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Appellate - March, 2017

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• FCC's Loss On Fax Rule Could Curb Explosion Of TCPA Suits
• Trump Admin Cuts ABA Out Of Federal Judge Vetting Process
• 6th Circ. Hands American Steamship Co. Win In Injury Suit
• CQG Opposes Bid To Make Alice-Related Ruling Precedential
• Fla. Firm's Fee Fight With Producer Returns To Trial Court
• 'Indecorous' Opening Statement Can't Revive Med Mal Suit
• Texas High Court Denies Review In Retained Acreage Fights
• Texas Justices Won't Review Strasburger's Arbitration Win
• Del. Justices Refuse Bid To Reargue $3B C&J Deal Dispute
• Lime-A-Rita Drinkers Urge 9th Circ. To Rethink Case Toss
• 11th Circ. Asked To Review Sex Orientation Precedent
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Lien Blockage In NJ Bankruptcy Row
• Key Dems To Oppose Gorsuch, Filibuster Looms Closer
• Texas High Court To Hear Expert Report Row In Med Mal Suit
• Nixed Juror Doesn't Warrant New Med Mal Trial: Pa. Court
• A Law Firm's Guide To Social Media
• Nixing Of Mich. Tax Accord Merits Review, Justices Told
• FWS Urges High Court To Uphold Polar Bear Habitat Ruling
• 10th Circ. Panel Won't Revive Jaguar Energy Wage Suit
• Belize Can't Get DC Circ. To Nix Confirmation Of $19M Award
• Texas High Court Nixes $12M Akin Gump Malpractice Suit
• Texas High Court To Review Early Toss Of Enviro Agency Suit
• McDonnell Creates New But Difficult Path For Menendez
• CFPB Takes On Trump In Leadership Battle At DC Circ.
• Teck Tells 9th Circ. To Nix Tribes' $8M Pollution Award
• Lawmakers, AGs Urge DC Circ. To Keep 'Independent' CFPB
• Attys Seek 9th Circ. Ax Of Sanctions, Fee Orders
• Split 5th Circ. Affirms Sentencing In Gun Case
• Planned Parenthood Tells 6th Circ. To Require Ohio Funding
• BIA Urges 9th Circ. To End Injunction In Tribal Contract Row
• Texas High Court Won't Revisit $2.3M Allstate Tax Refund
• Policyholders Group Backs D&O Coverage Denial Appeal
• 2nd Circ. Judge Tells Ex-CEO His Customers 'Got Screwed'
• FCC's Junk Fax Opt-Out Rule Struck Down By DC Circuit
• If TC Heartland Is Reversed, When To Get Out Of East Texas
• Spokeo Says 9th Circ. Decision Supports Toss Of FCRA Suit
• Calif. High Court Says Coastal Project Report Flouts CEQA
• Ill. Court Reinstates $1.5M Botched Eye Treatment Verdict
• Texas Appeals Court Won't Toss STD Misdiagnosis Suit
• Chemtura Seeks En Banc Reargument Of Venue Fight Appeal
• New Punitive Damages Trial Ordered For Ariz. Chiropractor
• NM Says It Can Punish Casino Vendors Despite Feds' Stance
• Expert Needed For Negligence Suit Against Pa. Care Center
• 7th Circ. Affirms Toss Of FAA Engineer's Muslim Bias Suit
• 7th Circ. Refuses To Block Order For 'Ariel' Name Change
• 2 Democratic Senators Buck Party To Support Gorsuch
• Union Backs NLRB Authority Over Calif. Tribal Casino
• GSK Asks 3rd Circ. To Ignore Prior Ruling In Wellbutrin Case
• O'Reilly Loses 9th Circ. Rehearing Bid In Expenses Suit
• Airport Cabbies Are Independent Operators, 9th Circ. Says
• $600K Debt Release Was Fraudulent Transfer, NJ Justices Say
• SEC Pauses 'Big Short' Adviser's Fine For Appeal
• Amtrak Chases Priority Track After Regulatory Power Axed
• Gay Skydiver's Estate Pulls Bid To Intervene In Omnicom Case
• 9th Circ. Says Convicted Fraudster Can't Get New Trial
• 7th Circ. Wary Of Expanding Atty Liability In Mayer Brown Suit
• Calif. Water Agencies Want Water Rights Case In High Court
• Split 6th Circ. Affirms Contractors' Win In Union ERISA Row
• Prison Phone Co. Can't Arbitrate Rate Row, 3rd Circ. Says
• Failing To Prevent Inadvertent Disclosures Can Be Costly
• 9th Circ. Partially Revives Truckers' Wage Suit
• Wells Fargo Too Late To Arbitrate Overdraft Fight, Class Says
• Ohio Urges 6th Circ. To Rethink ACA Reinsurance Tax Row
• Terror Victims Can't Search Foreign Banks For $67M: 7th Circ.
• 7th Circ. Says Collector Misled Consumer About Old Debt
• UPMC Doc Must Face New Trial Over Botched Hysterectomy
• Atty Fights 5,000-Word Essay Sanction At 11th Circ.
• DOL Fights Request To Halt Fiduciary Rule At 5th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Upholds ID Theft And Re-Entry Conviction, Sentence
• Fla. House Narrowly Passes Judicial Term Limits Bill
• 10th Circ. Says Congress Can Regulate Prairie Dog Hunting
• Tribe Tells Calif. High Court Gov. Can't OK Off-Res Casino
• 2nd Circ. Judge To Lead Supreme Court Unclaimed Funds Suit
• Jury Instructions OK In Med Mal Verdict, Ark. Court Says
• FCC To Nix Federal Lifeline Approval Process, Pai Says
• Justices Set Tough Standard For State Credit Card Fee Laws
• Ill. FCA Doesn't Cover Tax Violation Claim, Appeals Court Says
• Gay Exec's 2nd Circ. Win Shows Title VII Clarity Needed
• Ex-American Apparel CEO Can't Revive Firing Defamation Suit
• Texas Court Upholds Atty Sanction Over Client's Racist Claim
• Fed. Circ. Rejects Inventor's Claim For Name On Fax Patents
• Farmer Says $50M Milk Antitrust Deal Is Product Of Extortion
• FTC Tells DC Circ. To Undo Boehringer Doc Privilege Ruling
• UAW Tells Sens. To Vote 'No' On Gorsuch For Supreme Court
• NJ Properly Awarded Sandy Project, Appeals Panel Says
• Enviros Lose Bid To Nix NJ Permit For Road Over Park Trail
• Duke Energy Investors Take Coal Ash Suit To Del. High Court
• Pa. Appeals Court Limits Reach Of Gas Law's Well Fee
• More Democrats Rally To Gorsuch Filibuster Effort
• Shell Fights FERC Energy Crisis Orders In 9th Circ.
• Ariz. Court Denies Power Co.'s Bid For $7M Fuel Tax Refund
• DOJ Gets Extension For AmEx Appeal Amid New Leadership
• Disbarred Atty's Fee Tiff Already Litigated, NJ Panel Says
• Patient Flow Still Matters In Hospital Tie-Ups, FTC Official Says
• 3rd Circ. Says Pa. Conviction Met High Court Bribery Test
• Advocate For An Agency: Ex-FERC GC Cynthia Marlette
• Pa. Justices To Mull If Insurance Chief Bound By Dept. Report
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Case Of Ex-Exec Fired For Snooping
• The Issues Justices Are Focusing On In TC Heartland
• 'Comma Case' Takeaways That Go Beyond Grammar
• High Court Says NY Credit Card Disclosures Regulate Speech
• EPA Asks DC Circ. To Put Off Ruling On Clean Power Plan
• Justices Wrestle With Immigrant's Case On Bad Atty Advice
• 3rd Circ. Won't Send Birth Control Mass Tort To State Court
• Pa. Justices Bar Suspended Attys From Unemployment Cases
• Manhattan Hospital Beats Botched Heart Procedure Suit
• 9th Circ. Resurrects TCPA Claims Against Debt Collector
• Ruling Doesn't Ax Window Defect Coverage, 7th Circ. Hears
• 5th Circ. Nixes Soldiers' Toxic Water Suit Against KBR
• Auto Union Urges DC Circ. To Uphold VW Unit Ruling
• Canadian Nurse May Challenge Guilty Plea, Calif. Court Says
• Gay Skydiver's Estate Asks 2nd Circ. To Rehear Omnicom
• 5th Circ. Revives Crawfish Farmers' Pipeline Dredging Suit
• Fed. Circ. Reverses CIT, Backs Gov't On Aluminum Duty Scope
• Beer Drinkers Ask 9th Circ. For Another Round In Merger Fight
• Starbucks Customer Wants Another Shot At Iced Drink Suit
• 10th Circ. Won't Nix 10K Opt-Ins To Chipotle FLSA Suit
• Houston Hospital Sheds Most Of Doc's Claims Via Anti-SLAPP
• Schlumberger Asks Texas Justices To Nix 'Latent Disease' Suit
• NJ Public Worker Not Engaged In Protected Acts, Court Says
• RBS Objects To Direct Appeal In Madoff Clawback Fight
• Teaching Prof Not Immune In Med Mal Row, Ohio Court Says
• Apple, Others Tell Fed. Circ. PTAB Time-Bar Orders Are OK
• Pa. Justices Won't Revive Citizens' Bid For Enviro Study
• Ill. Panel Upholds Jury Question In Blood Clot Death Suit
• Senate Set For Gorsuch Showdown Next Week
• 8th Circ. Partly Backs Dismissal Of Deputy's Firing Suit
• Aereo Didn't Kill Copyright 'Volitional' Rule, 5th Circ. Says
• Google's PTAB Loss Over Data Patent Affirmed At Fed. Circ.
• 9th Circ. Tosses Steve Wynn's FCPA Defamation Suit
• Zurich Beats Builder's Appeal Over Injury Suit Coverage
• 2nd Circ. Denies Bail For Ex-Ranking Sen. John Sampson
• And Now A Word From The Panel: MDLs And The High Court
• 9th Circ. Hands BancInsure Win In FDIC Coverage Suit
• 5th Circ. Upholds $3.4M Tax Bill After Subsidiary Sale
• 9th Circ. Sides With Ford In Focus Roof Defect Row
• Fosamax Ruling Aids Wellbutrin Case, 3rd Circ. Told
• Powertech Backs Feds' Bid To Nix Uranium Mine Challenge
• 6th Circ. Says Owner Is Liable For Taxes Despite Takeover
• 2nd Circ. Says Removal Not Punishment In Deportation Case
• Judge Gorsuch's Dubious Commitment To Legal Textualism
• 5 Things To Expect If High Court Reverses TC Heartland
• Hitting The Brakes On Structured Dismissals
• Justices Set To Hear Immigrant's Case On Bad Atty Advice
• Silence May Not Be Golden For Cos. After High Court Review
• High Court Hesitant To Upend Decades-Old Patent Venue Rule
• Del Monte To Get Clarification On $32M Pineapple Award
• Mayweather Gets Privacy Claims KO'd In Row With Ex-Fiancee
• Calif. Top Judge Says 'Rule Of Law Is Being Threatened'
• 9th Circ. Chief Favors Cameras To Promote Trust In Courts
• ERISA Exception Applies To Church Affiliates, Justices Told
• Food Products Co. Dodges ADA Suit At 6th Circ.
• Attys Bungled Briefs In Fannie, Freddie Suit, DC Circ. Told
• Calif. Court Tosses Dental Malpractice Suit As Untimely
• Texas Appeals Court Sides With Blogger In Defamation Row
• Fed. Circ. Backs IBM PTAB Win Against Intellectual Ventures
• Plumbing Fixture Co. Can't Revive D&O Claim, 9th Circ. Told
• 13 States Ask 4th Circ. To Revive Trump Immigration Ban
• Trans Worker Allowed Into Bias Appeal In Case EEOC Wavers
• Pa. Atty Beats Malpractice Suit Over Failed Med Mal Case
• Justices Won't Revisit 'McDonald's Of Urology' Conviction
• Spurned Implant Inventor Again Beats PTAB At Fed. Circ.
• Senate Dems Delay Panel Vote On Gorsuch
• 10th Circ. Urged To Stick With Ruling On SEC Judges
• Are Your In-House Lawyers Happy?
• NJ Dealership Can't Force Arbitration Over Refund Refusal
• 9th Circ. Urged To Order Class Cert. In Yakult False Ad Suit
• Copyright Clause Shows Fallacy Of Originalism
• NJ Justices Find No Retroactive Liability For State In Cleanup
• Ford Dodges Fuel Injector Infringement Suit At Fed. Circuit
• Justices Nix Arbitration Appeal In Nursing Home Death Suit
• Chesapeake Can't Evade $439M Bond Bill, High Court Told
• Justices Send Patent Laches Appeals Back To Fed. Circ.
• 9th Circ. Revives Trucker's Sexual Harassment Claims
• Supreme Court Takes Up Ch. 11 Nonstatutory Insider Dispute
• Tree Trimmer Can't Ditch Hundreds Of Texas Fire Claims
• Mid-Continent Nabs 5th Circ. Win On $63M Bankruptcy Claim
• Justices Won't Hear Appeal Over Tax Returns In Bankruptcy
• Justices Deny Medicare Billing Appeal From Menendez Doctor
• Sunoco Urges Fed. Circ. To Revive $300M Tax Refund Bid
• 2nd Circ. Revives Gay Ad Exec's Bias Suit Against Omnicom
• Policy Doesn't Cover Botched RE Deal, Utah Justices Rule
• Ace Asks 2nd Circ. To Preserve Win Over Facebook IPO Deal
• High Court Won't Hear 5th Circ. Verizon ERISA Appeal
• Glassdoor Can't Ditch Retailer's Row Over Bad Reviews
• Supreme Court Won't Tackle Pre-1972 Song DMCA Battle
• High Court To Weigh Disclosure Duty In Leidos Investor Suit
• Utility Can't Use Ruling As Antitrust Shield, SolarCity Says
• Tribe Says DC Circ. Can Hear Uranium Mine Challenge
• Justices Won't Hear LSAT Accessibility Appeal
• Post-Escobar Courts Reaching Consensus On FCA Materiality
• Can A Patent Be Both Abstract And Not Abstract?
• The Bumpy Road To Protection For Internal Whistleblowers
• Justices Won't Hear $7.25B Visa, MasterCard Fee Deal Appeal
• Star Athletica V. Varsity: Ceci N'est Pas Une … Useful Article
• Yamaha Beats Bid To Revive Motor Defect Action At 9th Circ.
• Cubans' Lighthouse Landing Merits US Entry, 11th Circ. Told
• IBM Urges Justices To Review Michigan's Exit From Tax Deal
• 6th Circ. Revives Tenn. 911 Billing Suit Against AT&T
• Medtronic Urges High Court To Open PTAB Up To More Review
• Texas 'Small Tobacco' Tax Beats Constitutional Challenge
• 8th Circ. Rules Cargill's Refusal To Bargain Flouted Labor Law
• 6th Circ. Says Award Can Stand In Law Firm Partnership Row
• 9th Circ. Nixes Ruling That 'Red Gold' TM Is Generic
• Austin Ducks Suit Claiming Rigged Body Cam Contract
• Seals' 'Threatened' Status Properly Nixed, 9th Circ. Hears
• Swift Slams Drivers' Bid To Restart Class Suit Pending Appeal
• Power Co. Urges High Court To Review EPA Boiler Rule
• Jacoby Loses 2nd Circ. Bid Over NY Outside Investor Ban
• NY Law Applies In Chemtura Coverage Fight, Del. Justices Say
• USPTO Tells Fed. Circ. AIA Time-Bar Orders Not Appealable
• Home Depot Must Face Suit Over Employee's Murder: 7th Circ.
• Enviros Granted New Life In Calif. Asphalt Plant Dispute
• FCC's VoIP Phone Number Order Survives DC Circ. Challenge
• Baker Urges 7th Circ. To End Ex-Employee's Retaliation Suit
• Colo. Appeals Court Revives Fracking Rule Proposal
• Janssen Beats Untimely Calif. Appeal Over Risperdal Death
• Enviros Want DC Circ. To Stop Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline
• 2nd Circ. Referees Fund Founder's Suit Against Prosecutors
• Calif. Judges' Recession Raises 'Absurd,' Appeals Court Told
• NJ Transit Employees Get Suit Against Law Firm Reinstated
• Expert Testimony Needed For Mom's Suit Over Son's Seizure
• NCAA Says O'Bannon 'Win' Not Enough For $42M Attys' Fee
• DC Circ. Nixes Confidentiality Agreement As Too Broad
• High Court Asked To Flip Cup Antitrust Ruling From 1st Circ.
• Education Tech Co. Seeks To Revive FCA Suit Coverage Bid
• Chicago Cabbies Take Uber Regs Fight To Supreme Court
• Online Arbitration Policy Needs Explicit Notice: Texas Court
• Uber Arbitration Appeal May Hinge On Rakoff Court Comment
• Challenging Personal Jurisdiction In Online Conduct Cases
• Anthem Battles To Save $54B Cigna Deal At DC Circ. Hearing
• No Rehearing For Koch Foods In EEOC Fight Over Visa Info
• 9th Circ. Affirms A&F's Quick Win In Maternity Bias Suit
• Limiting Presidential Powers At The High Court
• TC Heartland May Cause Protective Suits In ANDA Cases
• Real Win For Virtual Casino: Lessons For Game Developers
• Google, NASA, Planes And A Stronger Legal Team
• Uber, Drivers Play 'Hopscotch,' And 9th Circ. Not Amused
• Ill. Justices Remand Non-Profit Hospital Property Tax Issue
• Ohio Court Backs Embezzlement Finding In Fee Fight
• Justices Avoid Upending Ch. 11 Creditor Payment Practices
• Ind. Drivers Get 2nd Chance At Compulsory Unionization Suit
• Ariz. Supreme Court Nixes Atty Fee Award In Contract Row
• Split Del. High Court Upholds ETE's Williams Merger Exit
• Advocacy Group Warns 5th Circ. Not To Dissuade FCA Suits
• High Court Shouldn't Delay Water Rule Suit, 7 States Say
• As Gorsuch Panel Ends, Senate Filibuster Looms
• Miss. Justices Say Hospital Must Face Wrongful Death Suit
• 3rd Circ. Denies Sanctions to NJ Town Against Developer
• Texas High Court Told To Nix New Trial In $42M Atty Fee Row
• High Court Urged To Clarify '80s Patent Stance In Age Of Alice
• Full Fed. Circ. Told 'Radical' Rulings Threaten CBM Program
• Anthem Merger Appeal Could Be Sideshow To DOJ Deal
• Rental Car Co. Settles Sex Bias Case With Lesbian Driver
• Atty, Not Client, Must Prove Award Is Collectible, Judges Say
• Fed. Circ. OKs Rejection Of $8M Fee Bid In Gene Patent Case
• East Texas Mineral Deed Gets Scrutiny From Texas High Court
• Patent Venue's Big Day In Court: What You Need To Know
• Del. Justices Uphold Chancery Toss Of $3B C&J Merger Suit
• Ohio Doc's Suit Against Ex-Patient Over Bad Review Nixed
• Doctor Dodges Retrial In Patient's Hand-Function Loss Suit
• 'Home Improvement' Creators Win Appeal Over Disney Profits
• Tempur-Sealy Suit May Widen Insurers' Class Action Exposure
• Baylor Football Player Gets New Trial In Sex Assault Case
• Former General Dynamics Employee Loses FMLA Suit Appeal
• Trump Admin. Gets Fast Appeal Of Immigration Ban Suit
• 9th Circ. Nixes Kaplan FCA Suit Over Fake Enrollments
• Texas Court Nixes BNSF Bid To Strike Oil Beneath Tracks
• Houston Appellate Court Says Med Mal Claims Wrongly Nixed
• 4th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Retirees' Health Benefits Suit
• What's Left Of Laches Post-SCA Hygiene
• 2nd Circ. Looks Ready To Close Book On Newkirk And Maxim
• Fireworks Explosion Was 1 Occurrence, 4th Circ. Affirms
• DC Court Rejects Feds' Bid To Save Amtrak Regulatory Power
• Delays And Uncertainty Surround Trump's Latest Travel Ban
• A Gorsuch Decision In Favor Of Federal Jurisdiction
• Expectations For High Court Patent Exhaustion Decision
• 10 Tips For Better Legal Negotiations
• 11th Circ. Affirms $2.1M Verdict In Wright Hip Implants Suit
• 5 Keys To High Court's Cheerleader Uniform Ruling
• Gorsuch Defends Record, Chevron Critiques At Senate Panel
• 9th Circ. Buoys Policyholders In Excess Settlement Fights
• Justices Urged To Resolve Split Over Key To $234M Tax Row
• Pa. Court Again Says Tax Sale's 'Mineral' Rights Include Gas
• Ex-Leaders Look To Toss Tribe's 9th Circ. Asset Freeze Row
• Lien Spat Certified As Question Of Import To Fla. High Court
• Justices Mull Mail Service Standards Under Hague Convention
• GOP Push For Gorsuch Vote Puts Politics Ahead Of Cases
• Jared Leto Asks 9th Circ. To Revive TMZ Swift Video Suit
• Justices Told Law Nixing Tribal Casino Suit Is Constitutional
• Smigel Anderson Must Face Property-Sale Suit, Court Says
• SF Property Owners Score Win In Tenant Payment Decision
• Expert Didn't Link Surgery To Injuries, Texas Court Rules
• 5th Circ. Sides With EPA In Battle Over Texas Haze Rule
• High Court Asked To Resolve Claim Construction Uncertainty
• 4th Circ. OKs Firefighter's Dismissal Over Facebook Posts
• 6th Circ. Backs Stiffer Tax Fraud Sentence For Chiropractor
• 8th Circ. Affirms Construction Co. Win In Retaliation Suit
• FERC Billing Practices Benefit Bad Actors, 9th Circ. Told
• US, Investors Ask 9th Circ. To Toss Malaysian Hotel Appeal
• Calif. County Says DOI Took Liberties With Casino Land Ruling
• 2nd Circ. Panel Upholds Louis CK's Loss In Pension Row
• 9th Circ. Says Health Care Providers Can't Make ERISA Claims
• Texas High Court Weighs Eagle Ford Deed Royalty Dispute
• 3rd Circ. Revives Fosamax Warning Class Against Merck
• Player Injury Suit Requires Med Opinion, Ill. Panel Says
• Belize Asks 11th Circ. To Rethink $22M Telecom Deal Row
• 6th Circ. Says Border Crosser Needn't Prove Surveillance
• Ex-VC Worker Gets Liquidated Damages After $1.2M Win
• Biz Groups Urge 5th Circ. To Pause DOL Fiduciary Rule
• DC Circ. Panel Sends Dues-Checkoff Case Back To NLRB
• Border Smartphone Searches Need A Warrant, 4th Circ. Told
• Texas Court Tosses Doc's Defamation Suit Against Cox Media
• Arrowhead Investors Ask 9th Circ. To Restore Drug Trial Suit
• The Latest On Statistical Sampling In FCA Cases
• Gray Matters: Decision Error
• Delta's Safari Trophy Ban Beats Challenge In 5th Circ.
• 4th Circ. Joint Employer Test Is Incredibly Broad
• High Court Narrows Use Of Structured Dismissals In Ch. 11
• High Court Says Cheerleader Uniform Copyrightable
• Gorsuch Rebukes Trump, Defends Record To Senate Panel
• Justices' Laches Decision Could Be Boon For Patent Owners
• NJ Justices To Mull Civil Rights Claim Over Zoning Appeals
• Va. Med Board Wins Appeal Over Doc's License Revocation
• Trump Names New Chief Judge For Federal Claims Bench
• High Court Sets Limits On Presidential Appointment Power
• Low-Key Supreme Court Questions Patent Exhaustion Rules
• Pacific Legal GC Says Justices' Focus Wrong In Land Dispute
• 9th Circ. Reverses Company's Quick Win In FLSA OT Suit
• Offsite Drilling Trespass Claim Gets Texas Justices' Scrutiny
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Tax Ruling, Nixes Penalty Over Paperwork
• Gamer Can't Revive Suit Over In-App 'Gambling' At 4th Circ.
• Enviros, Farmers Sue EPA Over Weed Killer Registration
• 5th Circ. Sides With Air Ambulance In Price Regulation Row
• 3rd Circ. Revives Port Worker's FMLA Retaliation Claim
• 7th Circ. Ends 1st Amendment Challenge to Public Union Dues
• Ind. High Court Says Law Firm Not Exempt From State's Suit
• Texas Justices Weigh Expert Report In Ambulance Death Suit
• Atty Can't Keep $5M From Alleged Ponzi Client, 9th Circ. Says
• MLP Agreement Lessons From Delaware High Court
• 1st Circ. Bolsters State Powers In Gas Pipeline Reviews
• 9th Circ. Nixes Claims NFL Stole TV Show Idea
• Alice-Related Ruling Should Be Precedential, Fed. Circ. Told
• AIG Unit Must Cover $3.75M Ad Injury Claims, 9th Circ. Says
• Scottsdale Urges Supreme Court To Revive FINRA Challenge
• Ariz. Highway Approval Done The Right Way, 9th Circ. Told
• 9th Circ. Upholds Ford Win In Fatal Rollover Suit
• Rite Aid Can Fire Needlephobic Pharmacist, 2nd Circ. Says
• MWI Case Shows The False Claims Act Needs A Change
• 11th Circ. Says Natural Skim Milk Is Legally 'Skim Milk'
• Claim Construction Can't Sink McAfee IP Win: Fed. Circ.
• Utility Tells 9th Circ. New Ruling Boosts Antitrust Defense
• NC Court Nixes Attorney-Witness Dual Role In Fee Dispute
• Solar Co. Asks Justices To Revive Suit Over $30M Gov't Loan
• NJ High Court To Review 'Job Banding' Rule Veto
• Hospital Denies Wrongdoing Over Withheld Raises At DC Circ.
• Bombardier Gets 'Ticket Tax' Petition Backing At High Court
• FTC Says Advocacy Group Can't Fight Used-Car Safety Orders
• Applying 'Footprint' Methodology To Prism V. Sprint
• Trump Starts Putting Imprint On Judiciary With 6th Circ. Nom
• Dental Supply Cos. Say Antitrust Suit Belongs In Arbitration
• Texas Justices Let 'Welfare Queen' Defamation Suit Proceed
• 9th Circ. Stands By Reviving FCRA Suit Over Liability Waiver
• Law Schools And Law Firms: Seeking Common Ground
• Web Streamers Can't Use TV License, 9th Circ. Says
• Vegas Shows Say Dancer Let Go For Attitude, Not Activity
• 3rd Circ. OKs Contempt Order Over Locked Hard Drives
• DC Circ. Should Be Wary Of Efficiencies Defense In Anthem
• Justices Greenlight 4th Amendment Claims After Court Date
• D&O Insurance And The Conduct Exclusion
• High Court Throws Out Laches Defense For Patent Cases
• High Court Strikes Down Disputed NLRB GC Nomination
• Justices Asked To Tackle Spokeo Divide In Card Receipt Row
• Burr & Forman Beats Diversity Sanction at 11th Circuit
• Texas Ruling Boosts Uber Arbitration Bid, 2nd Circ. Told
• Ill. Justices Decline Case Seeking Halt Of State Worker Pay
• Wedlock Caveat Voids Man's Citizenship, 2nd Circ. Says
• O'Reilly Asks 9th Circ. To Rethink Cert. In Expenses Suit
• High Court Refuses Credit-Card Receipts Suit Against Tribe
• 9th Circ. Rejects Challenges To Navajo Plant Smog Plan
• Justices Asked To Look At Nursing Education Antitrust Suit
• Fla. Court Rules State Farm Data Is Protected From Disclosure
• Ala. Top Court Revives County Tax Law After Flaw Is Fixed
• Justices Won't Hear Backlight LCD Screen Patent Case
• Fla. Gov. Escapes Suit Over Nursing Home Liability Law
• Alaska Supreme Court Tosses Prisoner's Med Mal Suit
• 9th Circ. Rift Emerges Over Trump Travel Ban Ruling
• Citgo Tells 5th Circ. $81M Spill Fine Is Too Flawed To Stand
• Del. High Court Remands $1B Enbridge Deal Fairness Ruling
• 9th Circ. Says Fishermen's APA Suit Lacks Jurisdiction
• Pa. Justices Urged To Revive Non-Atty's $1.5M Fee Claim
• Partisan Sparks Fly At Gorsuch Hearing's First Day
• Ariel Investments Competitor Wants Stay On Name Change
• High Court Declines Sawblade Tariff Appeal
• High Court Won't Review Would-Be Whistleblower's Petition
• 7th Circ. Says Prof's Promotion Dooms Retaliation Suit
• Justices Won't Hear Park Worker's Whistleblower Suit
• Neil Gorsuch — Judging Like It's 1868
• Fed. Circ. Affirms PTAB Win For Seagate On Encryption Patent
• Landowners Ask Justices For Single-Parcel Takings Analysis
• High Court Won't Take Up Firm Debt Collection Letter Case
• High Court Won't Review Axing Of DataTreasury Patents
• CSX Can Challenge 'Discriminatory' Tax Cap, 4th Circ. Says
• Insurer Needn't Cover Worker's Death, 2nd Circ. Told
• 11th Circ. Affirms OSHA Fine Over Film Worker Killed On Set
• Con-Way Tells High Court Union Election Was Tainted
• New Owners Can Sue To Eject Drilling Co., Pa. Court Says
• High Court Asked To Pass On ACLU Suit Over Torture Report
• Manor Care Elder Abuse Claim Revived By Calif. Court
• NLRB Asks DC Circ. To Affirm VW Organizing Decision
• NJ High Court Will Hear Farmland Preservation Row
• DOE Has No Excuse For Shirking LNG Study, Enviros Say
• 11th Circ. Leaves Navy Subcontractor's Award Curtailed
• 2nd. Cir. Should Ignore 11th's Gay Bias Ruling, Ad Exec Says
• Justices Won't Hear Wells Fargo Decertification Appeal
• Motorola Can't Cut IV Patent From IP Row, Fed. Circ. Says
• Skadden Has No Fed. Beef In Mich. Tax Deal, Justices Told
• Tempur-Sealy Fights For Class Action Coverage At 9th Circ.
• NBC Blasts Baiul Royalty Appeal In 2nd Circ.
• Honigman Miller Beats Doctor's Legal Malpractice Suit
• Justices Won't Review 2nd Circ. Terrorism Stand-In Ruling
• Justices Reject Bid To Revive $340M Becton Antitrust Verdict
• DC Circ. Denies Tribe's Bid To Stem Dakota Pipeline Oil
• High Court Won't Hear Challenge To Well-Plug Order
• Anadarko Case Could Reshape Offsite Drilling In Texas
• Fed. Circ. May Be Setting Stage For Big Obviousness Changes
• Ala. Can't Get Redo On AT&T Users' Tax Refund Bid
• Int'l Travelers, Beware Digital Device Searches At Border
• Employer Hope Amid Pending Wage And Hour Law Changes
• High Court Won't Review Ex-Gov.'s Fraud Conviction
• Gorsuch's Originalism In The Age Of Bytes And Blockchains
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Google's Appeal Over Data Patent
• High Court Won't Hear Menendez Corruption Charges Appeal
• Not From Around Here? Trying A Case As An Out-Of-Towner
• DOJ Brief Opposing CFPB Brings More Uncertainty
• In Congress: Gorsuch, ACA, Homeland Security
• What To Expect When You're Expecting A Supreme Court Seat
• Ill. Gov. Appeals AFSCME Dispute To State Supreme Court
• Fed. Circ. Backs Dow's $5.9M Fee Award In Bayer Patent Case
• Feds, Sioux Tribe Tangle Over Bid To Halt Dakota Pipeline
• Class Member Appeals 'Token' $9.6M NJ Lien Bid-Rigging Deal
• High Court Urged To Pull Flint Water Row From State Court
• La. High Court Clarifies Med Mal Panel Requirements
• 11th Circ. Sides With Allstate Over Mostly Unpaid $11M Award
• Investment Cos. Beat Shareholder Suit Over RE Securities
• Group Faces Opposition In Visa Rule Suit Intervention Bid
• Fed. Circ. Orders New Damages Trial In Design Patent Suit
• Hague Treaty Allows Process Service By Mail, Justices Told
• Kansas' Top Court Affirms Green Light For $2.8B Coal Plant
• Del. Justices Asked To Review AIB Bulgarian Bank Dispute
• Injured Atty's $26M Verdict Upheld Against Chicago Cab Co.
• Wrongful Death Suit Barred By Prior Settlement: Pa. Court
• Ammo Co. Asks Justices To Reload Army Nondisclosure Row
• 'Google' TM So Common It's Become Generic, 9th Circ. Told
• Trump Appeals Maryland Court's Immigration Ban Block
• Sheller Urges Justices To OK Standing In FDA Risperdal Row
• Health, Consumer Groups Back Anthem-Cigna Merger Block
• La. Levee Board Asks 5th Circ. To Rethink Coastal Harm Suit
• Patent Exhaustion In The High Court: What You Need To Know
• NRC Says Oglala Sioux Uranium Mine Challenge Is Premature
• Samsung Tells High Court $120M Apple Patent Win Flouts Law
• NY Nonresident Atty Law Not Protectionist, High Court Told
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Invalidation Of More Affinity Patents
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Ax Of Latisse Patent Suit Against Sandoz
• Calif. Court Nixes Med Mal Suit Over Baby's Death
• Bloomingdale's Urges Justices To Push Worker To Arbitration
• Recent Merger Ruling Is Good For Massachusetts Directors
• EPIC, SPLC Wade Into Fetal Tissue Researcher Privacy Suit
• Trump Asks DC Circ. For Power To Fire CFPB Chief
• 9th Circ. Affirms Amgen Win In Late Off-Label Sales Row
• The Road To Confirmation
• 5th Circ. Backs Texas Lawyer In Malpractice Insurance Suit
• Insureds Cannot Shift Burden To Identify Claimed Damage
• Mich. Gov. Rips 'Misguided' Suit Over New US-Canada Bridge
• Casino Foes Ask Justices To Sink DOI Cowlitz Tribe Ruling
• How The Gordmans Stores Bankruptcy Will Affect Landlords
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Nintendo Win In 3-D Gaming Patent Row
• Nev. Justices Say State Wage Law Not Barred By ERISA, NLRA
• 9th Circ. Grants Lesbian Shell Oil Technicians New Bias Trial
• 3rd Circ. Says Pol Not Liable For Property Sales To Friends
• Wash. Tribal Members Found Exempt From Gas Import Taxes
• DreamWorks Tells Fed. Circ. It's Owed $4.4M Tax Refund
• The Struggle To Apply Spokeo's Injury-In-Fact Requirement
• 2 Noerr-Pennington Rulings Affirm Narrow Scope Of Immunity
• NJ Spill Act May Now Include Right To Compel Sampling
• A Narrow Exception To NY's Foreclosure Limitations Period
• Challenging The Internal Revenue Code's Omnibus Clause
• Employer Lessons In Avoiding FCRA Violations
• Bud Light Lime-A-Rita Is 'Light' Enough, 9th Circ. Holds
• Convicted Ex-Congressman Tells 9th Circ. FBI Tainted Case
• La. Justices Order New Med Mal Trial Over Baby's Death
• 3rd Circ. Judge Halts Deportation Of Afghani Who Aided U.S.
• Privilege May Extend To A New Member Of The Litigation Team
• 1st Circ. Tosses Enviros' Appeal Over Natural Gas Pipeline
• Calif. Tribe, Groups Slam DOI In DC Circ. Over Casino
• Fla. High Court Reverses Cost Recovery For Utility
• Fed. Circ. Ruling Could Increase Mentor's $36M Patent Win
• 5th Circ. Affirms Texas County Win In Ex-Deputy's ADA Suit
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Huntington's Win In Actors' Privacy Suit
• Del. Justices Decline To Weigh In On Political Balance Suit