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Appellate - March, 2012

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• Calif. High Court To Mull Employer Arbitration Deals Again
• BNY Seeks To Duck Suit Over $1B Lyondell-Basell Losses
• NJ Court Rules State Claims Timely In Prison Defect Suit
• 8th Circ. Knocks Out Ameriprise Fee Class In Round 2
• EPA Wants Sierra Club Suit Over Summary Notice Scrapped
• Consumer Wants High Court Review Of JPMorgan FCRA Row
• German Bank Asks 2nd Circ. To Revive Goldman Fraud Suit
• D&O Insurer Must Defend Bank In Suit, 7th Circ. Hears
• Fed. Circ. Dumps Learning Curve's Sippy Cup Patent Suit
• RJ Reynolds Rips Fed. Circ. Patent Test In High Court Plea
• Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Jonathan Cohn
• 9th Circ. Dismisses TV Bundling Action Again
• Hitachi Can't Get Full Fed. Circ. To Review TV Tariff Case
• NY Town Latest To Block Fracking Amid Home Rule Fight
• Closing The Offshore Gov't Patent Infringement Loophole
• Questioning The Enforcement Of Arbitration Provisions
• Lambda Says Gay Juror's Dismissal Illegal In GSK-Abbott Row
• Frequent Fliers Appeal Continental Rewards Suit To High Court
• Texas Court Hands Insurers $2.8M In Auto Claims Row
• 3rd Circ. Boots Judge From West Penn Antitrust Case
• Court Rules NY Medicaid Boost For Psychiatry Ended In '07
• 5th Circ. Finds No Adams & Reese Conflict In AIPC Ch. 11
• RV Groups Take Fight With Forest Service To High Court
• Fraud Info Delay Can't Cause Stock Loss, 7th Circ. Says
• NY Campaign Law's Opponents Take Fight To High Court
• 2nd Circ. OKs $3M Award To Louis Vuitton For Knockoffs
• PepsiCo Gets $1.3B Bottled Water Trade Secret Case Canned
• Calif. Court Says 2nd Employee Contract Trumps 1st
• Searching For Patent Drafting Pointers In Prometheus
• Rite Aid Managers Get OT Class Action Revived
• European Court Denies Soros Insider Trading Appeal
• Atlantic Research 5 Years Later: The Gap Has Closed
• Public Interests And 'Neither Admit Nor Deny' Settlements
• States' Medicaid Coercion Argument Sways Some Justices
• WTC Plaintiffs' Attys Urge 2nd Circ. To Allow $42.5M Bonus
• NLRB Fights Bid To Slow Union Posting Rule In DC Circ.
• Justices Divided On Power To Scrap Entire Health Care Law
• Fla. Appeals Court Affirms $3.4M Award To Smoker's Widow
• Court Backs MBIA In Countrywide MBS Discovery Row
• Fed. Circ. Orders Arbitration In Gene Test Royalty Row
• 11th Circ. Keeps Door Shut On Cigna Antitrust Claims
• Borrowers Ask 9th Circ. To Revive JPMorgan Loan Fraud Suit
• High Court Narrows Scope Of Privacy Act Damages
• 3rd Circ. Seeks Ruling On Whether Health Dues Are Plan Assets
• Drilling Into Ambiguities In Oil And Gas Laws
• Must-Have Performance Metrics For Law Departments
• Texas Atty Ducks Suit By Beverage Co. Minority Shareholder
• High Court's Take On Health Market Key To ACA Decision
• Rule 23, FLSA Claims Not Incompatible, 3rd Circ. Says
• Lawmakers Vow Health Law Repeal If High Court Lets It Stand
• EPA Can't Reject Texas Air Quality Plan, 5th Circ. Says
• Global Re Fails To Keep Equitas Antitrust Suit Alive
• Biotronik Wants $100M Suit Over J&J Stent Recall Reopened
• German Bank Can't Blame UBS In $500M CDO Suit, Court Says
• No End-Use Restriction On Pipe Duties, Fed. Circ. Says
• 2nd Circ. Nails Shut Citigroup ARS Class Action
• 7th Circ. Affirms Class Cert. Denial In Allstate Bias Case
• Occidental Can't Challenge Rival's Rate Power, DC Circ. Says
• CFPB Backs Wider Window For Home Loan Cancellation
• NJ Court Mulls E-Commerce Consumer Protections Dispute
• Kawasaki, Union Pacific Take Train Derailment Suit To 7th Circ.
• Costs Don't Have To Affect Medicaid Rates: Calif. Court
• Understanding Christopher V. SmithKline
• 7th Circ. Won't Revisit Class Cert. In Merrill Bias Suit
• DC Tells 9th Circ. It Owns All Rights To Superman
• High Court Won't Weigh In On NLRB Counsel's Power
• High Court Seeks US View On LA Port's Truck Rules
• Phone Customers Urge 9th Circ. To Revive AT&T Spam Suit
• Title VII Doesn't Protect Policy Criticism, 11th Circ. Rules
• Syringe Maker Brings Claim Construction Feud To High Court
• 9th Circ. Keeps Calif. Medicaid Cuts Blocked
• Petition Over Prempro Injury Suits Turned Down By High Court
• High Court Health Reform Battle Focuses On Tax Law
• Fed. Circ. Restores 3M's Sheeting IP Case Against Avery
• Chamber, Defense Attys Tell Supreme Court FLSA Suit Is Moot
• 11th Circ. Maintains Block On Aetna Antitrust Claims
• NJ High Court Prods State On Judge Benefit Reforms
• 9th Circ. Bows Out Of 'Chipmunks' Film Rights Dispute
• Kanye West Lifted Protected Lyrics, Atty Tells 7th Circ.
• Automated Infusion Patent Claims Toothless, Fed. Circ. Finds
• Court Finds For Attransco In $10M Asbestos Appeal
• $50M Worth Of Tobacco Appeals Won't Get High Court Hearing
• Pa. High Court Rules J&J Not Liable In Surgery Death
• Fed. Circ. Calls Stipulation Agreement A Contract In USPS Row
• High Court Sends Myriad Gene Patent Row Back To Fed. Circ.
• Supreme Court Blocks Apotex Glaucoma Drug Invalidity Appeal
• A 'Shocking' Claim Of Design Defect
• Case Study: Carrier V. Outokumpu
• Strict 2-Year Limit For Derivative Claims Set By Supreme Court
• Calif. High Court To Hear Post-Concepcion Arbitration Case
• Calif. High Court Declines Review Of Visa Damages Ruling
• Calif. High Court Refusal Could Limit CEQA Reviews
• Roche Gets New Look On Timeliness Of Accutane Case
• Drug Claims Violate FCA, Ex-Pfizer Exec Tells 1st Circ.
• FTC Seeks High Court Scrutiny Of Ga. Hospital Merger
• Fed. Circ. Revives Challenge To Brazilian Juice Duties
• Nonparty Insurers Can Seek FINRA Arbitration, Court Rules
• Health Care Reform Faces Ultimate Test In High Court
• Countervailing Duty Law Unconstitutional, Tire Co. Says
• AXA Fights For Punitive Damages In $1.5B ING Row
• Due Process Covers File-Sharing Fines, US Tells 8th Circ.
• False Marking Changes Unconstitutional, Group Says
• PPACA: A Pandora's Box For The Health Care Industry
• Case Study: Zoltek V. US
• DC Circ. Renews CVS Pharmacies' Controlled Drug Sales Ban
• Ill. High Court Keeps Asbestos Suit Against CSX Alive
• DLA Piper Emails Protected In Real Estate Malpractice Suit
• NJ Senate Panel Rejects Christie Supreme Court Nominee
• NY High Court Says EPA Docs Sent To State Are Public
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Jurisdiction Over Patent Malpractice
• De Beers Antitrust Ruling Bucks Dukes, High Court Told
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Alki Hedge Fund's $10M Pump-And-Dump Suit
• NY Court Rejects Shareholder Suit Over Morgan Stanley Payroll
• After Prometheus Loss, High Court Eyes Cancer Gene Patent
• High Court Asked To Mull Forum For IP Malpractice Suits
• High Court Asked To Reinstate $26M Merck Vioxx Judgment
• 5th Circ. Kills Texas Town's Anti-Immigrant Apartment Law
• Sacking EPA — Supreme Court Stance On Sackett
• Fed. Circ. Axes Sanofi IP Claims Over Genentech Cancer Drugs
• 1st Circ. Shreds Plagiarism Suit Over 'Angels And Demons'
• Ex-Boeing Worker Asks High Court To Nix Espionage Sentence
• Homebuyers' Bias Suit Against Countrywide Heads To 6th Circ.
• Why The 9th Circ. Should Overrule Batzel V. Smith
• Wash. Takes Emergency Contraceptives Ruling To 9th Circ.
• Sessions Blocks Vote To Air High Court Health Law Debate
• 11th Circ. Pushes M&T Overdraft Case Toward Arbitration
• Cos. Must ID Supervisors Before Union Campaigns, Attys Say
• Calif. Court Says FAA Guidelines Don't Trump State Law
• 5th Circ. Revives Mirant Suit To Recover Loan Payments
• Yanks Say 2nd Circ. Lacks Jurisdiction In Logo IP Suit
• 2nd Circ. Says Stan Lee Co.'s Spider-Man Claims Time-Barred
• RIM Blasts Antitrust Appeal Over Scuttled Keypad Deal
• NY Building Owner Says Ex-Crowell Atty Bungled $16M Sale
• Citing Dukes, Domino's Asks 8th Circ. To Nix Drivers' Cert.
• DC Circ. Says ViroPharma Can't Sue FDA Over Generics Ruling
• High Court Defends Fair Trial Protections For Plea Deals
• Expanding FMLA Employer Liability To Supervisors
• Respect The EPA's Authority — It's Not Going Away
• Expanding The 'Quick Look' Framework
• High Court Ruling Weakens Favored EPA Enforcement Tool
• Case Study: In Re XMH
• Ill. Appeals Court Blocks ComEd Smart-Grid Rate Hike
• Ala. Can't Claim Sovereign Immunity In Hiring Suit: 11th Circ.
• High Court Eyes Power of Federal Funds in Health Law Row
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Cadbury Settlement In Price-Fixing MDL
• Dissecting Mayo V. Prometheus
• DC Circ. Prods NSA On FOIA Response To Google Doc Seekers
• Texas Court Tosses $3M Award In Family Trust Dispute
• 7th Circ. Calls On DOL To Reconsider Injury Log Reg
• 9th Circ. Clears JPMorgan In Bank's $130M Ponzi Scheme
• High Court OKs Class Arbitration In Jeweler Title VII Suit
• High Court Clarifies Injury Benefits Cap In Sea-Land Row
• Adopting Zubulake Cost-Shifting Procedures In NY
• Judge Tainted $60M Trademark Row, NuVasive Tells 9th Circ.
• The Time Has Come For Plaintiffs To Put Up Their Dukes
• A Raw Deal For Tort Plaintiffs
• High Court Finds States Immune From FMLA Self-Care Suits
• Another Court Weighs In On Stern V. Marshall
• The Latest In Anti-Spam — Balsam V. Trancos
• Case Study: Abbott Point Of Care V. Epocal
• Prometheus Blood Test Unpatentable, High Court Rules
• Intervening Rights Ruling Leaves Patentees Breathing Easy
• Calif. Arbitration Rulings Seek To Dodge Concepcion
• High Court Mulls Southern Union's $18M Mercury Storage Fine
• GSK Asks High Court To Buck DOL On Sales Reps' OT Status
• 2nd Circ. To Weigh Rakoff's Block Of Citi-SEC Deal In Sept.
• 5th Circ. Revives Stanford Suits Against Proskauer, Others
• 6th Circ. OKs Graphic Ads On Cigarette Packs
• 3rd Circ. Limits E-Discovery Costs Against Losing Parties
• High Court Won't Hear Brocade Exec's Appeal In Fraud Case
• Tax Code Ruling Could Leave Health Reform Law In Limbo
• Justices Leave 3rd Circ. FTAIA Reading Intact
• DOJ Urges DC Circ. To Nix Rumsfeld Torture Case
• Considerations When Shelling Out Oil, Gas Royalties
• States, Enviros Pipe Up For Power Plant Emissions Rule
• Blue Cross ERISA Class Rebuffed By High Court
• Calif. Court To Mull Whether Privacy Law Covers Online Cos.
• 2nd Circ. Picks Lankler Atty To Rep Rakoff In SEC-Citi Case
• 9th Circ. Affirms Denial Of Class Cert. In Aerotek OT Case
• 5th Circ. Nixes Remand Review In $20M Transocean Suit
• 2nd Circ. Cold On Revival Of Citigroup ARS Action
• Schron Triumphs Over Ex-Troutman Sanders Real Estate Atty
• 1st Circ. Tosses Vicor's $13M Insurance Win In Ericsson Row
• Liquor Supplier Asks 8th Circ. To Revive Antitrust Suit
• 9th Circ. Gives AT&T Another Shot To Arbitrate Class Action
• La. Court Blocks $93M Katrina Insurance Deal For Now
• Kan. Court Says Fed. Limitations Applies To State TCPA Case
• Former Employees Can Sue Under Title VII, 4th Circ. Rules
• Schwarzenegger's Medicare Rule Opt-Out For Anesthetists OK'd
• Patent Office Prevails In Pay Dispute With Union
• DC Circ. Revives Cardinal Shipping Ban In Oxycodone Fight
• Unions May Be On Hook For Pension Liability, 6th Circ. Says
• 9th Circ. Says Pension Summary Flaws Don't Warrant Damages
• Texas Court Reinforces LLC Veil In Ruling For Builders
• High Court Vows Same-Day Audio Of Health Care Debate
• 8th Circ. Frees Discover Attys From FDCPA Suit
• DC Circ. Grills NRC Over Enviro Impact Of Nuke Waste Storage
• 11th Circ. Lets Amerisure Dodge $2M Bill For Shoddy Roof
• Bridgestone Prevails In Fed. Circ. 'Milanza' Tire Name Suit
• In Re Amex: Law, Economics And A Call For Reform
• 6th Circ. Rejects Bid-Rigging School Official's Plea Appeal
• Drivers Take DMV Personal Info Sharing Case To High Court
• Business Groups Back BofA In 9th Circ. Teller Seat Fight
• NY Court Won't Make Ex-Brill Brokers Arbitrate OT Feud
• Rakoff Takedown Reignites Debate Over Settlement Authority
• Apple Asks 9th Circ. To Unplug ITunes Antitrust Row
• 9th Circ. Keeps Alive Hendricks' Pursuit Of Funkadelic Royalties
• Intervening Rights Require Text Changes, Fed. Circ. Says
• LA Building Owner Says UBS Owed It First Crack At Loan
• Trade Groups Ask To Join NLRB Recess Appointments Dispute
• Miss. High Court Demands Details On $3B DOE-Backed Plant
• Sanofi Asks Fed. Circ. To Upset Dr. Reddy's Allegra Patent Win
• Ark. High Court Rejects Debt-Collect Fee Cap For Attys
• Texas Appeals Court Clears Energy Co.'s Public Utility Buy
• Ill. Appeals Court Axes Insurers' Chicago Sewer Fight
• 2nd Circ. Says No Chadbourne Conflict In Reinsurance Row
• Pryor Cashman Can't Dismiss $42M Fraud Malpractice Suit
• 2nd Circ. Needles Rakoff Over $285M SEC-Citi Deal
• A Comprehensive ERISA Policy Now, Less Trouble Later
• Ninth Circ. Backs Pact To Protect Turtles
• 3rd Circ. Grants Arbitration In Tenet Meal Break Case
• Calif. Court Sides With Insurers In Bad Faith Case
• 9th Circ. Upholds Law Delisting Gray Wolves In Rockies
• Lockheed Can't Be Sued For US Contract Work, Fed. Circ. Rules
• Tax Evaders Blast $186M Ruling In Flatotel Loan Case
• DC Circ. Lifts CVS Pharmacies' Prescription Sale Ban
• Fed. Circ. Revives Eyewear IP Claims Against Nike, Others
• La. High Court Returns 60-Year Hitch In Katrina Scam
• 9th Circ. Seeks Amicus Briefs On Medicare Claim Appeals
• Hospital Asks 3rd Circ. To Drop Judge In Antitrust Row
• 'Dang' That Renewal Copyright Law
• La. High Court Axes Punitive Damages In Citgo Oil Spill
• 9th Circ. Blows Away Cost Award In Gun Range Cleanup Case
• Contesting Standing Requirement In Data Security Suits
• The Uncertainty Of Medicaid Entitlement Enforcement
• Ticketmaster Tells 9th Circ. It's Entitled To $4M Defense
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes Avis Parking Ticket Fee Case
• Airline Antitrust Preemption Fight Heads To 2nd Circ.
• McGinn Smith Founder's Wife Seeks To Avoid $1M Penalty
• Tobacco Cos. Ask DC Circ. To Keep Marketing Data From US
• 5th Circ. Denies BofA Late Claim In Dallas Logistics Case
• Texas Supreme Court Takes Up Inverse Condemnation Case
• Goldman Pushes 2nd Circ. To Ax $21M Bayou Award
• DOJ Defends FOIA Response In Kagan Health Care Fight
• 2nd Circ. Says FSIA Limits US Suits Over Foreign Bonds
• Labels Urge 8th Circ. To Bring Back $1.5M File-Sharing Verdict
• NY Court Won't Squelch $686M UBS Suit Over Highland CDO
• DC Circ. Foils Bid To Ban Mercury-Containing Vaccines
• 7 States Urge 9th Circ. To Reject Calif. Carbon Cap
• Case Study: US V. Kernell
• The Circuit Court Split On 'Fraud On The FDA' Continues
• Case Study: Fort Properties V. American Master Lease
• 4th Circ. Nixes Wrongful Death Claim In Bayer Plant Blast
• Fired Gov't Subcontractor Loses Due Process Appeal
• Don't Punish Attys For Not Settling Bias Cases, 1st Circ. Hears
• Boeing Required To Disclose Air Force Base Lease
• Citgo Should Have Ensured Oil Ship's Safety, US Tells 3rd Circ.
• 7th Circ. Says No Coverage For Polluting Town
• Judge Sends CIT, Tyco Tax Row To 2nd Circ.
• NY Bill To Reveal Cos.' Political Spending Faces Long Odds
• Ongoing Challenges To Arbitration Clauses
• No Fracking Way: Upholding Drilling Bans In NY
• Why Communications Is Key To Merger And Lateral Success
• Calif. Court Won't Rehear Fight Over Development's Impact
• 8th Circ. Nixes Contractor's Bid For $1M Defense Coverage
• Ex-Katten Atty Loses Spoliation Bid In Tishman Mold Row
• Texas Court Revives Investor's Suit Over $2.6B Gas Co. Sale
• Texas High Court Finds Entergy Liable For Power Line Injuries
• KeyBank Had No Duty To Report Borrower's Woes: 5th Circ.
• Time Unit Beats Magazine Subscriber Class In 3rd Circ.
• Judge Misread Patent In Microsoft Case, Fed. Circ. Hears
• Facebook, Others Urge High Court To Raise Abstract Patent Bar
• HAMP Participants Have Contract Rights, 7th Circ. Rules
• When Is Nonrecourse Loan Fully Recourse?
• Case Study: Townsel V. Dish
• Ground(water)-Breaking Decision
• GSK Seeks High Court Input On IP Safe-Harbor Rule
• Comic Co. Tries To Snare Spider-Man In Marvel IP Fight
• Calif. Tells 9th Circ. Feds Can't Snuff State Land Rights
• NY Court Upholds Insurance Broker Compensation Rule
• Trustmark Must Repay Stanford Vendor $2M: 5th Circ.
• Blue Cross Cites Split Circuits In Antitrust Immunity Appeal
• Award Revocation Stands In Battle Over Oaktree Deal
• Fed. Circ. Tells CIT To Scrap Alden Leeds Duty Ruling
• BofA Says Calif. Seating Rule Doesn't Apply To Tellers
• State Street Says 6th Circ.'s GM Ruling Undermines ERISA
• 7th Circ. Delivers Win To Morgan Stanley Over Mail Fee
• StubHub Ducks Blame For Sky-High Hannah Montana Tix
• Consumer Class Bid Nixed In Del Monte Monopoly Row
• Fed. Circ. Told $625M Apple Patent Verdict Should Be Revived
• Tackling 'Pay-For-Delay' In Calif. Supreme Court
• The Interplay Between FDA Approval And Discovery Rule
• The Uncharted Territory Of 'Reverse' Preemption
• The EEOC Strategy Of Sue First, Ask Questions Later
• Mich. High Court Won't Hear Detroit Bridge Owner's Appeal
• Ex-NFL Player Takes Benefits Fight To 11th Circ.
• Blocking Keystone Could Cost Millions, Texas Court Hears
• Mo. Court Holds Arbitration Equal To Other Contract Terms
• La. Appeals Court Revives Bayer Insecticide Action
• Madoff Fund Investor Wants PwC Fraud Case Reopened
• 10th Circ. Says Ex-Officials Immune From Contractor's Claim
• Icahn Scuttled Federal-Mogul Share Deal, NY Court Hears
• Calif.'s Deregulation Of Unlisted Phone Fees Upheld
• Age-Related Barb Before Axing Not A Stray Remark: EEOC
• KeyBank Can Force Arbitration Under Concepcion: 9th Circ.
• Amgen Seeks High Court Review Of Investor Class Cert.
• United Transfer Policy Doesn't Violate ADA, 7th Circ. Says
• Fed. Circ. Unwinds University of Phoenix Patent Win
• Mo. Supreme Court Limits Duties Of Insurance Brokers
• Engineering Co. Takes Minn. Bridge Collapse Suit To High Court
• Fed. Circ. Overturns $69M CERCLA Payment To Shell, ARCO
• A New Dimension To What Constitutes 'Design'?
• Okla. High Court Frees Tyson Of $10M Chicken Grower Verdict
• 5th Circ. Upholds EPA Veto Of $220M Miss. Flood Plan
• High Court Lets Privacy Limits On Calif. Fishermen Stand
• 9th Circ. Says District Court Bankruptcy Orders Out Of Scope
• Cert. Denial Was Error, Aerotek Workers Tell 9th Circ.
• DC Circ. Blasts DOL 'Dawdling,' Nixes Dayton OSHA Fine
• 11th Circ. Limits Contribution Claims Under CERCLA
• Divided Ohio High Court Greenlights Wind Farm
• Viterra Can't Use XCEED Mark For Seeds, Fed. Circ. Says
• ZapMedia Says Court Unfairly Narrowed ITunes IP Claim
• 7th Circ. Limits Claims Under Video Privacy Law
• Medtronic Had Burden In Device IP Suit, Fed Circ. Told
• Allianz Can Arbitrate GE Turbine Dispute, 9th Circ. Says
• Atty Fee Appeal Could Chill Calif. Meal Break Claims
• 9th Circ. Says Nev.'s BofA Mortgage Suit Belongs In State Court
• Premerger Plans Aren't Anti-Competitive: Calif. Court
• DC Circ. Lifts Shipping Ban On Cardinal Health
• McGuireWoods Seeks Attys' Fees In 9th Circ. Hearing
• Agencies Exempt From Va. Anti-Fraud Act In Climate Suit
• Miller Widow Asks Full 6th Circ. To Tackle Sony Rights Row
• High Court To Probe Alien Tort Liability For Abuses Abroad
• DC Circ. Says DOI Can't Make Noble Spend $20M On Well Plug
• Fed. Circ. Says Apple Reissue App Can Be Broadened
• 2nd Circ. Sides With Benihana Over $8M Sushi Co. Buy
• Facebook Data Patent Evidence Lacking, Fed. Circ. Hears
• 11th Circ. Forces Arbitration In Regions Bank Overdraft Suit
• 2nd Circ. Halts Some NY Rules On Atty Ad Disclaimers
• AK Steel Tells 6th Circ. Its Ex-Workers Gave Up Benefits
• Judge Misread Credit Card Patent Terms, Fed. Circ. Hears
• High Court Ends Perfect 10's Copyright Row With Google
• Eliminating A Standing Requirement Under Calif. UCL, FAL
• 5th Circ. Backs Landmark Katrina Canal Breach Ruling
• Toyota Plaintiffs Lack Standing, Groups Tell 9th Circ.
• Exxon Well Sabotage Case Returns To Texas Trial Court
• Warhol Foundation Backs Artist In 2nd Circ. Fair-Use Battle
• Va. Real Estate Law Doesn't Bar Private Suits, Court Says
• Texas High Court Denies Denbury Eminent Domain For Pipeline
• 7th Circ. Won't Reopen Perkins Coie, Aviall ERISA Dispute
• Fed. Circ. Judges Spar Over Patent Eligibility In MySpace Row
• DC Circ. Says Jury Should Hear Customs Worker's Bias Claim
• DC Circ. Sides With Fiat Unit In Health Plan Bargaining Battle
• Plant Owner Loses Bid To Stay EPA Emission Cuts Plan
• 6th Circ. Revives Copper Tubing Cartel Action
• Fed. Circ. Tosses Army Contractor's Appeal Over Hotel
• Merck Action Didn't Stop The Clock, Va. High Court Says
• Green Groups Urge 2nd Circ. To Halt $257M Pa. Pipeline
• Va. High Court Sinks Some Awards In Maritime Death Cases
• EPIC Urges NJ Court To Upturn Cellphone Tracking Ruling
• Ex-AGs Back Siegelman In High Court Bribery Appeal
• Smokers Push 2nd Circ. To Resurrect Philip Morris Suit
• Prosecutor Fights Release Of Ted Stevens Misconduct Report
• 2nd Circ. Sets Morrison Standards For Off-Market Trades
• 6th Circ. Raises Bar For Labor Grievances To Get To Court
• Furniture Co.'s $6.4M Duties Claim Survives In Fed. Circ.
• Investors' Compensation Suit Too Broad, Morgan Stanley Says
• 11th Circ. Forces Arbitration In SunTrust Overdraft Action
• Relief Offer Annuls Nurse's Action, Genesis Tells High Court
• Offshore Oil Workers Take Foreign Hires Case To High Court
• 7th Circ. Upholds Warrantless Search Of Cellphone
• Fees Can't Be Cut After Lodestar Calculation, Fed. Circ. Says
• Case Study: UMG V. Veoh
• Reglan Failure-To-Warn Suit Brought To Supreme Court
• Mystery Novelist's Ex-Agent Loses Bid For Cut Of New Book
• Pfizer Asks High Court To Scrap Novartis Hemophilia Patents
• Mattel Targets MGA's $310M Bratz Award In 9th Circ.