The state may have been partly responsible for the release of toxic chemicals at the Stringfellow Acid Pits site more than 40 years ago. But its insurers have to share in the $500 million cost of cleaning up the mess, the state supreme court ruled this week.

Matthew Powers of Weil, Gotshal & Manges said the court's ruling on inequitable conduct in this case may indicate how the Federal Circuit will rule in the closely-watched case of Therasense v. Becton Dickinson, which was argued Tuesday.

It's been an action-packed few days in the world of labor class actions. Never fear: We'll keep you in the know.

In a ruling that should keep the blood pressure of AZ and its investors under control, Delaware judge Joseph Farnan Jr.--in one of his last opinions before he leaves the bench in July--found that AZ's patent on the blockbuster cholesterol drug is valid.

Less than a week after settling with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the onetime AIG chief has reportedly reached a deal with shareholders as well. By his side in the settlement? Boies, Schiller & Flexner, of course.

Over the strenuous objections of Judge Denny Chin, the full Second Circuit refused to revisit broadcasters' claims that Aereo's upstart streaming TV service is a flagrant exercise in copyright infringement.

After a string of losses, the broadcast television industry has tapped Holland & Knight to open up a new front in its copyright fight with Aereo Inc., the fast-growing startup that streams TV programming to subscribers over the Internet.