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Appellate - January, 2013

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• Newspaper Carrier Case Could Bolster Class Bids In Calif.
• Suit Over Ness Sale Strong Enough, Vector Tells 2nd Circ.
• Wash. Ruling Endorses Broad Shield Against TCPA Coverage
• Recess Appointment Voids Union Election Rule, Court Told
• Obama Offers Nominations For 8th, 10th Circuits
• Publishers Ask 11th Circ. To Scrap Ga. State E-Reserve Ruling
• Fla. Supreme Court OKs Changes To Atty Advertising Rules
• Texas Court Says Nonprofit Falls Under Public Info Law
• High Court Stormwater Case May Draw More CWA Suits
• Texas County Can't Avoid Suit After Waiving Immunity: Court
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Merck Win In Bellwether Fosamax Trial
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Apple Bid To Reinstate Samsung Phone Ban
• DC Circ. Urged To Shoot Down Air Force Insourcing Suit
• Insurer Can't KO Suit Over Boxer Injury Policy
• Smith V. US: Impact On Defense Of Conspiracy Charges
• 2nd Circ. Lets Daimler Off Hook In $4B Chrysler Feud
• Investor Asks Calif. Court to Revive 'No Country' Suit
• US Says AmEx Class Waiver Curtails Federal Rights
• 2nd Circ. Backs Algonquin's Stake In $11M Malpractice Award
• Marijuana Case Could Fire Up More Calif. Regulation Fights
• Fed. Circ. Order May Lead To Speedier Transfer Rulings
• NJ High Court Takes Up Choice Of Counsel Question
• AMA, AARP Back FTC In Pay-For-Delay Antitrust Fight
• 2nd Circ. Doubtful Of Hedge Fund Suit Against Anglo Irish
• 8th Circ. Lets Insurer Off Hook For Forklift Co.'s Defense
• Online Critique Of Doctor Not Defamatory: Minn. High Court
• Ex-Tyco Execs Urge 2nd Circ. To Revive Habeas Bid
• Bias Conviction Ignored Defendant's Intent, NJ Court Says
• Toyota Can't Arbitrate Hybrid Defect Suit, 9th Circ. Says
• NLRB Lacked Quorum For DR Horton Ruling, 5th Circ. Told
• EFF Backs Car Passengers In Mass. GPS Tracking Case
• Discovery In J&J FCA Suit Was Too Narrow, 1st Circ. Hears
• Walker Process Antitrust Claims: The Jurisdiction Question
• How ECPA Applies To Behavioral Advertising
• Writer Asks Appeals Court to Give Him a Win in 'Lost' Suit
• Zinc Evidence Belongs In P&G Fixodent Case, 11th Circ. Told
• Feds Must Revisit Bank Expulsion Of Mob-Tied Casino Owner
• Calif. Court Backs Atty's Win In Fight Over Malpractice Suit
• Halliburton Benefits Suit Revived By 2nd Circ.
• AXA Beats NY Appeal Of $42M Art Swindle Coverage Win
• AmEx Class Waiver Hurts Small Businesses, High Court Hears
• Financing Co.'s Bid To Change CDO Payout Nixed By 2nd Circ.
• NJ High Court Mulls Treble Damages In CFA Mortgage Rescues
• NJ Court Overturns Raises For Camden Firefighters
• EPIC Says Gov't Needs Warrant In Cellphone Tracking Case
• Zee Seeks To Revive Williams Mullen IP Malpractice Claim
• 2nd Circ. OKs $9M Stock Fraud Deal Despite $3M Attys' Fees
• Orion V. US: Takeaways For Disappointed Offerors
• 6th Circ.'s New Approach On Retiree Health Benefits
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Allergan Win Over Lumigan Patent
• Catholic Co. Can't Shirk Contraception Law, 10th Circ. Told
• Divisive Ruling Casts Doubt On Additional Insured Coverage
• FCA Expansion Fight May Land In High Court
• Pregnancy Bias Ruling A Win For Cos. With 'Conscience'
• 2nd Circ. Kills Suit Over Dow Jones' Cutoff Of WSJ Service
• 3rd Circ. Says Pa. Fen-Phen Suit Barred By Earlier MDL Deal
• DC Circ. Urged To Revive BofA Data Security Suit
• Continental Can Appeal Loss Over Goldman Building Accident
• 7th Circ. Won't Rehear $125M Starwood Fraud Suit
• 6th Circ.'s FDCPA Ruling Puts Squeeze On Foreclosure Attys
• New Pa. High Court Rules Clarify Oral Argument Standards
• Texas Homeowners Get Another Shot At Beach Takings Claim
• Insurer Wins Row In 11th Circ. Over Failed Ga. Development
• Md. Court Rejects $1M Sanction Over Insurer Conduct
• 9th Circ. Shoots Down Madoff Investors' Suit Against SEC
• Myriad Can't Patent Cancer Genes, ACLU Tells High Court
• Apple FRAND Appeal Belongs In 7th Circ., Motorola Says
• NJ Court Grills Christie Administration On Housing Council
• 9th Circ. To Rehear Austrian Rail Injury Case En Banc
• How Already V. Nike Could Impact Hatch-Waxman Cases
• Ex-'Price Is Right' Model Can't Revive Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Wash. Sets Hurdles For Insurers Testing Claims Under Oath
• Justices Urged To Review Construction Contract Forum Deals
• Obama's Recess Appointment Woes Cloud CFPB's Future
• 2nd Circ. Lets A&P Check Out Of Transport Co. Layoff Claims
• Design Patent Plaintiffs Have Low Bar, Fed. Circ. Says
• NJ Court Denies Forum Shopping Appeal Over TCPA Dismissal
• Developer Must Face Fraud Suit Over $675M Loan: 11th Circ.
• Justices Asked If Retaliation Claims Need New EEOC Charge
• Obama's Recess Appointment Fight Destined For High Court
• 4th Circ. Refuses To Unseal WikiLeaks Wiretap Orders
• NLRB Chair Vows Business As Usual Despite DC Circ. Ruling
• Telecom Contractors Beat FCA Qui Tam Suit In DC Circ.
• Applied Signal Worker Not Fired For Being Male: Calif. Court
• NJ Court Axes Arbitration Request In School Contract Row
• Tobacco Cos. Fight Forced Confessional Cigarette Ads
• ERISA Doesn't Doom Mich. Health Claim Tax, 6th Circ. Hears
• Producer Proposes 'Wedding Crashers' IP Suit Be Revived
• DC Circ. Hands API Partial Win In Row Over EPA Biofuel Rule
• Dish's Ad-Skipping DVR Is Fair Use, IP Pros Tell 9th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Denies Bail For AUO Execs In Price-Fixing Case
• Canopy Co-Founder Appeals 13-Year Sentence For $93M Fraud
• High Court Asked To Restore $4.5M Ford Car Crash Verdict
• Only Rivals Can Lodge False Ad Claims, Lexmark Argues
• NJ Council's Planning Approvals Survive Court Scrutiny
• NY Court Scraps Sony Ericsson's Chip Development Suit
• Swiss Re, BNY Mellon Beat Insurer's $86M CDO Suit
• Supreme Court Asked To Mull Entergy Power Deal Withdrawal
• Pipe Co. Asks High Court To Hear Enviro, Workplace Case
• DC Circ. Says Obama's NLRB Recess Appointments Invalid
• US V. Takeda Will Be Useful In Off-Label Promotion Cases
• Indirect-Purchaser Exceptions To Illinois Brick Continue
• Linkin Park Auditor Can't Dodge Firm's Defamation Suit
• Top Calif. Court Snubs Sports Club In Arbitration Pact Suit
• FDA Wise To Duck High Court Off-Label Ruling, Attys Say
• Telecom Co. Appeal Late, Despite Missed Notice: 2nd Circ.
• 11th Circ. Lays Out Standard For Cat's Paw Age Bias Suits
• Chubb Asks 2nd Circ. To OK Win In $2.3M Coverage Suit
• Universities Back Monsanto In High Court Seed Patent Case
• Pay-For-Delay Antitrust Test Sets Bar Too High: FTC Official
• LSAT Prep Co. Dodges Extra Sanctions In Trade Secrets Case
• Interlocutory Appeals Barred Mid-Arbitration: Ill. Court
• Reed Smith Hooks 3 Other Firms In Vodka Trademark Fight
• US Pushes Supreme Court To Reverse Design Defect Ruling
• 9th Circ. Vacates MGA's $172M Damages Win In Bratz Fight
• Texas County Eyes Tax On Energy Transfer's $162M Gas Cache
• Microsoft Antitrust Case Lacks Evidence, 10th Circ. Hears
• NYC Landlord Says Rent Overcharge Class Can't Fly
• No Penalty For HMA's Backout In $75M Deal, 11th Circ. Says
• Damaged NJ Utilities Have Right To Trial, High Court Says
• 5th Circ. Snubs Challenge To Lothian Bankruptcy Deal
• Akin Gump Firing Not Due To Race, 2nd Circ. Says
• Firm Asks 2nd Circ. To Back 'Dora The Explorer' Settlement
• Unlicensed Contractors Can't Enforce Pacts, Fla. Court Says
• 7th Circ. Asked To Revive Walgreen, Par RICO Suit
• SEC Urges 2nd Circ. To Uphold Debarment For Takeda Exec
• SD High Court Backs Air Quality Permit For $10B Refinery
• Sargon Enterprises V. USC: A Step Toward Daubert
• The Kilbride Court After 2 Years: Pragmatic And Collegial
• Canon Ruling May Spur Unfair Competition Claims In Calif.
• High Court Wins For Gay Marriage Could Simplify Benefits
• Justice Thomas Cracked Ivy League Joke, Transcript Affirms
• UBS, Citi Must Arbitrate Health Co.'s Bond Claim: 4th Circ.
• NJ Needn't Probe Bias Claim That Feds Tossed, Court Says
• Fed. Circ. Finds Patent For No-Pinch Conveyor Belt Obvious
• Ex-Black Diamond Exec Spooked Investors, Atty Says
• Dynegy Escapes Ergon Gas Contract Suit In 5th Circ.
• Rivera Would Face Steep Learning Curve On NY's Top Court
• Federal Law Defines 'Arbitration' Under FAA, 2nd Circ. Rules
• 3rd Circ. Shuts Down Ethypharm Antitrust Suit Against Abbott
• 5th Circ. Says Petroleum Co. Owes $3.8M For Plant Explosion
• FTC Tells Justices Pay-For-Delay 'Presumptively Unlawful'
• DOJ Takes Document Fight To 7th Circ. In Superfund Row
• FCC Can't Dictate Utility Pole Charges, DC Circ. Told
• Riverisland Ruling Gives Calif. Fraud Victims Fairer Shake
• Wal-Mart Workers Defend $187M Victory In Pay Class Action
• Patent Prosecution Bars: How Courts Apply Deutsche Bank
• The Broad Reach Of New 'Failure-To-Warn-FDA' Claims
• High Court Asked To Uphold Marriage Definition
• Lawmakers' Ballot Tactic Flouts Calif. Constitution: Court
• High Court Mixed-Motive Case To Shape Bias Suit Landscape
• Insurers Lose More Ground In Arbitration Clause Debate
• High Court Gives HHS The Upper Hand In Medicare Fights
• Fed. Circ. Junks $2.5M Verdict In Newegg Patent Fight
• Apple Wants Sales Ban Reviewed Due To Fed. Circ. Conflicts
• Sister's Conviction Key In Pa. Justice's Corruption Case
• DC Circ. Nixes Appeal Over Pollution Credit Transfers
• DC Circ. Sides With DEA On Marijuana Classification
• High Court Won't Hear Ex-Sears Worker's Retaliation Claim
• Coal Fee An Unconstitutional Export Tax, Fed. Circ. Told
• 7th Circ. Unpierces The Veil: Command Video V. Roti
• Fed. Circ. Backs DHS Withdrawal From IT Upgrade Contract
• Sills Cummins Can't Dodge Arbitration Award In Rent Dispute
• Importers Can't Fight Gender-Specific Tariff Ruling, US Says
• Chubb Must Indemnify Insurer In Lead Paint Case: NY Court
• DOL Asks DC Circ. To Back Loan Officers' OT Eligibility
• Lucasfilm Win Undermines Bias Law, Calif. Court Told
• Fox 'Crying Wolf' Over Ad-Skipping DVR, Dish Tells 9th Circ.
• DC Circ. Shoots Down EPA Exceptions To Soot-Screening
• FERC Turned Blind Eye to Congestion Fee Fight, DC Circ. Told
• Boastful Atty Loses Appeal In $78M Kasowitz Firing Suit
• 1st Circ. Affirms Toss Of $1.7M Award In Mass. Cleanup Suit
• Privacy Law Bars CFTC Subpoena Demands, Metals Cos. Say
• High Court Declines Asarco Appeal Of EPA Sulfur Dioxide Rule
• NYC Attys May Warrant Tougher Discipline Rules, Judges Say
• High Court Won't Rule On State-Federal HIPAA Clash
• Who Can Conduct Foreclosure Sales In Ga.?
• Gupta Attacks Wiretaps, Conviction In 2nd Circ.
• Calif. Call-Recording Cases: What To Watch For In 2013
• Bid To Revive $1B Shell FACTA Suit Sunk By Supreme Court
• High Court Refuses To Extend Medicare Appeals Deadline
• Calif. High Court To Mull Whether Stores Need Defibrillators
• Green Groups Clash With Business Over NJ Enviro Waivers
• High Court To Weigh Jilted Lover's Weapons Treaty Sentence
• DOL's Whistleblower-Friendly SOX Approach Faces Key Tests
• Noncounty Plaintiffs Booted From Ill. J&J Suits
• 2nd Circ. Backs Arab Bank Sanctions In Terror Aid Case
• DA Wants Bias Claims Barred At Pa. Justice's Trial
• Supreme Court To Weigh Mixed Causes For Bias Claims
• Proskauer, Chadbourne Win SCOTUS Review In Stanford Case
• Wrong Name On Doc Doesn't Void Tax Appeal: NJ High Court
• US Polo Can't Make Fragrances, L'Oreal Tells 2nd Circ.
• Sheriff Blocked From Liability In Tom Jones Negligence Row
• USPTO Rebuffs Louboutin Bid To Broaden Red Sole Mark
• 7th Circ. Upholds Wis. Collective Bargaining Law
• Ad Row Between Newspaper Rivals Revived By NJ Court
• 2nd Circ. Snubs IndyMac's Bid To Appeal Cert. In MBS Case
• Texas High Court To Mull Sales Tax Tagged To Gov't Services
• Sens. Back Dodd-Frank Mineral Disclosure Rule In DC Circ.
• US Calls OxyContin FCA Suit 'Parasitic'
• Conquering Pa.'s Product Liability Conundrum
• Importance Of Individual Questions In Class Certification
• Already V. Nike: Takeaways For IP Owners
• 10 Things To Watch For At The Supreme Court
• Monsanto Asks High Court To Uphold Seed Patent Win
• 5th Circ. Backs BP Execs' Dismissal From Securities MDL
• Cintas Denied 6th Circ. Rehearing Of EEOC Bias Suit
• Sallie Mae Workers Lose 2nd Circ. Bid To Revive ERISA Suit
• Calif. High Court Snubs $15M 'Nash Bridges' Award Dispute
• Fla. High Court Upholds State Worker Pension Contributions
• Aetna Blaming Wrong Lehman Affiliate For $48.7M Trade: Atty
• Abstention Shouldn't Doom Union Election Rules, NLRB Says
• 8th Circ. Urged To Back Health Reform Contraception Order
• Rite Aid, P&G Contest Experts' Credibility in Fixodent Suit
• Deal Moots Avid IP Appeal, Despite 'Side Bet,' Fed. Circ. Says
• 9th Circ. Reinstates Privacy Suit Over ADT Call Recordings
• Builder For Sandra Bullock Can't Revive Malpractice Suit
• Fan's Privacy Suit Over Gab With Joan Rivers A Joke: 7th Circ.
• Potential Drug Relapse Is A Disability, 1st Circ. Says
• Insurer Tells 7th Circ. It Owes Firm No Coverage In RE Row
• Apple Wants Full Fed. Circ. To Eye Ban Bid In Samsung Row
• 11th Circ. Revives Insurer's Whirlpool Faulty Dryer Suit
• Biz Groups Push Back Against SEC 'Conflict Minerals' Rule
• Fed. Circ. Nixes FedEx Loss In Flight Data Patent Suit
• Roche's Win Over $12M Accutane Judgments Stands In NJ
• Next On SCOTUS: A Significant Case For Drug Manufacturers
• Concepcion Derails Macy's Worker's OT Claims In Calif.
• OneBeacon Must Defend Vitamin Co. In Distribution Fight
• Inside The 9th Circ. Stance On In Re Century Aluminum
• Considerations For Early Transfers In Multidefendant Cases
• Who, What, When, Where, How? NJ Insurance Cases Of 2012
• Water Export Bans Hang In The Balance Of Red River Fight
• Va. High Court Overturns $17.5M Exxon Asbestos Verdict
• Texas Court Blocks Release Of Chiropractor Docs
• Justices Eye Flaws In Possible Patent Malpractice Forums
• Thyssen Mine Collapse Suit Revived On 10th Circ.'s Order
• High Court Mulls Limits Of US Agency Powers In FCC Row
• Duquesne Light Co. Can Install Lines Over Pa. Golf Course
• JPMorgan Can't Enforce Class Action Waiver, 6th Circ. Told
• Fed. Circ. Urged To OK Motorola ITC Win In Microsoft Row
• NJ Appeals Panel Grants HoJo Indemnity In 2006 Accident
• Mayer Tells 7th Circ. 'Absurd' Malpractice Suit Rightly Nixed
• Smith & Nephew's $85M Patent Win Revived By Fed. Circ.
• Atty-Client Rights Apply To Insurer In BofA Fraud Suit
• ACLU Challenge To Catholic Org's Contract Moot: 1st Circ.
• Retailers' Win In Web Patent Suit Upheld By Fed. Circ.
• 10th Circ. OKs Class Denial In Toolmaker Sex Bias Suit
• News Orgs Say Del.'s 'Secret' Arbitrations Unconstitutional
• Judge In Firing Suit Has Conflict, 3rd Circ. Hears
• How Direct Purchasers Fit Into Walker Process Landscape
• A Look Back At FCA Developments In 2012
• High Court Weighs Takings Clause In Fla. Property Dispute
• Calif. High Court Overturns Contract Fraud Limitation Rule
• All Floating Structures Aren't Vessels, Supreme Court Finds
• Retired Texas Appellate Judge Joins Hankinson LLP
• FCC Overstepped Power With Dish Rules, DC Circ. Says
• Levi's IP Beef Already Sewn Up, Abercrombie Tells Fed. Circ.
• Novell Asks Del. Supremes To Nix Entire Shareholder Suit
• Justices Asked To Nix Fed. Circ. Induced Infringement Rule
• NY High Court Takes On Next-Door Damage Coverage Issue
• Pa. Judge Can't Keep Whole Pension After Removal
• Cuomo Taps CUNY Law Prof For High Court Vacancy
• VisionChina Fights $60M Attachment Order In Merger Row
• Appellate Group Of The Year: Sidley Austin
• DC Circ. Sides With EPA Over Engine Emission Rules
• Texas High Court Review Sought In Defamation Doc Fight
• 8th Circ. Scraps Homeowners' Wells Fargo Fraud Suit
• Ambac, MBIA Get Jury Trials Revived Against Credit Suisse
• Ex-Ohio Supreme Court Justice Lands At Vorys
• Supplement Co. Can't Sue FDA Officer Over Product Seizure
• Towns Take Property Tax Exemption Fight To NJ High Court
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Ethanol-Gas Blend Challenge
• Names Of Contractor's Workers Not Disclosable, Court Says
• US Tells High Court To Uphold Monsanto's Seed Patent Win
• Countrywide Borrowers Lose Class Bid In 6th Circ. Bias Case
• 6th Circ. Asked To Revive Suits Alleging Generic Reglan Harm
• NJ High Court Tackles Post-Ch. 11 Asbestos Coverage Row
• Mennonite Co. Appeals Contraceptive Ruling To 3rd Circ.
• State Takeover Of Fla. Retirement Community Halted
• AMICO Fights Hancock Center Accident Coverage In 7th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Kills Real Estate Mogul's Citigroup Stock Suit
• The Ill. Supreme Court 2012: Year In Review
• Calif.'s Take On Discharging An Employee From Leave
• Skowron Fights $10.2M Morgan Stanley Payment At 2nd Circ.
• Hatch-Waxman Safe Harbor Murky After High Court Rejection
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Orion Exclusion From $1B Army Contract
• 'Die Hard' Director Can't Erase Guilty Plea At High Court
• Appellate Practice Group Of The Year: O'Melveny
• 9th Circ. Further Muddies Case For Device Preemption
• 4th Circ. Backs BofA Pension Suit's Dismissal Over Standing
• High Court Seeks US View On Union Neutrality Deals
• Justice Thomas Breaks 7-Year Silence With Ivy League Quip
• Porch Collapse Ruling Betrays Limits Of Occurrence Test
• Vt. Pushes 2nd Circ. To Kill Entergy Nuclear Plant
• 3rd Circ. Clears 50 Cent Of Copying Gangster Book
• 3rd Circ. Bags Philly High-Rise Developer's Zoning Appeal
• Foreclosures Are Debt Collections Under FDCPA: 6th Circ.
• Supreme Court Turns Down Tycoon's Tar Sands Rights Suit
• SIPC Must Help Stanford Victims, DC Circ. Hears
• Big Cases, Scandal Compel Pa. Chief Justice's Retention Bid
• NJ High Court Weighs Attys' Fees In Consumer Fraud Cases
• BNY Mellon Needs Protection In Argentina Injunction: ABA
• High Court Should Uphold Election Funding Ban, US Says
• Argentina Asks High Court To Nix Subpoenas In Bond Row
• Top Court Won't Consider Mylan's Patent Battle Over Amrix
• High Court Won't Consider Patent 'No-Challenge' Clauses
• Apotex Challenge To Abilify IP Won't Get High Court Hearing
• Finance Data Suit Tossed Prematurely, High Court Hears
• Supreme Court Grapples With Jury's Role In Sentencing
• Samsung Asks Fed. Circ. Not To Review Lifted Phone Ban
• Justices Invite SG's Opinion In Pfizer Asbestos Case
• Supreme Court Declines Duke Energy Rebate Appeal
• 6th Circ. Upholds Black Lung Benefits For Deceased Miner
• Evidence Bar In Paper Cartel Suit Won't Get High Court Review
• Gunn V. Minton Will Impact Future Patent Malpractice Cases
• Is Ill. A Forum-Shopping Paradise? State Court Says No
• Kan. High Court Backs $33M Anadarko Gas Royalty Deal
• Pregnancy Bias Fight Not Over, Despite 4th Circ. Ruling
• Ala. Ruling May Mark Post-Mensing Trend For Brand Liability
• High Court To Hear Suit Over LA Port's Clean Truck Rules
• High Court Set To Consider Proper Patent Malpractice Forum
• NJ Wal-Mart Can't Skirt Liability For Off-Premises Hazard
• DC Circ. Denies Shutdown Benefits To Mine Co. Workers
• US Petitions SCOTUS To Rule On Judge Salary Dispute
• Fed. Circ. Eyes Motiva's Wii Controller Patent Suit
• Justices To Mull Legal Advice As Property In Extortion Case
• Supreme Court To Hear Case Over Right To Remain Silent
• Water District Takes EPA Pollution Limit Row To High Court
• 4th Circ. Backs Dismissal of Takeda Whistleblower Suit
• High Court To Take On Death Benefits Preemption Question
• Appellate Group Of The Year: Morrison & Foerster
• 9th Circ. Won't Weigh Suspension Of Calif. Cleanup Deal
• NY Noncompete Ruling Shows Suing 1st Isn't Enough
• NJ Court OKs Teacher Firing Over Facebook Insults
• Fla. Developer Gets Taking Ruling Reversed In Fed. Circ.
• Heptagon's Furniture Can't Be Copyrighted, 2nd Circ. Rules
• High Court Takes Up AIDS Funding Free Speech Challenge
• Fed. Circ. Revives Insurer's Military Base Cleanup Suit
• Brand-Name Makers Can Face Generic-Drug Suits: Ala. Court
• Nationwide Not Liable For Costs From Stolen Data: 7th Circ.
• China Ex-Im Can't Get Grenada's US Funds, 2nd Circ. Told
• Foreign Lawyers Would Be A Boon For Texas: Task Force
• Texas Court Enforces Foreign 'Loser Pays' Judgment
• Green Groups Take NJ Pipeline Battle To DC Circ.
• USPS Gives Unfair Advantage to Netflix, DC Circ. Finds
• Atty Loses Appeal To Enforce $1M Bus Accident Deal
• Fla. Judge Faces 1-Year Suspension For Hiding Relationship
• Spanair Crash Suits Don't Belong In US, 9th Circ. Says
• Va. Court Says 1st Diagnosis Starts Asbestos Claim Clock
• How Texas' Water Rights Case May Affect Oil And Gas Cos.
• Heeding Presumption In NY Law? It Depends Who You Ask
• Time Is Money: ECJ Opens Door To Delayed Flight Claims
• 9th Circ. Kicks Countrywide Fraud Suit To Del. High Court
• Pregnant Workers Shouldn't Get Special Treatment: 4th Circ.
• NY Court Upholds BofA Win In $200M Building Loan Fight
• Madoff Investors Say Staffers' Porn-Surfing Makes SEC Liable
• ConocoPhillips Asks Texas Court To Ax Gas Royalties Claim
• 9th Circ. Proves To Be Kryptonite For Superman Heirs
• 11th Circ. Tosses Suit Against JPMorgan Over WaMu Lease
• Va. High Court Flips Ford, Honeywell Asbestos Verdict
• CIFG Wants Fraud Claims Restored In $275M Goldman Suit
• Ford Evades Fire Evidence In Va. Wrongful Death Suit
• 9th Circ. Seems Cool To Kohl's In False Price Discount Suit
• 2nd Circ. Won't Send Argentina Bond Contract Issue To NY
• De Beers Unit Dodges Antitrust Default Judgment In 2nd Circ.
• Court Allows Atty Fees For Fla. Portion Of Airplane Dispute
• Fla.'s Patient Self-Referral Law Not Preempted, 11th Circ. Says
• $4M Gov't Road Contract Was Optional, Fed. Circ. Hears
• Pa. High Court Won't Halt Justice's Corruption Prosecution
• 9th Circ. Revives Paraplegic Man's Medtronic Pain Pump Suit
• Natural Plants Can't Be Patented, USPTO Tells High Court
• Supreme Court Spotlight: Sex, Race And ... Commerce
• Investigator Can Pursue Back Pay Claims Against Calif. DA
• NY Court Won't Send Aon Trade Secrets Suit To Calif.
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Nokia-InterDigital 3G Patent Spat
• Fed. Circ. Questions Farmers' Standing In Monsanto Seed Suit
• Fla. Court Affirms Class Cert. In Foreclosure Mill Case
• 2nd Circ. Mulls Travelers' Exit From $510M Asbestos Deals
• NJ Mayor Can't Revive Defamation Suit Over Informant Link
• Microsoft Kinect Didn't Infringe Kinbox Mark, 3rd Circ. Rules
• Con Ed Owes Taxes On Gas-Fired Plant Deal, Fed. Circ. Says
• 1st Circ. Upholds Mass. Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone Law
• 5th Circ. Revives Notification Claims Against BP, Transocean
• Rights Of Publicity: Contradictions In The Courts
• The Split On FDA Requirement Of Graphic Smoking Warnings
• Road Map To Wage Act Claim Releases For Mass. Employers
• Appellate Group Of The Year: Kirkland & Ellis
• Exide Loses Bid To Reclaim Battery Mark From EnerSys
• Texas Court Blasts TRO In T-Mobile-MetroPCS Merger Suit
• Court Weighs Reviving $1M Porter Hedges Malpractice Suit
• Ex-'Price is Right' Model Wants Bias Suit Revived
• High Court Nike Ruling Lets IP Owners Skirt Invalidity Claims
• Texas High Court Mulls City's Immunity From Land-Option Suit
• State Suits To Protect Citizens Not Class Actions: 2nd Circ.
• Inventor Asks Fed. Circ. To Revive RIM Email Patent Suit
• Dow Jones Had Right To Alter WSJ Content, 2nd Circ. Told
• Buy.Com Founder Asks 9th Circ. To Bury Deposition Copy
• High Court Weighs Atty Access To Drivers' Information
• Fed. Circ. Mulls Discovery Rights In Patent Re-Exams
• NJ Court Backs Morgan Stanley In Former Trader's Suit
• 10th Circ. Backs NPS Rejection Of Wolf Reintroduction Plan
• NBC Beats Another 'Biggest Loser' Appeal In 2nd Circ.
• Shearman Dodges Malpractice Suit Over Bad Investment
• 9th Circ. Affirms BofA Win Over Unfair Mortgage Rate Claim
• Junk Fax Cert. Survives Atty Ethics Questions In 7th Circ.
• Sandusky Insurance Row Is In Wrong Venue, Penn State Says
• $200M Insurance Dispute Belongs In Court, 8th Circ. Told
• Probe Into NJ Judicial Politics Finds No Misconduct
• Sequenom Pushes Fed. Circ. To Bar Ariosa Prenatal Test
• Nike No-Sue Deal Bars Trademark Challenge, High Court Says
• 11-Year Trademark Battle Over 'Charbucks' Mark Nears End
• Bank Execs' $1 Damages Over $440M Deal Is Fair: 10th Circ.
• NYC Cab Owners Lose Bid For $16M Damages Tied To Fee Cap
• Appellate Group Of The Year: Akin Gump
• Amlin V. Oriental: Reinsurance Is No Exception
• Caterpillar Workers' Spouses Lose Benefits Bid In 6th Circ.
• Inequitable Conduct: Rethinking 'Egregious Misconduct'
• Noteworthy Product Liability Decisions Of 2012: Part 1
• Unfair Contract Nixes Car Dealer's Arbitration Bid: Court
• High Court's Stormwater Ruling Leaves CWA Rules Murky
• Cordis Case May Open Door To Discovery In Patent Re-Exams
• Expert-Report Deadline Debated In Texas Malpractice Case
• Innolux Asks Fed. Circ. To Nix Enhanced Mondis Royalties
• 9th Circ. Overdraft Ruling Bolsters Banks' Coverage Claims
• Texas Takes Water Dispute With NM To Supreme Court
• AXA On Hook For $42M Art Scheme, Investors' Atty Says
• Goldman Sachs Investor Asks 2nd Circ. To Renew Gupta Suit
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Cruise Ship Workers' Tip Suits
• Slain Lockheed Worker's Parents Rip Bid To Nix Appeal
• Justices Debate SEC Bid To Expand Window For Fraud Suits
• Supreme Court Eyes State Claims On Malpractice Settlements
• Texas Court Eyes Toyota's Bid To Restore Win In Crash Suit
• DMCA Doesn't Shield Grooveshark For Pre-1972 Claims: UMG
• 10th Circ. Junks Enviro Suit Over Utah Tar Sands Leases
• 3rd Circ. Told 'Secret' Arbitrations Flout 1st Amendment
• DOJ Urges 9th Circ. To Deny Bail In LCD Price-Fixing Case
• Fosamax MDL Plaintiff Slams Jury Instructions At 2nd Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Challenge To H-2B Wage Rule
• Bayer Yaz Patents Are Obvious, Sandoz Tells Fed. Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Throws Out Pet ID Patent Claims
• Sony, A&E Crime Drama Didn't Infringe Photogs' Pic: 1st Circ.
• Banks, Bondholders Fight Argentina Injunction In 2nd Circ.
• Ex-Primary Global Exec Can't Shake Conviction In 2nd Circ.
• High Court Nixes 9th Circ. Ruling On Stormwater Discharges
• NJ Court Preserves Booting Of Prosecutor For Now
• UnitedHealth Takes Reimbursement Fight To Supreme Court
• High Court Likely To Bar Access To Drivers' Info, Attys Say
• Landowners' Wal-Mart Zoning Row Denied High Court Review
• FLSA Case Shows Talking To New Moms May Curb Legal Woes
• 1st Circ. Revives Shareholder Suit Over $757M UBS Deal
• NRC Must Justify Entergy Safety Exemption Process: 2nd Circ.
• Top Court's Denial Won't Be Last Word On Claim Construction
• High Court Seeks SG's Input On Jobless Aid Deadline
• Convolve Pushes Fed. Circ. To Revive Disk Drive IP Claims
• Justices Weigh Class Action Fairness Act's Removal Power
• 3-D Patent Bankruptcy Sale Halted For Disney Appeal
• Enviro Challenge To Idaho Roadless Rule Nixed By 9th Circ.
• Insurance Coverage Lessons In The Electronic Age
• BNY Settlement Notices Left Investors In The Dark, Judge Says
• Supreme Court Lets Esso's $70M Hot Fuel Penalty Stand
• High Court Won't Revive Software Co.'s Facebook IP Suit
• Discovery Exec's Insider Trading Suit Tossed By 2nd Circ.
• High Court Will Hear Prop 8, DOMA Arguments In Late March
• 8th Circ. Affirms General Mills' $2.2M Win In Meatball Row
• Class Waivers Enforceable In FLSA Suits, 8th Circ. Finds
• High Court Won't Revive $500M RICO Case Against Freshfields
• Supreme Court Seeks SG's View In Indian Gaming Law Case
• Supreme Court Won't Review Medicare Reimbursement Denials
• 2nd Circ. Raises Bar For Short-Swing Insider Trading Claims
• Magazine Publishers' Antitrust Appeal Declined By High Court
• NIH Stem Cell Research Funding Won't Get High Court Review
• 5th Circ.: Medical Administrator Liable for Wrongful Denial
• Texas High Court Likely To Boost Medical Malpractice Reform
• SEC Faces Uphill Battle In Supreme Court Gabelli Showdown
• Fendi Counterfeiter On The Hook For $12M Or More
• Hospira Drug Shortage Suit Must Be Revived, 11th Circ. Told
• Supreme Court To Review Judicial Interference In Plea Talks
• 1st Circ. Slams Enviros' Bid To Halt NH Nuclear Permit
• Ex-Bloomberg TV Director Asks 2nd Circ. To Revive Bias Suit
• Insurer Defends Industry Groups' RICO Claims In 2nd Circ.
• No Quick Review In Antitrust Immunity Appeals: 10th Circ.
• High Court To Hear Texas-Okla. Water Compact Battle
• BofA, Fifth Third Freed From Suit Over $70M Concord Fraud
• Top Calif. Court Won't Hear Union Dispute On Worker Raises
• DC Circ. Revives Suit Over Reverse-Mortgage Foreclosures
• Staples Shakes $2.2M Accentra IP Award In Fed. Circ.
• EPA Erred In Setting Particulate Standards, DC Circ. Says
• Pentagon Can Unilaterally Cap Tricare Drug Rates: DC Circ.
• EEOC, DOL Defend 2-Step FLSA Cert. Process
• Safari Club Can't Butt Into ESA Settlements, DC Circ. Rules
• Whistleblower Pushes To Revive Boston Scientific FCA Suit
• Calif. Court Partly Reverses Hollister Gift Card Cert. Denial
• Bank Pulled Bait-And-Switch On $54M NYC Condo Loan: Atty
• 9th Circ. Affirms Ex-Bank Of China Manager RICO Convictions
• Top 5 Media & Entertainment Cases Of 2012
• Ill. Asbestos Ruling May Drive Products Suits Out Of State
• Surveillance Bill's Renewal Leaves Oversight To High Court
• 9th Circ. Denies Oil Brokers' Bid To Rehear Iraq Oil Suit
• Texas Court Says Illegal Workers Can Recover Lost Wages
• Defense Groups Support KBR Appeal Over Iraq Food Contract