The U.S. Supreme Court grants certiorari in a cancer gene patent dispute for a second time, and, the high court says it will review a preemption of generic drug design defect claim. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Publications. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys or www.lexisnexis.com/community.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules on affirmative defenses in product liability actions, and, the U.S. high court denies a stay of a union vote in American Airlines' Chapter 11 case. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Publications. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys or www.lexisnexis.com/community.
A group of feeder funds will pay close to $220 million to settle Madoff Ponzi scheme fraud claims, and the U.S. Supreme Court finds the Little Tucker Act does not waive the government#39;s sovereign immunity. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Publications. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys or www.lexisnexis.com/community.
A $7.25 billion antitrust credit card fee settlement receives approval, and, a California judge denies certification of a statewide class of women who received mispackaged birth control pills. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Publications. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys or www.lexisnexis.com/community.
The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a debt collection case over costs awards, and, a number of merchant plaintiffs oppose approval of a $7.25 antitrust credit-card-fee settlement. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Publications. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys or www.lexisnexis.com/community.
A California jury awards $6 million in punitive damages against Kaiser Gypsum, and, the Virginia Supreme Court finds no insurance coverage owed for Chinese drywall claims. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Publications. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys or www.lexisnexis.com/community.
The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in an antitrust class certification case, and, a jury awards a woman more than $10 million in a case involving Novartis Pharmaceuticals' Zometa. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Publications. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys or www.lexisnexis.com/community.
A pharmaceutical firm will pay $95 million to settle off-label and kickback claims in a civil suit, and, 3 pharmaceutical companies are named in lawsuits filed in Missouri over drug expiration dates. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Publications. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys or www.lexisnexis.com/community.
The Justice Department files a $1 billion lawsuit against Bank of America over its involvement in a mortgage program, and, the Illinois Supreme Court finds a general contractor did not have a duty to preserve evidence following a bridge collapse. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Publications. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys or www.lexisnexis.com/community.
Merchants, Visa, Mastercard and numerous banks seek approval of a $7.25 billion antitrust settlement, and, a Florida appeals court reverses itself and reinstates a $1.9 million tobacco verdict. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Publications. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys or www.lexisnexis.com/community.
The 7th Circuit finds a motion to consolidate lawsuits over the anti-seizure drug Depakote triggers Class Action Fairness Act jurisdiction, and, the Supreme Court will not review a challenge by ear candle makers of an FDA action. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Publications. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys or www.lexisnexis.com/community.
A Kentucky appeals court vacates $130 million drug-pricing verdicts, saying the state was "complicit" and, a class action has been filed against the compounding company in the fungal meningitis outbreak. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Publications. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys or www.lexisnexis.com/community.
A bankruptcy judge okays a $71 million settlement deal with former partners of Dewey & LeBoeuf, and, the 11th Circuit affirms a ruling for Federal Express in an employee's gender bias suit. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Publications. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys or www.lexisnexis.com/community.
The U.S. Department of Justice moves to intervene in a class action over conditions at a Louisiana prison, and, a man fined $478 million for fraud in a get-rich-quick scheme files for bankruptcy. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Publications. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys or www.lexisnexis.com/community.
The 9th Circuit finds design defect and warning claims by the parents of a child who died after getting vaccinated are preempted by the federal vaccine law, and, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal in a market timing case. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Publications. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys or www.lexisnexis.com/community.
A Taiwan-based company is fined $500 million and its executives receive prison sentences for conspiracy, and, three states join in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Dodd-Frank Act. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Publications. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys or www.lexisnexis.com/community.
A jury in Denver awards $7.2 million to a man who alleged butter-flavoring lung disease, and, a judge says a tobacco ban violates the religious rights of native American inmates. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Publications. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys or www.lexisnexis.com/community.
A judge finds the Department of Homeland Security properly withheld documents, and, an Arizona judge says the family of a shooting victim can have an officer's training reports and emails. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Publications. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys or www.lexisnexis.com/community.
Bernard Madoff's bankruptcy trustee secures a nearly $500 million feeder-fund bank settlement, and, the SEC reaches a $137 million settlement with a Banc of America subsidiary in a municipal bond investigation. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Publications. Copyright© 2010 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys or www.lexisnexis.com/community.