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Appellate - December, 2017

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• 9th Circ. Upholds Block On Trump's 3rd Travel Ban
• Texas Justices Affirm State In Multistate Tax Compact Row
• Fed. Circ. Revives Bosch Bid To Amend, Puts Burden On PTAB
• Ill. Biometric Privacy Suits Must Claim Actual Harm, Court Says
• Obama Admin Flubbed Elephant Trophy Ban, DC Circ. Says
• The Tide Could Be Turning On The Bare Metal Defense
• DC Circ. Douses Challenge To FERC Hydro Payment Denial
• Ex-Fried Frank Client Loses Bid To Revive Tax Advice Suit
• DC Circ. Sends Browning Ferris Case Back To NLRB
• La. Not Bound By Flonase Antitrust Settlement: 3rd Circ.
• DC Circ. Tells DOL To Revisit Part Of Silica Rule
• 5 Most-Read Legal Industry Articles Of 2017
• Spokeo Standing Row Doesn't Need A Redo, High Court Told
• Douglas Kills Arbitration Bid In Antitrust Row: 5th Circ.
• Novartis Could Be On Hook For Generic Drug: Calif. Justices
• Texas Panel Trims Ex-Dallas Cowboy's TMZ Libel Suit
• Limitations Statute Swap Revives Ill. Atty's Vacation Pay Suit
• 5th Circ. Rejects Ranchers' Tax Appeal For Cattle Losses
• Fed. Circ. Joint Infringement Ruling Could Expand Liability
• 8th Circ. Affirms 8-Year Sentence For Securities Fraudster
• SD Tax Case Set For Early January High Court Conference
• No Proof Penis Injury Was Nurse's Fault, Iowa Panel Says
• Kozinski's Exit Escalates Fight Over 9th Circ. Seats
• Enviros Seek Stay Of Millennium NY Gas Pipeline Project
• Mastercard Won't Turn Over Transaction Info In Alexsam Spat
• The Biggest Med Mal Decisions And Verdicts Of 2017
• Texas Judge Erred In Med Mal Slaying Case, Panel Finds
• Challenge To Public Union Fees Gets High Court Hearing Date
• Arbitrators Can't Demand Third-Party Docs, 9th Circ. Says
• Spoliation Scrutiny: Disparate Standards For Distinct Mediums
• Full Fed Circ. Won't Review Boston Sci Win In $200M IP Suit
• Atty's Failure Led To Lawmaker's Conviction, Pa. Justices Told
• Ex-PSU Prez Not Saved By Limitations Statute, Pa. AG Says
• End Gambling By 'Half-Blood' Tribe, 9th Circ. Told
• Fed. Circ. Backs Gov't Win In Chemical Duties Fight
• NJ High Court To Weigh Approval Of Apts. Near Owl Habitat
• Louis Vuitton Win Upheld In TM Suit Over Trendy Sneakers
• Clerks Urge Chief Justice To Tackle Sexual Harassment
• Texas Panel Affirms Investor's Win Against DLA Piper
• Diagnosing Juror Bias Against Foreign Witnesses
• Key Trade Secret Developments Of 2017: Part 1
• A Look Back At Texas Insurance Law In 2017
• The Most Important State And Local Tax Cases Of 2017
• 1st Circ. Won't Rethink Tossing Cosby Defamation Claims
• Doctor Can't Shake Patient's Handshake Suit: Tenn. Court
• Wis. Loses Bid To Revive Tax Suit Against Tribe
• Insurer Likely To Prevail In Blast Cleanup Row: Calif. Panel
• FCC Defends Reinstatement Of UHF Broadcast Discount
• Trump's First Year Saw Slew Of Judicial Confirmations
• USAA Fights Fla. Firm's Move To Quash Discovery Orders
• Tribe's Fine Can't Be Imposed By Fed Court, 9th Circ. Told
• Gov't Drops Challenge To Abortion For Detained Teen
• Biggest Texas Cases Of 2017
• NLRB Defends Purple Communications Email Usage Ruling
• Criminal Appeal In Philly Amtrak Crash On Hold Until 2018
• NJ Appellate Panel Says Industrial-Site Cleanup Plan Is Safe
• Top Cybersecurity & Privacy Developments Of 2017
• Public Can't Access Christie's Town Lists, NJ Panel Says
• La. Court Flips Doctor's Trial Win In Patient Death Suit
• NLRB Asks DC Circ. For Browning-Ferris Remand
• 2nd Circ. Affirms 6½-Year Sentence For Ex-Atty
• Texas' Top Criminal Court To Hear Paxton Prosecutor Pay Row
• The 10 Most Significant Insurance Coverage Decisions Of 2017
• Charity Not Covered For PGA Prize Payouts, 4th Circ. Affirms
• Ill. Court Revives Suit Over Patient's Leg Amputation
• Lockheed, Northrop Shed F-35 FCA Case At 5th Circ.
• Pizza Hut Not Owed For Building Condemnation, Court Says
• Exploring Viability Of 'Diagnose And Treat' Method Claims
• An End To Systematically Undercompensating US Patentees?
• 'Patent Dance' Ruling Means Sponsors Must Plan Ahead
• Getting Creative With Approaches To Removal
• Hearing The Need For More Women's Voices In The Courtroom
• Calif. Man Gets 4 Years Beyond Feds' Recs For $18M Scam
• Health Center Can't Duck Harassment Verdict At 2nd Circ.
• Texas Doctors Group Gets Med Mal Discovery Order Nixed
• 9th Circ. OKs Beauty School Escape From Student Wage Suit
• Insurer Didn't Breach Duty In ConAgra Blast Suit: 7th Circ.
• Ill. Court Finds Conviction Can Be Basis For Civil Battery Suit
• PTAB Chief Judge Addresses Aqua Products Burden Shift
• VW, NLRB Say Specialty Healthcare Reversal Moots Appeal
• Ohio Justices Affirm Atty's Suspension For Bad Billing
• Fed. Circ. Revives Lock Row Under Joint Infringement Rule
• Ill. Appeals Court Affirms Toss Of Brain Damage Case
• Senators Mull Rule Change To Speed Trump Confirmations
• 8th Circ. Sets Up Do-Over In Massive Trust Malfeasance Suit
• 2nd Circ. Says No Jurisdiction In 140-Year Peru Bonds Suit
• Welders' $100K Pay Not Necessarily OT Exempt: 6th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Nix Of Parking Boot Patents Under Alice
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Gov't Win In Pilot Urine Bag Patent Case
• Tesla's Hard Line On Direct Sales Draws Mixed Results
• 11th Circ. Affirms $3M Verdict Against Guatemalan Bank
• Pa. Appeals Court Upholds Firms' Class Action Fee Award
• How Not To File A Successful Rule 29 Motion
• Purple Line Dodges New Enviro Study At DC Circ.
• Texas Panel Revives Media Outlets' Bid To Toss Libel Suit
• Trump Asks High Court To Pause Abortion Order For Detainee
• Pa. Justices Revive $1.5M Barrack Rodos Fee-Sharing Suit
• Indian Child Act Suit Rightly Tossed, Feds Tell 9th Circ.
• NJ Water Quality Standard For Chemical Declared Invalid
• 2nd Circ. Strikes Down DOJ Ban On 'Fractional' Licensing
• 5th Circ. Broadens Oil Pollution Act Liability
• My Strangest Day In Court
• Alliant Can't Ax $26M Sandy Damage Verdict At 2nd Circ.
• Wash. Court Backs Doc's Trial Win Over Postoperative Care
• Sanctuary City Order Wasn't Overreach, 9th Circ. Told
• Arctic Cat Provides Some Clarity For Infringement Suits
• 2nd Circ. Revives 'Flash Boys'-Inspired Suits
• Informed Consent Claim Fizzles In Calif. Med Mal Appeal
• Del. High Court Affirms Toss Of Williams Co. Stock Suit
• 10th Circ. Lets Enviros Into Oil Group's BLM Auction Suit
• 9th Circ. Denies Foundation's Appeal Over Political Ad Tax
• Viacom Didn't Infringe 'Bubble Guppies' TM, 6th Circ. Rules
• Md. Justices Say Ga. Law Governs Lead Paint Coverage Row
• Pa. Appeals Court Backs Nursing Home In Patient Care Suit
• Ill. Court Affirms Nix Of Patient's Leg Amputation Suit
• Ill. Atty Can Go After Client's Parents For Divorce Fees
• Texas Appeals Court Overturns Brewers' Distribution Row Win
• Kozinski Fall Carries 'MeToo' Message For Judges, Clerks
• Tribal History Center's Completion Moots Appeal: 10th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of FCA Suit Against Amgen
• Utah Police Ask Justices To Hear Tribal Trespassing Case
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Genzyme's Win In Stem Cell Patent Case
• SoCalGas Off The Hook For Business Losses From Gas Leak
• Judge Pivot On Time Limits Hands Win To Accounting Firm
• Fed. Circ. Affirms 3rd PTAB Decision Upholding Acacia Patent
• Dallas-Fort Worth Airport Board Can't Duck Breach Claim
• MVP: Hogan Lovells' Neal Katyal
• Insurer Asks 9th Circ. To Affirm 49ers Fan Fight Coverage Split
• OSHA Had Authority Over Sand Bag Plant, 2nd Circ. Says
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Revisit Return Mail Patent Ruling
• No Bias In Firing Over Christmas Eve Time Off Spat: Court
• Revisiting The FCA Public Disclosure Bar, Post-Bellevue
• How 2 Devices And 1 Domain Changed My Practice In 2017
• Following The Nautilus Precedent Or Pivoting Away
• NJ Justices' Public Policy View Expands 3rd-Party Liability
• A Fair Rate Of Return Is Required When States Set Prices
• Kozinski To Retire In Wake Of Sexual Misconduct Allegations
• House, Trump Admin, States Settle ACA Subsidy Battle
• Fed. Circ. Says PTAB Erred In Axing Hospital Bed Patent
• DC Circ. Gives Reporters Another Shot In FBI Fake News Row
• Entergy Doesn't Owe 'Bandwidth Payments,' D.C. Circ. Told
• 2nd Circ. Gets Kozinski Sex Probe Amid New Reports
• Top Product Liability Cases Of 2017
• RI Justices OK Doc's Trial Win In C-Section Injury Suit
• NJ Justices Won't Mull 'Exotic Dancers As Employees' Ruling
• DC Circ. Tosses Challenge To FCC Order On Roaming Rates
• 11th Circ. Revives Ex-Detective's Discrimination Fight
• FBI Agent's Ex-Wife Won't Get 1st Circ. Redo Of Privacy Row
• Texas Justices Pass On Bid To Ax New Trial Against Attys
• 11th Circ. Gives Rick Ross Suit Another Day For Hustlin'
• Domestic Assault Was Crime Of Violence, 8th Circ. Says
• 6th Circ. Asked To Ax Tesla Info Grab In Direct Sales Row
• Plane Crash Insurance Fight In Wrong Court, 10th Circ. Says
• Md. Court Affirms Discipline For Doc Who Sold Scrips At Bar
• Texas Justices Keep Noble On The Hook For $63M Indemnity
• Del. High Court Affirms $2M Legal Fees To Ex-Optimis CFO
• Artificial Knee Co. Can't Trim $16M Injury Damages Further
• Dell Ruling Bridges Philosophical Gap In Del. Appraisal Law
• Could A High Court Case Blunt AIA Tribal Immunity Defense?
• Jimmy John's Managers Can Sue Franchisees, 7th Circ. Says
• Fla. Defect Notice Ruling May Foster Out-Of-Court Deals
• Toss Of Duke Energy Investor Suit Upheld By Del. Justices
• The Biggest Environmental Rulings Of 2017
• Texas High Court Frees Doctors From Defamation Suit
• 9th Circ. Agrees Inventor's Royalties Are Not Capital Gains
• Ala. High Court Revives Suit Over 'Heartless' Doc Comments
• EPA Stalling On Good Neighbor Enforcement, Delaware Says
• US Soccer Tells 2nd. Circ. League's Woes 'Self-Inflicted'
• Anti-Gang Beliefs Insufficient For Asylum, 6th Circ. Says
• 7th Circ. Affirms Ending Of Policy Rate-Hike Class Action
• 9th Circ. Sends Insurers' EZ-FLO Suit Back To State Court
• A Chat With Orrick COO Laura Saklad
• NFL Fan Wins 3rd Circ. Challenge To Super Bowl Ticket Suit
• Alternative Fees: My Experience At Bartlit Beck
• Doc In Spine-Surgery Row Can't Appeal To Texas High Court
• Topgolf Tech Co. Buy Harmed Competition, 5th Circ. Told
• Texas Justices Will Rehear USAA Bad Faith Liability Row
• Let Fishing Rights Ruling Stand, Wash. Tribes Tell 9th Circ.
• Will New Jersey's Bet On Sports Gambling Pay Off?
• MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Kathleen Sullivan
• The Biggest Pennsylvania Court Decisions In 2017
• Fed. Circ. Rules Ban On 'Scandalous' TMs Unconstitutional
• Jurors Should Have An Active Role In Trials
• New Wine In Old Bottles: RCRA's Anti-Duplication Clause
• Senators Must Work Harder To Properly Judge Our Judges
• AGs Want High Court To OK Microsoft Overseas Data Access
• Ex-Radnor CEO Wants 3rd Circ. To Rethink Skadden Win
• NY High Court Says No Set Rule On Reinsurer's Liability Cap
• Ill. Appeals Court Revives Hospital Worker's Retaliation Suit
• Insurer Off Hook In River Contamination Row, 3rd Circ. Says
• NY High Court Says 'Wrongful Birth' Claims Start At Birth
• DACA Suit Discovery Bids Risk Upending Agency Law: Feds
• Defect Notice May Trigger Defense Coverage: Fla. Justices
• 3 Takeaways As Fed. Circ. Limits Biosimilar Lawsuits
• Texas Panel Flips Dismissal Bid Nix In Patient Death Suit
• Senate Confirms Gibson Dunn Vet For 5th Circ.
• Trump To Appeal Ruling Blocking 'Sanctuary Cities' Order
• 9th Circ. Chief Launches Kozinski Sex Misconduct Inquiry
• Appeal Says Fla. Ignored Rules In Hospice License Denial
• Expanded Drone Registry To Spark More Enforcement Action
• Immigrant Fires Back In High Court 'Habitual Drunkard' Case
• Miccosukee Ask Justices To Skip Tribal Immunity Case
• Split Texas Panel Sides With AG In Medicaid Docs Fight
• Anti-Vaxxer Can't Sue Hospital Over Firing, 3rd Circ. Says
• 6th Circ. Rules Tenn. County Can Assert Its Tax Claim
• Del. Justices Reverse $7B Price Bump In Dell Deal Appraisal
• NJ Justices Say Conference Needed Over Med Mal Testimony
• Del. Justices Revive $51M Bank D&O Incentive Suit
• Bearded Seal 'Threatened' Listing Improper, Justices Hear
• Meningitis Fraudster Says Feds' Push For $133M Must Wait
• Fla. High Court Limits Reductions Of Awards In Engle Cases
• Pa. Justices To Weigh $1.8M Energy Rate-Spike Fine
• MVP: Williams & Connolly's Kannon Shanmugam
• Why Information Governance Is More Important Than Ever
• New Obstacles For VPPA Plaintiffs At 9th Circ.
• Fla. High Court Won't Rule On Gov.'s Plan To Name 3 Justices
• Biosimilar Act Trumps State Laws, Fed. Circ. Rules
• Fla. Firm Wants Order Quashed In Facebook Friends DQ Row
• Spokeo Wants Justices To Revisit Last Year's Standing Ruling
• 6th Circ. Revives $891M Hospital Chain Stock Fraud Suit
• Arbitrator Should Hear T-Mobile IP Row, 4th Circ. Says
• BigLaw Is Behind The Automation Curve
• Texas, 11th Circ. Nominees Defend Views To Senate Panel
• DOJ Asks 9th Circ. To Wipe Arpaio's Contempt Verdict
• High Court Should Take On Net Neutrality, Watchdog Says
• Nurse Practitioner Can't Testify About RNs, Court Says
• Lucia Case Best Opportunity To Rule On ALJs, Attys Say
• 10th Circ. Won't Rehear Ex-Tribe Worker's Contract Row
• 2nd Circ. Axes Pharma Exec's Fraud Convictions
• DC Circ. Nixes Freedmen Descendants' Suit Against DOI
• Optimis Urges Del. Justices To Reverse $2M Ex-CFO Fee
• Fla. Court Limits Union From Seeking Damages For Members
• 5th Circ. Denies Bid To Reopen 26-Year-Old Deportation Case
• RJ Reynolds, Philip Morris Nab New Trials In Fla. Suits
• T-Mobile Urges Supreme Court To Reject Prism IP Appeal
• Fla. Court Revives Med Mal Suit Against Doctor Staffing Co.
• Ill. Nuke Plant Subsidies Do Step On FERC, 7th Circ. Told
• No Defense For Racing Co. In Jockey Crash Suit: 11th Circ.
• 5th Circ. Affirms $1M Award In Contractor's Coverage Dispute
• The Biggest Energy Rulings Of 2017
• Miami Beach Can't Enact New Min. Wage, Fla. Panel Says
• Judge Did Not Have Conflict In Whistleblower Case: NJ Panel
• 9th Circ. Says Subaru Ad Didn't Infringe 'Heart on Hand' TM
• Senate Confirms Texas' Willett For 5th Circuit Seat
• 6th Circ. Made 'Favored Class' Of Infringers, Marketer Says
• Pa. Justices Won't Revive Zoloft Birth Injury Suit
• LinkedIn Pushes 9th Circ. To Protect User Data From Startup
• Travelers Tells 6th Circ. To Uphold Email Scam Coverage Win
• Ind. Court Revives Woman's Botched Spinal Surgery Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Olympic Swimmer's Defamation Suit
• Tribes Seek Full 9th Circ. Rethink Of Fishing Rights Ruling
• Medi-Cal Is Owed Piece Of Med Mal Deal, Calif. Court Says
• Weighing Wedding Cake Questions At The High Court
• Atty Need Not Wait For IRS In Malpractice Case: Texas Panel
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Sony PTAB Win In PlayStation Patent Case
• 9th Circ. Affirms Samsung Win In Patent Antitrust Suit
• DC Circ. Gives Enviros 2nd Shot To Fight $2.2B Pipeline
• MVP: Orrick's Josh Rosenkranz
• 4th Circ. Deals Blow To Securities Fraud Plaintiffs
• 5th Circ. Says CFAA Covers IT Worker's Electronic Sabotage
• On Appeal In NY, Libel Suit Over Trump Tweets Fails Again
• RI Justices Say Clinic's Med Mal Deal Covers Nurses
• Shipping Co. Battles Qualcomm's $1.8M Fees Win In Fed. Circ.
• 9th Circ. Tackles Prior Salary Rule In Equal Pay Battle
• 7th Circ. Tosses Ex-Morgan Stanley Worker's Sex Bias Suit
• NJ Atty Suspended After 'Brazen Deception' Toward Tribunals
• 11th Circ. Affirms Patient Recruiter Conviction In $2M Fraud
• NY Appeals Court Won't Revive Dental Malpractice Suit
• Calif. Surrogacy Agency Not Covered For Negligence Suit
• Amgen Whistleblower Was Original Source, 2nd Circ. Told
• Investors In PowerSecure Stock Suit Out Of Tries At 4th Circ.
• Atty Must Appeal Sentence At Criminal Court, Panel Says
• Appeals Court Says Insurer Can Settle Without Doc's Consent
• Split Del. Justices OK Denial Of $50M Drug Approval Bonus
• Senate OKs Trump's 8th Circ. Pick Despite ABA Rating
• Enviros Ask DC Circ. To Rehear EPA Highway Pollution Case
• Fed. Circ. Affirms PTAB Ax Of Daiichi's Heart Drug Patents
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rethink Denying Nomura, RBS Jury Trial
• Uranium Mine Near Grand Canyon Can Stay, 9th Circ. Rules
• Kozinski Porn Claims Put Heat On 9th Circ. Chief To Act
• AT&T Customers Must Arbitrate Data Usage Suit: 9th Circ.
• Calif. Panel 'Mystified' By Class Expert's Nix In Wage Suit
• Crop Insurer Pushes DC Circ. To Revive Premium Dispute
• Actavis Asks Calif. Justices To Revive Opioid Coverage Bid
• H-2B Workers Strike Deal In Wage Row At 4th Circ.
• The Top 10 Trademark Rulings Of 2017
• BHP Billiton Can't Put An Early Stop To Oil Gathering Row
• Gov't Asks DC Circ. To Let Trans Military Ban Take Effect
• Ex-E&Y Partner Urges DC Circ. To Toss 'Tainted' Penalties
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive SEPTA Background Check Suit
• Wash. Further Urges Justices To Take Salmon Culvert Case
• 7th Circ. Absolves Insurer Of Accident Coverage
• MVP: Morrison & Foerster's Deanne Maynard
• My Supreme Court Debut: No Room For Nervousness
• Does The Path To The Right Venue Have To Be Narrow?
• Judging A Book: Cooke Reviews 'Constance Baker Motley'
• Keeping Your Law Library Relevant In The Age Of Google
• Fed. Circ. Says It Can't Review PTAB Re-Exam Terminations
• Man Must Unlock Phone To Aid Abuse Probe: Mass. Court
• Ill. Firm Must Face Privacy Claims Over Deposition Disclosure
• 6 Things You Need To Know About Millennial Jurors
• Why Investors Are Taking The Leap To 3rd-Party Funding
• What Your Colleagues Think Of Litigation Finance
• Has Litigation Finance Shed Its Stigma?
• Law Firm Doesn't Owe For GSK Contempt Order, 3rd Circ. Told
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Ruling Axing Forest's Namenda Patents
• Feds' Plea Leverage At Stake In High Court Tax Dodger Case
• Senate Sets Up Vote For 'Not Qualified' Trump Judge Pick
• Fla. Justices To Hear Row Over Judge's Facebook Friends
• Fla. City Scores Wins At 11th Circ. In Liquor Store Sale Row
• Futility Issue Frustrates Apple Investor Suit, Calif. Panel Says
• Nestle Unit Loses Bid To Shed Contractor's Claim In Ch. 11
• Ill. Appeals Court Upends $5M Construction-Injury Deal
• Ill. Appeals Court Revives Claim Over Spinal Surgery
• Sinking Kids' Climate Suit Would 'Flood' 9th Circ., Judge Says
• Endo Escapes Faulty Pelvic Mesh Suit On Appeal
• Justices Won't Review Kansas' Tribal Gaming Loss
• High Court To Hear Tribe's Land Dispute With Couple
• NJ Justices Nix Worker's Contract Barring 3rd-Party Suits
• DHS Settles FOIA Suit Over Irish Olympic Coach
• Apple Urges High Court To Deny Review In $533M Patent Case
• Litvak's Appeal Argument Met With Skepticism In 2nd Circ.
• Supreme Court Won't Review Lawyer's Stock Fraud Conviction
• High Court Won't Hear DTE Energy Emissions Case Appeal
• Shipper Can't Dodge US Tax On $3.6M, IRS Tells DC Circ.
• States, AFL-CIO Back Seattle's Uber Union Law In 9th Circ.
• 1st Circ. Won't Revive $28M Monsanto PCB Liability Suit
• Justices Won't Hear Args On Patent Ineligibility As Defense
• High Court Turns Away Iron Cos.' $48M Arbitral Award Row
• Pa. Appeals Court Kills Bid To Revive EQT Royalty Claims
• Justices Won't Hear Appeal Of $8M Health Care Fraud Verdict
• Justices Leave PAGA No-Arbitration Rule Intact In Calif.
• FERC Nixes PJM Rate Plan After DC Circ. Rejects Changes
• 9th Circ. Tosses Challenges To Ariz. Highway Project
• Justices Won't Review Admissibility Of I-9 Forms In Removals
• Supreme Court Denies Review Of German Paper Co. Tariff
• High Court Won't Hear $10M Takings Fight With Fla. Agency
• DC Circ. Urged To Affirm FERC Has No Pro-Pipeline Bias
• EPA Blasts Challenge To Chemical Rule Delay At DC Circ.
• MVP: Mayer Brown's Andrew Pincus
• Supreme Court Denies Petition Challenging Tax On Stored Gas
• 10 Things To Know About Native American Policy: Part 1
• Supreme Court Rejects Tribes' Bid To Evade CFPB Probe
• The Trump Administration's Move Against SEC Judges
• High Court Won't Decide If Title VII Bars Anti-Gay Bias
• The Law Firms Of The 2017 MVPs
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 78 Firms
• Split High Court Says Feds Need Not Hand Over DACA Docs
• Texas Justices To Hear Challenge To $9.6M MedMal Verdict
• 9th Circuit's Kozinski Accused Of Showing Staffers Porn
• FTC Wants In On Oral Args Over Seattle's Uber Union Law
• High Court To Revisit American Pipe In New Class Action Row
• Trump's Tweets Crop Up At 4th Circ. Travel Ban Arguments
• Texas Appellate Panel Allows Amendments To Med Mal Suit
• Priceline Founder Owes Fees For Post-Alice Row: Fed. Circ.
• DC Circ. Doesn't Think Treasury Must Provide Privileged Docs
• NJ High Court OKs Roche's Bids To Review Accutane Rulings
• En Banc Denial Shows Fed. Circ. Split On Claim Construction
• Hustler Club Loses $2M Bid To Escape NY Sales Tax
• Fed. Circ. Undoes Nixing Of IP After USPTO Says It Erred
• Texas High Court Won't Hear $2.2B Payout Deduction Dispute
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Patent Win, Fees For Yahoo, Twitter, HSBC
• 9th Circ. Mulls 'Moral Right' In 'Big Pimpin'' Suit
• MLB Fans Strike Out At 9th Circ. In Safety Netting Row
• Sierra Club Asks 4th Circ. To Uphold CWA Groundwater Ruling
• Fla. Justices Stay Case To Mull Judge's Facebook Friendship
• 9th Circ. Says Wealth Doesn't Merit Asylum
• Judge Won't Hold Order To Kill Climate Suit Against Peabody
• Amicis Back Wayfair's Opposition To Quill High Court Review
• Court Wrongly Disallows Lender's Post-Bankruptcy Legal Fee
• DOJ Tells High Court 2nd Circ. Erred In AmEx Ruling
• Calif. Justices Urged To Undo Cup Maker's Win In OT Fight
• Hearst Interns Not Employees, 2nd Circ. Rules
• Justices Should Nix Online Tax Case, Foes Of SD Action Say
• Texas Justices To Hear Oncor's Row With Chaparral Energy
• The Most Noteworthy Class Action Developments Of 2017
• Amputee Vet Tells 4th Circ. W.Va. Tolling Law Saves Suit
• Gas Co. Covered By Texas 'Safe Harbor' In Royalties Fight
• EPA Maintains Renewable Fuel Standard Status Quo, For Now
• Tesla Scores Win In Mo. Appeal Of Direct Sales Dispute
• 11th Circ. Won't Give LabMD 2nd Bite At Tiversa Fraud Row
• 2nd Circ. Grapples With Ex-NY Sen. Sampson's Convictions
• Firm Tells 9th Circ. It Can Tap Multiple Limits For Fraud Suits
• Amgen Urges Full Fed. Circ. Hearing On Repatha Patents
• INTA Says TM Args Inapplicable In Fed. Regs Copyright Suit
• Justices See An Out In Masterpiece Case. Will They Use It?
• Fed. Circ. Tosses Part Of $49M Arctic Cat IP Win Back To Trial
• High Court Asked To Review Rail Stock-Options Tax Case
• NJ Sandy Coverage Row Still Sunk By Lack Of Expert Affidavit
• Mexican May Challenge Removal For Drug Charges: 9th Circ.
• Heller Ehrman's BigLaw Fee Fight Hits Calif. High Court
• Doc Can't Escape Suit Over Child's Ruptured Appendix
• Pa. Appeals Court Revives Medical Practice Ownership Fight
• Georgia-Pacific Breached $1.9M Sale Deal, 1st Circ. Told
• Feds Tell High Court Microsoft Must Turn Over Overseas Info
• 4th Circ. Revives Ex-SEC Atty's Whistleblower Firing Suit
• 4th Circ. Frees Pfizer From Antitrust Suit Over Celebrex Patent
• Philip Morris Wants Redo Over Atty's 'Predatory' Comparison
• SG Urges Justices To Hear Overseas Patent Damages Case
• Engineering Co. Can't Sink Water Workers' Defamation Suit
• 9th Circ. Vacates Drug Liability MDL Ruling Favoring Merck
• Patient Forfeited Forum Choice, Doc Tells 5th Circ.
• 7th Circ. Affirms AmEx's 'Flawed' $6.7M Gift Card Deal
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Erase AT&T's Win In Wi-Fi Patent Fight
• 9th Circ. Revives Cinemark Workers' Wage Suit
• Senate Panel Advances Trump's 5th, 8th Circ. Picks
• Privacy Group Asks 3rd Circ. To Scrap Google Tracking Deal
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rethink Men's Wearhouse Short-Swing Ruling
• 4th Circ. OKs Warrant Used to Convict 'Pill-Mill' Doctor
• Feds Side With Union Fee Challengers In High Court
• Ex-NJ Atty Can't Beat Prison Term In $40M Fraud Scheme
• Inventors Tell Justices Courts Can't Ax Patents Under Alice
• Feds Say Ballplayer Smuggler Can't Walk Free During Appeal
• Leveling The Playing Field With The Jury Inference
• Chevron Unit Sheds Overseas Plant Injury Suit In Texas
• The Biggest Patent Cases Of 2017
• 2nd Circ. Won't Block Pipeline Amid NY, FERC Permit Fight
• Liability Insurance May Cover Intentional Acts In Penn.
• Sportscaster Urges 1st Circ. To Nix Test Used In ADA Cases
• The Biggest Native American Law Rulings Of 2017
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Redo Of DuPont $176M Price-Fixing Claims
• 9th Circ. Affirms Doc's Rx Conviction But Nixes Sentence
• Nonprofits Blast FCC For Reinstating UHF Broadcast Discount
• 9th Circ. Grapples With Escobar Test For FCA Liability
• Calif. Justices May Ease Policyholders' Road To Recovery
• 2nd Circ. Asks NY Justices To Weigh In On Card Fee Law
• Xerox Solely Liable In $1B Medicaid Row, Texas Tells Justices
• Alice Ruling Premature In HP Suit, Fed. Circ. Judge Suggests
• NJ Justices Snub Firms' Battle Over Fees From Mutual Client
• Mandated Mental Health Exams Were Valid, 7th Circ. Says
• Insurer Can't Recoup $9M Payout For Drug Theft: 3rd Circ.
• Bank Tells 11th Circ. Irrelevant Evidence Backed $3M Ruling
• 9th Circ. Weighs Presidential Power In Travel Ban Hearing
• Will The Supreme Court Review SEC's In-House Judges?
• Texas Justices Told Free Speech Law Beats Atty Fraud Claims
• Animal Groups Ask 11th Circ. For Redo In Captive Orca Suit
• Del. Justices Urged To Remand S. China Livestock Case
• NLRB Memo On Athlete Employment A 'Nullity,' NCAA Says
• Judge Rules Del. Political Bench Balance Unconstitutional
• Del. Chief Justice Calls $428M Williams Suit An Investor Game
• $9M Severed Leg Suit Against NJ Agencies Revived
• High Court Debate On Tax Obstruction Focuses On Intent
• Ohio Justices Exempt Packaging Co. From $3.2M Use Tax
• 7th Circ. Wary Of Reviving Barnes & Noble Breach Action
• Federal Workers Shorted By W.Va. Tax Law, High Court Told
• Gilstrap Can't Erase Jury's Patent Verdict, Fed. Circ. Hears
• NJ Justices Nix Firm's Bid To Review 'Sham' Grocery Suit
• Ill. Court Affirms Insurer Cap On Parts Co. Asbestos Claims
• EU Bank Tells 2nd Circ. Bomb Victims Can't Get Iran Bonds
• Pa. Appeals Panel Backs Hospital Revoking Doc's Privileges
• Fed. Circ. Questions $133M 'Taking' Of Dallas Air Terminal
• NJ Justices Won't Review Med Mal Suit Over Childbirth
• Co. Fights To Save Patent On Urine Bags Used By Pilots
• Can Labor Be Depreciated In Actual Cash Value Calculations?
• Catholic Charities Atty Resigns Amid Embezzling Charges
• Immigrant Urges High Court Not To Hear Case Against Atty
• Lead Paint As A Public Nuisance In California
• Calif. Statute Of Limitations Sinks Deutsche Bank RBMS Suits
• Profs Fight For Clarity On Class Cert. In Securities Suits
• Atty Fights For Fees In $8.5M Groupon Deal At 9th Circ.
• FBI Nat'l Security Letters Grounded In Constitution: DOJ
• Synopsys Tells Justices Fed. Circ. Ignored Law, Precedent
• Texas Justices Hear Murphy Satisfied Offset Well Requirement
• Roxane Fights Vanda Antipsychotic Dose Patent In Fed. Circ.
• Co. Hopes Briefs Can Save Photo Patent Google Nixed In PTAB
• Pharma Co. Slams Patent Challenge Standing In Fed. Circ.
• 11th Circ. Won't Review 'Mutability' In Dreadlocks Bias Case
• Zappos Buyers Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Data Breach Suit
• Fed. Circ. Says PTAB Wrongly Upheld Patent In Netflix Case
• Ex-Dolphins Coach Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Paul Weiss Suit
• Mass. City Not Biased Against Muslim Teacher, 1st Circ. Says
• 9th Circ. Tackles The Case Of The Bright Green Earplugs
• 5th Circ. Restores Worker's Jury Win In Retaliation Suit
• 6th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Doctor's Patient Data Suit
• Bovine Breeding Tech Co. Seeks To Revive Patent Claims
• Calif. Town Telephone Tax Constitutional, Appeals Court Says
• Basic Human Rights: Whose Job Is Enforcement?
• Chubb Unit Tells 2nd Circ. $4.8M Wire Fraud Not Covered
• 2nd Circ. Revives Alibaba Securities Class Action Over IPO
• 1st Circ. Issues Musical Beatles Opinion On Beetle Swarm
• Lighthouse Counts As US Soil, Cuban Migrants Tell 11th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Refuses To Rethink Ex-InterMune CEO's Conviction
• High Court's Latest Travel Ban Ruling Lacks Details
• Customs' Football-Field-Size Barrier Is Illegal, 9th Circ. Told
• Boss' Actions 'Vile' Enough For $1.3M Award: Calif. Court
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Review Kraft Cookie Patent Row
• Conoco Asks Texas Justices To Apply Perpetuities Rule
• Mass. AG Lacks Authority To Probe Exxon, State Justices Told
• 2nd Circ. Poised To Rule Quickly On NY-FERC Pipeline Spat
• Faulty EIRs Can Be Dealt With Piecemeal, Calif. Court Says
• BLM Will Fight Methane Enforcement Ruling At 9th Circ.
• NJ Panel Backs Profit-Sharing Deal In Foreclosure Case
• Swing Vote Kennedy Conflicted In Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
• 9th Circ. Gives Navajo Partial Win In Waters Rights Suit
• My Supreme Court Debut: 2 Moots And A Sweet Celebration
• Bringing Cayman Derivative Claims In NY Just Got Easier
• Navigating Whistleblower Protections Across The Atlantic
• Gov't Takes DACA Discovery Fight To High Court
• Medical Group's Rehiring Ban Is Illegal, 9th Circ. Told
• Level Global Exec Fights Insider-Trading Raid At 2nd Circ.