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Appellate - November, 2013

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• Appellate MVP: Latham & Watkins' Richard Bress
• 11th Circ. Urged To Toss Suspended Atty's Challenge
• 7th Circ. Robocall Ruling To Pad Already Swelling Docket
• Rock Supplier Wants Back $3M Award Against Southwestern
• Fla. Appeals Court Adds Rules On Pro Se Bar To Civil Suits
• Partner Not A Third Party Under Policy, Wash. Supremes Say
• Calif. Appeals Court Sides With Scripps In Doctor Denial Row
• Fla. Court Allows Mitigated Sentence For Restitution Payment
• Texas Court Reopens Foreclosed Hotel Coverage Case
• NJ Appeals Court Sides With City In Union Salary Dispute
• Ill. Court Revives Class Action Over Chicago Service Tax
• Biosig Asks High Court To Skip Patent Indefiniteness Case
• Expedia, Orbitz Say Fla. Tax Fight Belongs In Legislature
• CERCLA Deals In Danger As High Court Weighs Intervention
• Bridging The Gulf Between Literalism And Complexity
• Attorney-Client Privilege: Not Everyone Can Waive It
• The Latest On Duty To Defend In Calif.
• Stem Cell Patent Case May Limit Standing For USPTO Appeals
• Pa. High Court Won't Hear Case Over Gas Lessee Obligations
• Reject Obama Power Grab In Noel Canning, GOP Senators Say
• OneBeacon Unit Must Turn Over Docs, Wash. Court Rules
• 3rd Circ. Revives Coverage Suit Against Seatbelt Maker
• 10th Circ. OKs Axing Worker Who Lied About Facebook Posts
• Deutsche Bank Tells Appeals Court $330M MBS Suit Untimely
• 9th Circ. Upholds Nevada Power's Coal Waste Disposal Plan
• Harrisburg Receivership's Extension Wins Court Approval
• Bay Mills Hinges On High Court's Loyalty To Precedent
• Highland Asks 5th Circ. To Revive $15.5M BofA Loan Suit
• Pa. High Court Affirms Bank's $11M Confession Of Judgment
• Pa. High Court Rejects Convicted Ex-Legislator's Appeal
• 2nd Circ. Upholds $80M Fairfield Sentry Settlement
• AGs Urge High Court To Back Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sidley's Sara Brody
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morgan Lewis' Grace Speights
• Top NY Court Upholds Toss Of Daily News Libel Case
• NJ Parolees Remain Blocked From Social Networking Sites
• $5.4M Judgment Over 1993 WTC Bombing To Be Revisited
• Insurers Too Late With BofA MBS Appeal, 9th Circ. Hears
• D.C. Circ. Affirms SEC Fine For Scofflaw Broker's Boss
• 2nd Circ. To Tackle Fox, Hearst Intern Wage Claims
• Esquire's 'Birther' Satire Post Wasn't Defamatory: DC Circ.
• High Court Birth Control Case Tests Scope Of Biz Rights
• 7 Rulings Hospitality Attys Are Thankful For In 2013
• Securities Act Trumps APA For Appeals Timing: Texas Court
• Calif. Court OKs Transfer Of Malpractice Claim To Insurer
• Verizon Asks DC Circ. To Knock Down FCA Appeal
• Appellate MVP: Arnold & Porter's Lisa Blatt
• Book Groups Urge 9th Circ. To Reverse Book-Banning Ruling
• Ariz. Court Affirms Judgment In $2.75M Tax Assessment Suit
• EFF Takes Surveillance FOIA Fight To DC Circ.
• Women Fight For Quick Appeal In Fla. Wal-Mart Bias Suit
• In Bargaining, Deputy Sheriffs Are Policemen: Pa. High Court
• Yucaipa Asks NY Court To Restore Allied Credit Agreement
• Nestle Wins 'Kid Selects' Mark In TTAB Reversal
• Policy Groups Warn 9th Circ. Of Drug Cleanup Law
• IRS-Blessed Retirement Plan Part Of Ch. 7 Estate: 1st Circ.
• Unions Have No Say In FDNY Drug Testing Policy, Court Rules
• Justices Urged To Rethink Mandatory Public Union Fees
• Fannie Mae Should Pay Mass. Transfer Taxes, 1st Circ. Told
• Talking Turkey About EEOC Overreach
• Dish Harassment Suit Belongs In Arbitration, Court Says
• Vince Young's Bid To Block $1.8M Judgment Shot Down
• Supreme Court To Hear Case On Inherited IRAs In Bankruptcy
• Philly Inquirer Owners Appeal Ruling Reinstating Ousted Editor
• Computer Use Policies May Be Grounds For CFAA Claims
• BP Deal Objectors Drop Appeal, Say Attys Misled Them
• 9/11 Worker's Health Claims Were Too Late, 2nd Circ. Says
• Sherwin-Williams Not Liable In $6M Fire Suit, Panel Says
• How STARS Cases Apply Economic Substance Doctrine
• Lessons From Patton Boggs Defamation Case
• Mixed Signals From Fed. Circ. On Willful Infringement
• Kline & Specter Asks 3rd Circ. To Uphold Ex-Atty's Sanctions
• Inclusionary Housing On The Run
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mayer Brown's Libby Raymond
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Reed Smith's Colleen Davies
• Supreme Court To Review ACA Contraception Mandate
• Texas AG Asks 5th Circ. To Uphold Abortion Restrictions
• Gov't Request For Lavabit Key Too Broad, 4th Circ. Told
• Indianapolis Bar Owners Lose Bid To Stop Smoking Ban
• 9th Circ. Cites Windsor In Award To Gay Ex-Clerk
• Twitter, Path Lend Muscle To Fight Against TCPA Vultures
• Illinois Appeals Court Flips Ruling On Atty Malpractice Policy
• Texas Case Could Make Drillers Rethink Fracking Disposal
• Fed. Circ. Revives Centillion Patent Suit Against Qwest
• NJ High Court To Mull Med Malpractice Coverage Disclosure
• Madoff Trustee Asks 2nd Circ. To Allow 6-Year Lookback
• 1st Circ. Seeks Top Mass. Court's Take On Foreclosure Laws
• Morgan Stanley Urges 2nd Circ. To Ax Pair Of ERISA Suits
• Laches Stems Trolling, Justices Told In 'Raging Bull' Case
• Pagan Group Wins Property Tax Exemption On Appeal
• Misinterpreting Comcast Threatens Class Actions, Attys Say
• High Court Will Hear EPA Carbon Rules Arguments In Feb.
• Miss. High Court Won't Revive Eaton Trade Secrets Row
• Pa. Justices OK Asbestos Claims Outside Workers' Comp Law
• Texas High Court Rejects Medicaid Rate Challenge
• GE Asks Fed. Circ. To Back $170M Win In Turbine IP War
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hogan Lovells' Janet McDavid
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: DLA Piper's Lisa Haile
• How Citgo Fought Back Against FLSA Plaintiffs — And Won!
• Off-Tract Contributions: A Cautionary Tale
• Wife Can't Block Seizure Of Fraudster's Accounts: 2nd Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Lets Contractors Join IP Row As 3rd Parties
• 4th Circ. Remands $5.5M Award In Taser Death Suit
• W.Va. High Court Upholds $93M Monsanto Agent Orange Deal
• 5th Circ. Affirms Conviction Of $14M Bank Fraudster
• Twitter, Path Back Lakers Against 'Extortionist' TCPA Suits
• Drilling Water Disposal Fight Returns To Top Texas Court
• Merrill Lynch, BofA Beat $143M CDO Suit In 2nd Circ.
• Texas High Court Will Weigh Water District Immunity Row
• DC Comics Soars To Victory In Superman Rights Suit
• Law Firms Shielded From Credit Act, Kan. High Court Says
• Wis. Continues Pro-Insured Trend With Toxic Torts
• Texas High Court Won't Rehear Challenge To Water Permits
• 5th Circ. Overturns Office Sniffing Sex Harassment Ruling
• Fla. Couple Asks Appeals Court To Rehear Takings Case
• Texas High Court Nixes Suit Over $25M Plastics Co. Sale
• Texas Justices Take On $125M Tenaska Arbitration Dispute
• Fed. Circ. Reverses Rejection Of Psoriasis Drug Patent
• 2nd Circ. Won't Ditch Stop-And-Frisk Rulings Yet
• NJ Court Affirms Refunds In Borough's Water Rate Hike Row
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Subprime Class Action Against ING
• NY Court Cuts Down $100M Fraud Suit Over Tech Co. Buy
• Texas Justices Will Review Cotton Supplier Arbitration Row
• Rate Rule Saves Everest From NY Premium-Gouging Suit
• Pa. Justices Limit Reduction Of Workers' Comp Benefits
• Texas Justices Won't Review Thompson & Knight Fraud Suit
• Fla. Online Public School Fights For Right To Enforce Marks
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Norton Rose's Jane Smith
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jones Day's Mary Ellen Powers
• State-Mandated Student Pro Bono Programs Are Inefficient
• The Weakest Link For Climate Change Plaintiffs
• Ind. Robocall Ban Not Preempted By Federal Law: 7th Circ.
• Del. Justices OK Ruling To Exclude Expert In Birth Defect Case
• BP Asks 5th Circ. To Force Judge To Stop Deepwater Claims
• Nev. High Court Split The Baby In Key Foreclosure Law Case
• Bankruptcy Pros Fear Chaos As Justices Return To Stern
• In Aereo Fight, Retrans Is The Elephant In The Room
• USPTO Defends 1st-To-File Patent System To Fed. Circ.
• Exxon Asks Texas High Court To End $21M Oil Royalty Fight
• Transocean Policy Can Cover BP For Spill, Texas Court Told
• Fla. Appeals Court Backs Dismissal Of Unpaid Tax FCA Suit
• NJ High Court To Mull Mandatory Furloughs For Union Labor
• NY Banks Shielded From Suits Under Account-Freeze Law
• Dow Challenges $1B Tax Shelter Ruling In 5th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Jury Award In Pistol Pipe Patent Suit
• IBS Can Compel Arbitration In Mexico Plane Hangar Dispute
• Ill. High Court Allows $23M Tax Refund, Kills Loophole
• Fed. Circ. Allows Exclusions Under Workforce Investment Act
• Fla. Court Upholds $30M Tobacco Award Despite Misgivings
• Colo. Court Affirms Toss Of Enviro Rulemaking Challenge
• Discovery Order In GEICO Split-Claims Row Gets Reversed
• FDCPA Covers Fraud On The Court, Regulators Tell 2nd Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Says No Coverage For DLA In $14M Apple REIT Row
• Harrisburg Takeover Threatens City Officials, 3rd Circ. Told
• Ex-Prosecutor Joins Chicago Litigation Boutique MoloLamken
• 2nd Circ. Sides With Starbucks In Tip Pool Class Action
• Former Valerus Exec Must Arbitrate Stock Redemption Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Jump-Start Class Action Over Prius Defect
• Delaware County Judge Tapped For Pa. Superior Court Seat
• Nationwide Must Cover Junk Fax Suit, Roofer Tells 3rd Circ.
• EEOC Fights To Nix Fee Award From Tossed Propak Bias Suit
• Senate Dems Curb Filibusters, Ease Way For Obama Nominees
• Internet Cos. Back Gossip Site In 6th Circ. Defamation Appeal
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Weil's Mindy Spector
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hunton & Williams' Sandy Collins
• Travel Sites Lose Hotel Tax Challenge In NY's Top Court
• Lloyd's Seeks End To Coverage Suit Over $16M ATM Theft
• $3B Pension Seeks To Block City Access To Records
• Quellos Dodges $27M Fine In Abusive Tax Shelter Dispute
• Philip Morris Loses Tobacco Tax Challenge In 4th Circ.
• Late Malpractice Suit Sticks Man With $5M Taxes, Penalties
• NJ High Court Won't Unify Insurers' Toilet Product Suits
• Treaty Preempts Cig Tax, Indian Tribe Tells 9th Circ.
• Calif. Reinforces Broker Shield Against Policyholder Suits
• Halliburton High Court Case To Test Plaintiffs Attys' Moxie
• Appeals Court Says San Antonio Permit Law Can't Stand
• NJ Court Won't Let Mayor Skirt Misconduct Prosecution
• Is This The End For Fraud-On-The-Market Doctrine?
• How Some Attorneys Succeed Where The 'Elite' Fail
• An Interview With 7th Circ. Judge Richard Posner: Part 2
• Labor Secretary Rips Cigna Retirement Plan In 2nd Circ.
• Calif. Unconscionability Analysis In Conflict With FAA
• 2nd Circ. Refuses To Rehear IRS-WorldCom Tax Row
• 6th Circ. Sides With Liberty In Contractor Coverage Row
• Fla. Appeals Court Affirms $4M Fee Award In Tree Taking Suit
• Army Corps Appeals Ruling Halting Charleston Dock Project
• Alice Corp. Again Urges High Court To Tackle Software Patents
• Pa. High Court Reverses $2.3M Judgment Against Tax Firm
• ACC Gets OK To Seek $52M Exit Fee From Md. University
• Calif. Court Revives Home Depot Toxic Chemical Suit
• ABC Urges 2nd Circ. To Shut Down Dish's 'Hopper' DVR
• Nev. Owes Interest On $1.8M Tax Refund, State Justices Say
• 11th Circ. Sides With NLRB In Recess Appointment Fight
• Soverain Ruling Threatens Patent System, High Court Told
• 11th Circ. Upholds Arbitration In Royal Caribbean Pay Dispute
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morgan Lewis' Jami McKeon
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sidley's Sara Gourley
• NJ Justices Weigh Scope Of Work Premises In Injury Case
• Bayer Pay-For-Delay Deal A Taste Of Post-Actavis Climate
• Divided High Court Won't Block Texas Abortion Restrictions
• Tampa Bay Drops Cracked-Reservoir Suit In 11th Circ.
• Recyclers Say NCR Should Cover Full $1B For River Cleanup
• Siemens Says $20M Faulty-Turbine Suit Doesn't Hold Up
• Ex-GE Execs Tell 2nd Circ. Bid-Rigging Charges Were Late
• 11th Circ. Won't Toss Convictions In Deepwater Fund Fraud
• NJ Supreme Court Swears In New Justice
• Pa. High Court Nixes Appeal In Dow Chemical Spill Suit
• BBB Urges Texas High Court Not To Revive Atty's Libel Suit
• Noel Canning Urges High Court To Limit Recess Appointments
• Plastics Co. Wants Porter Rogers Malpractice Suit Revived
• Contractor Asks Fla. Appeals Court To Revive Shipping Row
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Attys' Fee Award In FDCPA Suit
• Charter Schools Can Face Whistleblower Claims: Texas Court
• 11th Circ. Revives Gallagher Bassett Negligence Suit
• 8th Circ. OKs Suit By White Worker Who Reported Slurs
• Let's Tame The Wild West Of State Tax Jurisprudence
• Mapping The Divide Over Stream Of Commerce Doctrine
• DC Circ. Won't Release Bank Funds For Iran Terror Victims
• Calif. High Court Needn't Mull Seating Rule, 9th Circ. Told
• NFL, Viacom, Unions Rip Aereo At High Court
• 6 Judges Seek Review Of Stop-And-Frisk Justice's Removal
• Pa. High Court Urged To Save Venue Transfer Precedent
• Tobacco Cos. Urge Fla. Appeals Court To Move Engle Case
• 9th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Melatonin Brownie Claims
• Life Settlement Co. Takes Securities Case To Texas Justices
• DC Circ. Halts $750M Annual Nuclear Waste Fee Payments
• Supreme Court Seeks Middle Ground For Whistleblowers
• 9th Circ. Rejects Dukes' Challenge To Class Cert. Denial
• Contractor Asks Pa. High Court To Save Injury-Suit Immunity
• IRS Gets Too Much Time To Go After Transferred Assets
• 6th Circ. Solidifies Product Configuration Trade Dress Law
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Miller Canfield's Megan Norris
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Buchanan's Wendy Newton
• Senate GOP Blocks 3rd Obama Nominee To DC Circ.
• Lakers Tell 9th Circ. Text Spam Suit Was Rightly Tossed
• Nurse Says NJ Appeals Court Misread Whistleblower Law
• Justice O'Connor Pushes For Judicial Merit Selection In Pa.
• 2nd Circ. Says It Won't Rehear Argentina's $1B Debt Appeal
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Rajaratnam Appeal
• Alito Slams NY Judge On Race-Based Class Counsel Decisions
• NJ High Court Urged To Revive Verdict In Counsel Choice Row
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Plavix Injury Dismissals in NJ
• EPA Threat To Permits Drives Pivotal High Court Appeal
• PT-1 Trustee Owes Part Of $9M Tax Refund, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Microsoft Asks 2nd Circ. To Kill Licensing Antitrust Suit
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear NJ Bid To Rescue Sports Betting Law
• Okla. Asks DC Circ. To Nix Clean Air Rules In Indian Country
• Ex-Landmark Partner Says Jury Shorted Him With $1M Award
• Supreme Court Roundup: 2012 To The Term Ahead
• High Court Snubs Avis Appeal In $16M Licensee Dispute
• Fed. Circ. Revives Apple Bid To Block Samsung Phone Sales
• High Court Won't Review SynQor's $111M Patent Award
• NRC Moves Ahead With Court-Ordered Yucca Mountain Review
• Receiver Can Sign Recovery Plan Docs For Pa.'s Capital
• 9 Firms Surge Onto GC All-Stars List
• Justices Reject Coca-Cola Worker's ADA Suit Over Psych Test
• Bid To Revive $1.5B Exxon Verdict Rebuffed By High Court
• Darwin Needn't Cover Title Insurance Co., 8th Circ. Says
• Skadden The Firm Most Loved By General Counsel
• Enviros Challenge Powder River Coal-Leases At DC Circ.
• Del. High Court To Hear Appeal In Cooper-Apollo Tire Tussle
• Fed. Circ. Upholds $10M Medtronic Patent Verdict
• Farmers Insurance Prevails Over Medical Expenses Suit
• 4th Circ. Lets Insurers Remove Case Without Contractor's OK
• 8th Circ. Returns Boston Scientific Mesh Suits To Fed. Court
• 9 Top Firms Tumble From List Of GC Favorites
• 3rd Circ. OKs Nixing Claims For Original Holder's Actions
• High Court Accepts Chesley's Resignation From Bar
• EPA Letters Do Trigger A Duty To Defend In Ore.
• Philadelphia Loses Blue Cross Tax Credit Challenge
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• More Firms Get Serious About Keeping GCs Happy
• When It Comes To Law Firms, Size Doesn't Matter, GCs Say
• High Court Snubs Military Equipment Co. Bid To Sue Congo
• Supreme Court Won't Hear NSA Wiretapping Challenge
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Irell & Manella's Andra Greene
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thompson & Knight's Emily Parker
• High Court Won't Hear Doctor's Free Speech Retaliation Case
• The New Factor In Induced Infringement Cases
• High Court Thinking On 1st SOX Whistleblower Case
• Texas Court Keeps Docs Sealed In Defamation Row
• W.Va. High Court Revives CSX Worker Exposure Suit
• Fla. Contractor Takes Bribery Conviction To Supreme Court
• Critical EPA Pesticide Process Survives 9th Circ. Ruling
• Kid Brands Escapes Securities Suit Over Duties Scandal
• Ex-Applebee's Workers Tell 2nd Circ. Comcast Was Misapplied
• NJ Court Flips Arbitrator's Increment Award For County Sheriffs
• Securities Class Actions On Life Support In High Court Case
• 2nd Circ. Sides With Maclaren In Insurance Coverage Row
• Ore. Appeals Court Gives Tribal Gaming Pact A Thumbs Up
• ERISA Protects Retroactive Benefits, 1st Circ. Finds
• Appeal In Reglan Preemption Row Blasted In Pa. High Court
• Pa. Venue Transfer Case Could Make It Easier To Exit Philly
• 2nd Circ. Sends Thelen, Seyfarth Clawback Suit To NY Court
• NJ High Court To Mull Statute Of Limitations On Spill Suits
• Star Insurance May Owe Defense To Texas City: 5th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Invalidity Ruling In Prosthetics IP Dispute
• NJ Hospital's Insurer Not Required To Cover IRS Collection
• 2nd Circ. Douses Starbucks Fight Against 'Charbucks'
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Quarles & Brady's Kim Johnson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Duane Morris' Dominica Anderson
• Arch Coal Unit Asks High Court To Revive EPA-Blocked Permit
• Lavabit Must Hand Over Encryption Key, 4th Circ. Told
• 11th Circ. Rejects Ex-Fla. Politician's Bribery Appeal
• Excess Insurers Gain Another Ally On Exhaustion Question
• Texas Court Denies Rehearing In Key Water Takings Case
• 11th Circ. Throws Book At Convicted 'Self-Help' Tax Fraudsters
• NJ Court Revives Tower Easement Row With PSE&G, Verizon
• 7th Circ. Upholds Kraft's Injunction Against Cracker Barrel
• 7th Circ. Weighs In On Copyright Invalidation Procedure
• Georgitsi Realty V. Penn-Star Expands 'Vandalism' Meaning
• Calif. Meal And Rest Class Actions Alive Despite Brinker
• How Canadian High Court Ruling Will Impact Warrants
• Top NY Court Ends Malpractice Case Against Ex-Dreier Attys
• 8th Circ. Ditches $1M Coverage Suit From Murder Victims' Kin
• Fla. High Court Suspends Ex-Rothstein Partner For 91 Days
• NY High Court Says Gold Tablet Must Be Returned To Germany
• CORRECTED: 11th Circ. Remands Foundation's $100M Midco Tax Battle
• 7th Circ. Asked To Revive Live Nation Bundling Suit
• NY Landlord Can't Sue Charity Over $200M Hotel Damage
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Restitution For Late Guidepoint Blackmailer
• Pa. AG Calls Sandusky's Supreme Court Appeal Meritless
• High Court Snubs Teva Bid To Stay Copaxone Invalidity Ruling
• 9th Circ. Urged To Unseal St. Luke's Merger Trial Docs
• 9th Circ. Says 'The Unborn' Didn't Rip Off Screenplay
• NJ Town Settles Fight Over Plan To Raze Poor Neighborhood
• Quellos Loses Appeal In Feud With Excess Insurers
• 2nd Circ. Broadens Lenders' Debt Collection Liabilities
• Union Neutrality Challenge Faces Skepticism In High Court
• 6th Circ. Affirms Unions' Contract Win Against Coca-Cola
• Homeowners Ask Texas High Court To Cap Equity Principal
• Prosecutors Ask 7th Circ. To Keep Blagojevich Locked Up
• 5th Circ. Revives Sikh IRS Agent's Discrimination Suit
• An Interview With 7th Circ. Judge Richard Posner: Part 1
• Planned Parenthood Urges SCOTUS To Halt Abortion Law
• NJ Court Revives Whistleblower Suit Against Casino Agency
• Eli Lilly, Others Urge 6th Circ. To Toss Darvocet Appeal
• 11th Circ. Says Green Groups Can't Evade CWA Notice Rule
• Restaurants Hope High Court, Congress Curb 'Patent Trolls'
• 9th Circ. Asked To Revive FCA Suit Against For-Profit College
• NY High Court Mulls Smokers' Medical Monitoring Claims
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Toss Of Transgender Worker's Firing Suit
• Ill. Appeals Court Backs Wendy's In $2.4M Tax Dispute
• EPA Soot Rule Based On Sound Science, DC Circ. Hears
• Joe's Crab Shack Managers Win 2nd Shot At Cert. In OT Suit
• Wal-Mart Employees Say Gender Bias Suit Not Time-Barred
• Booted Stop-And-Frisk Judge Can't Argue To Stay On Cases
• Scranton Can't Strike Part Of Wastewater Financing Loan
• Clean Air Act's PSD Program Under Scrutiny In Courts
• Texas Is 1 Major Step Closer To Efficient GHG Permitting
• Why Exxon Case Will Likely Become A Plaintiff Favorite
• Attorney-Client Privilege Vs. Attorney As Whistleblower
• What Is 'Arbitration'? The Supreme Court Refuses To Say
• The Criminal Background Check Saga Continues
• Jones Day Lands Another Crop Of Supreme Court Clerks
• AmerisourceBergen Beats Online Posters' Bid To Hide IDs
• 1st Circ. Sticks Orix With Testing Costs, Atty Fees
• Wegmans Off Hook For Developer's Tax-Appeal Attys' Fees
• High Court Mulls Scope Of SOX's Whistleblower Protections
• Senate GOP Blocks Another DC Circ. Nominee
• Fla. Law Easing City Plan Passage Is Invalid, Court Told
• High Court Won't Look At Okla. Abortion Ultrasound Law
• High Court Won't Hear Photographer's Fair-Use Appeal
• NJ High Court Nixes Challenge To Passaic River Spill Suit
• NY Tax Code Changes Shouldn't Be Retroactive, Panel Told
• High Court Won't Hear Religious Land Use Appeal
• SeaWorld Tells DC Circ. OSHA Can't Regulate Orca Contact
• Duke Lacrosse Players' DNA Search Suit Fails In High Court
• Patterson Belknap Dodges Suit Over Developer Family Row
• Citgo Escapes Workers' OT Claims In 5th Circ.
• High Court Denies Hyundai Bid To Nix $11.6M Patent Ruling
• Fed. Circ. Axes Motorola Patent Claims Against Apple
• Bipartisan State Reps. Push For Judicial Merit Selection In Pa.
• NY Top Court Asks If Worker's Comp Finding Curbs Damages
• UBS Wins Appeal To Compel Arbitration In ERISA Case
• Philly Cops Ask 3rd Circ. To Ax Political Contribution Ban
• Ex-Capitol Staffer Asks DC Circ. To Nix Conspiracy Verdict
• High Court Won't Touch Unpaid Florida Interns' FLSA Suit
• McNeil Asks Pa. Appeals Court To Boot $10M Motrin Verdict
• Forum Selection Clauses Bring Certainty — But With Risks
• 5th Circ. Continues Pro-Appraisal Trend In Texas
• 7th Circ. Shields For-Profits From ACA Contraception Mandate
• 5th Circ. Affirms $10M Medicare Fraud Convictions, Sentences
• Vehicle Bug Must Start In Warrant's Jurisdiction: DC Circ.
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Review Apple Win In Motorola ITC Fight
• West Texas Ranch Settles Wind Transmission Line Fight
• Ala. Urges High Court Intervention In Railroad Sales Tax Row
• Landfill Owner Wants High Court's Take On CERCLA Liability
• SCOTUS Cert Skirt Left Door Open For Cy Pres Tune-Up
• 2nd Circ. Revives Lawsuit Over PwC Valuation
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Top Guns From 58 Firms
• Edison Workers Want Another Shot At $373M Pension Suit
• Pa. Court Sets Timeline For Insurers To Recoup Workers' Comp
• Texas Justices Asked To Overturn TransCanada Land Seizure
• Texas Court Reinstates Windstorm Insurer's Law Firm
• States Urge High Court To Nix EPA Cross-State Emissions Rule
• 10th Circ. Allows Enviro Intervention In Park Travel Suit
• Hollywood Sightseers Seek Revival Of ADA Bus Access Suit
• AutoZone Uses Managers As Cheap Labor, 9th Circ. Hears
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Stand By Film Biz Tax Liability Ruling
• 5th Circ. Affirms $3.2M Award In Architecture Copyright Row
• Texas Appeals Court Won't Revisit BP's $3.9M Lease Win
• Fed. Circ. Sees No Infringement In Infant Sock Spat
• Obama Nominates Judges For 11th Circ., 3 Districts
• The Right Vehicle For Enforcing Cleanup Contributions
• NYC To Ask 2nd Circ. To Vacate Stop-and-Frisk Rulings
• Texas High Court Case Puts Cy Pres In The Crosshairs
• Fla. High Court Limits Subpoenas For Out-Of-State Cos.
• Testimony In Kaplan Bias Row Wrongly Excluded, EEOC Says
• Don't Take Software Patent Case, High Court Told
• Duane Morris Deal Leaves Pa. Malpractice Rule Unclear
• Pa. Appeals Court Won't Rehear Firm's Side Of Fee Dispute
• Fla. Court Shields Forum Clauses In Surplus Lines Policies
• Fla. Residents Say Red-Light Camera Penalties Go Too Far
• IBM Trade Secrets Suit Is Timely, Inventor Tells 9th Circ.
• Tax Capitalization OK In Property Evaluations: NY Court
• Blogger Asks Texas High Court To Protect Anonymous Speech
• 11th Circ. Weighs Fla. Water District's Immunity Defense
• US Chamber Urges High Court To Take FLSA Appeal
• Landlord Asks 9th Circ. To Revive DirecTV Contract Suit
• Union Neutrality Case Could Shake Up Labor Landscape
• 4th Circ. Stays Case Over Reporter's Bid To Shield Source
• 9th Circ. Vacates EPA's Textile Pesticide Authorization
• Worker Says Fla. Sex Bias Prohibition Extends To Pregnancy
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Pier 1 Patent Win Over Gift Card System
• Texas Court Affirms Chesapeake's Win In Oil Lease Row
• 7th Circ. Revives Widower's Fiduciary Duty Claim
• Despite Bell, State Law CO2 Liability Claims Are Doomed
• Carving A Path Around 9th Circ.'s Gerber Decision
• 'Dark Knight' Trademark Suit Shouldn't Rise Again, EFF Says
• Raytheon Ineligible For $60M Pension Win, Fed. Circ. Told
• Morgan Lewis Rips Developer's Bid To Revive Malpractice Suit
• Port's Delays Cost Builder $20M, Texas High Court Hears
• Fla. Appeals Court Shuts Down Challenge To Seminole Hotel
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive Car Buyer's GMAC Loan Suit
• Insurer Can't Dodge Coverage In Cyclist Death Suit: Pa. Court
• 3 Key Contractor Suspension Cases To Watch
• Hospital Asks NJ High Court To Keep Injury Probe Docs Secret
• USPTO's Power To Nix Verdicts Ripe For Supreme Court
• Judge Kicked Off Stop-And-Frisk Cases Rips Removal Ruling
• Ex-Exxon VP Isn't Owed Stock Bonus, Texas High Court Told
• 6th Circ. Hands Employers A Victory On Class Arbitration
• High Court Asked To Weigh FLSA Pleading Standards
• Insurer Asks 11th Circ. To Kill $4M Hurricane Damage Award
• Convicted Ex-Pa. Justice Wins Stay On Signed Apology Letters
• Insurer Asks Texas High Court To Void $26M Arbitration Award
• KWK Says Judge 'Made A Mockery' Of Keystone Agreement
• Rite Aid Urges Pa. High Court To Ax Record Fee Class Action
• 9th Circ. Told Plaintiff Has Standing To Sue Spokeo Site
• Fla. Court Affirms Dismissal Of Couple's Takings Suit
• Copyright Suit Against Paramount Too Late, 9th Circ. Says
• Fla. Hospital Operator Challenges Law Increasing Oversight
• Justices Worry About Double Recovery In LCD CAFA Suit
• Drugmakers Take Reglan Preemption Appeal To Pa. High Court
• Fed. Circ. Axes E8 Pharmaceuticals' Gene Testing IP Claims
• Yahoo Fights Microsoft Ad Arbitration Award In 2nd Circ.
• An Attempt To Clarify Race-Based Admissions Policies
• 'Rough Justice' Is Not Justice
• Why High Stakes Legal Failures Happen
• Pa.'s New Era Of Strict Enviro Criminal Liability
• Scope Of Appraisal Continues To Be Problematic In Texas
• Samsung Asks Fed. Circ. To Revive Part Of Apple ITC Case
• Navy Chaplains Ask DC Circ. To Block Promotion System
• Dilworth Paxson's Stabile Wins Open Pa. Superior Court Seat
• NY Voters Reject Bid To Raise Judicial Retirement Age
• Subcontractor Fails To Revive $7M Suit Against DynCorp
• Union Pacific Worker's Atty Malpractice Suit Revived
• Fed. Circ. Won't Review Disposal Of Baxter's $23.5M IP Award
• Justices Weigh Federal Abstention In State Agency Disputes
• High Court LCD Case Could Change Game For AG Suits
• Gay Couples Tell Texas Justices They Have Right To Divorce
• 10th Circ. Says No Fraud In Flotek Contract Dispute
• High Court SOX Case To Put Labor Department In Spotlight
• Ohio High Court Nixes Cert In State Farm Suit
• Texas Justices Asked To Revive $5M Award In Beach RE Row
• Justices Wary Of Putting Burden Of Proof On IP Licensees
• Fed. Circ. Says KBR's $12.5M Costs May Be Out Of Its Hands
• 6th Circ. Rejects $500M LexisNexis Class Arbitration
• 11th Circ. Nudges Mr. Chow Dispute Toward Mediation
• Pa. Court Upholds $13M Malpractice Verdict Against UPMC
• NJ Appeals Court Revives Malpractice Suit Against Judge
• 9th Circ. May Seek Calif. High Court Input In Seating Suits
• Teva Asks Supreme Court For Stay On MS Drug Patent Ruling
• 11th Circ. Says No Claims Stated In Insurance Co. Suits
• 10th Circ. Says 'Shelf Life' Talk Doesn't Prove IBM Age Bias
• 4th Circ. Questions Groups' Place In CPSC Database Row
• Sandifer Oral Arguments Reveal New Middle Ground
• Ill. Court Reopens Coverage Feud Over Roof Collapse Suit
• 2nd Circ. Scraps Investor Suit Against Freddie Mac
• 9th. Circ Allows FDA Limited Extension On Food Safety Rule
• Pier 1 Gift Cards Infringe Alexsam's IP, Fed. Circ. Told
• 5th Circ. Revives Sex-Toy Suit Against United Continental
• Pfizer Beat Sanofi To Isolated DNA Patent, Fed. Circ. Says
• Gupta Challenges $14M Insider Trading Fine In 2nd Circ.
• 5th Circ. Flunks Texas Ex-Professor's Whistleblower Case
• High Court Sets January Date For Noel Canning Hearing
• Justices Reinstate Long Sentence Despite Bad Counsel Claim
• Sprague Can't Prove Philly Paper Libeled Him, Judge Says
• 11th Circ. Backs Preparers' $15M Tax Fraud Conviction
• Calif. Court Sticks XL With $9M Payout In Bank D&O Case