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Geokinetics, Supplier Of Data For Oil Companies, Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
WILMINGTON, Del. - Geokinetics Inc., which provides seismic data for companies in the oil and natural gas industry, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of...
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6th Circuit Reverses In Dispute Over 'Sound Choice' Trademark
CINCINNATI - An Ohio federal judge erred in finding that a trademark infringement plaintiff failed to demonstrate that two defendants used the disputed mark without permission, the Sixth Circuit U.S....
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Permanent Nuisance Claim Survives In Kentucky Action Against Hog Factory Farms
PADUCAH, Ky. - The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky judge presiding over a certified class action for damages against the owners of confined hog feeding barns in Marshall...
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Aiding And Abetting Claim Dismissed Against Insurance Adjuster
PHOENIX - A workers' compensation claimant failed to allege facts to show that an insurance adjuster aided and abetted her insurer in delaying and denying her claims, an Arizona federal judge ruled...
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Ohio Panel: Insufficient Evidence Man Qualifies As Cigarette Smoker
CLEVELAND - Mixed evidence of a man's cigarette-smoking habit between 1992 and 1996 still permits a finding that he was not a smoker under Ohio's asbestos litigation legislation when he was diagnosed...
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3rd Circuit Reinstates Police Sergeants' Retaliation, Bias Claims
PHILADELPHIA - The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 8 vacated summary judgment for a New Jersey city, its police department and two officials in two lawsuits filed by police sergeants...
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6th Circuit: Dow Corning Can't Get Credits For 8 Payments Made To Settlement...
CINCINNATI - Dow Corning Corp. is not entitled to time value credits that account for the timing of certain payments it made to its silicone gel breast implant settlement trust, a panel of the Sixth...
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6th Circuit Panel Upholds Decision For Ford In Workplace Injury Case
CINCINNATI - The Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on March 11affirmed summary judgment for an automobile manufacturer named as the defendant in a personal injury action, concluding that the...
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Dismissal Of Collection Lawsuit Over Student Loan Debt Not Proper, Judge Rules
CHICAGO - A federal judge in Illinois on March 8 ruled that dismissal of a consumer's Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) lawsuit is not proper because the debt collector references allegations...
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Proskauer, Chadbourne Get Stay In Stanford Ponzi Scheme Lawsuit
DALLAS - A federal judge in Texas on March 8 granted a joint stipulation to stay proceedings filed by the court-appointed receiver of convicted Ponzi schemer R. Allen Stanford's businesses and the...
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Tenn. Federal Judge Dismisses Benzene Suit After Parties Settle Coverage Claims
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A Tennessee federal judge on March 8 dismissed a suit regarding coverage obligations for underlying benzene exposure injuries caused by W.M. Barr & Co.'s cleaning products after...
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Judge Remands Reinsurance Dispute Because Of Service-Of-Suit Clauses
NEW YORK - A federal judge in New York on March 11 granted an insurer's motion to remand an asbestos-related reinsurance dispute to state court, holding that the service-of-suit clauses in three of six...
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Panel Affirms Dismissal Of MBIA's IndyMac-Related Suit Against FDIC
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 8 affirmed the dismissal of MBIA Insurance Corp.'s suit alleging that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., as the...
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Federal Judge Declines To Dismiss Credit-Card Transaction Case
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge in Alabama on March 11 refused to dismiss a suit alleging that a merchant violated the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) by printing more than the...
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9th Circuit Affirms: Use Of 'Ed Sullivan Show' Clip Was Fair Use
SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge properly granted summary judgment to a copyright infringement defendant, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled March 11 in a case it deemed "a good...
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Plaintiffs Ask 8th Circuit To Reverse Decision In Birth Control Mandate Suit
ST. LOUIS - A manufacturer of medical devices asked the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 7 reverse a lower court's decision denying a preliminary injunction in its suit challenging the...
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Federal Judge: Plaintiff Can Bring Denial Of Benefits Suit In Court
PORTLAND, Ore. - An Oregon federal judge on March 8 denied a health insurer's motion for summary judgment in a denial of benefits suit, saying a plaintiff could bring her claims in court because a...
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Ohio Judge Partially Strikes Class Claims In Suit Over Foreclosure Fees
CINCINNATI - An Ohio federal judge on March 8 partially struck a class complaint accusing a mortgage lender of overcharging customers foreclosure fees and ordered the selection of a new class...
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Howrey Trustee Says Payments To Ex-Partners, Firms Are Fraudulent Transfers
SAN FRANCISCO - The trustee in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Howrey LLP on March 11 filed six adversary complaints in bankruptcy court, seeking recovery of what he alleges are fraudulent transfers made...
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Fisker Automotive: Liquidation Plan For A123 Systems Lacks Needed Information
WILMINGTON, Del. - Fisker Automotive Inc. on March 11 filed a brief in a federal bankruptcy court objecting to the Chapter 11 liquidation plan of alternative energy company A123 Systems Inc., arguing...
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