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... we will uphold a nondiscriminatory statute like this one "unless the burden imposed on [interstate] commerce is clearly excessive in relation to the putative local benefits."... We find it unnecessary to decide whether the ordinances impose any incidental burden on ... , in doing so, implicitly labeled the four other judges to review the case unreasonable..... If two groups of judges can disagree so vehemently about the nature of the pursuit and the circumstances surrounding that pursuit, it seems ...

... Highlights this week included: Seattle's Gary Locke may become new Commerce Secretary (Seattle Trademark Lawyer) (Inventive Step) (Intellectual Property Watch) (Peter ... motion for judgment as a matter of law on obviousness: Kinetic Concepts, Inc v Blue Sky Medical Group, Inc (Promote the Progress) CAFC reverses summary judgment of validity ... v Rosalinda Wessin and Daniel Pena (TTABlog) TTAB: Applicant gets benefit of the doubt: GREEN INDIGO not merely descriptive of clothing: In re Jones Investment ...

... amicus curiae of Council of American Survey Research Organizations, Inc. and Pharmaceutical Marketing Research Group, Inc. Brief amicus curiae of New England Legal Foundation ... Docket: 08-448 Title: Cable News Network, Inc., et al., v. CSC Holdings, Inc., et al Issue: Whether, under the Copyright Act ... Conkright Issue: Whether the statutory requirements for releases of claims under the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act are applicable to ERISA claims; whether Firestone deference applies to a plan ...

... shares of common stock or other junior stock in connection with the administration of any employee benefit plan in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice ("Permitted Repurchases")). The financial ... share, for an aggregate purchase price of $25 billion in cash. 4) THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. - $10 BILLION: According to Form 8-K filed by The Goldman Sachs ... Warrants $16,369,000 at Par 11/14/2008, UCBH Holdings, Inc., San Francisco CA: Purchase Preferred Stock w/Warrants $298,737 ...

... (Del. Ch. Dec. 30, 1991); Prod. Res. Group, L.L.C. v. NCT Group, Inc., 863 A.2d 772 (Del. Ch. 2004). ... they have halted the creep of a doctrine could have had the unseemly effect of benefitting creditors at the expense of directors. What no one seems to have paid much attention ... easy to imagine that creditors of an insolvent corporation could suffer individual harm, and benefit from an individual remedy, in many of the same ways as could a shareholder when the corporation is solvent. In concluding ...

... Airport in Burbank, California was rejected by the Federal Aviation Administration for being unreasonable because it would create an "undue burden on commerce" and negatively affect the national air transportation system. The FAA found that the airport failed to meet four of the ... US Airways Spent $410K Lobbying Government in 3Q. --- Associated Press, November 9, 2009. US Airways Group Inc. spent $410,000 lobbying in the third quarter. The carrier lobbied on the cap-and-trade energy proposal and ...

... time after time since first losing this issue in Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc., 505 U.S. 504 (1992): (1) that the term "requirements" generally ... 's safety and effectiveness, it takes a broad public health view, balancing not just the risks and benefits that would be experienced by a particular patient, but the risks and ... place. PLAC br. at 22-24. Another amicus brief was filed by the Chamber of Commerce. Its main function is something after our own hearts - detailing for the court the FDA's ...

... been interpreted as not requiring complete diversity. See, e.g., Dresser Indus., Inc. v. Underwriters at Lloyd's of London, 106 F.3d 494, 498-99 ... the ground that the government failed to prove that those robberies had a de minimis effect on interstate commerce as required by the Hobbs Act. He next challenges his sentence, arguing both that ... of Ohio at Dayton RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge. PMI Food Equipment Group, Inc. closed its plant in Dayton, Ohio in 1995 and moved the operation to Piqua, ...

... opinion finding that the Employer and its employees are subject to the RLA. Aircraft Services International Group, Inc., 33 NMB 200. The Board found that the unit employees provide a variety ... fueling operations, direct control by the carrier-composed consortium over labor and benefits costs because of its participation the Employer's budget process. Thus, finding the second ... Cullen issued his decision July 12, 2007. *** Foundation Coal West, Inc. (27-CA-20202, 20295; 352 NLRB No. 22) Gillette, WY ...

... share unit award that is made upon election to the Board. Director Tenure. Mr. Gutierrez, the former U.S. Secretary of Commerce, is the newest director. He was elected a UTC director in February 2009. Mr. David has the longest tenure, having served on ... also a director of United States Steel Corporation, Marathon Oil Corporation, The Procter & Gamble Company and The DIRECTV Group, Inc. Ms. Whitman, a director since 2003, is also a director of Texas Instruments Incorporated, S.C. Johnson & ...