Below is a list of litigation updates for 2008.
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June 27, 2008
Court Passes Up Opportunity to Rein in Asbestos Liability Suits
Norris v. Crane Co.
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June 26, 2008
Court Imposes Limits on Punitive Damages Awards
Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker, No. 07-219
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June 24, 2008
Court Declines to Reinstate Challenge to In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens
Day v. Bond
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June 17, 2008
At Urging of Former AGs and FBI Heads, Court Agrees to Review Case Seeking Damages from High-Level Officials
Ashcroft v. Iqbal, No. 07-1015
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June 16, 2008
Supreme Court Reduces Contractor Exposure to Liability Under the False Claims Act
Allison Engine Co. v. U.S. ex rel. Sanders
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June 13, 2008
Court Overrules Congress, President Regarding Detention of Combatants
Boumediene v. Bush, No. 06-1195
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June 11, 2008
Supreme Court Agrees to Consider Major Punitive Damages Case a Second Time
Philip Morris USA v. Williams
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June 11, 2008
Court Declines Opportunity to End Expansion of Civil RICO Claims
Bridge v. Phoenix Bond & Indemnity Co., No. 07-210
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June 10, 2008
Supreme Court Vacates Troubling Insurance Precedent
Radian Guaranty, Inc. v. Whitfield, No. 07-834
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May 07, 2008
Court Upholds Indiana Law Designed to Prevent Alien Voting
Crawford v. Marion County Election Board
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April 24, 2008
California Supreme Court Reverses $200 Million Punitive Damages Award
City of Hope Nat'l Medical Center v. Genentech, Inc.
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April 09, 2008
Court Strikes Down U.S. Patent Office Regulations
SmithKline Beecham Corp. v. PTO
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March 28, 2008
Court Refuses to Allow International Law to Trump U.S. Criminal Laws
Medellin v. State of Texas, No. 06-984
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March 27, 2008
Court Bars Illegal Alien From Recovering Traffic Accident Damages
Paramount Citrus Association v. Garcia
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March 18, 2008
Court of Appeals Reverses Insider Trading Conviction
United States v. Nacchio
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March 13, 2008
Court Splits 4-4 on Whether to Permit Second-Guessing of FDA Approvals
Warner-Lambert Co. v. Kent, No. 06-1498
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February 29, 2008
Court Upholds Conviction in Case Raising First Amendment Issues
United States v. Caputo
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February 27, 2008
Federal Government Nixes Acquisition of 3Com by Chinese Firm
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February 26, 2008
Court Rejects Agent Orange Claims Brought Under International Law
Vietnam Assoc. for Victims of Agent Orange v. Dow Chemical Co.
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February 25, 2008
Court Upholds Preemption of Suits Involving Medical Devices
Riegel v. Medtronic
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February 12, 2008
Court Strikes Down EPA Mercury Emissions Rules
New Jersey v. EPA
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January 16, 2008
Court Declines to Give Party Members a Role in Selecting Party Nominees
New York State Board of Elections v. Lopez Torres
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January 15, 2008
Court Protects Investors by Barring Unwarranted Securities Fraud Suits
Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific-Atlanta
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January 14, 2008
Court Declines to Consider Whether Terminally Ill Patients have Right of Access to Experimental Drugs
Abigail Alliance v. von Eschenbach
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