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Appellate - June, 2012

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• 3rd Circ. Says Sprint's $17.5M Class Pact Not Good Enough
• Texas High Court Limits Coverage For Organ Charities
• 5th Circ. Frees Nautilus From Oil Project Coverage Fight
• NJ Court Tosses Clinic's Benefits Suit Against Auto Insurer
• Care Providers Wary Of States Bucking Medicaid Expansion
• Feds Ask 4th Circ. To Uphold Ex-Massey Official's Conviction
• Consumer Class Actions Survive Brush With High Court
• XL Must Yield Docs In Workers' Comp Row: Texas High Court
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Open Up New Frontiers
• Merger Puts Travelers On Hook For Popcorn Lung Suits: Court
• Citi, McGraw-Hill Workers Take ERISA Suits To High Court
• Federal Law Doesn't Kill Calif. Paint Thinner Regs, Court Says
• Texas High Court Raises Bar In Age Discrimination Suits
• Supreme Court Seeks SG's View In Claim Construction Case
• D&O Policy Covers Some Losses In Investor Suit: 7th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Won't Stamp Out $29M Wildfire Damage Verdict
• Supreme Court Seeks US View On Ill. Home Care Union Fees
• High Court Won't Touch FCC Media Ownership Rules
• Union Carbide Can't Escape Asbestos Wrongful Death Suit
• With Ruling In Hand, Supreme Court Nixes ACA Challenges
• High Court Rejects FCC's Last 'Wardrobe Malfunction' Appeal
• Christopher V. SmithKline: Impact On Pharma — And Beyond
• Differential Diagnosis Can't Establish 'General Causation'
• Case Study: In Re Loop 76
• Texas Court Affirms $1.5M Award In Oil Investment Scam
• 4th Circ. Tosses Donors' Dismissal That Cited Citizens United
• 5th Circ. Extends Block On Vitro Debt Collection Efforts
• 7th Circ. Boosts DOJ's Leverage In Foreign Cartel Crackdowns
• FTC Says Dental Board Can't Clear Antitrust Immunity Bar
• Texas Insurance Exchange Debate Looms As ACA Upheld
• Residency Requirement For NJ Candidates Remains Barred
• 3rd Circ. Revives Suit Against GSK Over Avandia Injury Costs
• Calif. Dems Hail ACA Ruling While GOP Urges Caution
• In ACA Ruling, A Warning Not To Read High Court Tea Leaves
• States Rip Deal In 'Predatory' Debt Relief Class Action
• 11th Circ. Lets Home Depot Off Hook In Warning Label Dispute
• Microsoft Asks 9th Circ. To Spurn German Xbox, Windows Ban
• Zurich Needn't Cover NJ Organ Harvesting Defense Costs
• 3rd Circ. Creates Joint Employer Test For FLSA Cases
• Roberts Swing Vote On ACA Strikes A Conservative Balance
• Dissecting The Supreme Court Ruling On Health Care Reform
• Defendants Can Estimate Damages Under CAFA: 10th Circ.
• Travelers Must Cover $375M Asbestos Deals, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Fla. Smoker's $37M Win Against Philip Morris Upheld
• Domino's Held Liable For Harassment By Franchise Workers
• Cuomo Hails High Court Health Ruling As NY GOPs Fume
• GOP Vows Health Law Repeal, But Chances Are Slim For Now
• 9th Circ. Tosses Ariz. Contractor's Reverse Bias Suit
• Prescription Refills Not 'Treatment' Under FMLA: 7th Circ.
• NY Court Shoots Down Investors' $1.1B BofA MBS Suit
• 6th Circ. Says Attys Aren't Liable For Bad Stock Sales
• 2nd Circ. Upholds $1.2M Award Over Black Eyed Peas Track
• Frenville — Gone But Not Forgotten In The 3rd Circ.
• Health Care Ruling Brings Contract, Grant Opportunities
• High Court Limits On Medicaid Expansion May Be Moot
• Expanding The Extraterritorial Reach Of US Antitrust Law
• Health Care Ruling Is Mixed Blessing For Insurers
• ACA Ruling To Spark More Investment In New Care Models
• Getting To A Rule For Reverse Payments
• Salazar V. Ramah — A Victory For Government Contractors
• Deciding Disparate Impact Under FHA — Take 2
• State Laggards Face Health Exchange Dilemma
• Biosimilars Dodge Bullet As High Court Upholds ACA
• With ACA Affirmed, Employers Must Prepare For 2014
• Supreme Court Drops First American Kickback Case
• High Court Upholds Health Care Law Under Taxing Powers
• Texas AG Weighs Appeal Of DC Circ.'s GHG Ruling
• States Can't Cash Out Unclaimed Savings Bonds: 3rd Circ.
• News-Press Fights NLRB Order To Rehire Staffers In DC Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Ruling May Be A Royal Pain For Movie, TV Studios
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Keep Goldman Sex Bias Claims In Court
• Insurers Get New Weapon For Global Warming Coverage Rows
• 9/11 Families Tell 2nd Circ. Bin Laden Firm Belongs In MDL
• Posner Criticizes Scalia Over Arizona Immigration Dissent
• NEC Tells 9th Circ. Jaco Must Arbitrate Price-Fixing Claims
• Firms Rev Up To Weigh In After Health Care Decision
• NJ Court Won't Revive Broker-Dealers' Claims Against Merrill
• Citigroup Asks 2nd Circ. To End 7 WTC Legal Fees Suit
• 11th Circ. Shoots Down $300M Ammo Fraudster's Appeal
• Atlantic Yards Developers Will Conduct New Enviro Study
• NLRB Urges DC Circ. To Uphold Union Poster Mandate
• 7th Circ. Revives Potash Cartel Suit, Clarifies FTAIA Reach
• An EPA Victory In Greenhouse Gas Regulation
• NY High Court Axes Marcos Victims' Claims To $40M Account
• EPA, Sierra Club Spar In DC Circ. Over Emissions Permits
• National Implications Of Enforcing Acquired Noncompetes
• NY High Court Lets Barclays Off Hook Over $1.6B Toxic MBS
• When Your Insurer Goes Bankrupt — And No One Tells You
• DC Circ.'s Reinterpretation Of Original Source Rule
• Why FCC V. Fox Should Launch FCC Enforcement Actions
• Calif. Court Lets Attys Keep More Witness Info Under Wraps
• High Court 'Supervisor' Case Will Define Title VII Landscape
• Ore. Resources Defends Mining Permits In 9th Circ.
• Hayden Christensen Gets 'Royal Pains' Contract Suit Reopened
• Comcast Case Gives Justices A Chance To Expand On Dukes
• 9th Circ. Says Corps Properly OK'd Wash. Hydropower Upgrade
• Calif. Bar May Ramp Up Atty Discipline After High Court Ruling
• Embassy Suites Group Asks 2nd Circ. Not To Appoint Receiver
• FDNY Bias Ruling Relied On Scant Proof, NYC Tells 2nd Circ.
• DC Circ. Rejects Vt.'s Entergy Plant Permit Challenge
• High Court Trademark Case May Spur Patent, Copyright Battles
• Law Firm's Foreclosure Filing May Be FDCPA Breach: 6th Circ.
• Enviro Group Asks 5th Circ. To Reinstate Deepwater Claims
• Insurer Appeals SunTrust Win Over Loan Default Coverage
• Fed. Circ. Tightens 'Teach Away' Rule For Obviousness
• GOP Sens. Call ABA's 'Thurmond Rule' Letter Partisan
• Workers' Comp Law Precludes Workplace Injury Suit: NJ Court
• Mich. Not A Gov't Entity In Bridge Deal, 6th Circ. Says
• Memory Card IP Antitrust Suit Time-Barred, Panasonic Says
• DC Circ. Validates EPA's GHG Endangerment Finding
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Woman's Claim To Yankees' Top-Hat Logo
• 6th Circ. Nixes Hospital Management Co.'s FCA Retrial
• Case Study: US V. Southern Union
• Lessons For Defendants Facing Motions To Amend
• Ariz. Immigration Ruling May Save Cos. From State Law Hassles
• 7th Circ. Sinks Safeco's Bid To Escape Water Damage Claims
• Justices Won't Hear Shaw Workers' Radioactive Exposure Suit
• Justices May Refine State Action Antitrust Rule In Phoebe
• Environmentalists Want Stay Exception For RG Steel Appeal
• Post-Mensing Landscape A Wasteland For Plaintiffs
• Enviro Regs Can Be Based On Future Technology: Calif. Court
• Castillo Pushes To Duck Attys' Fees In Sheraton Contract Row
• Supreme Court Remands Tribal Group-HHS Contract Row
• Foreign Arbitration Tribunals Fair For Discovery: 11th Circ.
• 10th Circ. Blocks EPA's Haze Pollution Rules In Okla.
• Wash. Energy-Efficient Building Code Can Stand, 9th Circ. Says
• Ex-Kasowitz Atty's Suit Against Firm Time-Barred, Court Says
• Justices Skip NYC Pay-To-Play Law, Encouraging Imitators
• $70M Novo Nordisk OT Suit Killed By High Court GSK Ruling
• Texas High Court Kills $34M Paradigm Oil Royalty Judgment
• Oprah's Trademark Infringement Widespread, 2nd Circ. Told
• 5th Circ. Asked To Revive $10M McGlinchey Malpractice Suit
• 2nd Circ. Gives NY Tribe Another Shot At Casino
• Diminished Value Claims — Impossible Measure Of Damages?
• High Court To Decide If Obsolete Laws Rule In Error Reviews
• Justices Demur In Argentina Investors' $100M Clawback Suit
• High Court Won't Hear Row Over Nortel's $3B Pension Shortfall
• High Court Rebuffs Insurer's Protest Of $105M Katrina Award
• High Court To Hear Comcast's Class Cert. Appeal Post-Dukes
• Los Angeles River Pollution Suit To Get Day In Supreme Court
• Supreme Court Snub Paves Way For $8B Madoff Payout
• Supreme Court To Tackle Split On Title VII 'Supervisor' Status
• Iran's Appeal Of Asset Seizure Stays Out Of Supreme Court
• Challenging Tribal Land-Into-Trust Acquisitions
• High Court Turns Down $5.6M Kia Brake Defect Appeal
• Supreme Court Will Hear Nike Trademark Validity Case
• Justices To Review US Airways' Appeal Of Benefits Payout
• High Court Nixes State Bar On Corporate Campaign Spending
• Logging Runoff Permit Fight To Get High Court Hearing
• Kaiser Tells DC Circ. It's Owed More Medicare Reimbursement
• Supreme Court Won't Touch $926M Dow Contamination Suit
• Justices Ask SG To Weigh In On GSK, Classen Patent Row
• Section 102: A Dead Letter For Qualifying Claims
• High Court Will Consider Medicare Repayment Deadlines
• Supreme Court To Hear Genesis Appeal Of Nurse's FLSA Suit
• High Court Upholds 1 Key Part Of Ariz. Immigration Law
• High Court's Health Care Decision Expected Thursday
• Justices To Hear FTC's Phoebe Putney Antitrust Immunity Claim
• Wis. High Court Upholds $13.5M Award Against Pfizer Unit
• Yucca Mountain Funding Is Tapped Out, DOJ Tells DC Circ.
• Idaho Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Right-To-Work Law Extensions
• High Court Ruling Makes Economics Crucial In Cartel Cases
• DC Circ. Boots Patton Boggs Row With Gibson In Chevron Case
• Corrupt Judge's Libel Ruling Is Void, Texas High Court Says
• Calif. Court Says Citigroup Can Arbitrate Investor Suit
• Ga. High Court Steps Up Pressure On Insurers To Defend
• US Reps. To Take DOMA Fight To High Court By June's End
• 11th Circ. Says Shell Gulf Drilling Plan OK Despite Deepwater
• 9th Circ. Asked To Weigh In On FDIC Citizenship
• DC Circ. Reopens Ex-Prosecutor's Privacy Case Over DOJ Leak
• Mass. High Court OKs Foreclosures Without Mortgage Notes
• NJ Court Lets PSE&G Keep $2.9B In Breakup Costs
• Union Asks High Court To Stick Firm With Pension Exit Cost
• Texas High Court Reinstates Easement Case Over Dallas Line
• Texas High Court Stems Worker Claims Under Insurance Code
• GCs Name Law Firms With Top Shelf Brands
• Race Cos. Steer E-Discovery Cost Fight To Supreme Court
• Wrigley Gum Patent Was Obvious, Fed. Circ. Rules
• DC Circ. Tosses Tycoon's $500M Freshfields Suit
• DC Circ. Upholds More Stringent EPA Lead Paint Rule
• Travelers May Have To Cover Russe Clothing Price Suit Costs
• Calif. High Court Says Convenience Check Suit Preempted
• When Excess Carriers Walk A Mile In An Insured's Shoes
• Oil Group Tells DC Circ. Biofuel Minimums Are Unreachable
• In Texas, The Learned Intermediary Doctrine Holds Steady
• Further Clarifying Calif. Wage Law In Cash V. Winn
• NJ High Court Reins In Defense Against Late-Filed Cases
• SEIU's High Court Loss May Spur Battle Over Union Fees
• No End In Sight For FCC Indecency Fights
• 9th Circ. Sanctions Enviro Atty Over Ski Resort Suit
• NY Court Rejects Honeywell's $36M Oaktree Royalty Claims
• Power Giants Join DC Circ. Challenge Of FERC Incentives Rule
• 2nd Guessing Good Faith Settlement Determinations
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Eatoni's Antitrust Suit Against RIM
• High Court Makes Steep Criminal Fines Harder To Come By
• NY Court Overturns Icahn's Federal-Mogul Investment Suit Win
• 9th Circ. Backs Pro-Creditor View Of Ch. 7 Collateral
• Miss., Ala. Ask 5th Circ. To Preserve States' Rights In Spill Suits
• E. Oliver Founder On Hook For $45M Loan, NY Court Says
• Yanks Cry Foul Over Letter To 2nd Circ. In Logo Fight
• 6th Circ. Nixes Arrow Rig Worker's Sexual Harassment Suit
• 5th Circ. Upholds Sanctions Against Law Firm In Tire Case
• 5th Circ. Says Wartime Law Allows Colonel's Bribery Charges
• SocGen Trader Appeals Code Theft Verdict In 2nd Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Lets Insurers Off Hook In Juvie Kickback Scandal
• Netflix Users Tell 9th Circ. Apple Ruling Can't Block Expert
• Determining A Product's Defect By Its Primary Use
• High Court Says Extra Union Dues Must Be Opt-In
• Justices Duck Free Speech Questions In FCC Indecency Case
• High Court Overturns Southern Union's $18M Criminal Fine
• ABA Pushes Senate To Vote On Judicial Confirmations
• 9th Circ. Revives Cases Over Employers' ERISA Recoveries
• 5th Circ. Says Arkema Not Liable For Chronic Injury Claims
• Transocean Says BP's Deepwater Chief Must Submit To Physical
• Airlines Fight Carnival Bid For Cut Of $175M Price-Fixing Deal
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Insurer Win In 'Kids For Cash' Scandal
• 6th Circ. Says Charge Nurses Not Supervisors In NLRB Fight
• NYC Defends Flavored Tobacco Ban In 2nd Circ.
• Bear Stearns Amply Warned Ky. Bank Of MBS Risk: 6th Circ.
• Mont. High Court OKs Gas Wells Despite Sage Grouse Threat
• NJ Communication Union Loses Appeal Over Contract Awards
• Calif. Cap-And-Trade Plan Gets Appeals Court's OK
• Fla. Appeals Court Nixes $6.6M Union Carbide Asbestos Award
• Wage Releases Don't Void Arbitration Pacts: Calif. Court
• EEOC Charges Needn't Mirror Related Bias Suit, 4th Circ. Finds
• 4th Circ. Backs Ex-Taylor Bean Head's $3B Fraud Conviction
• In Re Vitro — Clarity Pending
• Settling For Less May Leave Excess Insurers Off The Hook
• A New Era For Pa. Asbestos Litigation
• Ohio State Scores Victory In ESPN Open Records Suit
• 2nd Circ. Panel Skeptical Of Claim To Yankees Top-Hat Logo
• Texas Court Reopens County Worker's Retaliation Suit
• Southwest Tells 9th Circ. Plaintiffs' Delay Dooms Merger Suit
• Mo. Appeals Court Overturns Part Of $3M Asbestos Award
• Court Backs Win For Pillsbury In Real Estate Malpractice Suit
• 6th Circ. Won't Give Whirlpool Another Spin In Washer Suit
• Sens. Pressure High Court To Televise Health Law Decision
• Supervisors Not Liable For Brokers' Bad Realty Deals: Court
• Biz Leaders Urge Cool-Off Period After Health Care Ruling
• Fed. Circ. Backs Apple's Right To Seek Samsung Injunction
• NY Court Blocks Challenge To $150M Casino Loan Buy
• Green Groups Challenge PVC Emissions Rule In DC Circ.
• Inside The 2nd Circ. Approach To Anderson News
• Test Prep Co. Bags 'Coach' Trademark Win
• Class Action Waivers Enforceable, Citigroup Tells 2nd Circ.
• 7th Circuit: Opening The Door To Copycat Class Actions
• Protecting The 'Perceived As' From Workplace Harassment
• Tackling A Circuit Splitter: Amgen In The High Court
• 'Regulation By Amicus' No Longer An Option For Agencies
• 5th Circ. Upholds Halo's Ch. 11 Stay Exemptions
• High Court Says Gov't Can't Skip Out On Payment Promises
• Myriad, ACLU Argue Over Prometheus In Gene Patent Battle
• US Defends Pharmacy Price Caps For Vets To DC Circ.
• High Court Says Casino Foe Can Sue Gov't Over Land Use
• 10th Circ. Puts Brakes On Toyota Faulty Engine Class Action
• Ex-NCAA Players Fumbled Scholarship Antitrust Case: 7th Circ.
• NY High Court Won't Hear Suit Over Dechert Ponzi Loan Advice
• Software Co. Eatoni Pushes To Revive RIM Antitrust Suit
• Medicaid Patients Can't Sue Over Bill Disputes, 11th Circ. Says
• High Court Denies Ex-McKesson Chairman's Conviction Appeal
• 5th Circ. Nixes Medicare Hospitalization Rate Challenge
• Minn. Court Lets AT&T Build Cell Tower In Wilderness Area
• Patent Malpractice A Federal Court Issue, Justices Hear
• High Court Wants SG's Take On Death Benefit Law Preemption
• High Court Asks DOJ Opinion On State-Federal HIPAA Case
• What's In A Claim? A Lot, Depending On Policy Language
• High Court Deems GSK Drug Sales Reps OT-Exempt
• Condo Owners Take $125M Starwood Fraud Suit To 7th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Ruling May Boost Bad Faith Claims Against Insurers
• NLRB Appeal Could Split Circuits On Union Poster Rule
• Gupta Wiretap Appeal Would Face Slim Chance Of Success
• DC Circ. Deals Another Blow To Rumsfeld Torture Suits
• Wyeth Can't Kick Class Cert. In Canadian Suit Over Premarin
• 5th Circ. Upholds EPA's Rejection Of Texas Clean Air Plan
• NLRB Specialty Healthcare Ruling Not Radical, 6th Circ. Told
• Boies Schiller's $5M Real Estate Win Upheld By NY Court
• Iraqi Nationals Can't Revive L-3 Wage Suit In 9th Circ.
• Calif. High Court Puts Its Weight Behind Exhaustion Rule
• Judge Ships Live Nation Scalping Case To Md. High Court
• Ex-KISS Guitarist Must Forfeit Royalties For Fees: 9th Circ.
• De Beers Can't Boot Price-Fixing Suit From British Columbia
• Wis. High Court Won't Hear Asbestos Suit Against Abex
• Developer Can't Block $125M Domino Sugar Housing Financing
• Storming Into Summer With Big Fla. Insurance Decisions
• Risky Business: 3 Circuits Affirm CWA Simple Negligence
• The Impact Of Fisher V. Rite-Aid: Part 2
• Health Care Ruling Could Mean Years Of Delay For Biosimilars
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rethink Standing In Myriad Gene Patent Case
• Law Scholars Side With Tribe Fighting Nev. Mining Expansion
• Fed. Circ. Makes It Harder To Prove Willful Infringement
• Fed. Circ. Says DOE Doesn't Owe Entergy Waste Disposal Costs
• Facebook Author Rips Judge For Citing Wiki in Copyright Suit
• La. Communities Want Deepwater State Law Claims Revived
• Liberty Asks 7th Circ. To Ax $450M Workers' Comp Deal
• Fed. Circ. Won't Stomach Low-Cal Dough Patent
• Title Insurers Spared Antitrust Scrutiny, Says 3rd Circ.
• 9th Circ. Says Feds Can Snuff State Land Rights
• Okla.'s Soft Blow To Economic Presence Nexus
• In Pa., 'Any Exposure' Does Not Equal Causation
• Conn.: Expanding Hostile Work Environment Protections
• Is Your Trademark License Assignable In Bankruptcy?
• Calif. Panel Approves Bill To Exclude OT From Fixed Salaries
• Novartis Defeats Appeal To Bone Drug Bellwether Ruling
• 7th Circ. Blisters Sears Shareholders' Antitrust Suit
• FERC Defends Authority To Fine Gas Trader $30M In DC Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Double Eagle, PetroSearch Merger Challenge
• Stanford Receiver Can't Put Hold On Libyan Assets: 5th Circ.
• NAM, Others Want 6th Circ. Rehearing In Whirlpool Suit
• Madoff Investor Calls On 2nd Circ. To Oust Trustee
• 9th Circ. Says State Workers Can't Sue For ADA Violations
• NJ Court Sides With State In Health Benefits Denial Case
• Verbal Pact For $89M Airport Security Contract Won't Fly: Court
• Cuomo Backs Home Rule Power As Fracking Deal Shapes Up
• BP Asks 5th Circ. To Kill Third-Party Deepwater Claims
• GSK Says ERISA Suit Dismissal Backed By 6th Circ. Ruling
• 2nd Circ. Backs DMX's Lower Music Licensing Fees
• Citigroup Asks 2nd Circ. To Uphold Time Limit In CDO Suits
• Payors Urge 1st Circ. To Revive Pfizer Neurontin MDL Claims
• 5th Circ. Says Chesapeake Can't Duck Property Damage Suit
• Case Study: US V. Milovanovic
• The Mother Of All Survivors Benefits Cases
• 9th Circ. Reopens Arbitration Fight In AT&T False Ad Suit
• 8th Circ. Snub May Make EEOC Revamp Investigation Tactics
• Swiss Re, Others Avoid Covering JPMorgan For Ponzi Losses
• Senate Confirms Ariz. High Court Justice To 9th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Backs Limited FERC Review Of Marcellus Pipeline
• NJ High Court Wades Into Conditional Use Zoning Dispute
• High Court's Amgen Ruling Could Stymie Securities Classes
• DC Circ. Tosses EPA Rule Letting Navistar Sell Subpar Engines
• Additional Insureds' Chances At Coverage Limited In NY
• Drinker Biddle Bests Lehman Broker's Suit In 2nd Circ.
• DC Circ. Nixes Chevron's Doc Access In $18B Ecuador Case
• HHS Backs Bar On Medicare Claim Reviews In 9th Circ.
• GOP Senators Urge 9th Circ. To Preserve DOMA
• FTC Blasts Androgel Pay-For-Delay Ruling In 11th Circ.
• Novartis Asks 4th Circ. To Block $1M Aredia, Zometa Verdict
• Energy Groups Sue EPA In DC Circ. Over Biofuel Decision
• Amount Paid V. Amount Billed: The Value Of Health Care
• Patentability Of Predictive Analytics Post-Prometheus
• Viacom Wants $383M Award Over 'Rock Band' Earnings Tossed
• Senate Moves To Final Vote On 9th Circ. Nominee
• 1st Amendment Protects 'Bama Football Paintings: 11th Circ.
• ACLU Defends Standing Of Lone Gene Patent Plaintiff
• DOJ Asks 5th Circ. To Revive KBR Kickback Case
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Microsoft Patent Win Over Intellivision
• High Court Limits Federal Workers' Access To Courts
• 10th Circ. Gives Strict Window For Mortgage Rescission
• States Ask 2nd Circ To Let Vt. Close Entergy Nuclear Plant
• NJ High Court Will Weigh In On Prison Defect Suit
• NJ High Court Won't Let Christie Kill Housing Council Yet
• Morgan Stanley Topples Loan Sale Suit In 7th Circ.
• Case Study: Mathews V. PHH Mortgage
• Supreme Court Refuses Firefighter Discrimination Appeals
• High Court Turns Down DHL Contractors' FCA Suit
• FDA Warnings Can Be Fought In Court, Supreme Court Told
• Minn.'s Broad Interpretation Of 'Additional Insured'
• Case Study: Davis V. District Of Columbia
• High Court To Weigh In On Amgen Class Cert. Quarrel
• Texas High Court Adopts Intermediary Rule In Drug Cases
• Va. Court Shrinks $14M Trade Secrets Award To IT Firm
• Ambac Investor Asserts Right To Challenge $33M Settlement
• YouTube IP Decision Gives 9th Circ. Pause On Veoh Ruling
• Pa. High Court Denies WolfBlock's Appeal In Severance Row
• DC Circ. Revives Suit Over Medicaid Drug Denials
• Drug Tests Violate USDA Workers' Privacy, DC Circ. Says
• ND High Court Backs Permit For Great Northern Coal Facility
• NJ Court Denies Pollution Suit Coverage For Heating Oil Co.
• Corning Win To Group Asbestos Claims May Help NY Insureds
• 9th Circ. OKs Debt Notices Implying Disputes Must Be Written
• DC Circ. Punts API Suit Over EPA Hazardous Waste Rule
• Retired Cops Lose Bid For Share In $13M Prudential Windfall
• San Diego Seeks To Fast-Track Pension Reform Challenges
• Iowa High Court Backs Wind Project Of Up To 1,001 MW
• Chamber, Others Want EEOC To Pay For Bungled Title VII Suit
• Bank Not Liable For Client's ERISA Fraud, 6th Circ. Says
• 8th Circ. Revives Employee's Racial Slur Defamation Claim
• DC Circ. Strikes NRC 60-Year Nuclear Waste Storage Rule
• FERC's Incentive Rule Goes Too Far, Utilities Tell DC Circ.
• Case Study: In Re Heritage Highgate
• DC Circ. Says NLRB Erred In DuPont Benefits Dispute
• $1.3M Wrongful Firing Verdict For Ex-Fremont Exec Stands
• Reviewing 'Evident Partiality' After Scandinavian
• The Impact Of Fisher V. Rite-Aid: Part 1
• Grupo Mexico Fights $2B Judgment In Southern Copper Suit
• Corbis Tells 9th Circ. Actress's Publicity Suit Preempted
• Fed. Circ. Finds SanDisk Filings Bungled Patent Links
• Calif. Court's Take On Class Sampling May Stifle OT Actions
• Fed. Circ. Flips Qualcomm Win In Logistics Patent Row
• Enviro Groups Ask 9th Circ. To Halt $2B Power Line Project
• Countrywide Says Dukes Destroys Class In Loan Bias Suit
• Ex-Lufkin Inventors Assert Andrews Kurth Ties In 5th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Upholds Class Cert. In EDS Workers' OT Suit
• NLRB Tells 6th Circ. Specialty Healthcare Test Isn't New
• 'South Park' Prevails In 7th Circ. Viral Video Copyright Suit
• 5th Circ. Revives Ritz-Carlton's $3.2M Katrina Damage Row
• Connecting Off-Label Marketing To Use: Not Quite A To B
• SEC Backs UBS In 2nd Circ. Over Margin Call Disclosure
• Property Value Losses Can Be Covered, Ga. High Court Says
• 9th Circ. Asked To Revive Spokeo Credit Report Suit
• 11th Circ. Asked To Toss Hedge Funds' Antitrust Exemption
• Alien Tort Law's Reach Limitless, Nigerians Tell High Court
• 6th Circ. Lets Novartis Off Hook In Bone Drug Liability Suit
• NJ Developer Must Hand Units To City For $1 Each, Court Says
• Nike Says High Court Trademark Challenge Out Of Bounds
• Investors Seek Right To Sue BofA Over $1.1B MBS Flub
• High Court Health Ruling Won't Transform System, Execs Say
• Employers Urge 5th Circ. To Reverse NLRB Class Waiver Bar
• 9th Circ. Won't Strip DC Comics' 'Superman' Docs Win
• Pa. Hospital Out Of Luck On Merger Reimbursement: DC Circ.
• Preempting Insurance Policy Anti-Assignment Provisions
• Tripping Up Defendants With Bootstrap Reasoning
• Making A Big 'Impression' On Employers In 2nd Circuit
• Mich. Courts Can't Nix Policy Limits Automatically: 6th Circ.
• Calif. Ruling Shakes Up Employment Class Waiver Landscape
• 9th Circ. Restarts Toyota Owners' Brake Defect Case
• House Group Tells 9th Circ. To Uphold DOMA In Benefits Suit
• Energy Co. Asks 9th Circ. To Back $1B Plant's Emissions Swap
• High Court Has 2nd Chance To Hear Patent Malpractice Issue
• Ex-Deputy Solicitor General Joins Sutherland In Austin
• 9th Circ. Voices Doubt On $60M NuVasive Trademark Award
• TIAA Suit Against Manager Of $967M Fund Nixed By 2nd Circ.
• EPA, Enviros Defend State Clean Air Policy In DC Circ.
• 9th Circ. Steers Calif. Gay Marriage Ban Toward High Court
• MBIA Stakes Claims To IndyMac MBS Losses In DC Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Strips Hospitals Of Standing In Becton Antitrust Suit
• FTC Says Ga. Law Wasn't Meant To Shield Hospital Deal
• Appeals Court Denies NY's Bid In $125M Land Grab Suit
• DC Circ. Nudges Air Force To Bargain Layoffs With Union
• Vt. Tells 2nd Circ. It Can Shutter Entergy Nuclear Plant
• Inside The 2nd Circ. Analysis Of Absolute Activist
• Blue Shield Must Cover Residential Anorexia Care: 9th Circ.
• The 1st Amendment And Employment Law
• Refining What Is A 'Loss' Under Wash. D&O Policies
• For Whom The Court Tolls
• Does Kappos V. Hyatt Apply To Interference Appeals?
• How To Escape The Recent 9th Circ. Cramdown Craze
• 8th Circ. Reinstates Investors' Claims Against KV Pharma
• EPA 'Dropped Ball' On Acid Rain Standards, DC Circ. Hears
• Omega Tells 9th Circ. It Didn't Misuse Copyright In Costco Case
• HCA Refuses To Weigh In On FTC Claims Post-Hospital Sale
• 5th Circ. Asked To Revive Deepwater Firefighting Boat Suit
• Sanctions May Chill Antitrust Cases, High Court Warned
• Bankers Urge 3rd Circ. To Limit Mortgage Rescission Suits
• 6th Circ. Resuscitates Duke Energy Rebate Antitrust Case
• Employment Class Actions Face Uncertain Fate In 2nd Circ.
• 6th Circ. Affirms Ex-Ohio Judge's Conviction In Bribery Probe
• 11th Circ. Backs Clear Channel In Advertising Contract Suit
• Supreme Court Won't Review Blackwater Manslaughter Charges
• DOL, EEOC Tell 2nd Circ. Not To Enforce E&Y Class Waiver
• Iraqi Nationals Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Wage Suit Against L-3
• The Continued Robustness Of Rule 23(b)(2)
• NCR Tells 7th Circ. It's Paid Enough At $1B Superfund Site
• Supreme Court Disbars Dick's Atty Jailed For Kickbacks
• Desperately Seeking CEQA('s Expedited Litigation)
• High Court Refuses Ex-Ala. Governor's Appeal In Bribery Case
• High Court Declines Motorola IP Malpractice Suit
• US Pushes 9th Circ. To Allow GPS Tracking Despite Jones
• Acid Purchasers Ask 7th Circ. To Ditch Strict Antitrust Test
• School District Must Arbitrate Aetna Row, Texas Court Rules
• Fla. Ruling May Be Death Knell For Bad Faith Claims
• DC Circ. Backs HHS Financial Test For Equipment Suppliers
• Organ Donor's Win May Deal Blow To At-Will Work In Mo.
• Court Rules Bank Owns Tax Evaders' $50M Fla. Properties
• High Court Asked To Soften ITC Domestic Industry Rules
• 8th Circ. Absolves Drugmakers In Mirapex Liability Suit
• Chevron Wants High Court To Lift $18B Ecuadorean Judgment
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