRA Preempts State Law Claims Against Chase: 2nd Circ.
• Pilots Seek Better Pension Award From High Court
• Phil Spector Asks High Court To Undo Murder Conviction
• Parmalat Ponders Appeal After Latest Loss To Citigroup
• RJ Reynolds Takes $28.3M Liability Verdict To High Court
• Docs' Businesses Can Challenge Medicare Rule: DC Circ.
• Importer Must Repay Insurer For Peanut Duties: 5th Circ.
• BofA Plan Participants Ask 4th Circ. To Revive Case
• Insurer Must Defend CPA In Pension Suits: 4th Circ.
• TaxMasters Class May Have To Arbitrate After Concepcion
• DNA Probe Patent Suit Belongs In California: Fed. Circ.
• 8th Circ. Won't Reboot Sex Bias Suit Against Xcel
• Kentucky High Court Backs Miners In Black Lung Case
• 8th Circ. Says Ex-Grainger Worker Can't Prove Race Bias
• Exporter Can't Fight Bomb Jammer Forfeiture: 2nd Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Kills Cooling Tech IP Suit Against Sony, Lenovo
• UPS Pilots Sue Over Exclusion From FAA Fatigue Rules
• Contractor Not Immune For Abuses In Iraq, 4th Circ. Hears
• 9th Circ. Backs Dismissal of Apple False Advertising Suit
• Author Dan Brown Battles For 'Demons' In 1st Circ.
• 5th Circ. Reinstates Woodforest Bank Race Bias Suit
• Marine Polymer V. HemCon: New Breed Of Intervening Right
• NY Court Sets Test For Summary Judgment In Bias Cases
• Verizon Unit's Win Against 2 Wage Class Members Upheld
• Homeowner's Predatory Lending Suit Against Citi Revived
• 5th Circ. Asked Not To Rehear MediQuip Insurance Tiff
• Arbitrator, Not Court, Should Decide Consolidation: 7th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Backs NY's 'Pay-To-Play' Campaign Donation Rule
• Worker's Migraines Can't Carry ADA Claims: 10th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Nixes Arenas' Bid To Block 'Basketball Wives'
• Game Over For 'Final Fantasy' Subscription Row: 9th Circ.
• Calif. Court Dismantles Brookstone's Win In ZIP Code Suit
• Putting The Kibosh On Potash Cartel Allegations
• UT Immune From Wrongful Termination Suit: 5th Circ.
• Asthma Center Nurse's ADA Suit Time-Barred: 2nd Circ.
• No Default Judgments Allowed In Quiet Title Cases: Court
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Toss Of Jersey Cops' Steroid Suit
• Israeli Investor Fraud Suit Can Go On: NY Top Court
• 11th Circ. Lets Tyson Off Hook In Sexual Harassment Fight
• 1st Circ. Upholds RI Immunity In Enviro Cops' FLSA Suit
• Investors Push 2nd Circ. To Revive Celestica Fraud Suit
• 3rd Circ. Reinstates $295M De Beers Settlement
• La. Insurance Czar Blasts Restored $93M Katrina Award
• 9th Circ. Backs Veoh In UMG Video Infringement Suit
• Speech Group Backs 'South Park' In 7th Circ. Parody Suit
• DC Circ. Awards Costs To Tribes In EPA Rule Case
• NY Court Nixes Martin Act Defense In $533M JPMorgan Suit
• Electrocuted Worker Needed Better Training: 10th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Won't Nix Marvell IP Case Transfer
• 9th Circ. Remands Calif. Workers' Health Insurance Suit
• US V. Chung — A Study Of Economic Espionage
• Fed. Circ. Closes Door On Nonmarket Economy Tire Duties
• 5th Circ. Revives Whistleblower Suit V. Credit Union
• 2nd Circ. Revives Goldman Pay Disclosure Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Ignition Lock Suit Against Ford
• Tyco Asks 2nd Circ. To Reopen Suit Against Ex-Chief
• SF Homeowners Can't Stall On Regs During Dispute: Judge
• Fed. Circ. Backs Commerce Over Thai Shrimp Duties
• 9th Circ. Sends Employee Outburst Row Back To NLRB
• Rejecting Brand-Liability Theory Post-Mensing
• 2nd Circ. OKs SWIFT Terrorism Financing Probe Disclosures
• Supreme Court Sets Arguments In Health Care Fight
• 2nd Circ. Puts DuPont, Olin On Hook For Superfund Cleanup
• Golan V. Holder: Potential Shift In Judicial Scrutiny
• IP Malpractice Suit Belongs In Fed. Court: Texas Top Court
• Builders Can't Fight Army Corps Ditch Rule: DC Circ.
• DC Circ. Upholds Unionization Rule For Air, Rail Workers
• SEC Sanction Barring Attorney Affirmed By DC Circ.
• Injury Liability — 40 Years Later
• Case Study: Residential Funding V. Saurman
• 9th Circ. Reverses Louis Vuitton Customer Info Ruling
• 7th Circ. Restarts SC Johnson Whisteblower's Fraud Suit
• 1st Circ. Keeps Lawyerless-Transaction Case Alive
• DOL Can Back McGraw-Hill ERISA Appeal: 2nd Circ.
• Superfund Full Cleanup Rule Gets NY High Court's Nod
• TomTom, Garmin Beat GPS Patent Suit In Fed. Circ.
• Cos. Can Obtain Drivers' Info From States: 8th Circ.
• 6th Circ. Sends Back Mich. Battle Over Enviro Decree
• Del. High Court Chides No Damages Ruling In Asbestos Suit
• MPAA Backs Maximum File Sharing Damages In 8th Circ.
• 6th Circ. Upholds Liz Claiborne's Win In Age Bias Suit
• The Erosion Of 5th Amendment Privilege
• Cipro Pay-For-Delay Suit Heads To Calif. High Court
• Unreported Preshift Work Doesn't Mandate OT: 7th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Gives Genocide Insurance Case 2nd Look
• RPM Seeks 6th Circ. Rehearing Over Asbestos Coverage
• No Dice On Casino Contract Breach Claims: 10th Circ.
• Enviros, Utility Battle Over $3B Plant In Miss. High Court
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Oil Bribery Conviction of Handbag King
• 6th Circ. Says Job, Not $4.4M, Is Proper Award For Vet
• Widening The Class Certification Circuit Split
• Free Speech Implications Of Calif. Cell Phone Case
• 4th Circ. Revives Contract Claim Over 'Dictatorial' Boss
• Patton Boggs Accuses Gibson Of Sabotage In Chevron Case
• JPMorgan's $214M Market-Timing Coverage Suit Shut Down
• DC Circ. Sides With FERC In Wholesale Power Pricing Row
• 11th Circ. Backs Greenberg In Gas Station Contract Fight
• DC Circ. Revives Part Of PBGC Workplace Bias Suit
• BofA, Insurers Beat Customer Privacy Action In 5th Circ.
• Int'l Bakeries Exec's Insurers Off Hook For $56M: 8th Circ.
• Church & Dwight Must Cede Info In FTC Probe: DC Circ.
• Calif. OT Law Covers Out-Of-State Workers: 9th Circ.
• NY Post Pressman Minority Bias Suit Fails In 2nd Circ.
• Determining Patentability Of Personalized Medicine
• Merck Urges 3rd Circ. To OK Pay-For-Delay Settlements
• Harrisburg Council Appeals Decision Tossing Ch. 9 Bid
• Bear Stearns Pushes To Kill Fraud Action In 2nd Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Revives 15-Year-Old Eminent Domain Row
• 8th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of CBS Defamation Claims
• 4th Circ. Nixes Release Approvals In Charity's Ch. 11
• 11th Circ. Nixes FTC Bid To Halt $195M Ga. Hospital Deal
• Pharmacies' Pfizer Merger Appeal Stays Out Of High Court
• No Harm, No Foul In Data Breach Suits: 3rd Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Douses NJ Fire Dept.'s Residency Rule As Unjust
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Injunction On Mylan's Generic Doryx
• High Court Won't Hear ACCI Gambling Investment Appeal
• Supreme Court Rejects Calif. Privacy Law Preemption Fight
• High Court Seeks US Input In Logging Runoff Permit Row
• Implications Of Ramirez-Villalpando V. Holder
• Supreme Court To Rule On Blocked Ariz. Immigration Law
• Supreme Court Scraps Madoff Victim Coverage Suit
• No, Virginia, There Is No Greenhouse Gas Clause
• River Road Credit Bid Appeal To Get High Court Review
• Supreme Court Will Decide Texas Redistricting Dispute
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Sara Lee Win In Bread Patent Fight
• MGIC, Execs Ask 7th Circ. To Toss Fraud Suit
• 4th Circ. Scraps Billing Agent's AT&T Antitrust Suit
• Williams & Connolly Loses Bid For SEC Docs In DC Circ.
• DOL Backs Rehearing Bid In McGraw-Hill ERISA Appeal
• LV Wants 9th Circ. To Remove Data Suit To Fed. Court
• Abercrombie Asks 10th Circ. To Cast Off Headscarf Ruling
• 8th Circ. Affirms Ponzi Schemer's 50-Year Prison Term
• NYPD Detectives Sue City Over Overtime Pay
• Builders Lack Standing To Fight CWA Finding: DC Circ.
• EPA Ordered To Reconsider Part Of Cement Kiln Rule
• Deputies Urge 9th Circ. To Revive OT Action
• Roscoe's Chain Argues Copyright Standard In 9th Circ.
• DC Circ. Affirms Contempt Ruling For Stevens Prosecutors
• 6th Circ. Backs Ex-B. Braun Worker In Off-Label Drug Case
• Quashing The Circuit Split Over RESPA
• 9th Circ. Tosses Appeal Of Cert. Denial In Hitachi TV Suit
• State Farm Shirked Duty, Photo Licensor Tells 9th Circ.
• Drivers Tell Vocal 9th Circ. That Affinity Dodged OT
• Wis. AG Urges 9th Circ. To Revive State Claims In Gas MDL
• Toyota Asks 9th Circ. To Uphold $2.6M Arbitration Award
• Goldman Sachs Didn't Shortchange EToys IPO: NY Court
• Mexican Co. Must Face Oil Workers' Suit Over Sunken Ship
• Fed. Circ. Backs Tossing Already-Litigated Patent Claims
• Capitol, Others Ask 8th Circ. For $1.5M In File Sharing Case
• Ex-Airline Worker's $1M Gay Bias Award Upheld In Maine
• Fed. Circ. Won't Reboot Memorylink IP Row With Motorola
• Insurer Must Defend BestComp Under E&O Policy: 5th Circ.
• Buyer Can't Add Claims Over Staten Island Property Deal
• How The Supreme Court Will Tackle Health Care Reform
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Cephalon Win In Generic Fentora IP Suit
• Bayer Told To Cough Up $48M In Rice Contamination Suit
• High Court Ponders Limits Of Patentability In Mayo Suit
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Norwegian Investors' Citigroup Fraud Suit
• Ind. Appeals Court Uses 19th-Century Law In Land Dispute
• Arbitration Group Backs Stanford Investors' 5th Circ. Bid
• Calif. Appeals Court Reverses Denial Of Water-Use Pact
• Utility, US Fight Riverbed Rent Claims In High Court
• 5th Circ. Upholds Convictions Over Charity's Hamas Ties
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Weston's Suit Over $12M Cleanup Contract
• Fed. Circ. Finds Prosthetics Patent Invalid
• Minority NY Post Workers Ask 2nd Circ. To Reopen Bias Suit
• Philips Asks 9th Circ. To Sweep Back $2M After IP Win
• Bayer Battles Generic Yasmin Hopeful In Fed. Circ.
• Maine High Court Nixes Extra Robo-Signing Fine For GMAC
• US Asks Fed. Circ. To Drain Aromont's Soup Duty Win
• Caraco V. Novo Nordisk — A Divided Supreme Court
• Trade Groups Want To Join Righthaven Case In 9th Circ.
• AAI Backs 9th Circ. Revival Of State Claims In Gas MDL
• Buyer Sour Over Ford Warranty In 9th Circ. Lemon Law Suit
• 4th Circ. Affirms Ex-SEC Atty's Pump-And-Dump Sentence
• Calif. Top Court Asked To Mull 'Rolling 5' In Brinker Case
• Insurer Can Dump Dating Site In Scam Suit: Wis. Court
• Reinsurer Must Pay Up In Monsanto Deal: Ex-AIG Affiliate
• 11th Circ. Sides With Transgender Worker In Sex Bias Suit
• Apple Buyer Urges 9th Circ. To Revive False Ad Action
• Ind. Appeals Court Nixes Waste Cos.' Asbestos Claims
• Senate Republicans Block DC Circ. Nominee Halligan
• Cameras In High Court Not Up To Congress: Judge, Attys
• Can The Seagate Standard Be Salvaged?
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes Faulty Nissan Odometer Suit
• Cummins Fights To Keep IP Claims Alive In Fed. Circ.
• Fabric Co. Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Aeropostale IP Suits
• Hospital Can Use Hearsay To Bar Worker's Threats: Court
• Kia Can't Duck $5.6M Faulty Brake Damages: Pa. High Court
• Hatch-Waxman Provision Splits High Court In Generics Row
• Granite Rock Strike Case Denied High Court Review
• High Court Won't Weigh FCA's Scope In Blackstone Case
• Sanofi Presses Fed. Circ. To Nix Dr. Reddy's Allegra Win
• 2nd Circ. Won't Interfere With NY Rental Prohibitions
• Supreme Court Refuses To Pick Up AT&T Benefits Action
• High Court Won't Consider Countrywide SLUSA Appeal
• Chamber Asks High Court To Nix Fraud Suit Against Deloitte
• Citing Merck, 9th Circ. Revives Alchemix Securities Suit
• Ill. Court Nixes $11M Fraud Verdict Against Ex-NYSE Head
• Ore. High Court Tells Philip Morris To Pay State $47M
• G&S Can Sue Insurer For Affiliate's Claim, 7th Circ. Hears
• High Court To Tackle Novo Nordisk's Generic Drug Fight
• Fed. Circ. OKs Transfer Of Marvell IP Suit To Calif.
• Conn. High Court Tosses Bridgeport Antitrust Suit
• 9th Circ. Nixes Suit Claiming UPS Led Franchisees Astray
• Compliance Is Not Immunity From Lead Paint Claims
• NLRA Doesn't Preempt RI Hotel Worker Law: 1st Circ.
• Mayo Case Could Clarify Patentability, Expand On Bilski
• Ill. High Court Broadens Noncompete Enforceability
• Stent Wars: Return Of The Lost Patent
• Stanford Examiner Backs Investor Actions In 5th Circ.
• Verizon Avoids Antitrust Claims Over Infrastructure Access
• Calif. Court Reopens Thrifty Payless Worker's Firing Suit
• Google, Facebook Join 7th Circ. Porn Row To Defend Links
• Foot Locker Can't Appeal Class Bid Despite Dukes: Ill. Court
• Developers, SC Capital See Hotel Contract Row Revived
• Fed. Circ. Keeps Teva Out Of Luck Over Crestor Patent
• Big House Awaits Rajaratnam After 2nd Circ. Denies Bail
• Ladish Investor Slams Wis. Rule Defense In 7th Circ.
• NY Pushes 2nd Circ. To Revive Anti-Smoking Warning Rule
• Workplace Harassment Is Not Always About Gender
• Case Study: SV Investment Partners V. Thoughtworks
• Calif. Court Rescues Dow From Sea-Doo Explosion Suit