Neurologist sues Tripler Army Medical Center over premature retirement Mar 10, 2010
Russo's lawsuit seeks a preliminary injunction to prevent Tripler officials from taking action that would jeopardize Russo's medical career after he leaves the service. A Tripler spokeswoman did not immediately return a call seeking comment. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Tripler neurologist files suit Mar 10, 2010
He also has requested a preliminary injunction to prevent Tripler officials from taking action that would jeopardize Russo's medical career after he leaves the service ... He also has requested a preliminary injunction to prevent Tripler officials from taking action that would jeopardize Russo's medical career after he leaves the service. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
RealNetworks will stop selling DVD copying product Mar 5, 2010
Then, in August, the judge ruled in favor of the studios by granting a preliminary injunction against RealDVD, pending a full trial. And in January, the judge dismissed a RealNetworks counterclaim alleging antitrust violations. (USA Today -- Tech)
Real settles lawsuits, will stop selling RealDVD Mar 4, 2010
But in granting a preliminary injunction against sales of the product last year, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California said RealDVD violates federal law as well as a license agreement that Real had signed with the DVD Copy Control Association ... Real will withdraw its appeal of last year's preliminary injunction and stop supporting RealDVD or any other technology that enables the duplication of copyright content, it said in a. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
RealNetworks Settles RealDVD Dispute With Hollywood Mar 4, 2010
As part of the settlement, RealNetworks will withdraw its pending appeal of the District Court's preliminary injunction. The parties have agreed to the terms of a permanent injunction that will prohibit RealNetworks from distributing or supporting RealDVD or any other technology that enables the duplication of copyrighted content protected by the Content Scramble System, ARccOS, or RipGuard. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Oh, what a failing Mar 2, 2010
Toyota accused him of making misleading and inaccurate statements and in February secured a preliminary injunction stopping him from publicly disclosing confidential documents in his possession. But the case is now before the House Oversight Committee of the US Congress, which claims it can ignore that injunction. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Monserrate appeals court decision Feb 26, 2010
Friday February 26, 2010. Flanked by supporters, some of whom are plaintiffs in his lawsuit, Hiram Monserrate strides toward a federal courthouse in Manhattan. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
Pa. Federal Judge Defers to Delaware Chancery in Cravath-Airgas Dispute Feb 23, 2010
After removing Airgas v. Cravath Swaine & Moore from Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, Cravath asked Judge Eduardo C. Robreno of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to stay Airgas' motion for preliminary injunction until the Chancery Court could decide the same issue. Robreno and ruled Monday he would stay the case -- namely Airgas' breach of fiduciary duty claims against Cravath -- until Chancellor William B. Chandler III of the Chancery Court rules on a motion... (Law.com)
Judge sliceslawyers' feesby $1 million Feb 22, 2010
In explaining the reduction, Diaz wrote that the court found, That the time spent by counsel on the case appears to be somewhat excessive, given that litigation on the merits in this case effectively ended at the preliminary injunction stage. Diaz added in the order that the hourly rates of Wolf Popper attorneys are much higher than those typically charged by attorneys in North Carolina. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
U.S. Congressman Fred Upton stands next to a large photo of an asian carp Thursday at the St. Joseph Public Library. Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox said he had been told the St. Joseph River would be ideal habitat for the invasive fish and would be \"ground zero\" for the carp in Michigan. John Madill / H-P staff Feb 21, 2010
The attorney general filed suit against Illinois and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to get the Supreme Court to issue a preliminary injunction temporarily closing locks in the Chicago area until a permanent solution to prevent the fish from getting into Lake Michigan can be found ... Illinois and the Army Corps of Engineers have until today to file a response to the preliminary injunction. (The Herald-Palladium)
Why Muffin-Makers Spy Feb 20, 2010
Apparently the method by which those famous "nooks and crannies" are added to Thomas' English Muffins is a big secretso big that a judge this week issued a preliminary injunction. The vice president, see, might take the secret to his new job with him. (Slate)
Airgas, Cravath Set to Face Off in Federal Court Feb 19, 2010
The two sides will finally face off in federal court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania today to determine whether he should get a chance to rule on Airgas' motion for a preliminary injunction ... The outcome in Delaware would be a final determination whereas the Pennsylvania court is dealing only with a preliminary injunction, the firm said. (Law.com)
Cravath Answers Airgas Suit, Takes Case to Federal Court Feb 17, 2010
Lawyers for Airgas and its former law firm, Cravath Swaine & Moore, didn't show up in Philadelphia Commerce Court Tuesday for a planned preliminary injunction hearing because the law firm removed the case to federal court ... The firm also sought a stay of the preliminary injunction hearing until a similar matter is decided by a Delaware court in litigation there between Airgas and Air Products ... On Tuesday, Cravath offered its first response in the suit, filing an answer to Airgas' complaint... (Law.com)
Toyota Wins a Round; Whistleblower Attorney Can't Divulge Secret Docs Feb 16, 2010
The suits are currently in arbitration, and the former judge overseeing the case issued a preliminary injunction last week prohibiting Biller from releasing the documents in question to the "press or other third parties.". According to retired judge Gary Taylor, the ruling will "preserve the status quo" until a ruling on the merits of the case is decided at a later hearing. (ABC News)
Michigan wants Asian carp case back on Supreme Court's menu Feb 6, 2010
Within a few hours of the Supreme Courts Jan. 19 rejection of Michigans request for a preliminary injunction, the Army Corps of Engineers announced that Asian carp DNA has been found in Calumet Harbor and the Calumet River, past the lock system and an electric barrier the federal government built to stop the fish from entering Lake Michigan. Illinois, Chicago, the barge industry and the U.S. solicitor general had argued that shutting the locks was premature and would disrupt commercial... (Crain's Chicago Business)
Lawsuits follow collapse of Krahl Construction Feb 4, 2010
Travelers, which filed its suit Jan. 20, one day after Fifth Third, seeks a judgment of $499,000 against Mr. Paderta and a preliminary injunction that would stop him from selling or disposing of any assets and also give Travelers access to his and Krahls financial records. Unless the injunctive relief is granted, the defendant is likely to sell, transfer, dispose, lien, secure or otherwise divest their assets from being used to discharge (Mr. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Senate committees clear 2 bills to reopen schools Feb 3, 2010
And a visiting judge from the 9th Circuit later denied a request for a preliminary injunction ... And a visiting judge from the 9th Circuit later denied a request for a preliminary injunction. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Blind Law School Grad Gets Say in Bar Exam Accommodations Feb 2, 2010
But Enyart said the way the test officials proposed she take the test would be too difficult and might even make her nauseated -- a point Northern District of California Judge Charles Breyer ran with in a Friday hearing on her motion for a preliminary injunction. The question, the judge said, is whether the NCBE has made reasonable accommodations for Enyart. (Law.com)
US weighs costs of fighting invasive species Feb 1, 2010
A coalition of six Great Lakes states and the Canadian province of Ontario have sought a preliminary injunction from the Supreme Court to shut down two major locks immediately on the grounds that an Asian carp invasion would cause irreparable harm. The court declined to grant the injunction last month, but it will accept briefs soon on the broader question of whether to close them at all. (Boston Globe)
L.A. Central Faces Foreclosure (1) Jan 31, 2010
L.A. County Superior Court Judge David P. Yaffe in June of this year granted AEG a preliminary injunction prohibiting Moinian from operating the parking lot, according to court documents, cutting off Moinians income on the land. The case was later referred to mediation. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Robert D. Joffe, Trusted Adviser to Leading Companies and Former Leader of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, Dies at 66 Jan 30, 2010
In the latter case, he obtained a temporary restraining order against the City that was later converted to a preliminary injunction and affirmed by the Second Circuit. Mr. Joffe also advised Time Warner in connection with Carl Icahns stock ownership and proxy fight. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
J.D. Salinger, Reclusive Author of `Catcher in the Rye,' Dies at Age 91 Jan 29, 2010
The following month, a federal judge blocked author Fredrik Colting and Windupbird Publishing Ltd. from releasing the book in a preliminary injunction, ruling that it borrowed quite extensively from the original and didnt qualify as a parody. J.D. Salinger is survived by his wife, daughter Margaret, son Matthew, and three grandchildren. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Interplay's "Fallout MMO" Eyeing 2012 BetaMark your calendars. Jan 26, 2010
Bethesda has recently filed an appeal against a December court decision which denied a preliminary injunction against Interplay. and for the Fallout MMO were published late last year, reportedly by Interplay employees. (IGN PC Games)
Infineon files patent suit against Volterra Jan 23, 2010
In July 2009, Volterra filed a motion in that matter for a preliminary injunction, which was later denied by the district court, the German chipmaker said. No trial date has been set in that matter. (EETimes)
Is Bethesda Developing an Elder Scrolls MMO? Jan 23, 2010
Website Duck and Cover Bethesda is looking redact the statements found in the preliminary injunction hearing transcript regarding information surrounding a secret "World Of Warcraft" type MMO, which has reportedly been under development since 2007. The report also claims Bethesda has spent "tens and tens of millions of dollars" on the project, with "close to a hundred people" developing it. (IGN PC Games)
Doctors Take On the Medical Board Jan 20, 2010
Dr. Ivan Goldsmith was reprimanded in court after he and Dr. James Tate were denied a preliminary injunction to keep the board from taking any actions against their license. The doctors worry their vocal stance against board practices will get them in trouble. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Illinois officials relieved canals won't close immediately for carp Jan 20, 2010
The office of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan opposed Michigan's request for a preliminary injunction that would have ordered the locks in the Chicago area closed. They argued the move would deal an economic blow to Illinois. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Michigan locks bid denied in Great Lakes carp case Jan 20, 2010
While the court denied the preliminary injunction, it took no action on Michigan's separate request to reopen cases dating back to the 1920s that control how much water Chicago can withdraw from Lake Michigan. Environmentalists said they remained optimistic the court would act on the other request. (Scientific American)
Supreme Court Refuses To Close Locks To Keep Invasive Carp Out Jan 20, 2010
The high court refused to issue a preliminary injunction that would have immediately cut off a link between the and the basin. and want a permanent block between the rivers and the lakes to keep out the fish, which have been migrating up the Mississippi and Illinois rivers toward the Great Lakes for decades. (W-USA News, DC)
Court won't close ship locks to block carp Jan 20, 2010
The court rejected a request by Michigan for a preliminary injunction to close the locks temporarily while a long-term solution is sought to the threatened invasion by the ravenous fish. The one-sentence ruling didn't explain the court's reasoning. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Court Won't Close Locks; Carp DNA in Lake Michigan Jan 20, 2010
The court rejected Michigan's request for a preliminary injunction to shut the locks and gates temporarily while officials and interest groups debate a long-term strategy. The one-sentence decision included no explanation and didn't say whether the justices would consider the case on its merits. (ABC News -- Wire)
Johnson's strong-mayor initiative on hold Jan 15, 2010
The court granted a preliminary injunction to the plaintiff Bill Camp, who sued the city, the City Council and strong-mayor proponent and attorney Thomas Hiltachk, stating that the initiative should be removed from the ballot. If the (strong mayor initiative) were enacted, the existing branches of city government would be completely restructured, creating a separate executive branch of government headed by the mayor, the ruling states. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
RealNetworks CEO Quits After 16 Years Jan 14, 2010
Last year, U.S. District Judge Marilyn Patel placed a preliminary injunction on RealDVD sales, forcing Real to wait until the decision can be settled by a jury. Her decision was a blow to Real because the company had also planned to launch a new DVD-player that also recorded and stored digital film copies. (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)
State Center approves new trustee boundaries Jan 14, 2010
Judge James E. Oakley of Madera County Superior Court issued the preliminary injunction as part of a lawsuit filed in August by the San Francisco-based Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights against Madera Unified School District. The committee opposes the school district's at-large system of electing trustees. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Bethesda Resumes Fallout Court Battle Jan 12, 2010
January 11, 2010 - The legal fight over the franchise has reignited, as fan site is reporting that Bethesda has recently filed an appeal against a December court decision which denied a preliminary injunction against. According to the site, Bethesda has also dismissed their previous law firm, DLA Piper, in favor of a new firm, Steptoe and Johnson, LLC.. (IGN PC Games)
Supreme Court to consider request to shut Chicago locks in carp case Jan. 15 Jan 12, 2010
Michigan and several other Great Lakes states are seeking a preliminary injunction to shut the locks out of concern that a federally built electronic barrier isn't sufficient to stop the invasive fish, which threatens to wreck commercial and sport fishing in the Great Lakes. But the federal government, the state of Illinois, the city of Chicago and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Chicago, which owns the locks, have argued that shutting the locks, even temporarily, would hurt the... (Crain's Chicago Business)
Mesa Air Group files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Jan 10, 2010
Subsequently, Mesa obtained a preliminary injunction stopping the termination, Delta appealed the ruling and the case is heading for trial ... Subsequently, Mesa obtained a preliminary injunction stopping the termination, Delta appealed the ruling and the case is heading for trial. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Carp left hanging, Supreme Court delays ruling Jan 10, 2010
A decision had been expected as early as today, but Michigans request for a preliminary injunction to shut the locks was not scheduled for review by the justices today, and their next scheduled conference session is Jan. 15. Michigan was joined by Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, New York and Ontario in its request to close the locks, arguing that the Great Lakes fishing industry is threatened by the voracious, non-native fish. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Court: Wilzig cant pave, use track Jan 10, 2010
In the legal action filed April 15, 2009, the Granger Group and 11 other plaintiffs sought a temporary restraining order, a preliminary injunction and a declaratory judgment vacating all the Taghkanic Planning and Zoning Board approvals ... McGrath approved the preliminary injunction blocking Wilzig from using or continuing work on his track until the declaratory judgment action that sought to make the injunction permanent was decided on. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Illinois fights back as states seek carp-blocking canal closures Jan 10, 2010
The Supreme Court is expected to consider Michigans request for a preliminary injunction on Friday, after it returns from holiday break. A ruling could come that day or on Monday, when the court normally issues decisions. (Crain's Chicago Business)
