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Bankruptcy Judge Confirms Thorpe Insulation Co.'s Reorganization Plan On Remand
LOS ANGELES - Reorganized Thorpe Insulation Co.'s Chapter 11 plan of reorganization, revised to reflect settlements reached on remand with all of the remaining insurance companies objecting to the...
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Adult Film Firms, Attorneys Sanctioned By California Judge In File-Sharing Case
LOS ANGELES - Calling the plaintiffs and their attorneys in a purported copyright infringement case a "porno-trolling collective," a California federal judge on May 6 issued sanctions of more than...
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2nd Circuit Says Sanctions Affirmed Against Creditor Who Ignored Subpoena
NEW YORK - A panel of the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 9 ruled that an order awarding sanctions was final and appealable and remanded the case to a district court with instructions to...
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Federal Circuit Upholds Construction In Package-Processing Patent Case
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Court of Federal Claims (CFC) did not err in finding that the United States and IBM Corp. have not infringed certain claims of two patents relating the processing of...
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New York Justice Denies Judgment Based On Affidavit Unsupported By Evidence
NEW YORK - An affidavit unsupported by any type of documentary evidence falls short of eliminating questions regarding a man's exposure to asbestos from air conditioning units, a New York justice held...
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Illinois Jury Awards $2.2M To Widower In 1st Humira Infection Case To Go To...
CHICAGO - An Illinois state court jury on May 9 found Abbott Laboratories negligent and ordered it to pay a plaintiff $2,244,063 for a near-fatal infection his late wife suffered while taking the...
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9th Circuit: Standing Not Conferred In Copyright Case
SAN FRANCISCO - A Nevada federal judge did not err in finding that an assignment via "strategic alliance agreement" (SAA) of the bare right to sue for copyright infringement is insufficient to confer...
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Health Insurance Purchasers May Drop $4.8M Settlement Of Antitrust Litigation
PITTSBURGH - A federal judge in Pennsylvania on May 7 permitted purchasers of health insurance from Highmark Inc. to withdraw their motion for preliminary approval of their settlement with Highmark of...
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Judge: Competition Law Claims Over Allegedly Undisclosed Rhodium Coating Proceed
SAN FRANCISCO - A retailer has not shown any statutory basis permitting them not to disclose rhodium plating on jewelry, allowing consumers' California unfair competition law (UCL) and false...
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Insurers Are Entitled To Attorney Fees Against Agent, Magistrate Judge Finds
CONCORD, N.H. - Insurers are entitled to attorney fees they have incurred in order to obtain judgment against an insurance agent for its failure to remit premiums for unreplaced surety bonds, a New...
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ICSID Sets Hearing On Jurisdiction In Mining Case Against Indonesia
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A tribunal for the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on May 8 issued a procedural order in a dispute filed against the Republic of Indonesia by a...
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New Collective Bargaining Agreements Could Save $87M, AMR Contends
NEW YORK - Bankrupt AMR Corp., the parent company of American Airlines Inc., on May 9 sought approval of a memorandum of understanding regarding contingent collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) among...
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D.C. Circuit: NLRB May Not Require Employers To Post Rights Notification
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Employers have a right to remain silent and, as a result, the National Labor Relations Board rule requiring employers to post a "Notification of Employees Rights Under the National...
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Split Colo. Appeals Court: Employers May Fire Employees For Medical Marijuana...
DENVER - Colorado employers are not barred from terminating employees for off-the-job use of medical marijuana, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled April 25 (Brandon Coats v. Dish Network, L.L.C., Nos....
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Pennsylvania Federal Judge Strikes Class Claims Prior To Certification Motion
PITTSBURGH - A former fast food chain employee filed an amended disability bias complaint April 12 bringing only individual claims, after her class claims were rejected earlier that day by a...
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Jury Awards Disabled Farm Workers $240 Million For Abuse And Discrimination
DAVENPORT, Iowa - An Iowa federal jury on May 1 awarded $240 million to a group of 32 male workers with intellectual disabilities, employed by Hill Country Farms (doing business as Henry's Turkey...
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7th Circuit: Worker's Bias Claims Fail As She Could Not Not Perform Her Job...
CHICAGO - An employee who suffered permanent lifting restrictions following an on-the-job injury failed to show that she was discriminated against when she was denied two different positions based on...
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11th Circuit Upholds Employer's Right To Order Psychological Evaluation
ATLANTA - Requiring an employee to undergo a psychiatric/psychological fitness-for-duty evaluation does not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled May...
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8th Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment Ruling For Medical Center
ST. LOUIS - The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 7 affirmed a trial court's decision to grant summary judgment for a medical center, finding that an employee who suffered from seizures at...
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Unanimous 3rd Circuit Panel Affirms Defense Judgment In ADA Accommodation Suit
PHILADELPHIA - A unanimous Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on May 7 affirmed summary judgment against a plaintiff alleging that her employer failed to offer reasonable accommodations for...
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