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Board Case For Injunctive Relief In Successorship Case Reaches 6th Circuit
Case: Gary W. Muffley, Regional Director of the Ninth Region of the National Labor Relations Board v. Voith Industrial Services, Inc., et al., No. 12-6628, 6th Cir....(read more)
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Company And Union Debate Propriety Of Arbitration Award Based On Company's...
Case: Reyco Granning LLC v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local Union No. 245, No. 13-1002, 8th Cir....(read more)
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City Argues On Appeal That Former Employee Failed To Prove Causation
Case: Mazella Smith v. City of Fort Pierce, No. 12-15064, 11th Cir.; See February 2013, Page 65....(read more)
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SEC's Actions Investigating Madoff Shielded By Statute Exception, Panel Rules
NEW YORK - A federal district court judge did not err in dismissing a lawsuit filed by victims of Bernard L. Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme against the federal government because the Securities and...
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8th Circuit Orders Dismissal Of DPPA Class Suit Against West Publishing
ST. LOUIS - An Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 9 dismissed a class complaint accusing West Publishing Corp. of various federal violations in connection with the sale of motor...
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Bankruptcy Judge Sets Protocol For Production Of Claims Information To Garlock
WILMINGTON, Del. - A federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware and Pennsylvania on April 9 established the protocol for debtor Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC to follow to obtain information about asbestos...
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4th Circuit Affirms Bankruptcy Court Ruling That Conflict Of Interest Not Shown
RICHMOND, Va. - A panel of the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 11 affirmed a bankruptcy court's ruling that there was no conflict of interest in a company's bankruptcy proceeding because...
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Judge Dismisses Antitrust Class Action Against Inflight Internet Provider
SAN FRANCISCO - Three airline travelers have failed to show that "there has been a substantial foreclosure of competition in the relevant market" of providers of Internet connectivity on domestic...
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Rehearing Denied After Divided Opinion Reversing JNOV In $5M Asbestos Case
LOS ANGELES - A California appeals panel on April 10 denied a rehearing, affirming a finding that a judge violated legislative guidelines by granting pre-verdict motions as if they were a motion for...
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BMW Wins Injunction Against Repair Shop Using Its Trademarks
LAS VEGAS - A Nevada federal judge on March 29 enjoined a Las Vegas auto repair shop that specializes in BMW repairs from continuing to imply a relationship with the auto company and ordered it to...
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Noninfringement Ruling For Apple Operating Systems Warrants Review, Patentee...
Case: Mirror Worlds, LLC v. Apple Inc., No. 12-1158, U.S. Sup.; 2013 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 1629....(read more)
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Prevailing Infringement Party: Exceptional Case Ruling Warrants Certiorari
Case: Highmark Inc. v. Allcare Health Management Systems, Inc., No. 12-1163, U.S. Sup.; 2013 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 1633....(read more)
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Prevailing Patent Defendant: Supreme Court Review Of Fee Award Standard Needed
Case: Octane Fitness, LLC v. ICON Health & Fitness, Inc., No. 12-1184, U.S. Sup.; 2013 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 1768....(read more)
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Isolating Genes Does Not Make Them Patentable, Supreme Court Petitioners Say
Case: The Association for Molecular Pathology, et al. v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., et al., No. 12-398, U.S. Sup.; See 4/1/13, Page 43....(read more)
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Hair Products Companies Debate Whether 'Cuticle' Mark For Extensions Is Generic
Case: His & Her Corp. v. Shake-N-Go Fashion, Inc., et al., No. 12-56777, 9th Cir....(read more)
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Film Group To High Court: Keep Copyright Statutory, Actual Damages Unrelated
Case: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, et al. v. Joel Tenenbaum, No. 12-2146, 1st Cir.; See 4/1/13, Page 39....(read more)
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Copyright Registration Issues Properly Before High Court, Finnish Company Says
Case: Kernel Records Oy v. Timothy Z. Mosley, et al., No. 12-950, U.S. Sup.; 2013 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 1572; See 4/1/13, Page 41....(read more)
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Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments In Gene Patent Dispute
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court on April 15 appeared skeptical of claims that native DNA is patentable during oral arguments in a case closely watched by the medical community and biotech...
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State Claims Against Gas Traders Are Not Preempted, 9th Circuit Rules
SAN FRANCISCO - Natural gas purchasers' state law claims alleging that gas companies conspired to manipulate the natural gas market, which gave rise to the energy crisis in 2000-2001, are not barred by...
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4th Circuit: School District Temps Have No Claim To Arbitration Award
RICHMOND, Va. - A Maryland school district's temporary employees are not members of the bargaining unit and are not entitled to any part of an arbitrator's award to the union that represents the...
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