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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines March 24, 2010

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, March 24, 2010.

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Labor decisions at risk as justices struggle with NLRB authority

"With the legitimacy of more than 500 labor-management decisions at stake, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared divided over whether the vacancy-hobbled National Labor Relations Board can operate with only two of its five board members."

 

Drought ends for securities class action settlements

"Securities class action settlements rebounded slightly in 2009 after experiencing a significant decline in 2008, according to a report released today by Cornerstone Research, an economic and financial consulting firm. "

 

Law school deans call for repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

"The debate over the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy is heating up, and the deans of top U.S. law schools are weighing in on the issue at the urging of their students. Five law school deans sent a letter to the Senate and House Armed Services committees late last week urging the repeal of the policy."

 

Supreme Court to decide whether anti-retaliation shield protects only those who complain in writing

"The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a retaliation lawsuit that seeks to answer a seemingly simple question: What does it mean to "file a complaint"? That question lies at the heart of a case in which a Wisconsin factory worker claimed he was unlawfully fired after verbally complaining to his bosses about the placement of time clocks"

 

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Full Federal Circuit holds written description and enablement are separate requirements

"The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently issued an en banc decision upholding an earlier ruling that patent applications must contain a specific 'written description' of the claimed invention in addition to enabling language explaining how to make and use the invention".

 

Out of DOJ, former deputy AG Ogden opens up

"Former Deputy Attorney General David Ogden, making his first public speaking appearance since leaving the department last month, talked on Tuesday about everything from the failed prosecution of Ted Stevens to proposed legislation on terror prosecutions, the stalled nominations of key officials and the ethics investigation of the lawyers who wrote the so-called torture memos."

 

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on March 24, 2010 (boomark / email).