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Texas - March, 2009

167 articles

• Senate Panel Nears Agreement On Patent Reform
• Securities Action V. Halliburton Tossed — For Now
• Settlement Reached In EDS Prepaid Phone Patent Spat
• Sun Loses Bid To Invalidate Patents With Bilski Test
• Golden Hour EMS Patent Unenforceable: Judge
• Benefit Plan Suit V. Bryan Cave Left Mostly Intact
• Bill Seeks Recall Of Tainted Drywall From China
• AmeriFirst Exec Settles With SEC Over Fraud Scheme
• Life Technologies, GE Settle DNA Kit Suit
• Falling Ad Sales Send Idearc To Bankruptcy Court
• New Complaint Revives Magnesite Price-Fixing Case
• Saxon, HTC Settle Cell Phone Patent Spat
• No Early Hearing In Web Listing Patent Suit: Judge
• Fixing The CPSIA: What's Next?
• 2 Of 3 Claims Ditched In Tire Pressure Patent Suit
• Claim Deficiencies Doom Shareholders Suit V. Ramp
• Apple, Dell, HP Tagged In Encryption Patent Suit
• Cirrus Backdating Deal OK'd After Atty Fees Dropped
• Texas High Court Spares Exxon $18M Jury Award
• Widevine Patent Squeaks By In Re-Examination Bid
• Crusader Files For Ch. 11 After Defaulting On Debt
• Philips, Aerielle Settle RF Transmitter Patent Spat
• Skullcandy Drops ByTech, Case Logic In Patent Spat
• Judge Denies Class Cert. In Funeral Home Cases
• Stanford Exec Sues Proskauer Atty For Malpractice
• Huntsman Under Fire Over $15M Payout To Founder
• Cap-And-Trade Bill Would Spare Big Industry
• Ex-Delphi Director Strikes Deal In SEC Securities Case
• Toxic Asset Plan Still Light On The Details
• Credit Problems Grow For Cash-Poor Crusader Energy
• Shure's Patent Misuse Claims Nixed In Earphone Case
• Ill. District Court Pushes Local Patent Rules
• Senate Biologics Bill Draws Industry Ire
• Hyundai, Kate Spade Hit With Web Sales Patent Suit
• Retirement Plan Suit V. Life Insurers Survives Cuts
• Appeals Court Expands Notice In Prodigy D&O Suit
• Emageon Gives More Info On $39M Deal To Settle Suit
• ING, Others Sue Ailing Freescale Over $1B In Loans
• Wiley Rein IP Team Poaches Patent Pro
• Liberty Surplus Seeks OK To Ax Lyondell Coverage
• Lyondell Execs Escape Investor Suit Over Merger
• Amazon, Others Sued Over Data Encryption Patent
• CSIRO, HP Settle Wi-Fi Patent Suit
• Millennium Bank Ran $68M Ponzi Scheme: SEC
• Konami, Harmonix IP Scrap Stays Put: Judge
• NJ Court Reverses Forum Rulings In Insurance Cases
• US Rep. Touts Permits As Carbon Market Alternative
• Bill Targets Potential Abuses In Carbon Market
• Sharp Appeals LCD Ruling In Battle With Samsung
• Claims Over Bayer Modified Rice Kept In Federal Court
• Accolade Hits Apple, Micron With Imaging Patent Suit
• ITC To Investigate Samsung In Wireless Patent Case
• Bryan Cave Nabs IP Partner From K&L Gates
• Apple Hit With Patent Suit Over IPhone, ITunes
• Hunton & Williams Asked To Turn Over Stanford Docs
• Google Handed Setbacks In Toolbar Patent Spat
• Pipeline Repair Patent Invalid By Prior Use: Fed. Circ.
• House Bill Seeks $1B Fund For Carbon Capture Efforts
• AT&T Call Center Workers Win Class Status In OT Suit
• Facing Eviction, Transmeridian Files For Ch. 11
• Sanctions Excessive In ClearValue Suit: Fed. Circ.
• No Easy Path For Renewable Energy
• High Court Grills US In Enron Double Jeopardy Case
• CORRECTED: Boston Scientific, Radiologist Settle Stent Patent Suit
• Ignore Climate Change At Your Peril
• Obama Toxic Asset Plan Still Needs The I's Dotted
• Volvo, AT&T, RIM Hit With Traffic System Patent Suit
• 8 Vinson & Elkins Lawyers Defect To Start IP Boutique
• NextCard Prevails Over Chat Co. In Tech Patent Suit
• Internal E-mails Fair Game In AuthenTec Suit: Judge
• State AGs Join Call For AIG Bonus Details
• Major's Sister Pleads Guilty To $9M Iraq Contracts Plot
• Microsoft Hit With Patent Suit Over Software Updaters
• Lloyd's 'Deserted' Stanford Exec In Ponzi Suits: Atty
• Biologics Concerns Shift From IP To Bioterrorism
• Affinity, VAIS Reach Deal Over Car Audio Patent
• Energy Slump May Force Drilling Cos. Into Bankruptcy
• Nuvio Becomes 4th To Exit VoxPath VoIP Patent Spat
• IP Suits Continue Downward Trend In 2008: Report
• Lawmakers Seek To Tamp Down Mortgage Fraud
• Mayo To Pay Sandridge $2M In Oil Services Spat
• Juniper Sues Over GraphOn Software In Patent War
• Appeals Court Revives Antitrust Case V. Quixtar
• Rival Biologics Bill Introduced In House
• Whipstock Settles Drilling Patent Suit V. Key Energy
• Microsoft, Nintendo Prevail In Joystick Patent Spat
• The Blurring Of Product Liability, CPA Laws
• RIM Calls Visto Out On Past Patent Admissions
• Miami Turns Heat On Insurer Over Police Liability Suits
• General Maritime Unit Fined $1M For Waste Oil Plot
• DataTern, Martha Stewart Settle Database Patent Row
• Jackson Hewitt Seeks To Hit H&R Block With Bilski
• Avid, E.Digital Settle Flash Memory Patent Suit
• Ex-Adviser To Mich. Sen. Joins SEC Legislative Office
• Cirrus Revises Backdating Settlement Offer
• AT&T, Sprint Hit Over Cell Phone Locator Patent
• Marcal Buyers To Give Staples Credits In Ch. 11 Deal
• Bankrupt Superior Sues To Reclaim $9M From Ex-VP
• Asbestosis Exclusions Mean Just That: Texas Court
• West Coast Life Adds Conspiracy Claims To Fraud Suit
• Re-Exam Delays Cause Trouble For Patent Owners
• Asarco Agrees To $1.1B Enviro Settlement
• Sun Denied Summary Judgment In Trade Secrets Case
• Judge Signs Off On BP's $50M Guilty Plea
• Software Co. Hits SEC With Trademark Suit Over IDEA
• SEC Scores Injunction To Freeze Stanford's Assets
• Samson Sues Sunoco Over Oil Delivered To SemCrude
• Worker Safety Landscape To Shift Under Obama
• 3Com Settles Node Patent Suit With Fenner
• Another Deal Reached In Dating Site Patent Spat
• 5th Circ. Denies Yahoo Home Court Advantage V. AA
• Stanford Won't Cooperate With SEC $8B Ponzi Probe
• ON Semiconductor, Samsung Settle DRAM Duel
• Bid To Curb Legal Fees Shot Down In US Senate
• KFTC Raises Qualcomm Chipset Antitrust Concerns
• Amgen Settles Ky. Medicaid Fraud Suit For $2.4M
• BP Unit To Pay Up For Unreported Toxic Releases
• Noncompetes: Choice Of Law Matters
• Schering Merger Includes Legal Headaches For Merck
• Asarco Woos Sterlite With Lower $1.1B Price Tag
• Texas Doctor Off Hook In $14M Liability Award
• Judge Cuts Damages By $3M In Shure Earphone Case
• Sony, Westinghouse Settle Digital Patent Spat
• Honeywell, Cree, BU Drop LED Patent Fight
• Google, Klausner Settle Visual Voice Mail Patent Suit
• US Charges 2 Men In KBR Nigerian Bribe Case
• Judge OKs $6M DIP Loan For Tarragon
• Merrill, Barclays Cut From Enron Shareholder Suit
• Coca-Cola, Kraft Hit With Bottle-Design Patent Suit
• Hose Maker Strikes Preemptive Deal Over Cartel
• Attorney Smacks Duane Morris With Harassment Suit
• Fulbright, Paul Hastings Sued Over Client Fees
• Preemption After Levine: A Practical Guide
• Judge Rejects Sanctions For WVa In Zyprexa MDL
• Novartis, Wyeth Unit Spar Over ReFacto Patent
• Comodo, J2 Spar Over Internet Fax Patents
• 3 Former Krispy Kreme Execs Settle With SEC
• The Audacity Of Patent Reform
• DOJ Eyes Medtronic Cardiac Ablation Marketing
• Judge Rejects 'Vague' Class in Swift & Co. Raid Suit
• Aloft Asserts New Patent Against Software Cos.
• How To Try A Patent Case On A Budget ... And Win
• Creditors Stand Behind Kimball Hill Liquidation Plan
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Special Patent Expert Appointment
• Antitrust Laws Shouldn't Stifle IP Rights: IP Pros
• Software Tree Sues Rivals Over Java Application
• LSI, Agere Drop Patent Claims Against Vanguard
• Software Cos. Hit With Data Security Patents Suit
• AT&T Hit With New OT Suit By Call Center Workers
• Stanford Clients Sue SEC Over Frozen Assets
• Sanyo, E.Digital Settle Flash Memory Patent Suit
• Pershing Clients Want Funds Freed In Stanford Case
• US Lawmakers Make Another Push For Patent Reform
• Texas Co. Drops IAC From IP Spat Over Online Ads
• SuperSpeed Adds Willfulness Claim To IP Suit V. IBM
• Wong Cabello Sets Up Shop In Palo Alto
• Stanford Execs 'Borrowed' $1.6B From Investors: SEC
• Weatherford Counterclaims Live In Tesco Patent Suit
• Boeing, EBay, QVC Hit With Sales Patent Suit
• Cooper Off Hook For Cleanup At Texas Superfund Site
• Sen. Proposes Bill To Kill $50M Oil, Gas 'Subsidy'
• SEC Seeks Final Judgment In Westar Fraud Case
• Security Hits Back At US Fire In Lubrizol Suit
• Judge Threatens To Sanction Firm In Prempro MDL
• Folgers, Kraft, Melitta Sued Over Coffee Patent
• Securing Copyright Ownership: A Question Of Timing
• McKool Smith Scores 2 White Collar Litigation Vets