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Reverse-Payment Settlements Presumptively Anticompetitive, FTC Tells High Court
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Federal Trade Commission told the U.S. Supreme Court in oral arguments on March 25 that the court should treat reverse-payment settlements of patent litigation between the holder...
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Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Health Care Class Arbitration Dispute
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court on March 25 heard oral arguments to address whether, in a dispute over a health insurer's reimbursement of physicians' claim, an arbitrator acted within his...
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11th Circuit: Court Properly Enjoined Insurers Pursuant To First-Filed Rule
ATLANTA - The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 21 found that a federal Georgia court did not abuse its discretion by enjoining insurers, pursuant to the first-filed rule, from proceeding...
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Welding Fume Judge Recommends Dissolving Consolidation Of Manganese Injury Cases
CLEVELAND - The multidistrict litigation created in June 2003 by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio for personal injury claims...
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Illinois Jury Returns $8M Verdict To Estate Of Motorist Killed By Truck
CHICAGO - An Illinois jury on March 22 awarded $8 million to the estate of a woman who was killed when she was struck by a truck on a highway, a source told Mealey Publications (Steven McHale v....
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Federal Judge Denies Default Judgment Against Ponzi Scheme Defendants
SEATTLE - Because the plaintiff in a Ponzi scheme suit seeks to hold certain defendants jointly and severally liable for the damages caused by the alleged scheme, awarding default judgment against...
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Judge Finds Disclosures Did Not Violate Truth In Lending Act
BOSTON - A federal judge in Massachusetts on March 20 awarded summary judgment to PNC Mortgage Corp. on a woman's claims that disclosures she received when closing on her mortgage loan were inadequate...
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School District Ordered To Comply With Discovery Requests In Facebook Posting...
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Minnesota federal magistrate judge on March 20 ruled that a school district failed to demonstrate "an undue burden" related to most of the documents sought in a discovery motion by...
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Federal Circuit Reverses Attorney Fee Award In Patent Dispute
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 25 reversed a $6.6 million award of attorney fees in a longstanding patent dispute over an anti-shoplifting device (Checkpoint...
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Calif. Federal Judge: Individual Questions Bar Class Cert In Autism Services...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A California federal judge on March 21 denied certification of a class of children on the Autism spectrum and their parents suing various California school districts for allegedly...
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High Court Seeks Government View In Stock-Drop Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court on March 25 invited the solicitor general to file a brief expressing the view of the United States regarding a petition seeking high court review of a Sixth...
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Michigan Court Finds Apartment Damage Was Covered Under Policy
LANSING, Mich. - A Michigan appeals court on March 21 affirmed a trial court's decision that a roofers' insurance policy provided coverage for certain damage sustained at an apartment complex, finding...
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9th Circuit Agrees To Rehear Asbestos Expert Admission Case
SEATTLE - The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 25 agreed to en banc rehearing after a panel vacated a $10.2 million award and found that a judge improperly admitted an asbestos expert...
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Judge Trims Federal Securities Law Claims In Class Action Lawsuit
NEW YORK - A federal judge in New York on March 22 partially dismissed a lead plaintiff's securities class action complaint against a mining company and certain of its executive officers, ruling that...
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Judge Certifies Class In Securities Class Action Suit Against Sanofi Aventis
NEW YORK - In an opinion made available on March 21, a federal judge in New York certified a class of investors in a securities class action lawsuit, but ruled that one of the lead plaintiffs in the...
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Panel Vacates Finding That Insurer Had No Duty To Defend, Indemnify Defect Suits
NEW YORK - The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 21 vacated and remanded a ruling that a commercial general liability insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify as to lawsuits fordefects in...
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4th Circuit Upholds Verdict For Car Seat Manufacturer In Personal Injury Action
RICHMOND, Va. - The Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on March 25 affirmed a defense verdict in a product liability case involving a child's car booster seat, agreeing that the trial court did not...
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N.Y. Federal Judge Denies Remand In Health Care Denial Of Benefits Case
NEW YORK - A New York federal judge on March 21 denied a plaintiff's motion to remand her denial of health care benefits case to state court, holding that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act...
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Federal Circuit Won't Overturn Conception Finding By Patent Board
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A divided Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 25 refused to overturn findings by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences that the University of California, San...
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Ex-Partner: Dewey &LeBoeuf Not Allowed To Reclassify, Subordinate His Claim
NEW YORK - A former partner of bankrupt law firm Dewey &LeBoeuf on March 25 filed a brief arguing that the firm's objection to his claims against the bankruptcy estate should not be granted because...
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