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Appellate - February, 2013

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• 5th Circ. Backs Continental Win Over Late Direct-Action Claim
• TCEQ Asks Texas High Court Not To Expand Permit Hearings
• Top Plaintiffs Firms Say Amgen No License To Print Money
• NJ Appeals Court Upholds Boroughs' Worker Furloughs
• Travel Sites Win Hotel Tax Fight In Fla. Appeals Court
• Va. High Court Rules State Bar Can Regulate Atty Blog
• Obama Backs Gay Marriage At High Court
• Insurers May Have To Pay More Defense Attys After Fla. Ruling
• Texas Appeals Court Sends BP Gas Delivery Suit To Arbitration
• Amgen Dissents Put Fraud On The Market On Thin Ice
• Merck Criticizes FTC's Proposed Pay-For-Delay Rule
• NBC Beats Graphic Novelist's 'Heroes' IP Claims In 9th Circ.
• NY Appeals Court Clears 2 Attys Of Malpractice Over 9/11 Deal
• IP Jurisdiction Ruling Spurs Apple, Motorola Fed. Circ. Debate
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Buffalo PD Win In White Cop's Bias Suit
• Camp Bowie Empowers Debtors In Ch. 11 Confirmation
• Texas Appeals Court Nixes $10M Award Against Fen-Phen Atty
• SecondMarket Skirts $9.5M Suit Over Facebook Share Sale
• Blast Fax Class Wrongly Decertified, NJ Appeals Court Says
• Microsoft, ITC Push Fed. Circ. To OK Motorola Patent Ruling
• Truckers Can't Lose Unemployment For Bad Driving: NJ Court
• DOL Pushes 2nd Circ. To Widen FLSA Retaliation Rules
• 9th Circ. Will Weigh Cert. In Ford Freestyle Defect Suit
• Coming Soon To SCOTUS: Technicalities Of Saying 'I Do'
• Q&A With Paul Hastings' Stephen Kinnaird
• PerkinElmer — A Sign Of What's To Come For Diagnostics
• 6 Areas Often Underestimated In Law Firm Mergers
• Union Data Fight May Hint At Calif. High Court's Privacy Stance
• Mississippi's $1M Damages Cap Is Legal, 5th Circ. Rules
• 2nd Circ. Revives UBS Retirement Fund Suit
• In Backing Spy Law, High Court Raises Bar For Breach Claims
• Del. High Court Denies Investor Appeal Over $9B Freeport Deal
• Argentina Tells 2nd Circ. It May Defy Order In $1.4B Bond Row
• 2nd Circ. Grants Cities Carte Blanche To Curb Tobacco Sales
• 9th Circ. OKs Forced Ch. 11 Petition Against Guess Founder
• Photos Of Baltimore Ravens Logo Not Fair Use, 4th Circ. Told
• High Court Ruling Puts SEC Actions On Strict Timetable
• High Court Weighs State-Specific Clause In Voting Rights Law
• Amgen's High Court Defeat Leaves Defense Bar Reeling
• NY Ruling On Teacher Names Could Lead To Disclosure Battle
• Calif. AG Supports Gay Marriage In High Court Fight
• 1st Thoughts On Supreme Court's Amgen Ruling
• Justices Question Merchants' Logic In AmEx Antitrust Case
• Asset Sale Doesn't Kill FDIC's Receiver Powers, 8th Circ. Says
• Liberty Univ. Asks 4th Circ. To Kill ACA Employer Mandate
• 5th Circ. Enforces Arbitration Deal Despite Rights Clause
• Texas High Court Weighs Construction Insurance Exclusion
• 6th Circ. Backs Johnston Barton Win In Broker's Suit
• Water District Gets No Fish Protection Repayment: Fed. Circ.
• Employers Ask Supreme Court To Find DOMA Unconstitutional
• NJ High Court Grills Attys On Verbal Mediation Deal
• Town Wrongly Blocked Housing Conversion: NJ Appeals Court
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear $319M 'Millionaire' Suit Against Disney
• DOJ Won't Challenge AUO $500M Price-Fixing Fine
• Beirne Maynard Adds Former Texas Judge To Appellate Team
• Gabelli Could Kickstart The 'Civil' Prosecution Debate
• 10th Circ. Widens Split On APR In Individual Ch. 11
• Proof Is On The Policyholders
• Fashion Designers Face Uncertainty After Louboutin V. YSL
• SEC Gets No Extra Time For Fraud Suits, Supreme Court Rules
• High Court Rebuffs Amgen, Lowering Bar For Investor Suits
• Q&A With Kirkland's Jay Lefkowitz
• Calif. Pregnancy Bias Case Shows Cos. Must Engage Workers
• Pfizer Gets New Trial After $39M Trade Secrets Verdict
• 9th Circ. Sends BMW Financing Row Back To Federal Court
• High Court Tackles Suspects' Right To DNA Privacy
• Builder Couldn't Prove Lennar Stole Floor Plans: 4th Circ.
• Authors Target Libraries' Google Books Project In 2nd Circ.
• Justices Tell Fed. Circ. To Revisit IP Malpractice Venue Ruling
• Investor Barred From Taking Ex-Biz Partner's Oil Cos.
• AmEx Opens Door For Justices To Build On Concepcion
• FAA Doesn't Preempt Md. Law In Toll Bros. Suit: 4th Circ.
• Texas High Court Weighs At-Will Employees' Right To Sue
• 9th Circ. Backs Oyster Farm in Lease Fight With Interior
• Hospice Must Return Medicare Overpayments, 10th Circ. Rules
• High Court Ruling May Curb Debt Collection Lawsuits
• Fund Investigator Wants NuWave's Defamation Win Reversed
• Developer Doesn't Qualify For Tort Coverage, 11th Circ. Says
• 9th Circ. Won't Revisit $9.5M Facebook Privacy Settlement
• 2nd Circ. Weighs Bid To Make Travelers Cover False Ad Suit
• Japan Auto Parts Co. Dropped From Toyota Acceleration Suits
• Gay Widow Asks Supreme Court To Strike Down DOMA
• NY AG Cites New Analysis In Bid To Revive Schwab ARS Suit
• Q&A With Ropes & Gray's Doug Hallward-Driemeier
• Pa. Court Says Nonspecialist Experts OK In Malpractice Suits
• Texas High Court Eyes Limits Of Shareholder Oppression Suits
• $1.65B In Exxon Leak Damages Slashed By Md. High Court
• Supreme Court Shoots Down Challenge To Surveillance Law
• DC Circ. Backs FCC's Power To Dictate Utility Pole Charges
• 6th Circ. Reverses Approval of Encore Unit's $5M FDCPA Deal
• 7th Circ. Told Chubb Owes Bank Coverage For Embezzlement
• NYC Limits On Flavored Tobacco Upheld By 2nd Circ.
• Debt Collectors Can Recoup Costs Despite Law: High Court
• A Game-Changer For Cy Pres Funds In Class Settlements
• 11th Circ. Snubs St. Joe Investors' Loss Causation Theory
• Shine Might Be Off Alt Fee Arrangements, GC Survey Shows
• 9th Circ. Reinstates Sonoma Retirees Health Benefits Case
• In-House Teams Expand To Keep Pace With More Suits, Probes
• GCs Rate Fixed Fees Best Bang For Their Buck
• Senate Confirms Robert Bacharach To 10th Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Ups Settlement Bar In Quashing Toys R Us Deal
• Supreme Court Takes Up Another Inadequate-Defense Case
• 2nd Circ. Allows Claim Over Straight Male-On-Male Groping
• Texas Dodges Sales-Tax Refunds For Rebated Office Goods
• Spitburger Ruling Reverberates Beyond 1 Cop's Lunch
• Catholic Co. Says Religious Rights Rebuff Birth Control Rule
• 1st Circ. Scraps Mass. Challenge To Nuke Plant License
• Netflix Urges 9th Circ. To Delete Viewable User Data Suit
• No Pension Boost For Pa. Transit Retirees: Appeals Court
• Pa. Lawmakers Preparing To Impeach Convicted Justice
• US Ignored I-69 Project's Enviro Impacts, 7th Circ. Hears
• Pharma Execs Can't Duck Prosecutors With Off-Label Ruling
• Ignorance On $1.25M Deductible Isn't Bliss: Miss. High Court
• NLRB Tells 5th Circ. Becker's Validity Not An Issue In DR Horton
• MSR Resort Ch. 11 Plan Approval Triggers Appeal
• High Court Won't Weigh UnitedHealth ERISA Preemption Case
• Sandusky Insurance Battle To Take Place In Philly
• Continental Flies Clear Of Suit Over Cashless Cabins
• Boeing Dreamliner Case Wasn't Fraudulent, 7th Circ. Told
• Sotomayor Blasts Texas Prosecutor's Race-Tinged Remark
• NLRB Must Defend Recess Appointments In Lobbying Case
• Q&A With Gibson Dunn's Daniel Kolkey
• DC Circ. Slams FCC's Tennis Channel Order Against Comcast
• Supreme Court Won't Mull Corporate Campaign Donation Ban
• High Court Snubs Miners In National Forest Road-Closure Row
• Same FCA Question — Different Answers
• Ch. 15 — Still Coming Of Age
• House Group Can't Defend DOMA, DOJ Tells High Court
• Texas High Court Could Complicate Water Permitting Fights
• FEC Asks DC Circ. To Back Contractor Political-Donation Ban
• Texas High Court Nixes Public Workers' Whistleblower Suits
• Ill. Village Can't Get Coverage For Water Pollution Suits
• AMR Will Take US Bank's $1.5B Financing Row To 2nd Circ.
• Pa. Justice's Conviction Renews Calls For Appointed Judges
• NY Policy Group Loses Bid For Retired Teachers' Names
• NJ Police Chief's Retaliation Suit Falls In 3rd Circ.
• Firm Can Sponsor Ads For Google Search On Rival: Wis. Panel
• Texas High Court Lets Oil Royalty Class Cert. Bid Proceed
• Mid-Continent Win In Katrina Spill Fight Upheld By 5th Circ.
• How Gunn V. Minton Will Impact Patent Malpractice Cases
• Split Emerges After 11th Circ. Tosses Smuggling Convictions
• College Planning Co. Can Take TCPA Suit To 3rd Circ.
• Castleton Ruling Fortifies 7th Circ. Pro-Creditor Trend
• 6th Circ. Resurrects Vitamin C Labeling Suit Against P&G
• NY Court Junks Challenge To Wal-Mart Stormwater Plan
• Pregnancy Leave Law Doesn't Trump Bias Claim: Calif. Court
• Q&A With Hogan Lovells' Cate Stetson
• DC Circ. Upholds USDA Almond Treatment Rule
• No Cash For Madoff Feeder Fund Investors, 2nd Circ. Rules
• JPMorgan Unit's Emails Not Privileged, FERC Tells DC Circ.
• Wisconsin's Take On Ad Injury Coverage Under CGL
• Texas High Court Case May Expand Duties Of Corporate Brass
• 4th Circ. Backs Dow, Others In Fight Over Pesticide Findings
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Pa. City Employee's Sex Bias Appeal
• 9th Circ. Juicy Juice Ruling Could Curb Food Labeling Suits
• Landlord Dodges Damages Over Breach Of Tenant Deal
• Pharma Cos. Rip FTC's Bid To Bar Pay-For-Delay Deals
• El Paso Wins Appeal Over Strip Club Ordinance
• Gay Marriage Ban's Backers Ignore Precedent, High Court Told
• NY Appeals Court Tosses Warhol Authenticity Contract Suit
• Only Calif. Cos. Face Suits In Perpetuity: State Justices
• 6th Circ. Says Union's Robocall Campaign Didn't Break Law
• 7th Circ. Tosses Rap Label's Mark Suit Over '50/50' Movie
• US Wants Voice In Supreme Court Generic-Drug Showdown
• USTR Tells DC Circ. Classified Doc Must Be Kept Secret
• Pa. Supreme Court Justice Convicted Of Corruption
• Wells Fargo Must Face More Fannie Investor Claims: 2nd Circ.
• High Court Asked To Hear Ethanol-Gas Blend Challenge
• Q&A With Skadden's Cliff Sloan
• Cellular South Asks 2nd Circ. To Revive $26M ARS Suit
• Clinics Can't Seek Legal Fees In Car Accident Coverage Rows
• Citing Canning, DC Circ. Suspends NLRB Union Election Case
• More Inconsistency In NYC Human Rights Cases: Part 2
• Fed. Circ. Reverses Brilliant's Win In Circuit Patent Row
• Fla. Court Strikes Down Insurer Mediation Notice Deadline
• DOL Blasts Bankers' Precedent In Loan Officer OT Row
• Justices Weigh Va. Bar To Nonresidents' Records Access
• Oracle Court's Java Ruling Will Hurt Innovation: Microsoft
• Murky Language No Way Out For Insurers Fighting Fees
• 11th Circ. Backs BofA In Fight Over $1B Vegas Hotel Funding
• Bilked Investors Can't Sue Madoff Family, 2nd Circ. Says
• 3rd Circ. Reinstates Former Teleflex Exec's Age Bias Case
• 'Ghost Rider' Rights Suit Not Too Late, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Supreme Court Mulls PPL's Bid For $39M Credit Over UK Tax
• IP Malpractice Suits Belong In State Court, Justices Rule
• US Can Collect From Bankrupt Contractors, 5th Circ. Finds
• Pa. High Court Shouldn't Join Philly Labor Row, Unions Say
• Thoughts On Oral Arguments In Seed Patent Case
• Birth Control Rule Spurns Religious Rights, Republicans Say
• FEMA Needn't Pay $20M For New Hospital Gear: 7th Circ.
• DOJ Can Withhold Docs In $1.5B Superfund Row: 7th Circ.
• How They Won It: O'Melveny Rescues Superman Rights
• Q&A With Kirkland's Chris Landau
• Privacy Rights Don't Shield Home Addresses: Pa. High Court
• Aggressive Wiretap Affirmed With Little Fanfare
• High Court Won't Touch Zach Scruggs' Misprision Conviction
• High Court Takes Up Challenge To Campaign Donation Caps
• High Court To Shine Spotlight On DOL's FLSA Flip-Flopping
• Texas Court To Eye Kia's Compliance Claim In Airbag Case
• Cerberus Rips Ruling In Paul Hastings Malpractice Case
• NJ Transit Bears Burden Of Proof In Retaliation Suit: 3rd Circ.
• Justices Won't Review Ex-Army Officer's Bribery Indictment
• Fla. City Immune From Suit Over Real Estate Loan Default
• Justices Pare Antitrust Immunity In FTC Hospital Merger Win
• Fed. Circ. Revives Northrop's $2.7M Software Contract Suit
• Justices Seem To Lean Monsanto's Way In Seed Patent Case
• Pfizer Asks Ala. Top Court To Undo Generics Liability Ruling
• Time Warner Antitrust Case Tossed Too Soon, 2nd Circ. Told
• NJ Can't Oversee Nuclear Materials, DC Circ. Again Rules
• 3rd Circ. Nixes $35M Toys R Us Antitrust Deal As Unfair
• NYC Off Hook In '08 Crane Collapse Wrongful Death Suits
• High Court Won't Weigh If Patentability Is Jurisdictional Test
• Clarification From High Court On State Action Exemption
• High Court Won't Review HHS Test For Equipment Suppliers
• Justices Scrap Insurer's ERISA Funds Recovery Appeal
• Q&A With Sidley Austin's Joe Guerra
• High Court Won't Hear Title Insurer Price-Fixing Case
• Supreme Court Refuses To Hear $7.4M Ford Defect Appeal
• Firehouse Contract Exempt From Wage Law: NY High Court
• Hospital's Immunity Bid In FTC Merger Fight Nixed By Justices
• Supreme Court Declines To Review Plant Patent Standards
• CARB Enjoys Victory But Can't Rest Assured
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Ex-Primary Global Exec's Bail Bid
• Freeport Investors' Records Appeal OK'd In Suit Over $9B Deal
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Exec Asks 3rd Circ. To Ax $3M Privacy Award
• 7th Circ. Reaffirms Absolute Priority Rule In Ch. 11
• Revival Of BofA Seating Suit A Pain In Butt For Cos.
• Mass. Borrowers Can Challenge Mortgage Transfers: 1st Circ.
• Enviros Look To Rebound In Power Line Battle
• Texas High Court OKs Pared Medical Liability Reports
• DC Circ. Backs FERC's Energy Auction Rate Move
• AMR Looks To Take US Bank Fight Straight To 2nd Circ.
• Contractor's Overrun Suit To Get Texas High Court Review
• Texas High Court Takes Up Mesothelioma Causation Case
• Calif. High Court Snubs Challenge To Worker Time Rounding
• Calif. High Court To Mull 'Honest Belief' In Med-Leave Firing
• Q&A With Gibson Dunn's Ted Boutrous
• Texas High Court Crushes Houston Air-Quality Ordinance
• Justices Asked To Hear Imported Coin Seizure Case
• Aryeh V. Canon: Impact On Calif.'s Unfair Competition Law
• GCs Name 43 Best-Of-The-Best Attys
• Pa. Court Allows 'Any Breath' Asbestos Testimony To Stand
• NYCHA Can Evict Tenants Who Hide Income: NY High Court
• Ex-MCSi Chief's 7-Day Sentence Unjustified, 6th Circ. Says
• Syncora Insists Federal, State JPMorgan MBS Suits Different
• NBA Star Breached Contract, Financial Adviser Tells 7th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Reverses USPTO's Rejection Of Memory Patent
• Pa. Appeals Court Puts Brakes On Philly Taxi Fees
• GCs Name Cream Of The Crop Litigators
• Divergent Approaches To Claim Construction
• Fed. Circ. Backs AstraZeneca Win In Seroquel XR Patent Row
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Gatt's NY Radio Bid-Rigging Suit
• 9th Circ. Reinstates AT&T's Claims In LCD Price-Fixing Case
• Fla. High Court Puts Curbs On Absolute Privilege
• Dynex Must Pay $27M For Breaching Development Loan Deal
• Apple Makes Case For Samsung Injunction To Fed. Circ.
• UBS Not Liable For Terror Attacks, 2nd Circ. Rules
• NY Court Snuffs Contract Suit Against Ex-Black Diamond Exec
• 8th Circ. Told Its Ruling Threatens Subcontractor Coverage
• HTC Bests FlashPoint Patent Appeal In Fed. Circ.
• Impax's Appeal Too Late In Amrix Case, Fed. Circ. Says
• Calif. Court To Weigh Whether Ballot Process Trumps CEQA
• 5th Circ. OKs Ecuador's Discovery Bid In $19B Chevron Row
• US Bank's $100M Suit Over Extended Stay Loan Revived
• Pa. Voter ID Law Injunction Extended Through May Elections
• FLSA Doesn't Compel Extra Retaliation Damages: 11th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Revives Suit Over $307M Ness Sale
• Generic Fentora Doesn't Violate Teva IP, Fed. Circ. Finds
• 9th Circ. Reinstates Kaplan FCA Suit Over Fake Enrollments
• Ex-Troutman Atty Loses Appeal Over Nursing Home Deals
• Litgo Fights Cleanup Share Of NJ Military Site In 3rd Circ.
• Not Dead Yet — Calif. Corporate Liability In The Afterlife
• Texas High Court Fails To Clean Up Law of Negligence
• Winning Insurers Gain Clarity On Defense Duty During Appeals
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Google Win In AdSense Patent Suit
• NY Fracking 'Home Rule' Appeal Looms Amid Regulatory Delay
• Fla. High Court Leaves Robosigning Crisis Up In The Air
• 9th Circ. Revives BofA Tellers' Seating Class Action
• Howard Stern Still Seeking $330M After Sirius XM Deal
• Microsoft Takes Motorola, Android Patent Row To Fed. Circ.
• Barclays Owes Ex-Lehman Director $20M, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Pa. Justice Can't Use Workload Evidence In Corruption Trial
• Wholesale Grocery Antitrust Claims Revived By 8th Circ.
• Principal's ERISA Deal Bars Class Cert. Appeal: 8th Circ.
• Insurer Aims To Duck TKK Asbestos Defense Costs In 7th Circ.
• AMICO Should Cover Hancock Center Accident, 7th Circ. Rules
• Barry Bonds Asks 9th Circ. To Strike Obstruction Conviction
• NYC Human Rights Law Warrants High Court Wisdom: Part 1
• Renting Co. Space Can Trigger Pension Liability: 7th Circ.
• US Law Can't Cover Foreign Price-Fixing, 9th Circ. Hears
• US, Record Cos. Fight Piracy Damages Appeal In High Court
• Lockheed Trying To Rewrite Deal, Goodyear Tells 6th Circ.
• Junior Lienholders And Cross-Collateralized Loans
• Online And Off Song-Beverly: Some Relief For Retailers
• States Ask 8th Circ. To Pause ACA Contraception Rule Appeal
• AIG Investor Urges 2nd Circ. To Revive Fed Derivative Suit
• Union Employers May Push Zero Tolerance After NY Pot Ruling
• SEC Misused Witness At TPG Associate's Trial, 9th Circ. Told
• Nestle Lied About Juicy Juice Benefits, 9th Circ. Hears
• 9th Circ. Revives Deputy's Burger King Spitburger Suit
• 3rd Circ. Blocks Convicted Ex-NJ Mayor's Retrial Request
• NYC Landlord Stuck In J-51 Program After Appeal Rebuffed
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Boston Scientific's $42M Patent Win
• Oracle Urges Fed. Circ. To Toss Google's Java Copyright Win
• CVS Can't Arbitrate Patient Info Dispute, 5th Circ. Says
• Ex-Heartland GC Says Insider Trading Liability Claims Fail
• CollegeSource Owed No Coverage In IP Row, 9th Circ. Finds
• Flexible Flyer Workers' WARN Act Suit Crashes In 5th Circ.
• David Beckham's Anti-SLAPP Appeal Kicked Out Of 9th Circ.
• Anadarko Tells 5th Circ. Williams Owes $9M In Oil Deal
• NLRB Appointee Ruling Cited In Ex-Union Member's Appeal
• Del. Judges Ask 3rd Circ. To OK 'Secret' Arbitrations Law
• Texas Bill Floats Public Financing For Judicial Elections
• HUD Housing Bias Rule Aimed At High Court, Not Lenders
• Yahoo Illegally Gave User Data To Grand Jury, 9th Circ. Told
• Bankers Urge DC Circ. To Reverse Loan Officers' OT Eligibility
• Rivera Flap Shows NY High Court Picks Can Expect Scrutiny
• GSK Win In Paxil Suicide Case Upheld In NM Court
• 3rd Circ. Urged Not To Halt Antitrust Suit Over GSK Drug
• Credit Card Late Fees Violate Constitution, 9th Circ. Hears
• High Court Could Limit Patent Rights In Monsanto Case
• Duke Hospital Can't Expand Coverage For Mishap: 4th Circ.
• Dow Shakes $2.6M Verdict In Asbestos Death Case
• Banks Ask 5th Circ. To Revive Heartland Data Breach Claims
• LG Patent Row Belongs In ITC, Not Arbitration, Fed. Circ. Told
• Authors Defend Class Cert. In Google Books Copyright Suit
• Deference To HHS On Medicaid Hurts Hospitals, 9th Circ. Told
• Lead Co. Urges 8th Circ. To Trigger Enviro Suit Coverage
• Enviros Lose Challenge To NJ Stretch of $1.2B Power Line
• 2nd Circ. Backs Ralph Lauren Win In US Polo Fragrance Feud
• ABA Will Back Myriad's Gene Patents In Supreme Court
• 1st Circ. Won't Revisit Benefits Award For Drug-Relapse Risk
• Inventor Can't Be Sued For Disavowing Patent, Fed. Circ. Says
• Philly Suburb's Billboard Ban Affirmed By 3rd Circ.
• Sensitivity To Smell Not A Disability, 5th Circ. Rules
• Grand Jury Subpoenas And The Crime-Fraud Exception
• A Look At 4th Circ.'s Take On Architectural Copyrights
• 3rd Circ. Says Mennonites Can't Block Contraception Mandate
• Novartis Asks High Court To Restore Allergy Drug Patent
• No Space For Partner Egos In Law Firm Of The Future
• DC Circ. Douses DOE's Decorative Fireplace Efficiency Regs
• NY's Limit On Follow-The-Fortunes Rearms Reinsurers
• 4th Circ. Denies Vitol's Bid For $9M In Oil Spill Row
• Pa. Gaming Board Immune From Licensing Suits: 3rd Circ.
• Novartis Can't Shake $1M Aredia, Zometa Verdict In 4th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Debates Eligibility Standards For Software Patents
• FDA Tells 2nd Circ. It's Not Bound To Feed Antibiotics Ban
• Straight Male-On-Male Groping Still Harassment, 2nd Circ. Told
• Apple Says Motorola FRAND Dispute Belongs In Fed. Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Urged Not To Restrict Timing Of Patent Appeals
• Rap Label Facing $7M IP Judgment Takes Fight to 9th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Judge Grills Rakoff Atty Over Rejected Citi Deal
• Preparing Your Witness To Be A Performer
• Pa. Employers: Get Ready For More Early-Retirement Claims
• Calif. Firing Motive Ruling Could Deflate Worker Suits
• 7th Circ. Ruling Raises Bar For FLSA Class Cert.
• Facebook Author Takes Copyright Suit To Supreme Court
• NY High Court Nixes $420M Travelers Reinsurance Award
• 7th Circ. Thrashes 'Tax Cheats' Who Brought UBS Fraud Suit
• BNY Defends $18B Debt Addition In Suit Over Basell Deal
• Pfizer Notes Doctor Decisions In Appeal Of $142M RICO Award
• Whistleblower Urges Revival Of $2B Beth Israel FCA Suit
• Insurer Wants High Court To Review Injury Coverage Case
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Merck Win In Vytorin, Zetia Patent Case
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Consider Commerce's Profit Cap Approach
• Don't Let KBR Skate On Army Food Kickbacks, Fed. Circ. Told
• High Court Urged To Take Broad View Of Joint Infringement
• Edwards Wildman Looks To High Court To Duck RICO Suit
• Pa. High Court Declines Appeal In Gentex Trade Secrets Suit
• NJ Court Won't Revive Hoboken Rent-Control Row
• Hospital Not Owed $21M For Writedown, CMS Tells 5th Circ.
• Obama Names USPTO, DOJ Attys To Fed. Circ. Bench
• DC Circ. Questions FERC Authority In $30M Gas Trader Case
• Human Genes Shouldn't Be Patented, DNA Pioneer Says
• Former Carrington Coleman Partner Joins Hankinson In Dallas
• US Pays Maine Yankee $82M In Nuclear Fuel Storage Row
• Clarification On NY Choice-Of-Law Provisions
• CORRECTED: High Court Scraps 2nd Appeal Over NLRB Recess Appointees
• $13M Vt. Power Plant Levy Illegal, Entergy Tells 2nd Circ.
• 9th Circ. Skeptical About Tossing 'Gangland' Unmasking Suit
• Fla. County Can't Halt Homeowners' Electricity Plan In Court
• Pa. High Court Asked To Jump Into Stalled Philly, Union Talks
• DOL Defends New H-2B Visa Wage Rule In 3rd Circ.
• Patent Re-Exams Can Rebut Willful Infringement, Cordis Says
• 'Amazon Tax' Arguments Focus On Status Of Sales Affiliates
• Wells Fargo Slams Lax FLSA Class Standards In 5th Circ.
• Fla. Developer's $19M Payout Not Covered, 11th Circ. Hears
• Herrick Feinstein Not To Blame For Failed Tower, Atty Says
• PwC-Linked Fraud At Lipper Began Early, 2nd Circ. Hears
• EBay Coin Conspiracy Made Economic Sense, 9th Circ. Hears
• Insureds Beat Drum For Reasonable Expectations Rule
• Patient Data Suit Must Be Arbitrated, CVS Tells 5th Circ.
• Lenders Have No Say In Eminent Domain Cases, NJ Court Says
• Fed. Circ. Rips Anvik Founder's 'Waffling' In $1.8B Patent Suit
• 9th Circ. Lets National Union Avoid $6.3M Coverage Payout
• Texas High Court Asked To Set Award In Malpractice Case
• $15M Award Is End Of The Line In Subway Tech Suit: 2nd Circ.
• W.Va. High Court Says Negligent Mine Inspectors Can Be Sued
• Texas Must Recalculate Medicaid Rate, State High Court Told
• Best Employer Practices In Light Of Noel Canning V. NLRB
• Wyeth V. Weeks: Implications For Pharma Manufacturers
• Illinois Hops On Springing Guaranty Bandwagon
• Merrill Lynch Loses Challenge To Funds' $64M Fraud Award
• Investors Seek Del. High Court's Input On Records Requests
• 'Jersey Boys' Infringed 'Ed Sullivan' Rights, 9th Circ. Told
• 3rd Circ. Clarifies Time Limit On Mortgage Rescission Suits
• 10th Circ. Says FSIA Protects Bank In Botched $50M Deal
• NLRB Class Waiver Ban Comes Before 5th Circ.
• Apple Win In Calif. High Court Puts Privacy Law In Limbo
• Arkema Can Add Patents To Honeywell Suit, Fed. Circ. Rules
• AUO Appeals Let 9th Circ. Revisit Antitrust Precedent
• Fugitive Ex-Symbol CEO Attacks $92M SEC Win At 2nd Circ.
• NY Attys Say Devil Is In The Details Of New Pro Bono Rule
• Pot Clinic Bans Violate State Law, Calif. High Court Told
• Mylan Says Unnamed Inventor Invalidates Merck Vytorin Patent
• Del Monte Asks Fed. Circ. To Nix Tuna Tariff Ruling
• DC Circ. Backs FERC In Nixing Congestion Fee Suit
• Ex-Copyright Office Officials Back Publishers In GSU Row
• 9th Circ. Questions Green Day's Use Of 'Scream Icon'
• Suspended Pa. Supreme Court Judge Loses Mistrial Bid
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Rekindle Fire Chopper Bid Protest
• Packaging Co. Seeks High Court Review In Benefits Fight
• FDA Generics Process Not Bound By 'Fairness,' DC Circ. Told
• Justices Told Copyright Law Sinks Exchanges' Options Win
• Brinker Doesn't Aid Verizon Wage Class, Calif. Court Says
• Deckers Goes Toe-To-Toe With Customs Over Uggs Duties
• Texas High Court Eyes Deadline For Medical Expert Reports
• 9th Circ. Doubts Newspapers Can Pass Along IP Rights
• 1st Circ. Revives Investors' Feraheme Risks Class Action
• Law Prof. Inches Toward NY High Court Seat After Testy Vote
• Twombly And Iqbal Should Not Be Overstated
• 6th Circ. Axes Prisonless Sentences In Goodyear IP Theft
• Justice Ginsburg Snubs Appeal Over NLRB Recess Appointees
• BNY Asks 2nd Circ. To Let It Take Payments From Argentina
• Fed. Circ. Could Restrict Timing Of Patent Appeals
• Fed. Circ. Won't Let Apple Skip Panel In Injunction Appeal
• 7th Circ. Backs FDIC Win In Failed Bank Exec's $30M Suit
• JPMorgan Asks 6th Circ. To Back Class Waiver In Antitrust Suit
• DirectSat OT Class Had No Plan For Trial, 7th Circ. Says
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Fumo's $3.4M Restitution Sentence
• Novell Can't Appeal Bad Faith Claim Over $2.2B Deal
• Brokers Challenge Forced In-House Trading Before 9th Circ.
• Google Wants High Court's Take On Induced Infringement
• Sussing Out The 2nd Circ. WorldCom Reversal
• Mylan Pushes Fed. Circ. To Revive 5 COPD Drug Patents
• 'Heroes' IP Suit Against NBC Needs 2nd Shot, 9th Circ. Hears
• Ariz. AG Challenges EPA's Haze Plan In 9th Circ.
• 8th Circ. Cites Dukes In Nixing Domino's Drivers Class
• 'Sahara' Writer Asks Calif. Court To Take Up Film Rights Row
• Apple Can Collect Personal Info Online: Calif. High Court
• Convicted Tyco Execs Lose Bid For Habeas In 2nd Circ.
• Denison Can Revive Mine Without New Enviro Report: 9th Circ.
• NY High Court Nominee Grilled Over Lack Of Experience
• SAP Asks Fed Circ. To Lift Ban On Software Servicing
• 4th Circ. Clears SunTrust's $40M Win In Loan Coverage Suit
• High Court Asked To Weigh Copyright Board Structure Reform
• Justices Told Filed-Rate Doctrine Killed KeySpan Antitrust Suit
• How 1st Circ. Infused Del. Law Decision With Realism
• Exotic Dancers Are Employees, Kansas High Court Says
• Chem Rx Trustee Urges 2nd Circ. To Consider Exec Fraud Suit
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Elan, Pfizer Investor Row
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Revisit Claim Construction Standard
• Atty Asks 11th Circ. To Uphold Fee Award For Gender Bias Suit
• Mining Cos. Ask High Court To Decide NEPA Standing Fight
• Landowners Ask High Court To Revive $4M Takings Case
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive ACA Individual Mandate Challenge
• NY High Court's 'Amazon Tax' Ruling Could Sway Other States
• Mich. Benefit Tax OK Under ERISA, Insurers Tell 6th Circ.
• Calif. Court Nixes Schools' Bid To Recoup Lehman Losses
• US Tells High Court Myriad's Isolated DNA Can't Be Patented
• DC Circ. Denies Public Access to AIG Asset-Hiding Report
• Texas High Court Takes Up Fight Over Water Permits
• Oracle's Bid To End HP Contract Suit Denied By Calif. Court
• Insurer Must Partially Cover Failed La. Project, 5th Circ. Says
• Firing Of Worker Who Posted 911 Call Info On Facebook OK'd
• Houston Can't Dodge $5M Suit Over Unpaid Software Bill
• 1st Amendment Can't Help Whistleblowing Principal: 7th Circ.
• 5th Circ. Poised To Weigh NLRB Class Waiver Ban
• 8th Circ. Lets Hartford Escape Roof Damage Insurance Suit
• Dish Ad-Skip DVR Violates Copyrights, Fox Tells 9th Circ.
• Burger King Can't Duck Tainted Food Suit Under Wash. Law
• Fed. Circ. Aims For Clear Rules On Software Patents
• New Year Brings New Rules To Del. Trial Practice
• Inside The Circuit Split Over FAA Section 7