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Appellate - August, 2012

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• Texas High Court Kills Landowner's $70M Takings Claim
• Fed. Circ. Makes Induced Infringement Easier To Prove
• Texas Appeals Court Can't Introduce Stay Issues: Court
• Fluor Loses Asbestos Coverage Bid In Suit Against Hartford
• Kansas Supreme Court Absolves BP In Contamination Battle
• Trade Groups Ask High Court To Review AmEx Arbitration Case
• Texas To Ask Supreme Court To Review Voter Map Ruling
• 9th Circ. Says HSBC, Best Buy Didn't Deceive Cardholder
• State Farm Can't Deduct Punitive Damages Reserve: 7th Circ.
• Police Informant Policies Exempt From Records Law: Pa. Court
• Contract Shields Well Operator From Breach Claim: Texas Court
• Fla. Court Overturns Tobacco Cos.' Win In Engle Suit
• Upsher-Smith Urges High Court To Hear K-Dur Antitrust Case
• Miss. High Court Won't Rehear $15M Asbestos Verdict Reversal
• Texas High Court Vacates $21M Award In Enbridge Land Fight
• 8th Circ. Upholds Sentence For Ex-Affiliated Foods CFO
• Texas High Court OKs Taking Of Cheney Shooting Vic's Land
• 4 Firms Feared Most By In-House Counsel
• Countrywide Investor Can't Nix Standing Rule, Court Says
• Nova Asks High Court To Review Dow's $62M Patent Win
• Janssen Loses La. Appeal Of $258M Risperdal Verdict
• Investors Can't Fight Finished Charter Prepack Plan: 2nd. Circ.
• Suspended Pa. Justice Will Not Get Salary, Panel Rules
• High Court Grants Review Of CAFA Dispute
• Texas Court Says Ledbetter Act Doesn't Apply To State Law
• Genesis Nurse Forfeited Stake In FLSA Suit, High Court Hears
• The Limits Of FLM V. Cincinnati Insurance
• Keeping Joint And Several Liability Alive In The 7th Circ.
• Calif. Ruling Could Hinder Commissioned Workers' OT Suits
• Ind. Court Extends Personal Injury Coverage To Enviro Claims
• Wyeth, Schwartz Ask 10th Circ. To Nix Suit Over Generic Reglan
• Fed. Circ. Orders 3rd Damages Trial In Quanta Disc IP Case
• $88M Verdict Tossed In Shareholder Oppression Suit
• 8th Circ. Backs Broad Reading Of Executory Contracts
• 7th Circ. Refuses To Review Chicago Hospital Zoning Fight
• Starbucks Baristas Ask 2nd Circ. To Reheat Tip-Sharing Suit
• Marilyn Monroe Estate Doesn't Own Her Image, 9th Circ. Says
• Fla. Appeals Court Kills $400M Resort Development
• EPA Won't Be Fighting Interstate Pollution With CSAPR
• 'Hurt Locker' Makers Backed By MPAA In 9th Circ. Suit
• National Union Must Defend BNSF In Crash Suits: Texas Court
• US Tells High Court To Reject Monsanto Seed Patent Case
• 2nd Circ. Revives FDCPA Suit Over Student Loan Letters
• MGM KOs 'Raging Bull' Heir's Copyright Suit In 9th Circ.
• Wells Fargo Asks 6th Circ. To Revive Dorsey Bond Lawsuit
• 6th Circ. Sides With Atlantic In Insurance Stacking Suit
• US Airways Says 3rd Circ. Misread Law In Benefits Fight
• Case Study: Qwest V. FCC
• Counting Employees: More Difficult Than You Think
• Insider Trading, Materiality And Nonpublic Information
• Calif. Court Junks Stanford Law Grad's Defamation Suit
• LCD Retailers Ask 9th Circ. To Revisit ATM Fee Antitrust Ruling
• Novartis Beats Zometa Injury Suit At 2nd Circ.
• Define 'Supervisor' Broadly, High Court Told In Race Bias Row
• San Antonio Can't Dodge Suits Over Water Services Deal
• Fed. Circ. Calls Applied Materials' Polishing Patents Obvious
• 2nd Circ. Lets Ship Certification Co. Sail Free After Spain Spill
• 7th Circ. Revives Contract Claims In Train Derailment Suit
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Antitrust Claims In Lexmark-Static Row
• Pa. Water Billing Suit To Stay Under Utilities Board
• Pa. Court Shuts Down Challenge To Electronic Voting
• Asbestos Whistleblower's Retaliation Win Upheld In Texas
• Texas Court Sinks Retaliation Suit Under Workers' Comp Act
• NY High Court Won't Reboot KeySpan Price Inflation Suit
• Twitter Asks NY Appeals Court To Protect Protester's Tweets
• Florida Court Won't Disqualify Firm For Viewing Errant Email
• Minn. Arbitration Notice Ruling Gives Ammo To Policyholders
• PSU's Venue Protest Denied In Sandusky Coverage Suit
• Casino Developer Owes $100M In Guarantee Loans: NY Court
• Firm Can't Seek Penalty It Paid For Convicted Worker: 3rd Circ.
• DOL Asserts Authority Over Work Visa Program To 11th Circ.
• Patent Bid Change Doesn't Nix Patent Claims, Fed. Circ. Says
• Mich. Bargaining Amendment Wins A Spot On Nov. Ballot
• Wind Project Condemnation Case Reaches Texas High Court
• K&L Gates Appeals Revival of $500M Malpractice Suit
• NJ Court Sends Retired Cops' Benefits Suit To Arbitration
• Clergy Sex Abuse Suit Not Time-Barred In Calif., Judge Says
• Union Can Arbitrate Grievance Despite Death, 8th Circ. Says
• 8th Circ. Sides With NLRB, Says Lube Co. Must Accept Union
• CVS Says Pharmacies Must Arbitrate Patient Info Claims
• Court Revives Suit Alleging Comerica Aided Ponzi Scheme
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Insurer's Suit Over Helicopter Crash
• FTC Gains Support In Opposing Ga. Hospital Merger
• Dallas City Court Shutdown Ends As Judges Fight Ouster
• Tribune Creditors Lose Bid To Nix $1.5B Bond
• ConocoPhillips, Burlington Dodge NM's $24M Royalty Suit
• Nixing EPA Disapproval Of Texas' Flexible Permit Program
• NM High Court Reverses Allstate Win In Enviro Coverage Suit
• Case Study: SEC V. Apuzzo
• 8th Circ. Pans 'Show-Me-The-Note' Suit Against BofA, Law Firm
• Video Game Developer's Noncompete Is Null: Calif. Court
• Trustees Aren't Fiduciaries When Amending Pensions: 2nd Circ.
• 11th Circ. Revives Harassment Suits Against Collection Cos.
• Old Claims Off Limits In Supplement Co. CEO's Trial: 9th Circ.
• FERC Can Reset Rates To Get Utility Refunds, 9th Circ. Says
• Chamber Blasts 3rd. Circ.'s Class Cert. In Comcast Case
• 10th Circ. Axes Suit To Block $4B DOE Nuclear Facility In NM
• 10th Circ. Tosses Boeing, Spirit Worker Age Bias Suit
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Shutdown Of Streaming TV Service Ivi
• Del. High Court Affirms $2B Grupo Mexico Judgment
• Patent Group Attacks Nike's Bid For 'Undeserved' IP Rights
• AIG, Reporter Spar Over Access to Asset-Hiding Reports
• Colony Must Cover Plumbing Co. Suits, 5th Circ. Says
• 8th Circ. Brings Back Ameren's $32M Dispute With Insurer
• Texas Court Backs Medical Malpractice Cap
• 2nd Circ. Sends Reputational Damages Query To Conn. Court
• Baylor Escapes Some Liability In Patient's Rabies Death
• Takeaways From Moonscoop V. American Greetings
• Case Study: Hooper V. Lockheed Martin
• Recap: The 5th Circ.'s MXEnergy Ruling
• Case Study: California V. Continental Insurance
• Calif. Liability Rule's Farewell May Spur More Settlements
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Stream-Of-Commerce Theory In Asus IP Case
• Texas Landowners Take Hit In Suit Against Range Resources
• $140M Verizon Penalty Withstands Fed. Circ. Appeal
• Margin Tax Must Be Uniform, Nestle Tells Texas High Court
• Merck Asks High Court To Review K-Dur Pay-For-Delay Case
• Claims Court Can Rule On Sunk $27M Army Deal: Fed. Circ.
• Method Patent, Lilly Drug Patent Can Coexist, Fed. Circ. Rules
• DC Circ. Stays FCC's Tennis Channel Order Against Comcast
• 6th Circ. DSW Ruling Reveals New Data Breach Coverage Path
• DC Circ. Upholds NIH Stem-Cell Research Funding
• Cipro Buyers Urge Calif. Court To Revive Pay-For-Delay Case
• Evanston Wins 5th Circ. Coverage Row In Organ Selling Case
• Supreme Court Told Calif. Law Preempted By CAN-SPAM
• High Court Asked To Clarify When Benefits Begin To Accrue
• Supreme Court Should Send Back Nike-Yums Mark Suit: SG
• Comcast Class Cert. Defies Dukes, Retail Group Tells High Court
• What's Making Attorneys Flee Their Firms?
• NJ Atty's Frivolous Suit Sanctions Upheld In PSE&G Bias Row
• Cigarette Warning Label Battle Likely Headed For High Court
• RJ Reynolds Seeks 9th Circ. Rehearing In Camel Cash Case
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Downhole's Oil Project Coverage Suit
• BofA Exploiting ERISA Loophole, Retirees Tell 4th Circ.
• Case Study: Summit Petroleum V. EPA
• PPACA: What's Next For Life Sciences Companies
• Acticon's Impact On Post-Corrective Disclosure Damages
• Venture Capital Firm Can't Get Fraud Suit Sent To Calif.
• Dukes Can't Apply To FLSA Under 3rd Circ. Standard, Attys Say
• 6th Circ. Nixes Packaging Co. Win In Spousal Benefit Suit
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Resolve Simmering Abstract Patent Debate
• Calif. Court Nixes Kudrow Win In 'Friends' Contract Suit
• Economics Professors Back FTC In Phoebe Merger Case
• Pfizer, Others Shake Price-Fixing Appeal From Pharmacies
• 2nd Circ. Balks At Notion Of Attys Whistleblowing On Clients
• Union Off Hook For Defense Of Convicted Ex-NJ Police Chief
• Investment Co. Off Hook For $1M Finder's Fee From Ranch Deal
• Pensioners Push To Revive Halliburton Benefit Suit
• Chrysler's Inaction Justifies $4M Harassment Penalty: 7th Circ.
• 6th Circ. Won't Let AIG Off $7M Hook In DSW Hacking Case
• 10th Circ. Keeps NM Oil-Drilling Row Out Of Federal Court
• NJ Laws Apply In Claims Against Insurers In Liquidation: Court
• Pa. High Court Won't Bar Reglan Patients' Claims
• Borrower Asks 6th Circ. To Nix $51M BofA Foreclosure Award
• Ex-Public Worker Loses Reinstatement Bid In Harassment Case
• 'Hurt Locker' Shielded By Free Speech, 9th Circ. Hears
• Damages Issue Dooms T-Mobile Class Action, 11th Circ. Says
• High Court Asked To Weigh $3.4B Tribal Land Settlement
• The Impact Of Terminating Employed Physicians
• 11th Circ. Weighs Coverage For Unreasonable Settlements
• Xicor Patent Changes Invalid Under Recapture Rule: Fed. Circ.
• Netflix Subscriber Fights $27M Wal-Mart Antitrust Deal
• 3rd Circ. Says AmEx Cardholder Must Arbitrate Marketing Case
• Yums Claims Legit Despite Nike No-Sue Deal, High Court Hears
• Maverick Steel's Pa. Stadium Fight Sent Back To County Court
• McGuireWoods Asks 9th Circ. To Revive $7M Fee Suit
• Pa. Teachers Can Challenge Release Of Addresses, Court Says
• Fed. Circ. Reopens Amkor Chip Patent Dispute
• Psych Counseling Can Be A Medical Exam Under ADA: 6th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Junks Boston Scientific Win In Stent Patent Fight
• $2M Tribal Group, HHS Contract Suit Remanded By Fed. Circ.
• DOJ Shines Some Light On FCPA Definitions In 11th Circ.
• Citing Concepcion, 11th Circ. Nixes Sprint Fee Suit
• Fed. Circ. Limits Federal Workers' Employment Appeal Rights
• Fed. Circ. Denies Fees For SEC Atty Fired Over Cuban Emails
• Hatch-Waxman Safe Harbor: Post-Approval Activity Update
• Chipotle Worker Loses 2nd Class Bid In Meal Break Case
• The Fed. Circ. Stance On ITC's 'No Position' Rule
• Taxpayers Group Protests Tax Measures On Santa Clara Ballots
• 5th Circ. Lets Texas Defund Planned Parenthood
• Out-Of-State Medical Providers Can't Be Sued In Pa.: Court
• DC Circ. Kills EPA Air Rule, Making Room For State Input
• US Lacks Domain Over Offshore Investments: Convicted Adviser
• Fight Over Chiropractor Rules Reaches Texas High Court
• 9th Circ. OKs Chukchi Sea Exploration Rule For Polar Bears
• Citibank Pushes 2nd Circ. To Uphold $268M Win In CDS Suit
• NY Court Flips Privilege Ruling In $50M Hedge Fund Pay Suit
• Reynolds Asks 2nd Circ. To Quash $24M Tobacco Verdict
• NH High Court Overturns Class Cert. In Philip Morris Suit
• Texas Court Revives $125M Award In Power Plant Dispute
• 6th Circ. Tosses Nurse's Lunch Pay Suit As Time-Barred
• Brinker Nixes Lamps Plus Workers' Cert. Bid: Calif. Court
• Pa. Supreme Court Keeps Title Insurance Class Action Alive
• Pollution Clause Exempts Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: 11th Circ.
• 5th Circ. Won't Reinstate Dallas Morning News ADEA Suit
• Pfizer Tells 1st Circ. Neurontin MDL Shows No Proof Of Harm
• Calif. Court Reins In Workers' Comp Claims By Family Members
• 9th Circ. Won't Kill 'Die Hard' Director's Guilty Plea
• Fed. Circ. Says Courts Must Account For Future Infringement
• 11th Circ.'s $195M Hospital Merger Case 'Flawed,' FTC Says
• ADA's Safe Harbor Rule Covers Wellness Plan: 11th Circ.
• 7th Circ. Says Kanye West Didn't Infringe Song Lyrics
• Patent Re-Exam Discovery Barred, Abbott Tells Fed. Circ.
• Pa. High Court Won't Hear Philly's $1M Expedia Hotel Tax Suit
• Fla. Gov. Takes Workplace Drug Testing Fight To 11th Circ.
• Samsung Says 'Miniscule' Galaxy Sales Don't Harm Apple
• 6th Circ. Revives Toledo Worker's Racial Bias Suit
• 3rd Circ. Misread Dukes With Cert. In Antitrust Row: Comcast
• Case Study: In Re Maharaj
• Argentina Can't Halt Discovery In $1.6B Debt Row: 2nd Circ.
• Entities With Any Control Are ERISA Fiduciaries: 6th Circ.
• Texas Asks High Court To Toss Nestle Margin Tax Challenge
• 2nd Circ. OKs Ex-Jefferies Exec's Insider Trading Conviction
• Following The Money To Resolve Policy Disputes
• Farmers Insurance Ruling Could Help Keep Class Actions Alive
• Indian Steel Co. Appeals CIT Duty Order To Fed. Circ.
• Facebook's Data Sharing Calls For Damages, 9th Circ. Hears
• Case May Give Calif. High Court Clear Shot At Employer Arbitration
• 9th Circ. Punts Time Warner OT Question To State Court
• Professors Back Rakoff In 2nd Circ. On Nixed $285M Citi Deal
• Miners' Widows Press For MSHA Liability In Death Suit
• Pickens Asks 5th Circ. For $33M Life Insurance Refund
• Amgen Ruling Placed Cert. Bar Too Low, Ex-SEC Officials Say
• Insurer, Investors Seek High Court Review Of 401(k) Fee Suit
• UCB Settlement Notice Didn't Satisfy Due Process: 2nd Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Keeps K-Dur Ruling In Place As FTC Fights IP Deals
• Myriad — Under The Microscope
• J&J Intermediary Drug Rule Case Won't Get 2nd Look
• Calif. AG Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Energy Antitrust Suit
• DC Circ. Blocks Trade Group Challenge To Ethanol-Gas Blend
• NJ Court Says State Can Yank Electricity Metering Program
• Lack Of Jurisdiction Sinks Hospitals' ACA Suit: 5th Circ.
• PPACA: What Employers Must Know
• Swimming Upstream: 9th Circuit CWA Cases Head To SCOTUS
• Skilling Won't Nix Scruggs Son's Conviction, 5th Circ. Says
• Off-Duty Police Can't Get Class Cert. In Ralphs OT Fight
• Patent Law Trumps Policy In Myriad Cancer Gene Decision
• High Court Brief Shows CFPB, FTC Want To Shape Laws
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Backs Compensation For After-Hours Work
• NJ Property Owner Seeks $110M Over Illegal Condemnation
• Philly Councilwoman's Libel Claim Against Paper Revived
• Pa. Newspaper Can't Get City's Settlement Negotiation Docs
• 'Housewives' Actress Wasn't Wrongly Fired, Calif. Court Says
• Land O' Lakes Cleanup Suit Not Time-Barred, 8th Circ. Hears
• Calif. Panel Backs Illegal Immigrant's Effort To Join Bar
• 10th Circ. Axes $5M Judgment In Ford Rollover Suit
• 6th Circ. Upholds Copyright Ruling Against Hustler
• CORRECTED: Drill-Friendly Zoning Law On Hold Pending Pa. High Court Input
• Nurses Can Be Experts In Standard Of Care Suits: Ind. Court
• Calif. Court Sides With Blue Shield In Maternity Coverage Feud
• Fed. Circ. OKs Myriad's Gene Patents In Light Of Prometheus
• Uncertainty In Store For Consumer Protection Settlements
• Calif. High Court Ruling May Shrink Construction Defect Suits
• Arbitrator Disclosure Unnecessary In Nemecek Case: Court
• Architectural Drawings Have Copyright Protection: 2nd Circ.
• NJ Workers' Comp Rulings Keep Plaintiffs Out Of Court
• Pa. High Court To Define Time Bar On Loan Guarantys
• Calif. Court Revives Suit Over Nursing Home Staffing Levels
• Fed. Circ. Rips Milk Frother Patent Verdict, Orders New Trial
• Skilling Covers Charges Based On State Law, 5th Circ. Says
• Rambus Patent In Hynix Row Invalid, Fed. Circ. Says
• Perusing The Philly News Appeal
• Pa. Commonwealth Court Upholds State Voter ID Law
• Texas Court Voids $1.4M Hail Damage Coverage Award
• 2nd Circ. Frees AIG From Madoff Investor Couple's Claims
• Pfizer Vaccine Decision In Federal Court Bars NJ Suit, Court Says
• 9th Circ. Nixes Fair Use Ruling In Celeb Wedding Photo Row
• NY Backs University's Affirmative Action Policy In High Court
• Nursing Homes Can't Skirt Reporting Rules, 3rd Circ. Says
• DC Circ. Says Entergy Can Leave Power Deal Without Fees
• Court Loosens Restrictions On Calif. Health Whistleblowers
• NASA Contractor Asks 11th Circ. To Reinstate IP Case
• BP Tells 5th Circ. Contract Doesn't Bar Transocean Coverage
• 4th Circ. Clears Alpharma Of Ex-Sales Rep's Retaliation Claim
• 6th Circ. Backs Police Use Of GPS Data To Track Cellphone
• BofA Exits Appeal After Dumping Bankrupt Ala. County's Bonds
• Hyde Ruling Sparks Battle Over Prosecutorial Misconduct
• 11th Circ. Could Lend Wider Net To Fla. Pollution Exclusions
• Federal Circuit Tosses Shell Oil's Drawback Bid
• 11th Circ. Urged To Uphold Ban On DOL's H-2B Visa Rules
• 2nd Circ. Will Hear UBS Timeliness Appeal In $6B MBS Suit
• White House Stands Behind UT's Race-Aware Admissions
• Pa. Court Orders Recalculation Of Coal Co.'s $90M Award
• Wis. Gov. Defends Collective Bargaining Law To 7th Circ.
• 5th Circ. Upholds Doc's Fraud Conviction, 10-Year Sentence
• 2nd Circ. Lets Merrill, Moody's Off The Hook In ARS Action
• Fed. Circ. Kills Challenge To $230M Army Health Contract
• 7th Circ.'s Cert. Ruling Defies Dukes, Bank Tells High Court
• 5th Circ. Reverses Class Cert. In Title Insurance Row
• MIT Hard Drive Patent Is Invalid, Fed. Circ. Agrees
• American Airlines Can't Bar Vote, Union Tells 5th Circ.
• Trademark Must Be Considered As A Whole, Fed. Circ. Rules
• EPA Wrongly Rejected Texas Permit Program, 5th Circ. Says
• High Court Asked To Mull Circuit Split On Benefits Succession
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Pom, Coca-Cola Labeling War
• Clarifying Georgia's Covenant Law
• 2nd Circ. Lets Google Challenge Authors' Class Cert. Win
• Rakoff Says SEC, Citi Want Rubber Stamp On $285M MBS Deal
• LA Rail Case May Loosen Reins On Infrastructure Planning
• Circuit Split On CFAA Leaves Employers Scratching Heads
• Wash. Ruling May Expand Liability For Asbestos Injuries
• Fed. Circ. Revives Jury Verdict In Wake Forest Patent Suit
• Bankrupt Vitro Makes Case For Nondebtor Releases
• Supreme Court Urged To Review NBC Channel-Tying Case
• 2nd Circ. Gives Gen Re's $72M Fraud Deal Another Chance
• 9th Circ. To Mull Google AdWords 'Garbage Sites' Suit
• 5th Circ. Won't Delay Trustmark's $2M Stanford Payment Order
• CBOE, Clearing Agency Must Face Fraud Suit, Ill. Court Says
• 2nd Circ. OKs Circumstantial Evidence In Bias Suits
• 6th Circ. Finds Lenders Are Obligated To Disclose Broker Fees
• 5th Circ. Upholds Precedent On Bankruptcy Fee Awards
• Ford, Dealer Can't Shake $9M Brake Failure Verdict
• Court Reverses $1M In Attys' Fees In Centex-Pulte Merger Deal
• 9th Circ. Nixes McGuireWoods' Fee Bid In Bar Prep Case
• Gawker Beats Startup Head's Libel Claims In Calif. Appeal
• $2B Mojave Solar Plant Ducks Enviro Challenge In 9th Circ.
• Establishing The Weight Of Evidence After Sciele
• False Estimates, False Underbidding Lead To False Claims
• NJ Can't Take Affordable Housing Funds From Towns
• SEC Case Against Ex-Microtune Execs Time-Barred: 5th Circ.
• Suit Timing Decides Subject Matter Jurisdiction: Fed. Circ.
• Ex-Judges Urge High Court To Review Prosecutorial Misconduct
• Texas Attorney Can't Beat Suspension Over Settlement Fight
• Vioxx Appeal Imperils Merck MDL Deals, 5th Circ. Hears
• Procedural Error Dooms Lumber Valuation Appeal: Fed. Circ.
• 11th Circ. Upholds Sentences For Insurance Scammers
• 9th Circ. Says Utilities Must Comply With DEA Subpoenas
• Injury Benefits Time-Barred In Flu Vaccine Suit: Fed Circ.
• Mixed Martial Arts Trade Secrets Row Headed For Another Round
• Insurer Doesn't Have To Cover Plane Crash Suits, Ill. Court Says
• Texas High Court To Address 5th Circ.'s At-Will Work Query
• NJ Developer Can't Force State To Honor Enviro Permit
• Calif. Court Squashes Class Arbitration In Pest Co. Wage Row
• Breg Pain Pump Injury Case Revived In 6th Circ.
• Cozen O'Connor Appeals Judge's Campaign Debt Ruling
• Hatch-Waxman Safe Harbor's Scope Likely Headed To High Court
• Calif. High Court Takes Up LA Light Rail Project Dispute
• Merge Presses 7th Circ. For Fees In $3M Fight With Insurer
• Trustmark Fights $2M Stanford Payment In 5th Circ.
• Accused Pa. High Court Judge Seeks Separate Trial From Sister
• NM Appeals Court Rules State Improperly Withheld Raises
• Magnesium Co. Asks Fed. Circ. To Toss Anti-Dumping Duty
• Martha Stewart Appeals Derailment Of JC Penney Merch Deal
• 3rd Circuit: A Parent Co. Does Not A Joint Employer Make
• A Critique Of Chief Justice's Commerce Clause Analysis
• Mass. High Court Guards Privacy Of Judges' Deliberations
• Texas Court Quashes Sanctions Suit Against Provost Umphrey
• Calif. Court Says Insureds Can Stack Policies For Max Coverage
• 2nd Circ. Spurns Thai Appeal Of $37M Toll Project Award
• Houston Beats $17M Judgment In Drilling Ordinance Case
• Nixing Reimbursement Claim Undermines ERISA, Insurer Says
• Dallas Magazine Beats Police Officers' Defamation Suit
• 7th Circ. Backs BNY Mellon In $312M Sentinel Claim Fight
• NY Biz Law Gets A Boost From Del. Derivative Suit Test
• Fed. Circ. Mulls Reviving Northrop's Software Contract Case
• Fed. Circ. Backs NetStar Win In ICE Bid Protest Against Alon
• 3rd Circ. Raises Cert. Bar In Wal-Mart Janitors' FLSA Case
• Challenge To Patent Re-Exam Rules Past Due, Fed. Circ. Says
• NJ Court Keeps Some Claims Alive In Cordis Stent Case
• Calif. Measure Backs Illegal Immigrant's Bid To Become Atty
• NJ Court Shields Hospitals' Privacy Under Patient Safety Act
• 9th Circ. Nixes Alaskan Groups' Discharge Permit Challenge
• Texas Court Nixes Builder's $20M Win In Houston Port Fight
• Armstrong Teasdale Hires Longtime Mo. High Court Judge
• Fed. Circ. Eyes Roche's Bid To Stop Boniva Generics
• Washington Presses NRC, DOE Not To Curb Yucca Review
• No Arbitration For CVS In Patient Info Suit, 5th Circ. Told
• Texas Court Must Address Liability Exclusions Case: 5th Circ.
• High Court Asked To Hear Medicare Secondary Payor Dispute
• Limitation On Future Patent Protection For Biosimilars?
• US Immune From Islamic Group's Surveillance Suit: 9th Circ.
• 10th Circ. Won't Revive Class Bid In Cox Set-Top Box Case
• Senate Again Sends DC Circ. Pick Back To White House
• EPA Can Make Utah Revise Emissions Rule, 10th Circ. Says
• 7th Circ. Rules Personal Info On Tickets A Privacy Breach
• Novartis Keeps Grip On Eye Drug Patent In Fed. Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Mulls CRA's Protest Of $230M Army Contract
• NY Court Backs Del. Test For Spotting Derivative Suits
• Dukes Bars Construction Workers' Race Bias Class: 7th Circ.
• Entergy Loses Bid For $2.7M Under Texas Efficiency Rule
• Enviros Ask 9th Circ. To Halt $2B Calif. Solar Plant
• Irex Rips Pa. High Court's Post-Merger Remedies Ruling
• Disabled Job Trainees Protected By ADA, 6th Circ. Says
• Texas Court Won't Revive Atty's Employment Suit
• Nuke Waste Becomes Part Of Entergy Relicensing Debate
• E-Voting Co. Tells Fed. Circ. Its IP Case Got No Fair Shake
• 2nd Circ. Lowers Bar For SEC Claims Against Fraud Abettors
• Neurontin Ruling Would Kill Off-Label Use, 1st Circ. Hears
• 9th Circ. Revives Identify Theft Suit Against Chase, FIA
• Texas Court Backs Alcohol Commission In Bar License Dispute
• Cingular, PacBell Dodge False Advertising Suit Appeal
• Facebook Says 1st Amendment Gives Users Freedom Of 'Like'
• National Class Size No Proof Of State Class Size, 3rd Circ. Says
• NJ Court Backs Toss Of Pay-To-Play Petition Suit
• Roche Could Wield Fla. Law Ruling In Other Accutane Suits
• Fed. Circ. Grants En Banc Review Of Bosch Wiper IP Case
• Maersk Verdict Should Stand, Transocean Tells Fed. Circ.
• Filed Rate Doctrine Won't Bar Milk Mispricing Claims: 9th Circ.
• Pa. Towns Ask High Court For Quick Review Of Fracking Law
• Vague $5M Settlement Orders Not Appealable, 11th Circ. Says
• 5th Circ. Bolsters Excess Insurers' Late-Notice Claims
• 6th Circ. Overturns EPA Single Stationary Source Finding
• Rx.com Says Haynes And Boone Is Ducking Upcoming Trial
• AIA False Marking Rule Unconstitutional, Fed. Circ. Hears
• Whirlpool Beats Maytag Retirees' ERISA Suit In 8th Circ.
• Kasowitz Can't Collect $7M From Duane Reade, Court Says
• RE Owners Seek Retrial In Pepper Hamilton Malpractice Case
• DC Circ. Revives Ex-State Dept. Worker's Age Bias Suit
• Fed. Circ. Partly Nixes AllCare Fees Award In Highmark IP Row
• 2nd Circ. Says Cheerleading Isn't A Sport
• Denying Disclosure Statements For An Unconfirmable Plan
• Case Study: Minn-Chem V. Agrium
• 2nd Circ. Lets Citigroup Off Hook For 9/11 Legal Fees
• Starbucks Fires Back In 2nd Circ. Battle Over Charbucks Coffee
• BofA Exits Fountainebleu Lender Liability Suit In 11th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Won't Cancel Hawaiian Conference
• Another DOJ Loss Helps The Case For Discovery Reform
• BG Group Asks Justices To Review $185M Award Reversal
• AmEx Takes Merchant Arbitration Fight To High Court
• 10th Circ. Upholds FCC's Unbundling Order On Qwest
• BNY Appeals Fight Over $8M Claim In Hospital Bankruptcy
• On Remand, 9th Circ. Preserves GPS Data In Pre-Jones Pot Case
• Fidelity Policies Appear Flexible In 6th Circ. Theft Ruling
• Settlements Don't Preclude Decertification Appeals: 7th Circ.
• Texas Court Boots Democratic Justice From DeLay Appeal
• 5th Circ. To Tackle Legal Gray Areas Of Cellphone Tracking
• Ex-NFL Player Must Seek Workers' Comp In Tenn.: 9th Circ.
• SunTrust Customers Ask High Court To Review Arbitration Row
• Nissan Ducks Most Of Faulty E-Key Suit In 9th Circ.
• Plant Discovery Doesn't Equal Patentability, Fed. Circ. Says
• DOE Urges Fed. Circ. To Reinstate Unavoidable Delay Defense
• City Clerk Is Excluded From FLSA, 6th Circ. Says
• Accenture Pushes Fed. Circ. To Nix Software IP Invalidation
• J&J Win Affirmed In 5th Circ. Mesh Warning Appeal
• Paper Co. Should Face Price-Fixing Claims, 2nd Circ. Rules
• Pa. High Court Limits Minority Investors' Post-Merger Remedies
• Pharmas Seek Pay-For-Delay Suit Stay Pending High Court Input
• 2nd Circ. Says German Bank Can Bring $60M CDO Suit
• Bangs McCullen Beats Developer's Malpractice Suit
• 9th Circ. At Odds With Calif. Law In OT Case, Drug Reps Say
• EPA's Mercury Rule Sets Impossible Goals, DC Circ. Told
• 8th Circ. Revives Individual Claims Against Stifel Brokers
• 5th Circ. Upholds Negligence Claims In Katrina Insurance Row
• 1st Circ. Upholds EPA Pollution Limits For Mass. Sewage Plant
• Calif. Court Says Landlord Owes Axis Insurance $2.4M
• After High Court Remand, 7th Circ. Nixes Ex-Gov.'s Retrial Bid
• Decal For Minor Drivers Doesn't Invade Privacy: NJ Top Court
• 6th Circ. Kills Ohio Limits On Medicaid Docs' Political Support
• The Careful Analysis Of 'Advertising Injury' Claims
• In Termination, Liability Doesn't Stop At The Employer
• Case Study: In Re Boston Scientific
• Starbucks Asks 1st Circ. To Nix $14M Damages Over Tip Pool
• Ill. Contractors Take Wage Law Fight To High Court
• Senate GOP Tries To Block DC Circ. Nominee For 2nd Time
• High Court Could Upend Rare Post-Mensing Loss For Generics
• Fed. Circ. Lifts Sales Ban On Generic Lovenox
• Grocery Chain Can Block Union From New Workers: 3rd Circ.
• Hitachi Asks High Court To Address Deadline For Duty Protests
• High Court Asked To Mull Arbitration In Overdraft Suits
• 11th Circ. Won't Hear Appeal Over $92M Alcatel-Lucent Deal
• Electricity Agreement A 'Forward Contract,' 5th Circ. Rules
• DC Circ. Says Order Forcing NRC Yucca Review Likely
• Texas High Court Asked To Rule On Mandatory Venue Clause
• Ex-AGs Want Supreme Court To Nix FISA Challenge
• Oxford Health Asks High Court To Block Class Arbitration
• Certifying Compliance Doesn't Decide FCA Burden, US Says
• 8th Circ. Reopens Suit Over Cymbalta Suicide Risks
• Lens.com Can't Regain 'Lens' Software Mark: Fed. Circ.
• 6th Circ. Sides With NLRB, Orders ADT To Recognize Union
• NJ Court Quashes Homeowners' Purchase Price Suit
• Little V. Shell — Bad News For Gov't Contractors
• 7th Circ. Orders NCR To Spend $70M More On Superfund Site
• Court Boots Texas' $1M Judgment In Condemnation Case
• 2nd Circ. Denies Retiree Challenge To Xerox Benefit Cuts
• Airport Contract Spat Is An Antitrust Case, 10th Circ. Hears
• Securities Clearing Firms: Beware Fraudulent Transfers
• Schrodinger's Tax: Opening The 'Obamacare' Box
• Not Your Product? Not Your Duty To Warn
• DOJ Says Illegal Immigrants Can't Get Law Licenses
• Texas Court Tosses Oil Co.'s Royalty Suit Against Ex-Worker
• Miss. High Court Denies Rate Hike For $3B Plant Amid Appeal
• Underbids Can Count As False Claims, 9th Circ. Says
• 1st Circ. Revives Mass. Developer's Gaming Law Challenge
• NY Leases End At Eviction, Not At Warrant Issuance: 2nd Circ.
• Diet Aid Co.'s Insurance Claim Not Time-Barred, 5th Circ. Told
• 2nd Circ. Lets GE, Nat'l Grid Off Hook For PCBs At NY Site
• 7th Circ. Says Links Don't Infringe Porn Co.'s Copyrights
• Fed. Circ. Overrules CFC Award To Air Force Contractor
• Nev. High Court Strikes Stadium Tax Initiative From Ballot
• 2nd Circ. Vacates Traders' Convictions In 'Squawk Box' Trial
• Pa. Court Backs Public Release Of Union Grievances
• Broadening The Duty To Defend In The 1st Circuit
• Case Study: Hubbard V. BankAtlantic
• Diesel Exhaust Claims: Stalled Or Just Getting Started?
• 9th Circ. Snubs Ex-Maxim Exec Seeking New Appeal In Scam
• DC Circ. Orders TSA To Explain Delay On Body Scanner Rule
• Fed. Circ. Says ITC Misconstrued Terms In Nokia Patent Case
• Pa. Hospital Network Bests Medicare Fraud Suit In 3rd Circ.
• Insurer Revisits 5th Circ. Win After Uproar Over Exclusions
• 8th Circ. Says Retaliation Claims Require New EEOC Charge