Business
[01/05] Trash to gas: Landfill energy projects increasing
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[01/05] Tenn. attorney general sues cigarette manufacturer
[01/05] UBS informant files complaint against prosecutors
[01/05] FDA drug approvals mostly flat in 2009
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Government Contracts

[01/04] US v. Wilkinson
District court's imposition of a probationary sentence on defendant in connection with his guilty plea to various fraud charges stemming from his participation in a government procurement fraud scheme involving aviation fuel contracts is vacated and remanded with instructions for: 1) the district court to explain in detail why it believes DESC's claimed actual losses are not sufficiently supported by the expert testimony for purposes of calculating defendant's advisory Guidelines sentencing range and awarding Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) restitution under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (MVRA); and 2) reconsideration of the district court's determination that DESC was entitled to no restitution under the MVRA.
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Intellectual Property

[01/05] Great Clips, Inc. v. Hair Cuttery of Greater Boston, LLC
In a trademark dispute between companies in the hair care industry involving a settlement agreement entered into nineteen years ago in which their predecessors stipulated to the withdrawal of the parties' respective claims and to not object further to the registration of the others' trademark, district court's grant of plaintiff's request for declaratory judgment is affirmed as, notwithstanding possible arguments on each side about potential confusion between their respective phrases, "Great Cuts" and "Great Clips", no evidence is offered that the parties sought only to allow each to register its mark but to reserve for future litigation the practical consequences of registration.
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Labor & Employment Law

[01/05] Capone v. Aetna Life Ins. Co.
In an ERISA action seeking disability benefits from an insurer, summary judgment for defendant is reversed where: 1) even if plaintiff's dive off a dock into shallow water was intentional, if there was an intervening unexpected act, plaintiff would be entitled to recover under the policy; and 2) it was unreasonable to conclude that plaintiff's intoxication caused his injury.
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