In its infringement suit against three competitors, Fujitsu hoped to have some of the same magic in Judge Lucy Koh's courtroom that Apple enjoyed against Samsung. But after a two-week trial, jurors quickly rejected Fujitsu's claims.

The drug at issue, Yasmin, not only prevents pregnancy but also offers the desirable side effect of reducing bloating. But a federal district court ruled that Bayer's patented technique for increasing the absorption of a key ingredient was obvious, given the prior art.

"Tainted baby formula" has a terrifying ring to it, and it would seem tailor-made for a mass tort. But Abbott's lawyers at Patterson Belknap are doing their best to keep a tight lid on their client's liability.

As it continues to battle a $19 billion Ecuadorian judgment in the U.S. and abroad, Chevron and its lawyers at King & Spalding claimed a major victory in their arbitration with Ecuador related to legacy oil pollution in the Amazon.