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Appellate - February, 2012

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• 10th Circ. Nixes Wyoming's Yellowstone Snowmobile Appeal
• 9th Circ. Backs Most Of Sierra Club's Lake Tahoe Win
• 1st Circ. Says EPA Can Seek $1.3M Cleanup Costs From GE
• Calif. Court Won't Impose Duty On Insurance Brokers
• Gristede's CEO Says He's Not An 'Employer' Under FLSA
• 3rd Circ. Says AIG Unit Doesn't Owe Hospital Group Coverage
• Contractors Ask 2nd Circ. To Reopen $5B NYC Projects Suit
• Morgan Lewis Wins Appeal In Secretary's Retaliation Case
• 3rd Circ. Says Transferred Workers Not Always Owed Benefits
• Texas Court Voids $1.7M Award For Wis. Plane Crash Suit
• EPA's New Emissions Rules Are Illegal, DC Circ. Told
• HomeGold Exec's 5-Year Fraud Sentence Will Stand
• High Court Says Railroad Law Bars State Asbestos Claims
• Fed. Circ. Flips ITC Ruling In GE, Mitsubishi Turbine Row
• LLC Members Aren't Always Employers, 5th Circ. Says
• Case Study: Triple R Development V. Golfview Apartments
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Apple IBook Defect Class Action
• Ex-Exec Can't Support FCA Claims, Pfizer Tells 1st Circ.
• Calif. Appeals Court Won't Rehear Volt Discrimination Dispute
• High Court Mulls Alien Tort Liability In Shell Nigerian Case
• 2nd Circ. Lifts Roadblock To $257M Marcellus Shale Pipeline
• Proof Of Title VII Ignorance Needed To Nix Punitives: 8th Circ.
• Families Toss Bid To Renew J&J, Omnicare Antitrust Suit
• Monsanto First To Invent Modified Corn Type: Fed. Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Ex-Credit Agricole Worker's 2nd Trial
• McKesson Can Collect Dairy Funds From Iran: DC Circ.
• KeySpan Antitrust Suit Faces Dim Prospects In 2nd Circ.
• Insurer Doesn't Owe Coverage To Fraudster: 8th Circ.
• EPA's GHG Rules Based On Bad Science, DC Circ. Hears
• Travelers Not Liable For Tech Co.'s Software Scuffle: Court
• NYC Building Owner Tries To Recover $10M In Free Rent
• Investor Group's Win Upheld In $1B Las Vegas Project Fight
• 2nd Circ. Revives $85M Statek Claim Against Coudert In Conn.
• Reviewing The WTO Ruling On China's Raw Export Policy
• Marine Polymer — Take 2
• Real Estate Investment Patent Too Abstract: Fed. Circ.
• Foreclosures Can Survive Flawed Notice: NJ High Court
• High Court Mulls Forum For Selective Service Firing Suit
• FDA Warnings Don't Always Start Limitations Clock: NJ Court
• Photog Asks 1st Circ. To Revive Sony, A&E Copyright Row
• Investors Ask 2nd Circ. For Class Cert. In $7B MBS Cases
• 2nd Circ. Sends $8.5B Countrywide Deal To NY Court
• EEOC's Subpoena In ADA Probe Too Broad: 10th Circ.
• Justices Pass On States' Asian Carp Fight With US
• Calif. Appeals Court Says Anti-Spam Law Not Preempted
• High Court Again Denies Bid To Argue For Kagan Recusal
• Bank Fraudster's Narcissism Doesn't Invalidate Trial: 2nd Circ.
• Limiting The Scope Of EEA: US V. Aleynikov
• Adequacy Challenges: Standing Strong
• The Changing Face Of US Health Care
• Judge's Comments Can Override Written Plea Deal: 3rd Circ.
• Tyson Workers Urge 8th Circ. To Revive Don, Doff Suit
• Blue Cross Must Face Autism Therapy Action: 6th Circ.
• Chevron Unit Urges 2nd Circ. To Overturn Attys' DQ
• Disciplinary Actions Against Enron Auditors Revived
• 6th Circ. Scraps SuperValu Race Bias Case
• House Group Takes Gay Spouse Benefits Ruling To 9th Circ.
• Landowners Have Rights To Groundwater: Texas High Court
• Ex-Quest CFO Can't Shake 16-Year Sentence
• EPA Wins DC Circ. Fight Over Utah Air Quality Violations
• Billboard Ban Doesn't Restrict Free Speech, 3rd Circ. Told
• 7th Circ. Revives Merrill Brokers' Cert. Bid In Bias Suit
• Curtailing The Ohio EPA's Cost-Recovery Authority
• Municipality Monopoly Is Not Fun For Everyone
• 5th Amendment Rules Out Forced File Decryption: 11th Circ.
• Cummins Slams EPA Penalties For Diesel Engine Emissions
• 7th Circ. Overturns Trash Co. Boss' Bid-Rigging Conviction
• Allstate Sex Bias Plaintiffs Push For Class In 7th Circ.
• Starbucks Tells 2nd Circ. Assistant Managers Don't Merit Tips
• 6th Circ. Scuttles Blue Cross Appeal In Antitrust Suit
• Ex-Unilab Atty Can Pursue FCA Claims, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Broker Can't Get Piece Of $1.1B Helmsley Building Sale
• 6th Circ. Revives Ohio Investment Clawback Fraud Suit
• Calif. Court Boots Judge From 99 Cents Only Seating Suit
• New Haven Seeks High Court Review Of Fireman's Bias Suit
• Texas Drug Fraud Law Preempted In J&J Suit: 5th Circ.
• File-Sharing Penalties Are Too Steep, High Court Told
• 9th Circ. Nixes Calif. Armenian Genocide Insurance Law
• Bankruptcy Examiner Scolded Over Big Rivers Misconduct
• Enviros Sue US To Force Action On Agent Orange Element Ban
• Oil Tycoon Beats $3M Arbitration Ruling In BP, Statoil Row
• Solow Ordered To Pay Citibank $100M Over Project Loan
• 2 Steps To Avoid Waiver: Lessons From HTC V. IPCom
• Duran V. US Bank: Aftershocks Of Wal-Mart V. Dukes
• The Pitfalls Of Paperless Discovery
• Halliburton Appeal Too Late After High Court Ruling: Investors
• Fendi Seeks $20M More In Counterfeiting Damages In 2nd Circ.
• D.C. Attorney Fee Disputes Must Still Be Arbitrated
• 6th Circ. Snuffs Out Tobacco Settlement Antitrust Case
• FLSA Collective Action Rights Can Be Waived: Citigroup
• 8th Circ. Mostly OKs Toss Of EEOC's Trucker Sex Bias Suit
• Enviros Sue EPA Over Shell's Alaskan Drilling Permits
• Fla. Court Overturns Engle Verdict Against Philip Morris
• 11th Circ. Revives $69M Fraud Suit Against Medco
• UBS Can't Blame Highland Affiliates For $686M In Losses: Atty
• 9th Circ. Chucks $1M Verdict Against FedEx In Bias Case
• 6th Circ. Revives GM Workers' ERISA Suit Against State Street
• SAG, Sports Unions Dispute EA's Likeness Win In 3rd Circ.
• Chubb Doesn't Owe Starwood $10M In Defense Costs: Atty
• Justices Remand Challenge To Calif.'s Medicaid Cuts
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Judicial Pay Raise Again
• Sony Owns 'King Of The Road,' Other Songs: 6th Circ.
• Separate Asbestos-Related Cancer Suits OK: Pa. Court
• Colony Need Not Defend Insured's Predecessor: 5th Circ.
• In Calif., Not All Appellate Costs Are Created Equal
• McKinsey Consultant Could Be Retried Over Iran Embargo
• The Aftermath Of Assured Guaranty V. JP Morgan
• Power Co. Triumphs In High Court Ruling On Navigable Waters
• Supreme Court Won't Adopt Ethics Code: Roberts
• High Court Won't Review Phil Spector's Murder Conviction
• 2nd Circ. Bars Trusts From $138M Biovail, Investors Deal
• 8th Circ. Revives Best Buy Suit Over DDR Mall Leases
• Borrowers, Quicken Spar Over RESPA Reach In High Court
• Justices Decline To Hear Eastman's Resin Patent Case
• High Court Won't Review Ill. Ruling On Telephone Act Suits
• SNR Denton Defamation Claims Revived In Secrets Row
• $1.7B Humira IP Verdict Won't Get Supreme Court Review
• NLRB Union Election Invalid, Hard Rock Tells DC Circ.
• Air Quality Standard Needed Tightening: EPA To DC Circ.
• Federal Needn't Cover IBM's ERISA Settlement: NY Court
• PG&E Holds On To $89M Award In Nuclear Waste Removal Suit
• 13 States Back Medicaid Expansion In High Court Brief
• High Court Won't Weigh In On FLSA Anti-Retaliation Case
• High Court Mulls Translator Bills For Lawsuit Losers
• Greenberg Traurig Can't Take Tax Shelter Case To High Court
• Coach Brand Not Diluted By Test Prep Cos' Mark: Fed. Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Aromont Meat, Veggie Stock Tariff Win
• High Court To Hear Challenge To Race Use In UT Admissions
• NY Stays On The Hook For $100M In Eminent Domain Row
• Boeing Escapes Supreme Court Review Of Chopper Crash Case
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Broker's Late-Trading Case
• Justices Want US View On Supervisor Liability Under Title VII
• Hynix Denied Review Of Rambus Patent Row By High Court
• High Court Won't Take Up Idearc Investors' Ch. 11 Dispute
• Supreme Court Remands GPS Surveillance Rulings
• High Court Nixes Nursing Home Death Arbitration Ruling
• Case Study: Cedeno V. Castillo
• 2nd Circ. Sends Parmalat Fraud Suit Back To Ill.
• Supreme Court Puts Mont. Campaign Spending Ruling On Ice
• Ind. Workers' $18M Award Slashed In Wage-And-Hour Case
• Texas Top Court Will Tackle Wind Farm Contract Dispute
• 4th Circ. Greenlights $11B Va. Highway Project
• Texas High Court To Rehear Workers' Comp Insurer Dispute
• 9th Circ. Tosses Enviro Group's Turtle Protection Suit
• DC Circ. Tosses Appeal In Nuclear Plant Permit Fight
• Amgen Employees Press 9th Circ. To Revive ERISA Action
• Chemical Co. Brings Retiree Premium Fight To Supreme Court
• 11th Circ. Seeks Fla. High Court's Input On Insurance Tussle
• Fed. Circ. Nixes ClearValue's $2.2M Water Treatment IP Win
• Calif. Court Sets High Bar For Arbitrating Unconscionability
• Greenberg Glusker Can Demand Arbitration In Fee Dispute
• Contractor Can Be Sued In La. Under Iraqi Law: 5th Circ.
• Ticketmaster Wants High Court Review Of Cert. Ruling
• Wachovia Owes Ex-Workers $1M In Raiding Fight: 4th Circ.
• FDA Defends Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels To DC Circ.
• Ex-Goldman Coder's Acquittal Threatens Wall Street's IP
• A Troublesome Twist In Texas Workers' Comp Decision
• Review: Recent Securities Litigation, Rising Trends
• Law School, Meet Litigation PR ...
• Madoff Trustee Presses 2nd Circ. To Reopen $30B In Claims
• NY Appeals Court Wipes Out Ski Resort Contract Battle
• NLRB Wrong On Union Ruling, Grocery Chain Tells DC Circ.
• Obama Nominates 4 For 11th Circ., Nev., Md., Fla. Districts
• Century Urges 2nd Circ. To Dial Down Olin Coverage
• Enviros Sue NRC To Block New Southern Co. Reactors
• Whistleblower Group Urges 3rd Circ. To Scrap Tyco SOX Ruling
• NY Court Puts Sale Of $150M Casino Debt On Hold
• Ex-National Century Exec's Sentence Stands: 6th Circ.
• NYC Building's $80M Glass Facade Broke Lease: Landlord
• 9th Circ. Shuts Down Consumers' HP Laptop Defect Action
• 3rd Circ. Nixes IP Suit Over Cory Booker Reality Show
• KPMG Not Liable To Ex-Client's Buyer: NJ High Court
• IGT Wants 9th Circ. To Reverse IP Attys' Whistleblower Award
• $3.4B Tribal Land Settlement Faces Challenge In DC Circ.
• Advancing Policyholder Rights In Utah
• DHS Doesn't Owe EPIC Fees In Body Scan Suit: DC Circ.
• Yankee Logo Maker's Niece Asks 2nd Circ. For 2nd At-Bat
• Senate Confirms 11th Circ.'s 1st Cuban-Born Judge
• Calif. High Court Takes Up Cipro Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Offshore Rig Lessee On Hook For Platform Removal: 5th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Throws Out Calif. BofA Foreclosure Action
• US Steel Needn't Pay Workers For Travel, 7th Circ. Hears
• Fee Award Doubled To $8.6M In Exxon-XTO Merger Challenge
• 3rd Circ. Trims Injunction In Stryker Employee Poaching Suit
• Ky. Court Shuts Down Class Cert. In Vioxx Fraud Action
• Implications Of Magner On The Loose
• 4th Circ. Backs Restrictive BP Gas Station Agreement
• 2nd Circ. Reinforces NY Shield Law In Goldman Sachs Case
• Calif. Court Won't Force Arbitration In Hooters Wage Suit
• Consumers Want 9th Circ. To Rehear Honda Braking Suit
• Collectors Guild Fights To Keep Ancient Coin Suit Alive
• Skilling Won't Undo Mafia Man's Sentence: 2nd Circ.
• Halliburton Asks 2nd Circ. To Kill ERISA Action
• Woman's $5M AIG Life Policy Valid Despite Alleged Fibs: Court
• $41M Punitive Award In Engle Case Too High: Fla. Court
• 2nd Circ. Backs SEC Ban On Tax-Dodging Broker
• Carlton Wins $83.5M In Energy Project Contract Dispute
• Atlantic Yards Doesn't Need New Enviro Study: Attys
• 2nd Circ. Orders Ex-DHB CEO To Pay Legal Fees
• 'Independent Practice,' Collective Enforcement
• Tracking The Implications Of US V. Jones
• Case Study: Voom V. EchoStar
• Ex-Rutgers Player Asks 3rd Circ. To Revive EA Suit
• IBM Can't Depose Gov. In $1.4B Contract Case: Ind. High Court
• Chipmunks Sing State Court Blues In 9th Circ. Fox IP Case
• EFF Backs Lowered Damages In File-Sharing IP Appeal
• Facebook, Others Weigh In On Fed. Circ. Intervening Rights Case
• Ernst & Young Asks 9th Circ. To Back OT Arbitration
• 1st Circ. Shuts Down Songwriter's Claims Against Bon Jovi
• 1st Circ. Keeps Builder's Puerto Rico Contracts Suit Alive
• Power Co. Tells 9th Circ. Not To Put Brakes On $2B Project
• How They Won It: Winston Wins Copyright Shield For Veoh
• EPA Can't Give Ethanol Plants GHG Exemption, DC Circ. Hears
• Examining Comcast's Calif. SBE Loss
• Pom Lacks Juice To Reverse Welch Marketing Ruling
• Has LaSalle Delayed Economic Recovery?
• Anti-SLAPP Denial Not Appealable In Extortion Case: 9th Circ.
• Inability To Work OT Not A Disability: 4th Circ.
• ISPs Are Not Broadcasters, Canada's High Court Rules
• Fed Circ. Upholds $371M Award In Bard Graft Patent Suit
• Hendrix Estate Asks 9th Circ. To Restore $1.4M IP Award
• 2nd Circ. Denies Bail For Former Primary Global Exec
• St. Paul Drops Fair Housing Appeal Before High Court Review
• CUNA Retirees Ask High Court To Review Benefits Suit
• Ex-Navy Vet's $10M Asbestos Award Upheld
• Ability To Close Affects Standing In Real Estate Suit: NY Court
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Texas Abortion Law En Banc
• Scrushy Appeals Bribery Conviction To Supreme Court
• WildTangent Asks High Court To Clarify Bilski Decision
• Patient Wants High Court To Take Up Genzyme Negligence Suit
• Yums Urges High Court To Review Nike Trademark Case
• 2nd Circ. Revives Cowan Liebowitz Malpractice Claim
• 9th Circ. Melts Enviros' Case Against Ski Resort's Fake Snow
• Judge Misread Patent Claims, Sanofi Tells Fed. Circ.
• 6th Circ. Voids Class Cert. In Cancer Insurance Action
• Marcum Can't Pull Expert Services From Stanford Case: 5th Circ.
• DC Circ. Revives Brazil Ferrosilicon Price-Fixing Suit
• Ex-Kasowitz Atty With 'Superior Legal Mind' Appeals Dismissal
• Inside The 2nd Circ. Stance In Naranjo And Figueiredo
• Revised Removal Statutes — Possibilities, Pitfalls: Part 2
• Hostility To Other Groups Not Enough For Race Bias: 5th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Queries Northrop ERISA Fight In Light Of Amara
• EPA Overreached With Greenhouse Gas Rule, DC Circ. Hears
• Case Study: Messner V. Northshore
• 9th Circ. Won't Rule On Orders Keeping Trustees Onboard
• Parking Tickets Violate Privacy, 7th Circ. Hears Again
• Mets Owners Ask High Court To Revisit Madoff Loss Math
• Ex-Scientologists Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Forced Labor Case
• AstraZeneca Can't Block Generic Crestor: Fed. Circ.
• 9th Circ. Axes Lawsuit Over Stores' Drug Pricing Role
• Case Study: Fisher V. Halliburton
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Revive Morgan Lewis Malpractice Suit
• Quite An 'Occurrence': Rehearing Steadfast V. AES
• Senate Panel OKs Bill To Put Cameras In Supreme Court
• 9th Circ. Won't Reconsider Adult Movie Star's $3M IP Win
• No Quick Win For Ex-KV Pharma CEO On Criminal Costs
• Mixed-Motive Analysis OK For Mass. Age Bias Claims: 1st Circ.
• Kasowitz Ducks Negligence Suit Over SOX Whistleblower Claim
• Pom Tells 9th Circ. Minute Maid Juice Label Is Misleading
• Potash Cartel Suit Fails Under FTAIA, Atty Tells 7th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Quashes $723M Import Surety Bond Suit
• Ga. Laws Don't Apply In Calif. Wage Class Action: 9th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Upholds $11M Fine Over Ninestar Imports
• Groups Blast NLRB's 'Rushed' Union Election Rulemaking
• Calif. Court Sides With Aon In Row Over $20M Film Fiasco
• 5th Circ. Frees Courts To Pick Fee Method In Class Deals
• Customs Wrong To Withhold Tax Refunds, Ford Tells Fed. Circ.
• Raytheon's Trade Secret Claims Not Too Late, Fed. Circ. Hears
• Can Secured Creditors Credit Bid In Ch. 11 Plans?
• Immunity For Potentially Toxic Trailers
• MatlinPatterson Liable For Loan To Brazilian Airline: Court
• Developer's $144M Award Stands In Hotel Deal Fight
• Fed. Circ. Finds Exception To Late Interference Claims
• 9th Circ. Questions Dismissal Of BofA False Ad Claims
• FTAIA Dispute To Face Full 7th Circ. In Potash Case
• DC Comics Defends 'Superman' Discovery In 9th Circ.
• DC Circ. Says Seniors Can't Disown Medicare Eligibility
• Investors Call Claims Over $1B Las Vegas Project A Redo
• MGH Didn't Credit Researchers For Patents, Fed. Circ. Hears
• DC Circ. Unplugs Utilities' Cape Cod Charge Challenge
• 9th Circ. OKs DOE's Risk Assessment Of Viruses In Nuke Lab
• DC Circ. Questions Denial Of Breitbart Anti-SLAPP Motion
• 1st Circ. Revives Big Dig Relator's Retaliation Suit
• Wrigley, Cadbury Tussle Over Gum Patents In Fed. Circ.
• 9th Circ. Rules Calif. Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
• Judge Vacates Insurer Win In Sex Abuse Coverage Fight
• DOL Tells High Court Drug Sales Reps Deserve OT Pay
• JC Flowers Escapes Suit Over Thwarted $104M Insurer Buy
• A Real Headache Of A Disability Claim
• Deepwater Legal Fee Order Still Discourages Settlements: Atty
• US Bank Workers' $15M Win In OT Pay Case Overturned
• 10th Circ. Boots Out Investor Suit Against Level 3
• Health Mandate Violates Constitution, Critics Tell High Court
• Ark. Court Favors Tractor Cos. In Rollover Suit Appeal
• Fed. Circ. Lifts Lupin Ban In Generic Fortamet Fight
• Wake Forest Blasts Jury Interrogatories In Fed. Circ. IP Case
• Fed. Circ. Throws Out Contractor's Land Taking Suit
• Fed. Circ. Won't Keep Google Email Secret In Oracle IP War
• 5th Circ. Leaves Insurers On Hook In Ambulance Injury Suit
• Citing Dukes, 2nd Circ. Nixes Plan Trustee Class
• Jailing Of Detroit Bridge Co.'s Billionaire Owner Upheld
• Jersey City Entitled To Sue Over Embankment Sale: DC Circ.
• Ill. Court Wipes Out Honeywell Asbestos Rulings
• 9th Circ. Questions HSBC Credit Card Class Dismissal
• 4th Circ. Won't Double Insurer's Lead Poison Liability
• 2nd Circ. Says Usher Didn't Rip Off R&B Tune
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Textbook Resale IP Suit
• Hearing Out Voices Of The Wetlands
• No Wonder: Denying A D&O Claim As Excluded Loss
• Local Law Can't Regulate Texas Railroad Project: 5th Circ.
• Quest Asks 2nd Circ. To Bar Ex-Atty From Kickback Suit
• 9th Circ. Quashes Appraisers' Countrywide RICO Claims
• 2nd Circ. Affirms $13M Award In Rail Yard Contract Dispute
• Trade Groups Back Photog In Richard Prince Fair Use Case
• 2nd Circ. Rules Insurance Arbitrators Weren't Biased
• Calif. Court Rejects Challenge To Santa Barbara Wind Farm
• 1st Circ. Puts Limits On Whistleblowers Shielded By SOX
• Ex-Toyota Atty Must Pay $2.6M In Leak Case: 9th Circ.
• 5th Circ. Upholds Choice Of Law In Chopper Crash Suit
• Case Study: In Re Nortel Networks
• 7th Circ. Shuts Down Abbott Workers' Benefit Appeal
• NLRB Wrongly Awarded Nurses Back Pay, DC Circ. Hears
• Revised Removal Statutes — Possibilities, Pitfalls: Part 1
• PenAir Didn't Deserve USPS Contract, DC Circ. Hears
• Fla. AG Can't Appeal Robosigning Subpoena Ruling: Court
• 4th Circ. Backs Rejection Of Circuit City Class Claims
• 11th Circ. Reopens Suit Claiming HIV Kept Man Off Force
• Roommate Seekers Can Discriminate: 9th Circ.
• Cuban Co. Asks High Court For Havana Club Mark Renewal
• Pemex Fights KBR's $355M Contract Win In 2nd Circ.
• CERCLA Doesn't Apply To Consumer Products: 7th Circ.
• Ill. High Court Kills Suit Over Exxon Mine Cleanup
• Landlord Can't Sue For Rent On Former Bank: 9th Circ.
• DynCorp Asks High Court To Settle Disability Pay Dispute
• 5th Circ. Reverses Chesapeake Win In $115M Oil Lease Row
• Case Study: In Re River East Plaza
• A Red Light For Federal Class Certification In Calif.
• Harrisburg Bankruptcy Appeal Came Too Late: Judge
• Dec. 20, 2011 — 3 Big Decisions
• Suppliers Not Liable For Welder's Disease: Calif. Court
• Nara Board Protected From $53M Shareholder Suit
• Will Apprendi Apply To Southern Union V. US?
• Prevailing Parties Can Recover Expert Fees: Calif. Court
• A&E Tells 9th Circ. 'Gangland' Unmasking Was Free Speech
• Alabama Can't Join Deepwater MDL Appeal: 5th Circ.
• Suit Over CBS Pension Benefits Time-Barred: 2nd Circ.
• Ex-Ala. Gov. Again Appeals Bribery Conviction To High Court
• Lehman Asks 2nd Circ. To Block Intervention In Dante Case
• Fed. Circ. Revives Patent Claims In Sony Controller Suit
• 5th Circ. Allows State Claims In Stryker Implant Suit
• Concepcion Doesn't Bar AmEx Antitrust Class Action: 2nd Circ.
• Fiduciary Duties Stand Firm In LLC Pacts: Del. Court