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Appellate - July, 2013

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• 9th Circ. Nixes Oil Exploration Plan For Mont. Historic Site
• Atty's Estate Entitled To Contingency Fee, Appeals Court Says
• Calif. Court Denies Class Cert. In PG&E Easement Suit
• Fed. Circ. Rejects Challenge To $130M Helicopter Contract
• 3rd Circ. Backs Mazie Slater Fee Award In Delta Dental Row
• Bloomberg 'Soda Ban' Faces Doom At Top NY Court's Doorstep
• 11th Circ. Won't Reduce Medicare Fraudsters' Sentences
• Ravens Logo Designer Urges 4th Circ. To Uphold Royalties
• US Bank's Consent Judgment Upheld In $30M RE Loan Row
• Arbitrators Limited On Fees Rulings, Fla. Appeals Court Says
• IRS Can Keep Taxes Wrongly Taken From Worker: Fed. Circ.
• Nigerian Man Can Bring Religious Bias Suit, 7th Circ. Says
• $4M Bank Loan May Belong To Bankrupt Title Co.: 6th Circ.
• NJ Appellate Courts See 23% Drop In Oral Argument Requests
• Patent Holders Should Bear Burden Of Proof, High Court Told
• At EPA's Request, 7th Circ. Alters Ruling In CERCLA Suit
• Pa. Wants Voter ID Challenge Booted For Lack Of Standing
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Strict Liability For DMV Data Brokers
• 9th Circ. Sacks EA's Free-Speech Defense In Likeness Row
• 2nd Circ. Shuts Door On Developer's Apartment Buyout Suit
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Revive Market Research Antitrust Suit
• Pa. Town Erred In Nixing Stone Quarry Plan, Court Says
• Pa. Appeals Court Upholds Jury Commissioner Law
• A Post-Actavis Approach To Reverse Payment Settlements
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Could Impact Searches Involving E-Data
• Sun Capital Ruling Exposes PE Funds To Pension Liabilities
• Fed. Circ. Revives Plantronics Earbud Patent Suit
• NLRB Can't Ignore Noel Canning, DC Circ. Told
• Senate Bill Would Undo High Court Ruling On Age Bias Claims
• Appeals Court OKs $2.7M Royalty Verdict Against Biomet Units
• Dreyer's Cites 4th Circ. Ruling In NLRB Bargaining Unit Fight
• Facebook User Pushes High Court To Nix 'Beacon' Pact
• Roche Loses Bid To Appeal Accutane Judge's Recusal Ruling
• Noncompetes Crucial For Businesses, Ill. High Court Told
• Smokers Urge NY Court To Back Medical Monitoring Claims
• Numbers Dispute Stalls Pa. Voter ID Trial
• 2nd Circ. Told YouTube Judge Is Clueless About Copyright Law
• DirecTV Gets Leasing Fraud Claims Sent To Arbitration
• County Filed Courthouse Construction Suit Too Late: NJ Court
• 5th Circ. OKs Warrantless Cellphone Location Data Seizures
• 4th Circ. Won't Rehear NC Dental Board's FTC Challenge
• Texas High Court Asked To Wade Into Pool Co.'s BBB Suit
• Law School Not Covered By Mich. Consumer Act: 6th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Rejects Civil Penalties On Clothing Importer
• NLRB Looks To Revive Poster Rule Case In 4th Circ.
• Lehman Unit To Face Aetna's $49M Suit, Appeals Court Rules
• 6th Circ. Ruling Informs Sears Washer Case, Class Says
• Ex-Employees Can't Enter Private FLSA Deals, 11th Circ. Says
• Bankruptcy Court Decision Not 'Advisory,' 3rd Circ. Rules
• Online Gift Card Swaps Are Patentable, Cardpool Claims
• FLSA Protects Immigrants Working In US Illegally: 8th Circ.
• Indicted Texas Judge Asks Appeals Court To Nix Removal Suit
• CORRECTED: State Law Claims In Philly Reglan Suits Survive Mensing
• Versata Urges Fed. Circ. To Leave $391M SAP Win Intact
• Fla. High Court Probing Judge Over $14.5M Insurance Deal
• Large-Soda Ban 'Usurped' NYC Council, Appeals Court Says
• An Insider's View Of 11th Circ. Patent Dispute Forum Case
• NJ Court Won't Revive Judiciary Clerk's Age Bias Suit
• Newark Doesn't Have To Cover Cop For Shooting: NJ Court
• 5th Circ. Kickback Ruling Further Squeezes Contractors
• Feds Switch Sides In US Steel's High Court Wage Case
• Conn. Clears Path For Impending 'Made-Whole' Debate
• Shareholder's Fight Of $25M Pescor Sale Dismissed
• 5th Circ. Urged To Keep BP, Anadarko On Hook For Gulf Spill
• Pa. Appeals Court Revives Datz, B&L Referral Fee Suit
• Ex-Engineer's Erratic IP Claims Persist in Appeal, GE Says
• Loan Servicers Exempt From TILA Disclosure Rules: 11th Circ.
• Mall Owner Asks Texas Court To Review $50M Insurance Row
• NJ Appeals Court Axes Port Authority Injury Suit
• Firing Over Mediation Conduct Wasn't Retaliation: 7th Circ.
• Ernst & Young Points To 4th Circ. In Class Waiver Fight
• 11th Circ. Revives Funding Claims Over Failed Casino
• Construction Cos. Owed Coverage Despite Policyholder Error
• Fla. High Court Urged To Disbar Atty Charged With $8M Theft
• The Noneffect Of Myriad On Personalized Medicine
• 3rd Circ. Calls Foul On Pa. Town's Immigration Laws
• A-Rod's Cousin Tries To Duck Deposition In Drug Clinic Case
• NJ Court Won't Revive Cop's Whistleblower Suit
• NJ Appeals Court Sends UPS Age Bias Suit To Arbitration
• 11th Circ. Affirms Convictions In $29M Medicaid Scheme
• 9th Circ. Buries 'Death At A Funeral' IP Suit
• Safety Gear Is Clothes Under FLSA, High Court Hears
• Autotrader Beats Tech Licensing Suit In Pa. Appeals Court
• Teva MS Drug Patents Invalidated By Fed. Circ.
• Wells Fargo Asks 2nd Circ. To Junk Proprietary Trading Suit
• Md. Court OKs 'Any Exposure' Asbestos Theory In Ford Case
• DC Circ. Won't Revive Cross-Border Trucking Emissions Row
• 9th Circ. Opens Door For Arbitration In Oracle Java IP Row
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Chiropractic Copay Dispute
• High Court Asked To Settle Circ. Split On Worker Timekeeping
• Exxon Can't Dodge $105M MTBE Verdict At 2nd Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Revives Patent Suit Over Horizontal Drill
• Oil Co. Liable For Landman's Leases: Texas Appeals Court
• Apple Asks Fed. Circ. To Revive Motorola FRAND Fight
• Ex-Prudential Broker Asks 2nd Circ. To Nix Negligence Claim
• Harlequin Fights Romance Writers' E-Book Royalties Appeal
• Conn. High Court Gives Policyholders Dibs On Damages
• For-Profit Cos. Can't Exercise Religion, 3rd Circ. Says
• Calif. Appeals Court OKs Marin County Ban On Plastic Bags
• 6th Circ. No Help To Class Bid, Applebee's Franchisee Says
• Zoning Review Still On Hold In Pa. Fracking Battle
• Jordan Asks High Court To Nix Sanctions In Terror Aid Case
• Texas, Wyo. Lose DC Circ. Challenge To GHG Rules
• Ruling Gives Pa. Electric Providers Greater Discretion
• Sprint, NY Put FCA Case On Hold But Keep Meter Running
• Fox Seeks OK For Quick Appeal In Unpaid Intern Case
• Details Are Key To Enforceable Teaming Agreements
• Two Steps Forward, One Step Back For General Contractors
• Rainmaker Q&A: Pachulski's Jeff Pomerantz
• 9th Circ. Nixes Gas Co.'s $5M Indemnity Win Against Syntellect
• Int'l Paper's Appeal Over Connelly Baker Hire Falls Short
• Class Dismissed: Recent Lessons From The Supreme Court
• 3rd Parties Can Trigger Some Home Searches: NJ Court
• No Bratz Coverage For MGA, 9th Circ. Hears
• Edwards Tells Justices To Skip CoreValve Patent Case
• DHL's Antitrust Suit Will Hurt United Debtors, 2nd Circ. Told
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Clear Google's Copying In Java Case
• Jersey City Can't Go Around Labor Commission In Union Fight
• US Defends Samsung Plasma TV Duties At Fed. Circ.
• 6th Circ. Revives Mich. City Official's Wrongful Firing Suit
• Pa. High Court To Settle Confession Of Judgment Procedures
• Fed. Circ. Rejects Bimeda Bovine Anti-Inflammatory Patent
• Reversing CIT, Fed. Circ. Says Weather Devices Aren't 'Clocks'
• Sands Stalling Firing Suit To Hide Mob Ties, Ex-Exec Says
• Pepsi's Challenge To $308M Asbestos Deal Survives
• An Expert Out Of Her Element May Cost You
• 9th Circ. OKs Injunction In Arena Cosmetics Trademark Row
• Rajaratnam Asks Full 2nd Circ. To Rehear Insider Trading Case
• Sun Capital PE Funds Count As Businesses, 1st Circ. Says
• 5th Circ. Revives Refining Co.'s Challenges To Ch. 11 Plan
• Morgan Lewis Faces Appeal In Developer's Malpractice Suit
• Dish 'Hopper' Win To Shield New TV Tech In Copyright Suits
• 9th Circ. Nixes Class Cert. Over ITT's Kuwait Project Pay
• Appeals Court Trims ALJs' Wrongful Firing Suit
• 2013's Big Energy Decisions Tip In Favor Of Industry
• WellPoint Premium Hike Victims Seek 7th Circ. Reversal
• 9th Circ. Upholds Alaska Fishing Limits To Protect Sea Lions
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Law Firm Ethics Row
• State Ready To Ask For Dismissal of Pa. Voter ID Challenge
• NY Tax Law Prohibits $300M False Claims Suit, Sprint Says
• Sears Can't Arbitrate Credit Card Action, Ill. Court Says
• Calif. Court Shields Short Sellers From Deficiency Judgments
• 11th Circ. Affirms Atty Conviction In $137M Fraud Scheme
• 11th Circ. Boots Suit Over Utilities Co.'s Trench Digging
• Cigna Knocks $40M Hospital Reimbursement Suit In 5th Circ.
• Natco Asks Fed Circ. To Reverse Gilead's Tamiflu Win
• Dish Earns 9th Circ. Win Over Fox In Hopper Copyright Case
• Fla. Appeals Court Revives Corruption Case Against Mayor
• 6th Circ. Sides With Ford In Insurers' Car Defect Suit
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Challenge To WR Grace Reorganization Plan
• Farmers OT Class In Jeopardy After Depublished Ruling
• Creditors May Collaborate To Avoid Borrower Default
• Miami Commissioner Can't Seek 3rd Term, Fla. Court Says
• DC Circ. Judges Join Nomination Fight, Anonymously
• Mo. Court Overturns Monsanto Cancer Suit Dismissal
• NJ High Court Sets High Bar For Damages In Retaliation Suit
• 4th Circ. Bars Suit Against Pentagon Over Military Rapes
• A Rare, Important Robinson-Patman Decision In 9th Circ.
• Be Sure To Include Method Claims In A Pharma Product App
• Calif. High Court Again Refuses To Halt Gay Marriages
• NY To Grant Estate Tax Refunds To Same-Sex Spouses
• Transocean Can't Shake Deepwater Doc Subpoenas: 5th Circ.
• 10th Circ. Chucks Enviro Challenge To Coal Plant Permit
• Del. Rulings Invite Partnerships To Draft Duties Away
• Generics Cos. Haven't Shaken Label Claims Post-Mensing
• NJ High Court To Clarify Nurse Whistleblower Standard
• NJ Court Nixes Challenge To $6.3M Condo Grant
• HHS Can Delegate Overpayment Screening, DC Circ. Says
• 5th Circ. Strikes Dallas Suburb's Immigrant Rental Law
• 7th Circ. Revives Case Over Hauling Co.'s Payroll Docs
• Miss. AG Urges Justices To Limit CAFA's Reach
• 7th Circ. Affirms Forex Execs' Sentences For $17M Fraud
• 6th Circ. OKs Arbitration In TRW Retiree Benefit Dispute
• 8th Circ. Finds Coverage For Equipment Loss At LA Port
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• 4th Circ. Blocks Parts Of South Carolina Immigration Law
• DC Circ. Nixes Industry Challenge To EPA Ozone Rules
• TCPA Suits Not Allowed In NY, NRG Tells 2nd Circ.
• Owners Of Condemned Building May Sue City, Pa. Panel Rules
• NJ High Court Clarifies Zoning Relief Standards
• Citing AmEx, Comcast Plugs Arbitration Bid At 2nd Circ.
• Pa. Judges Set Rule For Appeals After Removal To Fed. Court
• DC Circ. Affirms Execution Drug Import Ban
• Eolas 'Interactive Web' Patents Invalid, Fed. Circ. Rules
• $9M Verdict Illegally Expanded FCA's Reach, 7th Circ. Told
• Forecast Is Sunny For Solar Projects In Calif.
• 'Ghost Rider' Suit Lives On: Lessons From 2nd Circ.
• Don't Give Up Too Early In Workers' Comp Cases
• Seagate's $630M Trade Secrets Win Reinstated
• How They Won It: Skadden Scores For UniCredit At 2nd Circ.
• 5th Circ. Revives Kickback Claims Against KBR
• 10th Circ. Haze Plan Ruling Leaves States At EPA's Mercy
• NLRB Asks DC Circ. To Rehear Union Poster Rule Case
• 9th Circ. Admits Error In River Diversion Row
• 9th Circ. Revives Enviros' Suit Over Scrap-Metal Discharge
• Texas Appeals Court Axes $72M Drilling Rig Death Payout
• 3rd Circ. Orders GSK To Trial Over Paxil Deal With Mylan
• Pa. Officials Knew ID Law Could Erode Senior Vote: Memo
• 2nd Circ. Nixes $27M From Symbol CEO's Fraud Judgment
• Calif. High Court Won't Hear Piece-Rate Pay Case
• Fed. Circ. Won't Put DuPont On $18M Hook In Enzyme IP Case
• 4th Circ. Won't Revive Gas Distributor Antitrust Suit
• 7th Circ. Nixes Ex-Heartland GC's Insider Trading Judgment
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Investor Suit Over ProShares ETF Losses
• Safety Gear Counts As 'Clothes' Under FLSA, High Court Told
• 6th Circ. Helps Class Cert. Appeal Bid, Applebee's Workers Say
• Auto Insurer Can't Block Ex-Counsel From PIP Disputes
• St. Paul Must Cover Camera Co.'s IP Row, Calif. Court Says
• Coal Industry Again Loses Reclamation Fee Fight In Fed. Circ.
• Pa. High Court Halts Health Centers' Closure For Now
• Cigna Can't Get Coverage For $140M Settlement: Pa. Court
• Gene Patents Won't Disappear Post-Myriad
• How 6th Circ. Gave Short Shrift To High Court
• Insurer Beats Workers Comp Claim Due to Wage Miscalculation
• 2nd Circ. Won't Give Discovery Relief In $200B FHFA Suits
• NJ Cellphone Privacy Ruling Will Inspire More States To Act
• Appeals Court Holds Yamaha To $3M Snowmobile Judgment
• NJ Court Upholds Seller's Win In Condo Conversion Battle
• Ex-Congress Aide May Quash Fraud Conviction, DC Circ. Says
• 8th Circ. Affirms Retaliation Verdict Against Riceland
• The Business End Of The 'Snowden Lessons'
• Pa. Bungled Voter ID Media Blitz, Expert Testifies
• SC High Court Blocks Coverage In Construction Defect Case
• Requested PSU Sandusky Docs Subject To Open Records Law
• Pa.'s New Defense Rule Gives Big Policyholders Upper Hand
• 4th Circ. Blesses Electronic Transfers Of Copyright
• Ex-US Airways Pilot's ERISA Suit Preempted, DC Circ. Says
• 10th Circ. Rejects Okla. Challenge to EPA Sulfur Rule
• 9th Circ. Tosses Gorlick's Muffler Pact Suit
• High Court Pushed To Revive ATM Fee Antitrust Case
• 7th Circ. Affirms Peregrine Win In Commodities Fraud Suit
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Blaze New Trails Worldwide
• 6th Circ. Denies Gas Utility's Bid For Sovereign Immunity
• A Developing Circuit Split Over Vertical Restraints?
• Md. Can't Balk On Dominion Plant Permit, DC Circ. Says
• Marijuana Advocates Ask High Court To Mull Reclassification
• NY Times Reporter Can't Protect CIA Leak, 4th Circ. Says
• A Much Higher Burden For Take-Home Asbestos Plaintiffs
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bailey Brauer's Clayton Bailey
• Disney's Segway Ban Doesn't Break ADA: Calif. Appeals Court
• Texas Wrong Forum For Insurer's Malpractice Suit: 5th Circ.
• Investor Group Asks Court To Revive Dorsey Fee Litigation
• NJ Med School's Fired GC Loses Race-Bias Appeal
• Hawaii High Court OKs Worker Wage Suits Over State Tip Law
• By Ignoring High Court, 6th Circ. Risks 2nd Whirlpool Review
• Ousted Dallas City Judges Blocked On Appeal From Suing City
• Gay Staffer In AG Office Didn't Show Harassment: Texas Court
• Whistleblower Attys On Edge As Dodd-Frank Split Deepens
• Fed. Circ. Affirms RIM's BlackBerry Camera Patent Win
• Hospital Urges High Court To Punish Union For Robocalls
• Fla. Appeals Court Axes Attys' Fee Award In Roofing Row
• Contractor Urges High Court To Review Gulf Drilling Ban
• Many Never Received Proper Voter ID Cards, Pa. Judge Told
• Publisher Brings Playboy Licensing Suit To High Court
• Texas High Court Asked To Revive $1M Faulty Tire Verdict
• 6th Circ. Upholds $65M Award In Horse-Lease Fraud
• Senate Panel Clears DOJ's Hughes For Fed. Circ. Slot
• Risk Retention Group Can't Dodge NJ Pedestrian Coverage
• Fla. Appeals Court Revives HMO Negligence Suit
• Fed. Circ. Clears AUO, Chi Mei In LCD Patent Suit
• 6th Circ. Finds Blue Cross Fees To Self-Insured Violate ERISA
• Redistricting Foes Ask Fla. High Court To OK Pol Depositions
• Fed. Circ. Overturns CIT Ruling On Target's Tool Kit Nail Duties
• Hogan's Katyal Joins AUO Exec's Team After Ethics Fight
• Novartis Challenges Puerto Rican Drug Oversight In High Court
• Top NJ Court Backs Privacy Right For Cellphone Location Data
• Rainmaker Q&A: Cooley's Michael Rhodes
• The Best Rule Of Reason For Pay-For-Delay
• 6th Circ. Again Affirms Class Cert. In Whirlpool Washer Suit
• Volkswagen Beats Law Firm's Lemon Law Fees Appeal
• Ford Asks 3rd Circ. To Boot $30M Verdict To Truck Dealers
• Miami Attys Hold Onto Win In Malicious Prosecution Case
• 7th Circ. Reopens Wal-Mart Sex Bias Suit
• NJ Court Says Utilities Board Snubbed DEP Bid To Buy Site
• 5th Circ. Vacates $6M Oil Spill Fine Against Citgo
• Riegel Loophole Keeps PMA Device Cases Afloat, Barely
• NJ High Court Lowers Bar For Bias Retaliation In UPS Ruling
• 5th Circ. Says Ex-GE Exec Not A Dodd-Frank Whistleblower
• 3rd Circ. Invigorates Underused EPA Cross-State Air Power
• San Antonio Constables Lose Collective Bargaining Appeal
• 10th Circ. Won't Let Mahalo Directors Skirt Debt-Shifting Suit
• Calif. Court Sends Greenberg Glusker RE Suit To Arbitration
• Valero Resists Tax Assessor's Bid For Texas Refinery Data
• MF Global 'Direct Loss' Ruling Weakens Fidelity Insurers
• Gibbons Nabs Litigation Pro From Coughlin Duffy
• Pa. Voter ID Trial Pivots To Accessibility Of Free Cards
• Texas Court Backs 'Death Penalty' Sanctions For Phony Docs
• Pa. High Court Affirms Philly Judge's Dismissal Over Dirty Pics
• Wachovia Beats Suit Alleging Self-Dealing With Trust Assets
• 6th Circ. Nixes Voter Fraud Convictions Over Evidence Issues
• Marvell Beats Jasmine Appeal In Trade Theft Saga
• Citing Gunn, Texas Court Revives Patent Malpractice Suit
• 7th Circ. Affirms Elton John Win In 'Nikita' Copyright Row
• 4th Circ. Finds NLRB Recess Appointments Unconstitutional
• Pa. Judges Lose 2nd Mandatory Retirement Challenge
• Now Is The Time For Employee Dispute Resolution Programs
• BBB Ducks Repair Company's Defamation Suit On Appeal
• 21st Century Stalled To Avoid Paying Claim: NJ Appeals Court
• Hollywood Atty's Demand Letter Not Extortion, Court Says
• NJ Appellate Court Won't Disturb County Jail Contract Award
• DC Circ. Ruling Warns EPA To Rein In Emissions Rulemaking
• Lens.com Ads Don't Infringe 1-800 Contacts IP: 10th Circ.
• Lenders Can't Scrap Asset Claims In Row Over Auto Parts Co.
• 7th Circ. Halts Environmentalists' Challenge Of Highway Project
• Federal Education Contractor Beats Bullying Suit In 4th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Revives Cable Installers' Contractor Status Case
• NY Court Upends MF Global Win Over $141M Loss Coverage
• Gastar Beats Denial Of Coverage For Mare Investment Suits
• Del. High Court OKs $300M 'Rock Band' Award Against Viacom
• Insurer Must Pay Merge $3M In Attys' Fees, 7th Circ. Says
• NJ High Court To Weigh If Spousal Privilege Covers Wiretaps
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Feeder Fund Suit Over Madoff Losses
• Calif. Appeals Court Overturns Low Carbon Fuel Regulation
• Marvel Wins At 9th Circ. In Spider-Man Toy Patent Dispute
• 1st Circ. Tells Insurer To Pay Interest, Despite Delay
• 2nd Circ. Denies En Banc Rehearing Of Aereo Copyright Win
• NC Dental Board Rips 4th Circ.'s Antitrust Immunity Ruling
• Carnival Cruise Wreck Suit Belongs In Italy: 11th Circ.
• A New Chapter In The Debate Over The 'Stealth Statute'
• DC Circ. Lacks Jurisdiction In Quorum Battle, NLRB Says
• 11th Circ. To Hear Challenge To Fla.'s 'Gun Gag' On Doctors
• New SEC Admission Policy May Be Tested Sooner Than Later
• Hospital Isn't Owed $21M CMS Write-Down, 5th Circ. Says
• Blagojevich Asks 7th Circ. For New Trial
• 2nd Circ. Orders Schemer To Repay $10M To Morgan Stanley
• 11th Circ. Upholds Nucor Win In Antitrust Suit
• Enviro Liability Has A 'Special' Place In Real Estate
• W.Va.'s Take On Scope of CGL In Defective Construction
• Calif. Order Leaves Prop 8 Backers Facing Tough Road
• Citing Concepcion, 9th Circ. Nixes Ruling In Privacy Fight
• Insurers Owe $11M For Australian Gas Shortage, 4th Circ. Told
• Insurers To Seize On Gaps In Ga. Construction Defect Ruling
• 11th Circ. Backs Arbitration In Cruise Line Worker Injury Row
• Ky. Court Upholds Ban On Insurance Dispute Arbitration
• 3rd Circ. Won't Decide NLRB Challenge Until Canning Ruling
• Calif. High Court Refuses To Block Same-Sex Weddings
• 8th Circ. Affirms Pfizer's Dismissal From Drug Injury Suit
• Texans Tell 5th Circ. $8B BP Settlement Favors Louisianans
• Stand-In For Insolvent Insurer Must Pay Up, NJ Court Rules
• 11th Circ. Backs HealthSouth Founder's Bribery Conviction
• 2nd Circ. Remands ResCap Appeal Of FHFA's MBS Suit
• How Windsor Affects Securities Law And Corporate Finance
• AmEx Backs Class Waiver Enforcement In OT Suit, Citi Says
• Class Reps. Dodge Dismissal of Pa. Tax Delinquency Suit
• Alleged Guggenheim Faker Can't Nix $1M Fine, 2nd Circ. Says
• Fed. Circ. Finds Navy Trade Secrets Case Belongs In CFC
• Chevron Beats Pa. Fracking Water Storage Challenge
• 4th Circ. Backs Remand Of W.Va. Zoloft Birth Defect Suits
• Pa. High Court To Tackle Judge's Ticket-Fixing Suspension
• Lehman Officials Dodge Employee Stock Action In 2nd Circ.
• Drawing The Line: Preemption Of State Enviro Regulation
• The High Court's Dangerous Reset On Gene Patents
• Defamation Claims Increase Cost Of Cooperation With Gov't
• 5 New Fed. Circ. Rulings That Will Shape Future IP Cases
• Nabors Ducks Encana Subcontractor Claims In Appeals Court
• Smaller Suits Equal Better Venues For Mass Tort Plaintiffs
• 6th Circ. Revives Defective House Siding Action
• 11th Circ. Backs Arbitrator's Cert. Ruling In Fee Fight
• 3rd Circ. Backs EPA's Order For Pa. Plant To Cut Emissions
• NJ High Court Won't Disturb DEP Ruling On Sewer Overflow
• DC Circ. Nixes EPA's Biomass Carbon Emissions Exemption
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Prudential War Policies Suit
• Pharmacy Co-Op Loses Bid For Minimum Medicaid Rates
• NLRB Says 6th Circ. Ruling Backs Its Stance In Quorum Row
• 8th Circ. Backs Remand Of Walgreens Tracking Case
• Sandusky Atty Must Turn Over Evidence To Judge: Pa. Court
• Nail Importer Asks Fed. Circ. To Revive Duty Challenge
• Safeway Unit Wants Fed. Circ. To Kill $3.5M Patent Verdict
• Philly Defends Political Donation Ban On Cops In 3rd Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Reinstate RIM Patent Case
• Morgan Creek Loses Appeal Of $6M 'Good Shepherd' Award
• DC Court Upholds Fee Split From $70M TV Writer Settlement
• Fla. Tribe Tees Up Appeal Over Everglades Water Deal
• BP's Deepwater Medical Benefits Deal Unfair, 5th Circ. Hears
• Firing Of 'Irresistible' Woman Legal, Top Court Repeats
• Nudity-Free TSA Scanners Moot Privacy Suit, 1st Circ. Says
• Inducing Infringement: Fed. Circ. Raises The Bar
• Rainmaker Q&A: Liner Grode's Larry Stein
• Texas Pipeline Cos. Now Under Closer Watch
• NJ Justices Say No To Wiretaps That Lack Prior Approval
• Fla. Governor Names Sarasota County Judge To 12th Circ.
• Mass. High Court Says In-House Communications Protected
• 4th Circ. Rejects Religious Challenge To Health Reform
• Homeowners Lose Appeal Of Hurricane Ike Takings Claims
• Texas Appeals Court Guts $40M Energy Trade Secret Verdict
• Calif. Water Agency Seeks $13M From Gov't Supply Deal
• Fla. High Court Says Redistricting Challenge Can Proceed
• Homeland Security Appeals Broader Whistleblower Protection
• Halliburton Asks High Court To Nix ERISA Class Action
• Ill. High Court Rules Abortion Notice Law Constitutional
• Maersk Wants High Court To Nix Transocean's $15M Patent Win
• Sunovion Asks Fed. Circ. To Toss Lunesta Ruling
• Pa. Justices To Weigh Who Can Appeal Autism Case Denials
• Fla. Water Agency Asks High Court To Hear EPA Rule Fight
• Health Care Workers Can Amend FLSA OT Claims: 2nd Circ.
• Yelp Extorts Via Pay-For-Stars Policy, 9th Circ. Told
• Mass. High Court Limits Title Insurers' Duties
• Home Warranty Covers Subdivision Structures: Fla. High Court
• 9th Circ. Says Apprendi Doesn't Bar Restitution Without Victim
• Defamation Suit Against Houston TV Station Nixed On Appeal
• Split On 'Supervisor' Resolved — But What Now?
• Williams Owes Anadarko $9M In Oil Deal, 5th Circ. Says
• Texas Court Rejects Class Cert. In LegalZoom App Fee Case
• Gemalto Asks Fed. Circ. To Revive Android Patent Fight
• Texaco, Others Block Challenge To Pa. Gas Leak Settlement
• DuPont Urges Fed. Circ. To Reverse $1M Sanction In IP Row
• 4th Circ. Says CERCLA Preempts Statutes Of Repose
• Divided Infringement: The Times They Are A-Changin'
• A Helpful Tool To Evaluate Your Intermediary
• Judicial Gatekeeping Suffers A Setback
• 9th Circ. Nixes Radical Bunny Execs' Appeal In SEC Suit
• Jackson's Doc Claims Court Erred By Excluding AEG Contract
• High Court Term Gives Employers A Leg Up In Litigation
• NJ Court Nixes Challenge To Municipal Budget Increase
• Stem Cell Patent Case Will Be Early Test Of Myriad's Reach
• Acquittal Doesn't Equate To Innocence, 7th Circ. Rules
• Viacom Asks Del. High Court For 'Rock Band' Fee Indemnity
• Posner Says Justices Should Cut BS From Opinions
• 1st Circ. Affirms Airlines' Victory In Skycaps Dispute
• NJ Court Checks Gov. Powers With Affordable Housing Ruling
• Fla. Keys Properties Weren't Taken By County, Court Rules
• Jury Wrongly Decided Worker's Status, Pa. High Court Told
• Health Providers Press For ERISA Shield In Insurance Brawls
• Appraisals Not Under Arbitration Code: Fla. Appeals Court
• Green Group Brings Coal Mine Designation Suit To DC Circ.
• Convicted Ponzi Schemer Pushes 9th Circ. For New Trial
• Pa. Appeals Court Sets New Standard For Coverage Feuds
• Bosch May Pave The Way For Lower Litigation Costs
• High Court Ruling Bars Back Pay For Undocumented: 2nd Circ.
• Split 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Shell's Greenpeace Protest Win
• 7th Circ. Backs Cuts To Wis. Disability Benefits
• Jones Day, Dechert Deny They Owe Coudert Partner Profits
• High Court Asked To Kick Judge Off Publicis Sex Bias Case
• Convicted Ex-Pa. Judge's Fraud Suit Axed By Appeals Court
• Dems 'Packing' DC Circ. With Akin Gump Atty, GOP Sens. Say
• Calif. Appeals Court Axes Hitachi Grinder Injury Suit
• 'Kids For Cash' Judge Asks 3rd Circ. To Revisit Convictions
• Amid Hours Probe, NY Court's Atty Conduct Counsel Quits
• Ongoing Tension Between Filed-Rate And State Doctrines
• 9th Circ.'s Rare Gift Of Time To Remove Case
• Garage Injury Deserves Workers' Comp, NJ High Court Told
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Ex-Wilson Sonsini Atty's Record Sentence
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs $12.8M Philip Morris Verdict
• Choice Of Counsel Irrelevant In Conviction, Top NJ Court Hears
• 10th Circ. Decertifies Classes In XTO Gas Royalty Suits
• 5th Circ. Tosses ERISA Action Against Idearc Execs
• Mass. High Court Backs State AG In Law Firm Probe
• Baker & McKenzie Alums Form Dallas Trial Boutique
• Thornburg Underwriters Rightly Dropped From Suit: 10th Circ.
• Texas Challenges Securities Ruling In Life Partners Case
• 7th Circ. Kills Suit Over Hedge Fund's $7M Freddie Mac Loss
• Just Stick To The Policy, Fla. High Court Tells Judges
• Developer Can't Shake Hoboken Condo Owners' Fraud Claims
• 11th Circ. Rejects Attys' Fees Bids From Former Lancer Execs
• Ga. Appeals Court Overturns Ex-Glock GC's Conviction
• Colo. Appeals Court Nixes Lone Pine Order In Fracking Case
• Md. High Court Upholds Rarely Seen Negligence Doctrine
• Tenn. Strip Club Law Doesn't Violate Free Speech: 6th Circ.
• Wells Fargo Wins $10M From Investment Fraudster On Appeal
• Boat Co. Escapes Liability For Acquired Assets In CO Suit
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• Newark Mayor Loses Appeal Over Vote To Fill Council Vacancy
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